1. Performance of commercial dengue NS1 ELISA and molecular analysis of NS1 gene of dengue viruses obtained during surveillance in Indonesia

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2. Aedes aegyptifrom temperate regions of South America are highly competent to transmit dengue virus

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3. Epidemiology of CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILEinfection among active duty United States military personnel (1998-2010)

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4. Natural antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens MSP5, MSP9 and EBA175 is associated to clinical protection in the Brazilian Amazon

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5. Incidence of serious morbidity in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in a West African care centre, 2003-2008

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6. Prevalence of enteroviruses in children with and without hand, foot, and mouth disease in China

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7. Predictors of serological failure after treatment in HIV-infected patients with early syphilis in the emerging Era of universal antiretroviral therapy use

   • Sadao Jinno
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8. Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in far-western Region, 2006–2011

   • Laxmi Bhatta
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9. Decreased susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Switzerland to Cefixime and Ceftriaxone: antimicrobial susceptibility data from 1990 and 2000 to 2012

   • Helen Kovari
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10. Mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the regions of Littoral, North-West, South and South-West Cameroon and recommendations for treatment

    • Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté
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11. A three year descriptive study of early onset neonatal sepsis in a refugee population on the Thailand Myanmar border

    • Claudia Turner
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12. Brain localization of Kaposi’s sarcoma in a patient treated by combination antiretroviral therapy

    • Francesco Baldini
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    Case report Open access 21 December 2013 Article: 600

    

13. Updated molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-non-susceptible Escherichia coli in Taiwan: first identification of KPC-2 or NDM-1-producing E. coliin Taiwan

    • Ling Ma
    • L Kristopher Siu
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14. Monitoring the efficacy and safety of three artemisinin based-combinations therapies in Senegal: results from two years surveillance

    • Khadime Sylla
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15. Rationale and design of the costs, health status and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia (CHO-CAP) study in elderly persons hospitalized with CAP

    • Marie-Josée J Mangen
    • Marc JM Bonten
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16. Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy of acute exacerbations of asthma: a randomized controlled trial

    • Jianguo Tang
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17. The dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusexposure in a hospital model and the potential for environmental intervention

    • Nottasorn Plipat
    • Ian H Spicknall
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18. A case of subacute infective endocarditis and blood access infection caused by Enterococcus durans

    • Tsuneaki Kenzaka
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19. Human papillomavirus proteins are found in peripheral blood and semen Cd20+ and Cd56+ cells during Hpv-16 semen infection

    • Carlo Foresta
    • Alessandro Bertoldo
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20. Minimizing the threat of pandemic emergence from avian influenza in poultry systems

    • Kim M Pepin
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21. Gene and cytokine profile analysis of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniaeinfection in Fukuoka, Japan

    • Kentaro Matsuda
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22. Increasing teacher motivation and supervision is an important but not sufficient strategy for improving praziquantel uptake in Schistosoma mansonicontrol programs: serial cross sectional surveys in Uganda

    • Simon Muhumuza
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23. Impact of viral drift on vaccination dynamics and patterns of seasonal influenza

    • Yanyu Xiao
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24. Functional outcomes of general medical patients with severe sepsis

    • Andrew J Odden
    • Jeffrey M Rohde
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25. Genetic susceptibility to Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: involvement of several genes of the innate immunity and chemokine-dependent migration pathways

    • Amanda Farage Frade
    • Cristina Wide Pissetti
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26. Disease burden of herpes zoster in Sweden - predominance in the elderly and in women - a register based study

    • Marie Studahl
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27. Hyponatremia and anti-diuretic hormone in Legionnaires’ disease

    • Philipp Schuetz
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28. Bioactive glass BAG-S53P4 for the adjunctive treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the long bones: an in vitroand prospective clinical study

    • Lorenzo Drago
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29. Vancomycin and daptomycin minimum inhibitory concentration distribution and occurrence of heteroresistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood isolates in Turkey

    • Banu Sancak
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30. Lower incidence of CMV infection and acute rejections with valganciclovir prophylaxis in lung transplant recipients

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31. Characteristics of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in three regions of Korea, 2009-2011: a multi-center cohort study

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32. Community-acquired diarrhea among children and adults in urban settings in Senegal: clinical, epidemiological and microbiological aspects

    • Bissoume Sambe-Ba
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33. Constrictive pleuropericarditis: a dominant clinical manifestation in Whipple’s disease

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34. Features and treatment modality of iliopsoas abscess and its outcome: a 6-year hospital-based study

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35. Per oral substitution with 300000 IU vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) reduces bone turnover markers in HIV-infected patients

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36. Epidemiological changes in meningococcal meningitis in Niger from 2008 to 2011 and the impact of vaccination

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37. Prevalence of human papillomavirus in young Italian women with normal cytology: how should we adapt the national vaccination policy?

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38. Postpartum fever in the presence of a fibroid: Sphingomonas paucimobilissepsis associated with pyomyoma

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39. Cytotoxic response persists in subjects treated for tuberculosis decades ago

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40. Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus carriage in neonates admitted to an intensive care unit in Brazil

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41. Genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from household contacts of tuberculosis patients in the Philippines

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42. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and extended-spectrum cephalosporins in California: surveillance and molecular detection of mosaic penA

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43. Incidence, trends and demographics of Staphylococcus aureus infections in Auckland, New Zealand, 2001–2011

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44. Chagas disease-specific antigens: characterization of epitopes in CRA/FRA by synthetic peptide mapping and evaluation by ELISA-peptide assay

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45. Risk factors for contracting watery diarrhoea in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe, 2011: a case control study

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46. Mobile phone text messaging for promoting adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review

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47. Incarceration is associated with used syringe lending among active injection drug users with detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA: a longitudinal analysis

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48. HPV clearance in postpartum period of HIV-positive and negative women: a prospective follow-up study

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49. Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing levofloxacin prophylaxis

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50. A survey of Preventive Measures Used and their Impact on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) in Intensive Care Units (SPIN-BACC)

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