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Volume 9;  2009
Case Reports
Infective endocarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis in a dialysis patient: a case report and literature review
Yusuke Tsugawa, Miyuki Futatsuyama, Keiichi Furukawa, Fumika Taki, Yuji Nishizaki, Keiichi Tamagaki, Yuki Kaneshiro, and Yasuhiro Komatsu
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 161. Published online 2009 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-161.
PMCID: PMC2760558
Newly formed cystic lesions for the development of pneumomediastinum in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Ju-Yeon Cho, Dong-Min Kim, Yong Eun Kwon, Sung Ho Yoon, and Seung Il Lee
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 171. Published online 2009 October 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-171.
PMCID: PMC2770472
Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus
Ji-In Kang, Dong-Min Kim, and Joonhan Lee
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 173. Published online 2009 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-173.
PMCID: PMC2773783
Correspondence
Mapping the history and current situation of research on John Cunningham virus – a bibliometric analysis
Hua-chuan Zheng, Lei Yan, Lei Cui, Yi-fu Guan, and Yasuo Takano
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 28. Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-28.
PMCID: PMC2667186
Research article
Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: Demand, supply and seasonality
Suchita A Lorick, Daniel Fishbein, Eric Weintraub, Pascale M Wortley, Grace M Lee, Fangjun Zhou, and Robert Davis
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 175. Published online 2009 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-175.
PMCID: PMC2781813
PCR melting profile (PCR MP) - a new tool for differentiation of Candida albicans strains
Beata Krawczyk, Justyna Leibner-Ciszak, Anna Mielech, Magdalena Nowak, and Józef Kur
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 177. Published online 2009 November 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-177.
PMCID: PMC2778650
Moraxella catarrhalis acquisition, airway inflammation and protease-antiprotease balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ganapathi I Parameswaran, Catherine T Wrona, Timothy F Murphy, and Sanjay Sethi
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 178. Published online 2009 November 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-178.
PMCID: PMC2780445
Serum immunoglobulin G, M and A response to Cryptosporidium parvum in Cryptosporidium-HIV co-infected patients
Kirti Kaushik, Sumeeta Khurana, Ajay Wanchu, and Nancy Malla
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 179. Published online 2009 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-179.
PMCID: PMC2784774
The risks of malariainfection in Kenya in 2009
Abdisalan M Noor, Peter W Gething, Victor A Alegana, Anand P Patil, Simon I Hay, Eric Muchiri, Elizabeth Juma, and Robert W Snow
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 180. Published online 2009 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-180.
PMCID: PMC2783030
Inequitable childhood immunization uptake in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual determinants
Diddy Antai
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 181. Published online 2009 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-181.
PMCID: PMC2787508
New tools for detecting latent tuberculosis infection: evaluation of RD1-specific long-term response
Ornella Butera, Teresa Chiacchio, Stefania Carrara, Rita Casetti, Valentina Vanini, Serena Meraviglia, Giuliana Guggino, Francesco Dieli, Marco Vecchi, Francesco N Lauria, Almerico Marruchella, Patrizia Laurenti, Mahavir Singh, Nadia Caccamo, Enrico Girardi, and Delia Goletti
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 182. Published online 2009 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-182.
PMCID: PMC2784468
Characteristics and outcome of infants with candiduria in neonatal intensive care - a Paediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study
Joan L Robinson, H Dele Davies, Michelle Barton, Karel O'Brien, Kim Simpson, Elizabeth Asztalos, Anne Synnes, Earl Rubin, Nicole Le Saux, Charles Hui, Joanne M Langley, Reg Sauve, Louis de Repentigny, Lajos Kovacs, Ben Tan, and Susan E Richardson
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 183. Published online 2009 November 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-183.
PMCID: PMC2788568
A unified approach to molecular epidemiology investigations: tools and patterns in California as a case study for endemic shigellosis
Sawsan Al-Nimri, Woutrina A Miller, Barbara A Byrne, Gerry Guibert, and Lily Chen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 184. Published online 2009 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-184.
PMCID: PMC2788569
Hepatitis B vaccinations among Koreans: Results from 2005 Korea National Cancer Screening Survey
Hee-Soon Juon, Kui Son Choi, Eun-Cheol Park, Min-Son Kwak, and Sunmin Lee
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 185. Published online 2009 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-185.
PMCID: PMC2787509
Characterising the KMP-11 and HSP-70 recombinant antigens' humoral immune response profile in chagasic patients
Ivonne D Flechas, Adriana Cuellar, Zulma M Cucunubá, Fernando Rosas, Víctor Velasco, Mario Steindel, María del Carmen Thomas, Manuel Carlos López, John Mario González, and Concepción Judith Puerta
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 186. Published online 2009 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-186.
PMCID: PMC2789076
Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and types among Turkish women at a gynecology outpatient unit
Polat Dursun, Süheyla S Senger, Hande Arslan, Esra Kuşçu, and Ali Ayhan
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 191. Published online 2009 November 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-191.
PMCID: PMC2789077
Study Protocol
Treatment duration of febrile urinary tract infection (FUTIRST trial): a randomized placebo-controlled multicenter trial comparing short (7 days) antibiotic treatment with conventional treatment (14 days)
Cees van Nieuwkoop, Jan W van't Wout, Willem JJ Assendelft, Henk W Elzevier, Eliane MS Leyten, Ted Koster, G Hanke Wattel-Louis, Nathalie M Delfos, Hans C Ablij, Ed J Kuijper, Jan Pander, Jeanet W Blom, Ida C Spelt, and Jaap T van Dissel
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 131. Published online 2009 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-131.
PMCID: PMC2733899
Technical Advances
Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR test based on the ssrA gene for the identification of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs
Martina Wernecke, Ciara Mullen, Vimla Sharma, John Morrison, Thomas Barry, Majella Maher, and Terry Smith
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 148. Published online 2009 September 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-148.
PMCID: PMC2755475
Barriers to the care of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis
Janneke H van Dijk, Catherine G Sutcliffe, Bornface Munsanje, Francis Hamangaba, Philip E Thuma, and William J Moss
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 169. Published online 2009 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-169.
PMCID: PMC2767351
Research Articles
Immunohaematological reference values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adolescent and adults in rural northern Tanzania
Bernard J Ngowi, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Johan N Bruun, and Odd Morkve
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 1. Published online 2009 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-1.
PMCID: PMC2630915
Challenge of conducting a placebo-controlled randomized efficacy study for influenza vaccine in a season with low attack rate and a mismatched vaccine B strain: a concrete example
Jiří Beran, Veronika Wertzova, Karel Honegr, Eva Kaliskova, Martina Havlickova, Jiří Havlik, Helena Jirincova, Pascale Van Belle, Varsha Jain, Bruce Innis, and Jeanne-Marie Devaster
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 2. Published online 2009 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-2.
PMCID: PMC2639595
Identification and validation of clinical predictors for the risk of neurological involvement in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Sarawak
Mong How Ooi, See Chang Wong, Anand Mohan, Yuwana Podin, David Perera, Daniella Clear, Sylvia del Sel, Chae Hee Chieng, Phaik Hooi Tio, Mary Jane Cardosa, and Tom Solomon
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 3. Published online 2009 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-3.
PMCID: PMC2637878
Antiviral prophylaxis during pandemic influenza may increase drug resistance
Martin Eichner, Markus Schwehm, Hans-Peter Duerr, Mark Witschi, Daniel Koch, Stefan O Brockmann, and Beatriz Vidondo
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 4. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-4.
