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Aathithan S. - Prevalence of hypermutability in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and its role in ciprofloxacin resistance
Aavitsland P. - Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Norway: analysis of prospective surveillance and hospital registry data
Abaev I. - Diversity of CTX-M gene environments in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae nosocomial strains isolated from Russia
Abassi W. - Epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from India and Pakistan
Abbaspoor Z. - Comparison effect of vitaminC vaginal tablet with metronidazole vaginal gel treatment and relapse of bacterial vaginosis
Abbate I. - Comparison of commonly used real-time PCR methods to detect and quantify HIV1 proviral DNA in infected patients
Abd H. - Vibrio species utilise Acanthamoeba castellanii as an environmental host
Abduljalil K. - Modelling the auto-inhibition of clarithromycin metabolism during repeated oral administration
Abdullah K. - Comparison of the effects of ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazole, amoxicillin, and chloramphenicol in patients with typhoid fever
Abecasis A. - Discordant genotypic interpretation and phenotypic role of protease mutations in HIV1 subtypesBandG
Abecasis M. - Widespread subcutaneous nodules as a manifestation of breakthrough invasive aspergillosis in a bone marrow transplant patient: assessment of disease extension by positron emission tomography scan imaging
Abed Yassin A. - Laboratory diagnosis of Mycobacterium xenopi and its clinical relevance
Abedi S. - Characterisation of clinical Clostridium difficile isolates by rep-PCR, PFGE and PCR ribotyping
Abel D. - Molecular detection of 12 viruses and subtypes by Luminex respiratory viral panel in respiratory specimens from children
Abely M. - Clinical evaluation of a new commercial PCR-DNA microarray system for simultaneous detection of 17 respiratory viruses in French infants hospitalised for acute bronchiolitis
Aberle S.W. - Viral antigen expression in individuals with chromosomal integrated HHV6
Abouzari M. - Determination of the accuracy and optimal cut-off point for ELISA test in the diagnosis of brucellosis in Iran
Abramov S. - Seewis virus: genetic diversity of a soricid-born hantavirus in Siberia, Russia
Abu-Qatouseh L.F. - Phenotype-specific small non-protein-coding RNAs of Staphylococcus aureus
Abuzarova E.R. - Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from the patients with hepato-biliary diseases
Acar A. - Dimension of nosocomial infections in a burn care centre: analysis of 7year active surveillance
Accardo S. - Evaluation of enzygnost IgA conjugate in combination with the kit Enzygnost Toxoplasmosis IgG (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) for the detection of IgA anti-Toxoplasma gondii in human serum samples
  - Small-animal positron emission tomography in the mouse model of genital Chlamydia infection
  - Automated Enzygnost Rubella portfolio (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) as an important aid during 2008 rubella outbreak in Italy
Accogli M. - Genetic analysis of the cap locus of Haemophilus influenzae serotypeE
  - Ciprofloxacin-resistant and CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli from extra-intestinal infections in Italy
Acedo-Sánchez M.C. - Toscana virus: serosurvey study in domestic animals within Granada province (southern Spain)
Achermann Y. - Is multiplex PCR (SeptiFast) useful for diagnosis of infectious endocarditis?
  - Characteristics of elbow prosthetic joint infection: a 13-year retrospective analysis of 358 elbow prostheses
  - Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection using multiplex PCR in sonication fluid of removed implants
Achimastos A.D. - Fever of unknown origin: differential diagnosis between infectious and non-infectious causes
Achy-Brou A. - National network set-up for monitoring micro-organisms resistance to anti-infectives in a developing country: case of the Ivory Coast
Ackerman M. - Improving influenza pre-analytic collection systems: alternative collection systems to inactivate, preserve, or extract influenza for rapid testing
Adaleti R. - In vitro susceptibility of quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli isolates with and without producing extended-spectrum lactamase to fosfomycin trometamol
Adam N. - Fibronectin stimulates Escherichia coli phagocytosis by microglial cells
Adam J. - Accidental blood exposures among medical residents in Paris, France
Adames H. - Evaluation of a sonication protocol for the detection of bacteria in retrieved osteosynthesis implants
Adamis G. - Multiresistant urinary tract isolates of Escherichia coli: is it an issue in the empiric management of acute uncomplicated cystitis?
