Infectious Diseases, Volume 43, Issue 6-7 (2011)

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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 43, Issue 6-7 (2011)

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Review Article

Review Article
Systematic literature review of symptoms, signs and severity of serologically confirmed nephropathia epidemica in paediatric and adult patients
Niilo-Pekka Huttunen, Satu Mäkelä, Tytti Pokka, Jukka Mustonen & Matti Uhari
Pages: 405-410
Published online: 22 Feb 2011
AbstractforSystematic literature review of symptoms, signs and severity of serologically confirmed nephropathia epidemica in paediatric and adult patients | Full Text | References | PDF (72 KB)
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Review Article
Prophylaxis and treatment of HIV-1 infection in pregnancy: Swedish Recommendations 2010
Lars Navér, Jan Albert, Erik Belfrage, Leo Flamholc, Magnus Gisslén, Katarina Gyllensten, Filip Josephson, Olof Karlström, Susanne Lindgren, Karin Pettersson, Veronica Svedhem, Anders Sönnerborg, Katarina Westling & Aylin Yilmaz
Pages: 411-423
Published online: 28 Mar 2011
AbstractforProphylaxis and treatment of HIV-1 infection in pregnancy: Swedish Recommendations 2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (107.2 KB)
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Original Article

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Tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay show better correlation after the tuberculin ‘window period’ in tuberculosis contacts
Luis Anibarro, Matilde Trigo, Carlos Villaverde, Alberto Pena & África González-Fernández
Pages: 424-429
Published online: 18 Feb 2011
AbstractforTuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay show better correlation after the tuberculin ‘window period’ in tuberculosis contacts | Full Text | References | PDF (108.7 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Outcome and clinical characteristics in pleural empyema: A retrospective study
Jannie Nielsen, Christian N. Meyer & Signe Rosenlund
Pages: 430-435
Published online: 02 Mar 2011
AbstractforOutcome and clinical characteristics in pleural empyema: A retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (67.6 KB)
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Association between lymphotoxin-α intron +252 polymorphism and sepsis: A meta-analysis
Huang Tiancha, Wang Huiqin, Jing Jiyong, Jin Jingfen & Cui Wei
Pages: 436-447
Published online: 02 Mar 2011
AbstractforAssociation between lymphotoxin-α intron +252 polymorphism and sepsis: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (304.1 KB)
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Improvement of CRB-65 as a prognostic scoring system in adult patients with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia
Richard Dwyer, Jonas Hedlund, Jessica Darenberg, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Pontus Naucler, Sara Runesdotter & Mats Kalin
Pages: 448-455
Published online: 03 Mar 2011
AbstractforImprovement of CRB-65 as a prognostic scoring system in adult patients with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia | Full Text | References | PDF (110.3 KB)
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Duration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization after diagnosis: A four-year experience from southern Sweden
Anna-Karin Larsson, Eva Gustafsson, Anna C. Nilsson, Inga Odenholt, Håkan Ringberg & Eva Melander
Pages: 456-462
Published online: 02 Mar 2011
AbstractforDuration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization after diagnosis: A four-year experience from southern Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (163.5 KB)
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Clinical spectrum of bacteraemic Fusobacterium infections: From septic shock to nosocomial bacteraemia
Elina Nohrström, Toni Mattila, Ville Pettilä, Pentti Kuusela, Petteri Carlson, Erna Kentala & Petri S. Mattila
Pages: 463-470
Published online: 10 Mar 2011
AbstractforClinical spectrum of bacteraemic Fusobacterium infections: From septic shock to nosocomial bacteraemia | Full Text | References | PDF (89.4 KB)
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Elevated procalcitonin predicts Gram-negative sepsis in haematological patients with febrile neutropenia
Irma Koivula, Sari Hämäläinen, Esa Jantunen, Kari Pulkki, Taru Kuittinen, Tapio Nousiainen & Auni Juutilainen
Pages: 471-478
Published online: 07 Feb 2011
AbstractforElevated procalcitonin predicts Gram-negative sepsis in haematological patients with febrile neutropenia | Full Text | References | PDF (140.3 KB)
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Antibiotic prescribing in outpatients: Hospital and seasonal variations in Ujjain, India
Ashish Pathak, Kalpana Mahadik, S. P. Dhaneria, Ashish Sharma, Bo Eriksson & Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Pages: 479-488
Published online: 07 Feb 2011
AbstractforAntibiotic prescribing in outpatients: Hospital and seasonal variations in Ujjain, India | Full Text | References | PDF (321.4 KB)
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Serious bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile infants aged 90 days or younger: The traditional combination of ampicillin and gentamicin is still appropriate
Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Gilat Livni, Jacob Amir & Efraim Bilavsky
Pages: 489-494
Published online: 25 Feb 2011
AbstractforSerious bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile infants aged 90 days or younger: The traditional combination of ampicillin and gentamicin is still appropriate | Full Text | References | PDF (70.7 KB)
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Failure of combination oral oseltamivir and inhaled zanamivir antiviral treatment in ventilator- and ECMO-treated critically ill patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v
Eskild Petersen, Dorte B. Keld, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Sophie Gubbels, Susanne Ilkjær, Søren Jensen-Fangel & Christian Lindskov
Pages: 495-503
Published online: 10 Feb 2011
AbstractforFailure of combination oral oseltamivir and inhaled zanamivir antiviral treatment in ventilator- and ECMO-treated critically ill patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v | Full Text | References | PDF (174.5 KB)
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Economic evaluation of caspofungin versus liposomal amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in patients with persistent fever and neutropenia in Sweden
Shalini Naik, Johan Lundberg, Ritesh Kumar, Jan Sjolin & Jeroen P. Jansen
Pages: 504-514
Published online: 18 Feb 2011
AbstractforEconomic evaluation of caspofungin versus liposomal amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in patients with persistent fever and neutropenia in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (362.4 KB)
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Longitudinal profiles of immunoglobulin G antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus components and neutralizing activities in recovered patients
Lifeng Liu, Jing Xie, Jianpin Sun, Yang Han, Chao Zhang, Hongwei Fan, Zhengyin Liu, Zhifeng Qiu, Yuxian He & Taisheng Li
Pages: 515-521
Published online: 02 Mar 2011
AbstractforLongitudinal profiles of immunoglobulin G antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus components and neutralizing activities in recovered patients | Full Text | References | PDF (170.6 KB)
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Look-back screening for the identification of transfusion-induced hepatitis C virus infection in Sweden
Magdalena Ydreborg, Ann Söderström, Agneta Håkanson, Åsa Alsiö, Birgitta Arnholm, Petter Malmström, Kristoffer Hellstrand, Johan Westin & Martin Lagging
Pages: 522-527
Published online: 07 Mar 2011
AbstractforLook-back screening for the identification of transfusion-induced hepatitis C virus infection in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (126.8 KB)
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Article
Factors predictive of inappropriateness in requests for parenteral antimicrobials for therapeutic purposes: A study in a small teaching hospital in Brazil
Gustavo Hideki Kawanami & Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza
Pages: 528-535
Published online: 14 Mar 2011
AbstractforFactors predictive of inappropriateness in requests for parenteral antimicrobials for therapeutic purposes: A study in a small teaching hospital in Brazil | Full Text | References | PDF (85.2 KB)
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Short Communication

