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| la Campa A.G. |
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Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: screening for first-step mutations |
| La Louze F. |
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PCR detection of Class B, C and D beta-lactamases in environmental and clinical Aeromonas strains |
| la Maria Y. |
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Efficacy of telavancin in the treatment of experimental endocarditis due to glycopeptide-intermediately susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| La Mazza A. |
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Bacteraemia caused by Clostridium baratii and Kawasaki syndrome. First case report |
| La Salandra G. |
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Occurrence, characterisation and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Staphylococcusaureus strains isolated from dairy products in southern Italy |
| Labeith D. |
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Determinants of human papilloma virus infections in HIV-infected women |
| Labonia M. |
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Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the carbapenem hydrolysing beta-lactamase OXA-58 in a general intensive care unit in Southern Italy |
| Lachaud L. |
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Comparative evaluation of the vidas and liaison toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus and rubella panels in a French university hospital |
| Laeneste T. |
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Bloodstream infections in an Estonian university hospital |
| Laffer R. |
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Economic impact of invasive fungal infections in ICU patients in a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland |
| Lafforgue N. |
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Characterisation of a clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus responsible for community-acquired staphylococcal toxic shock syndromes |
| Laffut W. |
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Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in a Belgian adult cystic fibrosis population |
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The future of clinical microbiology in Belgium |
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Prospective comparison of real-time quantitative PCR on blood with rapid culture of urine and throat samples for monitoring cytomegalovirus infection in haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients |
| Lagedrost J. |
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Development of human anti-rubella IgG and IgM assays for the Abbott ARCHITECT Instrument |
| Lagergren Å. |
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Benchmarking antimicrobial drug use in university hospitals in five European countries |
| Lagler H. |
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Quantitative antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from blood of septic patients with special attention to MRSA |
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Frequency of enterotoxin, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 and panton-valentine leukocidin genes in MRSA vs. MSSA isolated from blood |
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In vitro activity of tigecycline against tetracycline-resistant Gram-positive cocci isolated from patients with bacteraemia |
| Lago M. |
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Immigrants with HIV infection: hospitalisations during 5 years |
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Different HIV 1-subtypes and diseases observed in a group of immigrants hospitalised between 2001–2005 |
| Lagrou K. |
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Evaluation of the Giardia-strip: an in vitro immunochromatographic test for the detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in faecal specimens |
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Fungaemia at a tertiary-care hospital: species distribution, antifungal susceptibility and antifungal therapy |
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Overestimation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases by VITEK-2 and possible consequences for antibiotics policy |
| Laguente C. |
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Development of a real-time PCR using SYBR Green and melting curve analysis to identify Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in clinical specimens, and evaluation of its effectiveness in current practice |
| Lai S. |
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Real-time detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from environmental samples and single nucleotide polymorphism profiling of map A positive strains to determine their clonal complexes |
| Laitinen I. |
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A novel method for distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections that incorporates standard clinical laboratory data and quantitative analysis of neutrophil complement receptors, CR1 and CR3 |
| Lal G. |
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Seroprevalence of serogroup specific antibodies against different serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (Serogroup A, C, W 135 and Y) in healthy individuals in different age groups |
| Lal P. |
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An audit of sputum requisition practices |
| Lalande V. |
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Impact of antimicrobial treatment on dominant faecal flora: the emergence of Clostridium difficile |
| Lam S.Y. |
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Stability of SARS coronavirus to high temperature and high relative humidity |
| Lamagni T. |
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Microbiological characterisation of invasive group A streptococci in the UK during 2003–2004 |
| Lamballerie P. |
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First identification of Toscana virus and other phleboviruses in sandflies from southern France |
| Lamballerie R.N. |
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An urban case of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus encephalitis and hydrocephaly due to a new variant strain traced back to infected wild Mus musculus colony |
| Lambelet P. |
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Clinical and microbiology activity of colistin alone and in combination with rifampin or other antibiotics against MDR Gram-negative rods severe infections: four-year, single-centre experience |
| Lambert P.A. |
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Antimicrobial activity of novel N1-benzylidene-pyridine-4-carboxamidrazones against Clostridium difficile |
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Multiplex SCCmec typing of hospital, community and multi-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Lambiase A. |
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Genotypic characterisation and epidemiologic analysis of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in intensive care unit |
| Lambropoulos S. |
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Frequency and predictors of colonization of the respiratory tract by Gram-negative bacteria with the blaVIM gene in patients of a newly established intensive care unit |
| Lamby C. |
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Identification of Streptococcus mutans with antagonic effect |
| Lamonaca V. |
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Effect of nose carrier screening in liver transplant candidates for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections after transplantation: a retrospective study |
| Lamontagne F. |
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Mycobacterium sherrisii: a new opportunistic agent in HIV-infected patients? |
| Lamp K. |
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Experience with daptomycin in patients with renal insufficiency |
| Landen H. |
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Real-life treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis-moxifloxacin compared to macrolides |
| Landini M.P. |
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A real-time PCR assay to detect human cytomegalovirus DNA in whole blood of solid organ transplant patients: optimal threshold for guiding pre-emptive therapy |
| Lang M. |
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Structural comparison of biofilms formed by Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and other coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| Lang K. |
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Penicillin + gentamicin versus ampicillin + gentamicin in the empiric treatment of early neonatal sepsis |
| Langeland N. |
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Prevalence of paediatric septicaemia in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania and the impact of aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and HIV co-infection on clinical outcome |
| Langvik M. |
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Fast, accurate, and automated workflow for multi locus sequence typing of Staphylococcus aureus |
| Lanino E. |
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Cryptosporidium parvum infection in a child after allogeneic bone marrow transplant |
| Lannigan R. |
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Comparison of four commercial media for the detection of MRSA carriage from nasal and perineal specimens |
| Lantero M. |
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Neurosurgical meningitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii: comparasion between different treatments |
| Lanthaler A. |
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Serologic evidence for Hantaviruses in the northern and eastern Tyrol (Austria) and the southern Tyrol (Italy) |
| Lanzafame P. |
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Elevated sialidase and prolidase combined with vaginal pH > 5 are biomarker for low birth weight and early preterm birth |
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Levels of IgA against Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin (anti-Gvh IgA) before and after therapy of bacterial vaginosis |
| Lanzarini P. |
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Effect of treatment on Toxoplasma-specific IgG antibodies and IgG avidity maturation |
| LaPlante K.L. |
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In vitro antimicrobial activities of novel dianthraquinones produced by a marine Streptomyces sp. against clinical Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium isolates |
| Lappalainen M. |
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Detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by real-time PCR and pyrosequencing |
| Larion C. |
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Subinhibitory concentrations of phenyl lactic acid produced by Lactobacillus probiotic strains attenuate the virulence of Peudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in mouse infection model |