Adamopoulos S. - Ventricular assist device-related infections
Adamowicz K. - IgG-antibody response against Clostridium difficile antigens, PCR-ribotype and relapse of C.difficile-infection
Adamson V. - Post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infections after total hip and knee arthroplasty
Adas G. - The prognostic and diagnostic value of Western Blot test in cystic echinococcosis
  - Genotypic analysis of human Echinococcus granulosus strains in Turkey
Adediran A.S. - Awareness, possession and use of insecticide-treated net for prevention of malaria in children under five in Abeokuta, Nigeria
Adeleke M. - The effectiveness of different window mesh sizes in the prevention of mosquitohuman contact
Adhami Z. - Detection and management of catheter-associated urinary tract infections: an audit of clinical practice in a district general hospital
Adibi P. - Delta hepatitis infection in patients with chronic hepatitisB infection in Isfahan, Iran
Adibi L. - Identification of hepatitisB virus genotype in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Iran
Adler H. - Detection of plasmid-mediated AmpC lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae lacking chromosomal ampC genes using the Rosco double disc synergy test and the Etest
Adler D. - First blaVIM positive metallo-lactamase producing Enterobacter cloacae isolate in Germany
Adler H. - Evaluation of VITEK 2 for identification of enterococci and detection of vancomycin resistance
Adler Z. - Reducing surgical site infection rates in cardiac surgery: results of 10-year infection control programme
Adli Moghadam A. - IgA levels in lung and serum after oral immunisation with BCG encapsulated in alginate microspheres
Adrami O. - Medical intervention at immigrant camps in Greece
Adriaenssens N. - European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient antimycotic use in Europe
Aeby S. - Parachlamydia and Rhabdochlamydia in respiratory secretions of premature newborns: prevalence and clinical impact
Aeppli S. - Dalbavancin and rifampin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an experimental foreign-body infection
Aerts M. - Application of an expanded gold standard and latent class analysis to decide on the strategy for the diagnosis of M.pneumoniae infections
  - Evaluation of commercially available molecular and culture-based assays for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  - Rapid detection of extended-spectrum lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: arandomised, investigator-blinded evaluation of culture-based approaches
  - Evaluation of culture-based approaches for rapid detection of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci: a randomised, investigator-blinded study
  - Comparison of the impact of direct plating versus a short or overnight pre-enrichment on detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens
Afanasev M. - Genetic characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, isolated among Moscow residents
Afentakis N. - Catheter exit site infections in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Afinogenov G. - Study of effectiveness and antimicrobial activity of an alcohol-free, non-rinse antiseptic developed for skin disinfection in emergency situations
Afinogenova A. - Study of effectiveness and antimicrobial activity of an alcohol-free, non-rinse antiseptic developed for skin disinfection in emergency situations
Afjee A. - Study of bacterial conjunctivitis in neonates with special reference to Chlamydia trachomatis
Afonso O. - Entomological survey of plebotomine sand flies in a focus of visceral leishmaniasis in a regional centre of Portugal (Coimbra municipality)
Afshani M.T. - Epidemiology and drug resistance pattern of cholera outbreak in summer 2008 in Iran
Afzali N. - Fulminant deaths caused by Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iran
Agarwal P.K. - Acinetobacter infection in adult critical care unit
Aggen J. - Quantitative comparison of aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity in rats for effective screening and evaluation of new derivatives, and dosing rationales that minimise toxicity
Aghakhani A. - Predictive value of purified protein derivative in pulmonary tuberculosis in a high BCG-vaccinated population
  - Identification of hepatitisB virus genotype in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Iran
  - Occult hepatitisB virus infection in anti-HBc alone haemodialysis patients
