Infectious Disease News & Articles

1 Management of chronic hepatitis C infection in children Current Opinion in Pediatrics, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications and Risk of Pneumonia in Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin, January 27, 2012

3 Streptococcus pyogenes upper respiratory infection and atopic conditions other than asthma: a retrospective cohort study Full Text Primary Care Respiratory Journal, January 27, 2012

4 Symptomatic Hyperbilirubinemia Secondary to Dapsone-Induced Hemolysis and Atazanavir Therapy Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Comparison of the hepatitis B virus core, surface and polymerase gene substitution rates in chronically infected patients Journal of Viral Hepatitis, January 27, 2012

6 Hepatitis C virus infection is associated with painful symptoms in HIV-infected adults AIDS Care, January 27, 2012

7 Effect of sterilized human fecal extract on the sensitivity of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 to enrofloxacin The Journal of Antibiotics, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

8 Hyponatraemia in imported malaria: the pathophysiological role of vasopressin Full Text Malaria Journal, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

9 Panowamycins A and B, new antitrypanosomal isochromans produced by Streptomyces sp. K07-0010 The Journal of Antibiotics, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

10 Vancomycin AUC24/MIC Ratio in Patients with Complicated Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Its Association with Attributable Mortality during Hospitalization Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 27, 2012

11 Production of Infectious Chimeric Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 2b Harboring Minimal Regions of JFH-1 Journal of Virology, January 27, 2012

12 Influence of NAT2 Polymorphisms on Sulfamethoxazole Pharmacokinetics in Renal Transplant Recipients Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

13 Higher Antigen Content Improves the Immune Response to 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial The Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 27, 2012

14 Complex formation between primycin and ergosterol: entropy–driven initiation of modification of the fungal plasma membrane structure The Journal of Antibiotics, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

15 Evaluation of a High Throughput Diagnostic System for Detection of HIV-1 in Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Samples from Infants in Mozambique Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 27, 2012

16 Surgical treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

17 The influence of neurocognitive impairment on HIV treatment outcomes among drug-involved people living with HIV/AIDS AIDS Care, January 27, 2012

18 Nosocomial bloodstream infection in patients caused by Staphylococcus aureus: drug susceptibility, outcome, and risk factors for hospital mortality Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, January 27, 2012

19 Novel Hypomyelinating Leukoencephalopathy Affecting Early Myelinating Structures Archives of Neurology, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

20 Awareness of cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women in France Journal of Clinical Virology, January 27, 2012

1 Relationship between Vancomycin Trough Concentrations and Nephrotoxicity: a Prospective Multicenter Trial Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 1, 2011

2 Is Cefazolin Inferior to Nafcillin for Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 11, 2011

3 The impact of vancomycin susceptibility on treatment outcomes among patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia BMC Infectious Diseases, December 6, 2011    Free full text

4 What Is Killing People with Hepatitis C Virus Infection? Seminars in Liver Disease, December 21, 2011

5 Clinical effectiveness of rapid tests for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized patients: A systematic review BMC Infectious Diseases, December 13, 2011    Free full text

6 Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections: A National Survey of Practices Reported by U.S. Hospitals in 2005 and 2009 Journal of General Internal Medicine, December 8, 2011

7 The role of combination antifungal therapy in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis: a systematic review International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 6, 2011

8 Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 2002–2009 Infection, December 15, 2011

9 Comparison of Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Voriconazole Intravenous-to-Oral Switch in Immunocompromised Children and Healthy Adults Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 1, 2011

10 Staphylococcal decolonisation: an effective strategy for prevention of infection? The Lancet Infectious Diseases, December 6, 2011

11 Oral fluid and hepatitis A, B and C: A literature review Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, December 23, 2011

12 Dose of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole To Treat Skin and Skin Structure Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 21, 2011

13 Severe Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States: Clinical and Serologic Findings in Untreated Infants The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, December 2, 2011

14 Classical and Emerging Roles of Vitamin D in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Seminars in Liver Disease, December 22, 2011

15 Seasonality of tuberculosis in New York City, 1990-2007 The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, December 21, 2011

16 Examination of noninferiority, safety, and tolerability of lopinavir/ritonavir and raltegravir compared with lopinavir/ritonavir and tenofovir/ emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive subjects: the progress study, 48-week results HIV Clinical Trials, December 19, 2011

17 Comparative Effectiveness of Aminoglycosides, Polymyxin B, and Tigecycline for Clearance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Urine Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 30, 2011

18 Telavancin activity tested against a contemporary collection of Gram-positive pathogens from USA Hospitals (2007–2009) Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 9, 2011

19 A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Selective Digestive Decontamination Using Oral Gentamicin and Oral Polymyxin E for Eradication of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriage Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, December 16, 2011

20 Nosocomial Bloodstream infections Due to Acinetobacter baumannii, 'A. pittii' and 'A. nosocomialis' in the united states. Journal of Infection, December 23, 2011