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Volume 46 Issue 8 April 15, 2008

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In this Issue

News

In the Literature

Articles and Commentaries

Major Articles

    • Nick Daneman,
    • Donald E. Low,
    • Alison McGeer,
    • Karen A. Green,
    • and David N. Fisman

    At the Threshold: Defining Clinically Meaningful Resistance Thresholds for Antibiotic Choice in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1131-1138 doi:10.1086/529440

Editorial Commentaries

    • Bruce Y. Lee

    Digital Decision Making: Computer Models and Antibiotic Prescribing in the Twenty-First Century

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1139-1141 doi:10.1086/529441

Major Articles

    • Peter E. Pertel,
    • Patricia Bernardo,
    • Charles Fogarty,
    • Peter Matthews,
    • Rebeca Northland,
    • Mark Benvenuto,
    • Grace M. Thorne,
    • Steven A. Luperchio,
    • Robert D. Arbeit,
    • and Jeff Alder

    Effects of Prior Effective Therapy on the Efficacy of Daptomycin and Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1142-1151 doi:10.1086/533441

Editorial Commentaries

    • John H. Powers

    Reassessing the Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Clinical Trials of Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1152-1156 doi:10.1086/533442

Major Articles

    • Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis,
    • Jean-Claude Pechère,
    • Christina Routsi,
    • Diamantis Plachouras,
    • Spyridon Kollias,
    • Maria Raftogiannis,
    • Dimitrios Zervakis,
    • Fotini Baziaka,
    • Apostolos Koronaios,
    • Anastasia Antonopoulou,
    • Vassiliki Markaki,
    • Pantelis Koutoukas,
    • Evangelos Papadomichelakis,
    • Thomas Tsaganos,
    • Apostolos Armaganidis,
    • Vassilios Koussoulas,
    • Anastasia Kotanidou,
    • Charis Roussos,
    • and Helen Giamarellou

    Effect of Clarithromycin in Patients with Sepsis and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1157-1164 doi:10.1086/529439
    • Lone Graff Stensballe,
    • Thomas Hjuler,
    • Andreas Andersen,
    • Margit Kaltoft,
    • Henrik Ravn,
    • Peter Aaby,
    • and Eric A. F. Simoes

    Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Danish Children Aged <2 Years: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1165-1171 doi:10.1086/529438
    • Margaret M. Cortese,
    • Hannah T. Jordan,
    • Aaron T. Curns,
    • Patricia A. Quinlan,
    • Kim A. Ens,
    • Patricia M. Denning,
    • and Gustavo H. Dayan

    Mumps Vaccine Performance among University Students during a Mumps Outbreak

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1172-1180 doi:10.1086/529141
    • E. Yoko Furuya,
    • Armando Paez,
    • Arjun Srinivasan,
    • Robert Cooksey,
    • Michael Augenbraun,
    • Miriam Baron,
    • Karen Brudney,
    • Phyllis Della-Latta,
    • Concepcion Estivariz,
    • Staci Fischer,
    • Mary Flood,
    • Pamela Kellner,
    • Carmen Roman,
    • Mitchell Yakrus,
    • Don Weiss,
    • and Eric V. Granowitz

    Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Wound Infections among “Lipotourists” from the United States Who Underwent Abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1181-1188 doi:10.1086/529191
    • Dirk Werber,
    • Brendan W. Mason,
    • Meirion R. Evans,
    • and Roland L. Salmon

    Preventing Household Transmission of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157 Infection: Promptly Separating Siblings Might Be the Key

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1189-1196 doi:10.1086/587670

Editorial Commentaries

    • Christina K. Ahn,
    • Eileen Klein,
    • and Phillip I. Tarr

    Isolation of Patients Acutely Infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7: Low-Tech, Highly Effective Prevention of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1197-1199 doi:10.1086/587664

Major Articles

    • Jakko van Ingen,
    • Martin J. Boeree,
    • Wiel C. M. de Lange,
    • Petra E. W. de Haas,
    • P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen,
    • and Dick van Soolingen

    Clinical Relevance of Mycobacterium szulgai in The Netherlands

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1200-1205 doi:10.1086/529443
    • Jennifer K. Chow,
    • Yoav Golan,
    • Robin Ruthazer,
    • Adolf W. Karchmer,
    • Yehuda Carmeli,
    • Deborah Lichtenberg,
    • Varun Chawla,
    • Janet Young,
    • and Susan Hadley

    Factors Associated with Candidemia Caused by Non-albicans Candida Species Versus Candida albicans in the Intensive Care Unit

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1206-1213 doi:10.1086/529435
    • Michael R. Jacobs,
    • Caryn E. Good,
    • Hillard M. Lazarus,
    • and Roslyn A. Yomtovian

    Relationship between Bacterial Load, Species Virulence, and Transfusion Reaction with Transfusion of Bacterially Contaminated Platelets

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1214-1220 doi:10.1086/529143
    • Belinda Y. Betsch,
    • Stefan Eggli,
    • Klaus A. Siebenrock,
    • Martin G. Täuber,
    • and Kathrin Mühlemann

