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A 20-month survey of molecular characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Clostridium difficile isolates in a Chinese university hospital
Huang H., Wu S., Wang M., Zhang Y., Fang H., Palmgren A.C., Weintraub A., Nord C.E.
 
A C2534T mutation in the 23S rRNA gene responsible for linezolid resistance in a clinical Staphylococcus epidermidis isolate
Liakopoulos A., Neocleous C., Kanellopoulou M., Skarmoutsou N., Martsoukou M., Papafragas E., Petinaki E.
 
A case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever with normal laboratory findings
Sari T., Ataman Hatipoglu C., Erdinc F.S., Yetkin M.A., Karakoyun M.C., Tuncer Ertem G., Oral B.
 
A case of infective endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis
Almaghrabi R., Halim M., Fadel B., Alsheikh A., Kherallah M.
 
A case-control study during an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infections due to PCR ribotypes 027 and 017 occurring simultaneously in one hospital in the Netherlands
Goorhuis A., Debast S.B., Dutilh J.C., van Kinschot C., Notermans D.W., Harmanus C., Hagen E.C., Kuijper E.J.
 
A circulating factor of patients with septic shock stimulates release of angiopoietin-2 by human monocytes
Kranidioti H., Kotsaki A., Mouktaroudi M., Plachouras D., Savva A., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J.
 
A comparative study of the renal functions in HIVinfected patients treated with or without tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Woratanarat K., Suankratay C.
 
A comparison of the yield and speed of BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F and Peds Plus/F blood culture bottles
Nielsen H.L., Prag J.
 
A complex outbreak of multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae producing the acquired AmpC-type lactamase FOX-7 in a neonatal intensive care unit setting
Montagnani F., Arena F., Giani T., Zanchi A., D'Andrea M.M., Cresti S., Zanelli G., Cellesi C., Rossolini G.M.
 
A comprehensive analysis of European data from Tigecycline Evaluation Surveillance Trials (TEST) Program, 20042008
Badal R., Hawser S., Hackel M., Bouchillon S., Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Dowzicky M.
 
A current look at the in vitro activity of oritavancin and vancomycin against isolates of S.aureus from both Europe and the US
Draghi D., Pillar C., Sahm D., Moeck G., Arhin F.
 
A decision support system for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tract infections in solid-organ transplant recipients
Goldberg E., Kariv G., Shani V., Bishara J., Leibovici L., Paul M.
 
A fluorescence in situ hybridisation method using a peptide nucleic acid probe for the identification of Salmonella spp. in clinical samples
Almeida C., Azevedo N.F., Keevil C.W., Vieira M.J.
 
A fluorescent multicolour multiplex real-time PCR protocol for the simultaneous detection of SCCmec typesItoV in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Valvatne H., Rijnders M.I.A., Budimir A., Boumans M.L., Beisser P.S., Stobberingh E.E., Deurenberg R.H.
 
A four-year trend of in vitro sensitivity profile of Staphylococcus aureus strains cultured at a teaching hospital, northern Italy
Manfredi R., Nanetti A.
 
A gut colonisation model to study bacteriophages/bacteria relationships in vivo
Maura D., du Merle L., Le Bouguénec C., Debarbieux L.
 
A high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium strain shows decreased invasion ability. Is there any regulatory link?
Fabrega A., du Merle L., Le Bouguenec C., Vila J.
 
A laboratory evaluation of chromogenic screening media for the detection of extended-spectrum lactamase producing bacteria
Brown A.J., O'Brien S., Cocks S., Beaves J., Dimmer S.
 
A lot done, more to do a survey of teaching about healthcare-associated infections in UK and Irish medical schools
Humphreys H., O'Brien D., Richards J., Walton K., Phillips G.
 
A mini-cluster of chronic bone-joint-prosthetic-soft tissue infection due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains in orthopaedics setting. Effective treatment with tigecycline plus colistin
Manfredi R.
 
A MLPA-oligochromatographic multiplex assay for identification of the toxin genotype and the hypervirulent ribotype 027 of Clostridium difficile
Durenne B., Laurent T., Leclipteux T., Reijans M., Simons G., Kuijper E., Rupnik M., Mertens P.
 
A molecular assay detecting quinolone resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: treatment with ciprofloxacin can still be an option
Nijhuis R., Slotboom B., van Zwet T.
 
A molecular diagnostic approach for MRSA hospital outbreaks providing all necessary data of patients and contacts within the first 24hours
Nijhuis R.H.T., van Xanten N., van der Winden G., van Zwet T.
 
A most unusual case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in intravenous drug user
Guleri A., Przybylo M., More R., Sogliani F., Walsh M., Palmer R.
 
A multi-centre evaluation of in vitro activity of oritavancin and comparators against staphylococci, enterococci, and streptococci theORIONStudy
Badal R., Bouchillon S., Hoban D., Hawser S., Johnson A., Hackel M., Johnson J., Moeck G., Arhin F.
 
A multi-centre prospective study of risk factors for Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions after penicillin therapy among persons with syphilis
Yang C.J., Lee H.C., Liao C.H., Sheng W.H., Lo Y.C., Ko W.C., Wu C.H., Liu W.C., Wu P.Y., Hung C.C., Chang S.C.
 
A multi-centre retrospective study on intestinal parasitosis in Italy, 20052007
Raglio A., Arosio M., Crotti D., Gatti S., Bargiggia G., Bernieri F.
 
A multi-year update of in vitro activity of tigecycline and commonly used antimicrobials against significant clinical isolates collected from 2004 to 2008 in Belgium
Bouchillon S., Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Hackel M., Dowzicky M.
 