| LaRocco M.T. |
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Prevalence of AmpC over-expression in bloodstream isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Larrú Martínez B. |
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Dengue virus infections in children and adolescents |
| Larsen A.R. |
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A multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I to V |
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The EPISA study: characterisation of fusidic acid and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections in outpatients in France |
| Larsen H.H. |
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Primary pneumocystis infection in children hospitalised with acute respiratory tract infection |
| Larsen A.R. |
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Comparative genomic analysis of community-acquired ST80-SCCmec IV Staphylococcus aureus isolates by high-density microarray |
| Larson E. |
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Considerations on optimal glove use within the World Health Organization "Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care" |
| Larsson H. |
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Bacteraemia in Danish patients with haematological malignancies: coverage and impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment on 7-day and 30-day mortality |
| Larsson J. |
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A new in vitro kinetic model to study the pharmacodynamics of antifungal agents: Comparison of the activity of voriconazole and amphotericin B administered alone and in combination against Candida albicans |
| Lascols C. |
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Type II topoisomerase mutations in Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolates harbouring QNR and implication for quinolone resistance |
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Comparative in vitro activity of levofloxacin against Escherichia coli isolated from acute pyelonephritis in france in 2005 |
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Determination of the QNR–DNA gyrase interaction site by a genetic approach |
| Lasne G. |
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In vitro investigation of pro-inflammatory properties of Helicobacter pylori strains involved in low-grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma |
| Lass-Flörl C. |
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New insights into the role platelets in antifungal host defence |
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EFISG survey of current practices in clinical mycology laboratory services in Europe |
| Laterre P.F. |
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit: impact of antibiotic therapy delay on hospital mortality |
| Lau S.K.P. |
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Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of coronavirus HKU1 associated community-acquired pneumonia |
| Lau K. |
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Cefepime alone or in combination with clavulanic acid, gentamicin, and tobramycin against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Lau Y-J. |
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First serological evidence of spotted fever group rickettsioses in Taiwan |
| Lau K. |
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Evaluation of daptomycin and other anti-staphylococcal antibiotics against clinical strains of community- and hospital-derived MRSA |
| Lau S.K.P. |
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Distribution and genetic determinants of tetracycline resistance in Laribacter hongkongensis isolates from humans and fish |
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SARS coronavirus-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats in Hong Kong |
| Lauranou E. |
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Detection of extended-spectrum b-lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae with AmpC b-lactamase type of inducible resistance |
| Laurans C. |
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Trends in macrolide resistance among pneumococcal carriage strains in French day-care centres: 1999 to 2004 |
| Laurans G. |
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Emergence of Enterobacter aerogenes strains resistant to imipenem mediated by the coexistence of metallo-beta-lactamase production and outer membrane permeability |
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Impact of differents antimycobacterial drugs on the survival of patients with Mycobacterium xenopi pulmonary infection: 89 cases |
| Laurent F. |
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Nocardiosis: a retrospective study of 41 French cases |
| Laurent C. |
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Direct identification and susceptibility testing of Gram-positive cocci from positive Bactec blood cultures with BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System |
| Laurent F. |
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Infections caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgici in Zaragoza, Spain: identification and antibiotic susceptibility |
| Laurichesse H. |
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BCG infection following BCG therapy for bladder carcinoma: results of a multicentre study, about 23 cases |
| Laustsen S. |
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Does sufficient hand hygiene influence hospital-acquired infections? |
| Lauvrak V. |
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An evaluation of the predictive value of HPV testing and genotyping in the mass-screening against cervical cancer in Norway |
| Lauwers S |
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Third Belgian multicentre survey of antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria |
| Lauwers S. |
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Incidence of primary CMV infection during pregnancy and its transmission rate to the foetus and newborn |
| Lavazza A. |
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Porcine caliciviruses in piglets in Italy |
| Lavigne J.P. |
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Caenorhabditis elegans killing model: a new tool to study uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence |
| Lavrova N. |
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Identification epidemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus in Russian hospitals: multicentre study 1998–2002 |
| Lawrence K. |
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Continuous versus intermittent intravenous administration of antibiotics with time-dependent antibacterial action: a systematic review of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters |
| Lazar V. |
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In vitro study of the influence of phenyl lactic acid produced by lactobacillus probiotic strains on the pathogenic features of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains |
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Subinhibitory concentrations of phenyl lactic acid produced by Lactobacillus probiotic strains attenuate the virulence of Peudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in mouse infection model |
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Seropathotypes, adherence ability and inflammatory effect induced to cellular substratum by enteropathogenic E. coli strains isolated from aquatic environments |
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Clonal diversity and distribution of tetracycline resistance genes among E. coli strains isolated from aquatic environments |
| Lazaraki G. |
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Penetration of linezolid into sternal bone of patients undergoing routine cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery |
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Penetration of ciprofloxacin into human cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue |
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Serum and ascitic fluid concentrations following a single IV dose of 400 mg moxifloxacin |
| Lazizi A. |
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Micro-organisms isolated from leucorrhoea in a military hospital, Algiers |
| Lazzari S. |
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Worldwide implementation strategy of the World Health Organization "Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care" |
| Lazzarotto T. |
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Preliminary evaluation of the Abbott ARCHITECT anti-cytomegalovirus IgG, IgM and IgG avidity assays |
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A real-time PCR assay to detect human cytomegalovirus DNA in whole blood of solid organ transplant patients: optimal threshold for guiding pre-emptive therapy |
| Láday M. |
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Molecular and physiological characterisation of fungal opportunists belonging to the genus Trichoderma |
| Le Berre M.-A. |
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Once daily sequential intravenous/oral (IV/PO) moxifloxacin is equivalent to IV ceftriaxone plus twice daily IV/PO levofloxacin in the treatment of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation: the MOTIV study |
| Le Brun C. |
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Comparison of real-time and conventional PCR assays for diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease in patients with lymph node enlargement |
| Le Dantec A.C. |
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Evaluation of the new chromogenic medium: CHROMagar Salmonella Plus for the detection of all Salmonella species including Salmonella typhi and Salmonella lactose plus |
| Le Devehat C. |
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Microbiologic efficacy of garenoxacin vs. comparators in complicated skin and skin structure infections |
| Le Goff J. |
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Evaluation of the multiplex reverse transcription real time PCR ProFlu-1 LC real-time assay for the detection of RSV, influenza A and influenza B in a single test |
| Le Guillou H. |
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Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis E in France |
| Le Strat Y. |
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Dramatic changes in survival and death rates after AIDS through the evolution of antiretroviral therapy, Paris |
| Leakey A. |
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The effect of human serum on the bactericidal activity of daptomycin and comparators against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. |
| Leal A.L. |
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Antimicrobial resistance patterns in 14 neonatal intensive care units in Bogota, Colombia 2001–2004 |
| Leary R.H. |
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Impact of sample size on the performance of multiple model pharmacokinetic simulations |