  - Genotype characterisation of hepatitisG virus isolates from Iranian patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Aghasadeghi M. - Serological evaluation of Brucella abortus S99 lipopolysaccharide extracted by an optimised method to be applied as a part of a candidate vaccine
  - Evaluation of antibody response to group 2 outer membrane proteins of Brucella abortus S99 in animal model
Agodi A. - Epidemiology of healthcare-associated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections in CF and in ICU patients: role of biofilm formation
Agostinone A. - Incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia in treated and untreated patients with herpes zoster followed for 1 year in an Italian prospective cohort: preliminary results
Agrafiotis M. - Frequency, prevention, outcome, and treatment of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Agthe N. - Resource use and costs associated with Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in a university hospital
Agudo S. - Actinobaculum schaalii: a new cause of mastitis
  - Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance in a Spanish teaching hospital during a six-year period
  - Evaluation of a monoclonal-based antigen in stool enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in Spanish children
  - Micro-organisms isolated from male urethral exudates during an 8year period in a Spanish teaching hospital
  - Comparasion of Genotype HelicoDR with real-time PCR to identify clarithromycin resitance in Helicobacter pylori
Agüero J. - Multiplex PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae consecutively isolated from blood cultures
  - Preliminary evaluation of the Cobas Taqman real-time PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in clinical specimens
Aguilar L. - A pharmacodynamic approach of the antibacterial effect of different lactams against mixed inocula of Haemophilus influenzae strains and selection of resistant populations
  - In vitro interference of cefditoren on slime production by Streptococcus pneumoniae
  - Cefditoren versus ceftazidime in inducer-substrate combinations for the evaluation of AmpC production in a disk approximation test
  - In vitro bactericidal activity of daptomycin versus vancomycin Cmax concentrations in the presence of human albumin physiological concentrations against vancomycin-susceptible but tolerant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Aguilar-Guisado M. - Empirical antifungal therapy in selected patients with persistent febrile neutropenia
Aguinaga A. - Risk factors for catheter-related colonisation and catheter-related bloodstream infection in chronic haemodialysis patients with cuffed tunneled central venous catheters
Agut H. - Detection of cytomegalovirus resistance to antivirals in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: study in a paediatric cohort in the Czech Republic
Agwu E. - Prevalence of quinolone susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in delayed-healing diabetic foot ulcers in Ekpoma, Nigeria
  - Randomised health-point surveillance of human gastro-intestinal parasites among patients attending a teaching hospital in Ishaka, Uganda
  - Sentinel survey of typhoid prevalence among febrile patients attending clinics in Bushenyi district of Uganda
Ahanjan M. - Novel antifungal phenolic compound from Parrotia persica
Ahmadi H. - Evaluation of antibody response to group 2 outer membrane proteins of Brucella abortus S99 in animal model
  - Serological evaluation of Brucella abortus S99 lipopolysaccharide extracted by an optimised method to be applied as a part of a candidate vaccine
Ahmed S. - Infectious complications in cancer patients treated with dasatinib (BMS-354825)
Ahmeti S.A. - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Kosova, 19892008
Aiello P. - Variant GII.4 noroviruses in Italian children
Aiello K.H. - Protocol for congenital Chagas disease control in Florence, Italy
Ainaud P. - Incidence of infections in burn centres in France
Aissaoui L. - Biomarkers of infection and septic shock in neutropenic patients
Aittakorpi A. - The Mobidiag Prove-it sepsis PCR and microarray platform: a 2centre study designed to validate a system for speciating blood culture bacterial isolates within 3hours
Ajdari S. - IgA levels in lung and serum after oral immunisation with BCG encapsulated in alginate microspheres
Akan H. - Empirical use of teicoplanin versus vancomycin in febrile neutropenic patients at high risk for Gram-positive bacteraemia: results of a multi-centre prospective randomised clinical trial
