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Volume 12;  2012

Case Reports

Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient
Thomas R VanderHeyden, Sherri L Yong, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G Maggi, Amanda R Mihalik, Jorge P Parada, Claus J Fimmel
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 17. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-17
PMCID:
PMC3287964
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.2M
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome from Penicillium marneffei in an HIV-infected child: a case report and review of literature
Tavitiya Sudjaritruk, Thira Sirisanthana, Virat Sirisanthana
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 28. Published online 2012 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-28
PMCID:
PMC3285031
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.1M
Diaphragmatic paralysis: a rare consequence of dengue fever
Eranda C Ratnayake, Chrishan Shivanthan, Bandula C Wijesiriwardena
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 46. Published online 2012 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-46
PMCID:
PMC3305576
Abstract Full Text PDF–976K
Candidiasis caused by Candida kefyr in a neonate: Case report
Stefan Weichert, Konrad Reinshagen, Katrin Zahn, Gernot Geginat, Annebärbel Dietz, Anna Kristina Kilian, Horst Schroten, Tobias Tenenbaum
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 61. Published online 2012 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-61
PMCID:
PMC3342153
Abstract Full Text PDF–950K

Debate

Is a single dose of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine sufficient for protection? experience from the Netherlands
Patricia Kaaijk, Arie van der Ende, Guy Berbers, Germie PJM van den Dobbelsteen, Nynke Y Rots
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 35. Published online 2012 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-35
PMCID:
PMC3293716
Abstract Full Text PDF–200K

Study Protocol

Nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalised patients: a prospective multicenter study
Giulia De Angelis, Giovanni Restuccia, Silvia Venturiello, Roberto Cauda, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Herman Goossens, Jacques Schrenzel, Evelina Tacconelli
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 74. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-74
PMCID:
PMC3340319
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K

Research Articles

High content live cell imaging for the discovery of new antimalarial marine natural products
Serena Cervantes, Paige E Stout, Jacques Prudhomme, Sebastian Engel, Matthew Bruton, Michael Cervantes, David Carter, Young Tae-Chang, Mark E Hay, William Aalbersberg, Julia Kubanek, Karine G Le Roch
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 1. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-1
PMCID:
PMC3268092
Abstract Full Text PDF–445K
Definition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study
Haoua Tall, Stéphane Hugonnet, Philippe Donnen, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, Ludovic Kambou, Frank Drabo, Judith E Mueller
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 2. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-2
PMCID:
PMC3280175
Abstract Full Text PDF–382K
Klebsiella pneumoniae related community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: Clinical characteristics and treatment
Blandine Rammaert, Sophie Goyet, Julien Beauté, Sopheak Hem, Vantha Te, Patrich Lorn Try, Charles Mayaud, Laurence Borand, Philippe Buchy, Bertrand Guillard, Sirenda Vong
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 3. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-3
PMCID:
PMC3282637
Abstract Full Text PDF–228K
Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study
Dinesh LB Dassanayake, Harith Wimalaratna, Damith Nandadewa, Asanka Nugaliyadda, Champa N Ratnatunga, Suneth B Agampodi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 4. Published online 2012 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-4
PMCID:
PMC3292442
Abstract Full Text PDF–189K
R-848 triggers the expression of TLR7/8 and suppresses HIV replication in monocytes
Hua Nian, Wen-Qing Geng, Hua-Lu Cui, Ming-jia Bao, Zi-ning Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Pan, Qing-Hai Hu, Hong Shang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 5. Published online 2012 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-5
PMCID:
PMC3274444
Abstract Full Text PDF–440K
Placental malaria is associated with attenuated CD4 T-cell responses to tuberculin PPD 12 months after BCG vaccination
Brigitte Walther, David JC Miles, Pauline Waight, Melba S Palmero, Olubukola Ojuola, Ebrima S Touray, Hilton Whittle, Marianne van der Sande, Sarah Crozier, Katie L Flanagan
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 6. Published online 2012 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-6
PMCID:
PMC3274427
Abstract Full Text PDF–633K
Drug resistance mutations and heteroresistance detected using the GenoType MTBDRplus assay and their implication for treatment outcomes in patients from Mumbai, India
Monica Prem Tolani, Desiree Therese Blossom D'souza, Nerges Furdoon Mistry
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 9. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-9
PMCID:
PMC3283446
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
Potential of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection phase-dependent antigens in the diagnosis of TB disease in a high burden setting
