Infectious Diseases, Volume 42, Issue 11-12 (2010)

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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 42, Issue 11-12 (2010)

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Review Article

Review Article
Pylephlebitis: An overview of non-cirrhotic cases and factors related to outcome
Theoni Kanellopoulou, Alexandra Alexopoulou, George Theodossiades, John Koskinas & Athanasios J. Archimandritis
Pages: 804-811
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforPylephlebitis: An overview of non-cirrhotic cases and factors related to outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (82.3 KB)
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Original Article

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Serious bacterial infections in neonates with fever by history only versus documented fever
Havatzelet Yarden-Bilavsky, Efraim Bilavsky, Jacob Amir, Shai Ashkenazi & Gilat Livni
Pages: 812-816
Published online: 04 Jun 2010
AbstractforSerious bacterial infections in neonates with fever by history only versus documented fever | Full Text | References | PDF (89.5 KB)
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Research Article

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Clinical predictors for enterococcal bacteraemia in patients with bacteraemic intra-abdominal infections
Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kwan Soo Ko, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song, The Korean Network for the Study of Infectious Diseases (Konsid)The Korean Network for the Study of Infectious Diseases (Konsid)
Pages: 817-820
Published online: 21 Jun 2010
AbstractforClinical predictors for enterococcal bacteraemia in patients with bacteraemic intra-abdominal infections | Full Text | References | PDF (58.4 KB)
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Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections at a tertiary care hospital in New Caledonia, South Pacific
Simon Le Hello, Virginie Falcot, Flore Lacassin, Marc Mikulski & Francine Baumann
Pages: 821-826
Published online: 21 Jun 2010
AbstractforRisk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections at a tertiary care hospital in New Caledonia, South Pacific | Full Text | References | PDF (95.1 KB)
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Tuberculosis is the leading cause of lymphadenopathy in HIV-infected persons in India: Results of a fine-needle aspiration analysis
Naveen Krishna Kamana, Ajay Wanchu, Ravinder Kaur Sachdeva, Naveen Kalra & Arvind Rajawanshi
Pages: 827-830
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforTuberculosis is the leading cause of lymphadenopathy in HIV-infected persons in India: Results of a fine-needle aspiration analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (59.9 KB)
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Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and trends in antibiotic consumption in a county of Sweden
Åse Östholm-Balkhed, Maria Tärnberg, Maud Nilsson, Anita V. Johansson, Håkan Hanberger, Hans-Jürg Monstein & Lennart E. Nilsson
Pages: 831-838
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforPrevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and trends in antibiotic consumption in a county of Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (72.6 KB)
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Seasonal patterns of viral and bacterial infections among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region
Cristiana M. Nascimento-Carvalho, Maria-Regina A. Cardoso, Aldina Barral, César A. Araújo-Neto, Juliana R. Oliveira, Luciana S. Sobral, Annika Saukkoriipi, Mika Paldanius, Raija Vainionpää, Maija Leinonen & Olli Ruuskanen
Pages: 839-844
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforSeasonal patterns of viral and bacterial infections among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region | Full Text | References | PDF (67.3 KB)
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Evaluation of a modified interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in adult and paediatric populations that enables delayed processing
Shu-Hua Wang, Dwight A. Powell, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Jessica D. Morris, Larry S. Schlesinger & Joanne Turner
Pages: 845-850
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforEvaluation of a modified interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in adult and paediatric populations that enables delayed processing | Full Text | References | PDF (66.1 KB)
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Diagnostic usefulness of enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma for tuberculosis in cancer patients
Chih-Cheng Lai, Che-Kim Tan, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Wen-Lun Liu, Chun-Hsing Liao, Cheng-Yi Wang, Jen-Yu Wang, Yu-Tsung Huang, Hen-I Lin & Po-Ren Hsueh
Pages: 851-856
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforDiagnostic usefulness of enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma for tuberculosis in cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (83.8 KB)
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Results of faecal donor instillation therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea
Kjetil Garborg, Bjørn Waagsbø, Asbjørn Stallemo, Jon Matre & Anders Sundøy
Pages: 857-861
Published online: 22 Jul 2010
AbstractforResults of faecal donor instillation therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea | Full Text | References | PDF (56.6 KB)
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Admission to hospital with community-onset bloodstream infection during the ‘after hours’ is not associated with an increased risk for death
Kevin B. Laupland
Pages: 862-865
Published online: 22 Jul 2010