Akata F. - Prospective evaluation of rickettsioses in the Trakya region of Turkey, 2008
Akhan O. - Stage-specific approach and percutaneous treatment in the management of cystic echinococcosis
Akhras K. - Cohort study of adult patients with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections
Akova M. - Empirical use of teicoplanin versus vancomycin in febrile neutropenic patients at high risk for Gram-positive bacteraemia: results of a multi-centre prospective randomised clinical trial
Aksaray S. - In vitro susceptibility of quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli isolates with and without producing extended-spectrum lactamase to fosfomycin trometamol
Aksoy A. - 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
  - Can the nucleic acid amplification test be an alternative to the serologic tests? Aprospective study results of 18,200 blood donors from Turkish Red Crescent
Aksu H.S.Z. - Tuberculous meningitis in adults: evaluation of 38cases
Aksu B. - High prevalence of mefE gene among macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Istanbul
  - Toxin genes (tdcA, tdcB, cdtA and cdtB) of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from patients with C.difficile-associated diarrhoea in Turkey
Al Akhrass F. - Infectious complications in cancer patients treated with dasatinib (BMS-354825)
Al Hanini S. - Clinical and epidemiological features of tuberculous meningo-encephalitis paediatric cases over 10years at a teaching clinical hospital in Romania
Al Hashem G. - In vitro activity of 13 antibiotics against CTX-M ESBL-positive and negative clinically significant Escherichia coli isolates from 8major hospitals in Kuwait
Al Naiemi N. - High prevalence of extended-spectrum -lactamase production in Enterobacter spp. bloodculture isolates in the Netherlands
  - A novel DNA micro-array system for rapid detection of TEM, SHV and CTXM extended-spectrum -lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae
  - Appropriate Muller-Hinton agar is crucial for the performance of metallo-lactamase Etest
  - Characterisation of blaDIM1, a novel integron-located metallo-beta-lactamase gene from a Pseudomonas stutzeri clinical isolate in the Netherlands
Al Saedy A. - Prevalence of HIVinfection in Saudi Arabia
Al Sweih N.A. - In vitro activity of 13 antibiotics against CTX-M ESBL-positive and negative clinically significant Escherichia coli isolates from 8major hospitals in Kuwait
Ala'Aldeen D. - Genome sequence of a virulent, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolate that encodes the Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin
Alados J.C. - Nosocomial, community and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in Spain
Alados Arboledas J.C. - Comparison of an interferon-gamma release assay with tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in a contact investigation
Alan E. - Can the nucleic acid amplification test be an alternative to the serologic tests? Aprospective study results of 18,200 blood donors from Turkish Red Crescent
Alanoglu G. - Empirical use of teicoplanin versus vancomycin in febrile neutropenic patients at high risk for Gram-positive bacteraemia: results of a multi-centre prospective randomised clinical trial
Alarcón T. - Corynebacterium macginleyi: susceptibility to 7 usual ophthalmic antibiotics
  - Evaluation of a monoclonal-based antigen in stool enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in Spanish children
  - Comparasion of Genotype HelicoDR with real-time PCR to identify clarithromycin resitance in Helicobacter pylori
Alava J.A. - Clinical and epidemiological aspects of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes during one year
  - S.aureus bloodstream infection and time-to-positivity
Alazraqi T. - Sero-prevalence of Rift Valley fever in south-western Saudi Arabia and study of risk factors
Al-Belushi I. - Prevelance of blood-borne viruses amongst antenatal clinic patients and blood donors in a tertiary referral hospital in Oman
Alberti M. - Outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii bacteraemia in patients with haematological malignancies and haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
Albertí S. - Molecular epidemiology of metallo-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas putida in a Spanish hospital
  - Heteroresistance contributes to variable carbapenem susceptibility levels in VIM1producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains belonging to the same clone: consequences for routine susceptibility testing
