Infectious Disease News & Articles

1 Association of host pharmacodynamic effects with virologic response to peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C Hepatology, September 3, 2010

2 Childhood Tuberculosis: An Emerging and Previously Neglected Problem Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, September 3, 2010

3 A randomised controlled pilot study to compare filtration factor of a novel non-fit-tested high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering facemask with a fit-tested N95 mask Journal of Hospital Infection, September 3, 2010

4 Methods used to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis C in a dialysis unit Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, September 3, 2010    Free full text

5 Tuberculosis in the Global Aging Population Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, September 3, 2010

6 Occupation-Related Respiratory Infections Revisited Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, September 3, 2010

7 Potential role of the cardiovascular non-antibiotic (helper compound) amlodipine in the treatment of microbial infections: scope and hope for the future International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, September 3, 2010

8 Rhinovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 3, 2010    Free full text

9 Common and Emerging Fungal Pulmonary Infections Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, September 3, 2010

10 Human anti-HIV-neutralizing antibodies frequently target a conserved epitope essential for viral fitness Journal of Experimental Medicine, September 3, 2010

11 Secondary syphilis occurring under anti-TNF-alpha therapy Joint, Bone, Spine, September 3, 2010

12 Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of Ulmo honey from Chile and Manuka honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, September 3, 2010    Free full text

13 Teen Vaccination Rates Continue to Climb, Though Raising Awareness Remains Key American Family Physician, September 3, 2010    Free full text

14 The use of HIV resistance tests in clinical practice Clinical Microbiology and Infection, September 3, 2010

15 Emerging Advances in Rapid Diagnostics of Respiratory Infections Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, September 3, 2010

16 Association Between Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Stiffness of the Common Carotid Artery Stroke, September 3, 2010

17 Lack of Increase in Vancomycin Resistance of Pediatric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates From 2000 to 2007 The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 3, 2010

18 Complications of Varicella After Implementation of Routine Childhood Varicella Vaccination in Germany The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 3, 2010

19 Pregnancy in HIV-infected teenagers in London HIV Medicine, September 3, 2010

20 HIV protease inhibitors and obesity Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, September 3, 2010

1 Emergence of Resistance among USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Causing Invasive Disease in the United States Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 20, 2010

2 Long-term outcome of acute encephalitis of unknown aetiology in adults Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 4, 2010

3 A New Approach to Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, August 27, 2010

4 Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit Acquired during Mechanical Ventilation or Not American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 12, 2010

5 Not All Patients with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Need To Be Isolated Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 13, 2010

6 Risk factors for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in patients with colonization in the intensive care unit BMC Infectious Diseases, August 9, 2010    Free full text

7 Nosocomial Pneumonia U.S. Pharmacist, August 10, 2010    Free full text

8 What is the role of pulse oximetry in the assessment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia in primary care? Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 3, 2010    Free full text

9 Successful Treatment for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Importance of Follow-Up Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 23, 2010

10 Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) in a mixed surgical and medical ICU population Chest, August 23, 2010

11 Difficulties in using 1,3-beta-D-glucan as the screening test for the early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies – high frequency of false-positive results and their analysis Journal of Medical Microbiology, August 26, 2010

12 Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Decolonization to a Surveillance Strategy of Screening and Isolation for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 6, 2010

13 Influenza in the Elderly - A Mini-Review Gerontology, August 30, 2010    Free full text

14 Is repeat PCR needed for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 10, 2010

15 Risk Factors for Fluconazole-Resistant Candidemia Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 3, 2010

16 Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of antituberculosis agents in adults and children Tuberculosis , August 17, 2010

17 Cerebrospinal Fluid Viscosity: A Novel Diagnostic Measure for Acute Meningitis Southern Medical Journal, August 31, 2010

18 Monitoring of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis and early evidence of an outbreak using cumulative sum tests (CUSUM) Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 11, 2010

19 Cryptogenic and Secondary Organizing Pneumonia: Clinical Presentation, Radiographic Findings, Treatment Response and Prognosis Chest, August 24, 2010

20 Inhaled colistin for the treatment of tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in critically ill children without cystic fibrosis Pediatric Pulmonology, August 10, 2010