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Original Research

Article
Peptide consensus sequence determination for the enhancement of the antimicrobial activity and selectivity of antimicrobial peptides
Ammar Almaaytah, Ya’u Ajingi, Ahmad Abualhaijaa, Shadi Tarazi, Nizar Alshar’i & Qosay Al-Balas
Pages: 1-17
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforPeptide consensus sequence determination for the enhancement of the antimicrobial activity and selectivity of antimicrobial peptides | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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Occurrence of extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamases in multiple drug resistant Salmonella isolates from clinical samples in Lagos, Nigeria
KO Akinyemi, Bamidele Abiodun Iwalokun, Akeeb O Bola Oyefolu & CO Fakorede
Pages: 19-25
Published online: 13 Jan 2017
AbstractforOccurrence of extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamases in multiple drug resistant Salmonella isolates from clinical samples in Lagos, Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among Ethiopian children
Melese Hailu Legese, Gebru Mulugeta Weldearegay & Daniel Asrat
Pages: 27-34
Published online: 25 Jan 2017
AbstractforExtended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among Ethiopian children | Full Text | References | PDF (161.5 KB)
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Burden and treatment patterns of invasive fungal infections in hospitalized patients in the Middle East: real-world data from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon
Adel F Alothman, Abdulhakeem O Althaqafi, Madonna J Matar, Rima Moghnieh, Thamer H Alenazi, Fayssal M Farahat, Shelby Corman, Caitlyn T Solem, Nirvana Raghubir, Cynthia Macahilig, Claudie Charbonneau & Jennifer M Stephens
Pages: 35-41
Published online: 02 Feb 2017
AbstractforBurden and treatment patterns of invasive fungal infections in hospitalized patients in the Middle East: real-world data from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon | Full Text | References | PDF (314.5 KB)
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Treatment patterns, resource utilization, and outcomes among hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia
Madonna J Matar, Rima Moghnieh, Adel F Alothman, Abdulhakeem O Althaqafi, Thamer H Alenazi, Fayssal M Farahat, Shelby Corman, Caitlyn T Solem, Nirvana Raghubir, Cynthia Macahilig, Seema Haider & Jennifer M Stephens
Pages: 43-48
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforTreatment patterns, resource utilization, and outcomes among hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (284.3 KB)
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Burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia among hospitalized patients in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia
Abdulhakeem O Althaqafi, Madonna J Matar, Rima Moghnieh, Adel F Alothman, Thamer H Alenazi, Fayssal Farahat, Shelby Corman, Caitlyn T Solem, Nirvana Raghubir, Cynthia Macahilig, Seema Haider & Jennifer M Stephens
Pages: 49-55
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforBurden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia among hospitalized patients in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (225.3 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Article
Cerebral malaria: insight into pathogenesis, complications and molecular biomarkers
Farah Hafiz Yusuf, Muhammad Yusuf Hafiz, Maria Shoaib & Syed Ahsanuddin Ahmed
Pages: 57-59
Published online: 02 Feb 2017
AbstractforCerebral malaria: insight into pathogenesis, complications and molecular biomarkers | Full Text | References | PDF (97.4 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Post-influenza aspergillosis, do not underestimate influenza B
Eric FL Nulens, Marc JC Bourgeois & Marijke BML Reynders
Pages: 61-67
Published online: 21 Feb 2017
AbstractforPost-influenza aspergillosis, do not underestimate influenza B | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Short Report

Brief Report
Effect of a small molecule Lipid II binder on bacterial cell wall stress
Jakob Malin, Amol C Shetty, Sean C Daugherty & Erik PH de Leeuw
Pages: 69-73
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforEffect of a small molecule Lipid II binder on bacterial cell wall stress | Full Text | References | PDF (800.5 KB)
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Original Research