PMCID: PMC2654456
Mining social mixing patterns for infectious disease models based on a two-day population survey in Belgium
Niel Hens, Nele Goeyvaerts, Marc Aerts, Ziv Shkedy, Pierre Van Damme, and Philippe Beutels
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 5. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-5.
PMCID: PMC2656518
The vaginal microflora in relation to gingivitis
Rutger Persson, Jane Hitti, Rita Verhelst, Mario Vaneechoutte, Rigmor Persson, Regula Hirschi, Marianne Weibel, Marilynn Rothen, Marleen Temmerman, Kathleen Paul, and David Eschenbach
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 6. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-6.
PMCID: PMC2637877
Molecular identification of CTX-M and blaOXY/K1 β-lactamase genes in Enterobacteriaceae by sequencing of universal M13-sequence tagged PCR-amplicons
Hans-Jürg Monstein, Maria Tärnberg, and Lennart E Nilsson
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 7. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-7.
PMCID: PMC2651175
Antiviral resistance during pandemic influenza: implications for stockpiling and drug use
Julien Arino, Christopher S Bowman, and Seyed M Moghadas
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 8. Published online 2009 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-8.
PMCID: PMC2653495
Different inflammatory responses are associated with Ureaplasma parvum-induced UTI and urolith formation
Leticia Reyes, Mary Reinhard, and Mary B Brown
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 9. Published online 2009 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-9.
PMCID: PMC2656517
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates expressing low- and high-level mupirocin resistance in Nigeria and South Africa
Adebayo O Shittu, Edet E Udo, and Johnson Lin
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 10. Published online 2009 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-10.
PMCID: PMC2640400
Private doctors' practices, knowledge, and attitude to reporting of communicable diseases: a national survey in Taiwan
Hsiu-Fen Tan, Chia-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Chen-Kang Chang, and Hung-Fu Tseng
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 11. Published online 2009 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-11.
PMCID: PMC2642829
DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients in Kampala, Uganda
Benon B Asiimwe, Moses L Joloba, Solomon Ghebremichael, Tuija Koivula, David P Kateete, Fred A Katabazi, Alexander Pennhag, Ramona Petersson, and Gunilla Kallenius
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 12. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-12.
PMCID: PMC2645406
Incidence of bacterial meningitis (2001–2005) in Lazio, Italy: the results of a integrated surveillance system
Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Jessica Mantovani, Eliana Ferroni, Antonio Forcina, Elena Stanghellini, Filippo Curtale, and Piero Borgia
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 13. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-13.
PMCID: PMC2645407
Improving survey methods in sero-epidemiological studies of injecting drug users: a case example of two cross sectional surveys in Serbia and Montenegro
Ali Judd, Tim Rhodes, Lisa G Johnston, Lucy Platt, Violeta Andjelkovic, Danijela Simić, Boban Mugosa, Milena Simić, Sonja Žerjav, Ruth P Parry, and John V Parry
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 14. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-14.
PMCID: PMC2647543
Poor concordance between interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin tests in diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected individuals
Naasha J Talati, Ulrich Seybold, Bianca Humphrey, Abiola Aina, Jane Tapia, Paul Weinfurter, Rachel Albalak, and Henry M Blumberg
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 15. Published online 2009 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-15.
PMCID: PMC2649136
Human Papillomaviruses and genital co-infections in gynaecological outpatients
Rosita Verteramo, Alessandra Pierangeli, Emanuela Mancini, Ettore Calzolari, Mauro Bucci, John Osborn, Rosa Nicosia, Fernanda Chiarini, Guido Antonelli, and Anna Marta Degener
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 16. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-16.
PMCID: PMC2656516
A single immunization with HA DNA vaccine by electroporation induces early protection against H5N1 avian influenza virus challenge in mice
Liyun Zheng, Fuyan Wang, Zhongdong Yang, Jianjun Chen, Haiyan Chang, and Ze Chen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 17. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-17.
PMCID: PMC2652463
Using high titer West Nile intravenous immunoglobulin from selected Israeli donors for treatment of West Nile virus infection
David Ben-Nathan, Orly Gershoni-Yahalom, Itzchak Samina, Yevgeny Khinich, Israel Nur, Orgad Laub, Ahuva Gottreich, Michael Simanov, Angel Porgador, Bracha Rager-Zisman, and Nadav Orr
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 18. Published online 2009 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-18.
PMCID: PMC2660335
Evaluation of simple rapid HIV assays and development of national rapid HIV test algorithms in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Eligius F Lyamuya, Said Aboud, Willy K Urassa, Jaffer Sufi, Judica Mbwana, Faustin Ndugulile, and Charles Massambu
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 19. Published online 2009 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-19.
PMCID: PMC2650699
Patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection and impact of four-monthly albendazole treatments in preschool children from semi-urban communities in Nigeria: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial
Patrick Kirwan, Samuel O Asaolu, Síle F Molloy, Titilayo C Abiona, Andrew L Jackson, and Celia V Holland
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 20. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-20.
PMCID: PMC2649135
Lymphocyte proliferation to mycobacterial antigens is detectable across a spectrum of HIV-associated tuberculosis
Timothy Lahey, Mecky Matee, Lillian Mtei, Muhammad Bakari, Kisali Pallangyo, and C Fordham von Reyn
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 21. Published online 2009 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-21.
PMCID: PMC2653493
The epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present
Wiebke Hellenbrand, Dietmar Beier, Evelin Jensen, Martina Littmann, Christiane Meyer, Hanna Oppermann, Carl-Heinz Wirsing von König, and Sabine Reiter
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 22. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-22.
PMCID: PMC2653494
T-SPOT.TB responses during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
Samantha Ribeiro, Kelly Dooley, Judith Hackman, Carla Loredo, Anne Efron, Richard E Chaisson, Marcus B Conde, Neio Boechat, and Susan E Dorman
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 23. Published online 2009 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-23.
PMCID: PMC2651889
Antimicrobial drugs for persistent diarrhoea of unknown or non-specific cause in children under six in low and middle income countries: systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Katharine Abba, Rebecca Sinfield, C Anthony Hart, and Paul Garner
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 24. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-24.
PMCID: PMC2653038
Living in rural New England amplifies the risk of depression in patients with HIV
Siddharth H Sheth, Paul T Jensen, and Timothy Lahey
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 25. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-25.
PMCID: PMC2670845
Safety and effectiveness of colistin compared with tobramycin for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections
Ronald Gounden, Colleen Bamford, Richard van Zyl-Smit, Karen Cohen, and Gary Maartens
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 26. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-26.
PMCID: PMC2657147
Quarantine for pandemic influenza control at the borders of small island nations
Hiroshi Nishiura, Nick Wilson, and Michael G Baker
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 27. Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-27.
PMCID: PMC2670846
The experience of providing young people attending general practice with an online risk assessment tool to assess their own sexual health risk
Jade E Bilardi, Lena A Sanci, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Danielle Mazza, Dot J Henning, Susan M Sawyer, Michelle J Wills, Debra A Wilson, and Marcus Y Chen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 29. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-29.
