Infectious Diseases, Volume 42, Issue 6-7 (2010)

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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 42, Issue 6-7 (2010)

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
Propionibacterium acnes causing delayed postoperative spine infection: Review
Rachid Haidar, Marc Najjar, Asdghig Der Boghossian & Zuhair Tabbarah
Pages: 405-411
Published online: 03 Mar 2010
AbstractforPropionibacterium acnes causing delayed postoperative spine infection: Review | Full Text | References | PDF (57.8 KB)
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Review Article
Novel (pandemic) influenza A H1N1 in healthcare facilities: Implications for prevention and control
Helena C. Maltezou
Pages: 412-420
Published online: 24 Mar 2010
AbstractforNovel (pandemic) influenza A H1N1 in healthcare facilities: Implications for prevention and control | Full Text | References | PDF (78.2 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Improving diagnostic criteria for Propionibacterium acnes osteomyelitis: A retrospective analysis
Nathalie Asseray, Christophe Papin, Sophie Touchais, Pascale Bemer, Chantal Lambert, David Boutoille, Brigitte Tequi, François Gouin, François Raffi, Norbert Passuti & Gilles Potel
Pages: 421-425
Published online: 09 Feb 2010
AbstractforImproving diagnostic criteria for Propionibacterium acnes osteomyelitis: A retrospective analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (59.9 KB)
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Article
Definite, probable, and possible bacterial aetiologies of community-acquired pneumonia at different CRB-65 scores
Kristoffer Strålin, Per Olcén, Eva Törnqvist & Hans Holmberg
Pages: 426-434
Published online: 09 Feb 2010
AbstractforDefinite, probable, and possible bacterial aetiologies of community-acquired pneumonia at different CRB-65 scores | Full Text | References | PDF (76.4 KB)
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Article
Prevalence of cagA and vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Turkish patients with active or non-active chronic gastritis
Birol Safak, Ihsan Hakki Ciftci, Fatma Husniye Dilek, Ihsan Uslan, Zafer Cetinkaya, Gulsah Asik & Osman Nuri Dilek
Pages: 435-438
Published online: 08 Feb 2010
AbstractforPrevalence of cagA and vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Turkish patients with active or non-active chronic gastritis | Full Text | References | PDF (53 KB)
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Article
A case–control study of risk factors for urinary acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CTX-M-15 in an outbreak situation in Sweden
Birgitta Lytsy, Johan Lindbäck, Erik Torell, Staffan Sylvan, Inga Velicko & Åsa Melhus
Pages: 439-444
Published online: 24 Feb 2010
AbstractforA case–control study of risk factors for urinary acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CTX-M-15 in an outbreak situation in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (57.6 KB)
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Article
Imported melioidosis in Danish travellers: A diagnostic challenge
Shadia Badran, Thomas Ingemann Pedersen, Casper Roed, Suzanne Lunding, Nina Birk, Hanne Vestergaard, Bent Røder, Henriette Kær Lillelund, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Michael Kemp & Jens Jørgen Christensen
Pages: 445-449
Published online: 18 Mar 2010
AbstractforImported melioidosis in Danish travellers: A diagnostic challenge | Full Text | References | PDF (51.3 KB)
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Article
Central nervous system tuberculomas in 23 patients
Horea Man, Pierre Sellier, Monique Boukobza, Philippe Clevenbergh, Myriam Diemer, Laurent Raskine, Veronique Delcey, Meghna Shah, Guy Simonneau, Stephane Mouly & Jean François Bergmann
Pages: 450-454
Published online: 18 Mar 2010
AbstractforCentral nervous system tuberculomas in 23 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (59.9 KB)
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Article
Vitamin D and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage
Eric M. Matheson, Arch G. Mainous III, William J. Hueston, Vanessa A. Diaz & Charles J. Everett
Pages: 455-460
Published online: 08 Mar 2010
AbstractforVitamin D and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage | Full Text | References | PDF (58.4 KB)
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Article
False-positive serum and bronchoalveolar lavage Aspergillus galactomannan assays caused by different antibiotics
Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Anuchit Niyompattama, Chalermporn Teosirimongkol & Kanchana Sriwanichrak
Pages: 461-468
Published online: 02 Mar 2010
AbstractforFalse-positive serum and bronchoalveolar lavage Aspergillus galactomannan assays caused by different antibiotics | Full Text | References | PDF (213.1 KB)
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Article
Bacterial aetiology in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a Swedish university hospital
Jonas Ahl, Johan Tham, Mats Walder, Eva Melander & Inga Odenholt
Pages: 469-474
Published online: 06 Apr 2010
AbstractforBacterial aetiology in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a Swedish university hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (61.9 KB)
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Article
Percentages of CD4+ T regulatory cells and HLA-DR expressing monocytes in severe intra-abdominal infections
Fu Qiang, Cui Naiqiang, Yu Wenli & Du Chao
Pages: 475-478
Published online: 16 Mar 2010
AbstractforPercentages of CD4+ T regulatory cells and HLA-DR expressing monocytes in severe intra-abdominal infections | Full Text | References | PDF (53.8 KB)
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Article
