Infectious Disease News & Articles

261 Universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: should U.S. treatment guidelines be applied to resource-limited settings Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Guideline    Clinical Article

262 Ritonavir-boosted lopinavir plus nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors versus ritonavir-boosted lopinavir plus raltegravir for treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults with virological failure of a standard first-line ART regimen (SECOND-LINE): a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority study The Lancet, June 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

263 Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV infection in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand (the Bangkok Tenofovir Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial The Lancet, June 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

264 Lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy as a nucleoside analogue-sparing strategy to prevent HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission. The ANRS 135 PRIMEVA phase II/III randomized trial Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

265 Incidence and predictors of severe anemia in Asian HIV-infected children using first-line antiretroviral therapy International Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

266 Adoption of the chronic care model to improve HIV care: In a marginalized, largely aboriginal population Full Text Canadian Family Physician, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

267 Prediction of HIV drug resistance based on virologic, immunologic, clinical, and/or adherence criteria in the Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER Trial in Cameroon Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

268 Early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection: magnitude of benefit on short-term mortality is greatest in older adults Age and Aging, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

269 Family adversity and autonomic reactivity association with immune changes in HIV-affected school children Psychosomatic Medicine, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

270 Incidence and timing of cancer in HIV-infected individuals following initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

271 Suspected early lyme neuroborreliosis in patients with erythema migrans Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Review Article

272 Is Fidaxomicin worth the cost? An economic analysis Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

273 Current progress in dengue vaccines Full Text Journal of Biomedical Science, June 14, 2013

274 Elimination of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs through treatment as prevention: Feasibility and future requirements Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

275 Clinical significance of serum HBsAg levels and association with liver histology in HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B Journal of Clinical Virology, June 14, 2013    Review Article

276 Meningitis associated with strongyloidiasis in an area endemic for strongyloidiasis and human T-lymphotropic virus-1: a single-center experience in Japan between 1990 and 2010 Infection, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

277 CD14-159 C>T gene polymorphism with increased risk of tuberculosis: evidence from a meta-analysis PLOS ONE, June 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

278 Face to face interventions for informing or educating parents about early childhood vaccination Cochrane Reviews, June 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

279 Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children Cochrane Reviews, June 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

280 Acute kidney injury is an independent marker of severity in clostridium difficile infection: a nationwide survey Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, June 14, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Linezolid versus vancomycin for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

2 Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV in Adults: A Review of Current Methods Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2013    Review Article

3 Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: a comparison of cefazolin and ceftriaxone Infection, May 20, 2013

4 Tenofovir-based combination therapy for HIV/HBV co-infection: factors associated with a partial HBV virological response in patients with undetectable HIV viraemia AIDS, May 10, 2013

5 The Immunomodulatory Effects Of Statins In Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review Journal of Infection, May 10, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

6 Sirtuin-1 and HIV-1: An Overview Current Drug Targets, May 21, 2013    Review Article

7 Colistin and Rifampicin compared with Colistin alone for the treatment of serious infections due to extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. A multicentre, randomised, clinical trial Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2, 2013

8 A Pill for HIV Prevention: Deja Vu All Over Again Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013

9 Early Use of Daptomycin Versus Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia With Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration >1 mg/L: A Matched Cohort Study Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 1, 2013

10 A possible role for CCR5 in the progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients: a cross-sectional study AIDS Research and Therapy, May 10, 2013    Free full text

11 Effect of Adequate Single-Drug vs Combination Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bloodstream Infections: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 6, 2013

12 IRES-driven Expression of the Capsid Protein of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus TC-83 Vaccine Strain Increases Its Attenuation and Safety PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 10, 2013    Free full text

13 Prolonged University Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated With a Serogroup B Strain Rarely Seen in the United States Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 10, 2013

14 Colistin and rifampicin compared with colistin alone for the treatment of serious infections due to extensively drug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 22, 2013

15 Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Major Depression Among Urban Dwelling, Low Income People Living with HIV/AIDS: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial AIDS and Behavior, May 10, 2013

16 Antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV transmission in HIV-discordant couples Cochrane Reviews, May 3, 2013

17 Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists BMC Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013    Free full text

18 HIV Infection and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction JAMA Internal Medicine, April 24, 2013

19 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 12, 2013

20 Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, May 21, 2013