AbstractforAdmission to hospital with community-onset bloodstream infection during the ‘after hours’ is not associated with an increased risk for death | Full Text | References | PDF (100.8 KB)
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Tuberculosis among children in Oslo, Norway, from 1998 to 2009
Kristin Krogh, Pål Surén, Anne Torunn Mengshoel & Petter Brandtzæg
Pages: 866-872
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforTuberculosis among children in Oslo, Norway, from 1998 to 2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (65.9 KB)
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Molecular picture of community- and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus circulating in a teaching hospital in Milan
Elisa Borghi, Marinella Cainarca, Rita Sciota, Caterina Biassoni & Giulia Morace
Pages: 873-878
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforMolecular picture of community- and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus circulating in a teaching hospital in Milan | Full Text | References | PDF (65.8 KB)
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Skin and soft tissue infections caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis: Report of 20 cases
Marta Arias, Daniel Tena, María Apellániz, María Pilar Asensio, Pilar Caballero, Carmen Hernández, Francisco Tejedor & Julia Bisquert
Pages: 879-884
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforSkin and soft tissue infections caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis: Report of 20 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (60.5 KB)
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Resistance to tobramycin and colistin in isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from chronically colonized patients with cystic fibrosis under antimicrobial treatment
Giuseppe Valenza, Kerstin Radike, Christoph Schoen, Stephan Horn, Anett Oesterlein, Matthias Frosch, Marianne Abele-Horn & Helge Hebestreit
Pages: 885-889
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforResistance to tobramycin and colistin in isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from chronically colonized patients with cystic fibrosis under antimicrobial treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (56.9 KB)
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Candida prosthetic infections: Case series and literature review
Herve Dutronc, Frédéric A. Dauchy, Charles Cazanave, Catherine Rougie, Sabine Lafarie-Castet, Bernard Couprie, Thierry Fabre & Michel Dupon
Pages: 890-895
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforCandida prosthetic infections: Case series and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (62.2 KB)
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IP-10 predicts the first phase decline of HCV RNA and overall viral response to therapy in patients co-infected with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and HIV
Karolin Falconer, Galia Askarieh, Nina Weis, Kristoffer Hellstrand, Annette Alaeus, Martin Lagging & for the Dico Study Group
Pages: 896-901
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
AbstractforIP-10 predicts the first phase decline of HCV RNA and overall viral response to therapy in patients co-infected with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and HIV | Full Text | References | PDF (152.3 KB)
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Sensitivity of rapid influenza antigen tests in the diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1)2009 compared with the standard rRT-PCR technique during the 2009 pandemic in Turkey
Meral Akcay Ciblak, Melis Kanturvardar, Serkan Asar, Emel Bozkaya, O. Sadi Yenen & Selim Badur
Pages: 902-905
Published online: 22 Jul 2010
AbstractforSensitivity of rapid influenza antigen tests in the diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1)2009 compared with the standard rRT-PCR technique during the 2009 pandemic in Turkey | Full Text | References | PDF (53.8 KB)
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Rickettsia felis infection in Sweden: Report of two cases with subacute meningitis and review of the literature
A. Lindblom, Kristoffer Severinson & Kenneth Nilsson
Pages: 906-909
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforRickettsia felis infection in Sweden: Report of two cases with subacute meningitis and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (70.8 KB)
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Article
Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever after using a private outdoor whirlpool spa
Sjoerd M. Euser, Manon Pelgrim & Jeroen W. den Boer
Pages: 910-916
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforLegionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever after using a private outdoor whirlpool spa | Full Text | References | PDF (66.3 KB)
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Impact of injecting drug use on response to highly active antiretroviral treatment in HIV-1-infected patients: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Mette Vang Larsen, Lars Haukali Omland, Jan Gerstoft, Birgit T. Røge, Carsten Schade Larsen, Gitte Pedersen, Niels Obel & Gitte Kronborg
Pages: 917-923
Published online: 15 Sep 2010
AbstractforImpact of injecting drug use on response to highly active antiretroviral treatment in HIV-1-infected patients: A nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (117.6 KB)
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Pneumococcal serotype distribution in invasive paediatric disease in Southern Finland before the introduction of vaccine
Salla Laitinen, Martti Vaara & Eeva Salo
Pages: 924-930
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforPneumococcal serotype distribution in invasive paediatric disease in Southern Finland before the introduction of vaccine | Full Text | References | PDF (98.1 KB)
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Short Communications