    Treatment of Joint Prosthesis Infection in Accordance with Current Recommendations Improves Outcome

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1221-1226 doi:10.1086/529436
    • Perumal Vivekanandan,
    • Rajesh Kannangai,
    • Stuart C. Ray,
    • David L. Thomas,
    • and Michael Torbenson

    Comprehensive Genetic and Epigenetic Analysis of Occult Hepatitis B from Liver Tissue Samples

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1227-1236 doi:10.1086/529437

Brief Reports

    • LaShonda Spencer,
    • Michelle Ukwu,
    • Travis Alexander,
    • Karri Valadez,
    • Lora Liu,
    • Toni Frederick,
    • Andrea Kovacs,
    • and Alison Morris

    Epidemiology of Pneumocystis Colonization in Families

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1237-1240 doi:10.1086/533449
    • Susan S. Huang,
    • Daniel J. Diekema,
    • David K. Warren,
    • Gianna Zuccotti,
    • Patricia L. Winokur,
    • Shailesh Tendolkar,
    • Linda Boyken,
    • Rupak Datta,
    • Rebecca M. Jones,
    • Melissa A. Ward,
    • Tanya Aubrey,
    • Andrew B. Onderdonk,
    • Christian Garcia,
    • and Richard Platt

    Strain-Relatedness of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Recovered from Patients with Repeated Infection

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1241-1247 doi:10.1086/529381
    • Irmeli Roine,
    • Heikki Peltola,
    • Josefina Fernández,
    • Inés Zavala,
    • Antonio González Mata,
    • Silvia González Ayala,
    • Antonio Arbo,
    • Rosa Bologna,
    • Greta Miño,
    • José Goyo,
    • Eduardo López,
    • Solange Dourado de Andrade,
    • and Seppo Sarna

    Influence of Admission Findings on Death and Neurological Outcome from Childhood Bacterial Meningitis

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1248-1252 doi:10.1086/533448

Photo Quiz

    • Philip A. Mackowiak

    An African-Born Man with Chronic Recurrent Hemoptysis

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1253 doi:10.1086/533443

Invited Articles

Antimicrobial Resistance

    • George M. Eliopoulos,
    • Lisa L. Maragakis,
    • and Trish M. Perl

    Acinetobacter baumannii: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Treatment Options

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1254-1263 doi:10.1086/529198

Food Safety

    • Frederick J. Angulo,
    • Lyn James,
    • Rebecca Roberts,
    • Roderick C. Jones,
    • John T. Watson,
    • Bala N. Hota,
    • Linda M. Kampe,
    • Robert A. Weinstein,
    • and Susan I. Gerber

    Emergency Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Surveillance for Foodborne Disease in the United States

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1264-1270 doi:10.1086/533445

HIV/AIDS

Major Articles

    • Andrew Reid,
    • Wolfgang Stöhr,
    • A. Sarah Walker,
    • Ian G. Williams,
    • Cissy Kityo,
    • Peter Hughes,
    • Andrew Kambugu,
    • Charles F. Gilks,
    • Peter Mugyenyi,
    • Paula Munderi,
    • James Hakim,
    • Diana M. Gibb,
    • and Development of Antiretroviral Therapy Trial

    Severe Renal Dysfunction and Risk Factors Associated with Renal Impairment in HIV-Infected Adults in Africa Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1271-1281 doi:10.1086/533468
    • Frank A. Post,
    • Lucy J. Campbell,
    • Lisa Hamzah,
    • Lisa Collins,
    • Rachael Jones,
    • Rizwan Siwani,
    • Leann Johnson,
    • Martin Fisher,
    • Stephen G. Holt,
    • Sanjay Bhagani,
    • Andrew H. Frankel,
    • Edmund Wilkins,
    • Jonathan G. Ainsworth,
    • Nick Larbalestier,
    • Derek C. Macallan,
    • Debasish Banerjee,
    • Guy Baily,
    • Raj C. Thuraisingham,
    • Paul Donohoe,
    • Bruce M. Hendry,
    • Rachel M. Hilton,
    • Simon G. Edwards,
    • Robert Hangartner,
    • Alexander J. Howie,
    • John O. Connolly,
    • and Philippa J. Easterbrook

    Predictors of Renal Outcome in HIV-Associated Nephropathy

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1282-1289 doi:10.1086/529385
    • G. A. McComsey,
    • V. Lo Re,
    • M. O'Riordan,
    • U. A. Walker,
    • D. Lebrecht,
    • E. Baron,
    • K. Mounzer,
    • and I. Frank

    Effect of Reducing the Dose of Stavudine on Body Composition, Bone Density, and Markers of Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV-Infected Subjects: A Randomized, Controlled Study

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1290-1296 doi:10.1086/529384

Editorial Commentary

    • Christine Wanke

    The Effect of Reducing the Dose of Stavudine on Body Composition, Bone Density, and Markers of Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV-Infected Subjects: Answers and Questions

