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• • ·Editorial Board

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• Review

  • ·Daptomycin

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    David A. Enoch, Jeanine M. Bygott, Marie-Louise Daly, J. Andreas Karas

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• Original Articles

  • ·Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the radionuclide (indium)-labeled leukocyte scan

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    Anna Wanahita, Christian Villeda, Nicolas Kutka, Julio Ramirez, Daniel Musher

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  • ·Pro-inflammatory cytokines IL6, TNF-⍺, IL1β, procalcitonin, lipopolysaccharide binding protein and C-reactive protein in infective endocarditis

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    R.W. Watkin, L.V. Harper, A.B. Vernallis, S. Lang, P.A. Lambert, A.M. Ranasinghe, T.S.J. Elliott

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  • ·Indicators of bacterial infection in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis for application in clinical trials of antibacterial drugs

    Page :226-232

    C.J. Burley, R.G. Masterton, D.P. Lovell

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  • ·Approaches to estimate the population-based incidence of community acquired pneumonia

    Page :233-239

    Maike Schnoor, Jens Hedicke, Klaus Dalhoff, Heiner Raspe, Torsten Schäfer, The CAPNETZ study group c

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  • ·The contribution of respiratory pathogens to the seasonality of NHS Direct calls

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    D.L. Cooper, G.E. Smith, W.J. Edmunds, C. Joseph, E. Gerard, R.C. George

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  • ·Bordetella pertussis infection in a highly vaccinated population in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2004

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    Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Abbas AbuKhamsin

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  • ·Mortality following bacteraemic infection caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli compared to non-ESBL producing E. coli

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    Mark Melzer, Irene Petersen

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  • ·Genotypic diversity of imipenem resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in Spain

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    Jesús Oteo, Carmen García-Estébanez, Silvia Migueláñez, José Campos, Sara Martí, Jordi Vila, M^a Ángeles Domínguez, Fernando Docobo, Nieves Larrosa, Álvaro Pascual, Vicente Pintado, Pere Coll, of the Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI)

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  • ·Longer virus shedding in influenza B than in influenza A among outpatients treated with oseltamivir

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    Naoki Kawai, Hideyuki Ikematsu, Norio Iwaki, Takashi Kawashima, Tetsunari Maeda, Satoru Mitsuoka, Kunio Kondou, Ietaka Satoh, Kiyomitsu Miyachi, Shigeru Yamaga, Takeshi Shigematsu, Nobuo Hirotsu, Seizaburo Kashiwagi

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  • ·Influenza vaccine coverage rates and perceptions on vaccination in South Korea

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    Sae Yoon Kee, Jin Soo Lee, Hee Jin Cheong, Byung Chul Chun, Joon Young Song, Won Suk Choi, Yu Mi Jo, Yoo Bin Seo, Woo Joo Kim

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Management of vivax malaria with primaquine

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    Nick J. Beeching, David G. Lalloo, Barbara A. Bannister

    
  • ·Use of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in laundering stops cross-contamination of Bacillus cereus

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    Yoshinobu Ohsaki, Masako Kuroki, Mineji Tachibana, Shin Koyano, Itsuro Yoshida, Yoshihisa Ito, Yoshinobu Ohsaki, Mineji Tachibana, Yoshihisa Ito, Shin Koyano, Itsuro Yoshida

    
  • ·Dissemination: The fatal risk for a missed diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

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    Marina Boscolo, Zeno Bisoffi

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• Case Report

  • ·Early use of posaconazole in the successful treatment of rhino-orbital mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae

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    Jen Kok, Nicole Gilroy, Catriona Halliday, Ok Cha Lee, Daniel Novakovic, Patrick Kevin, Sharon Chen

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• FIS Abstracts

  • ·A triage protocol for critical care during a pandemic

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    Michael D. Christian, Laura Hawryluck, Randy S. Wax, Tim Cook, Neil M. Lazar, Margaret S. Herridge, Matthew P. Muller, Douglas R. Gowans, Wendy Fortier, Frederick M. Burkle

    
  • ·Measles re-emergence in the era of low herd immunity: managing vulnerable individuals in the health care setting

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    A. Cope, W. Phillips, R. McNaught, J. Chambers

    
  • ·Vaccination of household contacts of a sporadic case of meningococcal disease: a cost-effective intervention?

