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141 The Anti-HIV microbicide candidate rc-101 inhibits pathogenic vaginal bacteria without harming endogenous flora or mucosa American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, January 29, 2013    Clinical Article

142 Risk factors of HBV intrauterine transmission among HBsAg-positive pregnant women Journal of Viral Hepatitis, January 24, 2013    Review Article

143 Serological investigation of the role of selected sexually transmitted infections in the aetiology of ectopic pregnancy The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, January 23, 2013    Clinical Article

144 Body Mass Index and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With HIV: A National Study in Italy Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 23, 2013    Review Article

145 Prioritizing Congenital Syphilis Control in South China: A Decision Analytic Model to Inform Policy Implementation Full Text PLoS Medicine, January 23, 2013

146 Congenital systemic candidiasis without skin lesions presenting as septic shock in a late preterm infant Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, January 22, 2013

147 Performance Characteristics of Current-Generation Immulite 2000 TORCH Assays Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, January 21, 2013    Clinical Article

148 Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy: Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Full Text Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, January 17, 2013    Clinical Guideline

149 Greater Suppression of Nevirapine Resistance with 21- vs. 7-day Antiretroviral Regimens after Intrapartum Single Dose Nevirapine for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 17, 2013    Review Article

150 Sialidase activity in aerobic vaginitis is equal to levels during bacterial vaginosis European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, January 16, 2013    Clinical Article

151 Cost-effectiveness of World Health Organization 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

152 The “Silent” Global Burden of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Clinical Microbiology Reviews, January 15, 2013    Review Article

153 Sexual Networks, Sex Hormones, and Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: Not Such Strange Bedfellows Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2013

154 Management of HIV infection in pregnancy Full Text Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, January 14, 2013    Clinical Article

155 Insights into the CRISPR/Cas system of Gardnerella vaginalis Full Text BMC Microbiology, January 11, 2013

156 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Pregnancy: A Review of the Guidelines for Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission in Malaysia Full Text Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, January 11, 2013

157 Identification of risk factors associated with immunoprophylaxis failure to prevent the vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus Journal of Infection, January 10, 2013    Review Article

158 Comparison of the Cobas 4800 HPV Test and the Seeplex HPV4A ACE with the Hybrid Capture 2 Test Full Text International Journal of Medical Sciences , January 10, 2013

159 Institutional prevention policies and rates of Group B Streptococcus infection among HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants in Latin America International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, January 9, 2013    Clinical Article

160 Presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in pregnant women and typing of lineages in congenital cases Acta Tropica, January 7, 2013    Review Article

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Clinical Pearls in Infectious Disease

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Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

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.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In 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.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In 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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1 Prediction of Fetal Infection in Cases With Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin M in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 7, 2013

2 Global Estimates of Syphilis in Pregnancy and Associated Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of Multinational Antenatal Surveillance Data PLoS Medicine, March 4, 2013    Free full text

3 A series of 238 Cytomegalovirus primary infections during pregnancy: description and outcome Prenatal Diagnosis, April 12, 2013

4 Tularemia during pregnancy Infection, April 5, 2013

5 Hepatitis B vaccination with or without hepatitis B immunoglobulin at birth to babies born of HBsAg-positive mothers prevents overt HBV transmission but may not prevent occult HBV infection in babies: a randomized controlled trial Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 25, 2013

6 Associations with asymptomatic colonization with candida in women reporting past vaginal candidiasis: An observational study European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, April 23, 2013

7 Intravaginal practices and risk of bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis infection among a cohort of women in the united states Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 25, 2013

8 Hepatitis C Virus in Pregnancy American Journal of Perinatology, February 7, 2013

9 Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Among HIV/HCV-Coinfected Women Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, February 22, 2013

10 Midtrimester Fetal Herpes Simplex-2 Diagnosis by Serology, Culture and Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, February 8, 2013

11 Rubella seroprevalence among pregnant women in Burkina Faso BMC Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013    Free full text

12 Congenital Toxoplasma Infection: Monthly Prenatal Screening Decreases Transmission Rate and Improves Clinical Outcome at Age 3 Years Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013

13 Infection of the central nervous system caused by varicella zoster virus reactivation: a retrospective case series study International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 9, 2013

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