PMCID: PMC2664815
Detecting imipenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii by automated systems (BD Phoenix, Microscan WalkAway, Vitek 2); high error rates with Microscan WalkAway
Canan Kulah, Elif Aktas, Fusun Comert, Nagihan Ozlu, Isin Akyar, and Handan Ankarali
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 30. Published online 2009 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-30.
PMCID: PMC2664816
Causative agent distribution and antibiotic therapy assessment among adult patients with community acquired pneumonia in Chinese urban population
Youning Liu, Minjun Chen, Tiemei Zhao, Hui Wang, Rui Wang, Baiqiang Cai, Bin Cao, Tieying Sun, Yunjian Hu, Qingyu Xiu, Xin Zhou, Xing Ding, Lan Yang, Jiansheng Zhuo, Yingchun Tang, Kouxing Zhang, Derong Liang, Xiaoju Lv, Shengqi Li, Yong Liu, Yunsong Yu, Zeqing Wei, Kejing Ying, Feng Zhao, Ping Chen, and Xiaona Hou
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 31. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-31.
PMCID: PMC2667519
Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on intensity of infection and antibody responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Robert Tweyongyere, Patrice A Mawa, Nicholas O Emojong, Harriet Mpairwe, Frances M Jones, Trinh Duong, David W Dunne, Birgitte J Vennervald, Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya, and Alison M Elliott
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 32. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-32.
PMCID: PMC2666740
The epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Norway, 1993–2007: past victories, future challenges
Irena Jakopanec, Katrine Borgen, and Preben Aavitsland
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 33. Published online 2009 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-33.
PMCID: PMC2666741
Screening for latent tuberculosis infection among undocumented immigrants in Swiss healthcare centres; a descriptive exploratory study
Patrick Bodenmann, Paul Vaucher, Hans Wolff, Bernard Favrat, Fanny de Tribolet, Eric Masserey, and Jean-Pierre Zellweger
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 34. Published online 2009 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-34.
PMCID: PMC2667187
Acute viral hepatitis morbidity and mortality associated with hepatitis E virus infection: Uzbekistan surveillance data
Makhmudkhan B Sharapov, Michael O Favorov, Tatiana L Yashina, Matthew S Brown, Gennady G Onischenko, Harold S Margolis, and Terence L Chorba
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 35. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-35.
PMCID: PMC2671511
Drug-resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among Spanish middle aged and older adults with community-acquired pneumonia
Angel Vila-Corcoles, Ferran Bejarano-Romero, Elisabeth Salsench, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Cinta de Diego, Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu, Xavier Raga-Luria, Xavier Cliville-Guasch, and Victoria Arija
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 36. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-36.
PMCID: PMC2667188
Patterns of pneumococcal vaccination and revaccination in elderly and non-elderly adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Lisa A Jackson, Roger Baxter, Allison L Naleway, Edward A Belongia, and James Baggs
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 37. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-37.
PMCID: PMC2670847
What do young adults know about the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Findings from a population based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Syed Farid-ul-Hasnain, Eva Johansson, and Gunilla Krantz
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 38. Published online 2009 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-38.
PMCID: PMC2678138
Seroprevalence and factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 among HIV-negative high-risk men who have sex with men from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Junia Rodrigues, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Francisco I Bastos, Luciane Velasque, Paula M Luz, Claudia TV de Souza, Ingebourg Georg, Jose H Pilotto, and Valdilea G Veloso
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 39. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-39.
PMCID: PMC2670309
Progress in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Ukraine: results from a birth cohort study
Claire Thorne, Igor Semenenko, Tatyana Pilipenko, Ruslan Malyuta, and the Ukraine European Collaborative Study Group
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 40. Published online 2009 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-40.
PMCID: PMC2674441
Clinical outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species: A retrospective matched case-control study
Kyoung-Ho Song, Jae Hyun Jeon, Wan Beom Park, Sang-Won Park, Hong Bin Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Hyo-Suk Lee, Nam Joong Kim, and Kang Won Choe
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 41. Published online 2009 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-41.
PMCID: PMC2671512
HIV care and treatment factors associated with improved survival during TB treatment in Thailand: an observational study
Jay K Varma, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Somsak Akksilp, Wiroj Mankatittham, Chawin Sirinak, Wanchai Sattayawuthipong, Channawong Burapat, Wanitchaya Kittikraisak, Patama Monkongdee, Kevin P Cain, Charles D Wells, and Jordan W Tappero
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 42. Published online 2009 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-42.
PMCID: PMC2674442
Emergence of unusual human rotavirus strains in Salento, Italy, during 2006–2007
Antonella De Donno, Tiziana Grassi, Francesco Bagordo, Adele Idolo, Alessandra Cavallaro, Giovanni Gabutti, and the Collaborative Group for the surveillance of Rotavirus Infection
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 43. Published online 2009 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-43.
PMCID: PMC2676288
Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia
Edford Sinkala, Sylvia Gray, Isaac Zulu, Victor Mudenda, Lameck Zimba, Sten H Vermund, Francis Drobniewski, and Paul Kelly
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 44. Published online 2009 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-44.
PMCID: PMC2678139
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections in Germany: impact of non-type b serotypes in the post-vaccine era
Helen Kalies, Anette Siedler, Britta Gröndahl, Veit Grote, Astrid Milde-Busch, and Rüdiger von Kries
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 45. Published online 2009 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-45.
PMCID: PMC2678273
Risk and prognostic significance of tuberculosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database
Jialun Zhou, Julian Elliott, Patrick CK Li, Poh Lian Lim, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Tuti Parwati Merati, Sanjay Pujari, Yi-Ming A Chen, Praphan Phanuphak, Saphonn Vonthanak, Thira Sirisanthana, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Christopher KC Lee, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Shinichi Oka, Fujie Zhang, Goa Tau, and Rossana Ditangco
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 46. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-46.
PMCID: PMC2679752
Serum markers in interstitial pneumonia with and without Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization: a prospective study
Yasuo Shimizu, Noriaki Sunaga, Kunio Dobashi, Makoto Fueki, Naoto Fueki, Sohei Makino, and Masatomo Mori
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 47. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-47.
PMCID: PMC2676289
Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study
Dinesh LB Dassanayake, Harith Wimalaratna, Suneth B Agampodi, Veranja C Liyanapathirana, Thibbotumunuwe ACL Piyarathna, and Bimba L Goonapienuwala
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 48. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-48.
PMCID: PMC2679753
Serum procalcitonin for the early recognition of nosocomial infection in the critically ill patients: a preliminary report
Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Emmanuel Kus, Serge AHO, Sébastien Prin, Jean-Marc Doise, Nils-Olivier Olsson, Bernard Blettery, and Jean-Pierre Quenot
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 49. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-49.
PMCID: PMC2679028
Daptomycin in experimental murine pneumococcal meningitis
Barry B Mook-Kanamori, Mark S Rouse, Cheol-In Kang, Diederik van de Beek, James M Steckelberg, and Robin Patel
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 50. Published online 2009 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-50.
PMCID: PMC2685802
Lack of association between polymorphisms of MASP2 and susceptibility to SARS coronavirus infection
Yan Wang, Jiangwei Yan, Yuling Shi, Ping Li, Chuanxuan Liu, Qingjun Ma, Ruifu Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Lina zhu, Xiao Yang, and Cheng Cao
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 51. Published online 2009 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-51.