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    M. Hoek, W. Hellebrand, H. Christensen, J. Stuart

    
  • ·Microarray analysis reveals hotspots of genomic variation in Salmonella Typhimurium

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    Fiona J. Cooke, Maria Fookes, Nicholas Thomson, John Wain, Gordon Dougan

    
  • ·High pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion and selective depletion of high avidity cross-reactive cytotoxic T-cells in the pathogenesis of acute secondary dengue virus infection

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    Tao Dong, Edward Moran, Nguyen Vinh Chau, Cameron Simmons, Yanchun Peng, Tran Tinh Hien, Andrew McMichael, Jeremy Farrar, Sarah Rowland-Jones

    
  • ·Adenovirus infection in adult haematopoietic stem cell transplants: a one-year experience

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    V. Sivaprakasam, B. Cornall, V. Lynch, W.F. Carman, A. Parker

    
  • ·Tuberculosis management and drug resistance in Hlabisa Hospital, KwaZulu Natal

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    D.J. Sloan, M. Dedicoat

    
  • ·Don't wear me out – the public's knowledge of and attitudes to antibiotic use

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    C.A.M. McNulty, P. Boyle, T. Nichols, P. Clappison, P. Davey

    
  • ·Antimicrobial stewardship: a pharmacist-led programme to encourage prudent use of antimicrobials

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    Estelle Moulder, Bridget Atkins, Tiphanie Clarke, Mel Snelling, David Scott

    
  • ·Teicoplanin use and therapeutic drug monitoring in bone infection

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    P.C. Matthews, A. Taylor, I. Byren, B.L. Atkins

    
  • ·A typical case of Napoleonic fever

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    N.E. Jenkins, D.J. Ferguson, T.G. Harrison, N.J. Alp, I.C.J.W. Bowler

    
  • ·A Chinese sailor: all at see

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    D.J. Sloan, M. Taegtmeyer, I.J. Hart, J. Pearce I.A. Darroch, N.J. Beeching, A.R.O. Miller

    
  • ·Recurrent aseptic meningitis

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    Alexandra Cochrane, Martin Williams

    
  • ·Where to start hunting in pyrexia of unknown origin?

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    S. Logan, M. Husain, C. Jayasena, H. Mather, A. Aali, S. Ash

    
  • ·A stroke of note

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    J. Sembatya, H. Hadi, M.L. Schmid, E.L. Ong

    
  • ·An unusual case of post-infectious glomerulonephritis

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    A. Minassian, J. Leung, I. Roberts, C. Winearls, I. Byren

    
  • ·Surviving scrutiny – lessons for all from the Healthcare Commission investigation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

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    John Gray

    
  • ·Invasive Aspergillosis in a paediatric oncology unit – possible environmental factors

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    E. Price, A. Shankar, D. Samuel, M. Millar, V. Saha, P. Hoffman

    
  • ·Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter in evacuees from the 2006 East Timor conflict: a therapeutic and infection control challenge

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    J.W.T. Elston, C. Bannan, D. Chih, P. Bade, C.S. Boutlis

    
  • ·Faulty towers

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    Mary Ashcroft, Michael Weinbren, Keith Struthers

    
  • ·Confusarium

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    K. Schaffer, S.F. FitzGerald, M. Commane, A. Macguinness, L.E. Fenelon

    
  • ·A caprine conundrum

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    S.F. FitzGerald, K. Schaffer, N. O'Malley, K. O'Rourke, W.W. Hall, M. Crowe

    
  • ·The B cell response to a booster dose of MenCV at 1 year of age after three dose priming in infancy

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    G. Blanchard, M.D. Snape, D.F. Kelly, T. Waterhouse, F. Ceddia, V. Schultze, C. Nau, I. Galgani, C.A. Siegrist, A.J. Pollard

    
  • ·Antimicrobial point prevelance study in a children's hospital

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    C. Kerrison, F.A.I. Riordan

    
  • ·Increased incidence of empyema in children – a regional unit experience

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    J.S. Gopal Kothandapani, L. Heaf, K. Southern, A. Riordan, J. Couriel, D. Heaf

    
  • ·Bacteraemia at a children's hospital: differences between hospital acquired and community acquired antibiotic sensitivities

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    M. Kubwalo, F.A.I. Riordan

    
  • ·A child with recurrent mycobacterial infection

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    Anoop S. Pulickal, Sophie Hambleton, Martin J. Callaghan, Catrin E. Moore, Jon Goulding, Anna Goodsall, Richard Baretto, David A. Lammas, Suzanne T. Anderson, Michael Levin, Andrew J. Pollard

    
  • ·Perinatal rapid point-of-care HIV testing in the UK: an acceptable alternative to standard screening?

