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    Clinical Microbiology and Infection: Volume 14, Issue 3

    197-293
    March 2008
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Editorial

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Antimicrobial stewardship

F. Allerberger,  H. Mittermayer, 
  • Pages: 197-199
  • First Published: 08 January 2008

Review

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Role of structural variations of polysaccharide antigens in the pathogenicity of Gram-negative bacteria

M. Lukáčová,  I. Barák,  J. Kazár, 
  • Pages: 200-206
  • First Published: 07 November 2007

Original Articles

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Acute Chlamydia pneumoniae infections in asthmatic and non-asthmatic military conscripts during a non-epidemic period

R. Juvonen,  A. Bloigu,  M. Paldanius,  A. Peitso,  S. Silvennoinen-Kassinen,  T. Harju,  M. Leinonen,  P. Saikku, 
  • Pages: 207-212
  • First Published: 07 December 2007
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Molecular diagnosis of vascular access device-associated infection in children being treated for cancer or leukaemia

M. R. Millar,  G. Johnson,  M. Wilks,  R. Skinner,  S. Stoneham,  B. Pizer,  S. Hemsworth,  A. Fogarty,  C. Steward,  R. Gilbert,  E. M. Hennessy, 
  • Pages: 213-220
  • First Published: 18 December 2007
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Detection of cytomegalovirus reactivation in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

C.-P. Kuo,  C.-L. Wu,  H.-T. Ho,  C. G. Chen,  S.-I. Liu,  Y.-T. Lu, 
  • Pages: 221-227
  • First Published: 07 December 2007
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Investigation of promoter variations in dendritic cell-specific ICAM3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) (CD209) and their relevance for human cytomegalovirus reactivation and disease after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation

M. Mezger,  M. Steffens,  C. Semmler,  E.-M. Arlt,  M. Zimmer,  G.-I. Kristjanson,  T. F. Wienker,  M. R. Toliat,  T. Kessler,  H. Einsele,  J. Loeffler, 
  • Pages: 228-234
  • First Published: 10 December 2007
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Use of sequence analysis of the VP4 gene to classify recent Vietnamese rotavirus isolates

T. A. Nguyen,  L. P. Hoang,  L. D. Pham,  K. T. Hoang,  S. Okitsu,  M. Mizuguchi,  H. Ushijima, 
  • Pages: 235-241
  • First Published: 10 January 2008
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A technique for dating toxoplasmosis in pregnancy and comparison with the Vidas anti-toxoplasma IgG avidity test

P. Flori,  B. Bellete,  C. Crampe,  A. Maudry,  H. Patural,  C. Chauleur,  J. Hafid,  H. Raberin,  R. Tran Manh Sung, 
  • Pages: 242-249
  • First Published: 07 December 2007
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MRSA in Austria—an overview

K. Krziwanek,  C. Luger,  B. Sammer,  S. Stumvoll,  M. Stammler,  U. Sagel,  W. Witte,  H. Mittermayer, 
  • Pages: 250-259
  • First Published: 07 December 2007
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Distribution of genotypes and antibiotic resistance genes among invasive Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) isolates from Australasian patients belonging to different age groups

Z. Zhao,  F. Kong,  X. Zeng,  H. F. Gidding,  J. Morgan,  G. L. Gilbert, 
  • Pages: 260-267
  • First Published: 08 January 2008
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OXA-51-like β-lactamases and their association with particular epidemic lineages of Acinetobacter baumannii

B. A. Evans,  A. Hamouda,  K. J. Towner,  S. G. B. Amyes, 
  • Pages: 268-275
  • First Published: 10 January 2008

Research Notes

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Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications

J. Rodríguez-Baño,  S. Martí,  S. Soto,  F. Fernández-Cuenca,  J. M. Cisneros,  J. Pachón,  A. Pascual,  L. Martínez-Martínez,  C. McQueary,  L. A. Actis,  J. Vila,  the Spanish Group for the Study of Nosocomial Infections (GEIH) , 
  • Pages: 276-278
  • First Published: 10 January 2008
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Quinolone resistance among Shigella spp. isolated from travellers returning from India

L. Mensa,  F. Marco,  J. Vila,  J. Gascón,  J. Ruiz, 
  • Pages: 279-281
  • First Published: 10 December 2007
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Assessment by electron-microscopy of recombinant Vibrio cholerae and Salmonella vaccine strains expressing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-specific surface antigens

V. Ziethlow,  D. Favre,  J.-F. Viret,  J. Frey,  M. H. Stoffel, 
  • Pages: 282-286
  • First Published: 18 December 2007
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Identification of immunodominant VP1 linear epitope of enterovirus 71 (EV71) using synthetic peptides for detecting human anti-EV71 IgG antibodies in western blots

D. G. W. Foo,  R. X. Ang,  S. Alonso,  V. T. K. Chow,  S. H. Quak,  C. L. Poh, 
  • Pages: 286-288
  • First Published: 10 December 2007

Correspondence

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First identification of VIM-4 metallo-β-lactamase in Acinetobacter spp.

S. Figueiredo,  L. Poirel,  A. Papa,  V. Koulourida,  P. Nordmann, 
  • Pages: 289-290
  • First Published: 11 January 2008
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Broad-range bacterial PCR and meningitis with a negative Gram’s stain

O. Steichen, 
  • Page: 291
  • First Published: 08 January 2008
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Reply from Drs Welinder-Olsson, Dotevall and Larsson

C. Welinder-Olsson,  L. Dotevall,  P. Larsson, 
  • Pages: 291-292
  • First Published: 08 January 2008

Errata

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Errata concerning Volume 14, Supplement 1, January 2008: ESBLs, Forever?

  • Page: 293
  • First Published: 31 January 2008

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Errata concerning Volume 14, Supplement 1, January 2008: ESBLs, Forever?

  • Page: 293
  • First Published: 31 January 2008

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Errata concerning Volume 14, Supplement 1, January 2008: ESBLs, Forever?

  • Page: 293
  • First Published: 31 January 2008