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Am J Respir Crit Care Med

1. ESPINAL M , Raviglione MC
   From threat to reality: the real face of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;178:216-7.
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   Ann Intern Med

2. FEKETE T
   The answer is in: fluconazole prophylaxis is not beneficial for intensive care unit patients without neutropenia.
   Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:140-1.
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3. GROSSMAN CM
   The first use of penicillin in the United States.
   Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:135-6.
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4. WEISSMAN JS , Schneider EC, Weingart SN, Epstein AM, et al
   Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not?
   Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:100-8.
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5. SCHUSTER MG , Edwards JE Jr, Sobel JD, Darouiche RO, et al
   Empirical fluconazole versus placebo for intensive care unit patients: a randomized trial.
   Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:83-90.
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   Antimicrob Agents Chemother

6. HOWDEN BP , Stinear TP, Allen DL, Johnson PD, et al
   Genomics Reveals a Point Mutation in the Two-Component Sensor Gene graS that Leads to Vancomycin-Intermediate Resistance in Clinical Staphylococcus aureus.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008.
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7. LOUNIS N , Gevers T, Van Den Berg J, Andries K, et al
   Impact of the interaction of R207910 with rifampin on the treatment of tuberculosis studied in the mouse model.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008.
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8. BELLEY A , Neesham-Grenon E, Arhin FF, McKay GA, et al
   Assessment of the Synergistic Effects of Oritavancin Tested in Combination with Other Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus by Time-Kill Methodology.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008.
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   Biochemistry

9. PATTI GJ , Kim SJ, Schaefer J
   Characterization of the Peptidoglycan of Vancomycin-Susceptible Enterococcus faecium.
   Biochemistry. 2008.
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   BMJ

10. HARTMAN TC , van Rijswijk E
    Fungal nail infection.
    BMJ. 2008;337:a429.
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11. MAYOR S
    Internet crawler uses unconventional information sources to track infectious disease outbreaks.
    BMJ. 2008;337:a742.
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12. SHIN GY
    What about viral community acquired pneumonias?
    BMJ. 2008;337:a598.
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    Chest

13. PARIMON T , Spitters CE, Muangman N, Euathrongchit J, et al
    Unexpected Pulmonary Involvement in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.
    Chest. 2008.
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    Clin Infect Dis

14. VAN DRIEL JJ , Bekker V, Spanjaard L, van der Ende A, et al
    Epidemiologic and Microbiologic Characteristics of Recurrent Bacterial and Fungal Meningitis in The Netherlands, 1988-2005.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008.
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15. CURCIO D , Fernandez F
    Tigecycline for Acinetobacter baumannii infection: other considerations.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1797-8.
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16. ELLIOTT SR , Beeson JG
    Estimating the burden of global mortality in children aged <5 years by pathogen-specific causes.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1794-5.
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17. KUNIN CM
    Why did it take the Infectious Diseases Society of America so long to address the problem of antibiotic resistance?
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1791-2.
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18. CUNHA BA
    Highly elevated serum ferritin levels as a diagnostic marker for Legionella pneumonia.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1789-91.
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19. MERMEL LA , Jefferson J, Devolve J
    Knowledge and use of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility data at a university teaching hospital.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1789.
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20. STRYJEWSKI ME , Graham DR, Wilson SE, O'Riordan W, et al
    Telavancin versus vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections caused by gram-positive organisms.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1683-93.
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21. KWAKMAN PH , Van den Akker JP, Guclu A, Aslami H, et al
    Medical-Grade Honey Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Vitro and Eradicates Skin Colonization.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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22. ARNOLD CA , Rakheja D, Arnold MA, Peters JM, et al
    Unsuspected, Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis without Maternofetal Morbidity Diagnosed by Placental Examination: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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23. DUNBAR J , Cooper B, Hodgetts T, Yskandar H, et al
    An Outbreak of Human External Ophthalmomyiasis Due to Oestrus ovis in Southern Afghanistan.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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24. GUPTA SK , Medalla F, Omondi MW, Whichard JM, et al
    Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Paratyphoid Fever in the United States: Travel and Antimicrobial Resistance.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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25. WAHBA H , Truong MT, Lei X, Kontoyiannis DP, et al
    Reversed halo sign in invasive pulmonary fungal infections.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1733-7.
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26. ISEMAN MD , Fischer A
    Tumor necrosis factor-alpha at the intersection of mycobacterial immunity and pathogenesis: an important new address in medicine.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1741-2.
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27. WINTHROP KL , Yamashita S, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, et al
    Mycobacterial and other serious infections in patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor and other newly approved biologic therapies: case finding through the Emerging Infections Network.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1738-40.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