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    S.H.M. Stokes, P. McMaster, K.M.K. Ismail

    
  • ·Tuberculosis specialist nurse intervention increases uptake of HIV testing in patients diagnosed with tuberculosis

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    Lionel K. Tan, Radhika Vavilikolanu

    
  • ·Slimming lessons from South Africa

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    Rebecca Sutherland, Brian Angus

    
  • ·A simple pain in the groin?!

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    I. Tonna, C. McGoldrick, R.B.S. Laing

    
  • ·Successful use of atazanavir in a patient with Gilbert's syndrome

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    M.J. Parsonage, P. Lillie, P.J. Moss, G. Barlow, H. Thaker

    
  • ·How good is Efavirenz in the ‘real world’?

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    B.A.I. Payne, F.J. McGill, M.L. Schmid, D.A. Price, M.H. Snow, A. Foster, D. Burns, A. Tromans, E. Ong

    
  • ·Paediatric therapeutic drug monitoring of Nevirapine in the UK

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    D. Cliff, S. Gibbons, H.S. Khoo, J.D. Back

    
  • ·Audit to determine the level of monitoring of lipids in HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment

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    L. Castle, I. Tonna, C. McGoldrick, Y. Kumarasamy, A.R. Mackenzie, J.G. Douglas, R.B.S. Laing

    
  • ·An audit of primary antiretroviral resistance in two cohorts of HIV-infected patients in the North-East of England

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    Julia Fortis, Matthias Schmidt, Mike Snow, David Chadwick

    
  • ·Impact of cultural factors and level of educational attainment on knowledge and understanding of HIV therapy

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    Martin Wiselka, Shufen Hammond, Asha Jogia

    
  • ·An audit of safe sex practices of HIV clinic attendees in Middlesbrough

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    Jennifer Sciafe, Brendan McCarron

    
  • ·‘Smear Hell’ – an audit of cervical cytology in HIV positive women

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    J. Hussey, O.E.O. Hotonu, M.S.T. Basta, M.L. Schmid

    
  • ·Management of HIV/hepatitis B & C co-infection in practice: from trials to day time reality

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    L. Ratcliffe, S. Russell, E.G.L. Wilkins, A. Bonington, E.M. Dunbar, A. Ustianowski, F.J. Vilar

    
  • ·Failure to refer patients with positive hepatitis C tests: Who is to blame?

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    M. Pareek, M.J. Wiselka, A. Grant

    
  • ·Can significant weight loss in Hepatitis C treatment be predicted?

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    M. Hewett, R. Parkin, B. Davidson, M.L. Bassendine, D.A. Price, M.L. Schmid

    
  • ·The use of quantiferon gold as a screening tool in a prison TB outbreak: some advantages over traditional screening methods

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    K. Adams, K. Cartlich, H. Thaker, G. Anderson, A. Newton

    
  • ·Just because it's new doesn't mean it's perfect

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    Joy Baruah, Rolf E. Meigh, Jacqueline A. Meigh, Stewart L. Mawer, Stephen Cooper, Meg Goodrick, Patrick Lillie

    
  • ·TB or not TB

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    H. Hadi, D.A. Price, M. Schmid, B. Payne, M. Snow

    
  • ·A 5 year review of diagnosing genitourinary tuberculosis

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    Pankaj Lal, R.P.D. Cooke

    
  • ·Delays in the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis- a retrospective review

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    L. Diwakar, S. Logan, N. Ghaffar, A. Hare, W. Lynn, S. Ash

    
  • ·Testing vitamin D levels in patients with TB: is it worthwhile?

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    T. Clark, W. Benyon, D. Lobb, M.J. Wiselka

    
  • ·National standard methods

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    Clare Harris, Ruhi Siddiqui, Valerie Bevan

    
  • ·Venous leg ulcers: primary care swab submission and laboratory reporting

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    R.S. Howell-Jones, I.B. Baker, C.A.M. NcNulty

    
  • ·First report of cit-type of ampC beta-lactamase in Ireland

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    D. Morris, M. Reynolds, V. Buckley, M. Cormican

    
  • ·Evaluation of a primary screening method for detection of ESBL/AmpC beta-lactamases in routine urinalysis using a multipoint method

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    K. Orange, P. De, D.G. Pillay, N. Raja, K. Burrows

    
  • ·Screening for Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase producing gram-negative organisms: can the sensitivity and specificity of current guidance be improved?

