Bmc Infectious Diseases
(BMC INFECT DIS) 《研究传染病》

Study protocol    

The Qure study: Q fever fatigue syndrome – response to treatment; a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Stephan P Keijmel, Corine E Delsing, Tom Sprong, Gijs Bleijenberg, Jos WM van der Meer, Hans Knoop, Chantal P Bleeker-RoversBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:157 (27 March 2013)

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Research article    

Nasal and perirectal colonization of vancomycin sensitive and resistant enterococci in patients of paediatrics ICU (PICU) of tertiary health care facilities

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Saira Iram, Abdul Mannan, Shujaat Ali Khan, Naeem AkhtarBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:156 (27 March 2013)

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Research article   

The role of cross sectional imaging in the management of acute pyogenic inguinal abscess - extrapelvic versus intrapelvic origin

Wei-Hsiu Hsu, Ching-Yu Lee, Li-Ju Lai, Tsung-Yu Huang, Kuo-Ti PengBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:155 (27 March 2013)

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Research article    

Factors associated with suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Viet Nam: a cross-sectional study using audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI)

Hoa M Do, Michael P Dunne, Masaya Kato, Cuong V Pham, Kinh V NguyenBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:154 (27 March 2013)

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Technical advance    

Evaluation of PCR procedures for detecting and quantifying Leishmania donovani DNA in large numbers of dried human blood samples from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Northern Ethiopia

Ibrahim Abbasi, Samar Aramin, Asrat Hailu, Welelta Shiferaw, Aysheshm Kassahun, Shewaye Belay, Charles Jaffe, Alon WarburgBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:153 (27 March 2013)

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Research article   

Enhanced surveillance of invasive listeriosis in the Lombardy region, Italy, in the years 2006-2010 reveals major clones and an increase in serotype 1/2a

Caterina Mammina, Antonio Parisi, Anna Guaita, Aurora Aleo, Celestino Bonura, Antonino Nastasi, Mirella PontelloBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:152 (26 March 2013)

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Debate    

Pertussis re-emergence in the post-vaccination era

Elena Chiappini, Alessia Stival, Luisa Galli, Maurizio de MartinoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:151 (26 March 2013)

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Research article    

Validation of the chronic disease score-infectious disease (CDS-ID) for the prediction of hospital-associated clostridium difficile infection (CDI) within a retrospective cohort

Vanessa Stevens, Cathleen Concannon, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Jessina McGregorBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:150 (26 March 2013)

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Case report   

Poststreptococcal syndrome mimicking conjunctival lymphoma

Iwona Rospond-Kubiak, Agata Brązert, Jarosław Kocięcki, Jan BręborowiczBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:149 (25 March 2013)

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Research article    

Derivation and validation of a simple clinical bedside score (ATLAS) for Clostridium difficile infection which predicts response to therapy

Mark A Miller, Thomas Louie, Kathleen Mullane, Karl Weiss, Arnold Lentnek, Yoav Golan, Yin Kean, Pam SearsBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:148 (25 March 2013)

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Research article   

Trafficking of phagocytic peritoneal cells in hypoinsulinemic-hyperglycemic mice with systemic candidiasis

Thais Fernanda de Campos Fraga-Silva, James Venturini, Maria Sueli Parreira de ArrudaBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:147 (25 March 2013)

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Research article    

Clostridium difficile infection in Italian urban hospitals: data from 2006 through 2011

Stefano Di Bella, Maria Musso, Maria A Cataldo, Marcello Meledandri, Eugenio Bordi, Daniela Capozzi, Maria C Cava, Patrizia Chiaradonna, Grazia Prignano, Nicola PetrosilloBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:146 (22 March 2013)

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Research article   

Two-stage PCR assay for detection of human brucellosis in endemic areas

Ibrahim Hassan Kamal, Basim Al Gashgari, Said Salama Moselhy, Taha Abdullah Kumosani, Khalid Omar AbulnajaBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:145 (21 March 2013)

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Research article    

Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica recombinant phosphoglucomutase protein for serodiagnosis of amoebic liver abscess

Tan Zi Ning, Wong Weng Kin, Rahmah Noordin, See Too Wei Cun, Foo Phiaw Chong, Zeehaida Mohamed, Alfonso Olivos-Garcia, Lim Boon HuatBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:144 (21 March 2013)

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Case report   

Colonic involvement in disseminated histoplasmosis of an immunocompetent adult: case report and literature review

Biwei Yang, Lixia Lu, Dajiang Li, Li Liu, Libin Huang, Liyu Chen, Hong Tang, Lichun WangBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:143 (20 March 2013)

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Research article   

Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial pneumonia: is the outcome more favorable in non-ventilated than ventilated patients?