A national point prevalence measurement of healthcare-associated infections in somatic care in Sweden,2008
Erntell M., Isaksson B., Melander E., Prag M., Qvarfordt I., Ström D., Tammelin A., Wallin S., Wetterbrandt S., Zetterqvist I.
 
A nationwide outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Sweden, 20072008
Söderblom T., Hökeberg I., Hedin G., Aspevall O., Smedjegård J., Heimer D., Erntell M., Kidd-Ljunggren K., Sylvan S., Melhus Å., Olsson-Liljequist B., Tegmark-Wisell K., Struwe J.
 
A new approach to tuberculous meningitis in Spain
Moreno V., Valencia E., Ramirez-Olivencia G., González Lahoz J.
 
A new European standard method for disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility testing on MuellerHinton agar: a preliminary report
Matuschek E., Smyth R., Kahlmeter G.
 
A new method PCR MP for Candida albicans strains genotyping
Krawczyk B., Leibner-Ciszak J., Mielech A., Sledzinska A., Samet A., Kur J.
 
A new real-time PCR assay for the direct detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium
Clarebout G., Bordet C., Calie C., Pradillon O., Monfort L., Sednaoui P.
 
A new semi-physiological absorption model to assess the pharmacodynamic profile of cefuroxime axetil using non-parametric and parametric population pharmacokinetics
Bulitta J., Hüttner S., Landersdorfer C., Kinzig M., Holzgrabe U., Sörgel F.
 
A note on the effect of medium-chain fatty acids on arcobacters
Skrivanova E., Matenova M., Molatova Z., Marounek M.
 
A novel antibacterial protein which shows rapid bactericidal activity against MRSA in the presence of other antibiotics
Mushtaq S., Livermore D., Wilkinson A., Fairhead H.
 
A novel DNA micro-array system for rapid detection of TEM, SHV and CTXM extended-spectrum -lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae
Cohen Stuart J., Mevius D., Al Naiemi N., Karczmarek A., van Hoek A., Vos P., Fluit A., Dierikx C., Scharringa J., Duim B., Leverstein-van Hall M.A.
 
A novel, reliable laboratory technique to assess hypersensitivity to all available antiretroviral compounds: the cellular antigen stimulation test
Manfredi R., Sabbatani S.
 
A one-day prevalence study: the evaluation of antibiotic use and cost in a training hospital
Inan A., Ozturk D.O., Ceran N., Senbayrak S., Erdem I., Goktas P.
 
A pharmacodynamic approach of the antibacterial effect of different lactams against mixed inocula of Haemophilus influenzae strains and selection of resistant populations
Gonzalez N., Aguilar L., Alou L., Gimenez M.J., Sevillano D., Torrico M., Cafini F., Coronel P., Prieto J.
 
A probiotic approach to combat multiresistant enterococci: a cross-over clinical trial on the effect of probiotics on nosocomial spread of ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
de Regt M., Hopmans T., Willems R., Bonten M.
 
A prospective cross-over study demonstrating that rapid MRSA screening leads to a reduction in the rate of MRSA acquisition
Hardy K., Bean C., Szczepura A., Gossain S., Davies R., Stallard N., Shabir S., McMurray C., Meng Y., Bradbury A., Hawkey P.
 
A prospective serological and virological prevalence study of influenza infection and immunisation at a metropolitan centre, northern Italy. Abasis to re-evaluate immunoprophylaxis strategies for influenza in the childhood
Manfredi R., Ubaldini E., Bernardi F., Moroni A., Donati M., Chiodo F.
 
A randomised, double-blind clinical trial of OPT-80 versus vancomycin in Clostridium difficile infection
Louie T.J., Mullane K.M., Weiss K., Lentnek A., Golan Y., Gorbach S., Sears P., Shue Y.K., Miller M.A.
 
A rapid and simple identification of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 by loop-mediated isothermal amplification method
Kato H., Ito Y., Arakawa Y.
 
A real-time PCR for the detection of Plasmodium ovale variant strains
Calderaro A., Piccolo G., Gorrini C., Peruzzi S., Chezzi C., Dettori G.
 
A recombination hotspot with several genomic islands and a high number of putative pili operons in the chromosome of an epidemic Enterobacterhormaechei
Paauw A., Leverstein-van Hall M.A., Verhoef J., Fluit A.C.
 
A retrospective, multi-centre study of 25 cases of proven zygomycosis: risk factors associated with mortality
Llorente A., Heras I., Fraile V., García E., García P., López J., Salavert M., Pérez I., Bobillo F., Cantalapiedra A., Gómez J., Andreu M.A., Fortún J., Antona M.M., Heredia M., Martín P., Martínez García P., Sanduende Y., Sarriá C., Bermúdez A., Bethancourt C., Ausín I.
 
A Romanian winter outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of pork contaminated with Trichinella spiralis
Neghina R., Neghina A.-M., Merkler C., Marincu I., Moldovan R., Iacobiciu I.
 
A scanning electron microscopy based quantitative method to evaluate plaque accumulation in patients undergoing different oral home care protocols
Tessarolo F., Bressan E., Tomasi C., Piccoli F., Nollo G., Caola I.
 
A significantly different dysmetabolic profile of the two available non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors: nevirapine versus efavirenz
Manfredi R., Calza L.
 
A SNP in IFNGR1 promoter is correlated to the susceptibility to chronic HBV infection in Chinese population
Zeng Y., Zhou J., Chen D.Q., Poon V.K.M., Ng F., Yuen K.Y., Zheng B.J.
 
A study on bacteria isolated from intra-abdominal infections in Japan and their antimicrobial susceptibility
Tanaka K., Mikamo H., Ichiishi T., Takesue Y., Yokoyama T., Shinagawa N., Watanabe K.
 
