Issue 5/2012
Content (33 Articles)
Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in urine. A review of the literature
A. Vorsters, I. Micalessi, J. Bilcke, M. Ieven, J. Bogers, P. Van Damme
Electrochemically activated solutions: evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments
R. M. S. Thorn, S. W. H. Lee, G. M. Robinson, J. Greenman, D. M. Reynolds
Biofilm formation and virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in urine after consumption of cranberry-lingonberry juice
T. Tapiainen, H. Jauhiainen, L. Jaakola, J. Salo, J. Sevander, I. Ikäheimo, A. M. Pirttilä, A. Hohtola, M. Uhari
Comparative evaluation of Vitek 2 identification and susceptibility testing of Gram-negative rods directly and isolated from BacT/ALERT-positive blood culture bottles
M. J. Munoz-Dávila, G. Yagüe, M. Albert, T. García-Lucas
Initial microbial spectrum in severe secondary peritonitis and relevance for treatment
O. van Ruler, J. J. S. Kiewiet, R. J. van Ketel, M. A. Boermeester
Potentially pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria found in aquatic systems. Analysis from a reclaimed water and water distribution system in Mexico City
A. I. Castillo-Rodal, M. Mazari-Hiriart, L. T. Lloret-Sánchez, B. Sachman-Ruiz, P. Vinuesa, Y. López-Vidal
Synergy of fosfomycin with carbapenems, colistin, netilmicin, and tigecycline against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates
G. Samonis, S. Maraki, D. E. Karageorgopoulos, E. K. Vouloumanou, M. E. Falagas
Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage by the Binax NOW test with nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs in young children
K. Vuorenoja, J. Jalava, L. Lindholm, P. A. Tähtinen, M. K. Laine, K. Thorn, A. Ruohola
Significant decline in the erythromycin resistance of group A streptococcus isolates at a German paediatric tertiary care centre
S. Farmand, P. Henneke, M. Hufnagel, R. Berner
When the resistance gets clingy: Pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring metallo-β-lactamase gene shows high ability to produce biofilm
L. R. R. Perez, A. L. S. Antunes, A. L. P. Freitas, A. L. Barth
Comparison of an in-house real-time RT-PCR assay with a commercial assay for detection of enterovirus RNA in clinical samples
L. Selva, A. Martinez-Planas, J.-J. García-García, R. Casadevall, C. Luaces, C. Muñoz-Almagro
Prospective study in critically ill non-neutropenic patients: diagnostic potential of (1,3)-β-D-glucan assay and circulating galactomannan for the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease
J. Acosta, M. Catalan, A. del Palacio-Pérez-Medel, J.-C. Montejo, J. De-La-Cruz-Bértolo, M.-D. Moragues, J. Pontón, M. A. Finkelman, A. del Palacio
Changing Italian nosocomial-community trends and heteroresistance in Staphylococcus aureus from bacteremia and endocarditis
F. Campanile, D. Bongiorno, M. Falcone, F. Vailati, M. B. Pasticci, M. Perez, A. Raglio, F. Rumpianesi, C. Scuderi, F. Suter, M. Venditti, C. Venturelli, V. Ravasio, M. Codeluppi, S. Stefani
Validation of the MicroScan-96 for the species identification and methicillin susceptibility testing of clinical significant coagulase-negative staphylococci
L. Patteet, H. Goossens, M. Ieven
Pneumococcal antigen testing of blood culture broth to enhance the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia
H. C. Baggett, J. Rhodes, S. Dejsirilert, P. Salika, T. Wansom, P. Jorakate, A. Kaewpan, S. J. Olsen, S. A. Maloney, L. F. Peruski
Secular and seasonal trends of infectious mononucleosis among young adults in Israel: 1978–2009
H. Levine, D. Mimouni, I. Grotto, A. Zahavi, O. Ankol, M. Huerta-Hartal
Evaluation of the ESPLINE® Influenza A & B-N assay for the detection of influenza A and B in nasopharyngeal aspirates
E. De Witte, H. Goossens, M. Ieven
Rapid detection of Salmonella sp. by means of a combination of selective enrichment broth and MALDI-TOF MS
K. Sparbier, U. Weller, C. Boogen, M. Kostrzewa
Be alert to tuberculosis-mediated glomerulonephritis: a retrospective study
L. Sun, Q. Yuan, J. Feng, L. Yao, Q. Fan, J. Ma, L. Wang
Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in the serum of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
I. Hinterseher, G. Gäbel, F. Corvinus, C. Lück, H. D. Saeger, H. Bergert, G. Tromp, H. Kuivaniemi
Quantitation of cell-associated borrelial DNA in the blood of Lyme disease patients with erythema migrans
D. Liveris, I. Schwartz, D. McKenna, J. Nowakowski, R. B. Nadelman, J. DeMarco, R. Iyer, M. E. Cox, D. Holmgren, G. P. Wormser
Identification of bla KPC-2 on different plasmids of three Morganella morganii isolates
D.-S. Shi, W.-P. Wang, S.-G. Kuai, H.-F. Shao, M. Huang
Antibody response to Haemophilus influenzae type-b conjugate vaccine in children and young adults with congenital asplenia or after undergoing splenectomy
B. Mikoluc, R. Motkowski, H. Käyhty, E. Heropolitanska-Pliszka, B. Pietrucha, E. Bernatowska
Characterization of human clinical isolates of Dietzia species previously misidentified as Rhodococcus equi
H. Niwa, B. A. Lasker, H. P. Hinrikson, C. G. Franzen, A. G. Steigerwalt, A. M. Whitney, J. M. Brown
High rates of susceptibility to ceftazidime among globally prevalent CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli: potential clinical implications of the revised CLSI interpretive criteria
D. A. Williamson, S. A. Roberts, M. Smith, H. Heffernan, A. Tiong, C. Pope, J. T. Freeman
Usefulness of consecutive biomarkers measurement in the management of community-acquired pneumonia
A. Lacoma, N. Rodríguez, C. Prat, J. Ruiz-Manzano, F. Andreo, A. Ramírez, A. Bas, M. Pérez, V. Ausina, J. Domínguez
A comparison of the Sensititre® MYCOTB panel and the agar proportion method for the susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
M. M. Abuali, R. Katariwala, V. J. LaBombardi
Validation of a modified algorithm for the identification of yeast isolates using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
B. H. Van Herendael, P. Bruynseels, M. Bensaid, T. Boekhout, T. De Baere, I. Surmont, A. H. Mertens
Description of macrolide-resistant and potential virulent clones of Streptococcus pyogenes causing asymptomatic colonization during 2000–2006 in the Lisbon area
R. Pires, D. Rolo, A. Morais, A. Brito-Avô, C. Johansson, B. Henriques-Normark, J. Gonçalo-Marques, I. Santos-Sanches
Streptococcus pyogenes bacteraemia, emm types and superantigen profiles
S. Rantala, S. Vähäkuopus, T. Siljander, J. Vuopio, H. Huhtala, R. Vuento, J. Syrjänen
Clonality behind the increase of multidrug-resistance among non-invasive pneumococci in Southern Finland
L. Siira, J. Jalava, P. Tissari, M. Vaara, T. Kaijalainen, A. Virolainen
Positive predictive value of the Xpert MRSA assay diagnostic for universal patient screening at hospital admission: influence of the local ecology
S. Roisin, C. Laurent, C. Nonhoff, A. Deplano, M. Hallin, B. Byl, M. J. Struelens, O. Denis