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Free Subscription 04.06.2008 1 Am J Med 3 Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1 BMJ 9 Clin Infect Dis 12 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2 Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1 Infect Immun 3 J Bacteriol 3 J Biol Chem 3 J Clin Microbiol 4 J Infect Dis 12 J Med Microbiol 3 JAMA 1 Neurology

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Am J Med

1. BURTON MJ , Geraci SA
   Infective endocarditis prevention: update on 2007 guidelines.
   Am J Med. 2008;121:484-6.
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   Antimicrob Agents Chemother

2. DIAS R , Felix D, Canica M
   Diversity of Penicillin Binding Proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae among Portuguese clinical strains.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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3. SCHWAIGER K , Bauer J
   Detection of the Erythromycin Ribosomal RNA Methylase Gene erm(A) in Enterococcus faecalis.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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4. RUSTOMJEE R , Diacon AH, Allen J, Venter A, et al
   Early bactericidal activity and pharmacokinetics of the Diarylquinoline TMC 207 in pulmonary tuberculosis.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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   BMJ

5. MELZER M , Bain L, Drabu YJ
   Rapid screening for MRSA: Preventing infections from cannulas reduces MRSA.
   BMJ. 2008;336:1085-6.
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   Clin Infect Dis

6. BICANIC T , Wood R, Meintjes G, Rebe K, et al
   High-Dose Amphotericin B with Flucytosine for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Infected Patients: A Randomized Trial.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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7. POWDERLY WG
   Dosing Amphotericin B in Cryptococcal Meningitis.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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8. COSGROVE SE , Fowler VG Jr
   Management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S386-93.
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9. RUBINSTEIN E , Kollef MH, Nathwani D
   Pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S378-85.
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10. STRYJEWSKI ME , Chambers HF
    Skin and soft-tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S368-77.
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11. SAKOULAS G , Moellering RC Jr
    Increasing antibiotic resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S360-7.
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12. GORDON RJ , Lowy FD
    Pathogenesis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S350-9.
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13. BOUCHER HW , Corey GR
    Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S344-9.
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14. KARCHMER AW , Bayer AS
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an evolving clinical challenge.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46 Suppl 5:S342-3.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

15. REIK R , Tenover FC, Klein E, McDonald LC, et al
    The burden of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in US hospitals, 2003 to 2004.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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16. FORBES BA , Bombicino K, Plata K, Cuirolo A, et al
    Unusual form of oxacillin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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17. KERREMANS JJ , Maaskant J, Verbrugh HA, van Leeuwen WB, et al
    Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a low-prevalence setting by polymerase chain reaction with a selective enrichment broth.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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18. VANHEE LM , Symoens F, Nelis HJ, Coenye T, et al
    Microsatellite typing of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates recovered from deep organ samples of patients with invasive aspergillosis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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19. HOGG GM , McKenna JP, Ong G
    Rapid detection of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive BacT/Alert((R)) blood culture bottles using real-time polymerase chain reaction: evaluation and comparison of 4 DNA extraction methods.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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20. BOYANOVA L , Gergova G, Nikolov R, Davidkov L, et al
    Prevalence and evolution of Helicobacter pylori resistance to 6 antibacterial agents over 12 years and correlation between susceptibility testing methods.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:409-15.
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21. SILVER S , Vinh DC, Embil JM
    The man who got too close to his cows.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:419-20.
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22. MOCKTAR C , Govinden U, Sturm AW, Essack SY, et al
    CMY-20, a novel AmpC-type beta-lactamase from South African clinical Escherichia coli isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:405-8.
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23. AFONINA I , Metcalf M, Mills A, Mahoney W, et al
    Evaluation of 5'-MGB hybridization probes for detection of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis using different real-time PCR instruments.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:429-32.
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24. SHIN BM , Kuak EY, Yoo SJ, Shin WC, et al
    Emerging toxin A-B+ variant strain of Clostridium difficile responsible for pseudomembranous colitis at a tertiary care hospital in Korea.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:333-7.
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25. FERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ A , Alcala B, Alvarez-Lafuente R
    Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of Neisseria meningitidis in formalin-fixed tissues from sudden deaths.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:339-46.
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26. GALES AC , Sader HS, Fritsche TR
    Tigecycline activity tested against 11808 bacterial pathogens recently collected from US medical centers.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:421-7.
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    Dtsch Med Wochenschr

27. TRAUT V
    [Pneumococcal vaccination: conjugated vaccine induces herd immunity and reduces antibiotic resistance]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:1207-8.
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28. BEHR J
    [Cough and its differential diagnoses]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:1187-96.
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    Infect Immun

29. MARTENS GW , Arikan MC, Lee J, Ren F, et al
    Hypercholesterolemia Impairs Immunity to Tuberculosis.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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    J Bacteriol

