The effect of treatment with moxifloxacin or azithromycin on acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in mice Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Increased mortality among elderly patients with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and antibiotic use in German intensive care units: data from Project SARI (Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in German Intensive Care Units) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Five-year surveillance of nosocomial infections in Ankara Training and Research Hospital Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
High levels of hepatitis B virus DNA in body fluids from chronic carriers Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Impact of deep infection after hip fracture surgery on function and mortality Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Reduction of surgical site infections after Caesarean delivery using surveillance Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Quantitative evaluation of prion inactivation comparing steam sterilization and chemical sterilants: proposed method for test standardization Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Five years of nosocomial Gram-negative bacteremia in a general intensive care unit: epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and outcomes Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Evaluation of community-based serologic screening for identification of chronic Salmonella Typhi carriers in Vietnam Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
The significance of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia compared with Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia: risk factors and outcomes Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Tuberculous meningitis in adults: MRI contribution to the diagnosis in 29 patients Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis co-infections among patients attending the STD clinics of district hospitals in Northern India Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Histoplasmosis and penicilliosis: Comparison of clinical features, laboratory findings and outcome Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Viral load quantitation of SARS-coronavirus RNA using a one-step real-time RT-PCR Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Chickenpox complications in Saudi Arabia: Is it time for routine varicella vaccination? Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Determination of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from southern Brazil by PCR Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Prevalence of hepatitis B among Afghan refugees living in Balochistan, Pakistan Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Ultrastructural studies on antimicrobial efficacy of thyme essential oils on Listeria monocytogenes Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Spread of HIV in one village in central China with a high prevalence rate of blood-borne AIDS Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
‘Clean Care is Safer Care’: the Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005–2006 Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae isolates collected from 4 centers in Brazil (1990–2003) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Results from a four-year study on the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Franche-Comté: attempt to rank the risk of nosocomial infection Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Comparison of the microbicidal efficacy on germ carriers of several tertiary amine compounds with ortho-phthalaldehyde and Perasafe Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Correlation between the genetic diversity of nosocomial pathogens and their survival time in intensive care units Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Disinfection of fabrics and carpets artificially contaminated with calicivirus: relevance in institutional and healthcare centres Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
A practical tool to assess the incidence of nosocomial infection in Japanese intensive care units: the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Lowering standards of clinical waste management:do the hazardous waste regulations conflict with the CDC's universal/standard precautions? Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Emergence of Escherichia coli isolates producing conjugative plasmid-mediated DHA-1 β-lactamase in a Korean university hospital Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Quantitative analysis of residual protein contamination on reprocessed surgical instruments Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
In vivo efficacy of an alcohol-based surgical hand disinfectant containing a synergistic combination of ethylhexylglycerin and preservatives Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Hand rub consumption and hand hygiene compliance are not indicators of pathogen transmission in intensive care units Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Pharmacodynamic assessment of the activity of high-dose (750 mg) levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and gatifloxacin against clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Use of a temporary cohort ward as part of an intervention to reduce the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a vascular surgery ward Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Exposure to extrinsic risk factors in prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infections: a methodological approach Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Surveillance for mupirocin resistance following introduction of routine peri-operative prophylaxis with nasal mupirocin Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Reducing hospital‐acquired infection by design: the new University College London Hospital Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Bacterial aerosols in dental practice – a potential hospital infection problem? Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Survey of acute hospital infection control resources and services in the Republic of Ireland Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Impact of safety needle devices on occupationally acquired needlestick injuries: a four-year prospective study Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Epidemiology of needlestick and sharps injuries among nurses in a Japanese teaching hospital Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Isolation measures for prevention of infection with respiratory pathogens in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Emergence of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1999–2003) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Investigation of inducible clindamycin and telithromycin resistance in isolates of β-hemolytic streptococci Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Determination and geographic distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi serotypes in Thailand by nested polymerase chain reaction Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Risk factors for recurrence in patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections complicated by bacteremia Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Evaluation of multiple genetic markers for typing drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Poland Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Tunisia Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Sinusitis caused by the fungus Xylaria enteroleuca in a lung transplant recipient Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Stability of cefepime and metronidazole prepared for simplified administration as a single product Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
