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Differences in time of virus appearance in the blood and virus-specific immune responses in intravenous and intrarectal primary SIV_mac251 infection of rhesus macaques; a pilot study

HIV-I can be transmitted by intravenous inoculation of contaminated blood or blood product or sexually through mucosal surfaces. Here we performed a pilot study in the SIV_mac251 macaque model to address whether t...

Authors: Liljana Stevceva, Elzbieta Tryniszewska, Zdenek Hel, Janos Nacsa, Brian Kelsall, Robyn Washington Parks and Genoveffa Franchini

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:9

Content type: Research article

Published on: 27 July 2001
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Risk factors for acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection: a case series and potential implications for disease surveillance

Transmission of hepatitis C vims (HCV) is strongly associated with use of contaminated blood products and injection drugs. Other "non-parental" modes of transmission including sexual activity have been increas...

Authors: Leland J Yee, Heidi L Weiss, Rebecca G Langner, Jorge Herrera, Richard A Kaslow and Dirk J van Leeuwen

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:8

Content type: Research article

Published on: 24 July 2001
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The burden of pediatric HIV/AIDS in Constanta, Romania: a cross-sectional study

By 1990, 94 percent of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in Romania were in children less than 13 years of age. The majority of the cases were identified in the city of Constanta. The purpose...

Authors: Claudia A Kozinetz, Rodica Matusa and Andreaa Cazacu

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:7

Content type: Research article

Published on: 18 July 2001
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Clinical features of culture-proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

This retrospective chart review describes the epidemiology and clinical features of 40 patients with culture-proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Authors: Tariq A Madani and Aisha A Al-Ghamdi

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:6

Content type: Research article

Published on: 4 July 2001
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The estimated economic burden of genital herpes in the United States. An analysis using two costing approaches

Only limited data exist on the costs of genital herpes (GH) in the USA. We estimated the economic burden of GH in the USA using two different costing approaches.

Authors: Thomas D Szucs, Karin Berger, David N Fisman and Stephan Harbarth

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:5

Content type: Research article

Published on: 28 June 2001
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pncA mutations in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolates from Korea

Pyrazinamide (PZA) is among the first-line drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis. In vitro, it kills semidormant mycobacteria only at low pH. The purpose of this study was to compare PZA resistance with pyra...

Authors: Soon Kew Park, Jung Yoo Lee, Chulhun Ludgerus Chang, Min Ki Lee, Han Chul Son, Cheol Min Kim, Hyun Jung Jang, Hee Kyung Park and Seok Hoon Jeong

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:4

Content type: Research article

Published on: 20 June 2001
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Imiquimod for the treatment of genital warts: a quantitative systematic review

To review published randomised controlled trials to assess the benefit and harm of imiquimod in the treatment of external genital warts.

Authors: R Andrew Moore, Jayne E Edwards, Jennie Hopwood and David Hicks

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:3

Content type: Research article

Published on: 5 June 2001
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CMV infection of liver transplant recipients: comparison of antigenemia and molecular biology assays

CMV is a major clinical problem in transplant recipients. Thus, it is important to use sensitive and specific diagnostic techniques to rapidly and accurately detect CMV infection and identify patients at risk ...

Authors: Maria Luís Amorim, José Manuel Cabeda, Rui Seca, Ana Constança Mendes, Ana Paula Castro and José Manuel Amorim

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:2

Content type: Methodology article

Published on: 22 May 2001
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Endemic and epidemic dynamics of cholera: the role of the aquatic reservoir

In the last decades, attention to cholera epidemiology increased, as cholera epidemics became a worldwide health problem. Detailed investigation of V. cholerae interactions with its host and with other organisms ...

Authors: Cláudia Torres Codeço

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:1

Content type: Research article

Published on: 2 February 2001
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Articles

Differences in time of virus appearance in the blood and virus-specific immune responses in intravenous and intrarectal primary SIV_mac251 infection of rhesus macaques; a pilot study

Risk factors for acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection: a case series and potential implications for disease surveillance

The burden of pediatric HIV/AIDS in Constanta, Romania: a cross-sectional study

Clinical features of culture-proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The estimated economic burden of genital herpes in the United States. An analysis using two costing approaches

pncA mutations in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolates from Korea

Imiquimod for the treatment of genital warts: a quantitative systematic review

CMV infection of liver transplant recipients: comparison of antigenemia and molecular biology assays

Endemic and epidemic dynamics of cholera: the role of the aquatic reservoir

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