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    Thushan de Silva, Keith Thickett, Trevor Winstanley

    
  • ·Detection and characterisation of ESBL producing strains within the Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust region

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    P.A. James, J.S. Bendle, N. Carbarns, J.E. Salmon

    
  • ·Surveillance of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing isolates of Escherichia coli in Southampton over a two year period

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    Tom Matier, Andrew Tuck, Steve Green

    
  • ·Extended Spectrum β Lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria in a large UK NHS Hospital Trust

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    J.A. Elvy, E.S.R. Darley, A. Lovering, A.P. MacGowan

    
  • ·Outbreak of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in a long stay facility in Ireland

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    D. Morris, H. Pelly, E. O'Connell, B. Hanahoe, C. Chambers, K. Biernacka, S. Gray, M. Cormican

    
  • ·β-lactamase production and clonality of Moraxella catarrhalis from healthy volunteers and patients with community acquired LRTI

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    R. John, M. Gal, A.M. Lovering, P. Bennett, A. Hay, C. McNulty, M. Thomas, D. Lewis, A.P. MacGowan

    
  • ·Implimentation of an in-house typing method for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumanii

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    K.J. Williams, C. Jenkins, C.L. Ling, T.D. McHugh, T. Pitt, S. Hopkins

    
  • ·Typing of salmonella typhi isolates from Ireland

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    D. Morris, N. DeLappe, G. Doran, J. O'Connor, M. Cormican

    
  • ·Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in non-typhi serotypes of salmonella enterica in Ireland, 2001-2005

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    D. Morris, J. O'Connor, N. DeLappe, G. Doran, M. Cormican

    
  • ·Development and validation of a novel serum bactericidal assay for the determination of functional immunity against Salmonella typhi

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    Anoop S. Pulickal, Andrew J. Pollard

    
  • ·Biological impact of a prevalent mutation in the major superantigen SMEZ in M3 serotype Streptococcus pyogenes

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    Mary Namnyak, Asha Tanna, Bruno Pichon, Androulla Efstratiou, Shiranee Sriskandan

    
  • ·A novel scoring system for predicting Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures

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    Mitulkumar Patel, Esther Robinson, Beryl Oppenheim

    
  • ·Is panton-valentine leukocidin (pvl) associated with the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in the UK?

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    Matthew J. Ellington, Russell Hope, Mark Ganner, Marjorie Ganner, Claire East, Angela M. Kearns

    
  • ·Development and evaluation of a rapid direct DNA extraction and real-time PCR assay for early detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in high-risk patients

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    Lucy Elston, TatShing Yam, Peter Marsh

    
  • ·Evaluation of a new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the direct detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from clinical samples

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    Emma Meader, Judith Richards, Margaret Sillis, Victoria Bull, Fiona Alcock

    
  • ·Successful modification and development of the accuProbe technique for identification of gram-positive cocci directly from blood culture

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    I. Ibrahim, K. Bamford

    
  • ·Evaluation of pna fish and new generation evigene (mrsa evigene™) for rapid diagnosis of staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant staphylococci bacteraemia

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    I. Ibrahim, R. Al-Shawaf, F. Ahmad, A. Aali, M. Stone, K. Bamford

    
  • ·Blood culture collection protocols – do they work?

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    N. Khanna, D. Orr, A. Qamruddin

    
  • ·Establishing a quality assurance scheme for blood culture vial inoculation- is it worth the effort?

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    Shereen Walters, Pankaj Lal, R.P.D. Cooke

    
  • ·An evaluation of media suitable for the transportation by air of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

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    D. Inverarity, M. Diggle, G. Edwards, T. Mitchell

    
  • ·Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the elderly: a comparative assessment of detection methods

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    M.M. Raza, R. Pebody, N. Andrews, R.C. George, R.S. Heyderman, J.P. Leeming

    
  • ·Is terminal sub-culture of value in detection of candidaemia?

