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  1. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a common infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Telavancin is a bactericidal lipoglycopeptide active against Gram-positive pathogens, including methici...

    Authors: Martin E Stryjewski, Arnold Lentnek, William O’Riordan, John Pullman, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Jose M Miró, Vance G Fowler Jr, Steven L Barriere, Michael M Kitt and G Ralph Corey
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:289
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Current recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) are based on quite old trials. Since microbial epidemiology and the management of patients have changed, w...

    Authors: Lionel Piroth, André Pechinot, Vincent Di Martino, Yves Hansmann, Alain Putot, Isabelle Patry, Tahar Hadou, Benoit Jaulhac, Catherine Chirouze, Christian Rabaud, Alain Lozniewski, Catherine Neuwirth, Pascal Chavanet and Anne Minello
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:287
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Initial management of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropaenia (FN) comprises empirical therapy with a broad-spectrum antimicrobial. Currently, there is sufficient evidence to indicate which antibiotic regime...

    Authors: Regis G Rosa, Luciano Z Goldani and Rodrigo P dos Santos
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:286
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Although local spatiotemporal analysis can improve understanding of geographic variation of the HIV epidemic, its drivers, and the search for targeted interventions, it is limited in sub-Saharan Africa. Despit...

    Authors: Leo C Zulu, Ezekiel Kalipeni and Eliza Johannes
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:285
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Authors: Lassina Traore, Issoufou Tao, Cyrille Bisseye, Florencia Djigma, Djénéba Ouermi, Theodora Zohoncon, Tegwindé Rebecca Compaoré, Birama Diarra, Maleki Asshi and Jacques Simpore
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):P99
    Content type: Poster presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  6. Authors: AS Chantry, M Tching-Sin, C Dhiver, T Allegre, JM Ruiz, A Assi, D Botta-Fridlund, P Halfon, O Faucher-Zaegel and C Solas
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):P83
    Content type: Poster presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  9. Authors: Lydie Czernekova, Milan Raska, Zina Moldoveanu, Katerina Zachova, Stacy Hall, Dita Badalova, Alzbeta Krcmarska, Hana Synkova, Michael Hoelscher, Leonard Maboko, Rhubell Brown, Zdenek Novak, Jiri Mestecky and Jan Novak
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):P68
    Content type: Poster presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  23. Authors: Delphine Vergnon-Miszczycha, Alexandre Girard, Anne Depincé, Xavier Roblin, Emilie Del Tedesco, Anne Frésard, Claire Guglielminotti, Claude Lambert, Bruno Pozzetto, Frédéric Lucht, Stéphane Paul and Thomas Bourlet
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):O17
    Content type: Oral presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  24. Authors: Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Ido Kema, Robert Paulino Ramirez, Sahar Saeed, Kathleen Rollet, Kishanda Vyboh, Jean-Carlos Tejada, Norbert Gilmore, Marina B Klein and Jean-Pierre Routy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):O16
    Content type: Oral presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  33. Authors: Martin Sanou Sobze, Jean Hubert Donfack, James-Francis Onohiol, Joseph Fokam, Ghislaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho, Patrick Stephane Nkamedjie Pete, Vittorio Colizzi and Gianluca Russo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 2):P3
    Content type: Poster presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 2

  35. Mortality among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is increasingly due to non-communicable causes. This has been observed mostly in developed countries and the routine care of HIV infecte...

    Authors: Gerald S Bloomfield, Joseph W Hogan, Alfred Keter, Thomas L Holland, Edwin Sang, Sylvester Kimaiyo and Eric J Velazquez
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:284
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs) have become the most common cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units (ICUs). Microbiological evidence implicating...

    Authors: Danilo Flávio Moraes Riboli, João César Lyra, Eliane Pessoa Silva, Luisa Leite Valadão, Maria Regina Bentlin, José Eduardo Corrente, Ligia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo and Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:283
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  37. It is suggested that interleukin (IL)-13 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta play a role in the pulmonary vascular changes found in animal models of schistosomiasis. The aim of this study was to assess a...

    Authors: Rita de Cassia dos Santos Ferreira, Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro, Ana Lucia Coutinho Domingues, Angela Pontes Bandeira, Carlos Antonio da Mota Silveira, Luiz Arthur Calheiros Leite, Clara de Almeida Pereira, Izolda Moura Fernandes, Alessandra Brainer Mertens and Milena Oliveira Almeida
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:282
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Uptake of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to prevent tuberculosis has been poor, particularly in the highest risk populations. Interventions to improve IPT delivery could promote implementation. The large n...