| Leavis H.L. |
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Mixed whole genome microarray technology discerns a hospital-adapted subtype of Enterococcus faecium, comparable to multilocus sequence typing clonal complex (CC) 17 |
| Lebeau B. |
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Immunodiagnosis of invasive candidiasis: prospective serological evaluation of at-risk patients in the French university hospital of Grenoble |
| Lebessi E. |
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Bacillus spp. bacteraemia in children on parenteral nutrition |
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Outbreak of OXA-58-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a paediatric university hospital in Athens, Greece |
| Leblebicioglu H. |
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Rapid and sensitive detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture bottle by real-time PCR |
| Leblebicioglu H. |
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Investigation of Francisella tularensis using real time TaqMan PCR in water sources in Turkey where tularaemia cases seen mostly as pharyngeal form |
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Outbreak of tularaemia: the first case-control study in Turkey |
| Lebon P. |
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Evaluation of the multiplex reverse transcription real time PCR ProFlu-1 LC real-time assay for the detection of RSV, influenza A and influenza B in a single test |
| Leca D. |
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Distinguished features in systemic staphylococcal infections with S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci |
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Staphylococcal meningitis – an evaluation over 6 years |
| Leclercq R. |
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Progress in detection of bacteria responsible for infections in challenging clinical situations and of antimicrobial resistance |
| Leclercq M.P. |
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Meropenem and cloxacillin are active against MRSA clinical isolates (including VISA) in acidic broth and in THP-1 macrophages |
| Lecuona M. |
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Clinical and epidemiological analysis of candida bloodstream infection in a university hospital |
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Identification and susceptibility results by direct inoculation of Vitek 2 cards from positive Bact/Alert 3D system |
| Lee S.T. |
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Molecular characterisation of non-polio enteroviruses recovered from patients with aseptic meningitis in a tertiary care hospital in Korea |
| Lee N.Y. |
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Molecular characterisation of non-polio enteroviruses recovered from patients with aseptic meningitis in a tertiary care hospital in Korea |
| Lee J. |
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Distribution of radioactivity in bone and related structures following administration of [14C]-dalbavancin to New Zealand White rabbits |
| Lee K. |
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Clinical features of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea and molecular characterisation of the strains over a 5-year period in a French university hospital |
| Lee J.V. |
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Real-time detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from environmental samples and single nucleotide polymorphism profiling of map A positive strains to determine their clonal complexes |
| Lee D. |
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Molecular characterisation of antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Salmonella enterica isolates in Ireland |
| Lee L.N. |
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis in suspects in endemic area by using enzyme-linked immunospot assay for gamma-interferon |
| Lee D-G. |
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Survey of virulence factors of clinical isolates from neutropenic patients with enterococcal bacteraemia |
| Lee M.-H. |
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Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii isolates from Taiwan |
| Lee C. |
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Comparison of IMMULITE® 2000 anti-HAV IgM and anti-HAV total to Abbott AxSYM® assays |
| Lee K.M. |
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TT virus prevalence and distribution of genotypes and genogroups in Korea |
| Lee Y.-J. |
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The prevalence and phylogeny of GBV-C/HGV in eastern Taiwanese indigenes |
| Lee S-M. |
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Chronic exposure to smoking is not a risk factor for community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly population |
| Lee S. |
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Dissemination of 16S rRNA methylase in AmpC producing Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii and Serratia marcescens in Korea |
| Lee K. |
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Dissemination of 16S rRNA methylase in AmpC producing Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii and Serratia marcescens in Korea |
| Lee Y-J. |
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Infections in intensive care unit admitted multiple trauma patients: incidence, risk factors and mortality rate |
| Lee K-S. |
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Infections in intensive care unit admitted multiple trauma patients: incidence, risk factors and mortality rate |
| Lee S. |
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Molecular characterisation of acute hepatitis A outbreaks in health care workers |
| Lee M.A. |
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Molecular characterisation of acute hepatitis A outbreaks in health care workers |
| Lee R.A. |
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Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of coronavirus HKU1 associated community-acquired pneumonia |
| Lee K. |
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Metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in Korean hospitals: emergence of SIM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii |
| Lee S. |
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Metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in Korean hospitals: emergence of SIM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii |
| Lee S.H. |
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First report of non-prototypic Tn1546 among vanA vancomycin-resistant-Enterococci isolated from domestic chickens in Korea: evidence of communication between VRE niche of human and those of chicken? |
| Lee E.J. |
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First report of non-prototypic Tn1546 among vanA vancomycin-resistant-Enterococci isolated from domestic chickens in Korea: evidence of communication between VRE niche of human and those of chicken? |
| Lee E.Y. |
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Comparison of conventional antimicrobial susceptibility and oligonucleotide chip system for detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates |
| Lee K. |
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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in 2004 in Korea: further increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, expanded-spectrum beta-lactam-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. |
| Lee W.G. |
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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in 2004 in Korea: further increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, expanded-spectrum beta-lactam-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. |
| Lee K. |
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Characteristics of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in adults in Korea |
| Lee N.Y. |
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Decrease of antibiotic resistance of group A streptococci in Korea |
| Lee M.J. |
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The added value of using recombinant-versus purified membrane preparation-based antigens in sero-diagnostics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| Lee K. |
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Emergence of toxin A(-)/toxin B(+) variant Clostridium difficile |
| Leeming J. |
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Comparison of methods for detection of Clostridium difficile toxins |
| Leen G. |
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Longitudinal development of tobramycin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from children with cystic fibrosis and the effect on clinical outcome |
| Leens E. |
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Small outbreaks of VEB-1 ESBL producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Belgian nursing homes and hospitals through cross-border transfer of patients from northern France |
| Lefebvre N. |
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Accuracy of surveillance blood culture to identify patients with low response to treatment and high 30-days mortality risk in MRSA bacteraemia: comparison to a standard clinical and biological follow-up |
| Lefeuvre A. |
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Evaluation of a real-time NASBA assay for the detection of influenza A and B virus |
| Legakis N. |
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BK polyoma virus replication in de novo renal transplant recipients: Results of a prospective study |
| Legakis A. |
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Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in childhood (2001–2004); microbiological observations from Central Greece prior to the systemic pneumococcal vaccination era |
| Legakis N.J. |
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High incidence of moxifloxacin resistance among Bacteroides spp. isolates in Greece. Results from the Hellenic Study Group on Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria |
| Legakis N. |
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Frequency and predictors of colonization of the respiratory tract by Gram-negative bacteria with the blaVIM gene in patients of a newly established intensive care unit |
| Legakis N.J. |
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Contribution of efflux pumps overexpression to carbapenem heteroresistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of pneumococci isolated from children with acute otitis media during 2003–2004 |
| Legakis N. |
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Five-year evaluation of clonal dissemination and expansion of VIM-1 producing Enterobacteriaceae in Greece: a report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2001–2005) |
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Nosocomial colonisation and infection of ICU patients caused by persistent and multiresistant clones of Acinetobacter baumannii |