A surveillance study of parvoviruses from animals in Hong Kong discovered two novel parvoviruses closely related to human parvovirus4
Chan J.S.Y., Lau S., Woo P., Tse H., Fu C., Tsoi H.W., Li K., Zheng B.J., Yuen K.Y.
 
A survey on current antibiotic prescribing attitude of primary care physicians in Greece
Antoniadou A., Gourgoulis G.M., Giannitsioti E., Katsarolis I., Poulakou G., Sakka V., Droggiti M., Varveraki K., Mbasianou H., Maragkos A., Kavatha D., Plachouras D., Giamarellou H.
 
A ten months' results of a commercial enzyme immunoassay for detection of norovirus in outbreak specimens
Tuokko H.
 
A two step algorithm, toxin immunoassay and stool culture, for the diagnosis of C.difficile infection where TcdA-TcdB+ variant strains are prevalent
Shin B.M., Yoo S.J., Songer J.G.
 
A two-step glutamate dehydrogenase antigen: real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile
Goldenberg S., Cliff P., French G.
 
A unique way to predict vancomycin failure in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia early in therapy: a classification and regression tree analysis
Moore C., Cheema F., Chua T., Osaki Kiyan P., Perri M., Davis S., Donabedian S., Haque N., Zervos M.
 
Ability of Spanish clinical laboratories in detecting MBL-producing strains of Pseudomonas: results from the SEIMC QC programme
Ruiz de Gopegui E., Juan Nicolau C., Orta Mira N., Guna Serrano R., Ovies M., Oliver A., Gimeno Cardona C., Pérez J.L.
 
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of zabofloxacin (DW-224a, PB-101) after a single oral administration
Rock J.A., Johnson S., Tasawar M., John B.A., Webber C., Ryu J.M.
 
Accidental blood exposures among medical residents in Paris, France
Adam J., Mir O., Berveiller P., Yordanov Y., Loulergue P.
 
Accuracy of clinical presentation in predicting the aetiology of acute bacterial meningitis
Modol J., Gimenez M., Mesalles E., Molinos S., Catalan B., Pedro-Botet L., Tudela P., Armestar F.
 
Accuracy of QuantiFERON-TB Gold test versus Tuberculin Skin test to detect latent tuberculosis infection in HIVpositive individuals in Iran
Mardani M., Tabarsi P., Hadavand F., Mohamadtaheri Z., Chitsaz E., Farokhzad B., Gachkar L., Masjedi M.R.
 
Acinetobacter baumannii 20022007: mathematical model insights on imipenem non-susceptibility and multi-class resistance
Mera R.M., Miller L.A., Amrine-Madsen H., Sahm D.F.
 
Acinetobacter baumannii resistance rates in a tertiary hospital
Panayea F., Galani I., Orlandou K., Kontopidou F., Giamarellou H.
 
Acinetobacter infection in adult critical care unit
Arora N., Gogia A., Agarwal P.K., Wattal C., Rao B.K.
 
Acquisition and persistence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 during occupational exposure
van Cleef B., Haenen A., van den Broek M., Huijsdens X.W., Mulders M., Kluytmans J.
 
Acquisition of a plasmid carrying blaCMY-2 by the established blaOXA-30-producing Salmonella Typhimurium Iberian clone
Antunes P., Peixe L.
 
Acquisition of cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in relation to global exposure to antibiotic -lactams in ten intensive care units of Paris metropolitan area
Thiébaut A., Bernède-Bauduin C., Arlet G., Andremont A., Sollet J.P., Guillemot D., Schlemmer B.
 
Acquisition of cfr gene by an epidemic cluster of S.epidermidis causing bloodstream infections in hospitalised patients from Rome, Italy
Mendes R., Deshpande L., Spanu T., Jones R., Fadda G.
 
Actinobaculum schaalii, a common cause of urine tract infections?
Bank S., Prag J.
 
Actinobaculum schaalii: a new cause of mastitis
Agudo S., Domingo D., Navarro J.L., Arenal N., López-Brea M.
 
Actinobaculum spp.: clinical observation of 19 cases
Béguelin C., Reto L., Tritten M.L., Siegrist H., Genné D.
 
Action of bacterial extracts from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in the production of IL-6 and IL-8 by human gingival fibroblasts
Gonzalez O., Roa N., Valdivieso C., Gamboa F.
 
Activation of interferon response in human PBMC by avian influenza H5N1 virus
Lalle E., Castilletti C., Bordi L., Chiappini R., Capobianchi M.R.
 
Activation of Toll-like receptor 2 and Toll-like receptor 2/6 by lactobacilli
Vankerckhoven V., Van Voorden S., Hens N., Goossens H., Molenberghs G., Wiertz E.
 
Activity of CEM-101 tested against emerging telithromycin-resistant haemolytic streptococci
Jones R., Woosley L., Moet G., Rhomberg P.
 
Activity of linopristin/flopristin (NXL 103) against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus
McGhee P., Lin G., Pankuch G., Bryskier A., Appelbaum P.C.
 
Activity of moxifloxacin, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro hollow fibre model
Glenschek-Sieberth M., Knezevic I., Weskott G., Endermann R.
 
Activity of Nchlorotaurine against protozoa
Fürnkranz U., Walochnik J., Nagl M.
 
Activity of oritavancin against a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus in in vitro biofilm models
Belley A., Neesham-Grenon E., James G., Pulcini E., Boegli L., Parr Jr. T., Moeck G.
 
Activity of PZ-601 (SMP-601) against Enterobacteriaceae with AmpC, ESBLs and carbapenemases
Mushtaq S., Warner M., Livermore D.M.
 
Activity of telavancin against reference and recent clinical isolates of hVISA and VISA assessed by population analysis profiling
Difuntorum S., Krause K., Lunde C., Blais J., Benton B.
 
