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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials The need for continued monitoring of antibiotic resistance patterns in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from London and Malta  - 21/07/2010 Background: Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem in isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (S. ...... Frequency of conjugative transfer of plasmid-encoded ISEcp1 - blaCTX-M-15 and aac(6')-lb-cr genes in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon - role of transferases  - 20/07/2010 Background: The frequency of transfer of genes encoding resistance to antimicrobial agents was deter...... A diagnostic PCR assay for the detection of an Australian epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  - 16/07/2010 Background: Chronic lung infection with the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the hallmarks...... Dissemination of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumanii in various hospitals of Antananarivo, Madagascar  - 30/06/2010 This study reports the dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter bau...... Antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from very low birth weight babies: comprehensive comparisons of bacteria at different stages of biofilm formation  - 27/05/2010 Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci are major causes of bloodstream infections in very low ...... Avian Influenza Duck Hunters’ Perceptions of Risk for Avian Influenza, Georgia, USA (PDF0  - Wed, 21 Jul 2010 To determine duck hunters’ risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza, we surveyed duck hunters in G...... U.S. songbirds carry low-risk bird flu, study finds  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Reuters - Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentia...... USAID Program To Prevent Spread Of Bird Flu In Bangladesh Expands  - Mon, 12 Jul 2010 MedicalNewsToday.com - USAID-funded initiative to prevent the spread of bird flu in Bangladesh. http...... Borne on the Wing: Avian Influenza Risk in U.S. Wild Songbirds Mapped  - Tue, 06 Jul 2010 Results are first to track avian influenza virus in passerines. http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.js...... Theraclone Sciences Technology Uncovers Rare Anti-Influenza Antibodies  - Wed, 30 Jun 2010 IT.tmcnet.com - Scientists have identified a new, highly conserved molecular target on the influenza...... Emerging Themes in Epidemiology Challenges in measuring measles case fatality ratios in settings without vital registration  - 19/07/2010 Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable viral disease, is potentially fatal. Historically, ...... Bayes-LQAS: classifying the prevalence of global acute malnutrition  - 09/06/2010 Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) applications in health have generally relied on frequentist in...... Testing bias in clinical databases: methodological considerations  - 14/05/2010 Background: Laboratory testing in clinical practice is never a random process. In this study we eval...... Propensity scores in the presence of effect modification: A case study using the comparison of mortality on hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis  - 11/05/2010 PurposeTo control for confounding bias from non-random treatment assignment in observational data, b...... Seven mistakes and potential solutions in epidemiology, including a call for a World Council of Epidemiology and Causality  - 09/12/2009 All sciences make mistakes, and epidemiology is no exception. I have chosen 7 illustrative mistakes ...... Flu/Bird Flu/SARS News From Medical News Today Also In Global Health News: Bird Flu In Bangladesh; Women's Health In Kenya; Drug-Resistant Malaria In Cambodia; Over-Diagnosis Of Malaria In Children  - Thu, 08 Jul 2010 USAID Program To Prevent Spread Of Bird Flu In Bangladesh Expands All Headline News rep...... Intercell Reports Phase II Study Results Of Its Vaccine Enhancement Patch For Pandemic Influenza  - Tue, 06 Jul 2010 Intercell AG (VSE: ICLL) announced the results of a Phase II clinical trial of its investigational V...... Emerging Pathogens Project  - Thu, 22 Apr 2010 The Field Museum and the University of Chicago have announced the establishment of the Emerging Path...... Avian Flu's Endurance In 5 Countries Poses Global Threat To Human Health, FAO Official Says  - Tue, 20 Apr 2010 Though the world has made "great strides" in eliminating H5N1 (avian flu) from poultry since the "pe...... New Tool Harnesses The Web And Supercomputers To Track Pathogens As They Evolve  - Wed, 14 Apr 2010 Pathogens can now be easily tracked in time and space as they evolve, an advance that could revoluti...... Infectious Diseases/Bacteria/Viruses News From Medical News Today Mechanism Uncovered Behind Salmonella Virulence And Drug Susceptibility  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in Salmonella that affects its virulence and its susce...... Polio Cases In India Lowest In A Decade; Vaccination Effort Begins In Afghanistan  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 This year "India has reported the lowest number of polio cases in [the] January-June period ... in a...... Horn Of Africa Once Again Polio-Free, UNICEF And Polio Partners Announce  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 The Horn of Africa is again polio-free, with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wi...... Study Finds Respiratory Symptoms More Reliable Indicator Of H1N1, Not Fever Alone  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagno...... AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For 90 Minutes Protocol For Yeast Traffic Light® PNA FISH®  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 AdvanDx announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a fast, 90 minutes protocol for its ......