Novel N Chegou, Gillian F Black, Andre G Loxton, Kim Stanley, Paulin N Essone, Michel R Klein, Shreemanta K Parida, Stefan HE Kaufmann, T Mark Doherty, Annemieke H Friggen, Kees L Franken, Tom H Ottenhoff, Gerhard Walzl
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 10. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-10
PMCID:
PMC3282638
Abstract Full Text PDF–431K Supplementary Material
Hepatitis a among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, 1989-2010: insufficient control and need for new approaches
Cecilia Tortajada, Patricia G de Olalla, Elia Diez, Rosa M Pinto, Albert Bosch, Unai Perez, Milagros Sanz, Joan A Caylà
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 11. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-11
PMCID:
PMC3282664
Abstract Full Text PDF–190K
Differing clinical characteristics between influenza strains among young healthy adults in the tropics
Jonathan Yap, Chi Hsien Tan, Alex R Cook, Jin Phang Loh, Paul A Tambyah, Boon Huan Tan, Vernon J Lee
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 12. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-12
PMCID:
PMC3282647
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.9M
Effects of adenosine A2A receptor activation and alanyl-glutamine in Clostridium difficile toxin-induced ileitis in rabbits and cecitis in mice
Cirle Alcantara Warren, Gina M Calabrese, Yuesheng Li, Sean W Pawlowski, Robert A Figler, Jayson Rieger, Peter B Ernst, Joel Linden, Richard L Guerrant
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 13. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-13
PMCID:
PMC3323464
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.4M
HIV patients treated with low-dose prednisolone exhibit lower immune activation than untreated patients
Christa Kasang, Albrecht Ulmer, Norbert Donhauser, Barbara Schmidt, August Stich, Hartwig Klinker, Samuel Kalluvya, Eleni Koutsilieri, Axel Rethwilm, Carsten Scheller
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 14. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-14
PMCID:
PMC3282641
Abstract Full Text PDF–3.3M
Soluble RAGE as a severity marker in community acquired pneumonia associated sepsis
Rodrigo M Narvaez-Rivera, Adrian Rendon, Mario C Salinas-Carmona, Adrian G Rosas-Taraco
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 15. Published online 2012 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-15
PMCID:
PMC3274434
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
Mass drug administration significantly reduces infection of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in school children in the national control program in Sierra Leone
Mary H Hodges, Nsa Dada, Anna Warmsley, Jusufu Paye, Momodu M Bangura, Emanuel Nyorkor, Mustapha Sonnie, Yaobi Zhang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 16. Published online 2012 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-16
PMCID:
PMC3282666
Abstract Full Text PDF–518K
Renal function in HIV-infected children and adolescents treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and protease inhibitors
Giuseppe Pontrelli, Nicola Cotugno, Donato Amodio, Paola Zangari, Hyppolite K Tchidjou, Stefania Baldassari, Paolo Palma, Stefania Bernardi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 18. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-18
PMCID:
PMC3306735
Abstract Full Text PDF–367K
Emergence of new leptospiral serovars in American Samoa - ascertainment or ecological change?
Colleen L Lau, Chris Skelly, Lee D Smythe, Scott B Craig, Philip Weinstein
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 19. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-19
PMCID:
PMC3305655
Abstract Full Text PDF–821K
Establishment of a leptospirosis model in guinea pigs using an epicutaneous inoculations route
Yan Zhang, Xiao-Li Lou, Hong-Liang Yang, Xiao-Kui Guo, Xiang-Yan Zhang, Ping He, Xu-Cheng Jiang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 20. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-20
PMCID:
PMC3329641
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.3M Supplementary Material
Treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents attending a community-based antiretroviral therapy clinic in South Africa
Mweete D Nglazi, Katharina Kranzer, Pearl Holele, Richard Kaplan, Daniella Mark, Heather Jaspan, Stephen D Lawn, Robin Wood, Linda-Gail Bekker
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 21. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-21
PMCID:
PMC3295677
Abstract Full Text PDF–211K
Physician experience and rates of plasma HIV-1 RNA suppression among illicit drug users: an observational study
Sassan Sangsari, M-J Milloy, Amir Ibrahim, Thomas Kerr, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, Evan Wood
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 22. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-22
PMCID:
PMC3285077
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
TNF-α promoter polymorphism: a factor contributing to the different immunological and clinical phenotypes in Japanese encephalitis
Sujit Kumar Pujhari, Radha Kanta Ratho, Sudesh Prabhakar, Baijayantimala Mishra, Manish Modi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 23. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-23
PMCID:
PMC3328265
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Deficiency of immunity to poliovirus type 3: a lurking danger?
