January 26, 2012

Latest Article Alert from BMC Infectious Diseases

The latest articles from BMC Infectious Diseases, published between 26-Dec-2011 and 25-Jan-2012

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Debate
The definition of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders: are we overestimating the real prevalence?
Gisslén M, Price RW, Nilsson S
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:356 (28 December 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/356/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/356
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-356.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22204557

Case report
Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient
VanderHeyden TR, Fimmel CJ, Yong SL, Breitschwerdt EB, Parada JP, Mihalik AR, Maggi RG
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:17 (23 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/17/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-17.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22269175

Case report
Intracardiac left atrial tuberculoma in an eleven-month-old infant: case report
Cantinotti M, De Gaudio M, de Martino M, Assanta N, Moschetti R, Veneruso G, Crocetti M, Murzi B, Chiappini E, Galli L
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:359 (30 December 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/359/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-359.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22208878

Case report
Influenza A/H1N1 septic shock in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. A case report
Tselios K, Tsioka R, Sarantopoulos A, Mouloudi E, Boura P
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:358 (29 December 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/358/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/358
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-358.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22206235

Correspondence
Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi District, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned
Borchert M, Mutyaba I, Van Kerkhove MD, Lutwama J, Luwaga H, Bisoborwa G, Turyagaruka J, Pirard P, Ndayimirije N, Roddy P, Van der Stuyft P
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:357 (28 December 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/357/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-357.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22204600

Research article
Physician experience and rates of plasma HIV-1 RNA suppression among illicit drug users: An observational study
Sangsari S, Milloy M, Ibrahim A, Kerr T, Zhang R, Montaner J, Wood E
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:22 (25 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/22/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-22.pdf

Research article
Treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents attending a community-based antiretroviral therapy clinic in South Africa.
Nglazi MD, Kranzer K, Holele P, Kaplan R, Mark D, Jaspan H, Lawn SD, Wood R, Bekker L
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:21 (25 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/21/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-21.pdf

Research article
Establishment of a leptospirosis model in guinea pigs using an epicutaneous inoculations route
Zhang Y, Lou X, Yang H, Zhang X, Guo X, He P, Jiang X
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:20 (25 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/20/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-20.pdf

Research article
Emergence of new leptospiral serovars in American Samoa - ascertainment or ecological change?
Lau CL, Skelly C, Smythe LD, Craig SB, Weinstein P
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:19 (25 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/19/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-19.pdf

Research article
Renal function in HIV-infected children and adolescents treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and protease inhibitors
Pontrelli G, Cotugno N, Amodio D, Zangari P, Tchidjou HK, Baldassari S, Palma P, Bernardi S
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:18 (23 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/18/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-18.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22269183

Research article
Mass drug administration significantly reduces infection of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in school children in the national control program in Sierra Leone
Hodges MH, Dada N, Warmsley A, Paye J, Bangura MM, Nyorkor ED, Sonnie M, Bah MS, Zhang Y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:16 (22 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/16/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-16.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264258

Research article
Soluble RAGE as a severity marker in community acquired pneumonia associated sepsis
Narvaez-Rivera RM, Rendon A, Salinas-Carmona MC, Rosas-Taraco AG
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:15 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/15/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-15.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264245

Research article
HIV patients treated with low-dose prednisolone exhibit lower immune activation than untreated patients
Kasang C, Ulmer A, Donhauser N, Schmidt B, Stich A, Klinker H, Kalluvya S, Koutsilieri E, Rethwilm A, Scheller C
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:14 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/14/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-14.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264238

Research article
Effects of adenosine A2A receptor activation and alanyl-glutamine in Clostridium difficile toxin-induced ileitis in rabbits and cecitis in mice
Warren CA, Calabrese GM, Li Y, Pawlowski SW, Figler RA, Rieger J, Ernst PB, Linden J, Guerrant RL
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:13 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/13/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-13.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264229

Research article
Differing clinical characteristics between influenza strains among young healthy adults in the tropics
Yap J, Tan C, Cook AR, Loh J, Tambyah PA, Tan B, Lee VJ
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:12 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/12/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-12.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264216

Research article
Hepatitis A among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, 1989-2010: insufficient control and need for new approaches
Tortajada C, Garcia de Olalla P, Diez E, Pinto RM, Bosch A, Perez U, Sanz M, Cayla JA, Working Group S
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:11 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/11/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-11.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22264382

Research article
Potential of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection phase-dependent antigens in the diagnosis of TB disease in a high burden setting
Chegou NN, Black GF, Loxton AG, Stanley K, Essone PN, Klein MR, Parida SK, Kaufmann SH, Doherty T, Friggen AH, Franken KL, Ottenhoff TH, Walzl G
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:10 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/10/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-10.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22260319

Research article
Drug resistance mutations and heteroresistance detected using the GenoType MTBDRplus assay and their implication for treatment outcomes in patients from Mumbai, India
Tolani M, D'souza D, Mistry N
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:9 (20 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/9/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-9.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22260344

Research article
A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection
de Souza DK, Quaye C, Mosi L, Addo P, Boakye DA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:8 (18 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/8/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-8.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22257432

Research article
Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010
Ahmed JA, Katz MA, Auko E, Njenga M, Weinberg M, Kapella BK, Burke H, Nyoka R, Gichangi A, Waiboci LW, Mahamud A, Qassim M, Swai B, Wagacha B, Mutonga D, Nguhi M, Breiman RF, Eidex RB
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:7 (17 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/7/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-7.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22251705

Research article
Placental malaria is associated with attenuated CD4 T-cell responses to tuberculin PPD 12 months after BCG vaccination
Walther B, Miles DJ, Waight P, Palmero MS, Ojuola O, Touray ES, Whittle H, van der Sande M, Crozier S, Flanagan KL
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:6 (14 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/6/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-6.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22243970

Research article
R-848 triggers the expression of TLR7/8 and suppresses HIV replication in monocytes
Nian H, Geng W, Cui H, Bao M, Zhang Z, Zhang M, Pan Y, Hu Q, Shang H
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:5 (14 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/5/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-5.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22243920

Research article
Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study
Dassanayake DL, Wimalaratna H, Nandadewa D, Nugaliyadda A, Ratnatunga CN, Agampodi SB
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:4 (13 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/4/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-4.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22243770

Research article
Klebsiella pneumoniae related community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: Clinical characteristics and treatment
Rammaert B, Goyet S, Beaute J, Hem S, Te V, Try P, Mayaud C, Borand L, Buchy P, Guillard B, Vong S
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:3 (10 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/3/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-3.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22233322

Research article
Definition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study
Tall H, Hugonnet S, Donnen P, Dramaix-Wilmet M, Kambou L, Drabo F, Mueller JE
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:2 (5 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/2/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-2.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22221583

Research article
High content live cell imaging for the discovery of new antimalarial marine natural products
Cervantes S, Stout EP, Prudhomme J, Engel S, Bruton M, Cervantes M, Carter D, Tae-Chang Y, Hay ME, Aalbersberg W, Kubanek J, Le Roch KG
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:1 (3 January 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/1/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-1.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22214291

Research article
Timeliness of contact tracing among flight passengers for influenza A/H1N1 2009
Swaan CM, Appels R, Kretzschmar ME, van Steenbergen JE
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:355 (28 December 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/355/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/355
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-355.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22204494


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