July 24, 2011

Latest Article Alert from BMC Infectious Diseases

The latest articles from BMC Infectious Diseases, published between 23-Jun-2011 and 23-Jul-2011

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Study protocol
Randomized controlled trial of pulse methyl prednisolone x placebo in treatment of pulmonary involvement associated with severe leptospirosis
Azevedo AC, Miranda-Filho DB, Henriques-Filho GT, Leite A, Ximenes RA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:186 (30 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/186/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-186.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21718474

Study protocol
Impact of early life exposures to geohelminth infections on the development of vaccine immunity, allergic sensitization, and allergic inflammatory diseases in children living in tropical Ecuador: the ECUAVIDA birth cohort study
Cooper PJ, Chico ME, Guadalupe I, Sandoval CA, Mitre E, Platts-Mills TA, Barreto ML, Rodrigues LC, Strachan DP, Griffin GE
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:184 (29 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/184/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/184
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-184.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21714922

Research article
Successive influenza virus infection and Streptococcus pneumoniae stimulation alter human dendritic cell function
Wu Y, Mao H, Ling M, Chow K, Ho P, Tu W, Lau Y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:201 (20 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/201/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-201.pdf

Research article
In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide
O'Hanlon DE, Moench TR, Cone RA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:200 (19 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/200/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-200.pdf

Research article
Analysis of CDC social control measures using an agent-based simulation of an influenza epidemic in a city
Yang Y, Atkinson PM, Ettema D
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:199 (18 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/199/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-199.pdf

Research article
The Contribution of Water Contact Behavior to the High Schistosoma mansoni Infection Rates Observed in the Senegal River Basin
Sow S, de Vlas SJ, Stelma F, Vereecken K, Gryseels B, Polman K
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:198 (18 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/198/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-198.pdf

Research article
Effectiveness of a MF-59TM-adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine to prevent 2009 influenza A/H1N1-related hospitalisation; a matched case-control study
Steens A, Wijnans EG, Dieleman JP, Sturkenboom MC, van der Sande MA, van der Hoek W
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:196 (18 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/196/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-196.pdf

Research article
Role of P27 -P55 operon from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the resistance to toxic compounds
Bianco MV, Blanco FC, Imperiale B, Forrellad MA, Rocha RV, Klepp LI, Cataldi AA, Morcillo N, Bigi F
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:195 (16 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/195/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-195.pdf

Research article
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Community-associated Clostridium difficile Infection: a nested case-control study
Kuntz JL, Chrischilles EA, Pendergast JF, Herwaldt LA, Polgreen PM
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:194 (15 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/194/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-194.pdf

Research article
High Rates of All-cause and Gastroenteritis-related Hospitalization Morbidity and Mortality among HIV-exposed Indian Infants
Singh HK, Gupte N, Kinikar A, Bharadwaj R, Sastry J, Suryavanshi N, Nayak U, Tripathy S, Paranjape R, Jamkar A, Bollinger RC, Gupta A, India Study Team S
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:193 (15 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/193/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-193.pdf

Research article
During the summer 2009 outbreak of "swine flu" in Scotland what respiratory pathogens were diagnosed as H1N1/2009?
Gunson RN, Carman WF
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:192 (13 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/192/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-192.pdf

Research article
Integrated monitoring and evaluation and environmental risk factors for urogenital schistosomiasis and active trachoma in Burkina Faso before preventative chemotherapy using sentinel sites
Koukounari A, Toure S, Donnelly CA, Ouedraogo A, Yoda B, Ky C, Kabore M, Bosque-Oliva E, Basanez M, Fenwick A, Webster JP
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:191 (12 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/191/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-191.pdf

Research article
Antiretroviral treatment reverses HIV-associated anemia in rural Tanzania
Johannessen A, Naman E, Gundersen SG, Bruun JN
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:190 (11 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/190/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-190.pdf

Research article
Soil transmitted helminths and schistosoma mansoni infections among school children in zarima town, northwest Ethiopia
Alemu A, Atnafu A, Addis Z, Shiferaw Y, Teklu T, Mathewos B, Birhan W, Gebretsadik S, Gelaw B
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:189 (9 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/189/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/189
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-189.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21740589

Research article
A clinical pathway for community-acquired pneumonia: an observational cohort study
Frei CR, Bell AM, Traugott KA, Jaso TC, Daniels KR, Mortensen EM, Restrepo MI, Oramasionwu CU, Ruiz AD, Mylchreest WR, Sikirica V, Raut MR, Fisher A, Schein JR
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:188 (6 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/188/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/188
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-188.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21733161

Research article
Unnecessary Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients
Werner NL, Hecker MT, Sethi AK, Donskey CJ
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:187 (5 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/187/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-187.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21729289

Research article
Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in the Netherlands is effective
Op de Coul EL, Hahne S, van Weert YW, Oomen P, Smit C, van der Ploeg KP, Notermans DW, Boer K, Van der Sande MA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:185 (30 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/185/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-185.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21718466

Research article
Bacterial infection profiles in lung cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.
Lanoix J, Pluquet E, Lescure F, Bentayeb H, Lecuyer E, Boutemy M, Dumont P, Jounieaux V, Schmit J, Dayen C, Douadi Y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:183 (27 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/183/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-183.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21707992

Research article
Severe morbidity and mortality in untreated HIV-infected children in a paediatric care programme in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 2004-2009
Desmonde S, Coffie P, Aka E, Amani-Bosse C, Messou E, Dabis F, Alioum A, Ciaranello A, Leroy V
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:182 (23 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/182/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/182
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-182.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21699728

Technical advance
Development and evaluation of reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of enterovirus 71
Shi W, Li K, Ji Y, Jiang Q, Shi M, Mi Z
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:197 (18 July 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/197/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-11-197.pdf


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