Virological response to entecavir reduces the risk of liver disease progression in nucleos(t)ide analogue-experienced HBV-infected patients with prior... 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Objectives This study investigated the influence of virological response (VR) to entecavir on clinical liver disease progression in nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA)-naive and -experienced patients. Metho...

Treatment of Chagas' disease with itraconazole: electrocardiographic and parasitological conditions after 20 years of follow-up 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Objectives To evaluate cases of chronic Chagas' disease for the long-term effects of treatment with itraconazole on Trypanosoma cruzi infections and the regression or development of ECG abnormalities...

Nosocomial transmission of NDM-1-producing Escherichia coli ST101 in a Korean hospital 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Sri Lanka, another country from the Indian subcontinent with NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Harmonization of antimicrobial susceptibility testing by broth microdilution for Rhodococcus equi of animal origin 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Comment on: Synergistic antibacterial efficacy of early combination treatment with tobramycin and quorum-sensing inhibitors against Pseudomonas aerugi... 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Unique genes identified in the epidemic extremely drug-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

A review of the pathogenesis of adult peritonsillar abscess: time for a re-evaluation 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Objectives To perform a multifactorial exploration of the aetiology of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) in adults, in order to develop greater clinical understanding of the condition and improve managemen...

Community-associated Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotics: a meta-analysis 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Objectives Antibiotic exposure is the most important risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most evaluations of antimicrobial risk factors have been conducted in healthcare settings. ...

Identification of Tet45, a tetracycline efflux pump, from a poultry-litter-exposed soil isolate and persistence of tet(45) in the soil 14 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm

Objectives To characterize a tetracycline resistance (TcR) determinant, closely related to the TetL efflux pump, in a Bhargavaea cecembensis strain previously isolated from a poultry-litter-impacted ...