Claudia Reinheimer, Imke Friedrichs, Holger F Rabenau, Hans W Doerr
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 24. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-24
PMCID:
PMC3298481
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K
Prediction of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2+ (CIN2+) using HPV DNA testing after a diagnosis of atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance (ASC-US) in Catalonia, Spain
Raquel Ibáñez, Judit Moreno-Crespi, Montserrat Sardà, Josefina Autonell, Montserrat Fibla, Cristina Gutiérrez, Belen Lloveras, María Alejo, Isabel Català, Francesc Alameda, Miquel Casas, F Xavier Bosch, Silvia de Sanjosé
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 25. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-25
PMCID:
PMC3332282
Abstract Full Text PDF–216K
The role of facemasks and hand hygiene in the prevention of influenza transmission in households: results from a cluster randomised trial; Berlin, Germany, 2009-2011
Thorsten Suess, Cornelius Remschmidt, Susanne B Schink, Brunhilde Schweiger, Andreas Nitsche, Kati Schroeder, Joerg Doellinger, Jeanette Milde, Walter Haas, Irina Koehler, Gérard Krause, Udo Buchholz
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 26. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-26
PMCID:
PMC3285078
Abstract Full Text PDF–678K
Infection control management of patients with suspected highly infectious diseases in emergency departments: data from a survey in 41 facilities in 14 European countries
Francesco M Fusco, Stefan Schilling, Giuseppina De Iaco, Hans-Reinhard Brodt, Philippe Brouqui, Helena C Maltezou, Barbara Bannister, René Gottschalk, Gail Thomson, Vincenzo Puro, Giuseppe Ippolito, EuroNHID Working Group
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 27. Published online 2012 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-27
PMCID:
PMC3292988
Abstract Full Text PDF–193K Supplementary Material
Clinical features and risk factors for severe and critical pregnant women with 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection in China
Peng-jun Zhang, Xiao-li Li, Bin Cao, Shi-gui Yang, Li-rong Liang, Li Gu, Zhen Xu, Ke Hu, Hong-yuan Zhang, Xi-xin Yan, Wen-bao Huang, Wei Chen, Jing-xiao Zhang, Lan-juan Li, Chen Wang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 29. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-29
PMCID:
PMC3311613
Abstract Full Text PDF–228K Supplementary Material
Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients
Thomas Bénet, Corinne Régis, Nicolas Voirin, Olivier Robert, Bruno Lina, Silene Cronenberger, Brigitte Comte, Brigitte Coppéré, Philippe Vanhems
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 30. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-30
PMCID:
PMC3293022
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Inter-rater agreement in the assessment of abnormal chest X-ray findings for tuberculosis between two Asian countries
Shinsaku Sakurada, Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Emiko Toyota, Le D Hung, Pham T Chuc, Luu T Lien, Pham H Thuong, Pham TN Bich, Naoto Keicho, Nobuyuki Kobayashi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 31. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-31
PMCID:
PMC3311558
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
Measurement of the plasma levels of antibodies against the polymorphic vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1 in a malaria-exposed population
Kwadwo A Kusi, Daniel Dodoo, Samuel Bosomprah, Marjolein van der Eijk, Bart W Faber, Clemens HM Kocken, Edmond J Remarque
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 32. Published online 2012 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-32
PMCID:
PMC3317819
Abstract Full Text PDF–429K
A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection
Megan A Clarke, Ana Cecilia Rodriguez, Julia C Gage, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Sholom Wacholder, Robert Burk, Mark Schiffman
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 33. Published online 2012 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-33
PMCID:
PMC3292496
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Group B streptococcal carriage, serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibilities in pregnant women at the time of delivery in a refugee population on the Thai-Myanmar border
Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, Linda Po, Naw Maner, Aruni De Zoysa, Baharak Afshar, Androulla Efstratiou, Paul T Heath, François Nosten
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 34. Published online 2012 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-34
PMCID:
PMC3315410
Abstract Full Text PDF–239K
The community impact of the 2009 influenza pandemic in the WHO European Region: a comparison with historical seasonal data from 28 countries
Liana Martirosyan, W John Paget, Pernille Jorgensen, Caroline S Brown, Tamara J Meerhoff, Dmitriy Pereyaslov, Joshua A Mott
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 36. Published online 2012 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-36
PMCID:
PMC3292513
Abstract Full Text PDF–369K
Prospective evaluation of bone markers, parathormone and 1,25-(OH)2 vitamin D in HIV-positive patients after the initiation of tenofovir/emtricitabine with atazanavir/ritonavir or efavirenz
