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Free Subscription 23.07.2008 1 Am J Public Health 1 Ann Intern Med 16 Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1 Biochemistry 9 BMJ 1 Chest 2 Clin Infect Dis 2 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1 Dig Dis Sci 2 Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 4 Infect Immun 4 Int J Cancer 1 Internist (Berl) 1 J Antimicrob Chemother 5 J Bacteriol 3 J Biol Chem 7 J Clin Microbiol 3 J Immunol 1 J Infect Dis 7 J Med Microbiol 2 Lancet 3 N Engl J Med 2 Nat Med 1 Pediatr Rev 1 Science 2 Transplantation

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Am J Public Health

1. RIFAT M , Rusen ID, Mahmud MH, Nayer I, et al
   From Mosques to Classrooms: Mobilizing the Community to Enhance Case Detection of Tuberculosis.
   Am J Public Health. 2008;.
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   Ann Intern Med

2. LEW W , Pai M, Oxlade O, Martin D, et al
   Initial drug resistance and tuberculosis treatment outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.
   Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:123-34.
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   Antimicrob Agents Chemother

3. SENEVIRATNE CJ , Jin LJ, Samaranayake YH, Samaranayake LP, et al
   Cell Density and Cell Ageing as Factors Modulating Antifungal Resistance of Candida albicans Biofilms.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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4. SIMITSOPOULOU M , Roilides E, Paliogianni F, Likartsis C, et al
   Immunomodulatory Effects of Voriconazole on Monocytes Challenged with Aspergillus fumigatus: Differential Role of Toll-like Receptors.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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5. VICENTE E , Villar R, Burguete A, Solano B, et al
   The Efficacy of Quinoxaline-2-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide Derivatives in Experimental Tuberculosis.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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6. STEPHAN B , Greife HA, Pridmore A, Silley P, et al
   Activity of pradofloxacin against Porphyromonas and Prevotella spp. Implicated in periodontal disease in dogs: susceptibility test data from a European multicenter study.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2149-55.
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7. URICH SK , Petersen JM
   In vitro susceptibility of isolates of Francisella tularensis types A and B from North America.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2276-8.
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8. HINKSON PL , Dinardo C, DeCiero D, Klinger JD, et al
   Tolevamer, an anionic polymer, neutralizes toxins produced by the BI/027 strains of Clostridium difficile.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2190-5.
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9. JUAN C , Gutierrez O, Renom F, Garau M, et al
   Chronic respiratory infections by mucoid carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, a new potential public health problem.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2285-6.
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10. JI B , Chauffour A, Robert J, Jarlier V, et al
    Bactericidal and sterilizing activities of several orally administered combined regimens against Mycobacterium ulcerans in mice.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:1912-6.
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11. AZOR M , Gene J, Cano J, Sutton DA, et al
    In vitro antifungal susceptibility and molecular characterization of clinical isolates of Fusarium verticillioides (F. moniliforme) and Fusarium thapsinum.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2228-31.
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12. MOAYERI M , Robinson TM, Leppla SH, Karginov VA, et al
    In vivo efficacy of beta-cyclodextrin derivatives against anthrax lethal toxin.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2239-41.
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13. NANAYAKKARA NP , Ager AL Jr, Bartlett MS, Yardley V, et al
    Antiparasitic activities and toxicities of individual enantiomers of the 8-aminoquinoline 8-[(4-amino-1-methylbutyl)amino]-6-methoxy-4-methyl-5-[3,4-dichlorophenoxy]quinoline succinate.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2130-7.
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14. ALLEGAERT K , Scheers I, Adams E, Brajanoski G, et al
    Cerebrospinal fluid compartmental pharmacokinetics of amikacin in neonates.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:1934-9.
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15. GREENDYKE R , Byrd TF
    Differential Antibiotic Susceptibility of Mycobacterium abscessus Variants In Biofilms and Macrophages Compared to Planktonic Bacteria.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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16. ILINA EN , Vereshchagin VA, Borovskaya AD, Malakhova MV, et al
    Relation between genetic markers of drug resistance and susceptibility profile of clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2175-82.
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17. MARCHIARO P , Tomatis PE, Mussi MA, Pasteran F, et al
    Biochemical characterization of metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-11 from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strain.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2250-2.
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18. SALAT J , Jelinek J, Chmelar J, Kopecky J, et al
    Efficacy of gamma interferon and specific antibody for treatment of microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in SCID mice.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:2169-74.
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    Biochemistry

