Archive for October 17th, 2007
Minocycline inhibits West Nile virus replication and apoptosis in human neuronal cells
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.981-986
Martin Michaelis, Malte Christian Kleinschmidt, Hans Wilhelm Doerr and Jindrich Cinatl, Jr*
Institut für Medizinische Virologie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 40, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
* Corresponding author. Tel: +49-69-6301-6409; Fax: +49-69-6301-4302; E-mail: cinatl@em.uni-frankfurt.de
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http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/5/981
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Telavancin Versus Standard Therapy for Treatment of Complicated Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections Due to Gram-Positive Bacteria
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Jun 2005 Vol.40 N.11 p.1601-1607
Martin E. Stryjewski,1,3 William D. O’Riordan,4,5 William K. Lau,7 Francis D. Pien,8 Lala M. Dunbar,9 Marc Vallee,3 Vance G. Fowler Jr.1,3 Vivian H. Chu,1,3 Elizabeth Spencer,6 Steven L. Barriere,6 Michael M. Kitt,6 Christopher H. Cabell,2,3 and G. Ralph Corey,1,3 for the FAST Investigator Group
1Division of Infectious Diseases and 2Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, and 3Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina; 4Paradise Valley Hospital, National City, 5 e-StudySite, San Diego, and 6Theravance Inc., South San Francisco, California; 7St. Francis Hospital and 8Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii; and 9Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Aminoglycoside/ß-lactam combinations in clinical practice
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.911-912
Leonard Leibovici1,3,* and Mical Paul1,2,3
1 Department of Medicine E, Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqva 49100, Israel 2 Unit of Infectious Diseases, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqva, Israel 3 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
* Corresponding author. Tel: +972-3-9376501; Fax: +972-3-9376512; E-mail: leibovic@post.tau.ac.il
abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/5/911
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Costs associated with shorter duration of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate–severe community-acquired pneumonia
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.1131-1136
B. C. Opmeer1,*, R. el Moussaoui2, P. M. M. Bossuyt1, P. Speelman2, J. M. Prins2 and C. A. J. M. de Borgie1
1 Academic Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Academic Medical Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
* Corresponding author. Tel: +31-20-566-7002; Fax: +31-20-691-2683; E-mail: b.c.opmeer@amc.uva.nl
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http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/5/1131
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Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States
JAMA 17 Oct 2007 Vol.298 N.15 p.1763-1771
R. Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH; Melissa A. Morrison, MPH; Joelle Nadle, MPH; Susan Petit, MPH; Ken Gershman, MD, MPH; Susan Ray, MD; Lee H. Harrison, MD; Ruth Lynfield, MD; Ghinwa Dumyati, MD; John M. Townes, MD; Allen S. Craig, MD; Elizabeth R. Zell, MSTAT; Gregory E. Fosheim, MPH; Linda K. McDougal, MS; Roberta B. Carey, PhD; Scott K. Fridkin, MD; for the Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) MRSA Investigators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Drs Klevens, Carey, and Fridkin and Mss Morrison, Zell, and McDougal and Mr Fosheim); California Emerging Infections Program, Oakland (Ms Nadle); Connecticut Department of Health, Hartford (Ms Petit); Colorado Emerging Infections Program, Denver (Dr Gershman); Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta (Dr Ray); Maryland Emerging Infections Program and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (Dr Harrison); Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis (Dr Lynfield); University of Rochester, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York (Dr Dumyati); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (Dr Townes); and Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville (Dr Craig).
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http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/15/1763
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Emergence of a Multiresistant Serotype 19A Pneumococcal Strain Not Included in the 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine as an Otopathogen in Children
JAMA 17 Oct 2007 Vol.298 N.15 p.1772-1778
Michael E. Pichichero, MD; Janet R. Casey, MD
University of Rochester and Legacy Pediatrics, Rochester, New York.
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http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/15/1772
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Relatively Poor Outcome after Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis with Metronidazole
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Jun 2005 Vol.40 N.11 p.1586-1590
Daniel M. Musher,1,2,3 Saima Aslam,2 Nancy Logan,1 Srikanth Nallacheru,1 Imran Bhaila,4 Franziska Borchert,1 and Richard J. Hamill1,2
1Medical Service, Infectious Diseases Section, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Departments of 2Medicine and 3Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and 4Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Metronidazole for Clostridium difficileAssociated Disease: Is It Okay for Mom?
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Jun 2005 Vol.40 N.11 p.1598-1600
EDITORIAL COMMENTARY
Dale N. Gerding
Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, Illinois
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