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1 Species-Specific and Drug-Specific Differences in Susceptibility of Candida Biofilms to Echinocandins: Characterization of Less Common Bloodstream Isolates Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Deep sequencing of Trichomonas vaginalis during the early infection of vaginal epithelial cells and amoeboid transition International Journal for Parasitology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
3 Incidence and antibiotic susceptibility of genital mycoplasmas in sexually active individuals in Hungary European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
4 HIV prevalence, risk behavior, knowledge, and beliefs among women seeking care at a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Mumbai, India Health Care for Women International, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 61 Cities in China Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
6 The global epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 15, 2013 Review Article
7 High-Dose Valacyclovir Decreases Plasma HIV-1 RNA More Than Standard-Dose Acyclovir in Persons Coinfected with HIV-1 and HSV-2: A Randomized Crossover Trial Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
8 mTOR-independent autophagy counteracts apoptosis in herpes simplex virus type 1-infected U251 glioma cells Microbes and Infection, May 14, 2013 Review Article
9 Sperm viral infection and male infertility: focus on HBV, HCV, HIV, HPV, HSV, HCMV, and AAV Journal of Reproductive Immunology, May 14, 2013 Review Article
10 Behavioural and medical predictors of bacterial vaginosis recurrence among female sex workers: longitudinal analysis from a randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 10, 2013 Review Article
11 A Retrospective Comparative Study of 2-Drug Oral and Intramuscular Cephalosporin Treatment Regimens for Pharyngeal Gonorrhea Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Factors related to sexual practices and successful sexually transmitted infection/hiv intervention programs for latino adolescents Public Health Nursing, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines - But not Interferon-β - Produced in Response to HSV-2 in Primary Human Genital Epithelial Cells are Associated with Viral Replication and the Presence of the Virion Host Shutoff Protein American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
14 HIV, syphilis and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Agadir and Marrakesh, Morocco Sexually Transmitted Infections, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Innate recognition by neutrophil granulocytes differs between Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains causing local or disseminating infections Infection and Immunity, May 7, 2013 Review Article
16 Modern diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection Sexually Transmitted Infections, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Association of Trichomonas vaginalis with its symbiont Mycoplasma hominis synergistically upregulates the in vitro proinflammatory response of human monocytes Sexually Transmitted Infections, May 7, 2013 Review Article
18 Estimating chlamydia re-infection rates: an empirical example Sexually Transmitted Infections, May 7, 2013 Review Article
19 High Frequencies of Negative Pretreatment Results Following Presumptive Antibiotic Treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Southern Medical Journal, May 7, 2013 Review Article
20 Evaluation of the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay using self-administered vaginal swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, May 6, 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).
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