Imported brucellosis in Denmark: Molecular identification and multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) genotyping of the bacteria
Huma Aftab, Rimtas Dargis, Jens J. Christensen, Philippe Le Flèche & Michael Kemp
Pages: 536-538
Published online: 07 Mar 2011
AbstractforImported brucellosis in Denmark: Molecular identification and multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) genotyping of the bacteria | Full Text | References | PDF (125.7 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Oral antibiotic treatment of left-sided infectious endocarditis verified by 16S-PCR: A case report
Louise E. Bruun, Niels Tønder, Thomas F. Hansen & Niels Eske Bruun
Pages: 539-541
Published online: 09 Dec 2010
AbstractforOral antibiotic treatment of left-sided infectious endocarditis verified by 16S-PCR: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (106.7 KB)
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Case Report
Is there a link between rheumatoid factors and typhoid fever? A report on three consecutive cases and literature review
Ching-Huei Yang
Pages: 542-544
Published online: 16 Dec 2010
AbstractforIs there a link between rheumatoid factors and typhoid fever? A report on three consecutive cases and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (52.9 KB)
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Infectious endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli
Trine Kiilerich Lauridsen, Magnus Arpi, Thomas Fritz-Hansen, Niels Frimodt-Møller & Niels Eske Bruun
Pages: 545-546
Published online: 10 Feb 2011
AbstractforInfectious endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli | Full Text | References | PDF (47.4 KB)
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Case Report
Association of parvovirus B19 infection with acute icteric hepatitis in adults
Li Sun, Jiu-Cong Zhang & Zhan-Sheng Jia
Pages: 547-549
Published online: 02 Feb 2011
AbstractforAssociation of parvovirus B19 infection with acute icteric hepatitis in adults | Full Text | References | PDF (52.6 KB)
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Case Report
Transient natural killer deficiency in a boy with herpes simplex virus-associated recurrent erythema multiforme
Maria Francesca Messina, Serafinella Patrizia Cannavò, Salvatore Aversa & Filippo de Luca
Pages: 550-552
Published online: 25 Feb 2011
AbstractforTransient natural killer deficiency in a boy with herpes simplex virus-associated recurrent erythema multiforme | Full Text | References | PDF (72.4 KB)
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Case Report
Group A streptococcal brain abscess: A case report and a review of the literature since 1988
Anri Hayashi, Tomoyuki Takano, Atsushi Suzuki & Seiro Narumiya
Pages: 553-555
Published online: 09 Mar 2011
AbstractforGroup A streptococcal brain abscess: A case report and a review of the literature since 1988 | Full Text | References | PDF (54.7 KB)
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Case Report
Linezolid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in paediatric patients: Experience of a paediatric infectious diseases unit
Paula Kjöllerström, Maria João Brito, Catarina Gouveia, Gonçalo Ferreira & Luís Varandas
Pages: 556-559
Published online: 10 Mar 2011
AbstractforLinezolid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in paediatric patients: Experience of a paediatric infectious diseases unit | Full Text | References | PDF (58 KB)
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Erratum

Correction
Erratum
Page: 560
Published online: 15 Jun 2011
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