| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCorrespondence HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: a bibliometric analysis Olalekan A Uthman BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-19.PMCID: PMC2268690 Debate Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Ellen M Zager and Ruth McNerney BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-10.PMCID: PMC2241599 Study Protocol A population-based study to investigate host genetic factors associated with hepatitis B infection and pathogenesis in the Chinese population Zheng Zeng, Li Guan, Ping An, Shan Sun, Stephen J O'Brien, Cheryl A Winkler, and the HBV study consortium BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-1.PMCID: PMC2238742 Toward an operative diagnosis in sepsis: a latent class approach Gisela D De La Rosa, Marta L Valencia, Clara M Arango, Carlos I Gomez, Alex Garcia, Sigifredo Ospina, Susana Osorno, Adriana Henao, and Fabián A Jaimes BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-18.PMCID: PMC2263051 The Procalcitonin And Survival Study (PASS) – A Randomised multi-center investigator-initiated trial to investigate whether daily measurements biomarker Procalcitonin and pro-active diagnostic and therapeutic responses to abnormal Procalcitonin levels, can improve survival in intensive care unit patients. Calculated sample size (target population): 1000 patients Jens-Ulrik Jensen, Bettina Lundgren, Lars Hein, Thomas Mohr, Pernille L Petersen, Lasse H Andersen, Anne Ø Lauritsen, Sine Hougaard, Teit Mantoni, Bonnie Bømler, Klaus J Thornberg, Katrin Thormar, Jesper Løken, Morten Steensen, Peder Carl, J Asger Petersen, Hamid Tousi, Peter Søe-Jensen, Morten Bestle, Søren Hestad, Mads H Andersen, Paul Fjeldborg, Kim M Larsen, Charlotte Rossau, Carsten B Thomsen, Christian Østergaard, Jesper Kjær, Jesper Grarup, and Jens D Lundgren BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 91. Published online 2008 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-91.PMCID: PMC2491622 A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol Gillian Thompson, Bronagh Blackwood, Ronan McMullan, Fiona A Alderdice, T John Trinder, Gavin G Lavery, and Danny F McAuley BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 161. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-161.PMCID: PMC2611995 Technical Advances Rapid Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Typing of the Lymphogranuloma venereum associated L-Serovars by TaqMan PCR Anke Schaeffer and Birgit Henrich BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 56. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-56.PMCID: PMC2387162 Development and optimization of quantitative PCR for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Prasanna D Khot, Daisy L Ko, Robert C Hackman, and David N Fredricks BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 73. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-73.PMCID: PMC2440748 Research Articles Low-level HIV-1 replication and the dynamics of the resting CD4+ T cell reservoir for HIV-1 in the setting of HAART Ahmad R Sedaghat, Robert F Siliciano, and Claus O Wilke BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-2.PMCID: PMC2254415 Seasonality in pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers entering Kuwait Saeed Akhtar and Hameed GHH Mohammad BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-3.PMCID: PMC2259356 Increased fluoroquinolone resistance with time in Escherichia coli from >17,000 patients at a large county hospital as a function of culture site, age, sex, and location Lauren Becnel Boyd, Robert L Atmar, Graham L Randall, Richard J Hamill, David Steffen, and Lynn Zechiedrich BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-4.PMCID: PMC2258293 Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted Chagas disease among multitransfused patients in Brazil Erich V De Paula, Neiva SL Goncales, Serge Xueref, Marcelo Addas-Carvalho, Simone CO Gilli, Rodrigo N Angerami, and Fernando L Goncales, Jr BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-5.PMCID: PMC2241600 Treatment of isoniazid-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis Yee Hyung Kim, Gee Young Suh, Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Seong Yong Lim, Si Young Lim, and Won-Jung Koh BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-6.PMCID: PMC2245946 Aerial Dissemination of Clostridium difficile spores Katherine Roberts, Caroline F Smith, Anna M Snelling, Kevin G Kerr, Kathleen R Banfield, P Andrew Sleigh, and Clive B Beggs BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-7.PMCID: PMC2245947 Comparison of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal- a hospital-based retrospective study Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Kishore V Panduru, Sharat C Verma, Hari S Joshi, and Michael N Bates BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-8.PMCID: PMC2245948 Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccination Rosemary E Weir, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Sian Floyd, Maeve K Lalor, Sally Stenson, Keith Branson, Rose Blitz, Anne Ben-Smith, Paul EM Fine, and Hazel M Dockrell BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-9.PMCID: PMC2263052 Response to M. tuberculosis selected RD1 peptides in Ugandan HIV-infected patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: a pilot study Delia Goletti, Stefania Carrara, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Joy Baseke, Michael Angel Mugerwa, Enrico Girardi, and Zahra Toossi BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-11.PMCID: PMC2267196 Acute bacterial prostatitis: heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria and management. Retrospective multicentric analysis of 371 patients diagnosed with acute prostatitis Manuel Etienne, Pascal Chavanet, Louis Sibert, Frédéric Michel, Hervé Levesque, Bernard Lorcerie, Jean Doucet, Pierre Pfitzenmeyer, and François Caron BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-12.PMCID: PMC2254416 Acquisition of new infection and clearance of type-specific human papillomavirus infections in female students in Busan, South Korea: a follow-up study Jin-Kyoung Oh, Young-Hee Ju, Silvia Franceschi, Wim Quint, and Hai-Rim Shin BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-13.PMCID: PMC2257960 Epidemiology and outcomes of community-onset methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a university hospital in Singapore Jonathan Wei-Zhong Chia, Li-Yang Hsu, Louis Yi-Ann Chai, and Paul Ananth Tambyah BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-14.PMCID: PMC2266922 Comparative efficacies of different antibiotic treatments to eradicate nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae infection Yukie Sekiya, Masahiro Eguchi, Masahiko Nakamura, Kimiko Ubukata, Satoshi Omura, and Hidenori Matsui BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-15.PMCID: PMC2276502 Estimates of the duration of the early and late stage of gambiense sleeping sickness Francesco Checchi, João AN Filipe, Daniel T Haydon, Daniel Chandramohan, and François Chappuis BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-16.PMCID: PMC2259357 Adjuvant interferon gamma in patients with pulmonary atypical Mycobacteriosis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study María T Milanés-Virelles, Idrian García-García, Yamilet Santos-Herrera, Magalys Valdés-Quintana, Carmen M Valenzuela-Silva, Gaspar Jiménez-Madrigal, Thelvia I Ramos-Gómez, Iraldo Bello-Rivero, Norma Fernández-Olivera, Reinaldo B Sánchez-de la Osa, Carmen Rodríguez-Acosta, Lidia González-Méndez, Gregorio