Emanuele Focà, Davide Motta, Marco Borderi, Daria Gotti, Laura Albini, Alessandra Calabresi, Ilaria Izzo, Rita Bellagamba, Pasquale Narciso, Laura Sighinolfi, Alberto Clò, Davide Gibellini, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Nigritella Brianese, Bruno Mario Cesana, Maria Carla Re, Carlo Torti
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 38. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-38
PMCID:
PMC3296645
Abstract Full Text PDF–531K
Neuropsychological outcomes in adults commencing highly active anti-retroviral treatment in South Africa: a prospective study
John A Joska, Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor, Jacqueline Hoare, Kevin GF Thomas, Robert Paul, Landon Myer, Dan J Stein
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 39. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-39
PMCID:
PMC3356227
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Non-capsulated and capsulated Haemophilus influenzae in children with acute otitis media in Venezuela: a prospective epidemiological study
Laura Naranjo, Jose Antonio Suarez, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Francis Sanchez, Alberto Calvo, Enza Spadola, Nicolás Rodríguez, Omaira Andrade, Francisca Bertuglia, Nelly Márquez, Maria Mercedes Castrejon, Eduardo Ortega-Barria, Romulo E Colindres
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 40. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-40
PMCID:
PMC3305597
Abstract Full Text PDF–497K Supplementary Material
Pattern recognition and cellular immune responses to novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis-antigens in individuals from Belarus
Raija K Ahmed, Zoyia Rohava, Kithiganahalli N Balaji, Sven E Hoffner, Hans Gaines, Isabelle Magalhaes, Alimuddin Zumla, Alena Skrahina, Markus J Maeurer
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 41. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-41
PMCID:
PMC3305616
Abstract Full Text PDF–779K Supplementary Material
Comparative activity of carbapenem testing (the COMPACT study) in Turkey
Hakan Leblebicioglu, Nedim Cakir, Mustafa Celen, Halil Kurt, Hakan Baris, Joerg Laeuffer
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 42. Published online 2012 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-42
PMCID:
PMC3298475
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia
Anita E Heywood, Meng Zhang, C Raina MacIntyre, Holly Seale
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 43. Published online 2012 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-43
PMCID:
PMC3305552
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Invasive fungal infection among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit
Chen-Yiu Hung, Kuo-Chin Kao, Po-Nan Wang, Han-Chung Hu, Meng-Jer Hsieh, Jui-Ying Fu, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Chung-Chi Huang, Ying-Huang Tsai, Cheng-Ta Yang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 44. Published online 2012 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-44
PMCID:
PMC3298694
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
Increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in household contacts of children with community acquired disease
Yaseen Rafee, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Basim Asmar, Tanaz Salimnia, Celine Vidaillac Pharm, Michael J Rybak Pharm, Muhammad Amjad
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 45. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-45
PMCID:
PMC3305649
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Lipoarabinomannan in urine during tuberculosis treatment: association with host and pathogen factors and mycobacteriuria
Robin Wood, Kimberly Racow, Linda-Gail Bekker, Keren Middelkoop, Monica Vogt, Barry N Kreiswirth, Stephen D Lawn
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 47. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-47
PMCID:
PMC3349560
Abstract Full Text PDF–546K
Quantitative assessment of microbicide-induced injury in the ovine vaginal epithelium using confocal microendoscopy
Gracie Vargas, Igor Patrikeev, Jingna Wei, Brent Bell, Kathleen Vincent, Nigel Bourne, Massoud Motamedi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 48. Published online 2012 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-48
PMCID:
PMC3315435
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Evaluation of microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for diagnosis of multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Viet Nam
Dang Thi Minh Ha, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Marcel Wolbers, Vo sy Kiet, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Nguyen Hong Duc, To My Huong, Vuong Minh Bach, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Tran Van Quyet, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Vo Thi Ha, Nguyen Thi Nho, Dai Viet Hoa, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Huy Dung, Jeremy Farrar, Maxine Caws
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 49. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-49
PMCID:
PMC3347990
Abstract Full Text PDF–916K
Marked variation in MSP-119 antibody responses to malaria in western Kenyan highlands
Kingsley Badu, Yaw Asare Afrane, John Larbi, Virginia Ann Stewart, John Waitumbi, Evelina Angov, John M Ong'echa, Douglas J Perkins, Guofa Zhou, Andrew Githeko, Guiyun Yan
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 50. Published online 2012 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-50
PMCID:
PMC3306741
Abstract Full Text PDF–418K