30. HOLLAND LM , O'Donnell ST, Ryjenkov DA, Gomelsky L, et al
    A staphylococcal GGDEF domain protein regulates biofilm formation independently of c-di-GMP.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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31. ROCA I , Torrents E, Sahlin M, Gibert I, et al
    NrdI essentiality for class Ib ribonucleotide reduction in Streptococcus pyogenes.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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32. CHAUHAN S , Tyagi JS
    Interaction of DevR with multiple binding sites synergistically activates divergent transcription of narK2-Rv1738 genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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    J Biol Chem

33. CHUNG MC , Popova TG, Jorgensen SC, Dong L, et al
    Degradation of circulating von Willebrand factor and its regulator ADAMTS13 implicates secreted Bacillus anthracis metalloproteases in anthrax consumptive coagulopathy.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:9531-42.
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34. VAN WONDEREN JH , Burlat B, Richardson DJ, Cheesman MR, et al
    The nitric oxide reductase activity of cytochrome c nitrite reductase from Escherichia coli.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:9587-94.
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35. DIERSSEN U , Beraza N, Lutz HH, Liedtke C, et al
    Molecular dissection of gp130-dependent pathways in hepatocytes during liver regeneration.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:9886-95.
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    J Clin Microbiol

36. ABE C , Kobayashi I, Mitarai S, Wada M, et al
    Biological and Molecular Characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates with Low-level Resistance to Isoniazid in Japan.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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37. PINSKY BA , Banaei N
    A multiplex, real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members to the species level.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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38. CHUA T , Moore CL, Perri MB, Donabedian SM, et al
    Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Isolates in Urban Detroit.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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    J Infect Dis

39. ROSE L , Shivshankar P, Hinojosa E, Rodriguez A, et al
    Antibodies against PsrP, a Novel Streptococcus pneumoniae Adhesin, Block Adhesion and Protect Mice against Pneumococcal Challenge.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;.
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40. LAMARIS GA , Lewis RE, Chamilos G, May GS, et al
    Caspofungin-Mediated beta-Glucan Unmasking and Enhancement of Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil Activity against Aspergillus and Non-Aspergillus Hyphae.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;.
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41. BARKER KS , Park H, Phan QT, Xu L, et al
    Transcriptome Profile of the Vascular Endothelial Cell Response to Candida albicans.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;.
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42. HOHL TM , Feldmesser M, Perlin DS, Pamer EG, et al
    Caspofungin Modulates Inflammatory Responses to Aspergillus fumigatus through Stage-Specific Effects on Fungal beta-Glucan Exposure.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    J Med Microbiol

43. FENNELL JP , O'Donohoe M, Cormican M, Lynch M, et al
    Linezolid lock prophylaxis of central venous catheter infection.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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44. NASOODI A , Ali AG, Gray WJ, Hedderwick SA, et al
    Spondylodiscitis due to Aerococcus viridans.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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45. RIDDER-SCHROTER R , Marx A, Beer M, Tappe D, et al
    Abscess-forming lymphadenopathy and osteomyelitis in children with Bartonella henselae infection.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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46. LIN SS , Pranikoff T, Smith SF, Brandt ME, et al
    Central venous catheter infection associated with Pseudozyma aphidis in a child with short gut syndrome.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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47. TAN GY , Liu Y, Sivalingam SP, Sim SH, et al
    Burkholderia pseudomallei aerosol infection results in differential inflammatory responses in BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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48. FOSTER D , Knox K, Walker AS, Griffiths DT, et al
    Invasive pneumococcal disease: epidemiology in children and adults prior to implementation of the conjugate vaccine in the Oxfordshire region, England.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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49. HUANG DB , Brown EL, DuPont HL, Cerf J, et al
    Seroprevalence of the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli virulence factor dispersin among USA travellers to Cuernavaca, Mexico: a pilot study.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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50. KENRI T , Okazaki N, Yamazaki T, Narita M, et al
    Genotyping analysis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical strains in Japan between 1995 and 2005: type shift phenomenon of M. pneumoniae clinical strains.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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51. ZEIDNER NS , Massung RF, Dolan MC, Dadey E, et al
    A sustained-release formulation of doxycycline hyclate (Atridox) prevents simultaneous infection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted by tick bite.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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52. YAMAZAKI W , Taguchi M, Ishibashi M, Kitazato M, et al
    Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid and simple detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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53. SAROJ SD , Shashidhar R, Karani M, Bandekar JR, et al
    Distribution of Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-8 and SPI-10 among different serotypes of Salmonella.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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54. NEVES E , Silva AC, Roche SM, Velge P, et al
    Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from the cheese dairy environment, other foods and clinical cases.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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    JAMA

55. KAHN JM , Bates DW
    Improving sepsis care: the road ahead.
    JAMA. 2008;299:2322-3.
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56. FERRER R , Artigas A, Levy MM, Blanco J, et al
    Improvement in process of care and outcome after a multicenter severe sepsis educational program in Spain.
    JAMA. 2008;299:2294-303.
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57. VOELKER R
    Scientists probe microbe "communities".
    JAMA. 2008;299:2265.
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    Neurology

58. TYLER KL
    Bacterial meningitis: an urgent need for further progress to reduce mortality and morbidity.
    Neurology. 2008;70.
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