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Debate
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases in the post-seven valent vaccine era: A European perspective
Weil-Olivier C, van der Linden M, de Schutter I, Dagan R, Mantovani L
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:207 (7 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/207/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-207.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22954038

Case report
Transverse myelitis secondary to Melioidosis; A case report
Nandasiri S, Wimalaratna H, Manjula M, Corea E
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:232 (28 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/232/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-232.pdf

Case report
Triple valve endocarditis by mycobacterium tuberculosis. A case report
Shaikh Q, Mahmood F
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:231 (27 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/231/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-231.pdf

Case report
Chancre of the eyelid as manifestation of primary syphilis, and precocious chorioretinitis and uveitis in an HIV-infected patient: a case report
Cillino S, Di Pace F, Trizzino M, Li Vecchi V, Di Carlo P
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:226 (25 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/226/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-226.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23006858

Case report
Legionella pneumophila infection presenting as headache, confusion and dysarthria in a human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) positive patient: case report
Robbins NM, Kumar A, Blair BM
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:225 (22 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/225/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-225.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22998348

Case report
Cerebral vasculitis associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection
Camuset G, wolff v, marescaux c, abou-bacar a, candolfi e, lefebvre n, christmann d, hansmann y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:220 (14 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/220/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-220.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22978371

Case report
Streptococcus gordonii septic arthritis : two cases and review of literature
Yombi J, Belkhir L, Jocnkheere S, wilmes D, cornu O, Vandercam B, Rodriguez H
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:215 (13 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/215/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-215.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22974507

Research article
A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting
Caserta RA, Marra AR, Durao MS, Silva CV, Pavao dos Santos OF, Neves HS, Edmond MB, Timenestsky KT
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:234 (29 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/234/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-234.pdf

Research article
Variation in dengue virus plaque reduction neutralization testing: systematic review and pooled analysis
Rainwater Lovett K, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Cummings DA, Lessler J
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:233 (28 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/233/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-233.pdf

Research article
Performance comparison of phenotypic and molecular methods for detection and differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
Ahmad S, Khan Z, Asadzadeh M, Theyyathel A, Chandy R
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:230 (25 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/230/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-230.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23009343

Research article
Benchmarking HIV health care: from individual patient care to health care evaluation. An example from the EuroSIDA study
Podlekareva DN, Reekie J, Mocroft A, Losso M, Rakhmanova AG, Bakowska E, Karpov IA, Lazarus JV, Gatell J, Lundgren JD, Kirk O
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:229 (25 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/229/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-229.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23009317

Research article
Cefditoren: Comparative efficacy with other antimicrobials and risk factors for resistance in clinical isolates causing UTIs in outpatients
Hatzaki D, Poulakou G, Katsarolis I, Lambri N, Souli M, Deliolanis I, Nikolopoulos GK, Lebessi E, Giamarellou H
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:228 (25 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/228/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-228.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23009290

Research article
A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Hospitalized Patients: Clinical Characteristics, Medical Treatment, and Outcomes
Lipsky BA, Moran GJ, Napolitano LM, Vo L, Nicholson S, Kim M
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:227 (25 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/227/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-227.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23009247

Research article
Excessive proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine responses of human monocyte-derived macrophages to enterovirus 71 infection
Gong X, Zhou J, Zhu W, Liu N, Li J, Li L, Jin Y, Duan Z
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:224 (21 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/224/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-224.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22994237

Research article
Role of Helicobacter pylori cagA EPIYA motif and vacA genotypes for the development of gastrointestinal diseases in Southeast Asian countries: a meta-analysis
Sahara S, Sugimoto M, Vilaichone R, Mahachai V, Miyajima H, Furuta T, Yamaoka Y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:223 (21 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/223/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-223.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22994150

Research article
Antibacterial resistances in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women: ECO.SENS II data from primary health care in Austria
Kamenski G, Wagner G, Zehetmayer S, Fink W, Spiegel W, Hoffmann K
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:222 (18 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/222/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-222.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22989349

Research article
Gaps in the prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus between recommendations and routine practices in a highly endemic region: a provincial population-based study in China
Hu Y, Zhang S, Luo C, Liu Q, Zhou Y
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:221 (17 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/221/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-221.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22984924

