GI Infectious Disease News & Articles

341 Prognostic value of hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis C-related cirrhosis Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

342 Giardia duodenalis arginine deiminase modulates the phenotype and cytokine secretion of human dendritic cells by depletion of arginine and formation of ammonia Infection and Immunity, April 19, 2013    Review Article

343 Implantable arterial port-related bloodstream infection in patients with primary or metastatic hepatic malignancies American Journal of Infection Control, April 19, 2013    Review Article

344 γ-H2AX+CD8+ T lymphocytes cannot respond to IFN-α, IL-2 or IL-6 in chronic hepatitis C virus infection Journal of Hepatology, April 19, 2013    Review Article

345 Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-infected patients with normal alanine aminotransferase levels categorized by Japanese treatment guidelines Journal of Gastroenterology, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

346 The Cultivable Human Oral Gluten-Degrading Microbiome and its Potential Implications in Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 19, 2013    Review Article

347 Association between hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection and risk of pancreatic adenocarcinoma development: A systematic review and meta-analysis Pancreatology, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

348 Low risk of liver toxicity using the most recently approved antiretroviral agents but still increased in HIV–hepatitis C virus coinfected patients AIDS, April 18, 2013    Review Article

349 Non-invasive serum fibrosis markers for screening and staging chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients in a large U.S. cohort Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

350 Reduced ADP-ribosylation by PARP1 natural polymorphism V762A and by PARP1 inhibitors enhance Hepatitis B virus replication Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 18, 2013    Review Article

351 Response-guided peginterferon therapy in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B using serum hepatitis B surface antigen levels Hepatology, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

352 The corpus-predominant gastritis index may serve as an early marker of Helicobacter pylori-infected patients at risk of gastric cancer Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

353 Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: New Challenges in the Era of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

354 Molecular characterization of multiresistant Escherichia coli producing or not extended-spectrum beta-lactamases Full Text BMC Microbiology, April 18, 2013    Review Article

355 Isolated colon ischemia with norovirus infection in preterm babies: a case series Full Text Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 18, 2013

356 A systematic review and meta-analysis of adjuvant interferon therapy after curative treatment for patients with viral hepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

357 High Levels of FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells in Gastric MALT Lymphoma Predict Responsiveness to Helicobacter pylori Eradication Helicobacter, April 17, 2013    Review Article

358 The role of the hepatitis viruses in cholangiocarcinoma Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

359 Diagnostic difficulties, therapeutic strategies, and performance of scoring systems in patients with autoimmune hepatitis and concurrent hepatitis B/C Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

360 Incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections Following First Prescription for PPI: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Plasma metabolomics identifies lipid abnormalities linked to markers of inflammation, microbial translocation, and hepatic function in HIV patients receiving protease inhibitors BMC Infectious Diseases, May 6, 2013    Free full text

2 Incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections Following First Prescription for PPI: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013

3 Intra-abdominal Infections Due to Comamonas kerstersii Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1, 2013

4 Basidiobolomycosis: an emerging fungal infection of the gastrointestinal tract in adults American Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 14, 2013    Free full text

5 Probiotic VSL#3 prevents antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of Hospital Infection, April 25, 2013

6 tcdA As a Diagnostic Target in a Loop-Mediated Amplification Assay for Detecting Toxigenic Clostridium difficile Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, May 20, 2013

7 Microbial Translocation and Liver Disease Progression in HIV/ Hepatitis C Co-infected Women The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 20, 2013

8 A prospective analysis of the incidence of and risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Gastroenterology, May 15, 2013

9 Foodborne Disease Outbreaks caused by Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1998-2008 Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 6, 2013

10 Systematic application of multiplex PCR enhances the detection of bacteria, parasites, and viruses in stool samples Journal of Infection, May 10, 2013

11 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

12 Benefits From Sustained Virologic Response to Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin in HIV/Hepatitis C Virus-Coinfected Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 3, 2013

13 Source Control Review in Clinical Trials of Anti-infective Agents in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013    Review Article

14 The gut microbiota of a patient with resistant tuberculosis is more comprehensively studied by culturomics than by metagenomics European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013    Review Article

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

16 Assessment of motivating factors associated with the initiation and completion of treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection BMC Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013    Review Article

17 Helicobacter pylori Infection – A Boon or a Bane: Lessons from Studies in a Low-Prevalence Population Helicobacter, May 9, 2013    Review Article
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18 High levels of circulating HMGB1 as a biomarker of acute liver failure in patients with viral Hepatitis E Liver International, May 6, 2013

19 A Screening Trial of Helicobacter pylori-Specific Antigen Tests in Saliva to Identify an Oral Infection Digestion, May 7, 2013

20 Treatment of delta hepatitis Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, May 7, 2013