19. DEY S , Burton RL, Grant GA, Sacchettini JC, et al
    Structural Analysis of Substrate and Effector Binding in Mycobacterium tuberculosis d-3-Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase.
    Biochemistry. 2008;.
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    BMJ

20. DURRINGTON HJ , Summers C
    Recent changes in the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1429-33.
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21. HITCHEN L
    Agency finds it harder to monitor infections after surgery as length of hospital stay falls.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1399.
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22. FELDKAMP ML , Reefhuis J, Kucik J, Krikov S, et al
    Case-control study of self reported genitourinary infections and risk of gastroschisis: findings from the national birth defects prevention study, 1997-2003.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1420-3.
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23. MASTROIACOVO P
    Risk factors for gastroschisis.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1386-7.
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24. ISAACS D
    Commentary: Controversies in SIGN guidance on management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1370-1.
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25. THEILEN U , Wilson L, Wilson G, Beattie JO, et al
    Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people: summary of SIGN guidelines.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1367-70.
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26. MOLES DR
    Epidemic of dental abscesses?: Dental abscesses have increased most among poorer people.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1323.
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27. JOHNSON AP , Duckworth GJ
    The emergence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1322.
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28. WATSON R
    Multidrug resistance responsible for half of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Europe.
    BMJ. 2008;336:1266-7.
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    Chest

29. CONDOS R , Hadgiangelis N, Leibert E, Jacquette G, et al
    Case series report of a linezolid-containing regimen for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
    Chest. 2008;134:187-92.
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    Clin Infect Dis

30. LEE DH , Palermo B, Chowdhury M
    Successful treatment of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus meningitis with daptomycin.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47:588-90.
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31. ACUNA-VILLAORDUNA C , Vassall A, Henostroza G, Seas C, et al
    Cost-effectiveness analysis of introduction of rapid, alternative methods to identify multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in middle-income countries.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47:487-95.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

32. ROUPHAEL NG , Atwell-Melnick N, Longo D, Whaley M, et al
    A real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood using a mouse model: a potential new "gold standard"
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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33. SUPRIYA P , Chandrasekaran P, Das SD
    Diagnostic utility of interferon-gamma-induced protein of 10 kDa (IP-10) in tuberculous pleurisy.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    Dig Dis Sci

34. JIN L , Yoshida M, Nakamura T, Ishikawa H, et al
    Candida albicans Infection Delays Duodenal Ulcer Healing in Cysteamine-Induced Duodenal Ulcers in Rats.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2008;.
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    Dtsch Med Wochenschr

35. TUROFF A , Vollnberg H, Kohler BM
    [Acute myocarditis after visiting Pakistan]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133.
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36. GROSS V , Germer CT
    [Diverticular disease and diverticulitis]
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008;133:1437-46.
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

37. HILL EE , Herijgers P, Claus P, Vanderschueren S, et al
    Clinical and echocardiographic risk factors for embolism and mortality in infective endocarditis.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    Infect Immun

38. AHN SJ , Ahn SJ, Wen ZT, Brady LJ, et al
    Characteristics of Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus mutans in the Presence of Saliva.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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39. BIEDZKA-SAREK M , Jarva H, Hyytiainen H, Meri S, et al
    Characterization of complement factor H binding to Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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40. MARCIL A , Gadoury C, Ash J, Zhang J, et al
    Analysis of PRA1 and its relationship to Candida-macrophage interactions.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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41. COSSEAU C , Devine DA, Dullaghan E, Gardy JL, et al
    The commensal Streptococcus salivarius K12 down-regulates the innate immune responses of human epithelial cells and promotes host-microbe homeostasis.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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    Int J Cancer