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Nocardia sp. in cystic fibrosis patients in a Greek tertiary hospital |
| Legnani G. |
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Tuberculosis as re-emerging disease in Italy. Which correlations with HIV infection and other risk factors, comparing native residents and foreign immigrants? |
| Legnani D. |
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FASTCAP Study (FAdoi Study on CAP). Retrospective and perspective study on community-acquired pneumonia in internal medicine |
| Legnani G. |
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AIDS-associated Cryptococcus laurentii meningoencephalitis resistant to amphotericin B, apparently prompted by a cured Cryptococcus neoformans disease |
| Legout L. |
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Extemporaneous biopsy in invasive streptococcal infection: a guide for surgeons? |
| Lehmann M. |
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Intelligent sample preparation to improve nucleic acid-based pathogen detection |
| Lehn N. |
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One-week once-daily triple therapy with esomeprazole, moxifloxacin and rifabutin is effective in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori resistant to both metronidazole and clarithromycin |
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Prospective randomized trial comparing rifabutin-based triple therapy and high-dose dual therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori resistant to both metronidazole and clarithromycin |
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Prospective surveillance and decolonisation of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive MRSA among residents and staff of three German nursing homes |
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Efficacy testing of the topical antimicrobial XF-73 using a novel ex vivo porcine skin model |
| Lehours P. |
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Development of a real-time PCR using SYBR Green and melting curve analysis to identify Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in clinical specimens, and evaluation of its effectiveness in current practice |
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In vitro investigation of pro-inflammatory properties of Helicobacter pylori strains involved in low-grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma |
| Leib S.L. |
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Brain damage in pneumococcal meningitis: establishment of an infant mouse model |
| Leibovici L. |
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The efficacy and safety of cefepime: systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Implications of the evidence for antibiotic prophylaxis for cancer patients with neutropenia: updated meta-analysis |
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A comparison of susceptibility to antibiotics in nosocomial and non-nosocomial infections in a hospital in Israel |
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Effect of quinolone prophylaxis on resistance in afebrile neutropenic patients – systematic review |
| Leibovici L. |
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Benefit of appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment: 30-day mortality and duration of hospital stay |
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Extending observed susceptibilities with predicted susceptibilities based on a retrospective statistical analysis |
| Leibovici L. |
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Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii vs. Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: risk factors and outcomes |
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Deep sternal wound infections following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: risk factors and implications |
| Leininger L. |
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Teicoplanin efficiently penetrates into the rabbit infected vitreous but may enhance expression of virulence factors at sub-inhibitory concentrations |
| Leitão R.M. |
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Detection of VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a cystic fibrosis patient |
| Leitão J. |
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Dominance of CTX-M beta-lactamases among Escherichia coli isolates in an Algerian hospital |
| Leitão R.M. |
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Phenotypic and molecular detection of metallo-beta-lactamases in imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital centre, Coimbra, Portugal |
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Two-year surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility in Pseudomonasaeruginosa isolates from a hospital centre, Coimbra, Portugal |
| Leiva J. |
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Efficacy of the use of through-catheter leukocyte cytospin blood culture for monitoring haemodialysis catheter colonization. A prospective study designed to prevent bloodstream-related infections |
| Lejko-Zupanc T. |
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Molecular typing of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causing prosthetic valve endocarditis |
| Lelekis M. |
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Trends in glycopeptide antibiotics consumption over a 6-year period in a general hospital, Athens, Greece |
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Alcoholic hand disinfectant use in a general hospital: impact of an intervention |
| Lemaire S. |
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Meropenem and cloxacillin are active against MRSA clinical isolates (including VISA) in acidic broth and in THP-1 macrophages |
| Lemmens N. |
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Evaluation of the VITEK 2® ESBL test in detecting ESBL-positive clinical Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates |
| Lemming L. |
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Candida deep sternal wound infections: an emerging problem? |
| León J.R. |
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Evaluation of a new immunoassay to detect antibodies against Treponema pallidum in sera samples |
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A recombinant line-blot avidity assay for the detection of Epstein–Barr virus infection |
| Lencastre J.H. |
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Surveillance of methicillin-resistant staphylococci among small animal isolates from otitis externa in Portugal |
| Lencastre H. |
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SeqNet.org: a European-wide certification trial for sequence-based typing of microbial pathogens |
| Lenev I. |
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A view of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae population transmitted in Arkhangelsk, Russia: phenotypic and genetic characteristics |
| Lengerova M. |
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Advances in PCR detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in immunocompromised patients: count seems to be important |
| Lennox G. |
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Comparison of four commercial media for the detection of MRSA carriage from nasal and perineal specimens |
| Leonardos P. |
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Stress hyperglycaemia as a prognostic factor in patients with severe sepsis |
| Leonardou A. |
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Stress hyperglycaemia as a prognostic factor in patients with severe sepsis |
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Epidemiology and outcome of severe sepsis in patients with diabetes mellitus |
| Leonidou L. |
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Epidemiology and outcome of severe sepsis in patients with diabetes mellitus |
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Stress hyperglycaemia as a prognostic factor in patients with severe sepsis |
| Leonildi A. |
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Clinical and microbiology activity of colistin alone and in combination with rifampin or other antibiotics against MDR Gram-negative rods severe infections: four-year, single-centre experience |
| Lepage P. |
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Impact of antimicrobial treatment on dominant faecal flora: the emergence of Clostridium difficile |
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Is there a place for moxifloxacin in paediatric practice? A report from a tertiary care paediatric hospital |
| Lepelletier D. |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiological setting in the emergency ward of a large French teaching hospital |
| Leprince C. |
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Performance evaluation of the VIDIA toxoplasmosis IGG and IGM assays |
| Lervang H.-H. |
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Diabetes mellitus and 30-day and 90-day mortality after hospitalization with pneumonia: a population-based follow-up study of 41 793 adult patients |
| Lescure F.X. |
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Impact of differents antimycobacterial drugs on the survival of patients with Mycobacterium xenopi pulmonary infection: 89 cases |
| Lesens O. |
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Accuracy of surveillance blood culture to identify patients with low response to treatment and high 30-days mortality risk in MRSA bacteraemia: comparison to a standard clinical and biological follow-up |
| Lesprit P. |
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Appropriate use of aminoglycosides: the impact of an antibiotic control team |
| Lester C.H. |
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Molecular epidemiology of invasive high-level gentamicin resistance Enterococcus faecium isolates in Denmark |
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Association between antimicrobial resistance and virulence in Escherichia coli blood and faeces isolates from humans in Denmark |
| Lesyk R. |
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Molecular design of novel antimicrobial agents on the base of 4-thiazolidone derivatives |
| Leth R.A. |
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Surveillance of nosocomial bloodstream infections |
| Leu H.-S. |
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Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii isolates from Taiwan |
| Leu H-S. |
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Laboratory investigation of the combination effect of imipenem/colistin and sulbactam/colistin on clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii |
| Leung D.T.N. |
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Molecular characterisation of group B Streptococcus serotype III subtypes 1–4 in Hong Kong |
| Leung S.Y. |
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SARS coronavirus-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats in Hong Kong |
| Leverstein-van Hall M.A. |