Albrecht P. - Low-dose erythromycin in the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in infants. Apilot, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Albrich W.C. - Biomarkers improve the ability of clinical scores to predict intensive care unit admission in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Alcaide F. - Clinical features and outcome of tuberculosis in solid-organ transplant recipients
Alcalá L. - Genotypic characterisation of binary-toxin-producing Clostridium difficile strains
Alder J. - Efficacy of IV/oral moxifloxacin in the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections: results of the RELIEF study
  - In vitro susceptibility and pathogen prevalence data in complicated skin and skin-structure infections: results of the RELIEF study
  - Effect of intermittent moxifloxacin therapy on the microbiology of sputum cultures from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PULSE study)
  - Efficacy of IV/oral moxifloxacin and IV piperacillin/tazobactam followed by oral amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in the treatment of major abscess: results of the RELIEF study
Aldini R. - Small-animal positron emission tomography in the mouse model of genital Chlamydia infection
Aleksandrova O.Y. - Real practice of antimicrobials use in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in Russia
Alessiani A. - Association of DNA gyrase mutations and qnrS1 gene in quinolone-resistant E.coli isolated from food animal, in Italy
Alevizatos G. - Genitourinary tuberculosis: a 12-year experience
Alexaki A. - Staphylococcus aureus colonisation/infection in a neonatal intensive care unit: a four-year study
Alexandrou M. - Inter-unit comparisons of intensive care unit-acquired catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates in Cyprus and Greece
Alexandrou-Athanasoulis H. - Fungi from airway secretions of children with cystic fibrosis
  - Scedosporium apiospermum from airway secretions of children with cystic fibrosis
Alexiou V. - NA Antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery: an international survey
Alexiou-Daniel S. - Mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance in E.coli isolates
Alexopoulou D. - Evaluating the user experience of the Sealife Semantic Web browsers
Alfaresi M. - Gene mutations of 23S rRNA and rdxA deletion associated with clarithromycin& metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from UAE patients
Alfayate S. - Emergence of a clone of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in children in Murcia, Spain
Alfouzan W. - Early intravenous to oral antibiotic switch therapy is effective in the treatment of infected total hip replacement
Algarate S. - In vitro activity of daptomycin and other antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus coagulase-negative isolated from catheter-related bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients
Alhanout K. - Squalamine, a new antibiotic extracted from marine environment
  - Large antibacterial activity spectrum of aminosterols derivatives towards multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis
Al-Hubail M. - Antibiotic resistance pattern of Acinetobacter species in Kuwait hospitals
Aligholi M. - Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Gram-positive cocci cultured from patients in three university hospitals in Tehran, Iran during 20012005
Alipourfard I. - Relationship between prevalence of peptic ulcer and cagA/iceA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori
Alivizatos P. - Ventricular assist device-related infections
Alizadeh H. - Candida mannan and anti-mannan in the diagnosis of invasive candidal infections in neutropenic patients
Alizadeh A. - Analysis of 3end variable region of cagA in Helicobacter pylori isolated from Iranian dyspeptic patients
Allais E. - Use of a new and simple microarray assay (Prove-it Sepsis) for rapid identification of bacteria involved in bone and joint infections directly from clinical samples
Alland D. - Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin-resistance from sputum samples with an easy-to-use PCR test system with near-patient capability
Allander T. - Rapid one-step antigen detection method for human bocavirus
Allard L. - Comparative study between the new VIDAS EBV tests and Liason for the detection of Epstein-Barr virus VCA IgM, VCA/EA IgG and EBNA IgG antibodies in human serum samples