PMCID: PMC2683852
Development and assessment of a questionnaire for a descriptive cross – sectional study concerning parents' knowledge, attitudes and practises in antibiotic use in Greece
Sotiria G Panagakou, Maria N Theodoridou, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Panagiotis Papastergiou, George A Syrogiannopoulos, Georgia P Goutziana, and Christos S Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 52. Published online 2009 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-52.
PMCID: PMC2686701
Sensitivity of direct versus concentrated sputum smear microscopy in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis
Adithya Cattamanchi, David W Dowdy, J Lucian Davis, William Worodria, Samuel Yoo, Moses Joloba, John Matovu, Philip C Hopewell, and Laurence Huang
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 53. Published online 2009 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-53.
PMCID: PMC2690598
A Schistosoma japonicum chimeric protein with a novel adjuvant induced a polarized Th1 immune response and protection against liver egg burdens
Xindong Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Wei Sun, Qingfeng Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Xiangyang Xue, Luhui Shen, and Weiqing Pan
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 54. Published online 2009 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-54.
PMCID: PMC2685138
Burden of herpes zoster requiring hospitalization in Spain during a seven-year period (1998–2004)
Angel Gil, Ruth Gil, Alejendro Alvaro, María San Martín, and Antonio González
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 55. Published online 2009 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-55.
PMCID: PMC2685386
Modeling microbial survival in buildup biofilm for complex medical devices
Michelle J Alfa and Rosemarie Howie
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 56. Published online 2009 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-56.
PMCID: PMC2689233
Hyperglycemia in bacterial meningitis: a prospective cohort study
Ewout S Schut, Willeke F Westendorp, Jan de Gans, Nyika D Kruyt, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Johannes B Reitsma, and Diederik van de Beek
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 57. Published online 2009 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-57.
PMCID: PMC2694198
Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin among asymptomatic medical students in the west of Iran: a cross sectional study
Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Mitra Ranjbar, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Mohammad-Ali Seif-Rabiei, Mahnaz Bolandi, and Javad Moghimi
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 58. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-58.
PMCID: PMC2684070
Shifting suitability for malaria vectors across Africa with warming climates
A Townsend Peterson
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 59. Published online 2009 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-59.
PMCID: PMC2694813
Use of interferon gamma-based assay to diagnose tuberculosis infection in health care workers after short term exposure
Dag Gundersen Storla, Ingun Kristiansen, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Monica Gaupset, Gerd Gran, Anne Kristin Øverby, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, and Gunnar Aksel Bjune
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 60. Published online 2009 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-60.
PMCID: PMC2690599
Ten years of antibiotic consumption in ambulatory care: Trends in prescribing practice and antibiotic resistance in Austria
Sigrid Metz-Gercek, Andreas Maieron, Reinhild Strauß, Peter Wieninger, Petra Apfalter, and Helmut Mittermayer
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 61. Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-61.
PMCID: PMC2686702
Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia revisited within the German Competence Network for Community-acquired pneumonia (CAPNETZ)
Heike von Baum, Tobias Welte, Reinhard Marre, Norbert Suttorp, Christian Lück, and Santiago Ewig
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 62. Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-62.
PMCID: PMC2689234
Diagnosing norovirus-associated infectious intestinal disease using viral load
Gemma Phillips, Ben Lopman, Clarence C Tam, Miren Iturriza-Gomara, David Brown, and Jim Gray
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 63. Published online 2009 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-63.
PMCID: PMC2698835
How does healthcare worker hand hygiene behaviour impact upon the transmission of MRSA between patients?: an analysis using a Monte Carlo model
Clive B Beggs, Simon J Shepherd, and Kevin G Kerr
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 64. Published online 2009 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-64.
PMCID: PMC2689235
Effectiveness and economic analysis of the whole cell/recombinant B subunit (WC/rbs) inactivated oral cholera vaccine in the prevention of traveller's diarrhoea
Rosa López-Gigosos, Pedro Garcia-Fortea, Maria J Calvo, Emilia Reina, Rosa Diez-Diaz, and Elena Plaza
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 65. Published online 2009 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-65.
PMCID: PMC2686703
Quality assessment of an interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis infection in a resource-limited setting
Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Naoto Keicho, Le T Hong, Do B Tam, Vu TX Thu, Ikumi Matsushita, Nobuyuki Harada, Kazue Higuchi, Shinsaku Sakurada, and Luu T Lien
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 66. Published online 2009 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-66.
PMCID: PMC2700813
Direct susceptibility testing for multi drug resistant tuberculosis: A meta-analysis
Freddie Bwanga, Sven Hoffner, Melles Haile, and Moses L Joloba
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 67. Published online 2009 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-67.
PMCID: PMC2696456
Laboratory-based evaluation of legionellosis epidemiology in Ontario, Canada, 1978 to 2006
Victoria Ng, Patrick Tang, Frances Jamieson, Cyril Guyard, Donald E Low, and David N Fisman
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 68. Published online 2009 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-68.
PMCID: PMC2695468
Low density parasitaemia, red blood cell polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum specific immune responses in a low endemic area in northern Tanzania
Seif Shekalaghe, Michael Alifrangis, Charles Mwanziva, Anders Enevold, Steve Mwakalinga, Humphrey Mkali, Reginald Kavishe, Alphaxard Manjurano, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, and Teun Bousema
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 69. Published online 2009 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-69.
PMCID: PMC2689236
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal intensive care unit: molecular epidemiology and infection control measures
Valeria Crivaro, Anna Di Popolo, Alessandro Caprio, Antonietta Lambiase, Mario Di Resta, Tonia Borriello, Alda Scarcella, Maria Triassi, and Raffaele Zarrilli
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 70. Published online 2009 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-70.
PMCID: PMC2692859
Malaria vectors and transmission dynamics in Goulmoun, a rural city in south-western Chad
Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Mallaye Péka, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Issa Donan-Gouni, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Albert Samè-Ekobo, and Frédéric Simard
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 71. Published online 2009 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-71.
PMCID: PMC2697161
Increased incidence of traffic accidents in Toxoplasma-infected military drivers and protective effect RhD molecule revealed by a large-scale prospective cohort study
Jaroslav Flegr, Jiří Klose, Martina Novotná, Miroslava Berenreitterová, and Jan Havlíček
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 72. Published online 2009 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-72.
PMCID: PMC2692860
Sex and sport: chlamydia screening in rural sporting clubs
Fabian YS Kong, Jane S Hocking, Chris K Link, Marcus Y Chen, and Margaret E Hellard
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 73. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-73.
PMCID: PMC2695469
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in pregnant women and mother-to-child transmission of genital HPV genotypes: a prospective study in Spain
Xavier Castellsagué, Teresa Drudis, Maria Paz Cañadas, Anna Goncé, Ramón Ros, José M Pérez, M Jesús Quintana, Jesús Muñoz, Ginesa Albero, Silvia de Sanjosé, and F Xavier Bosch
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 74. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-74.
PMCID: PMC2696457
Potential plasma markers of type 1 and type 2 leprosy reactions: a preliminary report
Mariane M Stefani, Jackeline G Guerra, Ana Lucia M Sousa, Mauricio B Costa, Maria Leide W Oliveira, Celina T Martelli, and David M Scollard
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 75. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-75.
PMCID: PMC2696458
Toxoplasma seroprevalence in a rural population in France: detection of a household effect
Emmanuelle Gilot Fromont, Benjamin Riche, and Muriel Rabilloud
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 76. Published online 2009 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-76.
