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BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Infectious Diseases (ISSN 1471-2334) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :114
A new simplified model of a hypothetical hospital ward suggests that if staphylococcal transmission is only mediated via healthcare worker hands, then compliance of over 40% in hand washing is enough to prevent most infection outbreaks.
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :113
Although human rabies was previously under control in China, a recent increase in reported cases, associated with the failure of timely post-exposure prophylaxis, highlights the need for increased vigilance and stringent implementation of control measures.
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :103
Cost effectiveness modeling shows that the addition of rotavirus vaccination to Mexico's national immunization program could guard children under 5 against this leading cause of diarrheal deaths for less than US$15 per dose.
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Research article
Impact of previous sepsis on the accuracy of procalcitonin for the early diagnosis of blood stream infection in critically ill patients Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Sylvain Ladoire, Aurelie Snauwaert, Sebastien Prin, Serge Aho, Andre Pechinot, Nils Olivier Olsson, Bernard Blettery, Jean-Marc Doise, Jean-Pierre Quenot BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :163 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Knowledge of causes, clinical features and diagnosis of common zoonoses among medical practitioners in Tanzania Kunda John, Rudovic Kazwala, Godfrey S Mfinanga BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :162 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol Gillian Thompson, Bronagh Blackwood, Ronan McMullan, Fiona A Alderdice, T. John Trinder, Gavin G Lavery, Danny F McAuley BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :161 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study Sang-Man Jin, Hyun Ju Lee, Eun-Ah Park, Ho Yun Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Seok-Chul Yang, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young-Whan Kim, Sung-Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, Jae-Joon Yim BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :160 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risky sexual practices among youth attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania W Urassa, C Moshiro, G Chalamilla, F Mhalu, E Sandstrom BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :159 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of treating Schistosoma haematobium infection on Plasmodium falciparum-specific antibody responses Liam J Reilly, Christiana Magkrioti, David R Cavanagh, Takafira Mduluza, Francisca Mutapi BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :158 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Re-emergence of tularemia in Germany: Presence of Francisella tularensis in different rodent species in endemic areas Philipp Kaysser, Erik Seibold, Kerstin Matz-Rensing, Martin Pfeffer, Sandra Essbauer, Wolf D Splettstoesser BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :157 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cytokine activation is predictive of mortality in Zambian patients with AIDS-related diarrhoea Isaac Zulu, Ghaniah Hassan, Lungowe Njobvu, Winnie Dhaliwal, Sandie Sianongo, Paul Kelly BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :156 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Colonization and/or infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after living donor liver transplantation: a case control study Masao Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Sumihito Tamura, Junichi Kaneko, Yuichi Matsui, Junichi Togashi, Kyoji Moriya, Kazuhiko Koike, Masatoshi Makuuchi BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :155 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Streptococcus intermedius causing infective endocarditis and abscesses: a report of three cases and review of the literature. MaryAnn Tran, Molly Caldwell-McMillan, Whalid Khalife, Vincent B Young BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :154 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Variations in host genes encoding adhesion molecules and susceptibility to falciparum malaria in India Swapnil Sinha, Tabish Qidwai, Kanika Kanchan, Prerna Anand, Ganga N Jha, Sudhanshu S Pati, Sanjib Mohanty, Saroj K Mishra, Prajesh K Tyagi, Surya K Sharma, Indian Genome Variation Consortium, Vimala Venkatesh, Saman Habib Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :250 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in human plasma : impacts on virulence and metabolic gene expression Marie-Laure Rosso, Sylvie Chauvaux, Rodrigue Dessein, Caroline Laurans, Lionel Frangeul, Celine Lacroix, Angele Schiavo, Marie-Agnes Dillies, Jeannine Foulon, Jean-Yves Coppee, Claudine Medigue, Elisabeth Carniel, Michel Simonet, Michael Marceau BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :211 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte dynamics in areas of
different malaria endemicity
Kasia Stepniewska, Ric N Price, Colin J Sutherland, Chris J Drakeley, Lorenz von Seidlein, Francois Nosten, Nicholas J White Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :249 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Effects of vaccinia virus uracil DNA glycosylase catalytic site and deoxyuridine triphosphatase deletion mutations individually and together on replication in active and quiescent cells and pathogenesis in mice Frank S De Silva, Bernard Moss Virology Journal 2008, 5 :145 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Simultaneous infection of Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini in Biomphalaria glabrata: impact on chronobiology and cercarial behaviour A J Norton, D Rollinson, L Richards, J P Webster Parasites & Vectors 2008, 1 :43 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
Evaluation and optimization of membrane feeding compared to direct feeding as an assay for infectivity Mouctar Diallo, Abdoulaye M Toure, Sekou F Traore, Oumou Niare, Lalla Kassambara, Awa Konare, Mamadou Coulibaly, Magaran Bagayoko, John C Beier, Richard K Sakai, Yeya T Toure, Ogobara K Doumbo Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :248 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Pitfalls in efficacy testing - how important is the validation of neutralization of chlorhexidine digluconate? Mirja Reichel, Peter Heisig, Gunter Kampf Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2008, 7 :20 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Resequencing microarray probe design for typing genetically diverse viruses: human rhinoviruses and enteroviruses Zheng Wang, Anthony P Malanoski, Baochuan Lin, Carolyn Kidd, Nina C Long, Kate M Blaney, Dzung C Thach, Clark Tibbetts, David A Stenger BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :577 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
HIV is a virus, not a crime: ten reasons against criminal statutes and criminal prosecutions
Edwin Cameron, Scott Burris, Michaela Clayton Journal of the International AIDS Society 2008, 11 :7 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
HIV transmission should be decriminalized: HIV prevention programs
depend on it Mark A. Wainberg Retrovirology 2008, 5 :108 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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