Allegranzi B. - Production of the WHO-recommended alcohol-based handrub formulations in 11 different sites worldwide
  - Successful implementation of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy and tools: a survey of 230 hospitals worldwide
Aller A.I. - Comparison of the Vitek AST-YS01 card with CLSI broth microdilution reference method for testing fluconazole and voriconazole against C.neoformans
Allerberger F. - Fast detection of the V176F mutation of multiresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates using high-resolution melting curve PCR analysis
  - Validation of quality indicators for hospital antibiotic use by the ABS International Quality Indicators (QI) Project
  - Spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Europe
Allerheiligen V. - Development of a new test, GenoType HelicoDR, for molecular detection of antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori
Allice T. - Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a northern Italy hospital
Almaghrabi R. - A case of infective endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis
Al-Mahrous M. - The potential of the naturally produced inhibitory substance (A345) as a potential therapeutic agent for treating Staphylococcus aureus
  - The potential of the breakdown products of casein by Lactococcus lactis strain 146 as an inhibitory therapeutic agent(s) forMRSA
Almeida C. - A fluorescence in situ hybridisation method using a peptide nucleic acid probe for the identification of Salmonella spp. in clinical samples
Almeida J.F. - Oropharyngeal colonisation by groupA streptococci in Portugal: an eight-year surveillance study (20002007)
  - Diverse populations of fluoroquinolone nonsusceptible groupA streptococci recovered from colonisation and infections in Portugal (19992006)
Almela M. - Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and susceptibility patterns
Almirante B. - Community-onset versus nosocomial bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Spain
  - Clinical experience with daptomycin in Europe
Al-Mukhtar A.M. - Effectiveness of albendazol against viability of Entamoeba histolytica in experimental animals
Aloisi T. - Invasive aspergillosis in acute myeloid leukaemia: report of Seifem-2008 multi-centre survey
Alonso M. - Risk factors for catheter-related colonisation and catheter-related bloodstream infection in chronic haemodialysis patients with cuffed tunneled central venous catheters
Alonso P. - Bacteraemia by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli as a complication after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  - Serological screening of Chagas' disease in HIVpositive immigrants proceeding from endemic areas in Spain
Alonso-Troncoso I. - Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant colonisation among healthcare workers at a general hospital
Alós J.I. - Biological cost of resistance to carbapenems in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate
Alos J.I. - Molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary hospital in Madrid (Spain)
Alothman A. - Prevalence of HIVinfection in Saudi Arabia
Alou L. - In vitro bactericidal activity of daptomycin versus vancomycin Cmax concentrations in the presence of human albumin physiological concentrations against vancomycin-susceptible but tolerant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  - A pharmacodynamic approach of the antibacterial effect of different lactams against mixed inocula of Haemophilus influenzae strains and selection of resistant populations
  - Effect of protein binding in the activity of voriconazole and anidulafungin alone or combined against Aspergillus sp. using a time-kill methodology
  - In vitro interference of cefditoren on slime production by Streptococcus pneumoniae
  - Cefditoren versus ceftazidime in inducer-substrate combinations for the evaluation of AmpC production in a disk approximation test
Alqamber M. - The potential of the breakdown products of casein by Lactococcus lactis strain 146 as an inhibitory therapeutic agent(s) forMRSA
al-Ramadi B. - Candida mannan and anti-mannan in the diagnosis of invasive candidal infections in neutropenic patients
Alric L. - Resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and Tropheryma whipplei
AlSaif S. - Approaching zero rates bloodstream infections in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit: a multifaceted approach