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Decrease of external ventricular or lumbar drain related infections by a multidisciplinary approach |
| Leviandier C. |
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Emergence of plasmid-mediated Ambler class A beta-lactamase in association with the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance QnrS determinant in Enterobacter cloacae |
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Emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance QnrS determinant in enterobacterial isolates in Europe |
| Levidiotou S. |
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Heterogeneity of methicilin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus at a German university hospital: a potential source of new emerging MRSA clones |
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia |
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Antibiotic susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in Greek hospitals |
| Levy S. |
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Experience with daptomycin in patients with renal insufficiency |
| Lew D. |
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Extemporaneous biopsy in invasive streptococcal infection: a guide for surgeons? |
| Lewis B. |
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Impact of daptomycin compared to linezolid, vancomycin, gentamicin, rifampin and ceftriaxone on resolution of staphylococcal adherence from surface of in vitro Silastic Antibiotic Lock and Prosthetic Vascular Graft biomedical devices |
| Lezcano M.A. |
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Increasing incidence of Mycobacterium xenopi in Zaragoza, Spain: an emerging pathogen or a product of improved laboratory methods? |
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Mycobacterium kansasii: results of a 10-year study in Zaragoza, Spain |
| Löfmark S. |
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Long-term persistence of resistant strains in the human intestinal microflora due to restored fitness |
| Li M.W.S. |
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Distribution and genetic determinants of tetracycline resistance in Laribacter hongkongensis isolates from humans and fish |
| Li H.J. |
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns correlate with staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec types for hospital- and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Li R.W.F. |
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Function of Candida albicans ALS5 and ALS7 genes on adhesion to FEP (polymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafloropropylene) catheter and polyurethane catheter |
| Li R.W.F |
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In vitro activity of fluconazole and voriconazole against invasive Candida albicans isolates in patients with candidaemia from 2001–2005 in Hong Kong |
| Li M.Y. |
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Role of glycocalyx and bound moisture in formation of Streptococcusmutans EK2 8184 and TK18 biofilms |
| Li K.S.M. |
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SARS coronavirus-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats in Hong Kong |
| Li Bergoli M. |
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Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the carbapenem hydrolysing beta-lactamase OXA-58 in a general intensive care unit in Southern Italy |
| Liakos P. |
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An unusual phenotype of Enterococcus faecalis in Greece expressing low-level resistance to clindamycin and dalfopristin but susceptibility to quinupristin-dalfopristin |
| Liapi E. |
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Incidence of Clostridium difficile infections in a tertiary Greek hospital |
| Liñares J. |
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Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: screening for first-step mutations |
| Libert M. |
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Clinical review of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a Belgium tertiary centre |
| Libisch B. |
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Molecular epidemiology of VIM-producing P. aeruginosa isolated in four European countries |
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An outbreak of VIM-4 producing multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from three different towns in Hungary |
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Molecular analysis of Pneumococci isolated from invasive infections of children in Hungary |
| Lichtiger B. |
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Safety and efficacy of recombinant interferon-gamma-1b immune adjuvant in 20 patients receiving high-dose donor granulocyte transfusions. An observational study during 2000–2004 |
| Lie A.K. |
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An evaluation of the predictive value of HPV testing and genotyping in the mass-screening against cervical cancer in Norway |
| Liesenfeld O. |
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Gram-negative commensal gut bacteria aggravate small intestinal inflammation via toll-like receptor 4 |
| Liesnard C. |
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Improved detection of enterovirus in cerebrospinal fluid with a minor groove binder – conjugated fluorogenic TaqMan probe |
| Lignell A. |
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A new in vitro kinetic model to study the pharmacodynamics of antifungal agents: Comparison of the activity of voriconazole and amphotericin B administered alone and in combination against Candida albicans |
| Likatavicius G. |
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AIDS indicative diseases across Europe |
| Lilius E-M. |
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A novel method for distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections that incorporates standard clinical laboratory data and quantitative analysis of neutrophil complement receptors, CR1 and CR3 |
| Lim H.L. |
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Incubation time for clinically significant positive neonatal blood cultures |
| Limban C. |
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Antimicrobial activity of some new thioureides of 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-benzoic acid |
| Lin T.Y. |
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Echo-guided management of complicated parapneumonic effusion in children |
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Clinical manifestations of complicated pneumococcal pneumonia |
| Lin C.-L. |
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The prevalence and phylogeny of GBV-C/HGV in eastern Taiwanese indigenes |
| Lin J.-C. |
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Simultaneous detection of the human cytomegalovirus DNA and RNA by targeting the UL73/74 gene region using multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assays |
| Lin D. |
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Linezolid for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive organisms in China |
| Lin C-H. |
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Clinical features of children with adenovirus serotype 3 infection |
| Lin T-Y. |
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Clinical features of children with adenovirus serotype 3 infection |
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Clinical features of children with adenovirus serotype 3 infection |
| Lin C-H. |
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Ward investigation after hospitalising a case with pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection |
| Lin T-P. |
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC enzymes among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| Lin J.S. |
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Evaluation of clinical utility on direct detection of MTBC on clinical samples by BD Protec ET System |
| Lin C.Y. |
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Evaluation of clinical utility on direct detection of MTBC on clinical samples by BD Protec ET System |
| Lina G. |
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The current situation of community-acquired MRSA in Europe |
| Linares J. |
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Erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Spain: serotypes, clones and mechanisms of resistance |
| Linares L. |
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Risk factors for cephalosporin-resistant (ESBL and AMPc producing) Gram-negative enteric bacilli infection in renal and kidney-pancreas transplant patients |
| Linares J.F. |
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Connexion between efflux pump expression and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Lindberg E. |
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Intestinal S. aureus colonisation in Italian and Swedish infants is effected differently by antibiotic treatment, siblings and pets |
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Antibiotic resistance does not impede persistence of Escherichia coli in the infantile intestinal microbiota |
| Linde H.J. |
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Prospective surveillance and decolonisation of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive MRSA among residents and staff of three German nursing homes |
| Linde A. |
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Paediatric influenza: severity and need for protection |
| Lindeboom J.A. |
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Application of amplified fragment length polymorphism as an epidemiological tool for infections due to Mycobacterium haemophilum |
| Lindgren M. |
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In vitro activities of four new antibiotics against blood isolate VGS collected in Southwest Finland, 1993 - 2004 |
| Lindner H. |
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Protein targets of N-chlorotaurine in bacteria |
| Lindou A. |
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Three females with asymptomatic infection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, carrying genes for MDS and lymphoma detected with FISH technique |
| Ling J.M. |
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Are target gene mutations the major mechanisms of fluoroquinolone-resistance in salmonellae? |
| Lingenfelter C. |
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Evaluation of an automated multiplexed assay of heterophile antibody in comparison with a latex agglutination test for assessment of Epstein-Barr virus induced infectious mononucleosis |
| Liolios K. |
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Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model for the safety of tigecycline in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections |
| Lipsitch M. |
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Observed duration of nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin-resistant pneumococci: relations to age and serogroup |
| Lipson M. |