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    N.C. Rennison, Angela Galloway, Julie R. Samuel

    
  • ·Rapid differentiation between fluconazole sensitive and resistant species of candida directly from positive blood culture bottles by real-time polymerase chain reaction (pcr)

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    L. Metwally, P.V. Coyle, H.J. O'Neill, G. Hogg, S. Hedderwick, C.H. Webb, B. McCloskey, R.J. Hay, R. McMullan

    
  • ·Evaluation of BD ProbeTec™ ET System for simultaneous detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in artificially inoculated synovial fluid specimens

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    D.R. Murray, G. Gopal Rao, R.G. Hardwick

    
  • ·The significance of low-positive MOTA scoresin the BD-ProbeTec-Strand Displacement Amplification test for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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    Thushan de Silva, Goura Kudesia, Anita Joall, Duncan Whittaker, Claire Ryan, Steve Davies

    
  • ·A fully defined, clear and protein-free liquid medium permitting dense growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from very low inocula

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    Michelle Graver, Jim Wade

    
  • ·JC Virus genotype distribution differences between healthy and immunocompromised individuals

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    S. Bertolacci, N. Sheehy, S. Coughlan, W.W. Hall, K. Schaffer

    
  • ·Fungal keratitis in patients with corneal ulcer referred to Boo Ali Sina Hospital, Sari, Northern Iran (2004–5)

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    Tahereh Shokohi, Kiumars Nowroozpoor Dailami, Mohamad Taghi Hedayaty, Tahmineh Moaddel Haghighi

    
  • ·Likelihood of fever in the returning traveller being due to Malaria by geographical region: a retrospective five year analysis of patients presenting in London

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    H.C. Hughes, C. Nic Fhogartaigh, S. Herbert, A. McGregor, M. Armstrong, A. Ustianowski, C.J.M. Whitty

    
  • ·Improving early management of severe sepsis

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    Jane Minton, Jonathan Sandoe, Mark Wilcox, Hugh McGann, Emmanuel Nsutebu, Ashaad Gossiel

    
  • ·Quality improvement in sepsis management: Validating quality of care measures, and case-note review for assessment of these measures

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    Charis Marwick, Emily Watts, Josie Evans, Peter Davey

    
  • ·DASH: the Dundee audit of sepsis in hospital

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    N. Rae, M. Jones, D. Nathwani, G.F. Franklin

    
  • ·Bacteraemias in injecting drug users – the Grampian experience

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    N.M. Rosli, C. McGoldrick, R. McEwen, R.B.S. Laing, A.R. Mackenzie, J.G. Douglas

    
  • ·Hospital admissions in drug-users for skin and soft tissue infections and vascular disorders: geographical distribution in England, April 2001 to March 2006

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    Charles Irish, Roy Maxwell, Mark Dancox, Paul Brown, Caroline Trotter, Julia Verne, Mary Shaw

    
  • ·Surveillance of blood stream infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) in a major teaching hospital from Jan-Dec 2005

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    David Blane, Pauline Wright, John Hood

    
  • ·Clostridium tertium infections complicating penetrating injuries

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    J. Boyes, K. Gallagher, D. Inverarity, L. Buist, E. Weiler-Mithoff, S. Alcock, J. Hood, J. Brazier

    
  • ·Staphylococcus aureus: the enemy within

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    Bella Dave, Mitulkumar Patel, Neena Bodasing, Anthony M. Cadwgan

    
  • ·Blistering Purpura

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    A. Hussain, G. Robinson, J. Malkin, M. Duthie, N. Perera

    
  • ·Clinical and microbiological characteristics of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome presenting to a paediatric intensive care unit

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    E. O'Dell, F. Davies, A.M. Kearns, M. Festa, J.L. Klein

    
  • ·Respiratory surveillance cultures to predict the aetiology of late-onset bloodstream infections (LO-BSI) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

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    Shiva Shankar, Geoffrey Durbin, Mark Anthony, James Gray

    
  • ·Clinical significance of staphylococcus aureus positive blood cultures in children presenting from the community

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    Christine Powell, Eleri Williams, Julia Clark

    
  • ·Increased incidence of empyema in children – a regional unit experience

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    J.S. Gopal Kothandapani, L. Heaf, K. Southern, A. Riordan, J. Couriel, D. Heaf

    
  • ·Intracranial empyema in children

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    Srinivas Bandi, Amit Singla, Clive Graham, Guirish Solanki

    
  • ·Determining prevalence of Cryptosporidium and measuring of micronutrients in Cryptosporidiosis among children under 5 years in Shahrekord

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    B. Khalili, G.H. Shahabi, M. Mardani, L. Cuevas, C.A. Hart