Alsheikh A. - A case of infective endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis
Al-Sweih N. - Antibiotic resistance pattern of Acinetobacter species in Kuwait hospitals
Altalhi K. - Prevalence of HIVinfection in Saudi Arabia
Altayyari W. - Gene mutations of 23S rRNA and rdxA deletion associated with clarithromycin& metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from UAE patients
Altinkanat G. - In vitro activity of ertapenem in comparison with imipenem against Enterobacteriaceae in Turkey
Altintas J. - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Turkey
Altiok M. - Healthcare personnels' experiences with sharps/needle-stick injuries and preventive measures
Altouvas G. - Community-onset urinary tract infections caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae
  - Increasing prevalence of extended spectrum lactamases producers among common uropathogens in a Greek tertiary-care hospital: a 3year comparative study
Altunay H. - Can the nucleic acid amplification test be an alternative to the serologic tests? Aprospective study results of 18,200 blood donors from Turkish Red Crescent
  - 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
  - Molecular analysis of a determinant region of the Sgene of HBV from healthy subjects with occult HBV infection in Istanbul
Altwegg M. - Rapid detection of Clostridium difficile in faeces by real-time PCR
Alvarez C.A. - Relationship between piperacillin-tazobactam consumption and bacterial resistance in Colombian hospitals. Atime-series analysis,20042007
  - Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption patterns in high complexity hospitals in Colombia,20022007
Alvarez C. - Temporary changes in the frequency of extended espectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Colombia,20022008
Álvarez M. - Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and susceptibility patterns
Alvarez C.A. - In vitro activity of tigecycline and other broad spectrum antibiotics against micro-organisms isolated from infected patients in Colombia
  - Presence of the KPC carbapapenemase in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from 6 hospitals in Colombia
Alvarez-Argüelles M.E. - Distribution of genotypes of human papilloma virus in women from different countries
Álvarez-Fernández M. - Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant colonisation among healthcare workers at a general hospital
  - First infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Spain
Álvarez-garcía P. - First infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Spain
Álvarez-García P. - Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant colonisation among healthcare workers at a general hospital
Alvarez-Lerma F. - Survival predictors in patients treated with tygecicline in clinical practice
Álvarez-Lerma F. - Liposomal amphotericinB in intensive care unit patients previously treated with fluconazole: a retrospective, efficacy and safety multi-centre study
Alvarez-Lerma F. - Efficacy and safety of liposomal amphotericinB in intensive care unit patients with confirmed invasive fungal infection: aretrospective, multi-centre study
Alvaro P. - Serratia marcescens carries a chromosomally encoded pentapeptide repeat protein, conferring reduced susceptibility to quinolones in E.coli
Alves A. - Relatedness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producers of VIM2 from two central hospitals in Portugal
  - Detection of VIM2 metallo-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from two central hospitals in Portugal
Al-Zahrani I. - Report of an outbreak of carbon dioxide dependent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a hospital ward
Alzohairy M. - Mycobacterium tuberculosis cpsA is a master regulator in adaptation to the macrophage phagosome
Amadeo B. - The ESAC Point Prevalence Survey of patterns of antibiotic use in 50 European hospitals in 2008
Amador C. - Clinical presentation and outcome of septic arthritis diagnosed in a community hospital
Amann R.I. - Single-cell identification by improved fluorescence in situ hybridisation techniques
Amantea B. - Relevance of procalcitonin level on the serum lipopolysaccharide concentrations in intensive care unit bacteraemic and non-bacteraemic patients
Amarouch H. - Genetic diversity of human rabies virus isolated during 20002008 in Morocco
Ambrosioni J. - Nocardiosis over 20years in a tertiary care hospital
Ambu S. - Acute hepatitisC and nosocomial transmission of hepatitisC virus: an emergent threat in the hospital setting?