The microbiological characteristics of patients with crush syndrome after the Wenchuan earthquake
Tingting Wang, Dongdong Li, Yi Xie, Mei Kang, Zhixing Chen, Huili Chen, Hong Fan, Lanlan Wang & Chuanmin Tao
Pages: 479-483
Published online: 26 Mar 2010
AbstractforThe microbiological characteristics of patients with crush syndrome after the Wenchuan earthquake | Full Text | References | PDF (59.9 KB)
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Article
Infective endocarditis: Long-term reversibility of kidney function impairment. A 1-y post-discharge follow-up study
Kristine Buchholtz, Carsten T. Larsen, Christian Hassager & Niels E. Bruun
Pages: 484-490
Published online: 26 Mar 2010
AbstractforInfective endocarditis: Long-term reversibility of kidney function impairment. A 1-y post-discharge follow-up study | Full Text | References | PDF (344.3 KB)
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Article
Quinupristin–dalfopristin versus linezolid for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia: Efficacy and development of resistance
Yong Pil Chong, Sang-Oh Lee, Eun Hee Song, Eun Jung Lee, Eun-Young Jang, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, Mi-Na Kim, Jin-Yong Jeong, Jun Hee Woo & Yang Soo Kim
Pages: 491-499
Published online: 04 Jun 2010
AbstractforQuinupristin–dalfopristin versus linezolid for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia: Efficacy and development of resistance | Full Text | References | PDF (73.6 KB)
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Article
Indirubin potentiates ciprofloxacin activity in the NorA efflux pump of Staphylococcus aureus
Kannan Ponnusamy, Mohankumar Ramasamy, Ignacimuthu Savarimuthu & M. Gabriel Paulraj
Pages: 500-505
Published online: 09 Apr 2010
AbstractforIndirubin potentiates ciprofloxacin activity in the NorA efflux pump of Staphylococcus aureus | Full Text | References | PDF (65.1 KB)
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Article
Prior antimicrobial exposure and the risk for bloodstream infection with fluconazole-non-susceptible Candida strains
Courtney Hebert, Ralph Villaran, Jocelyn Tolentino, Leyla Best, Sue Boonlayangoor, David Pitrak, Michael Lin & Stephen G. Weber
Pages: 506-509
Published online: 06 Apr 2010
AbstractforPrior antimicrobial exposure and the risk for bloodstream infection with fluconazole-non-susceptible Candida strains | Full Text | References | PDF (50.4 KB)
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Article
Quantitative evaluation of infection control models in the prevention of nosocomial transmission of SARS virus to healthcare workers: Implication to nosocomial viral infection control for healthcare workers
Muh-Yong Yen, Yun-Ching Lu, Pi-Hsiang Huang, Chen-Ming Chen, Yee-Chun Chen & Yusen E. Lin
Pages: 510-515
Published online: 12 Feb 2010
AbstractforQuantitative evaluation of infection control models in the prevention of nosocomial transmission of SARS virus to healthcare workers: Implication to nosocomial viral infection control for healthcare workers | Full Text | References | PDF (80.1 KB)
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Free Access
Article
Evaluation of clinical and laboratory predictors of fatality in patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey
Cigdem Ataman Hatipoglu, Cemal Bulut, Meltem Arzu Yetkin, Gunay Tuncer Ertem, Fatma Sebnem Erdinc, Esra Kaya Kilic, Tugba Sari, Sami Kinikli, Behic Oral & Ali Pekcan Demiroz
Pages: 516-521
Published online: 19 Feb 2010
AbstractforEvaluation of clinical and laboratory predictors of fatality in patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey | Full Text | References | PDF (61 KB)
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Article
Risk of being seropositive for multiple human papillomavirus types among Finnish and Ugandan women
Proscovia Bazanya Namujju, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Reinhard Kirnbauer, Marjo Kaasila, Cecily Banura, Romano Byaruhanga, Moses Muwanga, Edward Katongole Mbidde, Pentti Koskela & Matti Lehtinen
Pages: 522-526
Published online: 24 Feb 2010
AbstractforRisk of being seropositive for multiple human papillomavirus types among Finnish and Ugandan women | Full Text | References | PDF (59.1 KB)
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Article
Raltegravir as functional monotherapy leads to virological failure and drug resistance in highly treatment-experienced HIV-infected patients
Fabienne Caby, Nadia Valin, Anne Genevieve Marcelin, Luminata Schneider, Régis Andrade, Marguerite Guiguet, Roland Tubiana, Ana Canestri, Marc Antoine Valantin, Gilles Peytavin, Jérome Pacanowski, Laurence Morand-Joubert, Vincent Calvez, Pierre Marie Girard & Christine Katlama
Pages: 527-532
Published online: 12 Mar 2010
AbstractforRaltegravir as functional monotherapy leads to virological failure and drug resistance in highly treatment-experienced HIV-infected patients | Full Text | References | PDF (60.3 KB)
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Article
Effect of control selection on sustained viral response rates in genotype 2/3 HCV mono-infected versus HIV/HCV co-infected patients
Jenny Nilsson & Ola Weiland
Pages: 533-539
Published online: 10 Mar 2010
AbstractforEffect of control selection on sustained viral response rates in genotype 2/3 HCV mono-infected versus HIV/HCV co-infected patients | Full Text | References | PDF (321.5 KB)
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Article
Norovirus gastroenteritis in young children receiving human rotavirus vaccine
Shang-Qin Zeng, Anne Halkosalo, Marjo Salminen, Evelin D. Szakal, Aino Karvonen & Timo Vesikari
Pages: 540-544
Published online: 04 Jun 2010
AbstractforNorovirus gastroenteritis in young children receiving human rotavirus vaccine | Full Text | References | PDF (635.7 KB)
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SHORT COMMUNICATION