Finding and removing highly connected individuals using suboptimal vaccines
Beatriz Vidondo, Markus Schwehm, Andrea Bühlmann, Martin Eichner
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 51. Published online 2012 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-51
PMCID:
PMC3316139
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.6M Supplementary Material
Nasopharyngeal flora in children with acute otitis media before and after implementation of 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in France
Robert Cohen, Edouard Bingen, Corinne Levy, Franck Thollot, Michel Boucherat, Véronique Derkx, Emmanuelle Varon
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 52. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-52
PMCID:
PMC3323894
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
Proportion of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in community setting in Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Carine Magoué Lonchel, Cécile Meex, Joseph Gangoué-Piéboji, Raphaël Boreux, Marie-Claire Okomo Assoumou, Pierrette Melin, Patrick De Mol
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 53. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-53
PMCID:
PMC3329637
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Epidemiology of severe pediatric adenovirus lower respiratory tract infections in Manitoba, Canada, 1991-2005
Saleh Alharbi, Paul Van Caeseele, Raquel Consunji-Araneta, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Sergio Fanella, Abdul-Kader Souid, Ahmed R Alsuwaidi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 55. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-55
PMCID:
PMC3323892
Abstract Full Text PDF–778K
An institutional perspective on the impact of recent antibiotic exposure on length of stay and hospital costs for patients with gram-negative sepsis
Scott Micek, Michael T Johnson, Richard Reichley, Marin H Kollef
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 56. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-56
PMCID:
PMC3325861
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis in hospitalized patients in a high TB and HIV burden setting: a cross-sectional study
Denise Rossato Silva, Alice Mânica Müller, Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 57. Published online 2012 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-57
PMCID:
PMC3350432
Abstract Full Text PDF–191K
Migrant tuberculosis: the extent of transmission in a low burden country
Zaza Kamper-Jørgensen, Aase Bengaard Andersen, Axel Kok-Jensen, Mads Kamper-Jørgensen, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Peter Henrik Andersen, Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen, Troels Lillebaek
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 60. Published online 2012 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-60
PMCID:
PMC3342118
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K
Burden of community-acquired and nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis in the pediatric population of Western Europe: a scoping review
Isla Ogilvie, Hanane Khoury, Mireille M Goetghebeur, Antoine C El Khoury, Carlo Giaquinto
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 62. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-62
PMCID:
PMC3342230
Abstract Full Text PDF–424K Supplementary Material
Usefulness of health registries when estimating vaccine effectiveness during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Norway
Bernardo Rafael Guzmán Herrador, Preben Aavitsland, Berit Feiring, Marianne A Riise Bergsaker, Katrine Borgen
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 63. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-63
PMCID:
PMC3344681
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
Prevalence, genetic diversity and antiretroviral drugs resistance-associated mutations among untreated HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Gabon, central Africa
Mélanie Caron, Sonia Etenna Lekana-Douki, Maria Makuwa, Guy-Patrick Obiang-Ndong, Olivia Biba, Dieudonné Nkoghé, Mirdad Kazanji
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 64. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-64
PMCID:
PMC3359209
Abstract Full Text PDF–412K
Bacterial infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: aetiology and antibiotic resistance
Mwai H Makoka, William C Miller, Irving F Hoffman, Rushina Cholera, Peter H Gilligan, Debbie Kamwendo, Gabriel Malunga, George Joaki, Francis Martinson, Mina C Hosseinipour
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 67. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-67
PMCID:
PMC3342226
Abstract Full Text PDF–213K
Dynamics of ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clones colonizing hospitalized patients: data from a prospective observational study
Maja Weisser, Evelien A Oostdijk, Rob JL Willems, Marc JM Bonten, Reno Frei, Luigia Elzi, Jörg Halter, Andreas F Widmer, Janetta Top
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 68. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-68
PMCID:
PMC3359220
Abstract Full Text PDF–404K
Trends in missed presentations and late HIV diagnosis in a UK teaching hospital: a retrospective comparative cohort study
Jared Wohlgemut, Timothy Lawes, Robert BS Laing
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 72. Published online 2012 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-72
PMCID:
PMC3337293
Abstract Full Text PDF–307K