28. ROMEO O , Criseo G
    First molecular method for discriminating between Candida africana, Candida albicans, and Candida dubliniensis by using hwp1 gene.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008.
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29. BIEDENBACH DJ , Jones RN, Fritsche TR
    Antimicrobial activity of cefditoren tested against contemporary (2004-2006) isolates of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis responsible for community-acquired respiratory tract infections in the United States.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:240-4.
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30. MOTOSHIMA M , Yanagihara K, Yamamoto K, Morinaga Y, et al
    Quantitative detection of metallo-beta-lactamase of blaIMP-cluster-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by real-time polymerase chain reaction with melting curve analysis for rapid diagnosis and treatment of nosocomial infection.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:222-6.
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31. JONES RN , Kirby JT, Rhomberg PR
    Comparative activity of meropenem in US medical centers (2007): initiating the 2nd decade of MYSTIC program surveillance.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:203-13.
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32. HIRAKATA Y , Yanagihara K, Kurihara S, Izumikawa K, et al
    Comparison of usefulness of plasma procalcitonin and C-reactive protein measurements for estimation of severity in adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:170-4.
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33. CASTANHEIRA M , Jones RN, Sader HS
    Update of the in vitro activity of daptomycin tested against 6710 Gram-positive cocci isolated in North America (2006).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:235-9.
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34. PELLEGRINO FL , Casali N, Nouer SA, Riley LW, et al
    A carbapenem-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain carrying the bla(SPM) gene.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:214-6.
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35. WALKTY A , Decorby M, Nichol K, Mulvey MR, et al
    Antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from patients in Canadian intensive care units as part of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit study.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:217-21.
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36. BLANCO S , Forne M, Lacoma A, Prat C, et al
    Comparison of stool antigen immunoassay methods for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection before and after eradication treatment.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:150-5.
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37. HAWKINS C , Qi C, Warren J, Stosor V, et al
    Catheter-related bloodstream infections caused by rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria: a case series including rare species.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:187-91.
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38. PASTOOR R , Hatta M, Abdoel TH, Smits HL, et al
    Simple, rapid, and affordable point-of-care test for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;61:129-34.
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    Drugs

39. ANDERSON VR , Perry CM
    Levofloxacin : a review of its use as a high-dose, short-course treatment for bacterial infection.
    Drugs. 2008;68:535-65.
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

40. HADGU A , Sternberg M
    Reproducibility and specificity concerns associated with nucleic acid amplification tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008.
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    Infect Immun

41. FRADIN C , Slomianny MC, Mille C, Masset A, et al
    {beta}-1,2 oligomannose adhesin epitopes are widely distributed over the different families of Candida albicans cell wall mannoproteins and are associated through both N- and O-glycosylation processes.
    Infect Immun. 2008.
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42. SPELLBERG B , Ibrahim AS, Yeaman MR, Lin L, et al
    The anti-fungal rAls3p-N vaccine protects mice against the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infect Immun. 2008.
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43. ROCHA-DE-SOUZA CM , Berent-Maoz B, Mankuta D, Moses AE, et al
    Human mast cell activation by Staphylococcus aureus: IL-8 and TNF-{alpha} release and the role of Toll-Like receptor 2 and CD48 molecules.
    Infect Immun. 2008.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

44. MOLINA A , Del Campo R, Maiz L, Morosini MI, et al
    High prevalence in cystic fibrosis patients of multiresistant hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST228-SCCmecI capable of biofilm formation.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008.
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45. ORLOPP K , von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Marklein G, Reiffert SM, et al
    False positivity of the Aspergillus galactomannan Platelia ELISA because of piperacillin/tazobactam treatment: does it represent a clinical problem?
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008.
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    J Bacteriol

46. RIORDAN KE , Sorg JA, Berube BJ, Schneewind O, et al
    Impassable YscP substrates and their impact on the Yersinia enterocolitica type III secretion pathway.
    J Bacteriol. 2008.
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    J Clin Microbiol