Martínez-Sánchez, Pedro A López-Saura, and the MACGAM Study Group BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-17.PMCID: PMC2275277 Immunological predictors of CD4+ T cell decline in antiretroviral treatment interruptions Elena Seoane, Salvador Resino, Santiago Moreno, Juan Carlos Lopez Bernaldo de Quiros, Ana Moreno, Rafael Rubio, Juan Gonzalez-García, José Ramón Arribas, Federico Pulido, and Ma Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-20.PMCID: PMC2291054 Transmitted drug resistance, selection of resistance mutations and moderate antiretroviral efficacy in HIV-2: Analysis of the HIV-2 Belgium and Luxembourg database Jean Ruelle, François Roman, Anne-Thérèse Vandenbroucke, Christine Lambert, Katrien Fransen, Fedoua Echahidi, Denis Piérard, Chris Verhofstede, Kristel Van Laethem, Marie-Luce Delforge, Dolorès Vaira, Jean-Claude Schmit, and Patrick Goubau BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-21.PMCID: PMC2292191 Endothelin-1 precursor peptides correlate with severity of disease and outcome in patients with community acquired pneumonia Philipp Schuetz, Daiana Stolz, Beat Mueller, Nils G Morgenthaler, Joachim Struck, Christian Mueller, Roland Bingisser, Michael Tamm, and Mirjam Christ-Crain BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 22. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-22.PMCID: PMC2335111 The United States and Canada as a coupled epidemiological system: An example from hepatitis A Raluca Amariei, Allan R Willms, and Chris T Bauch BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 23. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-23.PMCID: PMC2292190 Comparative radiological features of disseminated disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis vs non-tuberculosis mycobacteria among AIDS patients in Brazil Rodrigo P dos Santos, Karin L Scheid, Denise MC Willers, and Luciano Z Goldani BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 24. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-24.PMCID: PMC2270846 Seroprevalence of hepatitis C and associated risk factors in urban areas of Antananarivo, Madagascar Charles E Ramarokoto, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Maherisoa Ratsitorahina, Vaomalala Raharimanga, Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Rindra Randremanana, Mala Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Dominique Rousset, Voahangy Andrianaja, Vincent Richard, Jean-Louis Soares, and Leon P Rabarijaona BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 25. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-25.PMCID: PMC2292193 Severe anaemia is not associated with HIV-1 env gene characteristics in Malawian children Job CJ Calis, Hellen P Rotteveel, Antoinette C van der Kuyl, Fokla Zorgdrager, David Kachala, Michaël Boele van Hensbroek, and Marion Cornelissen BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 26. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-26.PMCID: PMC2311312 Roles of TNF-α gene polymorphisms in the occurrence and progress of SARS-Cov infection: A case-control study Shixin Wang, Maoti Wei, Yi Han, Keju Zhang, Li He, Zhen Yang, Bing Su, Zhilun Zhang, Yilan Hu, and Wuli Hui BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 27. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-27.PMCID: PMC2291466 Performance of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 serum levels in pediatric oncology patients with neutropenia and fever for the assessment of low-risk Miriam Diepold, Peter Noellke, Ulrich Duffner, Udo Kontny, and Reinhard Berner BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 28. Published online 2008 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-28.PMCID: PMC2292194 Can "presumed consent" justify the duty to treat infectious diseases? An analysis Murat Civaner and Berna Arda BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 29. Published online 2008 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-29.PMCID: PMC2311313 Storage and stability of IgG and IgM monoclonal antibodies dried on filter paper and utility in Neisseria meningitidis serotyping by Dot-blot ELISA Aline S Ferraz, Elza FT Belo, Ligia MCC Coutinho, Ana P Oliveira, Andréia MS Carmo, Daniele L Franco, Tatiane Ferreira, André Y Yto, Marta SF Machado, Monica CG Scola, and Elizabeth De Gaspari BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 30. Published online 2008 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-30.PMCID: PMC2311311 Computed CD4 percentage as a low-cost method for determining pediatric antiretroviral treatment eligibility Steven FJ Callens, Faustin Kitetele, Jean Lusiama, Nicole Shabani, Samuel Edidi, Robert Colebunders, Frieda Behets, and Annelies Van Rie BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 31. Published online 2008 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-31.PMCID: PMC2292192 Basis for treatment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania: the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture Muhammad Bakari, Robert D Arbeit, Lillian Mtei, Johnson Lyimo, Richard Waddell, Mecky Matee, Bernard F Cole, Susan Tvaroha, C Robert Horsburgh, Hanna Soini, Kisali Pallangyo, and C Fordham von Reyn BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 32. Published online 2008 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-32.PMCID: PMC2323005 Correlates of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis infections among prison inmates and officers in Ghana: A national multicenter study Andrew A Adjei, Henry B Armah, Foster Gbagbo, William K Ampofo, Isaac Boamah, Clement Adu-Gyamfi, Isaac Asare, Ian FA Hesse, and George Mensah BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 33. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-33.PMCID: PMC2311310 Surgical site infections in Italian Hospitals: a prospective multicenter study Nicola Petrosillo, Cecilia MJ Drapeau, Emanuele Nicastri, Lorena Martini, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria Luisa Moro, and ANIPIO BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 34. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-34.PMCID: PMC2311314 Evaluation of immune responses in HIV infected patients with pleural tuberculosis by the QuantiFERON® TB-Gold interferon-gamma assay Kamaldeen Baba, Steinar Sørnes, Anwar A Hoosen, Jacob M Lekabe, Mathew J Mpe, Nina Langeland, and Anne M Dyrhol-Riise BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 35. Published online 2008 March 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-35.PMCID: PMC2279134 A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards avian influenza in an adult population of Italy Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Rossella Abbate, Luciana Albano, Paolo Marinelli, and Italo F Angelillo BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 36. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-36.PMCID: PMC2292195 Spectral analysis of HIV seropositivity among migrant workers entering Kuwait Saeed Akhtar and Hameed GHH Mohammad BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 37. Published online 2008 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-37.PMCID: PMC2324079 Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either gram negative or gram positive bacteria Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Sylvain Ladoire, Serge Aho, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Jean-Marc Doise, Sébastien Prin, Niels-Olivier Olsson, and Bernard Blettery BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 38. Published online 2008 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-38.PMCID: PMC2289831 Rectal artemisinins for malaria: a review of efficacy and safety from individual patient data in clinical studies Melba Gomes, Isabela Ribeiro, Marian Warsame, Harin Karunajeewa, and Max Petzold BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 39. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-39.PMCID: PMC2364627 High incidence of antimicrobial resistant organisms including extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasopharyngeal and blood isolates of HIV-infected children from Cape Town, South Africa Mark F Cotton, Elizabeth Wasserman, Juanita Smit, Andrew Whitelaw, and Heather J Zar BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 40. Published online 2008 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-40.PMCID: PMC2329621 Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Norway caused by stx2-positive Escherichia coli O103:H25 traced to cured mutton sausages Barbara Schimmer, Karin Nygard, Hanne-Merete Eriksen, Jørgen Lassen, Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Lin T Brandal, Georg Kapperud, and Preben Aavitsland BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 41. Published online 2008 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-41.PMCID: PMC2335110 Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in intravenous drug users, a retrospective analysis Dominik Mertz, Nina Viktorin, Marcel Wolbers, Gerd Laifer, Bernd Leimenstoll, Ursula Fluckiger, and Manuel Battegay BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 42. Published online 2008 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-42.PMCID: PMC2323004 Temporal trends in hepatitis B and C infection in family blood donors from interior Sindh, Pakistan Syed Abdul Mujeeb and Mark S Pearce BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 43. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-43.PMCID: PMC2329620 Interpreting changes in measles genotype: the contribution of chance, migration and vaccine coverage Shuko Nojiri, Emilia Vynnycky, and Nigel Gay BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 44. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-44.PMCID: PMC2346460 Low prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic young Swiss men David Baud, Katia Jaton, Claire Bertelli, Jean-Pierre Kulling, and Gilbert Greub BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 45. Published online 2008 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-45.PMCID: PMC2359751 Use of cluster-graphs from spoligotyping data to study genotype similarities and a comparison of three indices to quantify recent tuberculosis transmission among culture positive cases in French Guiana during a eight year period Vanina Guernier, Christophe Sola, Karine Brudey, Jean-François Guégan, and Nalin Rastogi BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 46. Published online 2008 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-46.PMCID: PMC2375894 Epidemiology of foodborne Norovirus outbreaks in Catalonia, Spain Ana Martinez, Angela Dominguez, Nuria Torner, Laura Ruiz, Neus Camps, Irene Barrabeig, Cesar Arias, Josep Alvarez, Pere Godoy, Pilar Jorgina Balaña, Analia Pumares, Rosa Bartolome, Dolors Ferrer, Unai Perez, Rosa Pinto, Javier Buesa, and The Catalan Viral Gastroenteritis Study Group BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 47. Published online 2008 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-47.PMCID: PMC2383902 Association between amebic liver abscess and Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in Taiwanese subjects Meng-Shuian Hsu, Szu-Min Hsieh, Mao-Yuan Chen, Chien-Ching Hung, and Shan-Chwen Chang BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 48. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-48.PMCID: PMC2374788 Long-term outcome of infective endocarditis: A study on patients surviving over one year after the initial episode treated in a Finnish teaching hospital during 25 years Maija Heiro, Hans Helenius, Saija Hurme, Timo Savunen, Kaj Metsärinne, Erik Engblom, Jukka Nikoskelainen, and Pirkko Kotilainen BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 49. Published online 2008 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-49.PMCID: PMC2383901 Effects of resuscitation with crystalloid fluids on cardiac function in patients with severe sepsis Zhi Xun Fang, Yu Feng Li, Xiao Qing Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Jin Song Zhang, Hai Ming Xia, Guo Ping Xing, Wei Ping Shu, Ling Shen, and Guo Qing Yin BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 50. Published online 2008 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-50.PMCID: PMC2364628 PCR-DGGE assessment of the bacterial diversity of breast milk in women with lactational infectious mastitis Susana Delgado, Rebeca Arroyo, Rocío Martín, and Juan M Rodríguez BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 51. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-51.PMCID: PMC2383900 Predictors of mortality in HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in a rural hospital in Tanzania Asgeir Johannessen, Ezra Naman, Bernard J Ngowi, Leiv Sandvik, Mecky I Matee, Henry E Aglen, Svein G Gundersen, and Johan N Bruun BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 52. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-52.PMCID: PMC2364629 The impact and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in Scotland for those aged 65 and over during winter 2003/2004 John D Mooney, Amanda Weir, Jim McMenamin, Lewis D Ritchie, Tatania V Macfarlane, Colin R Simpson, Syed Ahmed, Chris Robertson, and Stuart C Clarke BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 53. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-53.PMCID: PMC2386805 Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of the Ehrlichia sp. from Panola Mountain in Amblyomma americanum Amanda D Loftis, Tonya R Mixson, Ellen Y Stromdahl, Michael J Yabsley, Laurel E Garrison, Phillip C Williamson, Robert R Fitak, Paul A Fuerst, Daryl J Kelly, and Keith W Blount BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 54. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-54.PMCID: PMC2394526 Differential effects of antibiotics in combination with G-CSF on survival and polymorphonuclear granulocyte cell functions in septic rats Artur Bauhofer, Markus Huttel, Wilfried Lorenz, Daniel I Sessler, and Alexander Torossian BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 55. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-55.PMCID: PMC2386131 MBL2 and Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users Elizabeth E Brown, Mingdong Zhang, Rebecca Zarin-Pass, Toralf Bernig, Fan-Chen Tseng, Nianqing Xiao, Meredith Yeager, Brian R Edlin, Stephen J Chanock, and Thomas R O'Brien BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 57. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-57.PMCID: PMC2413243 Seroprevalence of Bartonella spp. infection in HIV patients in Catalonia, Spain Immaculada Pons, Isabel Sanfeliu, María Mercedes Nogueras, Montserrat Sala, Manuel Cervantes, M José Amengual, and Ferran Segura BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 58. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-58.PMCID: PMC2390557 Immune correlates of CD4 decline in HIV-infected patients experiencing virologic failure before undergoing treatment interruption Kenneth H Huang, Mona R Loutfy, Christos M Tsoukas, and Nicole F Bernard BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 59. Published online 2008 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-59.PMCID: PMC2405786 Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in a high income country: A report of four unrelated cases Stefan H Blaas, Ralf Mütterlein, Johannes Weig, Albert Neher, Bernd Salzberger, Norbert Lehn, and Ludmila Naumann BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 60. Published online 2008 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-60.PMCID: PMC2413242 Non-travel related Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections in the Netherlands; A case series 2004 – 2006 Katrine Borgen, Tineke Herremans, Erwin Duizer, Harry Vennema, Saskia Rutjes, Arnold Bosman, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, and Marion Koopmans BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 61. Published online 2008 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-61.PMCID: PMC2413240 Take the sex out of STI screening! Views of young women on implementing chlamydia screening in General Practice Natasha L Pavlin, Rhian Parker, Christopher K Fairley, Jane M Gunn, and Jane Hocking BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 62. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-62.PMCID: PMC2394525 Serological evidence for human cystic echinococcosis in Slovenia Jernej Logar, Barbara Soba, and Tadeja Kotar BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 63. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-63.PMCID: PMC2412869 UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol.e Michelle J Alfa, Christine Dueck, Nancy Olson, Pat DeGagne, Selena Papetti, Alana Wald, Evelyn Lo, and Godfrey Harding BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 64. Published online 2008 May 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-64.PMCID: PMC2390558 Screening for tuberculosis infection among newly arrived asylum seekers: Comparison of QuantiFERON®TB Gold with tuberculin skin test Brita Askeland Winje, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Turid Mannsåker, Anette Skistad Jeppesen, Ingunn Harstad, Berit Tafjord Heier, and Einar Heldal BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 65. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-65.PMCID: PMC2405787 Potential impact of infant feeding recommendations on mortality and HIV-infection in children born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a simulation Julius Atashili, Linda Kalilani, Vidyunmala Seksaria, and Emily E Sickbert-Bennett BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 66. Published online 2008 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-66.PMCID: PMC2396166 Incidence and impact on clinical outcome of infections with piperacillin/tazobactam resistant Escherichia coli in ICU: A retrospective study Agnès Meybeck, Jean-Damien Ricard, Guilène Barnaud, Mathieu Eveillard, Guillaume Chevrel, Roman Mounier, and Didier Dreyfuss BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 67. Published online 2008 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-67.PMCID: PMC2409345 Presence of qnr gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to ciprofloxacin isolated from pediatric patients in China Aihua Wang, Yonghong Yang, Quan Lu, Yi Wang, Yuan Chen, Li Deng, Hui Ding, Qiulian Deng, Hong Zhang, Chuanqing Wang, Lan Liu, Xiwei Xu, Li Wang, and Xuzhuang Shen BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 68. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-68.PMCID: PMC2409344 Frequency distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in different geographical regions of Pakistan and their possible routes of transmission Muhammad Idrees and Sheikh Riazuddin BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 69. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-69.PMCID: PMC2409346 Healthcare-associated infections in pediatric cancer patients: results of a prospective surveillance study from university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland Arne Simon, Roland A Ammann, Udo Bode, Gudrun Fleischhack, Hans-Martin Wenchel, Dorothee Schwamborn, Chara Gravou, Paul-Gerhardt Schlegel, Stefan Rutkowski, Claudia Dannenberg, Dieter Körholz, Hans Jürgen Laws, and Michael H Kramer BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 70. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-70.PMCID: PMC2408583 Fluoroquinolone resistance during 2000–2005 : An observational study Richard J Ryan, Chris Lindsell, and Paul Sheehan BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 71. Published online 2008 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-71.PMCID: PMC2424048 Patient and provider delay in tuberculosis suspects from communities with a high HIV prevalence in South Africa: A cross-sectional study Graeme Meintjes, Hennie Schoeman, Chelsea Morroni, Douglas Wilson, and Gary Maartens BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 72. Published online 2008 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-72.PMCID: PMC2413241 Geographical information system and predictive risk maps of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria Uwem F Ekpo, Chiedu F Mafiana, Clement O Adeofun, Adewale RT Solarin, and Adewumi B Idowu BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 74. Published online 2008 May 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-74.PMCID: PMC2438363 HIV-1, HSV-2 and syphilis among pregnant women in a rural area of Tanzania: Prevalence and risk factors Khadija I Yahya-Malima, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Mecky I Matee, Knut Fylkesnes, and Lars Haarr BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 75. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-75.PMCID: PMC2423369 Estimation of the incidence of genital warts and the cost of illness in Germany: A cross-sectional study Peter Hillemanns, J Gabrielle Breugelmans, Friederike Gieseking, Stève Bénard, Emilie Lamure, Kavi J Littlewood, and Karl U Petry BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 76. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-76.PMCID: PMC2438362 HIV-1 Tat protein alter the tight junction integrity and function of retinal pigment epithelium: an in vitro study Ling Bai, Zhenping Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xiumei Li, Qiurong Yu, Haotian Lin, and Wenhui Yang BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 77. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-77.PMCID: PMC2430207 Age-specific seroprevalence of hepatitis A in Antananarivo (Madagascar) Vaomalala Raharimanga, Jean-François Carod, Charles-Emile Ramarokoto, Jean-Baptiste Chrétien, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Antoine Talarmin, and Vincent Richard BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 78. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-78.PMCID: PMC2435538 Acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Silvia Minelli, Maria Cristina Bossa, Gian Piero Testore, Francesca Leonardis, Silvia Natoli, and Cartesio Favalli BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 79. Published online 2008 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-79.PMCID: PMC2443154 Emergence of Carbapenem resistant Gram negative and vancomycin resistant Gram positive organisms in bacteremic isolates of febrile neutropenic patients: A descriptive study Seema Irfan, Faiza Idrees, Vikram Mehraj, Faizah Habib, Salman Adil, and Rumina Hasan BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 80. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-80.PMCID: PMC2442601 Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2–29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Martin Antonio, Hannah Dada-Adegbola, Ekow Biney, Tim Awine, John O'Callaghan, Valentin Pfluger, Godwin Enwere, Brown Okoko, Claire Oluwalana, Adeola Vaughan, Syed MA Zaman, Gerd Pluschke, Brian M Greenwood, Felicity Cutts, and Richard A Adegbola BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 81. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-81.PMCID: PMC2440749 Hepatitis C virus prevalence and genetic diversity among pregnant women in Gabon, central Africa Guy-Roger Ndong-Atome, Maria Makuwa, Richard Njouom, Michel Branger, Francoise Brun-Vézinet, Antoine Mahé, Dominique Rousset, and Mirdad Kazanji BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 82. Published online 2008 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-82.PMCID: PMC2442078 An individual-based network model to evaluate interventions for controlling pneumococcal transmission Diana Karlsson, Andreas Jansson, Birgitta Henriques Normark, and Patric Nilsson BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 83. Published online 2008 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-83.PMCID: PMC2442080 Brain injury-associated biomarkers of TGF-beta1, S100B, GFAP, NF-L, tTG, AbetaPP, and tau were concomitantly enhanced and the UPS was impaired during acute brain injury caused by Toxocara canis in mice Chien-Wei Liao, Chia-Kwung Fan, Ting-Chang Kao, Dar-Der Ji, Kua-Eyre Su, Yun-Ho Lin, and Wen-Long Cho BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 84. Published online 2008 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-84.PMCID: PMC2442079 Human Papillomavirus type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in Uganda Michael Odida, Silvia de Sanjosé, Wim Quint, Xavier F Bosch, Joellen Klaustermeier, and Elisabete Weiderpass BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 85. Published online 2008 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-85.PMCID: PMC2459185 Multiplex cytokine profile from dengue patients: MIP-1beta and IFN-gamma as predictive factors for severity Fernando A Bozza, Oswaldo G Cruz, Sonia MO Zagne, Elzinandes L Azeredo, Rita MR Nogueira, Edson F Assis, Patricia T Bozza, and Claire F Kubelka BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 86. Published online 2008 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-86.PMCID: PMC2474613 Induction of beta defensin 2 by NTHi requires TLR2 mediated MyD88 and IRAK-TRAF6-p38MAPK signaling pathway in human middle ear epithelial cells Haa-Yung Lee, Tamotsu Takeshita, Jun Shimada, Arsen Akopyan, Jeong-Im Woo, Huiqi Pan, Sung K Moon, Ali Andalibi, Rae-Kil Park, Sung-Ho Kang, Shin-Seok Kang, Robert Gellibolian, and David J Lim BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 87. Published online 2008 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-87.PMCID: PMC2447838 Analysis of risk factors for T. brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness within villages in south-east Uganda Thomas Zoller, Eric M Fèvre, Susan C Welburn, Martin Odiit, and Paul G Coleman BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 88. Published online 2008 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-88.PMCID: PMC2447837 Utility of CD4 cell counts for early prediction of virological failure during antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting Motasim Badri, Stephen D Lawn, and Robin Wood BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 89. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-89.PMCID: PMC2459184 Survey of childhood empyema in Asia: Implications for detecting the unmeasured burden of culture-negative bacterial disease Batmunkh Nyambat, Paul E Kilgore, Dong Eun Yong, Dang Duc Anh, Chen-Hsun Chiu, Xuzhuang Shen, Luis Jodar, Timothy L Ng, Hans L Bock, and William P Hausdorff BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 90. Published online 2008 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-90.PMCID: PMC2474840 Use of multiple methods for genotyping Fusarium during an outbreak of contact lens associated fungal keratitis in Singapore Roland Jureen, Tse H Koh, Grace Wang, Louis YA Chai, Ai L Tan, Tracy Chai, Yong W Wong, Yue Wang, Paul A Tambyah, Roger Beuerman, and Donald Tan BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 92. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-92.PMCID: PMC2483985 Risk factors for poor virological outcome at 12 months in a workplace-based antiretroviral therapy programme in South Africa: A cohort study Katherine L Fielding, Salome Charalambous, Amy L Stenson, Lindiwe F Pemba, Des J Martin, Robin Wood, Gavin J Churchyard, and Alison D Grant BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 93. Published online 2008 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-93.PMCID: PMC2494994 Childhood TB epidemiology and treatment outcomes in Thailand: a TB active surveillance network, 2004 to 2006 Rangsima Lolekha, Amornrat Anuwatnonthakate, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Surin Sumnapun, Norio Yamada, Wanpen Wattanaamornkiat, Wanchai Sattayawuthipong, Pricha Charusuntonsri, Natpatou Sanguanwongse, Charles D Wells, and Jay K Varma BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 94. Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-94.PMCID: PMC2483984 Clinical case review: A method to improve identification of true clinical and radiographic pneumonia in children meeting the World Health Organization definition for pneumonia Taneli Puumalainen, Beatriz Quiambao, Erma Abucejo-Ladesma, Socorro Lupisan, Tarja Heiskanen-Kosma, Petri Ruutu, Marilla G Lucero, Hanna Nohynek, Eric AF Simoes, Ian Riley, and the ARIVAC Research Consortium BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 95. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-95.PMCID: PMC2492864 Invasive pneumococcal infections among persons with and without underlying medical conditions: Implications for prevention strategies Peter Klemets, Outi Lyytikäinen, Petri Ruutu, Jukka Ollgren, and J Pekka Nuorti BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 96. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-96.PMCID: PMC2507715 Default from tuberculosis treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Who are these defaulters and why do they default? Epco Hasker, Maksad Khodjikhanov, Shakhnoz Usarova, Umid Asamidinov, Umida Yuldashova, Marieke J van der Werf, Gulnoz Uzakova, and Jaap Veen BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 97. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-97.PMCID: PMC2492865 Evaluation and optimization of a commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae IgA antibodies Olfa Frikha-Gargouri, Radhouane Gdoura, Abir Znazen, Nozha Ben Arab, Jalel Gargouri, Mounir Ben Jemaa, and Adnene Hammami BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 98. Published online 2008 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-98.PMCID: PMC2515311 Estimating Chikungunya prevalence in La Réunion Island outbreak by serosurveys: Two methods for two critical times of the epidemic Patrick Gérardin, Vanina Guernier, Joëlle Perrau, Adrian Fianu, Karin Le Roux, Philippe Grivard, Alain Michault, Xavier de Lamballerie, Antoine Flahault, and François Favier BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 99. Published online 2008 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-99.PMCID: PMC2528011 A cohort study to evaluate persistence of hepatitis B immunogenicity after administration of hexavalent vaccines Cristina Giambi, Antonino Bella, Antonella Barale, Domenico Montù, Maria Marchisio, Maurizio Oddone, Salvatore Zito, Maria Rapicetta, Paola Chionne, Elisabetta Madonna, and Marta L Ciofi degli Atti BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 100. Published online 2008 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-100.PMCID: PMC2527316 Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes and drug susceptibility pattern of isolates from tuberculosis patients in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda Benon B Asiimwe, Solomon Ghebremichael, Gunilla Kallenius, Tuija Koivula, and Moses L Joloba BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 101. Published online 2008 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-101.PMCID: PMC2519071 Taurolidine-citrate lock solution (TauroLock) significantly reduces CVAD-associated grampositive infections in pediatric cancer patients Arne Simon, Roland A Ammann, Gertrud Wiszniewsky, Udo Bode, Gudrun Fleischhack, and Mette M Besuden BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 102. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-102.PMCID: PMC2515312 Cost-effectiveness of introducing a rotavirus vaccine in developing countries: The case of Mexico Atanacio Valencia-Mendoza, Stefano M Bertozzi, Juan-Pablo Gutierrez, and Robbin Itzler BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 103. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-103.PMCID: PMC2527317 Early indicators of exposure to biological threat agents using host gene profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells Rina Das, Rasha Hammamieh, Roger Neill, George V Ludwig, Steven Eker, Patrick Lincoln, Preveen Ramamoorthy, Apsara Dhokalia, Sachin Mani, Chanaka Mendis, Christiano Cummings, Brian Kearney, Atabak Royaee, Xiao-Zhe Huang, Chrysanthi Paranavitana, Leonard Smith, Sheila Peel, Niranjan Kanesa-Thasan, David Hoover, Luther E Lindler, David Yang, Erik Henchal, and Marti Jett BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 104. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-104.PMCID: PMC2542375 Molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant malaria in western Kenya highlands Daibin Zhong, Yaw Afrane, Andrew Githeko, Liwang Cui, David M Menge, and Guiyun Yan BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 105. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-105.PMCID: PMC2533336 Uptake of HIV testing and outcomes within a Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programme to treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Malawi: a descriptive study Paluku Bahwere, Ellen Piwoz, Marthias C Joshua, Kate Sadler, Caroline H Grobler-Tanner, Saul Guerrero, and Steve Collins BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 106. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-106.PMCID: PMC2536666 Cytomegalovirus Infections among African-Americans Isca R Wilms, Al M Best, and Stuart P Adler BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 107. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-107.PMCID: PMC2529299 Regional differences in HIV prevalence among drug users in China: potential for future spread of HIV? Mirjam Kretzschmar, Weidong Zhang, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Lan Wang, Xinhua Sun, Alexander Kraemer, and Fan Lv BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 108. Published online 2008 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-108.PMCID: PMC2518554 The Recent-Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains among Iranian and Afghan Relapse Cases: a DNA-fingerprinting using RFLP and spoligotyping Parissa-Farnia, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Mohammad Varahram, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Mojtaba Ahmadi, Mehdi Khazampour, Payam Tabarsi, Parvaneh Baghei, Mojtaba Marjane, Muslam Bahadori, Abolhasan Zia Zarifi, and Ali Akbar Velayati BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 109. Published online 2008 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-109.PMCID: PMC2518555 Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in Western Uganda Rubaihayo John, Moghusu Ezekiel, Clouds Philbert, and Abaasa Andrew BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 110. Published online 2008 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-110.PMCID: PMC2518556 Seroprevalence of HHV-8, CMV, and EBV among the general population in Ghana, West Africa Andrew A Adjei, Henry B Armah, Foster Gbagbo, Isaac Boamah, Clement Adu-Gyamfi, and Isaac Asare BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 111. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-111.PMCID: PMC2528010 Neonatal tetanus in Turkey; what has changed in the last decade? Bunyamin Dikici, Hakan Uzun, Ebru Yilmaz-Keskin, Taskin Tas, Ali Gunes, Halil Kocamaz, Capan Konca, and Mehmet A Tas BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 112. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-112.PMCID: PMC2527608 Rabies trend in China (1990–2007) and post-exposure prophylaxis in the Guangdong province Han Si, Zhong-Min Guo, Yuan-Tao Hao, Yu-Ge Liu, Ding-Mei Zhang, Shao-Qi Rao, and Jia-Hai Lu BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 113. Published online 2008 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-113.PMCID: PMC2532688 Increasing the frequency of hand washing by healthcare workers does not lead to commensurate reductions in staphylococcal infection in a hospital ward Clive B Beggs, Simon J Shepherd, and Kevin G Kerr BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 114. Published online 2008 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-114.PMCID: PMC2553083 A highly efficacious pediculicide based on dimeticone: Randomized observer blinded comparative trial Jorg Heukelbach, Daniel Pilger, Fabíola A Oliveira, Adak Khakban, Liana Ariza, and Hermann Feldmeier BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 115. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-115.PMCID: PMC2553415 Impact of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Outcomes in Patients with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: A Cohort Study Kerri A Thom, Marin L Schweizer, Regina B Osih, Jessina C McGregor, Jon P Furuno, Eli N Perencevich, and Anthony D Harris BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 116. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-116.PMCID: PMC2551598 Pandemic influenza in Australia: Using telephone surveys to measure perceptions of threat and willingness to comply Margo Barr, Beverley Raphael, Melanie Taylor, Garry Stevens, Louisa Jorm, Michael Giffin, and Sanja Lujic BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 117. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-117.PMCID: PMC2556339 Outcome of HIV-associated Pneumocystis pneumonia in hospitalized patients from 2000 through 2003 Saba Radhi, Travis Alexander, Michelle Ukwu, Samer Saleh, and Alison Morris BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 118. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-118.PMCID: PMC2551597 Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus among intrapartum patients in Kabul, Afghanistan Catherine S Todd, Malalay Ahmadzai, Faridullah Atiqzai, Suellen Miller, Jeffrey M Smith, Syed Alef Shah Ghazanfar, and Steffanie A Strathdee BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 119. Published online 2008 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-119.PMCID: PMC2557011 Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: Findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England Vivian Hope, Jo Kimber, Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman, and Fortune Ncube BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 120. Published online 2008 September 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-120.PMCID: PMC2600824 Gene expression changes linked to antimicrobial resistance, oxidative stress, iron depletion and retained motility are observed when Burkholderia cenocepacia grows in cystic fibrosis sputum Pavel Drevinek, Matthew TG Holden, Zhaoping Ge, Andrew M Jones, Ian Ketchell, Ryan T Gill, and Eshwar Mahenthiralingam BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 121. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-121.PMCID: PMC2559838 Retrospective study of adenovirus in autopsied pulmonary tissue of pediatric fatal pneumonia in South China Zhi-Ying Ou, Qi-Yi Zeng, Feng-Hua Wang, Hui-Min Xia, Jun-Peng Lu, Jian-Qing Xia, Si-Tang Gong, Li Deng, Jian-Tao Zhang, and Rong Zhou BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 122. Published online 2008 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-122.PMCID: PMC2566980 Impact of viral replication inhibition by entecavir on peripheral T lymphocyte subpopulations in chronic hepatitis B patients Jing You, Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Lin Zhuang, Yun-Li Li, Hua Lei, Jun Liu, Hong-Ying Chen, Bao-Zhang Tang, and Jun-Hua Huang BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 123. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-123.PMCID: PMC2570678 Activity of the Bacillus anthracis 20 kDa protective antigen component Rasha Hammamieh, Wilson J Ribot, Terry G Abshire, Marti Jett, and John Ezzell BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 124. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-124.PMCID: PMC2564935 The spatial distribution of leprosy in four villages in Bangladesh: An observational study EAJ Fischer, D Pahan, SK Chowdhury, L Oskam, and JH Richardus BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 125. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-125.PMCID: PMC2564933 The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: An observational study EAJ Fischer, D Pahan, SK Chowdhury, and JH Richardus BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 126. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-126.PMCID: PMC2564934 The role of polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin in treating HIV-infected children with severe bacterial infections: A retrospective cohort study Lyen C Huang, Landon Myer, and Heather B Jaspan BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 127. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-127.PMCID: PMC2570677 A large waterborne outbreak of campylobacteriosis in Norway: The need to focus on distribution system safety Irena Jakopanec, Katrine Borgen, Line Vold, Helge Lund, Tore Forseth, Raisa Hannula, and Karin Nygård BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 128. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-128.PMCID: PMC2567324 Empyema associated with community-acquired pneumonia: A Pediatric Investigator's Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study Joanne M Langley, James D Kellner, Nataly Solomon, Joan L Robinson, Nicole Le Saux, Jane McDonald, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Ben Tan, Upton Allen, Simon Dobson, and Heather Joudrey BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 129. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-129.PMCID: PMC2571094 Investigating the effects of climate variations on bacillary dysentery incidence in northeast China using ridge regression and hierarchical cluster analysis Desheng Huang, Peng Guan, Junqiao Guo, Ping Wang, and Baosen Zhou BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 130. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-130.PMCID: PMC2569063 Mutation detection analysis of a region of 16S-like ribosomal RNA gene of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii Subhash Chandra Parija and Krishna Khairnar BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 131. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-131.PMCID: PMC2570676 HIV Testing and Care in Canadian Aboriginal Youth: A community based mixed methods study Judy E Mill, Randy C Jackson, Catherine A Worthington, Chris P Archibald, Tom Wong, Ted Myers, Tracey Prentice, and Susan Sommerfeldt BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 132. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-132.PMCID: PMC2573888 Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Dorit Sohr, Juliane Bruderek, and Petra Gastmeier BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 133. Published online 2008 October 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-133.PMCID: PMC2569947 Lysozyme M deficiency leads to an increased susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced otitis media Jun Shimada, Sung K Moon, Haa-Yung Lee, Tamotsu Takeshita, Huiqi Pan, Jeong-Im Woo, Robert Gellibolian, Noboru Yamanaka, and David J Lim BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 134. Published online 2008 October 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-134.PMCID: PMC2575207 Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in the Marches region (Italy): 1997–2007 Marcello M D'Errico, Pamela Barbadoro, Sonia Bacelli, Elisabetta Esposto, Vania Moroni, Federica Scaccia, Luana Tantucci, Emilia Prospero, and the AFP Study Group BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 135. Published online 2008 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-135.PMCID: PMC2576306 Durability of Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine among Advanced HIV-1 Infected Patients with/without Prior Co-administration of Rifampicin: A 144-week Prospective Study Weerawat Manosuthi, Preecha Tantanathip, Wisit Prasithisirikul, Sirirat Likanonsakul, and Somnuek Sungkanuparph BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 136. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-136.PMCID: PMC2577100 Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003–2006: an observational study Neema Mtunthama, Stephen B Gordon, Temwa Kusimbwe, Eduard E Zijlstra, Malcolm E Molyneux, and Neil French BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 137. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-137.PMCID: PMC2576305 Biocontrol of larval mosquitoes by Acilius sulcatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Goutam Chandra, Samir K Mandal, Arup K Ghosh, Dipanwita Das, Siddhartha S Banerjee, and Sumanta Chakraborty BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 138. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-138.PMCID: PMC2573887 Differences between naive and memory T cell phenotype in Malawian and UK adolescents: a role for Cytomegalovirus? Anne Ben-Smith, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Sian Floyd, Rosemary E Weir, Maeve K Lalor, Hazzie Mvula, Amelia C Crampin, Diana Wallace, Peter CL Beverley, Paul EM Fine, and Hazel M Dockrell BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 139. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-139.PMCID: PMC2596152 School based screening for tuberculosis infection in Norway: comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with interferon-gamma release assay Brita Askeland Winje, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Turid Mannsåker, Ingvild Nesthus Ly, Ingunn Harstad, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, and Einar Heldal BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 140. Published online 2008 October 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-140.PMCID: PMC2576307 An A2A adenosine receptor agonist, ATL313, reduces inflammation and improves survival in murine sepsis models Christopher C Moore, Edward N Martin, Grace H Lee, Tom Obrig, Joel Linden, and W Michael Scheld BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 141. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-141.PMCID: PMC2588444 High risk for occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Pune, India Amita Gupta, Shuchi Anand, Jayagowri Sastry, Anandini Krisagar, Anita Basavaraj, Shreepad M Bhat, Nikhil Gupte, Robert C Bollinger, and Arjun L Kakrani BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 142. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-142.PMCID: PMC2588594 Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study Andreas Jansen, Klaus Stark, Jan Kunkel, Eckart Schreier, Ralf Ignatius, Oliver Liesenfeld, Dirk Werber, Ulf B Göbel, Martin Zeitz, and Thomas Schneider BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 143. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-143.PMCID: PMC2596151 Outcome of protease inhibitor substitution with nevirapine in HIV-1 infected children M Isabel Gonzalez-Tome, Jose Tomas Ramos Amador, M Jose Mellado Peña, M Luisa Navarro Gomez, Pablo Rojo Conejo, and Pablo Martin Fontelos BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 144. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-144.PMCID: PMC2584640 Procalcitonin levels in acute exacerbation of COPD admitted in ICU: a prospective cohort study Cédric Daubin, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Astrid Vabret, Michel Ramakers, Sabine Fradin, Nicolas Terzi, François Freymuth, Pierre Charbonneau, and Damien du Cheyron BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 145. Published online 2008 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-145.PMCID: PMC2577677 Nitric oxide production in the exhaled air of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to HIV co-infection Jonna Idh, Anna Westman, Daniel Elias, Feleke Moges, Assefa Getachew, Aschalew Gelaw, Tommy Sundqvist, Tony Forslund, Addis Alemu, Belete Ayele, Ermias Diro, Endalkachew Melese, Yared Wondmikun, Sven Britton, Olle Stendahl, and Thomas Schön BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 146. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-146.PMCID: PMC2596154 Prevalence of HCV and HIV infections in 2005-Earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan Saeed Khan, Mohammad A Rai, Adnan Khan, Amber Farooqui, Shahana U Kazmi, and Syed H Ali BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 147. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-147.PMCID: PMC2583978 Risk factors for negative blood cultures in adult medical inpatients – a retrospective analysis Boris P Ehrenstein, Vera Ehrenstein, Christine Henke, Hans-Jörg Linde, Bernd Salzberger, Jürgen Schölmerich, and Thomas Glück BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 148. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-148.PMCID: PMC2582035 Influence of rub-in technique on required application time and hand coverage in hygienic hand disinfection Günter Kampf, Mirja Reichel, Yvonne Feil, Sven Eggerstedt, and Paul-Michael Kaulfers BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 149. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-149.PMCID: PMC2600642 Serological survey on immunity status against polioviruses in children and adolescents living in a border region, Apulia (Southern Italy) Silvio Tafuri, Rosa Prato, Domenico Martinelli, Agata Calvario, Anna Bozzi, Michele Labianca, Annamaria Patti, Pietro Luigi Lopalco, and Cinzia Germinario BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 150. Published online 2008 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-150.PMCID: PMC2585574 Pediatric campylobacteriosis in northern Taiwan from 2003 to 2005 Ji-Rong Yang, Ho-Sheng Wu, Chuen-Sheue Chiang, and Jung-Jung Mu BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 151. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-151.PMCID: PMC2584641 Investigation of Swedish cases reveals an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a Norwegian hotel with possible links to in-house water systems Agnes Hajdu, Line Vold, Torild A Østmo, Anna Helleve, Sigrid R Helgebostad, Truls Krogh, Lucy Robertson, Birgitta de Jong, and Karin Nygård BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 152. Published online 2008 November 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-152.PMCID: PMC2606681 Ability of online drug databases to assist in clinical decision-making with infectious disease therapies Hyla H Polen, Antonia Zapantis, Kevin A Clauson, Jennifer Jebrock, and Mark Paris BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 153. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-153.PMCID: PMC2613899 Streptococcus intermedius causing infective endocarditis and abscesses: a report of three cases and review of the literature MaryAnn P Tran, Molly Caldwell-McMillan, Walid Khalife, and Vincent B Young BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 154. Published online 2008 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-154.PMCID: PMC2600825 Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study Masao Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Sumihito Tamura, Junichi Kaneko, Yuichi Matsui, Junichi Togashi, Kyoji Moriya, Kazuhiko Koike, and Masatoshi Makuuchi BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 155. Published online 2008 November 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-155.PMCID: PMC2625350 Cytokine activation is predictive of mortality in Zambian patients with AIDS-related diarrhoea Isaac Zulu, Ghaniah Hassan, Lungowe Njobvu RN, Winnie Dhaliwal, Sandie Sianongo, and Paul Kelly BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 156. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-156.PMCID: PMC2605754 Risky sexual practices among youth attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania W Urassa, C Moshiro, G Chalamilla, F Mhalu, and E Sandstrom BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 159. Published online 2008 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-159.PMCID: PMC2596153 Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study Sang-Man Jin, Hyun Ju Lee, Eun-Ah Park, Ho Yun Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Seok-Chul Yang, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, and Jae-Joon Yim BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 160. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-160.PMCID: PMC2613900 Knowledge of causes, clinical features and diagnosis of common zoonoses among medical practitioners in Tanzania Kunda John, Rudovic Kazwala, and Godfrey S Mfinanga BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 162. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-162.PMCID: PMC2611996 Impact of previous sepsis on the accuracy of procalcitonin for the early diagnosis of blood stream infection in critically ill patients Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Sylvain Ladoire, Aurélie Snauwaert, Sébastien Prin, Serge Aho, André Pechinot, Niels-Olivier Olsson, Bernard Blettery, Jean-Marc Doise, and Jean-Pierre Quenot BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 163. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-163.PMCID: PMC2614426 Comparative study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection due to genotypes 1 and 3 referred for treatment in southeast Brazil Aline G Vigani, Maria H Pavan, Raquel Tozzo, Eduardo SL Gonçales, Adriana Feltrin, Viviane C Fais, Maria SK Lazarini, Neiva SL Gonçales, and Fernando L Gonçales, Jr BMC Infect Dis. 2008; 8: 164. 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