    
  • ·Review of management of cardiac device associated endocarditis in a tertiary referral centre

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    D.A. Wearmouth, R.S. Bexton, K.E. Orr

    
  • ·The profile of hand infections as seen from an A&E perspective

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    Sara E. Atkins, Duncan A. McGrouther

    
  • ·A 3-year analysis of bacterial isolates from joint infections at a District General Hospital

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    J. Murugesh, G. Priya, C. Molloy, H. Panigrahi

    
  • ·Aetiology of septic arthritis in patients admitted to hospital in Nottingham 1997–2001 and an audit of management guidelines

    Page :e78

    K. Mortimer, J. Nixon, S. Holden, A.C. Jones, V.C. Weston

    
  • ·The microbiology of chronic osteomyelitis: results from a prospectively collected series of patients

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    S.H.C. Sheehy, D. Wyllie, M.A. McNally, D. Bose, N.A. Athanasou, A.R. Berendt, I. Byren, B.L. Atkins

    
  • ·The use of a real time PCR for diagnosis of hip and knee prosthetic infection: method development and comparison with histology and bacterial culture

    Page :e78

    M. Kaye, S. Skidmore, K. Howells, R. Spencer-Jones, C. McGeoch, P. Gregson, N. Graham, R. Warren

    
  • ·Chronic infection of fracture fixation metalwork? How to avoid a loosely fixed diagnosis

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    P.C. Matthews, A. Carr, N. Athanasou, D.J. Wilson, B.L. Atkins, I. Byren

    
  • ·One-year outcome following outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) treated bone and joint infections

    Page :e79

    H. White, E. Bell, E. Lamont, L. Semple, R.A. Seaton

    
  • ·On-line analytical processing (OLAP); a step forward in surveillance technology

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    M.L. Heginbothom

    
  • ·Improving quality indicators for hospital antibiotic prescribing: using simple data and easy tools

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    F. Ansari, L. Scahill, D. Nathwani, P.G. Davey

    
  • ·Antibiotic prescribing practices within a Scottish acute medical admissions unit

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    S.C. Dawson, Y. Kumarasamy, C. McGoldrick, R.B.S. Laing

    
  • ·Can “Antimicrobial ward rounds” improve prescribing?

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    D.P. Gnanarajah, D. Jones, J. Cheesbrough

    
  • ·Antibiotic review round: results of a pilot phase

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    M.J. Gilchrist, W. Lawson, W. Newsholme

    
  • ·Bacteraemia service- our experience at Middlesbrough

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    M. Albur, R. Fokes, J. Wembri, R. Bellamy, D. Chadwick, C. Marodi, J. Hovenden, B. McCarron

    
  • ·Impact of clinical microbiology rounds on antibiotic usage in a cardiothoracic surgery intensive care unit in India

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    A. Kothari, V. Sagar, B. Panigrahi, N. Selot, A. Bhan

    
  • ·BSAC respiratory resistance surveillance programme update 2005-06

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    R. Reynolds, D. Felmingham, L. Williams, on behalf of the BSAC Extended Working Party on Respiratory Resistance Surveillance

    
  • ·BSAC Bacteraemia Resistance Surveillance Update 2005

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    David Livermore, Rosy Reynolds, Russell Hope, for the BSAC Surveillance Working Party

    
  • ·Community acquired pneumonia (CAP): are doctors following the guidelines?

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    Paul Collini, Mike Beadsworth, Jim Anson, Peter Burnham, Paul Deegan, Nick Beeching, Alastair Miller

    
  • ·Initial management, including time to initiation of antibiotics, in suspected bacterial meningitis in immunocompetent adults

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    W.I. Beadles, C. Lafong, D. Bhattacharyya

    
  • ·Piperacillin/tazobactam plus single dose gentamicin as empiric antimicrobial therapy for febrile neutropaenia

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    J.W.T. Elston, K. Chew, J. Samuel, A. Galloway

    
  • ·The susceptibility of high-level gentamicin resistant enterococci to streptomycin in a Sheffield cohort of patients

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    B. Clark, D. Partridge, S. Davies, P. Norman

    
  • ·The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus species isolated in Kuwait hospitals

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    E.E. Udo, N. Al-Sweih, S. Aravindakshan

    
  • ·Daptomycin activity against Gram-Positive Cocci isolated in United Kingdom medical centers

