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Volume 49 Issue 11 December 1, 2009

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News

In the Literature

Articles and Commentaries

Major Articles

    • Emmanuel Arinaitwe,
    • Taylor G. Sandison,
    • Humphrey Wanzira,
    • Abel Kakuru,
    • Jaco Homsy,
    • Julius Kalamya,
    • Moses R. Kamya,
    • Neil Vora,
    • Bryan Greenhouse,
    • Philip J. Rosenthal,
    • Jordan Tappero,
    • and Grant Dorsey

    Artemether-Lumefantrine Versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for Falciparum Malaria: A Longitudinal, Randomized Trial in Young Ugandan Children

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1629-1637 doi:10.1086/647946

Editorial Commentaries

    • Ric N. Price and
    • Nicholas M. Douglas

    Artemisinin Combination Therapy for Malaria: Beyond Good Efficacy

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1638-1640 doi:10.1086/647947

Major Articles

    • Arnon Broides,
    • Ron Dagan,
    • David Greenberg,
    • Noga Givon-Lavi,
    • and Eugene Leibovitz

    Acute Otitis Media Caused by Moraxella catarrhalis: Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1641-1647 doi:10.1086/647933

Editorial Commentaries

    • Michael Pichichero

    Widening Differences in Acute Otitis Media Study Populations

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1648-1649 doi:10.1086/647934

Major Articles

    • Sophia Koo,
    • Julie M. Bryar,
    • John H. Page,
    • Lindsey R. Baden,
    • and Francisco M. Marty

    Diagnostic Performance of the (1→3)-β-d-Glucan Assay for Invasive Fungal Disease

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1650-1659 doi:10.1086/647942
    • Friedhelm Kuethe,
    • Juha Lindner,
    • Klaus Matschke,
    • Juergen J. Wenzel,
    • Päivi Norja,
    • Katrin Ploetze,
    • Sarah Schaal,
    • Virginia Kamvissi,
    • Stefan R. Bornstein,
    • Uta Schwanebeck,
    • and Susanne Modrow

    Prevalence of Parvovirus B19 and Human Bocavirus DNA in the Heart of Patients with no Evidence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy or Myocarditis

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1660-1666 doi:10.1086/648074
    • Caryn Bern,
    • Manuela Verastegui,
    • Robert H. Gilman,
    • Carlos LaFuente,
    • Gerson Galdos-Cardenas,
    • Maritza Calderon,
    • Juan Pacori,
    • Maria del Carmen Abastoflor,
    • Hugo Aparicio,
    • Mark F. Brady,
    • Lisbeth Ferrufino,
    • Noelia Angulo,
    • Sarah Marcus,
    • Charles Sterling,
    • James H. Maguire,
    • and Chagas Disease Working Group in Peru and Bolivia

    Congenital Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1667-1674 doi:10.1086/648070
    • Susana A. Laucella,
    • Damián Pérez Mazliah,
    • Graciela Bertocchi,
    • María G. Alvarez,
    • Gretchen Cooley,
    • Rodolfo Viotti,
    • María C. Albareda,
    • Bruno Lococo,
    • Miriam Postan,
    • Alejandro Armenti,
    • and Rick L. Tarleton

    Changes in Trypanosoma cruzi -Specific Immune Responses after Treatment: Surrogate Markers of Treatment Efficacy

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1675-1684 doi:10.1086/648072

Editorial Commentaries

    • Julio A. Urbina

    New Advances in the Management of a Long-Neglected Disease

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1685-1687 doi:10.1086/648073

Major Articles

    • Johan Maertens,
    • Vincent Maertens,
    • Koen Theunissen,
    • Wouter Meersseman,
    • Philippe Meersseman,
    • Stef Meers,
    • Eric Verbeken,
    • Gregor Verhoef,
    • Johan Van Eldere,
    • and Katrien Lagrou

    Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan for the Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematologic Diseases

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1688-1693 doi:10.1086/647935
    • Theresa J. Ochoa,
    • Lucie Ecker,
    • Francesca Barletta,
    • Mónica L. Mispireta,
    • Ana I. Gil,
    • Carmen Contreras,
    • Margarita Molina,
    • Isabel Amemiya,
    • Hector Verastegui,
    • Eric R. Hall,
    • Thomas G. Cleary,
    • and Claudio F. Lanata