Activity of tigecycline against Acinetobacter spp. from various specimen sources collected in Europe over the past five years
Draghi D., Brown N., Torres M., Pillar C., Thornsberry C., Sahm D., Dowzicky M.
 
Activity of tigecycline against multidrug-resistant anaerobic isolates from Europe in 2008 theT.E.S.T.Program
Bouchillon S., Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Hackel M., Dowzicky M.
 
Activity of tigecycline against recent European clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile
Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Hackel M., Bouchillon S., Dowzicky M.
 
Activity of tigecycline and five comparators against recent Gram-positive anaerobes in Europe the Tigecycline European Surveillance Trial
Hackel M., Bouchillon S., Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Dowzicky M.
 
Activity of vancomycin and daptomycin alone and in combination with gentamycin against Enterococcus faecalis: interaction studies using a calorimetry assay
Munoz G., Majic I., Steinhuber A., Trampuz A.
 
Activity of zabofloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone, against common respiratory pathogens, compared with five other fluoroquinolones
Kim Y.S., Park S.J., Lim C.H., Ryu J.M., Rock J., Choi D.R.
 
Activity profile of empiric respiratory tract infection agents against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Europe based on patient population
Brown N., Draghi D., Thornsberry C., Pillar C., Sahm D.
 
Acute diffuse bacterial external otitis in primary care
Fokas St., Arapis F., Fokas Sp., Rebelou D., Dionysopoulou M.
 
Acute hepatitisC and nosocomial transmission of hepatitisC virus: an emergent threat in the hospital setting?
Corti G., Baragli F., Cavallo A., Bartolozzi D., Ambu S., Leoncini F., Bartoloni A.
 
Acute liver failure due to HEV in a long-term oral contraceptive treated patient
Rodríguez-Domínguez M., Graus J., Fernández-Barredo S., Pérez-García M.T., García de la Hoz F., Mateos M.L.
 
Acute post-surgical prosthetic joint infection
Cobo J.
 
Adenosine A2A receptor agonist (2-chloroadenosine) treatment modulates pro-inflammatory immune response during the course of Klebsiella pneumoniae B5055-induced acute lung infection in BALB/c mice
Kumar V., Chhibber S.
 
Adequacy of antimicrobial treatment and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nine European countries
Ammerlaan H.S.M., Antonelli M., Brun-Buisson C., Harbarth S., Kluytmans J.A.J.W., Seifert H., Torres A., Bonten M.J.M.
 
Adherence of Candida albicans on FEP (polymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafloropropylene) catheter and polyurethane catheter in an in vitro dynamic adhesion model
Jin D., Hui M., Chan C.Y.
 
Adhesion and adhesion inhibition properties of Bifidobacterium strains B.longum BB536 and B.pseudocatenulatumG4 on HT29 epithelium cellline
Sulaiman A.Q., Azizi Jalilian F., Mustafa S., Sekawi Z., Ghazali H.M., Hussin A.S.M., Kabeir B., Yazid A.M.
 
Adult invasive pneumococcal disease in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 20032006: serotype distribution before recommendation of general pneumococcal conjugate vaccination for children <2years of age
Imöhl M., Reinert R.R., van der Linden M.
 
Adult vaccination rates in Greece
Papastamopoulos V., Kakalou E., Panagiotopoulos T., Baraboutis J., Vryonis E., Skoutelis A.
 
Aetiological and epidemiological studies on Qfever and Mediterranean spotted fever in animals
Martinov S.
 
Aetiological role of viruses in hospitalised patients with acute gastroenteritis in Greece
Savvala M., Daniil I., Berberidou I., Koutsibiri A., Stambolidi A., Papachristodoulou M., Spanakis N., Petropoulou D., Tsakris A.
 
Aetiology of fever in children from urban and rural Tanzania
D'Acremont V., Kilowoko M., Kyungu E., Philipina S., Sangu W., Kahama-Maro J., Kibatala P., Kahigwa E., Lengeler C., Genton B.
 
Agr-functionality and ability to form biofilm in COL and NRS149 Staphylococcus aureus
Cafiso V., Bertuccio T., Purrello S., Spina D., Chiarenza S., Vizzari G., Stefani S.
 
AIDS-associated atypical mycobacteriosis other than Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare: a 14-year survey of Mycobacterium xenopi and Mycobacterium kansasii
Manfredi R., Calza L.
 
Airborne fungus exposure prior hospitalisation as risk factor for mould infections in immunocompromised patients
Lass-Flörl C., Eschertzhuber S., Auberger J., Geltner C., Nachbaur D.
 
Allogeneic transplantation of mononuclear cells as successful immunotherapy in experimental sepsis by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Koutelidakis I., Kotsaki A., Carrer P.D., Louis K., Savva A., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J.
 
Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein gene disruption confers resistance to protozoan infections
Herbas M., Xuan X., Arai H., Suzuki H.
 
Aminoglycoside resistance and plasmid-mediated 16S rRNA methylases
Arakawa Y.
 
Aminoglycosides: acoustic toxicity screening
Moroti R., Georgescu M., Pascu A., Hristea A., Arama V., Kovacs E., Rufa M.
 
Amoxicillin resistance of oral streptococci in healthy patients undergoing tooth extraction
Plainvert C., Yasukawa K., Ergani A., Azerad J., Chardin H., Bouvet A.
 
AmphotericinB as antifungal prophylaxis in liver transplantation
Talento A., McDermott S., Gilleece A., McCormick A., Fenelon L., Schaffer K.
 
Ampicillin or penicillin for empiric treatment of early-onset neonatal sepsis: influence on bowel colonisation by aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria
Parm Y., Sepp E., Metsvaht T., Ilmoja M.L., Pisarev H., Pauskar M., Lutsar I.
 