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    K.E. Bowker, A. MacGowan, G. French, G. Lindsay, H.S. Sader, R.N. Jones

    
  • ·Daptomycin in a complicated case of pneumococcal infection

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    Alisdair A. MacConnachie, R. Andrew Seaton

    
  • ·Use of VITEK for surveillance of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli in the Scottish Highlands: results over 15 years

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    A. Hay, E. Macdonald, R. Evans, M. Davidson

    
  • ·Microbiological surveillance of gram-negative bactaeremia in the intensive care unit: a teaching hospital experience

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    P. Khanna, D.W. Wareham, D.C. Bean, D. Krahé

    
  • ·Trends in species causing candidemia and their antifungal susceptibility patterns in a university hospital in Northern Ireland from 2001 to 2006

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    L. Metwally, M.J. Walker, R.J. Hay, C.H. Webb, R. McMullan

    
  • ·Epidemiology of candida colonisation in a bone marrow transplant unit – patient and environmental impact of azole prophylaxis

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    Catriona Cameron, Saranaz Jamdar, Alex Mead, Brian Jones

    
  • ·The ORION statement: a CONSORT equivalent for infection control studies- Guidelines for transparent reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection

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    S.P. Stone, B.S. Cooper, C.C. Kibbler, B.D. Cookson, J.A. Robert, G.F. Medley, G. Duckworth, R. Lai, S. Ebrahim, E.M. Brown, P.J. Wiffen, P.G. Davey

    
  • ·Developing antibiotic prevalence studies as proxy HAI surveillance

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    C.S. Brown, W. Lawson, T.J. Galletly, M. Richards, A.H. Holmes

    
  • ·Changes in junior doctors' beliefs and attitudes towards hand hygiene between 2003 and 2006

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    A.R. Jeans, D. Gnanarajah, H. Mather, M. Clarke, J. Cheesbrough

    
  • ·Use of alcohol hand gel usage data to improve infection control outcomes

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    John E. Coia, Evonne Curran, Sandra McNamee, Kate Hamilton

    
  • ·National observational study of the effectiveness of the cleanyourhands Campaign (The NOSEC study): results from the first questionnaire

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    Rachel Slade, Chris Fuller, Andre Charlett, Barry Cookson, Ben Cooper, Georgia Duckworth, Andrew Hayward, Annette Jeanes, Susan Michie, Jennifer Roberts, Louise Teare, Sheldon Stone

    
  • ·Quantifying limitations of direct observation as a means of assessing hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers

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    Chris Fuller, John McAteer, Rachel Slade, Andre Charlett, Barry Cookson, Ben Cooper, Georgia Duckworth, Andrew Hayward, Annette Jeanes, Susan Michie, Jennifer Roberts, Louise Teare, Sheldon Stone

    
  • ·Clostridium Difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD): An audit of mandatory testing in a district general hospital laboratory

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    K. Orange, M. Abba, N.S. Raja, D.G. Pillay, P.P. De

    
  • ·The Clostridium difficile surveillance program in London England

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    A. Sabir-Ali, R. Rusek, M. Biskup, C. Strydom, J.S. Brazier, T.M. Morris, A. Way, V. Hall, B. Patel

    
  • ·Preliminary evaluation of PCR ribotyping for investigation of Clostridium difficile infections in hospitals in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland

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    Derek J. Brown, Henry Mather, John E. Coia

    
  • ·Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Southampton 2001-2005

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    S. Green, N. Cortes, K. Prime, S. Hadfield

    
  • ·Additional yield of faecal screening to detect MRSA carriage among hospitalized patients with diarrhoea

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    R. Gupta, J.S. Cheesbrough

    
  • ·Trends in the epidemiology of catheter-related bloodstream infection in a University Hospital in Belfast

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    E. McHenry, L. Metwally, R. McMullan

    
  • ·Use of Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) to predict MRSA Bacteraemia rates in a large English NHS Trust

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    A.P. MacGowan, E.S.R. Darley

    
  • ·Audit of meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in a district general hospital

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    Lakshmipriya Gunasekaran, Murugesh Jagadeesan, Hari Panigrahi

    
  • ·An audit of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia and mortality

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    C. Beeston, P.R. Chadwick, R.J. Young

    
  • ·Audit of MRSA reporting on death certificates in a London teaching hospital

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    Arjun Dhillon, Robin Smith, Susan Hopkins

    
  • ·Larval therapy: a novel treatment for eliminating MRSA from diabetic foot ulcers

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    Frank L. Bowling, Eleanna V. Salgami, Andrew J.M. Boulton

    
  • ·Airborne dissemination of epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Nottingham Cystic Fibrosis population: a role for portable HEPA filtration?

