Infectious Disease News & Articles

601 Prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus associated with diarrhea among displaced communities in Khartoum, Sudan Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013    Review Article

602 The microbiome of chronic rhinosinusitis: culture, molecular diagnostics and biofilm detection Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

603 Modeling the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Granuloma - the Critical Battlefield in Host Immunity and Disease Frontiers in Immunology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

604 Breast Milk as a Possible Route of Vertical Transmission of Dengue Virus Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013

605 Haemophilus influenzae Type b in an Immunocompetent, Fully Vaccinated ALL Survivor Pediatrics, May 9, 2013

606 Pitt's Serendipitous Scientific Discovery Holds Potential in Destroying Drug-Resistant Bacteria UPMC, May 9, 2013

607 Identification of Genetic Loci Associated With Helicobacter pylori Serologic Status JAMA, May 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

608 The assessment of risk factors for the Central/East African Genotype of chikungunya virus infections in the state of Kelantan: a case control study in Malaysia Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013    Review Article

609 Human Cytomegalovirus Induces a Biphasic Inflammatory Response in Primary Endothelial Cells Journal of Virology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

610 MDA5 Localizes to Stress Granules, but This Localization Is Not Required for the Induction of Type I Interferon Journal of Virology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

611 Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Large T Antigen Has Growth-Promoting and Inhibitory Activities Journal of Virology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

612 Chemotherapeutic Alteration of VEGF, PDGF and PDGFRα/β Expression Under 5-FU vs. Docetaxel in HPV-transformed Squamous Cell Carcinoma Compared To HPV-negative HNSCC In Vitro Anticancer Research, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

613 The effect of a honey based gel and silver sulphadiazine on bacterial infections of in vitro burn wounds Burns, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

614 The impact of antibiotic impregnated PICC lines on the incidence of bacteremia in a regional burn center Burns, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

615 Clinical features of human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated uveitis in Hokkaido, Japan Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

616 Different antibiotic treatments for group A streptococcal pharyngitis Cochrane Reviews, May 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

617 Portable device provides rapid, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, other bacterial infections Massachusetts General Hospital, May 9, 2013

618 Efficacy and safety of raltegravir for treatment of HIV for 5 years in the BENCHMRK studies: final results of two randomised, placebo-controlled trials The Lancet Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

619 CD4 Decline Is Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Death in Virally Suppressed Patients With HIV Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

620 Results of the External Quality Assurance (EQA) for Proviral DNA Testing of HIV Tropism in the Maraviroc Switch Collaborative Study (MARCH) Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

1 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

2 Herpes Zoster Vaccine Effectiveness against Incident Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia in an Older US Population: A Cohort Study PLoS Medicine, April 12, 2013    Free full text

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

4 Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections Cochrane Reviews, March 29, 2013    Review Article

5 Discontinuation of Contact Precautions for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Passive and Active Screening with Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013

6 Entry Inhibitors and their use in the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection Antiviral Research , April 2, 2013

7 Measles transmission during air travel, United States, December 1, 2008-December 31, 2011 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease , April 5, 2013

8 Durable Efficacy and Safety of Raltegravir Versus Efavirenz When Combined With Tenofovir/Emtricitabine in Treatment-Naive HIV-1–Infected Patients: Final 5-Year Results From STARTMRK Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 16, 2013

9 Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 3, 2013

10 Anti-JC virus antibody prevalence in a multinational multiple sclerosis cohort Multiple Sclerosis Journal, April 1, 2013

11 Stop Antibiotics on guidance of Procalcitonin Study (SAPS): a randomised prospective multicenter investigator-initiated trial to analyse whether daily measurements of procalcitonin versus a standard-of-care approach can safely shorten antibiotic duration in intensive care unit patients - calculated sample size: 1816 patients BMC Infectious Diseases, April 19, 2013    Free full text

12 Current assays for HIV-1 diagnostics and antiretroviral therapy monitoring: challenges and possibilities Future Virology, April 15, 2013    Review Article

13 A Pill for HIV Prevention: Deja Vu All Over Again Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 28, 2013

14 Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B virus co-infection in a United States cohort of hepatitis C virus-infected patients Hepatology, March 19, 2013

15 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

16 Marital status and HIV/AIDS mortality: evidence from the US National Longitudinal Mortality Study International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 9, 2013

17 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013    Review Article

18 Contribution of genetic background, traditional risk factors and HIV-related factors to coronary artery disease events in HIV-positive persons Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 1, 2013

19 Cobicistat: A New Boost for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, March 13, 2013

20 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV Pain Practice, April 5, 2013