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The added value of using recombinant-versus purified membrane preparation-based antigens in sero-diagnostics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| Lipton J.H. |
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Posaconazole as prophylaxis for invasive fungal infections in high-risk patients: efficacy and safety results from 2 clinical trials |
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Mortality in patients at high risk for invasive fungal infection: effect of Posaconazole prophylaxis |
| Lisby G. |
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Evaluation of SeptiFast – a new commercially available broad-range real-time PCR assay for detection of bacteria and fungi in blood |
| Lisena F. |
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Prevalence and risk factors of QTc interval prolongation in HIV-positive patients |
| Lisgara P. |
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Direct detection of Salmonella spp. in faecal specimens by real-time PCR assay |
| Liskova A. |
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Detection of HIV sequences in respiratory tract bacteria of Cambodia and Kenya AIDS-positive patients |
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Antituberculotic chemotherapy selects methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-positive Cambodian children |
| Lito L. |
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Spread of In58 containing blaVIM-2 among Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Contrasting features of Group A streptococci from asymptomatic carriage and diverse infection sites |
| Littauer P. |
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Macrolide resistance determinants are prevalent and readily selected for in viridans group streptococci among healthy Norwegian adults |
| Little P. |
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Developing clinical rules and a urinary dipstick rule to predict urinary tract infection in primary care settings |
| Liu Y-C. |
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC enzymes among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| Liu S. |
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Detection of herpes simplex viruses type I and II in dermal, genital, oral, cerebrospinal fluid, and lower respiratory specimens by a Roche HSV I/II analytic specific reagent kit on real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| Liu Z. |
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Role of glycocalyx and bound moisture in formation of Streptococcusmutans EK2 8184 and TK18 biofilms |
| Liu H.-F. |
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The prevalence and phylogeny of GBV-C/HGV in eastern Taiwanese indigenes |
| Liu C.Y. |
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In vitro activities of various piperacillin and sulbactam combinations against bacterial pathogens isolated from intensive care units in Taiwan: SMART program 2004 data |
| Liveris D. |
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PCR and culture correlate well for measuring cure rates for short course treatment of infections with the Lyme disease spirochete |
| Livermore D.M. |
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Efficacy of practised screening methods for selection of cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae |
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Correlation between MIC and number of mutated 23S rRNA genes in oxazolidinone-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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Novel reverse hybridisation assay to identify CTX-M genotype in cephalosporin-resistant isolates from UK and India |
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Differential expression of CTX-M-15 beta-lactamase between two major Escherichia coli strains in the UK |
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Wide geographic spread of diverse acquired AmpC beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in the UK and Ireland |
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Mechanisms of high-level ciprofloxacin resistance in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli collected in the British Isles |
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Therapy-driven selection of carbapenem resistance in CTX-M-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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Mutators among UK CTX-M b-lactamase-producing E. coli pose a risk for the emergence of fosfomycin resistance |
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Unusual CTX-M enzyme variants in the United Kingdom |
| Lõivukene K. |
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The efficacy of non-surgical and systemic antibiotic treatment regimens in smoking and non-smoking patients |
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Bloodstream infections in an Estonian university hospital |
| Ljungman P. |
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Viridans group streptococci in blood culture isolates, antibiotic susceptibility and identification of resistance genes |
| Léké A. |
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Impact of colostomy on intestinal microflora and bacterial translocation in young rats fed heat-killed Lactobacillusacidophilus |
| Llaneza M.E. |
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Genotypes and serotypes correlation among macrolide-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in Zaragoza, Spain (2002–2004) |
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Incidence of faecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospital and community patients during two non-outbreak periods of time |
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Distribution of serotypes in tetracycline-resistant Streptococcus group B isolated in Zaragoza, Spain |
| Lloyd A. |
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of intravenous moxifloxacin compared to levofloxacin in hospitalised elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia |
| Lo Cascio G. |
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Outbreak of Burkolderia cenocepacia bacteraemia associated with disinfection napkin contamination in haemodialysis |
| Lobry J. |
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Serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women. Predominance of type II in the Old World and type I and III in the New World |
| Lochmanova J. |
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Advances in PCR detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in immunocompromised patients: count seems to be important |
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Variation of galactomannan level during 24-hour period in haematooncological patients with/without invasive aspergillosis |
| Lode H. |
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Moxifloxacin as supportive therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis |
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Antibiotic resistance and mortality in patients with severe pneumonia |
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Dual action of gemifloxacin in acute bacterial sinusitis in patients with allergic rhinitis: antibacterial and immunomodulatory effects? |
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Clinical outcome of community-acquired pneumonia infections treated with gemifloxacin: the effect of patient risk factors |
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Macrolide as long-term treatment in patients with bronchiectasis colonised by P. aeruginosa |
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Once daily sequential intravenous/oral (IV/PO) moxifloxacin is equivalent to IV ceftriaxone plus twice daily IV/PO levofloxacin in the treatment of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation: the MOTIV study |
| Lodise T.P. |
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Pharmacodynamic profiling of ceftobiprole for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections and nosocomial pneumonia |
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Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients with respiratory tract infections |
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Relationship between prior antibiotic exposure and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Loens K. |
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Comparison of NucliSens easyMAG, NucliSens miniMAG and Qiagen nucleic acid extraction systems using throat swabs for the detection of M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae |
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Molecular diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae infections by real-time NASBA |
| Loftis A. |
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First serological evidence of spotted fever group rickettsioses in Taiwan |
| Logar J. |
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Diagnosis and management of congenital toxoplasmosis in Slovenia |
| Logginidis I. |
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Screening for Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella virus and cytomegalovirus in pregnant women |
| Lohmann S. |
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LightCycler® SeptiFast Test: rapid detection of nosocomial pathogens by real-time PCR |
| Loiseau F. |
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Interest of Candida antigen and antibody ELISA for hepatosplenic candidiasis diagnosis |
| Loivuke K. |
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Prevalence of class 1 integrons and MIC values in indigenous and pathogenic E. coli strains in different age groups |
| Lolans K. |
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Prevalence of AmpC over-expression in bloodstream isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Lomaestro B.M. |
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Relationship between prior antibiotic exposure and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Lomas J.M. |
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis in southern Spain. Study of 111 cases |
| Lombardi G. |
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Emergence of high-level fluoroquinolone-resistance in clinical isolates of group G. streptococci |
| Lombrail P. |
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Antibiotic resistance in the community environment: a regional epidemic survey in the Pays de la Loire region by MedQual |
| Longauerova A. |
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Influence of subinhibitory vancomycin concentrations on biofilm formation in coagulase negative Staphylococci |
| Lontie M. |
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Evaluation of the Giardia-strip: an in vitro immunochromatographic test for the detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in faecal specimens |
| Looijmans-van den akker I. |
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Clinical effectiveness of influenza vaccination in adults with diabetes mellitus |
| Lopaciuk U. |