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    T. Boswell, K. Machin, K. Meredith, S. Soo

    
  • ·Implementation of point-of-use filtration

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    Carol Shingles

    
  • ·Hepatitis B vaccine uptake and response in a London regional dialysis unit

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    S.E. Moses, S. Glover, K. Casley, S.P. Kon, M. Sudhanva, M. Zuckerman

    
  • ·An audit of patients with invasive pneumococcal disease and their eligibility for immunisation compared with actual vaccination status

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    Rebecca Keay, Brendan McCarron

    
  • ·Studying endemicity patterns of Cholera in South Delhi

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    Vineet Gupta, Tripurari Kumar, B.K. Hazarika, Sanjeev Bhoi

    
  • ·Strategies used to increase chlamydia screening in general practice: a qualitative study

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    E. Freeman, C.A.M. McNulty, I. Oliver, W. Ford-Young, S. Randall

    
  • ·Flu in the middle of summer: lessons from an influenza outbreak in a primary school

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    E.F. Nsutebu, P. Hatton, A. Brady, M. Schweiger, J. Ellis

     
  • ·Infection in the immunocompromised host: “Not-Just-Skin-Deep”

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    M.D. David, I. Das

    
  • ·Double jeopardy

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    H.C. Hughes, L. Browning, G.D.H. Turner, K.J.M. Jeffery

    
  • ·A proverbial pain in the neck – or was it?

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    Nikhil Premchand, Matthias Schmid, Roopa McCrossan, Michael Snow

    
  • ·Zygomycosis an emerging problem – 2 case reports

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    M. Albur, J. Wembri, J. Hovenden, H. Wood, R. Billous

    
  • ·An Indian take away

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    K. Schaffer, S. Long, M. Crowe, S.F. FitzGerald, L.E. Fenelon

    
  • ·A case of necrotising fasciitis involving Group B Streptococcus

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    Anjali Shetty, Elizabeth Kubiak

    
  • ·Nocardia brain abscess – a case report

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    Z. Qazzafi, K. Sethi

    
  • ·Now you see it, now you don't!

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    Patrick Lillie, Mirella Parsonage, Gavin Barlow, Hiten Thaker, John Caplin, Peter Moss

    
  • ·Not so well water

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    E. McLellan, P. Fenton

    
  • ·Cats' tongues and an unusual case of severe bilateral meningo-encephalitis

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    C. Tjen, S.A. Wyllie, A. Pinto

    
  • ·Giving one the hump

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    K. Darling, A. McGregor, A. Dillon, N. Gerdes, B. Bannister, S. Bhagani

    
  • ·Handle with care

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    K. Darling, F. Davies, M. Kidd

    
  • ·Fulminant hepatic failure due to acute Hepatitis secondary to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

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    M.S. Albur, M.W. McKendrick

    
  • ·Surgically cracked eggs

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    Emmanuel Nsutebu, Jane Minton, Helmut Schuster, O'Cofaigh Emma, Philip Stanley

    
  • ·A frustrating cyst

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    Emmanuel Nsutebu, Hugh Mc Gann, O'Cofaigh Emma, Rashaad Gossiel

    
  • ·Pyogenic myositis? A diagnostic mimic

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    P.C. Matthews, A.F. Jeans, E. Blair, R. Uberoi, I. Byren, B.L. Atkins

    
  • ·Malakoplakia mimics malignancy

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    K. Fitzmaurice, R. Handy

    
  • ·Sudden pallor enlivened the evening

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    E. Hart, A. Sathyanarayan, E.G.L. Wilkins

    
  • ·A case of chronic diarrhoea, weight loss and intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy

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    Jacob Wembri, Brendan McCarron, Raymond Dang, Richard Bellamy, David Chadwick

    
  • ·Tales of the unexpected

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    C. Jenkins, C.L. Ling, S. Hopkins, S. Surah, T.D. McHugh, S.H. Gillespie, C.C. Kibbler

    
  • ·Culture negative mycotic aneurysms and septic arthritis

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    Nicky Longley, Ian Cropley, Sanjay Bhagani, Susan Hopkins