42. SAVU A , Potter J, Li S, Yasui Y, et al
    Breast cancer and microbial cancer incidence in female populations around the world: A surprising hyperbolic association.
    Int J Cancer. 2008;.
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43. FERRERI AJ , Dolcetti R, Dognini GP, Malabarba L, et al
    Chlamydophila psittaci is viable and infectious in the conjunctiva and peripheral blood of patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma: Results of a single-center prospective case-control study.
    Int J Cancer. 2008;.
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44. YANAOKA K , Oka M, Yoshimura N, Mukoubayashi C, et al
    Risk of gastric cancer in asymptomatic, middle-aged Japanese subjects based on serum pepsinogen and Helicobacter pylori antibody levels.
    Int J Cancer. 2008;.
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45. WECK MN , Brenner H
    Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with chronic atrophic gastritis: Meta-analyses according to type of disease definition.
    Int J Cancer. 2008;123:874-81.
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    Internist (Berl)

46. GIERTHMUHLEN M , Laiffer G, Viehl CT, Savic S, et al
    [No ordinary anal fistula...]
    Internist (Berl). 2008;49:490.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

47. LUBENKO IY , Strukova EV, Smirnova MV, Vostrov SN, et al
    Telavancin and vancomycin pharmacodynamics with Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro dynamic model.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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    J Bacteriol

48. KHARAT AS , Denapaite D, Gehre F, Bruckner R, et al
    Different Pathways of Choline Metabolism in two Choline-Independent Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae - Impact on Virulence.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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49. SIBOO IR , Chaffin DO, Rubens CE, Sullam PM, et al
    Characterization of the Accessory Sec System of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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50. SIMMS AN , Mobley HL
    Multiple genes repress motility in uropathogenic Escherichia coli constitutively expressing type 1 fimbriae.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;190:3747-56.
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51. YANG J , Jain C, Schesser K
    RNase E regulates the Yersinia type 3 secretion system.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;190:3774-8.
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52. JEONG HG , Choi SH
    Evidence that AphB, essential for the virulence of Vibrio vulnificus, is a global regulator.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;190:3768-73.
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    J Biol Chem

53. EDDINE AN , von Kries JP, Podust MV, Warrier T, et al
    X-ray structure of 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone mimicking sterol substrate in the active site of sterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51).
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:15152-9.
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54. CUN S , Li H, Ge R, Lin MC, et al
    A histidine-rich and cysteine-rich metal-binding domain at the C terminus of heat shock protein A from Helicobacter pylori: implication for nickel homeostasis and bismuth susceptibility.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:15142-51.
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55. KLUTTS JS , Doering TL
    Cryptococcal xylosyltransferase 1 (Cxt1p) from Cryptococcus neoformans plays a direct role in the synthesis of capsule polysaccharides.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;283:14327-34.
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    J Clin Microbiol

56. GRARE M , Dailloux M, Simon L, Dimajo P, et al
    Efficacy of "Dry Mist of Hydrogen Peroxide" (DMHP) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and use as a method for routine decontamination of biosafety level 3 laboratory.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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57. PAPAPARASKEVAS J , Houhoula DP, Siatelis A, Tsakris A, et al
    Molecular Beacon Based Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Clinical Samples.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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58. TENOVER FC , McAllister S, Fosheim G, McDougal LK, et al
    Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Nasal Cultures of Individuals in the United States, 2001-2004.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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59. GONZALEZ GM , Elizondo M, Ayala J
    Trends in Species Distribution and Susceptibility to Seven Antifungal Agents of Bloodstream Isolates of Candida in Monterrey, Mexico. Results of a 3-Year (2004-2007) Surveillance Study.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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60. UDO EE , O'Brien FG, Al-Sweih N, Noronha B, et al
    Genetic Lineages of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kuwait Hospitals.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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61. VAN DER MEE-MARQUET N , Fourny L, Arnault L, Domelier AS, et al
    Molecular characterization of human-colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated from throat, skin, anal margin and genital body sites.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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62. RYBAK MJ , Leonard SN, Rossi KL, Cheung CM, et al
    Characterization of vancomycin heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) from the Detroit Metropolitan area over a 22-year period (1986-2007).
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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    J Immunol