PMCID: PMC2696459
A simulation analysis to characterize the dynamics of vaccinating behaviour on contact networks
Ana Perisic and Chris T Bauch
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 77. Published online 2009 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-77.
PMCID: PMC2695470
Impact of infection control activities on the rate of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan over a period of six years: an observational study
Afia Zafar, Faiza Habib, Roshan Hadwani, Muslima Ejaz, Khurshid Khowaja, Rozina Khowaja, and Seema Irfan
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 78. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-78.
PMCID: PMC2692861
Diagnostic challenges of early Lyme disease: Lessons from a community case series
John Aucott, Candis Morrison, Beatriz Munoz, Peter C Rowe, Alison Schwarzwalder, and Sheila K West
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 79. Published online 2009 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-79.
PMCID: PMC2698836
The role of phosphodiesterase 3 in endotoxin-induced acute kidney injury
Won-Il Choi, Kun Young Kwon, Jeong Wook Seo, John Beagle, Deborah A Quinn, and Charles A Hales
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 80. Published online 2009 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-80.
PMCID: PMC2694814
Risk factors for virological failure and subtherapeutic antiretroviral drug concentrations in HIV-positive adults treated in rural northwestern Uganda
Laurence Ahoua, Gunar Guenther, Loretxu Pinoges, Paul Anguzu, Marie-Laure Chaix, Clotilde Le Tiec, Suna Balkan, David Olson, Charles Olaro, and Mar Pujades-Rodríguez
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 81. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-81.
PMCID: PMC2701435
Clinical characteristics of the autumn-winter type scrub typhus cases in south of Shandong province, northern China
Yun-Xi Liu, Dan Feng, Ji-Jiang Suo, Yu-Bin Xing, Gang Liu, Li-Hua Liu, Hong-Ju Xiao, Ning Jia, Yan Gao, Hong Yang, Shu-Qing Zuo, Pan-He Zhang, Zhong-Tang Zhao, Jing-Si Min, Pei-Tian Feng, Shu-Bin Ma, Song Liang, and Wu-Chun Cao
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 82. Published online 2009 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-82.
PMCID: PMC2703643
Characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates from blood with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides and therapeutic options
Silvia Natoli, Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Alberto Bergamini, Gian Piero Testore, Silvia Minelli, Maria Cristina Bossa, Mauro Casapulla, Giorgia Broglio, Angela Beltrame, Laura Cudillo, Raffaella Cerretti, and Francesca Leonardis
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 83. Published online 2009 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-83.
PMCID: PMC2701436
Characterization of CTX-M ESBLs in Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from Cairo, Egypt
Noha G Khalaf, Mona M Eletreby, and Nancy D Hanson
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 84. Published online 2009 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-84.
PMCID: PMC2701952
Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted infections among women in North rural Vietnam
Pham Thi Lan, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Ingrid Mogren, Ho Dang Phuc, and Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 85. Published online 2009 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-85.
PMCID: PMC2701953
Lack of implementation of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccination policy in household contacts of HBV carriers in Italy
Paola Scognamiglio, Enrico Girardi, Mario Fusco, Pierluca Piselli, Silvana Russo Spena, Carmela Maione, Francesco Aurelio Pisanti, and Diego Serraino
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 86. Published online 2009 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-86.
PMCID: PMC2702368
How to optimize tuberculosis case finding: explorations for Indonesia with a health system model
Riris A Ahmad, Yodi Mahendradhata, Jane Cunningham, Adi Utarini, and Sake J de Vlas
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 87. Published online 2009 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-87.
PMCID: PMC2706250
Pathogens associated with persistent diarrhoea in children in low and middle income countries: systematic review
Katharine Abba, Rebecca Sinfield, C Anthony Hart, and Paul Garner
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 88. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-88.
PMCID: PMC2709113
Comparison of oral and vaginal metronidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: impact on fastidious bacteria
Caroline M Mitchell, Jane E Hitti, Kathy J Agnew, and David N Fredricks
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 89. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-89.
PMCID: PMC2703644
The first clinical case due to AP92 like strain of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus and a field survey
Kenan Midilli, Ayşen Gargılı, Onder Ergonul, Murat Elevli, Sevgi Ergin, Nesrin Turan, Gönül Şengöz, Recep Ozturk, and Mehmet Bakar
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 90. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-90.
PMCID: PMC2700115
Time delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review of literature
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Kishore V Panduru, Joris Menten, and J Van den Ende
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 91. Published online 2009 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-91.
PMCID: PMC2702369
Lessons from the Pacific programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: a case study of 5 countries
Clare Huppatz, Corinne Capuano, Kevin Palmer, Paul M Kelly, and David N Durrheim
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 92. Published online 2009 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-92.
PMCID: PMC2702370
Experimental infection of Balb/c nude mice with Hepatitis E virus
Fen Huang, Wen Zhang, Ga Gong, Congli Yuan, Yijia Yan, Shixing Yang, Li Cui, Jianguo Zhu, Zhibiao Yang, and Xiuguo Hua
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 93. Published online 2009 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-93.
PMCID: PMC2717970
Diabetes does not affect outcome in patients with Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Galo Peralta, M Blanca Sánchez, M Pía Roiz, J Carlos Garrido, Ramón Teira, and Fátima Mateos
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 94. Published online 2009 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-94.
PMCID: PMC2711956
Deaths among tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China: who is at risk?
Xin Shen, Kathryn DeRiemer, Zheng'an Yuan, Mei Shen, Zhen Xia, Xiaohong Gui, Lili Wang, and Jian Mei
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 95. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-95.
PMCID: PMC2702371
Risk of latent tuberculosis infection in children living in households with tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional survey in remote northern Lao People's Democratic Republic
Tuan H Nguyen, Peter Odermatt, Gunther Slesak, and Hubert Barennes
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 96. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-96.
PMCID: PMC2707378
Conjugative IncFI plasmids carrying CTX-M-15 among Escherichia coli ESBL producing isolates at a University hospital in Germany
Stephen E Mshana, Can Imirzalioglu, Hamid Hossain, Torsten Hain, Eugen Domann, and Trinad Chakraborty
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 97. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-97.
PMCID: PMC2708165
Modulation of macrophage cytokine profiles during solid tumor progression: susceptibility to Candida albicans infection
Marcela R Camargo, James Venturini, Fátima R Vilani-Moreno, and Maria Sueli P Arruda
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 98. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-98.
PMCID: PMC2705374
Cytometric detection of antigen-specific IFN-γ/IL-2 secreting cells in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Valeria Sargentini, Sabrina Mariotti, Stefania Carrara, Maria Cristina Gagliardi, Raffaela Teloni, Delia Goletti, and Roberto Nisini
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 99. Published online 2009 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-99.
PMCID: PMC2708166
Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis patients at the time of diagnosis and following chemotherapy
Linda K Ellertsen, Dag G Storla, Lien M Diep, Karl A Brokstad, Harald G Wiker, and Geir Hetland
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 100. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-100.
PMCID: PMC2711955
Tularemia induces different biochemical responses in BALB/c mice and common voles
Hana Bandouchova, Jana Sedlackova, Miroslav Pohanka, Ladislav Novotny, Martin Hubalek, Frantisek Treml, Frantisek Vitula, and Jiri Pikula
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 101. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-101.
PMCID: PMC2711074
Outbreaks of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in day care cohorts in Finland – implications for elimination of transmission
Fabian Hoti, Panu Erästö, Tuija Leino, and Kari Auranen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 102. Published online 2009 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-102.