Ya-Sung Yang, Yi-Tzu Lee, Tsai-Wang Huang, Jun-Ren Sun, Shu-Chen Kuo, Chin-Hsuan Yang, Te-Li Chen, Jung-Chung Lin, Chang-Phone Fung, Feng-Yee ChangBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:142 (19 March 2013)

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Research article   

Prevalence of concurrent deep vein thrombosis in patients with lower limb cellulitis: a prospective cohort study

Michael J Maze, Sean Skea, Alan Pithie, Sarah Metcalf, John F Pearson, Stephen T ChambersBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:141 (19 March 2013)

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Research article    

Decline in in-patient treatments of genital warts among young Australians following the national HPV vaccination program

Hammad Ali, Rebecca J Guy, Handan Wand, Tim RH Read, David G Regan, Andrew E Grulich, Christopher K Fairley, Basil DonovanBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:140 (18 March 2013)

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Research article    

Epidemic of measles following the nationwide mass immunization campaign

Jie Gao, Enfu Chen, Zhigang Wang, Jichuan Shen, Hanqing He, Huilai Ma, Guang Zeng, Bao-Ping ZhuBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:139 (18 March 2013)

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Case report    

Varicella zoster virus infection presenting as isolated diplopia: a case report

Raffaella Pisapia, Alessia Rianda, Andrea Mariano, Angela Testa, Simonetta Galgani, Laura Vincenzi, Amina Abdeddaim, Alessandra Oliva, Pasquale NarcisoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:138 (15 March 2013)

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Research article    

Prevalence of multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from HIV seropositive and seronegative patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in north India

Sunil Sethi, Abhishek Mewara, Sunil Kumar Dhatwalia, Harpal Singh, Rakesh Yadav, Khushwinder Singh, Dheeraj Gupta, Ajay Wanchu, Meera SharmaBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:137 (15 March 2013)

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Research article    

Outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by dengue virus type 3 in Al-Mukalla, Yemen

Tariq A Madani, El-Tayeb ME Abuelzein, Hussein MS Al-Bar, Esam I Azhar, Moujahed Kao, Haj O Alshoeb, Alabd R BamoosaBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:136 (14 March 2013)

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Research article    

Prevalence of high-risk HPV types and associated genital diseases in women born in 1988/89 or 1983/84 – results of WOLVES, a population-based epidemiological study in Wolfsburg, Germany

Karl Ulrich Petry, Alexander Luyten, Annika Justus, Angelika Iftner, Sarah Strehlke, Axel Reinecke-Lüthge, Elisabeth Grunwald, Renate Schulze-Rath, Thomas IftnerBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:135 (13 March 2013)

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Research article    

Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in children: a time-series analysis in Guangzhou, China

Yong Huang, Te Deng, Shicheng Yu, Jing Gu, Cunrui Huang, Gexin Xiao, Yuantao HaoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:134 (13 March 2013)

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Research article    

Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

Moorine Penninah Sekadde, Eric Wobudeya, Moses L Joloba, Willy Ssengooba, Harriet Kisembo, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Philippa MusokeBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:133 (12 March 2013)

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Case report    

Localized Histoplasma capsulatum osteomyelitis of the fibula in an immunocompetent teenage boy: a case report

Lu Huang, Yongping Wu, Xudong MiaoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:132 (11 March 2013)

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Research article    

Molecular epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia: new phylogenetic lineages found in Northwest Ethiopia

Belay Tessema, Joerg Beer, Matthias Merker, Frank Emmrich, Ulrich Sack, Arne C Rodloff, Stefan NiemannBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:131 (11 March 2013)

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Research article    

Characterization of bacterial biota in the distal esophagus of Japanese patients with reflux esophagitis and Barrett’s esophagus

Ning Liu, Takafumi Ando, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Osamu Maeda, Osamu Watanabe, Kohei Funasaka, Masanao Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Naoki Ohmiya, Hidemi GotoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:130 (11 March 2013)

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Research article    

Diagnostic value of symptoms and laboratory data for pertussis in adolescent and adult patients

Naoyuki Miyashita, Hiroto Akaike, Hideto Teranishi, Yasuhiro Kawai, Kazunobu Ouchi, Tadashi Kato, Toshikiyo Hayashi, Niro OkimotoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:129 (11 March 2013)

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Case report   

Cryptococcosis of lumbar vertebra in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma: case report and literature review

Heng-Xing Zhou, Guang-Zhi Ning, Shi-Qing Feng, Hong-Wei Jia, Yang Liu, Hong-Yong Feng, Wen-Dong RuanBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:128 (7 March 2013)

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Research article    

Nosocomial outbreak of the pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in critical hematologic patients during seasonal influenza 2010-2011: detection of oseltamivir resistant variant viruses

Caterina P Pollara, Giorgio Piccinelli, Giuseppe Rossi, Chiara Cattaneo, Francesca Perandin, Silvia Corbellini, Dolores De Tomasi, Carlo BonfantiBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:127 (7 March 2013)