Amplified fragment length polymorphism for high-resolution typing of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and the environment
Parisi A., Normanno G., Susca A., Miccolupo A., Latorre L., La Salandra G., Quaglia N.C., Santagada G.
 
An analysis of isolation of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum from genital tract specimens of women receiving care at a general hospital serving rural population inGreece
Bakossi A., Pitsouni E., Holevas P., Stamata E., Falagas M.
 
An anonymous survey to determine the nasal colonisation rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients attending the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Dublin, Ireland
Drew R.J., Gavin P., McMahon G., O'Connell B.
 
An automated magnetic extraction system for Chlamydia trachomatis DNA, tested with the Roche COBAS TaqMan detection system
Foster A.M.E., Hall Z.F.
 
An epidemiological study of detection rates of Clostridium difficile toxins AandB at a hospital in King'sLynn, England from 2000 to 2008
Micallef C., Rogerson G., Liebowitz L.
 
An investigation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in marine mammals
Faires M., Weese J.S.
 
An open-label pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability study of single-dose intravenous ceftaroline in subjects with end-stage renal disease on intermittent haemodialysis
Riccobene T., Jakate A., Rank D., Thye D.
 
An optimised RAPD protocol for rapid genotyping and local epidemiological mapping of Clostridium difficile
Green L., Rollason J., Worthington T., Hilton A.C., Lambert P.A.
 
An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC2 carbapenemase in a Greek universtity hospital
Galani I., Souli M., Papadomichelakis E., Panayea F., Mitchell N., Antoniadou A., Poulakou G., Kontopidou F., Giamarellou H.
 
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit: the usefulness of Diversilab in studying clonal relatedness
Halaby T., Goessens W., Blijdens C., Hendrix R., van der Zanden A.
 
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography
Kovaleva J., Meessen N.E.L., Peters F.T.M., Been M.H., Borgers R.P., Degener J.E.
 
An umbilical cord blood model of dendritic cell vaccination demonstrates the ex vivo generation of de novo strain-specific Tlymphocyte responses
Decker W., Shpall E., Safdar A.
 
An update to a comparison of Etest and agar dilution MICs for European anaerobes amulti-year analysis
Hackel M., Bouchillon S., Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Dowzicky M.
 
Anaerobic bacteriology and antibiotic susceptibility of intra-abdominal community-acquired infections in children
Makri A., Iliadou C., Kalimeratzi K., Oikonomopoulos G., Pantazatou A., Avlami A., Voyatzi A.
 
Anaerobic microbiota of the mouth friend or foe?
Könönen E.
 
Analysis of 3end variable region of cagA in Helicobacter pylori isolated from Iranian dyspeptic patients
Shokrzadeh L., Baghai K., Sahebekhtiari N., Dabiri H., Jafari F., Tahami A., Alizadeh A., Zojaji H., Zali M.R.
 
Analysis of alterations in the leader sequence of the erm(B) gene of different species of viridans group streptococci expressing MLSB resistance phenotype
Rodriguez-Avial I., Rodríguez-Avial C., Culebras E., Picazo J.
 
Analysis of Clostridium difficile binary toxin gene expression
Metcalf D.S., Weese J.S.
 
Analysis of immune competent cells following major and minor visceral surgery provides insight into origin of postoperative sepsis
Koerner P., Westerholt A., Cziupka K., Diedrich S., Kessler W., Traeger T., Heidecke C.D., Maier S.
 
Analysis of microRNA expression in cytological cervical samples and correlation with HPV infection
Militello V., Peta E., Trevisan M., Pagni S., Barzon L., Palù G.
 
Analysis of pathogenicity of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates using a coculture model of human endothelial cells/P.falciparum
Toure Ndouo F.
 
Analysis of the gut microbiota of irritable bowel syndrome patients and healthy volunteers using selective media and Real-Time PCR
Vankerckhoven V., Lammens C., Chapelle S., Vanderstraeten A., Hens N., Molenberghs G., Goossens H.
 
Analysis of the importance of nuclear export of the influenzaA virus NS1 protein for viral replication
Tynell J., Melen K., Julkunen I.
 
Analytical performance of the new Access CMV IgG assay
Groleau N., Roussel B., Potelle V., Bullenger M., Poropane J., Falcou-Briatte R., Bouniort F., Theis R., Flecheux O.
 
Animal-associated ST398 MRSA strains lack human-associated virulence and adhesion genes
Hallin M., De Mendonça R., Denis O., Lefort A., El Garch F., Butaye P., Struelens M.J.
 
Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Swiss HIVinfected homosexual men
Dang T., Jaton K., Flepp M., Kovari H., Evison J.M., Fehr J., Schmid P., Boffi El Amari E., Odorico M., Tarr P., Greub G.
 
Anthrax
Doganay M.
 
Anti-aspergillus antibodies and galactomannan antigen detection for serodiagnosis of aspergillosis
Tsagarakis N., Kentrou N., Margariti V., Malgarinou A., Maurea S., Tsagarakis I., Anastasakou E.
 
Antibacterial activities of cobweb protein
Chakraborty D., Das S.
 
Antibacterial activity of NXL103 (linopristine-flopristine) against intracellular Staphylococcus aureus and efficacy following per oral administration in murine models of systemic infection
Pace J., Levasseur P., Girard A.M., Lavallade L.
 
Antibacterial activity of NXL103 (linopristine-flopristine), in vitro post-antibiotic effect, and spontaneous frequency of resistance
Pace J., Levasseur P., Girard A.M., Lavallade L., Morrissey I.
 
Antibacterial activity of ozonised water and gaseousO3 against biofilm
Tyski S., Kalicinska A., Pietruczuk A., Bocian E., Bukowska B., Czajkowska M., Bialoszewski D.
 