PMCID: PMC2717096
Truncation in the tcdC region of the Clostridium difficile PathLoc of clinical isolates does not predict increased biological activity of Toxin B or Toxin A
Ruth Murray, Dave Boyd, Paul N Levett, Michael R Mulvey, and Michelle J Alfa
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 103. Published online 2009 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-103.
PMCID: PMC2707377
Role of pathogenic oral flora in postoperative pneumonia following brain surgery
Kinga Bágyi, Angela Haczku, Ildikó Márton, Judit Szabó, Attila Gáspár, Melinda Andrási, Imre Varga, Judit Tóth, and Almos Klekner
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 104. Published online 2009 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-104.
PMCID: PMC2709628
Use of a T cell interferon gamma release assay in the investigation for suspected active tuberculosis in a low prevalence area
Niclas Winqvist, Per Björkman, Ann Norén, and Håkan Miörner
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 105. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-105.
PMCID: PMC2713243
A meta-analysis of the effect of antibody therapy for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection
Shaun K Morris, Biljana Dzolganovski, Joseph Beyene, and Lillian Sung
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 106. Published online 2009 July 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-106.
PMCID: PMC2720977
Inactivation of murine norovirus by chemical biocides on stainless steel
Thomas Magulski, Dajana Paulmann, Birte Bischoff, Britta Becker, Eike Steinmann, Jörg Steinmann, Peter Goroncy-Bermes, and Jochen Steinmann
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 107. Published online 2009 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-107.
PMCID: PMC2714517
Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
Asgeir Johannessen, Ezra Naman, Sokoine L Kivuyo, Mabula J Kasubi, Mona Holberg-Petersen, Mecky I Matee, Svein G Gundersen, and Johan N Bruun
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 108. Published online 2009 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-108.
PMCID: PMC2713244
Investigating the effects of climatic variables and reservoir on the incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Huludao City, China: a 17-year data analysis based on structure equation model
Peng Guan, Desheng Huang, Miao He, Tiefeng Shen, Junqiao Guo, and Baosen Zhou
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 109. Published online 2009 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-109.
PMCID: PMC2720978
Epidemiology and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children in the post-PCV7 era
Grace M Lee, Susan S Huang, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Virginia L Hinrichsen, Stephen I Pelton, Ken Kleinman, William P Hanage, Marc Lipsitch, Alexander J McAdam, and Jonathan A Finkelstein
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 110. Published online 2009 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-110.
PMCID: PMC2716346
Characterization of the patterns of drug-resistance mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients naïve to the antiretroviral drugs
Claudia Alteri, Valentina Svicher, Caterina Gori, Roberta D'Arrigo, Massimo Ciccozzi, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Marina Selleri, Stefano Aviani Bardacci, Massimo Giuliani, Paola Elia, Paola Scognamiglio, Roberta Balzano, Nicoletta Orchi, Enrico Girardi, Carlo Federico Perno, and SENDIH Study Group
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 111. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-111.
PMCID: PMC2725045
Epidemiology of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infections in pediatric patients: an experience at a Children's Hospital in central Illinois
Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Jean C Aldag, Peggy Mankin, and Barry M Gray
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 112. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-112.
PMCID: PMC2722661
A national cross-sectional study among drug-users in France: epidemiology of HCV and highlight on practical and statistical aspects of the design
Marie Jauffret-Roustide, Yann Le Strat, Elisabeth Couturier, Damien Thierry, Marc Rondy, Martine Quaglia, Nicolas Razafandratsima, Julien Emmanuelli, Gaelle Guibert, Francis Barin, and Jean-Claude Desenclos
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 113. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-113.
PMCID: PMC2733898
Low frequency of moaA3 gene among the clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry – south eastern coastal states of India
Balaraman Sekar, Kamalanathan Arunagiri, Nagamiah Selvakumar, Kaluvuri Serena Preethi, and Kandhaswami Menaka
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 114. Published online 2009 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-114.
PMCID: PMC2721839
Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in China during 2003 and 2007
Ji-Guang Ding, Qing-Feng Sun, Ke-Cheng Li, Ming-Hua Zheng, Xiao-Hui Miao, Wu Ni, Liang Hong, Jin-Xian Yang, Zhan-Wei Ruan, Rui-Wei Zhou, Hai-Jiao Zhou, and Wen-Fei He
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 115. Published online 2009 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-115.
PMCID: PMC2722662
Prevalence and risk factors for Hepatitis C and HIV-1 infections among pregnant women in Central Brazil
Zelma B Costa, Gustavo C Machado, Mariza M Avelino, Clidenor Gomes Filho, Jose V Macedo Filho, Ana L Minuzzi, Marilia D Turchi, Mariane MA Stefani, Wayner Vieira de Souza, and Celina MT Martelli
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 116. Published online 2009 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-116.
PMCID: PMC2726149
Age-prioritized use of antivirals during an influenza pandemic
Stefano Merler, Marco Ajelli, and Caterina Rizzo
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 117. Published online 2009 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-117.
PMCID: PMC2728723
TTV and HPV co-infection in cervical smears of patients with cervical lesions
Martina Saláková, Vratislav Němeček, and Ruth Tachezy
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 118. Published online 2009 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-118.
PMCID: PMC2736169
Epidemiologic natural history and clinical management of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Disease: a critical and systematic review of the literature in the development of an HPV dynamic transmission model
Ralph P Insinga, Erik J Dasbach, and Elamin H Elbasha
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 119. Published online 2009 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-119.
PMCID: PMC2728100
Risk factors for nasopharyngeal carriage of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: data from a nation-wide surveillance study in Greece
Ioannis Katsarolis, Garyphallia Poulakou, Antonios Analitis, Irini Matthaiopoulou, Emmanuel Roilides, Charalampos Antachopoulos, Dimitrios A Kafetzis, Georgios L Daikos, Regina Vorou, Christina Koubaniou, Ioannis Pneumatikos, Georgios Samonis, Vasiliki Syriopoulou, Helen Giamarellou, and Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 120. Published online 2009 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-120.
PMCID: PMC2724373
Emerging pneumococcal carriage serotypes in a high-risk population receiving universal 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine since 2001
Amanda J Leach, Peter S Morris, Gabrielle B McCallum, Cate A Wilson, Liz Stubbs, Jemima Beissbarth, Susan Jacups, Kim Hare, and Heidi C Smith-Vaughan
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 121. Published online 2009 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-121.
PMCID: PMC2736967
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ecology in Venezuela: epidemiologic correlates of common spoligotypes and a large clonal cluster defined by MIRU-VNTR-24
Edgar Abadía, Monica Sequera, Dagmarys Ortega, María Victoria Méndez, Arnelly Escalona, Omaira Da Mata, Elix Izarra, Yeimy Rojas, Rossana Jaspe, Alifiya S Motiwala, David Alland, Jacobus de Waard, and Howard E Takiff
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 122. Published online 2009 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-122.
PMCID: PMC2739208
In vitro antimicrobial effects of aztreonam, colistin, and the 3-drug combination of aztreonam, ceftazidime and amikacin on metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Shigeharu Oie, Yumi Fukui, Masaya Yamamoto, Yuki Masuda, and Akira Kamiya
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 123. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-123.