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Molecular detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Jigjiga town, Ethiopia
Mussie Brhane, Ameha Kebede & Yohannes Petros
Pages: 75-83
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
AbstractforMolecular detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Jigjiga town, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (173.3 KB)
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Antibiotic resistance among Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates in Lima, Peru
Kevin F Boehnke, Manuel Valdivieso, Alejandro Bussalleu, Rachael Sexton, Kathryn C Thompson, Soledad Osorio, Italo Novoa Reyes, John J Crowley, Laurence H Baker & Chuanwu Xi
Pages: 85-90
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforAntibiotic resistance among Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates in Lima, Peru | Full Text | References | PDF (154.9 KB)
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Article
Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients: a case-control study
Abdulhalik Workicho, Wondwosen Kassahun & Fessahaye Alemseged
Pages: 91-96
Published online: 13 Mar 2017
AbstractforRisk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients: a case-control study | Full Text | References | PDF (155 KB)
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Antimicrobial susceptibility profile, treatment outcome and serotype distribution of clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica: a 2-year study from Kerala, South India
Deepa Harichandran & Kavitha Radhakrishnan Dinesh
Pages: 97-101
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforAntimicrobial susceptibility profile, treatment outcome and serotype distribution of clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica: a 2-year study from Kerala, South India | Full Text | References | PDF (179.3 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
The “black evil” affecting patients with diabetes: a case of rhino orbito cerebral mucormycosis causing Garcin syndrome
Santhosh Narayanan, Geetha Panarkandy, Gomathy Subramaniam, Chandni Radhakrishnan, NK Thulaseedharan, Neeraj Manikath, Sreejith Ramaswamy, Suma Radhakrishnan & Danish Ekkalayil
Pages: 103-108
Published online: 28 Mar 2017
AbstractforThe “black evil” affecting patients with diabetes: a case of rhino orbito cerebral mucormycosis causing Garcin syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (4.4 MB)
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Original Research

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In situ detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae, C. trachomatis, and cytokines among cardiovascular diseased patients from the Amazon region of Brazil
Larissa S Freitas, Núbia Caroline C Almeida, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Marcelo M Zaninotto, Hellen T Fuzii, Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva, Antonio CR Vallinoto, Marluísa OG Ishak, Juarez AS Quaresma & Ricardo Ishak
Pages: 109-114
Published online: 10 Apr 2017
AbstractforIn situ detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae, C. trachomatis, and cytokines among cardiovascular diseased patients from the Amazon region of Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Usefulness of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry to identify pathogens, including polymicrobial samples, directly from blood culture broths
Maya Hariu, Yuji Watanabe, Nozomi Oikawa & Masafumi Seki
Pages: 115-120
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
AbstractforUsefulness of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry to identify pathogens, including polymicrobial samples, directly from blood culture broths | Full Text | References | PDF (397.1 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Drug resistance in influenza A virus: the epidemiology and management
Mazhar Hussain, Henry D Galvin, Tatt Y Haw, Ashley N Nutsford & Matloob Husain
Pages: 121-134
Published online: 20 Apr 2017
AbstractforDrug resistance in influenza A virus: the epidemiology and management | Full Text | References | PDF (395.8 KB)
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Original Research