    Authors: Lisa V Adams, Elizabeth A Talbot, Karen Odato, Heather Blunt and Karen R Steingart
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:281
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Meningococcal C (MenC) conjugate vaccines have controlled invasive diseases associated with this serogroup in countries where they are included in National Immunization Programs and also in an extensive catch-...

    Authors: Lina Pérez-Breva, Rafael J Villanueva, Javier Villanueva-Oller, Luis Acedo, Francisco Santonja, José A Moraño, Raquel Abad, Julio A Vázquez and Javier Díez-Domingo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:280
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. The epidemiology of infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been changing and the incidence has been increasing in some settings. The main route of transmission to humans is considered to be from...

    Authors: Michael P Chou, Archie CA Clements and Rachel M Thomson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:279
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. In high-income settings, the spectrum of morbidity and mortality experienced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has switched from pre...

    Authors: Paula Mendes Luz, Mathias Bruyand, Sayonara Ribeiro, Fabrice Bonnet, Ronaldo Ismério Moreira, Mojgan Hessamfar, Dayse Perreira Campos, Carine Greib, Charles Cazanave, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso, François Dabis, Beatriz Grinsztejn and Geneviève Chêne
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:278
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. In the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) era, the prognosis of children perinatally infected with HIV-1 has significantly improved, so the number of perinatally-infected females entering child-beari...

    Authors: Carmelina Calitri, Clara Gabiano, Luisa Galli, Elena Chiappini, Carlo Giaquinto, Wilma Buffolano, Orazio Genovese, Susanna Esposito, Stefania Bernardi, Maurizio De Martino and Pier-Angelo Tovo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:277
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Early differential diagnosis between acute bacterial and viral meningitis is problematic. We aimed to investigate whether the detection of lipocalin 2, a protein of the acute innate immunity response, may be u...

    Authors: Tamazoust Guiddir, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Dario Giorgini and Muhamed-Kheir Taha
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:276
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Human Parainfluenza viruses are a common cause of both upper and lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in children. Of the four Parainfluenza virus serotypes, Parainfluenza 4 is least well character...

    Authors: Seweryn Bialasiewicz, Jodie McVernon, Terry Nolan, Stephen B Lambert, Guoyan Zhao, David Wang, Michael D Nissen and Theo P Sloots
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:275
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Symptom- and sexual history-based testing i.e., testing on indication, for anorectal sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in women is common. Yet, it is unknown whether this strategy is effective. Moreover, ...

    Authors: Geneviève AFS van Liere, Christian JPA Hoebe, Petra FG Wolffs and Nicole HTM Dukers-Muijrers
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:274
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. We undertook a 2X2 factorial, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether vitamin D3 supplementation (10,000 international units per week) versus placebo and gargling versus no gargling could prevent vira...

    Authors: Emma C Goodall, Andrea C Granados, Kathy Luinstra, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Brenda L Coleman, Mark Loeb and Marek Smieja
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:273
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Choice of empirically prescribed antimicrobials for sepsis management depends on epidemiological factors. The epidemiology of sepsis in Greece was studied in two large-periods.

    Authors: Marina Koupetori, Theodoros Retsas, Nikolaos Antonakos, Glykeria Vlachogiannis, Ioannis Perdios, Christos Nathanail, Konstantinos Makaritsis, Antonios Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Sinapidis, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Ioannis Pneumatikos, Charalambos Gogos, Apostolos Armaganidis and Elisabeth Paramythiotou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:272
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology and resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from long-term care facilities (LTCF) residents and to analyze the potential...

    Authors: Dorota Romaniszyn, Monika Pobiega, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Barbara Gryglewska, Pawel Adamski, Piotr B Heczko, Dorota Ochońska and Malgorzata Bulanda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:271
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Erysipelas is a common infection that often recurs, but the impact of specific risk factors for reoccurrence remains elusive. In the present study we aimed at clarifying predisposing conditions for reoccurrence.

    Authors: Malin Inghammar, Magnus Rasmussen and Adam Linder
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:270
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is prevalent in Asian immigrants in the USA. California’s Inland Empire region has a population of approximately four million, including an estimated 19,000 first generation K...

    Authors: Natali Navarro, Nelson Lim, Jiah Kim, Elliot Joo, Kendrick Che, Bruce Allen Runyon and Michel Henry Mendler
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:269
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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