Amendola A. - Evaluation of the new versant HIV1 RNA 1.0 Assay (kPCR) for quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA
  - Biological risk in a pharmaceutical dump: Brucella abortus strain viable after 20years of disposal
Amicosante G. - Characterisation of class 1 and class 2 integrons among bacteria isolated from an urban waste water treatment plant in Italy
  - Association of DNA gyrase mutations and qnrS1 gene in quinolone-resistant E.coli isolated from food animal, in Italy
  - lactamase activity evolution of Aeromonas hydrophila CphA metallo-lactamase by design of a chimeric CphA-VIM1 enzyme
  - First identification in Italy of contemporary presence of qnrB9 element and blaTEM-116 ESBL-gene in Citrobacter freundii environmental strain
Amihod B. - Influenza in adults admitted to Canadian hospitals: data from two seasons
Amini M. - Comparison of molecular and susceptibility characteristics of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA among hospital-admitted patients in two main cities of Iran: 1year study
Amiri M. - Impact of XDR-TB on treatment outcome of patients with MDR-TB
Ammerlaan H.S.M. - Adequacy of antimicrobial treatment and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nine European countries
Ammon A. - Review of methods of national prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections in 17European countries
Amor E. - Resistance of Clostridium difficile to antibiotics in a teaching hospital in Madrid: current situation
Amores T. - Endemic clone Escherichia coli harbouring ECP common pillus versus an outbreak clone in a patient from a hospital, Lisbon
Amornyingjarean S. - Anti-Helicobacter pylori and anti-internalisation activities of Thai folk remedies used to treat gastric ailments
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Anagnostopoulos A. - Febrile neutropenia in patients with haematological malignancies
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Andersen P. - Effectiveness of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease one year after the introduction in the Danish childhood vaccination programme
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Arenal N. - Actinobaculum schaalii: a new cause of mastitis
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Asafjeva O. - Direct costs in adults with community-acquired pneumonia in emergency clinical hospital
Aschbacher R. - Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship programme on antimicrobial consumption and cost in an Italian hospital
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Aslangul E. - Percutaneous bedside bone biopsy coupled with gallium SPECT-CT in suspected diabetic foot osteitis: a pilot study
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Astarcioglu H. - Cytomegalovirus infections in liver transplant recipients
Asumaniemi P. - Mixed biofilms formed by Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae and expression of certain biofilm-related genes
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Ataei B. - Delta hepatitis infection in patients with chronic hepatitisB infection in Isfahan, Iran
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Ataman Hatipoglu C. - The evaluation of catheter-related bloodstream infections in neurology and neurosurgery intensive care units
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Athanasia S. - Multiresistant urinary tract isolates of Escherichia coli: is it an issue in the empiric management of acute uncomplicated cystitis?
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Atshabar B. - Antibiotic susceptibilities of 90 isolates of Yersinia pestis to 14 antimicrobial agents
Attala L. - Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: recent evolution and clinical impact in a large tertiary-care Italian hospital
Auberger J. - Airborne fungus exposure prior hospitalisation as risk factor for mould infections in immunocompromised patients
Aucoin D. - Microbiological characterisation of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs
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Avery B. - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in retail pork
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Avi R. - Performance of the BED-CEIA in population infected with HIV1 recombinant viruses CRF06cpx and CRF06A
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Avlami A. - Anaerobic bacteriology and antibiotic susceptibility of intra-abdominal community-acquired infections in children
Avolio M. - Evaluation of Sysmex UF1000i, a novel high-performance and high-throughput third-generation flow-cytometry screening method for the exclusion of urinary tract infection
Avrain L. - Prevalence and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from low respiratory tract of patients hospitalised in intensive care units from 5 Belgian hospitals, 20042008
Avsic Zupanc T. - Changing epidemiology of viral encephalitis in the Old World
Awang Salleh N.Z. - Caenorhabditis elegans-based analysis for the host-pathogen interaction of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars isolated from indigenous vegetables and poultry meat in Malaysia
Ayakaka I. - Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin-resistance from sputum samples with an easy-to-use PCR test system with near-patient capability
Ayala G. - Metagenomic assessment of sputum microbiota from patients with chronic pulmonary diseases
Ayats J. - Trends in invasive groupA streptococci in adult patients in Barcelona
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Aydemir S. - Effect of shorter antimicrobial prophylaxis+using intestinal cleaning+using single use sterile gels on infections developing after transrectal prostate biopsies
Aydin N. - The prenatal diagnosis for Cytomegalovirus in pregnant women
Aydogdu I. - Empirical use of teicoplanin versus vancomycin in febrile neutropenic patients at high risk for Gram-positive bacteraemia: results of a multi-centre prospective randomised clinical trial
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Azerad J. - Amoxicillin resistance of oral streptococci in healthy patients undergoing tooth extraction
Azevedo N.F. - Use of peptide nucleic acid probes as a new method for the detection of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains
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Azimian A. - Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical samples in Tehran and its correlation with the site of infection
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Aznar J. - Modified sequential multiplex PCR for determining capsular serotypes of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates
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