Antibacterial activity of the polymeric guanidines in hygienic handwash against Escherichia coli K12 NCTC 10538
Kratzer C., Karaca K., Kreischitz N., Graninger W., Georgopoulos A.
 
Antibacterial effects of marbofloxacin on bacteria isolated from mastitis in cattle
Firouzi R., Rajaian H., Mansourian Tabaee I., Saeedzadeh A.
 
Antibiogram profile of potential probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. recovered from faeces sample of human origin
Reyed M.
 
Antibiotic consumption in Lithuanian general and nursing hospitals and influencing factors
Palekauskaite A., Berzanskyte A., Valinteliene R.
 
Antibiotic resistance in the food chain: characterisation of S.aureus isolated from milk and cheese in Italy
La Salandra G., Crisetti E., Pedarra C., Chiocco D., Parisi A., Celano G.V., Germinario G.L., Mula G., Normanno G.
 
Antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from intensive care units in the Netherlands over a ten-year period
Rijnders M., Deurenberg R., Boumans M.L., Hoogkamp-Korstanje M., Beisser P., Stobberingh E.
 
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Acinetobacter species in Kuwait hospitals
Al-Sweih N., Al-Hubail M., Rotimi V.
 
Antibiotic susceptibilities of 90 isolates of Yersinia pestis to 14 antimicrobial agents
Meka-Mechenko T., Nekrassova L., Temiraliyeva G., Atshabar B., Kovaleva G.
 
Antibiotic susceptibilities of genital mycoplasmas in male patients with urethritis
Hui M., Luk N.M., Lam W.H., Eastel M., Fu C., Chan C.Y., Lo K.K.
 
Antibiotic susceptibility of Bacteroides clinical isolates in Europe, 20072008
Nagy E., Urbán E., Nord C.E.
 
Antibiotic susceptibility of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates from 1995 to 2008 in Sweden the meningococcal population remains susceptible
Thulin Hedberg S., Olcén P., Fredlund H., Unemo M.
 
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Gram-positive cocci cultured from patients in three university hospitals in Tehran, Iran during 20012005
Emaneini M., Aligholi M., Jabalameli F., Shahsavan S., Taherikalani M., Hossein S., Jonaidi N.
 
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus in north-eastern Romania and comparison of phenotypic methods for detection of oxacillin resistance
Dorneanu O., Vremera T., Miftode E., Nastase E., Filip O., Dorobat C.
 
Antibiotic therapy and resistance in Germany: influence and intervention
Velasco E., Espelage W., Noll I., Barger A., Eckmanns T.
 
Antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients: rates of empiric appropriate or adequate therapy and subsequent adaptation of therapy in daily practice
Vogelaers D., De Bels D., Forêt F., Cran S., Gilbert E., Schoonheydt K., Blot S.
 
Antibiotic treatment failure in the absence of resistance: the contributions of bacterial density and physiology
Levin B., Udekwu K., Baquero F.
 
Antibiotics versus placebo in the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Falagas M., Kotsantis I., Vouloumanou E., Rafailidis P.
 
Antibiotics versus placebo or watchful waiting for acute otitis media: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Vouloumanou E., Karageorgopoulos D., Kazantzi M., Kapaskelis A., Falagas M.
 
Antibody response to pneumococcal conjugate vaccination followed by pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in heart and lung transplant patients: a pilot study
Gattringer R., Plunger V., Pöppl W., Jaksch P., Rödler S., Graninger W., Burgmann H.
 
Antifungal activity of human beta-defensins 1, 2 and 3 against filamentous fungi
Kazakos E., Stefanidou T., Manolopoulos K., Vasilaki O., Protonotariou E., Frantzidou-Adamopoulou F.
 
Antifungal susceptibility of 205 Candida yeast isolated during systemic candidiasis. Comparison of the Vitek 2 system with ETest and CLSI broth microdilution methods
Bourgeois N., Dehandschoewercker L., Bertout S., Rispail P., Lachaud L.
 
Antifungal susceptibility of Candida parapsilosis bloodstream isolates during the last decade
Spiliopoulou A., Vamvacopoulou S., Pikoula L., Bartzavali C., Anastassiou E.D., Christofidou M.
 
Antifungal therapy with voriconazole improves outcome in patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Guinea J., Torres-Narbona M., Gijón P., de Miguel J., Muñoz P., Peláez T., Bouza E.
 
Anti-Helicobacter pylori and anti-internalisation activities of Thai folk remedies used to treat gastric ailments
Chaichanawongsaroj N., Vilaichone R., Amornyingjarean S., Poovorawan Y.
 
Anti-inflammatory effect of adjuvant glycerol in experimental pneumococcal meningitis
Blaser C., Klein M., Wittwer M., Buehlmann A., Oberson K., Koedel U., Leib S.L.
 
Antimicrobial activities of bacteriocins E5052 and B602 against MRSA and other nosocomial infections
Svetoch E.A., Eruslanov B.V., Kovalev Y.N., Mitsevich E.V., Mitsevich I.P., Levchuk V.P., Fursova N.K., Perelygin V.V., Stepanshin Y.G., Seal B.S., Stern N.J.
 
Antimicrobial activity of ceftaroline against bacteria isolated in 2008 from community-acquired respiratory tract infections in European hospitals, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Sader H., Rhomberg P., Jones R.
 
Antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole, a novel anti-methicillin-resistant S.aureus cephalosporin, tested against skin and skin-structure infection pathogens (NorthAmerica)
Jones R., Sader H., Janechek M., Rhomberg P.
 
Antimicrobial activity of crude eucalyptus oil against Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans grown in planktonic and biofilm cultures
Hendry E.R., Worthington T., Conway B.R., Hilton A.C., Lambert P.A.
 
