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BMC Infectious Diseases

Issue 1/2002

Content (31 Articles)

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and risk factors for vaginal Candidacolonization in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Ella M de Leon, Scott J Jacober, Jack D Sobel, Betsy Foxman

Open Access Hypothesis

Immunity status against poliomyelitis in Germany: Determination of cut-off values in International Units

Sabine Diedrich, Hermann Claus, Eckart Schreier

Open Access Research article

Preventing infection from reusable medical equipment: a systematic review

Will Sopwith, Tony Hart, Paul Garner

Open Access Research article

Anti-HIV-1 activity of cellulose acetate phthalate: Synergy with soluble CD4 and induction of "dead-end" gp41 six-helix bundles

A Robert Neurath, Nathan Strick, Shibo Jiang, Yun-Yao Li, Asim K Debnath

Open Access Research article

Assessing the contribution of the herpes simplex virus DNA polymerase to spontaneous mutations

Karen E Duffy, Matthew R Quail, Tammy T Nguyen, Robert J Wittrock, Joan O Bartus, Wendy M Halsey, Jeffry J Leary, Teresa H Bacon, Robert T Sarisky

Open Access Research article

Lack of microbiological concordance between bone and non-bone specimens in chronic osteomyelitis: an observational study

Andrés F Zuluaga, Wilson Galvis, Fabián Jaimes, Omar Vesga

Open Access Research article

Kinetics of maternal immunity against rabies in fox cubs (Vulpes vulpes)

Thomas Müller, Thomas Selhorst, Peter Schuster, Ad Vos, Ulf Wenzel, Andreas Neubert

Open Access Research article

Increased risk of traffic accidents in subjects with latent toxoplasmosis: a retrospective case-control study

Jaroslav Flegr, Jan Havlícek, Petr Kodym, Marek Malý, Zbyněk Smahel

Open Access Research article

Smoking, season, and detection of chlamydia pneumoniaeDNA in clinically stable COPD patients

Marek Smieja, Richard Leigh, Astrid Petrich, Sylvia Chong, Dennis Kamada, Frederick E Hargreave, Charles H Goldsmith, Max Chernesky, James B Mahony

Open Access Research article

A quantitative PCR (TaqMan) assay for pathogenic Leptospira spp

Lee D Smythe, Ina L Smith, Greg A Smith, Michael F Dohnt, Meegan L Symonds, Leonie J Barnett, David B McKay

Open Access Research article

Increased risk of tuberculosis in health care workers: a retrospective survey at a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey

Caglar Cuhadaroglu, Mustafa Erelel, Levent Tabak, Zeki Kilicaslan

Open Access Research article

Antitubercular therapy decreases nitric oxide production in HIV/TB coinfected patients

A Wanchu, A Bhatnagar, M Khullar, A Sud, P Bambery, S Singh

Open Access Research article

Shorter courses of parenteral antibiotic therapy do not appear to influence response rates for children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis: a systematic review

Nicole Le Saux, Andrew Howard, Nicholas J Barrowman, Isabelle Gaboury, Margaret Sampson, David Moher

Open Access Research article

Fast relapse and high drop out rate of 48 weeks daily interferon monotherapy in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C

Raffaele Bruno, Paolo Sacchi, Massimo Puoti, Valentina Ciappina, Cristina Zocchetti, Enrico Brunetti, Elena Maffezzini, Anna Capelli, Savino FA Patruno, Antonello Malfitano, Gaetano Filice

Open Access Case report

Impact of HIV vaccination on laboratory diagnosis: case reports

Vongsheree Suthon, Rojanawiwat Archawin, Chardbanchachai Chanchai, Lerwitworapong John, Kongpromsook Wichuda, Paungtubtim Wiroj, Thaisri Hansa, Sawanpanyalert Pathom, Sri-ngam Pongnuwat, Pithak Silaporn, Inunchot Wimala

Open Access Research article

Expression of human beta-defensins 1 and 2 in kidneys with chronic bacterial infection

Jan Lehmann, Margitta Retz, Jürgen Harder, Matthias Krams, Udo Kellner, Julia Hartmann, Kerstin Hohgräwe, Uta Raffenberg, Martin Gerber, Tillmann Loch, Klaus Weichert-Jacobsen, Michael Stöckle

Open Access Research article

Association of circulating Chlamydia pneumoniaeDNA with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

Marek Smieja, James Mahony, Astrid Petrich, Jens Boman, Max Chernesky

Open Access Research article

Stable hepatitis C virus RNA detection by RT-PCR during four days storage

Anne-Isabelle de Moreau de Gerbehaye, Monique Bodéus, Annie Robert, Yves Horsmans, Patrick Goubau

Open Access Research article

A short purification process for quantitative isolation of PrPScfrom naturally occurring and experimental transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Magdalini Polymenidou, Susan Verghese-Nikolakaki, Martin Groschup, Melanie J Chaplin, Mick J Stack, Andreas Plaitakis, Theodoros Sklaviadis

Open Access Research article

Characterisation of silent and active genes for a variable large protein of Borrelia recurrentis

Vincent Vidal, Sally Cutler, Ian G Scragg, David JM Wright, Dominic Kwiatkowski

Open Access Research article

Effects of Ibuprofen on the physiology and outcome of rabbit endotoxic shock

Ilhami Celik, Ayhan Akbulut, S Sirri Kilic, Ali Rahman, Pervin Vural, Mukaddes Canbaz, Suleyman Felek

Open Access Research article

Anti-HIV-1 activity of anionic polymers: a comparative study of candidate microbicides

A Robert Neurath, Nathan Strick, Yun-Yao Li

Open Access Research article

Detection of PneumocystisDNA in samples from patients suspected of bacterial pneumonia- a case-control study

Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Birthe Dohn, Thomas L Benfield, Bettina Lundgren

Open Access Hypothesis

Further evidence for association of hepatitis C infection with parenteral schistosomiasis treatment in Egypt

Malla R Rao, Abdollah B Naficy, Medhat A Darwish, Nebal M Darwish, Enrique Schisterman, John D Clemens, Robert Edelman

Open Access Research article

Effect of treating periodontitis on C-reactive protein levels: a pilot study

Kimmo Mattila, Marja Vesanen, Ville Valtonen, Markku Nieminen, Timo Palosuo, Vesa Rasi, Sirkka Asikainen

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.