Research article
Factors associated with severe disease from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea among children in rural Tanzania -- A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Kahabuka C, Kvåle G, Hinderaker SG
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:219 (14 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/219/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-219.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22978351

Research article
High yield of culture-based diagnosis in a TBendemic setting
Demers A, Verver S, Boulle A, Warren R, van Helden P, Behr MA, Coetzee D
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:218 (14 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/218/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-218.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22978323

Research article
Alterations of leptin in the course of inflammation and severe sepsis
Behnes M, Brueckmann M, Lang S, Putensen C, Saur J, Borggrefe M, Hoffmann U
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:217 (14 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/217/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-217.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22973876

Research article
Complicated malaria and other severe febrile illness in a pediatric ward in Libreville, Gabon
Bouyou-Akotet MK, Mawili-Mboumba DP, Kendjo E, Eyang Ekouma A, Abdou Raouf O, Engohan Allogho E, Kombila M
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:216 (13 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/216/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-216.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22973831

Research article
Increase in susceptibility to insecticides with aging of wild Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes from Cote d'Ivoire
Chouaibou MS, Chabi J, Bingham GV, Knox TB, N'Dri L, Kesse NB, Bonfoh B, Pates Jamet HV
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:214 (13 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/214/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-214.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22974492

Research article
Human rotavirus vaccine RotarixTM provides protection against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in African infants: a randomized controlled trial
Steele A, Neuzil KM, Cunliffe NA, Madhi SA, Bos P, Ngwira B, Witte D, Todd S, Louw C, Kirsten M, Aspinall S, Van Doorn L, Bouckenooghe A, Suryakiran PV, Han H
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:213 (13 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/213/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-213.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22974466

Research article
Sudden unexpected death related to enterovirus myocarditis: histopathology, immunohistochemstry and molecular pathology diagnosis at post-mortem
Gaaloul II, Riabi S, Harrath R, Evans M, H Salem N, Mlayeh S, Huber S, Aouni M
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:212 (11 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/212/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-212.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22966951

Research article
Effect of Ascaris Lumbricoides specific IgE on tuberculin skin test responses in children in a high-burden setting: a cross-sectional community-based study
van Soelen N, Mandalakas AM, Kirchner H, Walzl G, Grewal HM, Jacobsen M, Hesseling AC
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:211 (11 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/211/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-211.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22966931

Research article
Surveillance on secular trends of incidence and mortality for device–associated infection in the intensive care unit setting at a tertiary medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2008: A retrospective observational study
Chen Y, Chen L, Lin S, Chou P, Liao S, Wang F
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:209 (10 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/209/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/209
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-209.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22963041

Research article
Associated factors for treatment delay in pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals: a nested case-control study
Coimbra I, Maruza M, Albuquerque MP, Moura LV, Diniz GT, Miranda DB, Lacerda HR, Rodrigues LC, Ximenes RA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:208 (7 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/208/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-208.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22958583

Research article
Discrepancy between effects of carbapenems and flomoxef in treating nosocomial hemodialysis access-related bacteremia secondary to extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing klebsiella pneumoniae in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Yang C, Li S, Chuang F, Lee C, Chen J, Lee C, Wu C, Chen C
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:206 (5 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/206/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-206.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22947300

Research article
Emergence of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in Hefei, China
Xu X, Ye Y, Hu L, Jin Y, Jiang Q, Li J
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:205 (4 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/205/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/205
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-205.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22943188

Research article
Bacterial brain abscess in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma following radiotherapy: microbiology, clinical features and therapeutic outcomes
Fang P, Lin W, Tsai N, Chang W, Huang C, Huang T, Lin H, Lin Y, Cheng B, Su B, Kung C, Wang H, Lu C, Chang H
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:204 (3 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/204/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-204.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22943134

Research article
Appraising the performance of genotyping tools in the prediction of coreceptor tropism in HIV-1 subtype C viruses
Crous S, Shrestha RK, Travers SA
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:203 (2 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/203/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-203.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22938574

Technical advance
Detection of human herpesvirus 8 by quantitative polymerase chain reaction: development and standardisation of methods
Speicher DJ, Johnson NW
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:210 (11 September 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/210/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2334-12-210.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22963082




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