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Zabel B.-U. - A common human toll-like receptor 4 mutation is associated with increased mortality in children with invasive meningococcal disease
Zachariadou L. - Children's urinary pathogens: one-year survey in a Greek hospital
  - Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Proteus mirabilis isolates from urinary tract infection: one-year study
  - Predominance of three emm-types among Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from invasive diseases in Greece
Zachariah A. - Changing epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of acute community-acquired pneumonia among adults in India
Zagotzidou E. - Mixed infections of the female low genital tract
  - Hormone replacement therapy and prevalence of bacterial vaginosis
  - High rates of genital Mycoplasma infection in female of reproductive age
  - Sexually transmitted infections among registered female sex workers in Athens
Zaharof A. - Ertapenem as initial antimicrobial monotherapy for patients with typical community-acquired pneumonia
  - Risk factors for bacterial infections in multiple myeloma treated with vincristine–adriamycin–dexamethasone schedule
Zahed Pasha Y. - Revaccination of non-responder infants born from HBsAg positive mothers
Zahirifard S. - Imaging in 100 patients of pulmonary hydatid disease; review of unusual imaging appearances
Zajac M. - Monitoring of herpesvirus DNA load in children after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – EBV and CMV may be sufficient
Zajac V. - Detection of HIV sequences in colon bacteria of AIDS positive patients
Zakaryan S. - The importance of laboratory methods in diagnosing anthrax in humans
  - Real-time PCR identification of Bacillus anthracis strains containing PAG and CAPR genes using Real-time
  - Microbiological characteristics of anthrax strains
Zakas G. - Antibiotic resistance of bacterial strains isolated from water samples and fish
Zakharova S. - Epidemiology of Beijing strain family in Samara region, Russia
Zamani G. - Study of human infection of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a focus of the disease, southern Iran
Zambardi G. - Evaluation of the new ATB STAPH and rapid ATB STAPH devices for oxacillin resistance detection in Staphylococci
Zamberi S. - Molecular diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus isolates
  - Molecular analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genes in isolates inhibited by natural products
Zamboni M. - Do oestrogen receptors have a role in the pathogenesis of HIV-associated lipodystrophy?
Zambou K. - Spectrum of pathogens in community-acquired urinary tract infections and their antimicrobial resistance in a general Hospital
Zamburlini R. - Evaluation of the use of saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites
Zampaloni C. - Distribution of mefA-containing genetic elements in Italian isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes
  - Characterisation of biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates
Zanc V. - Short-term use of lamivudine for patients with severe acute hepatitis B, a series of cases
Zandotti C. - Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria isolated from nosocomial bacteraemia
Zanelli G. - Clonal diversity and toxin genes of Staphylococcus aureus causing infections in a clinical ward over a 12-year period (1992–2003)
Zanetti G. - Appropriateness of IV antibiotic therapy: impact of counselling based on standardised decisional algorithms 72 hours after prescription
  - Validation and improvement of an automated surveillance system for nosocomial bacteraemia
Zangeneh M. - Correlation between zinc level of serum and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
  - A prospective study of neck mass excluding thyroid nodules in one hospital
Zaniratti S. - High prevalence of rhinovirus in lower respiratory tract specimens
Zanten E. - Dressing changes under laminar flow conditions to prevent Staphylococcus aureus wound colonisation in patients admitted to a burn centre
Zapala J. - Aspergillosis of the maxilla sinus in patients from maxillofacial surgery clinic in Cracow, Poland, between 1998 and 2004
Zapardiel J. - Antibiotic resistance surveillance over a 5-year period in Spain: results of the MYSTIC Programme
Zapasnik M. - Application of microbiological and capillary electrophoresis methods to phenoxymethylpenicillin dissolution assay
Zara P. - Evaluation of tet genes distribution in bacteria isolated from milk samples of ovine herds
Zaragoza R. - Outcome of coagulase-negative staphylococci bacteraemia in an intensive care unit
  - Risk factors associated with the development of multiresistant micro-organism bacteraemia in an intensive care unit
Zaragoza J. - Evidence of infection in humans with West Nile virus in Delta de l'Ebre (a wetland in the south of Catalonia), Spain
Zarkotou O. - Antimicrobial resistance rates in nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infections
  - Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage: prevalence and risk factors
Zarzosa M.P. - Utility of Brucellacapt in the follow-up of patients with acute brucellosis
  - Prevalence of Leishmania infantum antibodies in central northern Spain
Zavaran Hosseini A. - Expression of B subunit of cholera toxin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Zavgorodyaya A. - Experimental amoebiasis: immunological aspects
Zazzi M. - HIV-proviral DNA and plasma-RNA sequencing for detection of drug resistance mutations in antiretroviral naive patients
Zechner E. - A role for rmoA in IncF plasmid mediated biofilm formation in E. coli K12
Zeidaka L. - Two consecutive point prevalence studies on indications for antibiotic use in selected Latvian hospitals
Zelezetsky I. - Evolution of the primate cathelicidin: effect of structural variations on modulating antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities
Zeller H. - Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever: laboratory diagnosis and epidemiology in Europe
  - The analysis of occupational Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Brucella spp., and Coxiella burnetii infections among veterinarians in Turkey
Zeltina I. - C-reactive protein and reduced glutathione in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tick-borne encephalitis
Zeme D.A. - Is it justifiable to withhold treatment for HCV-chronic hepatitis from drug addicts?