New Vidas assay for Toxoplasma-specific IgG avidity: evaluation on 603 sera Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Review of in vitro activity of sertaconazole nitrate in the treatment of superficial fungal infections Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Blood and urine samples as useful sources for the direct detection of tuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Detection of enterotoxin genes seg, seh, sei, and sej and of a novel aroA genotype in Jordanian clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Epidemiologic surveillance of Clostridium difficile diarrhea in a freestanding pediatric hospital and a pediatric hospital at a university medical center Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Increasing trend in the prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae lacking chromosomal ampC gene at a Korean university hospital from 2002 to 2004 Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Antimicrobial activity of cefepime tested against ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative clinical strains from North American Hospitals: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1998–2004) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern comparisons among intensive care unit and general ward Gram-negative isolates from the Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection Program (USA) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
The microbiology of bacteriuria in men: a 5-year study at a Veterans' Affairs hospital Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Evaluation of 4 swab transport systems for the recovery of ATCC and clinical strains with characterized resistance mechanisms Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Simultaneous species identification and detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci using triplex real-time PCR assay Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
In vitro activities of ertapenem against drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and other respiratory pathogens from 12 Asian countries Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Serotype and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Taiwanese children: comparison of nasopharyngeal and clinical isolates Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Occurrence of a novel SHV-type enzyme (SHV-55) among isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese origin in a comparison study for extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing evaluation Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
High frequency of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates with VanB phenotype and vanA genotype in Korean hospitals Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Single-step duplex kDNA-PCR for detection of Leishmania donovani complex in human peripheral blood samples Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Comparison of stool enzyme immunoassay and immunochromatographic method for detecting Helicobacter pylori antigens before and after eradication Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Comparison of real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction and nested or commercial reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction for the detection of hepatitis E virus particle in human serum Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Epidemiological study of non–polio enterovirus neurological infections in children in the region of Monastir, Tunisia Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Novel enzyme immunoassay utilizing lipopolysaccharide-binding protein as a capture molecule for the measurement of chlamydial lipopolysaccharide in serum Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Territorial waters of the Baltic Sea as a source of infections caused by Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139: report of 3 hospitalized cases Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Outcomes evaluation of patients with ESBL- and non–ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species as defined by CLSI reference methods: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction using the Smart Cycler and the Gen-Probe amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for detection of M. tuberculosis complex in clinical specimens Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii infection in an HIV-negative patient presenting with mimicking multiple bone metastases Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Susceptibility studies of piperazinyl–cross-linked fluoroquinolone dimers against test strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Cost savings with implementation of PNA FISH testing for identification of Candida albicans in blood cultures Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of β-lactam antibiotics by Etest against clinical isolates from 100 medical centers in Japan (2004) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Slot blot immunoassay as a tool for plasmid-encoded toxin detection in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli culture supernatants Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Assessment of a rapid urinary antigen detection by an immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of pneumococcal infection in children Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
New rapid detection test with a combination of polymerase chain reaction and immunochromatographic assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Emergence of serine carbapenemases (KPC and SME) among clinical strains of Enterobacteriaceae isolated in the United States Medical Centers: Report from the MYSTIC Program (1999–2005) Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
An instant procedure to demonstrate catheter-tip colonization may help clinicians Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
The clinical applications and accuracy of 2 rapid near-patient tests in detecting Helicobacter pylori infection Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens by the Amplicor® MTB PCR Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Comparison of quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction–enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with LightCycler-based polymerase chain reaction for measuring cytomegalovirus DNA in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Emergence of multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum as a nosocomial pathogen in long-term hospitalized patients with underlying diseases Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Species identification of corynebacteria by cellular fatty acid analysis Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Dissemination of Proteus mirabilis isolates harboring CTX-M-14 and CTX-M-3 β-lactamases at 2 hospitals in Taiwan Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Update on the cefdinir spectrum and potency against pathogens isolated from uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections in North America: are we evaluating the orally administered cephalosporins correctly? Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Rapid identification of Enterobacteriaceae by sequencing DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
In vitro activities of tigecycline against recently isolated Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria in Greece, including metronidazole-resistant strains Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006
Susceptibility testing practices for Streptococcus pneumoniae: results of a proficiency testing survey of clinical laboratories Fulltext Access 6 Pages 2006