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361 Incidence of diabetes mellitus in a population-based cohort of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2, 2013 Clinical Article
362 Rapid and convenient assays to assess potential inhibitory activity on in vitro hepatitis A replication Antiviral Research , April 2, 2013 Review Article
363 Evaluation of the Bioline Standard Diagnostics SD immunochromatographic norovirus detection kit using fecal specimens from Australian gastroenteritis incidents Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 2, 2013 Clinical Article
364 Intrafamilial Transmission of Hepatitis C Infection in Egyptian Multitransfused Thalassemia Patients Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, April 2, 2013 Review Article
365 Inaccessible Postoperative Abdominal Abscess: Percutaneous Drainage Technique with Puncture of a Sinus Tract Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, April 2, 2013 Clinical Article
366 Relevance of interleukin-10RB to chronic hepatitis B virus infection and biological activities of interferon-λ and interleukin-22 Hepatology International, April 2, 2013 Review Article
367 Identification of a peptide-based neutralizer that potently inhibits both Shiga toxins 1 and 2 by targeting specific receptor-binding regions Infection and Immunity, April 2, 2013 Review Article
368 Toll-Like Receptor 4/Stem Cell Antigen-1 Signaling Promotes Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Commitment to Granulocyte Development during the Granulopoietic Response to E. coli Bacteremia Infection and Immunity, April 2, 2013 Review Article
369 Rare case of Helicobacter pylori-related gastric ulcer: Malignancy or pseudomorphism Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, April 2, 2013
370 Vitamin D deficiency and its relation to bone mineral density and liver fibrosis in HIV–HCV coinfection Antiviral Therapy , April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
371 Community spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis: A long-term study in Japan Journal of Medical Microbiology, April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
372 Pretreatment viral DNA stratifies mortality risk in patients receiving antiviral therapy for severe acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B Antiviral Therapy , April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
373 Identification of a Genetic Determinant in Clinical Enterococcus faecium Strains That Contributes to Intestinal Colonization During Antibiotic Treatment The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 1, 2013 Review Article
374 The Effect of Long-term Supplementation With Branched-chain Amino Acid Granules in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
375 High Proportion of Hepatitis C Virus in Community Asian American Patients With Non–Liver-related Complaints Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
376 Levels of Serum Ceruloplasmin Associate With Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 1, 2013 Review Article
377 Effect of High beta-Palmitate Content in Infant Formula on the Intestinal Microbiota of Term Infants Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 1, 2013 Review Article
378 IL28B genotype and the expression of ISGs in normal liver Liver International, April 1, 2013 Review Article
379 Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli from environmental surface water in Dhaka City, Bangladesh Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 1, 2013 Review Article
380 Importance of viral pathogens in children with acute gastroenteritis in the south of Iran Full Text Annals of Saudi Medicine, April 1, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 An alpaca nanobody inhibits hepatitis C virus entry and cell-to-cell transmission Hepatology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
2 Two cases of fulminant colitis due to binary toxin-positive clostridium difficile, that are not pcr ribotype 027 nor type 078 Journal of Medical Microbiology, April 10, 2013 Review Article
3 Probiotic VSL#3 prevents antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of Hospital Infection, April 25, 2013
4 Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings of hepatic paragonimiasis World Journal of Gastroenterology, April 9, 2013 Free full text
5 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
6 Coinfection with Hepatitis B and D: Epidemiology, Prevalence and Disease in Patients in Northern California Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, April 15, 2013
7 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
8 Maternal immunization promotes the immune response of neonates towards hepatitis B vaccine Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 22, 2013
9 Outcome of Bacteraemia Due to Extended-Spectrum Β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia Coli: Impact Of Microbiological Determinants Journal of Infection, April 17, 2013 Review Article
10 Effect of HIV on Liver Fibrosis Among HCV-Infected African Americans Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013
11 Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 5, 2013
12 Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Isolated Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013
13 Subacute intestinal obstruction: an enigma revisited Tropical Doctor, April 4, 2013 Free full text Review Article
14 Markers of Intestinal Inflammation, Not Bacterial Burden, Correlate With Clinical Outcomes in Clostridium difficile Infection Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 8, 2013
15 Prevalent and Incident Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men Engaged in Primary Care in a Boston Community Health Center Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 28, 2013
16 Opportunistic viral infections in intestinal transplantation Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, April 17, 2013 Review Article
17 Epidemiology of Hepatitis E in Low- and Middle-Income Countries of Asia and Africa Seminars in Liver Disease, April 16, 2013
18 Prophylactic Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Hepatitis B Virus Infection Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 4, 2013
19 Genome-Wide Association Study of Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Data From Multiple Cohorts Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
20 Role of infected grandmothers in transmission of Helicobacter pylori to children in a Japanese rural town Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 16, 2013 Review Article
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