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961 An International Multicenter Performance Analysis of Cytomegalovirus Load Tests Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
962 Helicobacter canis Bacteremia in a Patient with Fever of Unknown Origin Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013
963 Evaluation of CHROMagar STEC and STEC O104 chromogenic agar media for detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in stool specimens Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Review Article
964 Simultaneous Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis by Novel Multiplex PCR Assay Targeting the gyrB Gene Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Clinical Article
965 Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates in the United States, 2004–2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Review Article
966 Detection of the A2058G and A2059G 23S rDNA Point Mutations Associated with Azithromycin Resistance in Treponema pallidum using a TaqMan Real-time Multiplex PCR Assay Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Review Article
967 Evaluation of Brilliance MRSA-2 Agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Review Article
968 Screen for Agents That Induce Autolysis in Bacillus subtilis Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 15, 2013 Review Article
969 Increased Survival of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli inside Macrophages Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 15, 2013 Review Article
970 Caspofungin Kills Candida albicans by Causing both Cellular Apoptosis and Necrosis Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 15, 2013 Review Article
971 Relative to Quinine and Quinidine, Their 9-Epimers Exhibit Decreased Cytostatic Activity and Altered Heme Binding but Similar Cytocidal Activity versus Plasmodium falciparum Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 15, 2013 Review Article
972 Community-Associated Extended-Spectrum {beta}-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Infection in the United States Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
973 Influence of bacterial interactions on pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx Trends in Microbiology, January 15, 2013 Review Article
974 Seroepidemiological study reveals regional co-occurrence of Lassa- and Hantavirus antibodies in Upper Guinea, West Africa Tropical Medicine & International Health, January 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
975 The Native Wolbachia Symbionts Limit Transmission of Dengue Virus in Aedes albopictus Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 15, 2013 Review Article
976 Detection of Francisella tularensis-Specific Antibodies in Patients with Tularemia by a Novel Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, January 14, 2013 Clinical Article
977 Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae infection promotes vascular smooth muscle cell adhesion and migration through IQ domain GTPase-activating protein 1 Microbial Pathogenesis, January 14, 2013 Review Article
978 Phenotypic characterization of sarR mutant in Staphylococcus aureus Microbial Pathogenesis, January 14, 2013 Review Article
979 Identification of novel and cross-species seroreactive proteins from Bacillus anthracis using a ligation-independent cloning-based, SOS-inducible expression system Microbial Pathogenesis, January 14, 2013 Review Article
980 Binding of Streptococcus gordonii to oral epithelial monolayers increases paracellular barrier function Microbial Pathogenesis, January 14, 2013 Review 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 The combined use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics as risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection Healthcare Infection, April 25, 2013
2 Capnocytophaga spp. involvement in bone infections: a review International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 20, 2013 Review Article
3 Discontinuation of Contact Precautions for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Passive and Active Screening With Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2013 Review Article
4 Influence of Clinical Breakpoint Changes from CLSI 2009 to EUCAST 2011 AST Guidelines on Multi Drug Resistance Rates of Gram-negative Rods Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
5 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
6 New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, United States Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 16, 2013 Free full text Review Article
7 Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex fecal carriage, colorectal carcinoma, and infective endocarditis: a new appraisal of a complex connection European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 8, 2013
8 10 x 20 Progress--Development of New Drugs Active Against Gram-Negative Bacilli: An Update From the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2, 2013
9 Infected pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery in a patient with Salmonella enteritidis bacteremia Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, May 22, 2013
10 The impact of antibiotic impregnated PICC lines on the incidence of bacteremia in a regional burn center Burns, May 9, 2013
11 Comparative in vitro activity of ceftaroline, ceftaroline-avibactam, and other antimicrobial agents against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria cultured from infected diabetic foot wounds Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 30, 2013
12 Natural History of Anal vs Oral HPV Infection in HIV-Infected Men and Women The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013
13 Direct detection of Staphylococcus osteoarticular infections using Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI RT-PCR Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 21, 2011
14 Human Papillomavirus–related Carcinoma With Adenoid Cystic-like Features: A Peculiar Variant of Head and Neck Cancer Restricted to the Sinonasal Tract American Journal of Surgical Pathology , May 20, 2013
15 Long-term survival outcome following Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia Healthcare Infection, May 2, 2013 Review Article
16 A Role for Programmed Cell Death in the Microbial Loop PLOS ONE, May 15, 2013 Review Article
17 Whipples Disease Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, April 24, 2013 Review Article
18 Human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer: an observational study of diagnosis, prevalence and prognosis in a UK population BMC Cancer, May 6, 2013 Free full text
19 Frequent detection of human cytomegalovirus in neuroblastoma: A novel therapeutic target International Journal of Cancer, May 14, 2013
20 Human papillomavirus infection and colorectal cancer risk: a meta-analysis Colorectal Disease, May 3, 2013
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