47. IKAWATY R , Willems RJ, Box AT, Verhoef J, et al
    A Novel Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) for Rapid Molecular Typing of Human Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008.
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48. SIMMON KE , Hall L, Woods CW, Marco F, et al
    Phylogenetic Analysis of Viridans Group Streptococci Causing Endocarditis.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008.
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49. CHEN KJ , Chen TL, Lai CC, Sun MH, et al
    Endophthalmitis: antibacterial activity of precipitates of vancomycin and ceftazidime.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2149.
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50. VAIDYA VM , Malik SV, Kaur S, Kumar S, et al
    Comparison of PCR, immunofluorescence assay, and pathogen isolation for diagnosis of q fever in humans with spontaneous abortions.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2038-44.
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51. DOGGETT JS , Kohlhepp S, Gresbrink R, Metz P, et al
    Lyme disease in Oregon.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2115-8.
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52. OTTAVIANI D , Leoni F, Rocchegiani E, Santarelli S, et al
    First clinical report of pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 infection in Italy.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2144-5.
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53. SLOAN LM , Duresko BJ, Gustafson DR, Rosenblatt JE, et al
    Comparison of real-time PCR for detection of the tcdC gene with four toxin immunoassays and culture in diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1996-2001.
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54. BAHRANI-MOUGEOT FK , Paster BJ, Coleman S, Ashar J, et al
    Diverse and novel oral bacterial species in blood following dental procedures.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2129-32.
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55. MARQUES S , Silva E, Kraft C, Carvalheira J, et al
    Bovine mastitis associated with Prototheca blaschkeae.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1941-5.
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56. HRABAK J , Empel J, Gniadkowski M, Halbhuber Z, et al
    CTX-M-15-producing Shigella sonnei strain from a Czech patient who traveled in Asia.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2147-8.
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57. LINDSLEY MD , Guarro J, Khairy RN, Williams J, et al
    Pseudallescheria fusoidea, a new cause of osteomyelitis.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2141-3.
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58. RUIMY R , Dos-Santos M, Raskine L, Bert F, et al
    Accuracy and potential usefulness of triplex real-time PCR for improving antibiotic treatment of patients with blood cultures showing clustered gram-positive cocci on direct smears.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2045-51.
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59. RUPNIK M , Widmer A, Zimmermann O, Eckert C, et al
    Clostridium difficile toxinotype V, ribotype 078, in animals and humans.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2146.
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60. ZARATE MS , Gales AC, Picao RC, Pujol GS, et al
    Outbreak of OXY-2-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca in a renal transplant unit.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2099-101.
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61. HELLER LC , Jones M, Widen RH
    Comparison of DNA pyrosequencing with alternative methods for identification of mycobacteria.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2092-4.
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62. VON AH U , Wirz D, Daniels AU
    Rapid differentiation of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from methicillin-resistant S. aureus and MIC determinations by isothermal microcalorimetry.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2083-7.
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63. DUCROUX A , Cherid S, Benachi A, Ville Y, et al
    Evaluation of a new commercial real-time PCR quantification assay for prenatal diagnosis of cytomegalovirus congenital infection.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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64. MELLMANN A , Cloud J, Maier T, Keckevoet U, et al
    Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry in comparison to 16S rRNA gene sequencing for species identification of nonfermenting bacteria.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1946-54.
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65. BROWN SD , Traczewski MM
    Caspofungin disk diffusion breakpoints and quality control.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1927-9.
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66. BENSON R , Tondella ML, Bhatnagar J, Carvalho Mda G, et al
    Development and evaluation of a novel multiplex PCR technology for molecular differential detection of bacterial respiratory disease pathogens.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2074-7.
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67. RIORDAN JT , Viswanath SB, Manning SD, Whittam TS, et al
    Genetic differentiation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 clades associated with human disease by real-time PCR.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2070-3.
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68. BASTIEN P , Procop GW, Reischl U
    Quantitative real-time PCR is not more sensitive than "conventional" PCR.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1897-900.
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69. KO WC , Lee NY, Su SC, Dijkshoorn L, et al
    Oligonucleotide array-based identification of species in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex in isolates from blood cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the isolates.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2052-9.
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70. KRAUSSE R , Muller G, Doniec M
    Evaluation of a Rapid New Stool Antigen Test for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adult Patients.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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71. VOLLMER T , Stormer M, Kleesiek K, Dreier J, et al
    Evaluation of novel broad-range real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of human pathogenic fungi in various clinical specimens.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:1919-26.
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72. LEACH AJ , Stubbs E, Hare K, Beissbarth J, et al
    Comparison of nasal swabs with nose blowing for community-based pneumococcal surveillance of healthy children.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2081-2.
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73. RASHEED JK , Biddle JW, Anderson KF, Washer L, et al
    Detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase type 2 Carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme in clinical isolates of Citrobacter freundii and K. oxytoca carrying a common plasmid.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2066-9.
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74. ISHIKO H , Shimada Y, Konno T, Hayashi A, et al
    Novel human adenovirus causing nosocomial epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2002-8.
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75. PREZA D , Olsen I, Aas JA, Willumsen T, et al
    Bacterial profiles of root caries in elderly patients.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2015-21.
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76. HONDA H , Bankowski MJ, Kajioka EH, Chokrungvaranon N, et al
    Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis: Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;46:2009-14.
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    J Immunol

