Infectious Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 6 (2016)

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Infectious Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 6 (2016)

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Original Article

Article
Validate or falsify: Lessons learned from a microscopy method claimed to be useful for detecting Borrelia and Babesia organisms in human blood
Audun Aase, Ondrej Hajdusek, Øivind Øines, Hanne Quarsten, Peter Wilhelmsson, Tove K. Herstad, Vivian Kjelland, Radek Sima, Marie Jalovecka, Per-Eric Lindgren & Ingeborg S. Aaberge
Pages: 411-419
Published online: 23 Feb 2016
AbstractforValidate or falsify: Lessons learned from a microscopy method claimed to be useful for detecting Borrelia and Babesia organisms in human blood | Full Text | References | PDF (869.4 KB)
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Editorial Commentary

Editorial
Microscopy of human blood for Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia without clinical or scientific rationale
Ram B. Dessau
Pages: 420-421
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
CitationforMicroscopy of human blood for Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia without clinical or scientific rationale | Full Text | References | PDF (178.1 KB)
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Original Article

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Survival of smear-positive multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Witbank, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
Abiola O. Olaleye & Andy K. Beke
Pages: 422-427
Published online: 08 Mar 2016
AbstractforSurvival of smear-positive multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Witbank, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Bloodstream infections caused by multi-drug resistant Proteus mirabilis: Epidemiology, risk factors and impact of multi-drug resistance
Alexander Korytny, Klaris Riesenberg, Lisa Saidel-Odes, Fransisc Schlaeffer & Abraham Borer
Pages: 428-431
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforBloodstream infections caused by multi-drug resistant Proteus mirabilis: Epidemiology, risk factors and impact of multi-drug resistance | Full Text | References | PDF (395.4 KB)
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Healthcare workers mobile phone usage: A potential risk for viral contamination. Surveillance pilot study
Yuval Cavari, Or Kaplan, Aviva Zander, Guy Hazan, Yonat Shemer-Avni & Abraham Borer
Pages: 432-435
Published online: 05 Feb 2016
AbstractforHealthcare workers mobile phone usage: A potential risk for viral contamination. Surveillance pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (549.1 KB)
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Humoral response to influenza vaccination in relation to pre-vaccination antibody titres, vaccination history, cytomegalovirus serostatus and CD4/CD8 ratio
Jan Strindhall, Jan Ernerudh, Andreas Mörner, Kristian Waalen, Sture Löfgren, Andreas Matussek & Malin Bengner
Pages: 436-442
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforHumoral response to influenza vaccination in relation to pre-vaccination antibody titres, vaccination history, cytomegalovirus serostatus and CD4/CD8 ratio | Full Text | References | PDF (623.7 KB)
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Ciprofloxacin prophylaxis delays initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and reduces the overall use of antimicrobial agents during induction therapy for acute leukaemia: A single-centre study
Helene Hallböök, Anna-Karin Lidström & Karlis Pauksens
Pages: 443-448
Published online: 25 Feb 2016
AbstractforCiprofloxacin prophylaxis delays initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and reduces the overall use of antimicrobial agents during induction therapy for acute leukaemia: A single-centre study | Full Text | References | PDF (566.8 KB)
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Transition of HIV-infected youths from paediatric to adult care, a Swedish single-centre experience
Katarina Westling, Lars Navér, Jan Vesterbacka & Erik Belfrage
Pages: 449-452
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
AbstractforTransition of HIV-infected youths from paediatric to adult care, a Swedish single-centre experience | Full Text | References | PDF (360.9 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Prosthetic joint infections secondary to rapidly growing mycobacteria: Two case reports and a review of the literature
Michael W. Henry, Andy O. Miller, Barbara Kahn, Russel E. Windsor & Barry D. Brause
Pages: 453-460
Published online: 23 Feb 2016
AbstractforProsthetic joint infections secondary to rapidly growing mycobacteria: Two case reports and a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (592.2 KB)
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Case Report
Lethal neonatal meningoencephalitis caused by multi-drug resistant, highly virulent Escherichia coli
Junaid Iqbal, Kevin R. Dufendach, John C. Wellons, Maria G. Kuba, Hilary H. Nickols, Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte & James L. Wynn
Pages: 461-466
Published online: 19 Feb 2016
AbstractforLethal neonatal meningoencephalitis caused by multi-drug resistant, highly virulent Escherichia coli | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Brief Report

Brief Report
The performance of reverse transcriptase assay for the estimation of the plasma viral load in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections
Priyadarshini A. Padaki, Jaiprasath Sachithanandham, Rita Isaac, Veena V. Ramalingam, Ooriapadickal C. Abraham, Susanne A. Pulimood & Rajesh Kannangai
Pages: 467-471
Published online: 11 Dec 2015
AbstractforThe performance of reverse transcriptase assay for the estimation of the plasma viral load in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections | Full Text | References | PDF (640.7 KB)
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Brief Report
HIV-1 low copy viral sequencing-A prototype assay
Tomas Mellberg, Jon Krabbe, Magnus Gisslén & Bo Svennerholm
Pages: 472-476
Published online: 14 Jan 2016
AbstractforHIV-1 low copy viral sequencing-A prototype assay | Full Text | References | PDF (481.1 KB)
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Brief Report
Human infection with a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) virus in Yunnan province, China
Wen Xu, Hong Li & Li Jiang
Pages: 477-482
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforHuman infection with a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) virus in Yunnan province, China | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Brief Report
Comparison of performance of two Treponema pallidum automated chemiluminescent immunoassays in blood donors
Linda Sommese, Chiara Sabia, Antonella Esposito, Carmela Iannone, Maria Lourdes Montesano & Claudio Napoli
Pages: 483-487
Published online: 09 Feb 2016
AbstractforComparison of performance of two Treponema pallidum automated chemiluminescent immunoassays in blood donors | Full Text | References | PDF (514.1 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Ischemia modified albumin in early neonatal sepsis
Abdelmoneim Khashana, Ahmed Ayoub, Soha Younes & Adel Abdelrahman
Pages: 488-489
Published online: 01 Mar 2016
CitationforIschemia modified albumin in early neonatal sepsis | Full Text | References | PDF (278.6 KB)
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