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Succesful treatment of infective endocarditis with linezolid |
| Loparev V. |
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Development of sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay for simultaneous diagnostics and genotyping of cytomegalovirus |
| Lopez K. |
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Automation for generic nucleic acid sample prep in a routine diagnostic laboratory |
| Lopez E. |
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The presence of extended-spectrum b-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli is a prognostic factor for patients with E. coli bacteraemia |
| Lopez R. |
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In vitro demonstration of synergy with two bacteriophage lytic enzymes (Cpl-1 and Pal), autolysin (LytA), and cefotaxime against Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Lopez E. |
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Prognostic factors in patients with pneumococcal bacteraemia in a county teaching hospital, Spain |
| Lopez-Brea M. |
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Micro-organisms isolated from corneal and conjunctival samples in a Spanish teaching hospital |
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Staphylococcusaureus susceptibility to three antibiotics isolated from hospitalised vs. outpatients in a local area of Madrid |
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Multiresistant Pseudomonasaeruginosa isolations in a critical care unit |
| Lor K. |
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In vitro antimicrobial activities of novel dianthraquinones produced by a marine Streptomyces sp. against clinical Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium isolates |
| Loregian A. |
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HCMV infects and replicates in the adrenal gland |
| Lorencic-Robnik S. |
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Surveillance of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of the Bacteroidesfragilis group at a teaching hospital in Maribor, Slovenia, between 2002 and 2004 |
| Lorenzo García M.V. |
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Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis disease in Ferrol, Spain, 1991–2004 |
| Lorenzotti S. |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonisation in a rehabilitating / nursing home in Italy |
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Treatment of invasive Pseudallescheria boydii infections with voriconazole or voriconazole plus caspofungin |
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Reducing the impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in an intensive care unit: a nine-year analysis |
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Adherence to hand hygiene in an Italian hospital |
| Lortholary O. |
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Micafungin versus liposomal amphotericin B in the treatment of invasive candidiasis in neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients |
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EFISG survey of current practices in clinical mycology laboratory services in Europe |
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Relationships between phylogenetic groups of Escherichia coli isolates and clinical characteristics in 161 patients with bacteraemia |
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Carbon assimilation profiles as a tool for Zygomycetes species identification |
| Lorusso E. |
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Porcine caliciviruses in piglets in Italy |
| Loschiavo C. |
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Outbreak of Burkolderia cenocepacia bacteraemia associated with disinfection napkin contamination in haemodialysis |
| Lot F. |
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Dramatic changes in survival and death rates after AIDS through the evolution of antiretroviral therapy, Paris |
| Lotz M. |
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Reduced activation of microglial cells by Streptococcus pneumoniae after treatment with nonbacteriolytic antibiotics in comparison to ceftriaxone |
| Loubinoux J. |
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Genomic diversity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcusfaecium isolated in France |
| Loucou I. |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from airway secretions from patients with cystic fibrosis |
| Louie L. |
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Evaluation of Bio-Rad MRSA-Select for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Louie T.J. |
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A clinical and laboratory evaluation of PAR-101 in patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea |
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Quantitative C. difficile and anaerobic flora cultures during treatment of C. difficile-associated diarrhoea with PAR-101 |
| Loulergue P. |
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Mycobacterium sherrisii: a new opportunistic agent in HIV-infected patients? |
| Loupa C |
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Alcoholic hand disinfectant use in a general hospital: impact of an intervention |
| Loupa C. |
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Trends in glycopeptide antibiotics consumption over a 6-year period in a general hospital, Athens, Greece |
| Louro D. |
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Characterisation of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from conjunctivitis (Portugal, 2001–2005) |
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Eight years of antimicrobial surveillance in Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Portugal (1997–2004) |
| Louw M. |
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Lethal Ehrlichia ruminantium infections in humans in South Africa |
| Love W.G. |
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Investigation of emergence of bacterial resistance to the novel antibacterial photodynamic agent XF-42 |
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Efficacy testing of the topical antimicrobial XF-73 using a novel ex vivo porcine skin model |
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Novel antimicrobial photodynamic agents active against epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Lovering A.M. |
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of 5-flucytosine in children aged under 12 years. An 11-year review of serum concentrations from a United Kingdom clinical assay reference laboratory |
| Lovering A. |
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The measurement of 9-carboxymethoxymethylguanine in human body fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography |
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Mechanism of action of ceftobiprole: structural basis for anti-MRSA activity |
| Lovgren M. |
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The International Circumpolar Surveillance System for population-based surveillance of invasive Pneumococcal disease, 1999–2004 |
| Lovoll O. |
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The International Circumpolar Surveillance System for population-based surveillance of invasive Pneumococcal disease, 1999–2004 |
| Low D.E. |
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Moxifloxacin is markedly more effective than levofloxacin, gatifloxacin or azithromycin in the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia in mice caused by a macrolide-resistant isolate |
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Evaluation of four selective media for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from surveillance specimens |
| Low D.E. |
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Telithromycin is effective against susceptible, fluoroquinolone-resistant and macrolide-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a murine model of pneumonia |
| Low D.E. |
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Step-wise parC and gyrA mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae: the role of the Lys137 to Asn mutation in fluoroquinolone resistance |
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Risk factors for invasive infection with fluoroquinolone-resistant S. pneumoniae and failure of oral outpatient fluoroquinolone therapy |
| Lowther J. |
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The in vitro bactericidal activity of NXL101, a novel bacterial topisomerase inhibitor, against Gram-positive cocci |
| Loxton R.P. |
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae as a cause of bacterial endocarditis in children with congenital heart defects |
| Lozitsky V.P. |
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Anti-rabies vaccine and its application for predator rabies prevention in Ukraine |
| López A.B. |
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Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Bilbao |
| López D. |
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Descriptive study of complicated pyelonephritis |
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Pyogenic liver abscess: experience over a 10-year period |
| López-Brea M. |
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Genotypic detection of resistance to fluoroquinolones by PCR-RFLP in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates |
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In vitro activity of second line antibiotics against Helicobacter pylori infection |
| López-Brea M. |
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Subclinical reactivation of VZV in patients with tick-borne encephalitis |
| López-Brea M. |
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Time-killing of viable Staphylococcus spp. against Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates |
| López-Calleja A.I. |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in sector III of Zaragoza, Spain during 2000–2005 |
| López-Oviedo E. |
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Comparison of the Sensititre YeastOne colorimetric antifungal panel with reference M38: a method for testing susceptibility Aspergillus spp. to caspofungin |
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Direct identification and methicillin susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus from blood-culture bottles using the Vitek 2 system |
| López-Vicente J. |
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Oral colonisation by Candida and Staphylococcus in denture wearers |
| Lu D. |
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Increased incidence of higher vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentration and changing pattern of antibiotic susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates: a single institution study |
| Lu J-J. |
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC enzymes among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, Taiwan |
| Lubenko I. |
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Anti-staphylococcal effects of telavancin in an in vitro dynamic model: impact of different half-lives and initial concentrations |