Zenz W. - A common human toll-like receptor 4 mutation is associated with increased mortality in children with invasive meningococcal disease
Zepp F. - A common human toll-like receptor 4 mutation is associated with increased mortality in children with invasive meningococcal disease
Zerillo B. - Comparison of an ELISPOT assay based on the RD1 selected peptides and intact proteins with QF-TB gold assay in the surveillance of health care workers
Zerva L. - An epidemic with multiresistant Acinetobacter baumanii: a chain of horror?
  - Candida species isolated from blood and other sterile fluids: distribution and susceptibility
Zeybek Z. - Microbial contamination in dental unit waterlines
Zhanaeva S.Y. - Chitotriosidase activity in cerebrospinal fluid of children in diagnosis of serous and purulent meningitis
Zhanel G.G. - Telithromycin and azithromycin pharmacodynamics vs. genotypically characterised (mefA and ermB) macrolide-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae simulating free serum and free epithelial lining fluid concentrations
  - Activity of telithromycin and oral comparators against 20,886 Canadian respiratory tract pathogens isolated from 1997–2003
Zhang Y. - DNA microarrays for environmental, clinical microbiology, and microbial taxonomy
Zharikova L. - Linezolid efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of infectious complications in children
Zharkova L.P. - Antimicrobials usage in orphanages: results of the unique prospective multicentre study CORPUS
Zhu H. - Evaluation of a protein microarray assay for detecting antibodies to SARS-coronavirus
Zhu X. - Evaluation of a protein microarray assay for detecting antibodies to SARS-coronavirus
Ziaee H. - Study on prevalence of Toxocara cati in vagrant cats of Sari township, Iran, 2004
Ziapoor P. - Study on prevalence of Toxocara cati in vagrant cats of Sari township, Iran, 2004
Ziccheddu M. - Evaluation of tet genes distribution in bacteria isolated from milk samples of ovine herds
Zidovec Lepej S. - Risk factors and seroprevalence of serum antibody to human herpesvirus 8 among HIV seropositive and seronegative adults from Croatia
Ziegelmaier S. - Development and validation of a new real-time PCR assay for HHV-6 detection and differentiation of HHV-6A and HHV-6B
Ziegler A. - High prevalence of admission for AIDS-associated opportunistic infections in a Brazilian teaching hospital
Ziemba B. - Aetiological factors of vascular grafts infection and their antimicrobial susceptibility
Ziesing S. - Multi-resistance in E. coli– an underestimated therapeutic problem? Epidemiological results from the GENARS Project
  - The development of antimicrobial resistance in German hospitals
  - Multi-resistance in P. aeruginosa : epidemiological results from the GENARS Project
  - Multi-resistance in K. pneumoniae: epidemiological results from the GENARS Project
  - ESBL-strains of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in GENARS hospitals
Ziganshina L. - Antimicrobials prescription patterns in outpatient adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Russia: 2003 vs 1998
Ziglam H. - UK Survey of antibiotic treatment of febrile neutropenia
Zilevica A. - Phagocytic activity of human peripheral blood polymorphnuclear leucocytes to methicillin-sensitive and resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Zimmer B. - Comparison of the antimicrobial agents on the MicroScan Synergies plus Neg Combo Type 2 Panel with an NCCLS reference panel
  - Evaluation of the MicroScan Dried Overnight Panel and Instrumentation for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mupirocin
  - Evaluation of MicroScan Dried Overnight Panels compared to a NCCLS reference panel for daptomycin susceptibility testing with a challenge set of organisms
Zingg W. - Emphasis on quality of hand disinfection and catheter care increases quality of and compliance with hand disinfection and reduces the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections
Zinner S. - Killing kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus exposed to linezolid, alone and in combination with doxycycline, in an in vitro dynamic model