PMCID: PMC2738676
Genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) and co-infections in cervical cytologic specimens from two outpatient gynecological clinics in a region of southeast Spain
Pablo Conesa-Zamora, Sebastián Ortiz-Reina, Joaquín Moya-Biosca, Asunción Doménech-Peris, Francisco Javier Orantes-Casado, Miguel Pérez-Guillermo, and Marcos Egea-Cortines
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 124. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-124.
PMCID: PMC2731031
Modulations of cell cycle checkpoints during HCV associated disease
Saira Sarfraz, Saeed Hamid, Syed Ali, Wasim Jafri, and Anwar A Siddiqui
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 125. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-125.
PMCID: PMC2739854
Clinical impact of a commercially available multiplex PCR system for rapid detection of pathogens in patients with presumed sepsis
Christine Dierkes, Boris Ehrenstein, Sylvia Siebig, Hans-Jörg Linde, Udo Reischl, and Bernd Salzberger
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 126. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-126.
PMCID: PMC2739209
Black race as a predictor of poor health outcomes among a national cohort of HIV/AIDS patients admitted to US hospitals: a cohort study
Christine U Oramasionwu, Jonathan M Hunter, Jeff Skinner, Laurajo Ryan, Kenneth A Lawson, Carolyn M Brown, Brittany R Makos, and Christopher R Frei
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 127. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-127.
PMCID: PMC2736968
Improvement in survival among HIV-infected individuals in the Republic of Korea: Need for an early HIV diagnosis
Mee-Kyung Kee, Jin-Hee Lee, Eun-Jin Kim, Jiae Lee, Jeong-Gu Nam, Byung-Hee Yoo, and Sung Soon Kim
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 128. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-128.
PMCID: PMC2738677
Potential for a global dynamic of Influenza A (H1N1)
Antoine Flahault, Elisabeta Vergu, and Pierre-Yves Boëlle
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 129. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-129.
PMCID: PMC2739855
Incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease in a large cohort of women tested for Chlamydia trachomatis: a historical follow-up study
Inger J Bakken and Sara Ghaderi
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 130. Published online 2009 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-130.
PMCID: PMC2734523
Mutations at codons 178, 200-129, and 232 contributed to the inherited prion diseases in Korean patients
Bo-Yeong Choi, Su Yeon Kim, So-Young Seo, Seong Soo A An, SangYun Kim, Sang-Eun Park, Seung-Han Lee, Yun-Ju Choi, Sang-Jin Kim, Chi-Kyeong Kim, Jun-Sun Park, and Young-Ran Ju
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 132. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-132.
PMCID: PMC2749045
Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city
Lin Yang, Chit Ming Wong, King Pan Chan, Patsy Yuen Kwan Chau, Chun Quan Ou, Kwok Hung Chan, and JS Malik Peiris
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 133. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-133.
PMCID: PMC2739210
HLA-DR and HLA-DQ alleles in patients from the south of Brazil: markers for leprosy susceptibility and resistance
Samira A da Silva, Priscila S Mazini, Pâmela G Reis, Ana M Sell, Luiza T Tsuneto, Paulo R Peixoto, and Jeane EL Visentainer
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 134. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-134.
PMCID: PMC2746224
Serogroup C meningococci in Italy in the era of conjugate menC vaccination
Paola Stefanelli, Cecilia Fazio, Tonino Sofia, Arianna Neri, and Paola Mastrantonio
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 135. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-135.
PMCID: PMC2739211
Limited duration of vaccine poliovirus and other enterovirus excretion among human immunodeficiency virus infected children in Kenya
Nino Khetsuriani, Rita Helfand, Mark Pallansch, Olen Kew, Ashley Fowlkes, M Steven Oberste, Peter Tukei, Joseph Muli, Ernest Makokha, and Howard Gary
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 136. Published online 2009 August 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-136.
PMCID: PMC2739212
Control of MRSA infection and colonisation in an intensive care unit by GeneOhm MRSA assay and culture methods
Claudia Dalla Valle, Maria Rosalia Pasca, Debora De Vitis, Federico Capra Marzani, Vincenzo Emmi, and Piero Marone
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 137. Published online 2009 August 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-137.
PMCID: PMC2738678
Transmission of Specific Genotype Streptomycin Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan
Akihiro Ohkado, Yoshiro Murase, Masaaki Mori, Naoki Hasegawa, Goro Otsuka, Michiko Nagamine, Hideo Maeda, Kazuhiro Uchimura, Masako Ohmori, Norio Yamada, Shinji Maeda, Seiya Kato, Toru Mori, and Nobukatsu Ishikawa
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 138. Published online 2009 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-138.
PMCID: PMC2749854
Comparison of rapid tests for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
Sam Ogwang, Benon B Asiimwe, Hamidou Traore, Francis Mumbowa, Alphonse Okwera, Kathleen D Eisenach, Susan Kayes, Edward C Jones-López, Ruth McNerney, William Worodria, Irene Ayakaka, Roy D Mugerwa, Peter G Smith, Jerrold Ellner, and Moses L Joloba
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 139. Published online 2009 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-139.
PMCID: PMC2744678
Five-year follow-up of children with perinatal HIV-1 infection receiving early highly active antiretroviral therapy
Elena Chiappini, Luisa Galli, Pier-Angelo Tovo, Clara Gabiano, Catiuscia Lisi, Stefania Bernardi, Alessandra Viganò, Alfredo Guarino, Carlo Giaquinto, Susanna Esposito, Raffaele Badolato, Cesare Di Bari, Raffaella Rosso, Orazio Genovese, Massimo Masi, Antonio Mazza, and Maurizio de Martino
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 140. Published online 2009 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-140.
PMCID: PMC2753343
Low sensitivity of a urine LAM-ELISA in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Klaus Reither, Elmar Saathoff, Jutta Jung, Lilian T Minja, Inge Kroidl, Eiman Saad, Jim F Huggett, Elias N Ntinginya, Lucas Maganga, Leonard Maboko, and Michael Hoelscher
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 141. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-141.
PMCID: PMC2741465
Molecular detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance to guide chronic TB patient management in Burkina Faso
Paolo Miotto, Nuccia Saleri, Mathurin Dembelé, Martial Ouedraogo, Gisèle Badoum, Gabriele Pinsi, Giovanni B Migliori, Alberto Matteelli, and Daniela M Cirillo
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 142. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-142.
PMCID: PMC2739213
Renal impairment in a rural African antiretroviral programme
Cara Franey, Deborah Knott, Till Barnighausen, Martin Dedicoat, Ahmed Adam, Richard J Lessells, Marie-Louise Newell, and Graham S Cooke
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 143. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-143.
PMCID: PMC2743696
Primary and secondary cases in Escherichia coli O157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis
Kate G Snedeker, Darren J Shaw, Mary E Locking, and Robin J Prescott
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 144. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-144.
PMCID: PMC2741466
Improved hospital-level risk adjustment for surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study
ENC Tong, ACA Clements, MA Haynes, MA Jones, AP Morton, and M Whitby
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 145. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-145.
PMCID: PMC2745417
Neonatal enteral feeding tubes as loci for colonisation by members of the Enterobacteriaceae
Edward Hurrell, Eva Kucerova, Michael Loughlin, Juncal Caubilla-Barron, Anthony Hilton, Richard Armstrong, Craig Smith, Judith Grant, Shiu Shoo, and Stephen Forsythe
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 146. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-146.