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Bacterial strain-independent pharmacodynamics of linezolid/doxycycline combinations with Staphylococcus aureus: 5-day simulations using an in vitro dynamic model |
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Testing the mutant selection window hypothesis with in vitro dynamic models: pros and cons |
| Lucà M.G. |
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Sepsis diagnosis by real-time PCR (SeptiFast Kit, Roche Diagnostics): preliminary results and possible application |
| Luca V. |
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Distinguished features in systemic staphylococcal infections with S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| Luca C. |
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Fulminant hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus |
| Luca V. |
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Fulminant hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus |
| Luca C. |
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Staphylococcal meningitis – an evaluation over 6 years |
| Luca V. |
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Staphylococcal meningitis – an evaluation over 6 years |
| Luca B. |
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Emergence of novel clindamycin resistance phenotype among invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in Sweden |
| Luca V. |
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Prevalence of penicillin-resistant pneumococci in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis |
| Luca C. |
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Prevalence of penicillin-resistant pneumococci in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis |
| Luca B. |
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Antibiotic susceptibility among invasive and non-invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in Sweden; 2002–2004 |
| Lucas C. |
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Use of the T tube test in the setting of a paediatric tuberculosis clinic |
| Lucente M.S. |
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Multiresistant strains of Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from lambs |
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Assessment of reovirus epidemiology in dogs |
| Luczak M. |
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Detection of vancomycin-resistance genes and virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients hospitalised in a large university clinical hospital during a two-year period |
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AFLP analysis of international Clostridium difficile strains of different toxin type reveals major toxin-dependent clonal clusters |
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Prevalence and association of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance with resistance to moxifloxacin in Clostridium difficile strains isolated from symptomatic adults and children hospitalised in two university hospitals in Warsaw |
| Ludwig K. |
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Influence of azoles on mixed long-term continuous flow cultures of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata under aerobic and anaerobic conditions |
| Luft D. |
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Skin disinfection with octenidine dihydrochloride for central venous catheter placement and care–a randomized controlled trial |
| Luh K.T. |
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis in suspects in endemic area by using enzyme-linked immunospot assay for gamma-interferon |
| Lui B. |
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Evaluation of a rapid amplification-detection assay for the identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
| Luis F. |
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Immunogenicity of baculovirus-expressed trivalent influenza HA vaccine: randomised, double-blind, dose-escalation single institution study in adult patients with B-cell lymphoma |
| Luk W-K. |
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Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of coronavirus HKU1 associated community-acquired pneumonia |
| Lukas W. |
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Bacterial flora in pharyngeal swabs of family practitioners' patients from Silesian province, Poland |
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Urinary tract infections in women suffering from urinary incontinence in individual family practice |
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Aetiology of lower respiratory tract infections among primary care patients of family physicians in Silesian province in the 2000–2005 period |
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A comparative analysis of prescriptions for antibiotics issued by outpatient doctors in urban areas in 1999 and 2005 |
| Lumbfreras C. |
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Comparison of cytomegalovirus viral load measured by real-time PCR with pp65 antigenemia for the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients |
| Luna H. |
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High prevalence of IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in Mexican pregnant women |
| Lund B. |
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Presence of seven virulence genes in Swedish Enterococcus faecium blood-culture isolates collected during a five-year period |
| Lund E. |
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Does sufficient hand hygiene influence hospital-acquired infections? |
| Lundblad E. |
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Evaluation of an AmpC disk test and genetic detection of imported ampC-genes in Norwegian clinical strains of E. coli |
| Lundgren J.D. |
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MR imaging in experimental meningitis –in vivo correlates for disease severity |
| Lundgren B. |
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Primary pneumocystis infection in children hospitalised with acute respiratory tract infection |
| Lundgren J.D. |
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Primary pneumocystis infection in children hospitalised with acute respiratory tract infection |
| Lundkvist A. |
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Survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iranian suspected patients by Elisa and RT-PCR method |
| Lunel-Fabiani F. |
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Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis E in France |
| Lunkenheimer K. |
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Molecular spa and SCCmec typing of MRSA isolates from northern Germany |
| Lunt M. |
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The application of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the quality control of NCTC strains |
| Lunz C. |
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Serum and prostatic tissue concentrations of moxifloxacin (400 mg) after a single intravenous infusion in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate |
| Lupo A. |
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Activity of tigecycline against well-characterised multi-resistant Gram-positive strains |
| Lupse M. |
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The influence of SIRS criteria on outcome in Gram-negative versus Gram-positive sepsis |
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Antimicrobial resistance of major Gram-negative bacterial pathogens during a 7-year period |
| Luque R. |
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Infections related with tunelled haemodialysis catheter |
| Lutsar I. |
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Penicillin + gentamicin versus ampicillin + gentamicin in the empiric treatment of early neonatal sepsis |
| Luzbinska L. |
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Nosocomial urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae in Latvia |
| Luzi C. |
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Biochemical characterisation of IND-NF16 metallo-beta-lactamase |
| Luzzaro F. |
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Risk factors and treatment outcome of bloodstream infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producing the PER-1 extended-spectrum b-lactamase |
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Emergence of high-level fluoroquinolone-resistance in clinical isolates of group G. streptococci |
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Bloodstream infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: clinical outcome associated with pathogenesis-related genes |
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Recurrent urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli |
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Dissemination of acquired metallo-beta-lactamases in Gram-negative pathogens: first Italian countrywide survey |
| Luzzi I. |
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Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-58 in Acinetobacter baumannii in Italy |
| Álvarez P. |
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High-risk human papilloma virus in women with abnormal pap-smears of the uterine cervix in the northwest of Spain |
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CTX-M extended spectrum beta-lactamases in community-acquired infections caused by Escherichia coli in the North West of Spain, Pontevedra, Galicia |
| Álvarez M. |
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CTX-M extended spectrum beta-lactamases in community-acquired infections caused by Escherichia coli in the North West of Spain, Pontevedra, Galicia |
| Álvarez Díaz H. |
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Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis disease in Ferrol, Spain, 1991–2004 |
| Löwdin E. |
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A new in vitro kinetic model to study the pharmacodynamics of antifungal agents: Comparison of the activity of voriconazole and amphotericin B administered alone and in combination against Candida albicans |
| Lydatakis H. |
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The usefulness of the measurement of laminin in patients with bacterial infections |
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Do hyaluran levels determine the outcome of bacterial infections? |
| Lynch M. |
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Epidemiology and molecular analysis of norovirus outbreaks in Ireland |
| Lyonnet D. |
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Diving suit: sterile, ambulatory, personal device for protective and preventive isolation of nosocomial invasive fungal infections in neutropenic patients hospitalised in laminar air flow room who need a disruption of isolation |
| Lysèn J. |
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A new automated method for sample preparation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis respiratory specimens based on magnetic particles |