Significant elevation of B cells at the acute stage in enterovirus 71-infected children with central nervous system involvement
Jing Xie, Yang Jiao, Zhifeng Qiu, Qihan Li & Taisheng Li
Pages: 931-935
Published online: 18 Oct 2010
AbstractforSignificant elevation of B cells at the acute stage in enterovirus 71-infected children with central nervous system involvement | Full Text | References | PDF (210.2 KB)
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Rapid Communication

Chickenpox in a Swiss prison: Susceptibility, post-exposure vaccination and control measures
Laurent Gétaz, Claire-Anne Siegrist, Béat Stoll, Jean-Paul Humair, Yvan Scherrer, Constantin Franziskakis, Philippe Sudre, Jean-Michel Gaspoz & Hans Wolff
Pages: 936-940
Published online: 21 Sep 2010
AbstractforChickenpox in a Swiss prison: Susceptibility, post-exposure vaccination and control measures | Full Text | References | PDF (126 KB)
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Carolus Linnaeus, the ash, worm-wood and other anti-malarial plants
Berit Aydin-Schmidt, Walborg Thorsell & Mats Wahlgren
Pages: 941-942
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforCarolus Linnaeus, the ash, worm-wood and other anti-malarial plants | Full Text | References | PDF (71.4 KB)
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Interferon-γ release assay for tuberculosis screening of healthcare workers at a Korean tertiary hospital
Hye Yun Park, Kyeongman Jeon, Gee Young Suh, O Jung Kwon, Doo Ryeon Chung, Sung Won Yoonchang, Eun-Suk Kang & Won-Jung Koh
Pages: 943-945
Published online: 11 Oct 2010
AbstractforInterferon-γ release assay for tuberculosis screening of healthcare workers at a Korean tertiary hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (67.2 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease causing fever of unknown origin in a nine-year-old boy
Marina de Gaudio, Karyn Moshal, Marian Malone & Vas Novelli
Pages: 946-949
Published online: 25 Aug 2010
AbstractforKikuchi–Fujimoto disease causing fever of unknown origin in a nine-year-old boy | Full Text | References | PDF (108.8 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of Saffold cardiovirus from children with exudative tonsillitis in Yamagata, Japan
Tsutomu Itagaki, Chieko Abiko, Tatsuya Ikeda, Yoko Aoki, Junji Seto, Katsumi Mizuta, Tadayuki Ahiko, Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi, Manami Nagano, Masahiro Noda, Tetsuya Mizutani & Hirokazu Kimura
Pages: 950-952
Published online: 07 Jul 2010
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Letter

Letter
Correction to: M. tuberculosis Central Asian Strain 1 MDR isolates have more mutations in rpoB and katG genes compared with other genotypes
Asho Ali
Pages: 953-954
Published online: 12 Nov 2010
CitationforCorrection to: M. tuberculosis Central Asian Strain 1 MDR isolates have more mutations in rpoB and katG genes compared with other genotypes | Full Text | PDF (38.4 KB)
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Daptomycin non-susceptible, vancomycin intermediate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from a chronic leg ulcer, Italy
Caterina Mammina, Celestino Bonura, Paola di Carlo, Cinzia Calà, Aurora Aleo, Rachele Monastero & Daniela M. Palma
Pages: 955-957
Published online: 14 Oct 2010
First Page PreviewforDaptomycin non-susceptible, vancomycin intermediate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from a chronic leg ulcer, Italy | Full Text | References | PDF (167.3 KB)
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Letter
Leukocyte myeloperoxidase and pathogenesis of the post-polio syndrome
Charlotta Movitz, Tomas Bergström, Kristian Borg, Kristoffer Hellstrand, Erik Lycke & Jan Lycke
Pages: 958-960
Published online: 18 Oct 2010
First Page PreviewforLeukocyte myeloperoxidase and pathogenesis of the post-polio syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (71.4 KB)
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