Latest Article Alert from BMC Infectious Diseases

The latest articles from BMC Infectious Diseases, published between 28-Apr-2012 and 28-May-2012

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Study protocol
A multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in older people admitted to hospital: the PLACIDE study protocol
Allen SJ, Wareham K, Bradley C, Harris W, Dhar A, Brown H, Foden A, Cheung W, Gravenor MB, Plummer S, Phillips CJ, Mack D
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:108 (6 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/108/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-108.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22559011

Case report
Recurrent 6th nerve palsy in a child following different live attenuated vaccines: case report
Cheng DR, Crawford NW, Hayman M, Buckley C, Buttery JP
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:105 (30 April 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/105/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-105.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22545865

Correspondence
"Blind periods" in screening for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy in Austria - a debate
Sagel U, Krämer A, Mikolajczyk RT
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:118 (16 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/118/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-118.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22591211

Research article
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 1990-2010
Castañeda E, Agudelo C, De Antonio R, Rosselli D, Calderón C, Ortega-Barria E, Colindres RE
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:124 (28 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/124/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-124.pdf

Research article
Blood leukocytes from benznidazole-treated indeterminate chagas disease patients display an overall type-1-modulated cytokine profile upon short-term in vitro stimulation with trypanosoma cruzi antigens
Sathler-Avelar R, Vitelli-Avelar D, Elói-Santos S, Gontijo E, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho O
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:123 (24 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/123/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-123.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22625224

Research article
Characterization of Shigella sonnei in Malaysia, an increasingly prevalent etiologic agent of local shigellosis cases
Koh X, Chiou C, Ajam N, Watanabe H, Ahmad N, Thong K
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:122 (20 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/122/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-122.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22606962

Research article
Predictors and outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by miliary tuberculosis: a retrospective study in Chongqing, China
Deng W, Yu M, Ma H, Hu L, Chen G, Wang Y, Deng J, Li C, Tong J, Wang D
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:121 (20 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/121/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-121.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22607610

Research article
Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens
Nerandzic MM, Cadnum JL, Eckart KE, Donskey CJ
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:120 (16 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/120/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-120.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22591268

Research article
Prevalence and clinical features of respiratory syncytial virus in children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in northern Brazil
Lamarao L, Ramos F, Alencar de Mello W, Santos M, Barbagelata L, Justino M, Ferreira da Silva A, Quaresma A, Borges da Silva V, Burbano R, Linhares A
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:119 (16 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/119/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-119.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22591236

Research article
Clinical and Temporal Patterns of Severe Pneumonia Causing Critical Illness during Hajj
Mandourah Y, Al-Radi A, Ocheltree A, Ocheltree S, Fowler RA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:117 (16 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/117/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-117.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22591189

Research article
Increasing prevalence of ESBL production among Irish clinical Enterobacteriaceae from 2004 to 2008: an observational study
Fennell J, Vellinga A, Hanahoe B, Morris D, Boyle F, Higgins F, Lyons M, O'Connell K, Keady D, Cormican M
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:116 (15 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/116/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-116.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22587773

Research article
Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection in HIV-infected patients
Zhang L, Liu B, Zhang X, Li L, Xia X, Guo R
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:115 (14 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/115/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-115.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22583551

Research article
Current practices of partner notification among MSM with HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis in the Netherlands: an urgent need for improvement
van Aar F, Schreuder I, van Weert Y, Spijker R, Götz H, Op de Coul E, the partner notification group F
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:114 (14 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/114/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-114.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22583517

Research article
The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lewis D, Newton DC, Guy RJ, Ali H, Chen MY, Fairley CK, Hocking JS
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:113 (14 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/113/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-113.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22583480

Research article
Toll-like receptor 9 polymorphisms are associated with severity variables in a cohort of meningococcal meningitis survivors
Sanders MS, van Well GT, Ouburg S, Morré SA, van Furth A
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:112 (11 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/112/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-112.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22577991

Research article
Efficacy of sodium butyrate adjunct therapy in shigellosis: a randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled clinical trial
Raqib R, Sarker P, Mily A, Alam N, Arifuzzaman A, Rekha R, Andersson J, Gudmundsson GH, Cravioto A, Agerberth B
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:111 (10 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/111/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-111.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22574737

Research article
Epidemiological characteristics and societal burden of varicella zoster virus in the Netherlands
Pierik JG, Gumbs PD, Fortanier SA, Van Steenwijk PC, Postma MJ
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:110 (10 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/110/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-110.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22574722

Research article
Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of tcdA-negative variant clostridium difficile infections
Kim J, Pai H, Seo M, Kang J
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:109 (9 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/109/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-109.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22571633

Research article
Latent and subclinical tuberculosis in HIV infected patients: a cross-sectional study
Kall MM, Coyne KM, Garrett NJ, Boyd AE, Ashcroft AT, Reeves I, Anderson J, Bothamley GH
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:107 (4 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/107/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-107.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22558946

Research article
The status of invasive pneumococcal disease among children younger than 5 years of age in north-west Lombardy, Italy
Riva E, Salvini F, Garlaschi M, Radaelli G, Giovannini M
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:106 (3 May 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/106/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-106.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22554011




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