Knowledge of HIV status prior to a community HIV counseling and testing intervention in a rural district of south Africa: results of a community based survey
Hanani Tabana, Tanya Doherty, Sonja Swanevelder, Carl Lombard, Debra Jackson, Wanga Zembe, Reshma Naik
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 73. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-73
PMCID:
PMC3338079
Abstract Full Text PDF–557K
Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to avian influenza among poultry workers in Nepal: a cross sectional study
Dinesh Neupane, Vishnu Khanal, Kamal Ghimire, Arja R Aro, Anja Leppin
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 76. Published online 2012 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-76
PMCID:
PMC3342178
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Cognitive deficits following exposure to pneumococcal meningitis: an event-related potential study
Michael Kihara, Michelle de Haan, Eugene O Were, Harrun H Garrashi, Brian GR Neville, Charles RJC Newton
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 79. Published online 2012 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-79
PMCID:
PMC3347992
Abstract Full Text PDF–358K
Using sequence data to identify alternative routes and risk of infection: a case-study of campylobacter in Scotland
Paul R Bessell, Ovidiu Rotariu, Giles T Innocent, Alison Smith-Palmer, Norval JC Strachan, Ken J Forbes, John M Cowden, Stuart WJ Reid, Louise Matthews
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 80. Published online 2012 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-80
PMCID:
PMC3340322
Abstract Full Text PDF–218K
Epidemiological and clinical features of human rabies cases in Bali 2008-2010
Ni M Susilawathi, Agus E Darwinata, Ida BNP Dwija, Nyoman S Budayanti, Gusti AK Wirasandhi, Ketut Subrata, Ni K Susilarini, Raka AA Sudewi, Frank S Wignall, Gusti NK Mahardika
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 81. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-81
PMCID:
PMC3353247
Abstract Full Text PDF–462K
Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis in Ureaplasma-positive healthy women attending their first prenatal visit in a community hospital in Sapporo, Japan
Tomohiro Yamazaki, Megumi Matsumoto, Junji Matsuo, Kiyotaka Abe, Kunihiro Minami, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 82. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-82
PMCID:
PMC3342208
Abstract Full Text PDF–860K
Cost-effectiveness of posaconazole versus fluconazole or itraconazole in the prevention of invasive fungal infections among high-risk neutropenic patients in Spain
Santiago Grau, Rafael de la Cámara, Francisco J Sabater, Isidro Jarque, Enric Carreras, Miguel A Casado, Miguel A Sanz
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 83. Published online 2012 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-83
PMCID:
PMC3355034
Abstract Full Text PDF–320K
Prevalence of syphilis infection in different tiers of female sex workers in China: implications for surveillance and interventions
Xiang-Sheng Chen, Qian-Qiu Wang, Yue-Ping Yin, Guo-Jun Liang, Ning Jiang, Li-Gang Yang, Qiao Liu, Yu-Jiao Zhou, Xi-Ping Huan, Wan-Hui Wei, Baoxi Wang
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 84. Published online 2012 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-84
PMCID:
PMC3352076
Abstract Full Text PDF–191K
The high comorbidity burden of the hepatitis C virus infected population in the United States
Karly S Louie, Samantha St Laurent, Ulla M Forssen, Linda M Mundy, Jeanne M Pimenta
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 86. Published online 2012 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-86
PMCID:
PMC3342214
Abstract Full Text PDF–343K Supplementary Material
Serum cortisol predicts death and critical disease independently of CRB-65 score in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational cohort study
Martin Kolditz, Gert Höffken, Peter Martus, Gernot Rohde, Hartwig Schütte, Robert Bals, Norbert Suttorp, Mathias W Pletz
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 90. Published online 2012 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-90
PMCID:
PMC3353228
Abstract Full Text PDF–516K
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in commensal Escherichia coli among children in rural Vietnam
Oliver James Dyar, Nguyen Quynh Hoa, Nguyen V Trung, Ho D Phuc, Mattias Larsson, Nguyen TK Chuc, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 92. Published online 2012 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-92
PMCID:
PMC3353216
Abstract Full Text PDF–605K
Seroprevalence of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry workers in Jiangsu Province, China: an observational study
Xiang Huo, Rongqiang Zu, Xian Qi, Yuanfang Qin, Liang Li, Fenyang Tang, Zhibin Hu, Fengcai Zhu
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 93. Published online 2012 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-93
PMCID:
PMC3348011
Abstract Full Text PDF–183K
Dynamic analysis of Th1/Th2 cytokine concentration during antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1/HCV co-infected Patients
Wenzhen Kang, Yuan Li, Yan Zhuang, Ke Zhao, Dedong Huang, Yongtao Sun
BMC Infect Dis. 2012; 12: 102. Published online 2012 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-102
PMCID:
PMC3353863
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.0M
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