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Wikipedia, Author rfc1394
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:64
The use of ultraviolet light-sensitive markers reveals that the toilets of patients with Clostridium difficile diarrhea are cleaned less well than other patients; and that the C. difficile persists on the toilet even after adequate cleaning.

BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:62
Women are reluctant to disclose their sexual histories as part of a chlamydia screening program and prefer an inclusive age-based approach to screening rather than targeted screening based on risk factors.

HIV image from Wikipedia, English Edition
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:48
Routine HIV testing is recommended for patients presenting with amebic liver abcess (ALA), as the majority of them are HIV-positive and have no other clinical features suggesting HIV infection.

wikipedia: Lazlo Szalai
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:41
Using interviews, molecular biology and microbiological techniques, Norwegian Public Health teams traced a recent fatal outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome to the rare and virulent STEC O103:H25 strain of E. coli contaminating local mutton sausages.

Image source: Wikipedia, submitted by "Fvasconcellos"
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:39
Artemisinins administered as rectal suppositories, particularly artesunate as a single high dose, reduce malaria parasite load within 24 hours without serious adverse effects, offering an alternative to intravenous quinine therapy in remote areas where trained personnel are scarce.









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BMC Latest research articles

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Potential impact of infant feeding recommendations on mortality and HIV-infection in children born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a simulation
Julius Atashili, Linda Kalilani, Vidyunmala Seksaria, Emily E Sickbert-Bennett
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:66 (16May2008)
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Research
Isolation and characterization of cidofovir resistant vaccinia viruses
Marie N Becker, Maria Obraztsova, Earl R Kern, Debra C Quenelle, Kathy A Keith, Mark N Prichard, Ming Luo, Richard W Moyer
Virology Journal 2008, 5:58 (14May2008)
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Screening for tuberculosis infection among newly arrived asylum seekers: comparison of QuantiFERON(R)TB Gold with tuberculin skin test
Brita Askeland Winje, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Turid Mannsaker, Anette Skistad Jeppesen, Ingunn Harstad, Berit Tafjord Heier, Einar Heldal
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:65 (14May2008)
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Short report
Refined study of the interaction between HIV-1 p6 late domain and ALIX
Carine Lazert, Nathalie Chazal, Laurence Briant, Denis Gerlier, Jean-Claude Cortay
Retrovirology 2008, 5:39 (13May2008)
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Colonoscopy is mandatory after Streptococcus bovis endocarditis: a lesson still not learned. Case report
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6:49 (12May2008)
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 post-transcriptional control protein p28 is required for viral infectivity and persistence in vivo
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