Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

• Non-Typhoidal Salmonella bacteraemia: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Its' Association With Severe Immunosuppression What are the blood invasive potential and the predominant non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars causing bacteraemia in patients with non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteraemia?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, October 2009
• Frequency of vacA, cagA and babA2 Virulence Markers in Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated From Mexican Patients With Chronic Gastritis What are the H. pylori and vacA, cagA, and babA2 gene status in Mexican chronic gastritis patients?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, September 2009
• Are We Aware how Contaminated Our Mobile Phones With Nosocomial Pathogens? What is the contamination rate of healthcare workers' mobile phones and hands in the operating room and ICU?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, September 2009
• Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum Septicaemia in Northern Laos, a Modified Oxidase Test and Post-Mortem Forensic Family G6PD Analysis Only 150 human cases of Chromobacterium violaceum have been reported worldwide since its discovery in 1927. This case presentation is the first patient described in Laos.
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, July 2009
• Antifungal Treatment for Invasive Candida Infections: A Mixed Treatment Comparison Meta-Analysis What are the effects of antifungal therapy on confirmed systemic fungal infection response rates, associated mortality, and safety?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, June 2009
• Hospital-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) in Italy What are the dynamic changes of hospital-associated MRSA lineages in Italy over a period of 17 years and how do they compare to a sample of early MRSA strains from 1980?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, June 2009
• Verification of the ProPneumo-1 Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Clinical Respiratory Specimens What are the analytical sensitivity and the diagnostic specificity and sensitivity of the ProPneumo-1 assay?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, March 2009
• Genotypic Detection of Rifampicin and Isoniazid Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains by DNA Sequencing: A Randomized Trial How effectively does DNA sequencing identify drug resistance in new and previously treated tuberculosis cases?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2009
• Distribution of Antibody Titer Against Salmonella enterica Among Healthy Individuals in Nepal What are the baseline population antibody titers of Widal agglutination test for healthy individuals and the cutoff values for diagnosis of enteric fever in Nepal?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2009
• Pitfalls in Efficacy Testing -- How Important Is the Validation of Neutralization of Chlorhexidine Digluconate? What is an effective and non-toxic neutralizing mixture for a propan-1-ol solution containing 2% chlorhexidine digluconate?
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, December 2008
• Predicting the Sensitivity and Specificity of Published Real-time PCR Assays Improved assay design and evaluation methods presented should expedite adoption of real-time PCR in the clinical lab.
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, September 2008
• Brachyspira pilosicoli Bloodstream Infections: Case Report and Review of the Literature The case of a B. pilosicoli spirochetemia in a 53-year-old male patient suffering from cardiogenic shock is discussed. Learn why this condition is difficult to diagnose and treat.
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, September 2008
• Trends in Antibacterial Resistance Among Streptococcus Pneumoniae Isolated in the USA: Update From PROTEKT US Years 1-4 The prevalence of clonal isolates, with a combined erm(B) and mef(A) genotype together with high-level macrolide and multidrug resistance, is increasing, and their spread may have health implications.
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2008