    Age-Related Susceptibility to Infection with Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among Infants from Periurban Areas in Lima, Peru

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1694-1702 doi:10.1086/648069
    • Janine Reichenbach,
    • Uri Lopatin,
    • Nizar Mahlaoui,
    • Bojana Beovic,
    • Ulrich Siler,
    • Reinhard Zbinden,
    • Reinhard A. Seger,
    • Louise Galmiche,
    • Nicole Brousse,
    • Samer Kayal,
    • Tayfun Güngör,
    • Stéphane Blanche,
    • and Steven M. Holland

    Actinomyces in Chronic Granulomatous Disease: An Emerging and Unanticipated Pathogen

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1703-1710 doi:10.1086/647945
    • Kristi L. Strandberg,
    • Marnie L. Peterson,
    • Matthew M. Schaefers,
    • Laura C. Case,
    • Melinda C. Pack,
    • David J. Chase,
    • and Patrick M. Schlievert

    Reduction in Staphylococcus aureus Growth and Exotoxin Production and in Vaginal Interleukin 8 Levels Due to Glycerol Monolaurate in Tampons

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1711-1717 doi:10.1086/644614

Editorial Commentaries

    • Jeffrey Parsonnet

    To Build a Better Mousetrap: Pitfalls on the Path to Improving Tampon Safety

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1718-1720 doi:10.1086/644615

Major Articles

    • Hsin-Yun Sun,
    • Barbara D. Alexander,
    • Olivier Lortholary,
    • Francoise Dromer,
    • Graeme N. Forrest,
    • G. Marshall Lyon,
    • Jyoti Somani,
    • Krishan L. Gupta,
    • Ramon del Busto,
    • Timothy L. Pruett,
    • Costi D. Sifri,
    • Ajit P. Limaye,
    • George T. John,
    • Goran B. Klintmalm,
    • Kenneth Pursell,
    • Valentina Stosor,
    • Michelle I. Morris,
    • Lorraine A. Dowdy,
    • Patricia Munoz,
    • Andre C. Kalil,
    • Julia Garcia-Diaz,
    • Susan Orloff,
    • Andrew A. House,
    • Sally Houston,
    • Dannah Wray,
    • Shirish Huprikar,
    • Leonard B. Johnson,
    • Atul Humar,
    • Raymund R. Razonable,
    • Shahid Husain,
    • and Nina Singh

    Lipid Formulations of Amphotericin B Significantly Improve Outcome in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Central Nervous System Cryptococcosis

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1721-1728 doi:10.1086/647948

Brief Reports

Editorial Commentary

    • L. Silvia Munoz-Price and
    • John P. Quinn

    The Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemases: A Tale of Strains, Plasmids, and Transposons

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1739-1741 doi:10.1086/648078
    • Nimesh H. Naik and
    • Thomas A. Russo

    Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: The Role of Actinomyces

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1729-1732 doi:10.1086/648075
    • John Nowakowski,
    • Donna McKenna,
    • Robert B. Nadelman,
    • Susan Bittker,
    • Denise Cooper,
    • Charles Pavia,
    • Diane Holmgren,
    • Paul Visintainer,
    • and Gary P. Wormser

    Blood Cultures for Patients with Extracutaneous Manifestations of Lyme Disease in the United States

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1733-1735 doi:10.1086/648076
    • Hanna E. Sidjabat,
    • Fernanda P. Silveira,
    • Brian A. Potoski,
    • Kareem M. Abu-Elmagd,
    • Jennifer M. Adams-Haduch,
    • David L. Paterson,
    • and Yohei Doi

    Interspecies Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Gene in a Single Patient

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1736-1738 doi:10.1086/648077

Photo Quiz

Invited Articles

Emerging Infections

    • James M. Hughes,
    • Mary E. Wilson,
    • Stephen P. Luby,
    • Emily S. Gurley,
    • and M. Jahangir Hossain

    Transmission of Human Infection with Nipah Virus

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1743-1748 doi:10.1086/647951

Medical Microbiology

    • L. Barth Reller,
    • Melvin Weinstein,
    • James H. Jorgensen,
    • and Mary Jane Ferraro

    Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: A Review of General Principles and Contemporary Practices

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1749-1755 doi:10.1086/647952