Brief Report
Cefepime and mortality: a real issue?
Jeroen Mebis, Herman Goossens & Zwi Nisan Berneman
Pages: 545-548
Published online: 10 Feb 2010
AbstractforCefepime and mortality: a real issue? | Full Text | References | PDF (49.2 KB)
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Brief Report
Prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus findings in swab specimens from gynaecology clinics of the east coast of Spain
Miguel Martorell, José Ángel García-García, Cristian Ortiz, Ana Pérez-Vallés, Consuelo Calabuig, David Gómez-Cabrero, Manuel Escolano & Manel Montesinos
Pages: 549-553
Published online: 08 Mar 2010
AbstractforPrevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus findings in swab specimens from gynaecology clinics of the east coast of Spain | Full Text | References | PDF (343.4 KB)
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CASE REPORT

Case Report
Lack of hygiene routines among patients and family members at patient hotels—A possible route for transmitting puerperal fever
Gustaf Starlander, Birgitta Lytsy & Åsa Melhus
Pages: 554-556
Published online: 18 Mar 2010
AbstractforLack of hygiene routines among patients and family members at patient hotels—A possible route for transmitting puerperal fever | Full Text | References | PDF (43 KB)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Efficacy of cefepime therapy for Enterobacter bacteraemia, with special emphasis on febrile neutropenic patients
Jeong-A Lee, Cheol-In Kang, Mi-Kyong Joung, Soo-Youn Moon, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kwan Soo Ko, Kyong Ran Peck & Jae-Hoon Song
Pages: 557-559
Published online: 10 Mar 2010
First Page PreviewforEfficacy of cefepime therapy for Enterobacter bacteraemia, with special emphasis on febrile neutropenic patients | Full Text | References | PDF (43.2 KB)
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Addendum

Correction
Addendum
Page: 560
Published online: 04 Jun 2010
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