High levels of Epstein–Barr virus in COPD

European Respiratory Journal  1 Jun  2008  V.31  N.6  p.1221-1226

T. E. McManus1,2, A-M. Marley1, N. Baxter1, S. N. Christie2,3, J. S. Elborn4, H. J. O’Neill2, P. V. Coyle2 and J. C. Kidney1

1 Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Mater Hospital, 2 Regional Virus Laboratory, Kelvin Building, Royal Victoria Hospital,

3 Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, and 4 Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.

abstract
http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/31/6/1221

Advertisements

Time-Series Analysis of the Impact of Bed Occupancy Rates on the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Overcrowded General Wards

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Jun 2008  V.29  N.6  p.496-502

Michael A. Borg, MD; David Suda, MSc; Elizabeth Scicluna, MSc

From the Infection Control Unit, Mater Dei Hospital (M.A.B., E.S.), and the Department of Statistics & Operations Research, University of Malta (D.S.), Msida, Malta.

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/588157

Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Low Transverse Cesarean Section

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol  Jun 2008  V.29  N.6  p.477-484

Margaret A. Olsen, PhD, MPH; Anne M. Butler, MS; Denise M. Willers, MD; Preetishma Devkota, MBBS; Gilad A. Gross, MD; Victoria J. Fraser, MD

From Division of Infectious Diseases (M.A.O., A.M.B., P.D., V.J.F.) and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (D.M.W., G.A.G.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/587810

The Use of Active Surveillance Cultures in Adult Intensive Care Units to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Related Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs: A Systematic Review

Clinical Infectious Diseases  1 Jun 2008  V.46  N.11  p.1717–1725

REVIEW ARTICLE

Katharine L. McGinigle,1,2 Margaret L. Gourlay,1,2,3 and Ian B. Buchanan2,4

1School of Medicine, 2Public Health Leadership Program, School of Public Health, and 3Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, and 4Department of Performance Improvement, UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/587901

Bleach Sedimentation: An Opportunity to Optimize Smear Microscopy for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Settings of High Prevalence of HIV

Clinical Infectious Diseases  1 Jun 2008  V.46  N.11  p.1710–1716

Maryline Bonnet,1 Andrew Ramsay,3,a Willie Githui,4 Laramie Gagnidze,1 Francis Varaine,2 and Philippe J. Guerin1

1Epicentre and 2Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris, France; 3Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and 4Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/587891

Changing Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Meningitis after the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the United States

Clinical Infectious Diseases  1 Jun 2008  V.46  N.11  p.1664–1672

Chiaojung Jillian Tsai,1 Marie R. Griffin,1,2 J. Pekka Nuorti,3 and Carlos G. Grijalva1

Departments of 1Preventive Medicine and 2Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and 3The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/587897

Outbreak of Postoperative Endophthalmitis in a Thai Tertiary Care Center

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Jun 2008  V.29  N.6  p.564-566

Concise Communication

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, MD; Supanee Jirajariyavej, MD; Kanokporn Thongphubeth, RN; Chananart Yuekyen, RN; David K. Warren, MD; Victoria J. Fraser, MD

From the Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Unit, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani (A.A., K.T.), and the Internal Medicine Unit, Taksin Hospital, Bangkok (S.J.), Thailand; and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (D.K.W., V.J.F.).

abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/587809