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1297-1298 doi:10.1086/529383

Major Articles

    • Viktor von Wyl,
    • Sabine Yerly,
    • Jürg Böni,
    • Philippe Bürgisser,
    • Thomas Klimkait,
    • Manuel Battegay,
    • Enos Bernasconi,
    • Matthias Cavassini,
    • Hansjakob Furrer,
    • Bernard Hirschel,
    • Pietro L. Vernazza,
    • Martin Rickenbach,
    • Bruno Ledergerber,
    • Huldrych F. Günthard,
    • and Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    Factors Associated with the Emergence of K65R in Patients with HIV-1 Infection Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Containing Tenofovir

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1299-1309 doi:10.1086/528863
    • C. L. Cooper,
    • J. B. Angel,
    • I. Seguin,
    • H. L. Davis,
    • and D. W. Cameron

    CPG 7909 Adjuvant plus Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination in HIV-Infected Adults Achieves Long-Term Seroprotection for Up to 5 Years

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1310-1314 doi:10.1086/533467

Brief Report

    • James H. Willig,
    • David A. Jackson,
    • Andrew O. Westfall,
    • Jeroan Allison,
    • Pei-Wen Chang,
    • James Raper,
    • Michael S. Saag,
    • and Michael J. Mugavero

    Clinical Inertia in the Management of Low-Density Lipoprotein Abnormalities in an HIV Clinic

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1315-1318 doi:10.1086/533466

Answer to the Photo Quiz

    • Philip A. Mackowiak,
    • Ana Requena,
    • M. Ángeles Domínguez,
    • and Miguel Santin

    An African-Born Man with Chronic Recurrent Hemoptysis

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1319-1320 doi:10.1086/533444

Correspondence

    • Gary Rogers and
    • Michael Curry

    Depression and HIV Risk Taking

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1321 doi:10.1086/533472
    • Glenn J. Treisman and
    • Andrew F. Angelino

    Reply to Rogers and Curry

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1321-1322 doi:10.1086/533474
    • Anucha Apisarnthanarak,
    • Thomas C. Bailey,
    • and Victoria J. Fraser

    Duration of Stool Colonization in Patients Infected with Extended-Spectrum ²-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1322-1323 doi:10.1086/533475
    • N. Lee,
    • C. S. Cockram,
    • P. K. S. Chan,
    • D. S. C. Hui,
    • K. W. Choi,
    • and J. J. Y. Sung

    Antiviral Treatment for Patients Hospitalized with Severe Influenza Infection May Affect Clinical Outcomes

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1323-1324 doi:10.1086/533477
    • Rodrigo E. Mendes,
    • Thomas R. Fritsche,
    • Helio S. Sader,
    • and Ronald N. Jones

    Increased Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles among Polymyxin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1324-1326 doi:10.1086/533476

Book Reviews

    • Gary P. Wormser and
    • J. Michael Janda

    Salmonella Methods and Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology 394 Edited by: Heide Schatten and Abraham Eisenstark Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2007. 363 pp., illustrated. $99.50 (hardcover)

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1327 doi:10.1086/533446
    • Gary P. Wormser and
    • Bruce Y. Lee

    Searching Eyes: Privacy, the State, and Disease Surveillance in America Amy L. Fairchild, Ronald Bayer, and James Colgrove Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007. 368 pp., Illustrated. $19.95 (softcover)

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): 1327-1328 doi:10.1086/533447

Electronic Articles

Brief Reports

    • Marijo Bilusic,
    • Jean Pattathil,
    • Michael Brescia,
    • William McHugh,
    • Michael Zaboski,
    • and Bernard Schanzer

    Recurrent Bulbar Paralysis Caused by Botulinum Toxin Type B

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): e72-e74 doi:10.1086/533470
    • Philippe De Wals,
    • Geneviève Deceuninck,
    • Renée-Myriam Boucher,
    • and Manale Ouakki

    Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome following Serogroup C Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Quebec, Canada

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): e75-e77 doi:10.1086/533469
    • Adriana Andrade,
    • Justin R. Bailey,
    • Jie Xu,
    • Frances H. Philp,
    • Thomas C. Quinn,
    • Thomas M. Williams,
    • Stuart C. Ray,
    • David L. Thomas,
    • and Joel N. Blankson

    CD4+ T Cell Depletion in an Untreated HIV Type 1-Infected Human Leukocyte Antigen-B*5801-Positive Patient with an Undetectable Viral Load

    Clin Infect Dis. (2008) 46(8): e78-e82 doi:10.1086/529387

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  2. News
  3. In the Literature
  4. Articles and Commentaries
    1. Major Articles
    2. Editorial Commentaries
    3. Major Articles
    4. Editorial Commentaries
    5. Major Articles
    6. Editorial Commentaries
    7. Major Articles
  6. Brief Reports
  7. Photo Quiz
  8. Invited Articles
    1. Antimicrobial Resistance
    2. Food Safety
  10. HIV/AIDS
    1. Major Articles
    2. Editorial Commentary
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    4. Brief Report
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