Article
Uniform-related infection control practices of dental students
Yazan Aljohani, Mohammed Almutadares, Khalid Alfaifi, Mona El Madhoun, Maysoon H Albahiti & Nadia Al-Hazmi
Pages: 135-142
Published online: 24 Apr 2017
AbstractforUniform-related infection control practices of dental students | Full Text | References | PDF (475.1 KB)
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Microbiome disruption and recovery in the fish Gambusia affinis following exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotic
Jeanette M Carlson, Annie B Leonard, Embriette R Hyde, Joseph F Petrosino & Todd P Primm
Pages: 143-154
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforMicrobiome disruption and recovery in the fish Gambusia affinis following exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotic | Full Text | References | PDF (932.4 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Current perspective on emergence, diagnosis and drug resistance in Candida auris
Smita Sarma & Shalini Upadhyay
Pages: 155-165
Published online: 07 Jun 2017
AbstractforCurrent perspective on emergence, diagnosis and drug resistance in Candida auris | Full Text | References | PDF (1,012.3 KB)
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Genotypic distribution of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in northern Thailand
Risara Jaksuwan, Prasit Tharavichikul, Jayanton Patumanond, Charoen Chuchottaworn, Sakarin Chanwong, Saijai Smithtikarn & Jongkolnee Settakorn
Pages: 167-174
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforGenotypic distribution of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in northern Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (159.2 KB)
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Article
Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from poultry farms in three regions of Ghana
Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, Christian Agyare, Hayford Odoi, Francis Adu, Stephen Yao Gbedema & Anders Dalsgaard
Pages: 175-183
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforPrevalence and antibiotic resistance of coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from poultry farms in three regions of Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (329.5 KB)
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Article
Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis-presumptive cases at University of Gondar Hospital, northwest Ethiopia
Kefyalew N Jaleta, Mucheye Gizachew, Baye Gelaw, Habtie Tesfa, Alem Getaneh & Belete Biadgo
Pages: 185-192
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforRifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis-presumptive cases at University of Gondar Hospital, northwest Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (241.6 KB)
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Article
Incomplete recovery of the fecal flora of hematological patients with neutropenia and repeated fluoroquinolone prophylaxis
Yong Chong, Shinji Shimoda, Noriko Miyake, Takatoshi Aoki, Yoshikiyo Ito, Tomohiko Kamimura & Nobuyuki Shimono
Pages: 193-199
Published online: 27 Jun 2017
AbstractforIncomplete recovery of the fecal flora of hematological patients with neutropenia and repeated fluoroquinolone prophylaxis | Full Text | References | PDF (160.1 KB)
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Article
Genotyping of HBV and tracking of resistance mutations in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B
Sidelcina Rugieri Pacheco, Maria Isabel Magalhães Andrade dos Santos, Andreas Stocker, Maria Alice Sant’Anna Zarife, Maria Isabel Schinoni, Raymundo Paraná, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis & Luciano Kalabric Silva
Pages: 201-207
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforGenotyping of HBV and tracking of resistance mutations in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B | Full Text | References | PDF (162.4 KB)
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Article
Determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Demelash Assefa, Berhanu Seyoum & Lemessa Oljira
Pages: 209-213
Published online: 11 Jul 2017
AbstractforDeterminants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (137.1 KB)
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Article
Assessing the oseltamivir-induced resistance risk and implications for influenza infection control strategies
Nan-Hung Hsieh, Yi-Jun Lin, Ying-Fei Yang & Chung-Min Liao
Pages: 215-226
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforAssessing the oseltamivir-induced resistance risk and implications for influenza infection control strategies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Cefazolin potency against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a microbiologic assessment in support of a novel drug delivery system for skin and skin structure infections
David P Nicolau & Barry N Silberg
Pages: 227-230
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforCefazolin potency against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a microbiologic assessment in support of a novel drug delivery system for skin and skin structure infections | Full Text | References | PDF (209.2 KB)
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Article
Frequency of colistin and fosfomycin resistance in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi
Salima Qamar, Najma Shaheen, Sadia Shakoor, Joveria Farooqi, Kauser Jabeen & Rumina Hasan
Pages: 231-236
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforFrequency of colistin and fosfomycin resistance in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi | Full Text | References | PDF (431 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Fluconazole resistance in Candida species: a current perspective
Elizabeth L Berkow & Shawn R Lockhart
Pages: 237-245
Published online: 31 Jul 2017
AbstractforFluconazole resistance in Candida species: a current perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (188.5 KB)
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Erratum

Correction
Cefazolin potency against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a microbiologic assessment in support of a novel drug delivery system for skin and skin structure infections [Erratum]
Page: 247
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
CitationforCefazolin potency against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a microbiologic assessment in support of a novel drug delivery system for skin and skin structure infections [Erratum] | Full Text | PDF (83.7 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Antifungal resistance: current trends and future strategies to combat
Nathan P Wiederhold
Pages: 249-259
Published online: 29 Aug 2017
AbstractforAntifungal resistance: current trends and future strategies to combat | Full Text | References | PDF (799.3 KB)
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Review Article
Exploring bacterial outer membrane barrier to combat bad bugs
Ishan Ghai & Shashank Ghai
Pages: 261-273
Published online: 30 Aug 2017
AbstractforExploring bacterial outer membrane barrier to combat bad bugs | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Original Research

Article
Pegylated-interferon plus ribavirin treatment does not alter the prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antivirals in HCV genotype 1a patients
Zhi-wei Chen, Xi-chen Pang, Zhao Li, Hong Ren & Peng Hu
Pages: 275-281
Published online: 31 Aug 2017
AbstractforPegylated-interferon plus ribavirin treatment does not alter the prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antivirals in HCV genotype 1a patients | Full Text | References | PDF (399.8 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Mycoplasma genitalium infections: current treatment options and resistance issues
Sunil Sethi, Kamran Zaman & Neha Jain
Pages: 283-292
Published online: 01 Sep 2017
AbstractforMycoplasma genitalium infections: current treatment options and resistance issues | Full Text | References | PDF (224.3 KB)
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Original Research