PMCID: PMC2749046
Leptospirosis in the Asia Pacific region
Ann Florence B Victoriano, Lee D Smythe, Nina Gloriani-Barzaga, Lolita L Cavinta, Takeshi Kasai, Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat, Bee Lee Ong, Gyanendra Gongal, Julie Hall, Caroline Anne Coulombe, Yasutake Yanagihara, Shin-ichi Yoshida, and Ben Adler
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 147. Published online 2009 September 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-147.
PMCID: PMC2749047
Hepatitis B virus: molecular genotypes and HBeAg serological status among HBV-infected patients in the southeast of Brazil
Priscila A Tonetto, Neiva SL Gonçales, Viviane C Fais, Aline G Vigani, Eduardo SL Gonçales, Adriana Feltrin, and Fernando L Gonçales, Jr
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 149. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-149.
PMCID: PMC2749048
Varicella: epidemiological aspects and vaccination coverage in the Veneto Region
Vincenzo Baldo, Tatjana Baldovin, Francesca Russo, Marta Cecilia Busana, Cinzia Piovesan, Greta Bordignon, Aurore Giliberti, and Renzo Trivello
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 150. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-150.
PMCID: PMC2751773
A Mycobacterium tuberculosis cluster demonstrating the use of genotyping in urban tuberculosis control
Gerard de Vries, Rob AH van Hest, Conny CA Burdo, Dick van Soolingen, and Jan H Richardus
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 151. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-151.
PMCID: PMC2751774
Gene expression profiling of human alveolar macrophages infected by B. anthracis spores demonstrates TNF-α and NF-κb are key components of the innate immune response to the pathogen
Mikhail Dozmorov, Wenxin Wu, Kaushik Chakrabarty, J Leland Booth, Robert E Hurst, K Mark Coggeshall, and Jordan P Metcalf
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 152. Published online 2009 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-152.
PMCID: PMC2752459
Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy
Nabil Abdullah El Aila, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, Bart Saerens, Ellen De Backer, Marleen Temmerman, Rita Verhelst, and Mario Vaneechoutte
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 153. Published online 2009 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-153.
PMCID: PMC2753344
Impact of first-line protease inhibitors on predicted resistance to tipranavir in HIV-1-infected patients with virological failure
Szu-Min Hsieh, Sui-Yuan Chang, Chien-Ching Hung, Wang-Huei Sheng, Mao-Yuan Chen, and Shan-Chwen Chang
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 154. Published online 2009 September 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-154.
PMCID: PMC2749855
Intestinal parasitic infections in relation to HIV/AIDS status, diarrhea and CD4 T-cell count
Shimelis Assefa, Berhanu Erko, Girmay Medhin, Zelalem Assefa, and Techalew Shimelis
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 155. Published online 2009 September 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-155.
PMCID: PMC2751775
Interferon for the treatment of genital warts: a systematic review
Jin Yang, Yu-guo Pu, Zhong-ming Zeng, Zhi-jian Yu, Na Huang, and Qi-wen Deng
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 156. Published online 2009 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-156.
PMCID: PMC2754484
Procalcitonin levels and bacterial aetiology among COPD patients admitted to the ICU with severe pneumonia: a prospective cohort study
Cédric Daubin, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Sabine Fradin, Astrid Vabret, Michel Ramakers, Nicolas Terzi, François Freymuth, Pierre Charbonneau, and Damien du Cheyron
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 157. Published online 2009 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-157.
PMCID: PMC2754485
Prevalence of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease among patients enrolling for antiretroviral treatment in India: A cross-sectional study
Sophia Pathai, Alaka Deshpande, Clare Gilbert, and Stephen D Lawn
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 158. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-158.
PMCID: PMC2759932
Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus
Xavier Pourrut, Marc Souris, Jonathan S Towner, Pierre E Rollin, Stuart T Nichol, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, and Eric Leroy
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 159. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-159.
PMCID: PMC2761397
Small islands and pandemic influenza: Potential benefits and limitations of travel volume reduction as a border control measure
Martin Eichner, Markus Schwehm, Nick Wilson, and Michael G Baker
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 160. Published online 2009 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-160.
PMCID: PMC2761921
An evaluation of the sensitivity of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance for poliovirus infection in Australia
Rochelle E Watkins, P Anthony J Martin, Heath Kelly, Ben Madin, and Charles Watson
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 162. Published online 2009 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-162.
PMCID: PMC2761398
Trends in DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations from urban and agro-industrial settings in southern Cameroon
Philippe Nwane, Josiane Etang, Mouhamadou Chouaibou, Jean Claude Toto, Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Rémy Mimpfoundi, Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene, and Frédéric Simard
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 163. Published online 2009 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-163.
PMCID: PMC2764715
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii on computer interface surfaces of hospital wards and association with clinical isolates
Po-Liang Lu, LK Siu, Tun-Chieh Chen, Ling Ma, Wen-Gin Chiang, Yen-Hsu Chen, Sheng-Fung Lin, and Tyen-Po Chen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 164. Published online 2009 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-164.
PMCID: PMC2765444
Frequency of medically attended adverse events following tetanus and diphtheria toxoid vaccine in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Lisa A Jackson, Onchee Yu, Edward A Belongia, Simon J Hambidge, Jennifer Nelson, Roger Baxter, Allison Naleway, Charlene Gay, James Nordin, James Baggs, and John Iskander
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 165. Published online 2009 October 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-165.
PMCID: PMC2765445
Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu")
Robin Goodwin, Shamsul Haque, Felix Neto, and Lynn B Myers
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 166. Published online 2009 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-166.
PMCID: PMC2765446
Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora
Nabil Abdullah El Aila, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, Hans Verstraelen, Bart Saerens, Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago, Ellen De Backer , Piet Cools, Marleen Temmerman, Rita Verhelst, and Mario Vaneechoutte
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 167. Published online 2009 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-167.
PMCID: PMC2770471
Influenza activity in Cambodia during 2006-2008
Sek Mardy, Sovann Ly, Seng Heng, Sirenda Vong, Chea Huch, Chea Nora, Nima Asgari, Megge Miller, Isabelle Bergeri, Sybille Rehmet, Duong Veasna, Weigong Zhou, Takeshi Kasai, Sok Touch, and Philippe Buchy
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 168. Published online 2009 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-168.
PMCID: PMC2768732
Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006
Wei Cai, Brunhilde Schweiger, Udo Buchholz, Silke Buda, Martina Littmann, Jörg Heusler, and Walter Haas
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 170. Published online 2009 October 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-170.
PMCID: PMC2767352
Immune control of HIV-1 infection after therapy interruption: immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy
Paola Paci, Rossella Carello, Massimo Bernaschi, Gianpiero D'Offizi, and Filippo Castiglione
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 172. Published online 2009 October 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-172.
PMCID: PMC2771028
Downregulation of MIP-1α/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobium and HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in Zimbabwe
RBL Zinyama-Gutsire, E Gomo, P Kallestrup, C Erikstrup, H Ullum, AE Butterworth, S Munyati, and T Mduluza
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 174. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-174.
PMCID: PMC2770052
Evaluation of routinely reported surgical site infections against microbiological culture results: a tool to identify patient groups where diagnosis and treatment may be improved
Marco Krukerink, Job Kievit, and Perla J Marang-van de Mheen
BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9: 176. Published online 2009 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-176.
PMCID: PMC2777907
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