  - Comparative pharmacodynamics of daptomycin and vancomycin with Staphylococcus aureus: multiple-dose simulations using an in vitro dynamic model
  - Relative abilities of daptomycin and vancomycin to prevent the enrichment of resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutants in an in vitro dynamic model
Zissis G. - Evaluation of three commercial tests for the rapid diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-mediated antibiotic-associated diarrhoea: a routine laboratory perspective
Zissis N.P. - The impact of prescription intervention on antibiotic resistance patterns of K. pneumonia and P. aeruginosa in a tertiary care hospital
Zitek K. - Occurrence of scabies in patients and in the staff of healthcare facilities
Özkan S. - In vitro activities of moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus isolates
  - In vitro activity of fucidic acid against Staphylococcus aureus strains
  - A situation that mimics viral hepatitis: statin induced rhabdomyolysis
Zoccoli M. - A rapid sequencing based prototype assay for detection of high risk HPV strains in cervical samples
Zomas A. - A retrospective study of fungal infections in patients with haematologic malignancies
Zommorodian K. - A simple PCR-RFLP method for identification and differentiation of eleven Malassezia species
Zomorodian K. - Molecular characterisation of vacuolar-ATPase gene in dermatophyte pathogen Trichophyton rubrum
  - Molecular characterisation of beta-tubulin gene in dermatophyte pathogen Trichophytonrubrum
Zoumberi M. - Microbial flora of the peritoneal catheter exit site in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
  - Trends in antibiotic consumption and bacterial isolation rate over a 5-year period in a general hospital in Athens, Greece
  - Bacterial causes of community-acquired pneumonia and antibiotic resistance on adult patients hospitalised during 2002–2003
  - Neisseriasiccaperitonitis in patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case of the ‘nonpathogenic’Neisseriae infection
Zoutman D. - Colonisation and antimicrobial resistance in tracheal aspirates of hospitalised patients in intensive care units of a tertiary medical care centre in Kosova
Zozo N. - Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial enteric pathogens isolated in humans from 2002 to 2004 in the Province of South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Öztoprak N. - Analysis of risk factors for surgical site infections in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey
  - Risk factors for intensive care unit – acquired MRSA infections
Öztürk R. - Cefepime combined with a short (four days) or long course of isepamicin for empirical therapy of high-risk febrile neutropenic haematologic cancer patients: a prospective, randomised, multicentre study
Zubareva N. - Antimicrobials prescription patterns in outpatient adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Russia: 2003 vs 1998
Zubashev I.K. - Anti-herpetic activity of phosphorylated derivative of plant polyprenols
Zwet A.A. - Dressing changes under laminar flow conditions to prevent Staphylococcus aureus wound colonisation in patients admitted to a burn centre
  - Culture negative endocarditis: the value of 16S rDNA PCR and sequencing
  - Rapid detection of Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni DNA in faeces by real-time PCR without prior culture enrichment
  - Mupirocin prophylaxis to prevent Staphylococcus aureus wound colonisation in patients admitted to a burn centre
Zwolinska K. - CCR5 polymorphism as potent factor affecting susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Polish population
Zwolinska-Wcislo M. - Importance of the coexistence of Candida fungi and bacteria Helicobacter pylori
  - Is there any association between fungal colonisation of gastric mucosa and gastric ulcer healing? A model of fungal colonisation in healthy adult rats
Zyniama R. - Reduced antibody-mediated immunity to malaria in Zimbabwean adults co-infected with HIV-1