Article
Clinical outcomes and nephrotoxicity of colistin loading dose for treatment of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in cancer patients
Wasan Katip, Suriyon Uitrakul & Peninnah Oberdorfer
Pages: 293-298
Published online: 21 Oct 2022
AbstractforClinical outcomes and nephrotoxicity of colistin loading dose for treatment of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (148.2 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for musculoskeletal tuberculosis: a meta-analysis
Hai Wen, Pengzhi Li, Hong Ma & Guohua Lv
Pages: 299-305
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforDiagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for musculoskeletal tuberculosis: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Investigating a rare methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain: first description of genome sequencing and molecular characterization of CC15-MRSA
Abiola C Senok, Ali M Somily, Peter Slickers, Muhabat A Raji, Ghada Garaween, Atef Shibl, Stefan Monecke & Ralf Ehricht
Pages: 307-315
Published online: 04 Oct 2017
AbstractforInvestigating a rare methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain: first description of genome sequencing and molecular characterization of CC15-MRSA | Full Text | References | PDF (496.7 KB)
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Prevalence, incidence burden, and clinical impact of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance: a national prevalent cohort study in acute care hospitals in Greece
Evangelos I Kritsotakis, Flora Kontopidou, Eirini Astrinaki, Maria Roumbelaki, Eleni Ioannidou & Achilles Gikas
Pages: 317-328
Published online: 10 Oct 2017
AbstractforPrevalence, incidence burden, and clinical impact of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance: a national prevalent cohort study in acute care hospitals in Greece | Full Text | References | PDF (234.7 KB)
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Research Letter

Letter
National antimicrobial stewardship and fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile in China
Meng Xiao, Jing-Wei Cheng, Timothy Kudinha, Fanrong Kong & Ying-Chun Xu
Pages: 329-331
Published online: 13 Oct 2017
First Page PreviewforNational antimicrobial stewardship and fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile in China | Full Text | References | PDF (123.6 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Diversity and evolution of drug resistance mechanisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mashael Al-Saeedi & Sahal Al-Hajoj
Pages: 333-342
Published online: 13 Oct 2017
AbstractforDiversity and evolution of drug resistance mechanisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Original Research

Article
High rate of HIV-1 drug resistance in treatment failure patients in Taiwan, 2009–2014
Hung-Chin Tsai, I-Tzu Chen, Kuan-Sheng Wu, Yu-Ting Tseng, Cheng-Len Sy, Jui-Kuang Chen, Susan Shin-Jung Lee & Yao-Shen Chen
Pages: 343-352
Published online: 16 Oct 2017
AbstractforHigh rate of HIV-1 drug resistance in treatment failure patients in Taiwan, 2009–2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Correlation between resistance mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus and cell wall and septum thickening
Ana Belén García, José Manuel Viñuela-Prieto, Laura López-González & Francisco Javier Candel
Pages: 353-356
Published online: 17 Oct 2017
AbstractforCorrelation between resistance mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus and cell wall and septum thickening | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among health care providers in an Egyptian university hospital: different diagnostic modalities
Rehab H El-Sokkary, Rehab M Elsaid Tash, Takwa E Meawed, Omnia S El Seifi & Eman M Mortada
Pages: 357-364
Published online: 17 Oct 2017
AbstractforDetection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among health care providers in an Egyptian university hospital: different diagnostic modalities | Full Text | References | PDF (681 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Treatment of pediatric Clostridium difficile infection: a review on treatment efficacy and economic value
Amanda R D’Ostroph & Tsz-Yin So
Pages: 365-375
Published online: 19 Oct 2017
AbstractforTreatment of pediatric Clostridium difficile infection: a review on treatment efficacy and economic value | Full Text | References | PDF (299 KB)
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Original Research