HIV/AIDS

Major Article

    • Giovanni Guaraldi,
    • Stefano Zona,
    • Nikolaos Alexopoulos,
    • Gabriella Orlando,
    • Federica Carli,
    • Guido Ligabue,
    • Federica Fiocchi,
    • Antonella Lattanzi,
    • Rosario Rossi,
    • Maria Grazia Modena,
    • Roberto Esposito,
    • Frank Palella,
    • and Paolo Raggi

    Coronary Aging in HIV-Infected Patients

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1756-1762 doi:10.1086/648080

Brief Report

    • Ahmad R. Sedaghat,
    • Darius A. Rastegar,
    • Karen A. O'Connell,
    • Jason B. Dinoso,
    • Claus O. Wilke,
    • and Joel N. Blankson

    T Cell Dynamics and the Response to HAART in a Cohort of HIV-1-Infected Elite Suppressors

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1763-1766 doi:10.1086/648081

Answer To The Photo Quiz

    • Philip A. Mackowiak,
    • Kyle Petersen,
    • Robert J. O'Connell,
    • Heidi L. Sandige,
    • Steven L. Barnes,
    • Patrick J. Danaher,
    • Nabil A. El Masry,
    • and Nadia A. El Dib

    A Pregnant Woman with Severe Diarrhea

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1767-1768 doi:10.1086/647950

Correspondence

    • C. J. Collins,
    • M. H. Fraher,
    • J. Bourke,
    • D. Phelan,
    • and M. Lynch

    Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Patients Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1769-1770 doi:10.1086/648112
    • Farrin A. Manian

    IDSA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1770-1771 doi:10.1086/648113
    • Leonard A. Mermel,
    • Michael Allon,
    • Emilio Bouza,
    • Donald E. Craven,
    • Patricia Flynn,
    • Naomi P. O'Grady,
    • Issam I. Raad,
    • Bart J. A. Rijnders,
    • Robert J. Sherertz,
    • and David K. Warren

    Reply to Collins et al and Manian

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1771-1772 doi:10.1086/648114
    • Francesco G. De Rosa,
    • Oscar Mollaretti,
    • Cristina Cometto,
    • Nicole Pagani,
    • Chiara Montrucchio,
    • and Giovanni Di Perri

    Early Experience with High-Dosage Daptomycin for Prosthetic Infections

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1772-1773 doi:10.1086/648115
    • Giorgio Tarchini

    Nephrotoxicity Associated with Intravenous Colistin

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1773 doi:10.1086/648116
    • Joshua D. Hartzell and
    • Glenn Wortmann

    Reply to Tarchini

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1773 doi:10.1086/648117
    • Andrés Reyes-Corcho and
    • Yadira Bouza-Jiménez

    Critically Ill HIV-Infected Patients: The Particular Case of Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1773-1774 doi:10.1086/648118

Book Reviews

    • Gary P. Wormser and
    • Davidson H. Hamer

    The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual, Fourth Edition Edited by Elaine Jong and Christopher Sanford Philadelpha, PA: Saunders Elsevier, 2009. 688 pp., Illustrated. $59.95 (paperback)

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1775 doi:10.1086/647953
    • Gary P. Wormser and
    • Guillaume Béraud

    Case Studies in Infectious Disease Written by Peter M. Lydyard, Michael F. Cole, John Holton, William L. Irving, Nino Porakishvili, Pradhib Venkatesan, and Katherine N. Ward London, UK: Garland Science, 2009. 608 pp. $45.00 (paperback)

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): 1776 doi:10.1086/647954

Electronic Articles

Major Article

    • Lauren A. Burwell,
    • Benjamin J. Park,
    • Kathleen A. Wannemuehler,
    • Newton Kendig,
    • James Pelton,
    • Emma Chaput,
    • Babatunde A. Jinadu,
    • Kirt Emery,
    • Gil Chavez,
    • and Scott K. Fridkin

    Outcomes among Inmates Treated for Coccidioidomycosis at a Correctional Institution during a Community Outbreak, Kern County, California, 2004

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): e113-e119 doi:10.1086/648119

Brief Report

    • Giovanna Travi,
    • Steven A. Pergam,
    • Hu Xie,
    • Paul Carpenter,
    • Hans-Peter Kiem,
    • Lawrence Corey,
    • and Michael J. Boeckh

    The Effect of Imatinib on Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

    Clin Infect Dis. (2009) 49(11): e120-e123 doi:10.1086/648120

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