Antimicrobial activity of seven chemotypes of Lippia alba
Oliveira Nunes C.M., Delamare A.P., Formolo F., Michelim L., Echeverrigaray S.
 
Antimicrobial activity of telavancin tested against streptococcal species isolates collected from European medical centres (20072008)
Rhomberg P., Sader H., Jones R.
 
Antimicrobial and anti-pathogenic features of some new oxepins
Bucur M., Marutescu L.G., Chifiriuc M.C., Bleotu C., Limban C., Missir A.V., Chirita I., Nitulescu G.M., Nuta D.C., Badiceanu C., Nesrin V., Lazar V.
 
Antimicrobial characterisation of CEM-101: activity against staphylococci, haemolytic and viridans group streptococci
Jones R., Sader H., Biedenbach D.
 
Antimicrobial effect of polysaccharide extract of Ganoderma on some pathogen microorganisms
Sharifi A., Jahedi S., Naghmachi M.
 
Antimicrobial prescribing awareness campaign in the emergency department
Foley S., Fitzpatrick F., Masake B., Smyth E., Humphreys H.
 
Antimicrobial resistance and in vitro biofilm-forming ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from veterinary origin
Oliveira M., Santos S., Leitão A., De Vos D., Pirnay J-P., Lobo Vilela C.
 
Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella strains implicated in 38 community outbreaks in northern Spain
Bances M., González Hevia M.A., Rodicio R., Mendoza C.
 
Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in a university hospital, Setif, Algeria, from 20022006
Sahli F., Radji N., Touabti A.
 
Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Vilnius university children's hospital, 20002008
Narkeviciute I., Bernatoniene G.
 
Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Korea in 2007: increasing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant E.faecium, cefotaxime and cefoxitin-resistant K.pneumoniae, and imipenem-resistant P.aeruginosa and Acinetobacterspp.
Lee K.W., Lee M., Lee J., Roh K.H., Kim S.J., Lee C.H., Kim J.J., Yong D., Jeong S.H., Chong Y.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility and treatment strategies
Mégraud F.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility in PVL positives S.aureus strains. 20052008 study
Blanco R., Ezpeleta G., Suarez M.D., Cardoso J.A., Morla A., Herrero O., Cisterna R.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteraemia pathogens in Europe (20042008): results of the Tigecycline Evaluation Trial (TEST)
Johnson B., Hoban D., Renteria M., Johnson J., Badal R., Hawser S., Hackel M., Bouchillon S., Dowzicky M.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal bacteria (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus) from cattle, pigs and chickens (20022004) recovered from 8EU countries (EASSA programme)
Simjee S.A., de Jong A., Shryock T., Butty P., Godinho K., Klein U., Marion H., Smets K., Thomas V., Vallé M., Wheadon A.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility of food-borne bacteria (Salmonella, Campylobacter) from cattle, pigs and chickens (20022004) recovered from 8EU countries (EASSA programme)
de Jong A., Simjee S.A., Wheadon A., Butty P., Godinho K., Klein U., Marion H., Shryock T., Smets K., Thomas V., Vallé M.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility of genital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum
Turan H., Ozcimen E., Arslan H.
 
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of extended-spectrum lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from Macau, China
Ling T., Lei J., Lee C.C., Wong K.T., Koon K.V.
 
Antimicrobials and Clostridium difficile infection in the Netherlands and Europe
Kuijper E., Goorhuis B., van der Kooi T., Filius P.
 
Anti-mutant antibiotic concentrations predicted using in vitro dynamic models: the impact of duration of simulated treatment
Firsov A., Smirnova M., Zinner S., Portnoy Y.
 
Anti-picornaviral activity of novel pirodavir derivatives
Timpanaro R., Garozzo A., Bisignano B., Castro A., Laconi S., Pompei R.
 
Anti-pneumococcal polysaccharide antibody profiles during community-acquired pneumonia
Rijkers G.T., van Hannen E., Meijvis S., van Kessel D., Endeman H., Biesma D.H., Grutters J.C., Vlaminckx B.J., van Velzen-Blad H.
 
Anti-pseudomonal activity of piperacillin/tazobactam: more than a decade of experience from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program(19972007)
Jones R., Sader H., Stillwell M., Rhomberg P.
 
Antiviral prophylaxis in haematological patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Yahav D., Gafter-Gvili A., Muchtar E., Skalsky K., Kariv G., Yeshurun M., Leibovici L., Paul M.
 
Application of an expanded gold standard and latent class analysis to decide on the strategy for the diagnosis of M.pneumoniae infections
Loens K., Hens N., Ursi D., Goossens H., Aerts M., Ieven M.
 
Application of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for Helicobacter pylori study
Ilina E., Vereshchagin V., Serebryakova M., Chelysheva V., Borovskaya A., Momynaliev K., Maier T., Kostrzewa M., Govorun V.
 
Application of the optimal 24 MIRU-VNTR loci set for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains improves the correlation between strain typing and epidemiological data
Evans J.T., Taylor B., Estephane D., Gardiner S., Smith E.G., Hawkey P.M.
 
Approaching zero rates bloodstream infections in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit: a multifaceted approach
Balkhy H.H., AlSaif S., El-Saed A., Dichinee R., Memish Z.
 
Appropriate Muller-Hinton agar is crucial for the performance of metallo-lactamase Etest
Al Naiemi N., Debets-Ossenkopp Y.J., Lee P.S., Savelkoul P., Vandenbroucke-Grauls C.
 
Appropriate vs. inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of effects and modifiers
Shani V., Kariv G., Muchtar E., Leibovici L., Paul M.
 