Article
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus-resistant association substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in treatment-naïve hepatitis C genotype 1b-infected patients in western China
Zhao Li, Zhi-wei Chen, Hu Li, Hong Ren & Peng Hu
Pages: 377-392
Published online: 31 Oct 2017
AbstractforPrevalence of hepatitis C virus-resistant association substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in treatment-naïve hepatitis C genotype 1b-infected patients in western China | Full Text | References | PDF (6.8 MB)
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Article
Once-daily intramuscular amikacin for outpatient treatment of lower urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in children
Meltem Polat & Soner Sertan Kara
Pages: 393-399
Published online: 01 Nov 2017
AbstractforOnce-daily intramuscular amikacin for outpatient treatment of lower urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in children | Full Text | References | PDF (306.5 KB)
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Efficacy of intravenous tigecycline in patients with Acinetobacter complex infections: results from 14 Phase III and Phase IV clinical trials
Hal Tucker, Michele Wible, Ashesh Gandhi & Alvaro Quintana
Pages: 401-417
Published online: 03 Nov 2017
AbstractforEfficacy of intravenous tigecycline in patients with Acinetobacter complex infections: results from 14 Phase III and Phase IV clinical trials | Full Text | References | PDF (452.4 KB)
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Article
Right and left ventricular function in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus infection
Thorsten Horter, Britt Nakstad, Omid Ashtari & Anne Lee Solevåg
Pages: 419-424
Published online: 07 Nov 2017
AbstractforRight and left ventricular function in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus infection | Full Text | References | PDF (142.2 KB)
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Invasive Aspergillus terreus morphological transitions and immunoadaptations mediating antifungal resistance
Louis Bengyella, Elsie Laban Yekwa, Muhammad Nasir Subhani, Ernest Tambo, Kiran Nawaz, Bakoena Ashton Hetsa, Sehrish Iftikhar, Sayanika Devi Waikhom & Pranab Roy
Pages: 425-436
Published online: 07 Nov 2017
AbstractforInvasive Aspergillus terreus morphological transitions and immunoadaptations mediating antifungal resistance | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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In vitro activity of colistin mono- and combination therapy against colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, mechanism of resistance, and clinical outcomes of patients infected with colistin-resistant A. baumannii at a Thai university hospital
Yongyut Lertsrisatit, Wichai Santimaleeworagun, Sudaluck Thunyaharn & Jantima Traipattanakul
Pages: 437-443
Published online: 20 Nov 2017
AbstractforIn vitro activity of colistin mono- and combination therapy against colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, mechanism of resistance, and clinical outcomes of patients infected with colistin-resistant A. baumannii at a Thai university hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (168.3 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Association between the IL-6 gene polymorphism and tuberculosis risk: a meta-analysis
Hao Wang, Caishuang Pang, Ni Zeng, Chun Wan, Yongchun Shen & Fuqiang Wen
Pages: 445-454
Published online: 27 Nov 2017
AbstractforAssociation between the IL-6 gene polymorphism and tuberculosis risk: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Original Research

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Molecular evaluation of colistin-resistant gene expression changes in Acinetobacter baumannii with real-time polymerase chain reaction
Shahriar Sepahvand, Mohammad Ali Davarpanah, Amir Roudgari, Abbas Bahador, Vajihe Karbasizade & Zahra Kargar Jahromi
Pages: 455-462
Published online: 27 Nov 2017
AbstractforMolecular evaluation of colistin-resistant gene expression changes in Acinetobacter baumannii with real-time polymerase chain reaction | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Evaluation of a new automated Abbott RealTime MTB RIF/INH assay for qualitative detection of rifampicin/isoniazid resistance in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary clinical samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pilar Ruiz, Manuel Causse, Manuel Vaquero, Juan Bautista Gutierrez & Manuel Casal
Pages: 463-467
Published online: 06 Dec 2017
AbstractforEvaluation of a new automated Abbott RealTime MTB RIF/INH assay for qualitative detection of rifampicin/isoniazid resistance in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary clinical samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (179.5 KB)
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Contribution of horizontal gene transfer to the emergence of VIM-4 carbapenemase producer Enterobacteriaceae in Kuwait
Ágnes Sonnevend, Nour Yahfoufi, Akela Ghazawi, Wafaa Jamal, Vincent Rotimi & Tibor Pál
Pages: 469-478
Published online: 06 Dec 2017
AbstractforContribution of horizontal gene transfer to the emergence of VIM-4 carbapenemase producer Enterobacteriaceae in Kuwait | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB)
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Different phenotypic and molecular mechanisms associated with multidrug resistance in Gram-negative clinical isolates from Egypt
Omneya M Helmy & Mona T Kashef
Pages: 479-498
Published online: 08 Dec 2017
AbstractforDifferent phenotypic and molecular mechanisms associated with multidrug resistance in Gram-negative clinical isolates from Egypt | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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