77. QIU H , Fan Y, Joyee AG, Wang S, et al
    Type I IFNs enhance susceptibility to Chlamydia muridarum lung infection by enhancing apoptosis of local macrophages.
    J Immunol. 2008;181:2092-102.
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78. VASILEVSKY S , Colino J, Puliaev R, Canaday DH, et al
    Macrophages pulsed with Streptococcus pneumoniae elicit a T cell-dependent antibody response upon transfer into naive mice.
    J Immunol. 2008;181:1787-97.
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    J Infect Dis

79. SAKAI K , Kita M, Sawai N, Shiomi S, et al
    Levels of interleukin-18 are markedly increased in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa among patients with specific IL18 genotypes.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1752-61.
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80. HSIEH PF , Lin TL, Lee CZ, Tsai SF, et al
    Serum-induced iron-acquisition systems and TonB contribute to virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing primary pyogenic liver abscess.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1717-27.
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81. STRICKER RB , Johnson L
    Persistent Borrelia burgdorferi infection after treatment with antibiotics and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1352-3.
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82. OH SY , Griffiths D, John T, Lee YC, et al
    School-aged children: a reservoir for continued circulation of Haemophilus influenzae type b in the United Kingdom.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1275-81.
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83. FLYNN N , Cohen SH
    The continuing saga of MRSA.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1217-9.
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    JAMA

84. RINGOLD S , Lynm C, Glass RM
    JAMA patient page. Tuberculosis.
    JAMA. 2008;300:464.
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85. CAIN KP , Benoit SR, Winston CA, Mac Kenzie WR, et al
    Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States.
    JAMA. 2008;300:405-12.
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86. DE GOTTARDI A
    Polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
    JAMA. 2008;300:282.
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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

87. 
    Salmonella Litchfield outbreak associated with a hotel restaurant--Atlantic City, New Jersey, 2007.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;57:775-9.
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    N Engl J Med

88. HIRSCH MS , DeMaria A Jr, Schaefer PW, Branda JA, et al
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 22-2008. A 52-year-old woman with fever and confusion.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;359:294-303.
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    Nat Med

89. VANDAL OH , Pierini LM, Schnappinger D, Nathan CF, et al
    A membrane protein preserves intrabacterial pH in intraphagosomal Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Nat Med. 2008.
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    Neurology

90. LJOSTAD U , Mygland A
    Relevance of the antibody index to diagnose lyme neuroborreliosis among seropositive patients.
    Neurology. 2008;71:151.
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91. LANSKA DJ
    Relevance of the antibody index to diagnose lyme neuroborreliosis among seropositive patients.
    Neurology. 2008;71:150.
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    Pediatr Rev

92. ROSENBERG JJ , Prasad V, Gaebler J, Dreisinger N, et al
    Index of suspicion.
    Pediatr Rev. 2008;29:131-6.
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    Science

93. KRAVCHENKO VV , Kaufmann GF, Mathison JC, Scott DA, et al
    Modulation of gene expression via disruption of NF-kappaB signaling by a bacterial small molecule.
    Science. 2008;321:259-63.
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