Appropriateness of antimicrobial use in 11 Dutch hospitals
Willemsen I., Manniën J., Benthem B., Wille J., Kluytmans J.
 
APRI Index, HCV genotype and HCV RNA as predictors of early viral response in hepatitisC patients
Mata-Marin J., Fuentes-Allen J., Gaytan-Martinez J., Chaparro-Sánchez A., Arroyo-Anduiza C., Manjarrez-Tellez B.
 
Are CTX-M beta-lactamases associated with poorer clinical outcomes in bloodstream infections caused by ESBL-producing E.coli?
Wu U.I., Chang H.M., Yang C.J., Wang J.L., Chen W.C., Chen Y.C., Chang S.C.
 
Are erythromycin and ciprofloxacin broth microdilution breakpoints for Campylobacter sp. suitable to categorise minimum inhibitory concentrations obtained by Epsilon test?
Pérez Pomata T., Stelmakh O., López Fabal F., Gómez Garcés J.L.
 
Are isolated anti-Hbc blood donors in a high-risk group? The detection of HBVDNA in isolated anti-HBc cases with NAT nucleic acid amplification test based on transcription-mediated amplification
Kocazeybek B., Kosan E., Altunay H., Aslan M., Yenen O., Saribas S., Yuksel P., Birinci I., Kirali K., Aksoy A.
 
Are measles still a problem? Istanbul, Turkey data
Sengoz G., Colakoglu T., Ersoy T., Kuzgunkaya N., Celikkol E., Bakar M.
 
Are Staphylococcus epidermidis infections nosocomial infections?
Hercun M., Solbach W., Knobloch J.K.M.
 
Asia
Kamarulzaman A.
 
Assessing clonal relatedness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates: MLVA should be preferred over MLST and PFGE
van Mansfeld R., Bonten M.J.M., Willem R.
 
Assessment of all-cause pneumonia admissions before introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Switzerland
Betsch B.Y., Mühlemann K.
 
Assessment of amikacin plasma level in a referral hospital in southern Iran
Namazi S., Sagheb M., Vessal G., Hashempoor M.
 
Assessment of Microscan rapid ID-AST versus conventional panels for Gram-negative bacteria
Zoppelletto M., Gaino M., Gardumi A., Lanzafame P., Ober P.
 
Assessment of screening all patients and the environment for MRSA in an acute hospital
Creamer E., Sherlock O., Fitzgerald-Hughes D., Sullivan D., O'Donnell M., Shore A., Kinnevey P., Rossney A., O'Lorcain P., Cunney R., Coleman D., Humphreys H.
 
Assessment of sputum Gram stain and culture for S.pneumoniae and Haemophilus spp. in the aetiologic diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections in the European GRACE study
Ieven M., Lammens C., Loens K., Verheij T., Little P., Goossens H.
 
Assessment of the in vitro pharmacodynamic activity of echinocandins against Candida parapsilosis
Big C., Vazquez J.
 
Assessment of the Siemens ADVIA Centaur HIV Combo assay for routine use in a virology laboratory
Fleury H.J.
 
Assessment of the treatment and outcomes associated with severe and mild-to-moderate Clostridium difficile infection
Wieczorkiewicz S., Jourjy J., Danziger L., McMahon D.
 
Association between the amount of hand antiseptics used and hospital-acquired infections in a Danish hospital
Laustsen S., Kristensen B., Thulstrup A.M., Møller J.K., Bibby B.M.
 
Association of accessory gene regulator locus with biofilm formation and methicillin-resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Ikonomidis A., Tsakris A., Vasdeki A., Xytsas S., Malizos K., Pournaras S., Maniatis A.
 
Association of DNA gyrase mutations and qnrS1 gene in quinolone-resistant E.coli isolated from food animal, in Italy
Forcella C., Alessiani A., Di Giannatale E., Zilli K., Perilli M., Celenza G., Amicosante G.
 
Associations between operative site microbial counts and procedure classification in neurosurgery
Maraki S., Karabetsos D., Tsiodras S., Kourbeti I., Ioannou A., Neophytou C., Filippou M., Vakis A.
 
Asymptomatic bacteriouria in women with diabetes mellitus in our area
Exiara T., Papazoglou L., Kalpaka A., Metallidis G., Mporgi L., Bousios S., Hasan G., Kostantis A., Papanastasiou S.
 
Asymptomatic bacteriuria may assist urinary tract infections?
Sener A., Yapar N., Cakir N., Yuce A.
 
Asymptomatic Toxoplasma gondii infection in liver transplant patients
Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Scivales S., Castagna B., Bruschi F.
 
Attenuation of bacteraemia by treatment with serotype-specific antibodies diminishes hippocampal neural apoptosis during experimental pneumococcal meningitis
Østergaard C., Leib S., Rowland I., Brandt C.
 
Attitudes and perceptions of doctors and patients to antibiotic use for LRTI in Europe
Brookes-Howell L., Butler C., Hood K., Cooper L., Goossens H.
 
Atypical appearance and course of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy as the first clue of a missed HIV infection. Advanced MRI-spectroscopy functional-metabolic imaging
Manfredi R.
 
Atypical serological pattern in chronic hepatitisB virus infection: a real problem or a sensitivity default of the analytical kit?
Iancu L.S., Durnea C., Nastase A., Enache E., Manciuc C., Pandele G.I.
 
Automated Enzygnost Rubella portfolio (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) as an important aid during 2008 rubella outbreak in Italy
Marangoni A., Moroni A., Accardo S., Cevenini R.
 
Awareness, possession and use of insecticide-treated net for prevention of malaria in children under five in Abeokuta, Nigeria
Idowu O.A., Sam-Wobo S.O., Oluwole A.S., Adediran A.S.
 
Azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains recently isolated in Italy
Starnino S., Stefanelli P.