63. LEMBO A , Pelletier M, Iyer R, Timko M, et al
    Administration of a synthetic TLR4 agonist protects mice from pneumonic tularemia.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:7574-81.
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64. WARREN SE , Mao DP, Rodriguez AE, Miao EA, et al
    Multiple Nod-like receptors activate caspase 1 during Listeria monocytogenes infection.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:7558-64.
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65. ROWE JH , Johanns TM, Ertelt JM, Way SS, et al
    PDL-1 blockade impedes T cell expansion and protective immunity primed by attenuated Listeria monocytogenes.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:7553-7.
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    J Infect Dis

66. OLIN MR , Armien AG, Cheeran MC, Rock RB, et al
    Role of Nitric Oxide in Defense of the Central Nervous System against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    J Med Microbiol

67. ANG CF , Ong CS, Rukmana A, Pham Thi KL, et al
    An overview of the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from four Asian countries.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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68. MURTHY MH , Olson ME, Wickert RW, Fey PD, et al
    Daptomycin non-susceptible meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 isolate.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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69. AFFOLABI D , Sanoussi N, Odoun M, Martin A, et al
    Rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cotonou (Benin) using two low-cost colorimetric methods: resazurin and nitrate reductase assays.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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70. SMITH K , Perez A, Ramage G, Lappin D, et al
    Biofilm formation by Scottish clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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71. BROOK I , Foote PA, Hausfeld JN
    Increase in the frequency of recovery of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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72. JAIN A , Agarwal A, Verma RK
    Cefoxitin disc diffusion test for detection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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73. PEREZ LR , Dias C, d'Azevedo PA
    Agar dilution and agar screen with cefoxitin and oxacillin: what is known and what is unknown in detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Med Microbiol. 2008;57.
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    Lancet

74. HOFT DF
    Tuberculosis vaccine development: goals, immunological design, and evaluation.
    Lancet. 2008;372:164-75.
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75. SNOW SJ
    John Snow: the making of a hero?
    Lancet. 2008;372:22-3.
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    N Engl J Med

76. ANTINORI S , Corbellino M
    Case 11-2008: Mental-status changes after liver transplantation.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;359:207-8.
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77. HARRIS JB , Michelow IC, Westra SJ, Kradin RL, et al
    Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 21-2008. An 11-month-old boy with fever and pulmonary infiltrates.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;359:178-87.
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78. LOUNTZIS NI , Rahman O
    Images in clinical medicine. Digital verrucae.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;359:177.
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    Nat Med

79. RITTIRSCH D , Flierl MA, Nadeau BA, Day DE, et al
    Functional roles for C5a receptors in sepsis.
    Nat Med. 2008;14:551-7.
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80. SUN K , Metzger DW
    Inhibition of pulmonary antibacterial defense by interferon-gamma during recovery from influenza infection.
    Nat Med. 2008;14:558-64.
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    Pediatr Rev

81. DURBIN WJ , Stille C
    Pneumonia.
    Pediatr Rev. 2008;29:147-58.
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    Science

82. ROBERTS L
    Infectious disease. Clinical trials: dispelling suspicions, building trust in Mali.
    Science. 2008;320:1714.
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    Transplantation

83. ZANFI C , Cescon M, Lauro A, Dazzi A, et al
    Incidence and management of abdominal closure-related complications in adult intestinal transplantation.
    Transplantation. 2008;85:1607-9.
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84. SANER FH , Damink SW, Pavlakovic G, van den Broek MA, et al
    Pulmonary and Blood Stream Infections in Adult Living Donor and Cadaveric Liver Transplant Patients.
    Transplantation. 2008;85:1564-1568.
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