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Research article    

Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of Aspergillus flavusisolates recovered from clinical specimens in Kuwait

Faten Al-Wathiqi, Suhail Ahmad, Ziauddin KhanBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:126 (6 March 2013)

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Research article    

Differential cellular recognition pattern to M. tuberculosis targets defined by IFN-γ and IL-17 production in blood from TB + patients from Honduras as compared to health care workers: TB and immune responses in patients from Honduras

Nancy Alvarez-Corrales, Raija K Ahmed, Carol A Rodriguez, Kithiganahalli N Balaji, Rebeca Rivera, Ramakrishna Sompallae, Nalini K Vudattu, Sven E Hoffner, Alimuddin Zumla, Lelany Pineda-Garcia, Markus MaeurerBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:125 (6 March 2013)

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Research article   

Prevalence of urinary colonization by extended spectrum-beta-lactamaseEnterobacteriaceae among catheterised inpatients in Italian long term care facilities

Luca Arnoldo, Roberta Migliavacca, Laura Regattin, Annibale Raglio, Laura Pagani, Elisabetta Nucleo, Melissa Spalla, Francesca Vailati, Antonella Agodi, Adriana Mosca, Carla Zotti, Stefano Tardivo, Ines Bianco, Adele Rulli, Paola Gualdi, Pietro Panetta, Carlo Pasini, Mino Pedroni, Silvio BrusaferroBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:124 (6 March 2013)

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Research article   

A longitudinal study on anaemia in children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in the Mount Cameroon region: prevalence, risk factors and perceptions by caregivers

Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Moses Samje, Theresa Nkuo-AkenjiBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:123 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Overt diabetes mellitus among newly diagnosed Ugandan tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study

Davis Kibirige, Richard Ssekitoleko, Edrisa Mutebi, William WorodriaBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:122 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in the elderly: a case control study

Yong Soo Kwon, Su Young Chi, In Jae Oh, Kyu Sik Kim, Yu Il Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Young Chul KimBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:121 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Effects of an ageing population and the replacement of immune birth cohorts on the burden of hepatitis A in the Netherlands

Scott A McDonald, Marie-Josée J Mangen, Anita Suijkerbuijk, Edoardo Colzani, Mirjam EE KretzschmarBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:120 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Epidemiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in northern Brazil: an analytical descriptive prospective cohort study

Marília M Resende, Sílvio G Monteiro, Bianca Callegari, Patrícia M S Figueiredo, Cinara R A V Monteiro, Valério Monteiro-NetoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:119 (5 March 2013)

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Research article    

Severe imported falciparum malaria among adults requiring intensive care: a retrospective study at the hospital for tropical diseases, London

Michael E Marks, Margaret Armstrong, Muhiddin M Suvari, Steve Batson, Christopher J M Whitty, Peter L Chiodini, Geoff Bellinghan, Justin F DohertyBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:118 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Endotoxaemia is common in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Peter Olupot-Olupot, Britta C Urban, Julie Jemutai, Julius Nteziyaremye, Harry M Fanjo, Henry Karanja, Japhet Karisa, Paul Ongodia, Patrick Bwonyo, Evelyn N Gitau, Alison Talbert, Samuel Akech, Kathryn MaitlandBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:117 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Immune response, antibody persistence, and safety of a single dose of the quadrivalent meningococcal serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in adolescents and adults: results of an open, randomised, controlled study

Charissa Borja-Tabora, Cecilia Montalban, Ziad A Memish, Marie Van der Wielen, Veronique Bianco, Dominique Boutriau, Jacqueline MillerBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:116 (5 March 2013)

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Research article   

Rate of candidiasis among HIV-infected children in Spain in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (1997–2008)

Alejandro Álvaro-Meca, Julia Jensen, Dariela Micheloud, Asunción Díaz, Dolores Gurbindo, Salvador ResinoBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:115 (4 March 2013)

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Research article   

Type-specific oncogenic human papillomavirus infection in high grade cervical disease in New Zealand

Leonardo M Simonella, Hazel Lewis, Megan Smith, Harold Neal, Collette Bromhead, Karen CanfellBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:114 (3 March 2013)

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Research article   

Immuno-virologic outcomes and immuno-virologic discordance among adults alive and on anti-retroviral therapy at 12 months in Nigeria

Chuka J Anude, Emeka Eze, Henry C Onyegbutulem, Man Charurat, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Samuel Ajayi, Patrick Dakum, Oluyemisi Akinwande, Chris Beyrer, Alash’le Abimiku, William BlattnerBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:113 (1 March 2013)

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Research article    

The impact of Rotavirus mass vaccination on hospitalization rates, nosocomial Rotavirus gastroenteritis and secondary blood stream infections

Manuela Zlamy, Sabine Kofler, Dorothea Orth, Reinhard Würzner, Peter Heinz-Erian, Andrea Streng, Martina PrelogBMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:112 (1 March 2013)