Annals ofInfectology

Volume: 4 - Number: 45 - December 15, 2004

Outstanding

Brief Reports

Limits of Early Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in Children: A Retrospective Study of 38 Cases

Pneumocystis jiroveci Genotypes and Primary Infection

Anthrax during Pregnancy: Case Reports and Review

Clinical Practice

Considerations in Control and Treatment of Nosocomial Infections Due to Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Confroting biological weapons

Inhalational Anthrax Due to Bioterrorism: Would Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines Have Identified the 11 Patients with Inhalational Anthrax from October through November 2001?

Demyelinating Encephalitis

Health care epidemiology

Antimicrobial Approaches for Preventing Infections Associated with Surgical Implants

HIV/Aids

Topical Microbicides for Disease Prevention: Status and Challenges

Interferon-Ribavirin in Association with Stavudine Has No Impact on Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Level in Patients Coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus: A CORIST-ANRS HC1 Trial

Outbreak of Tuberculosis Among Homeless Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Prevalence and Characteristics of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinical Trials Group: The Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS

Association of Hepatitis C Infection and Antiretroviral Use with Diabetes Mellitus in Drug Users

Risk Factors for Lactic Acidosis in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Nucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Case-Control Study

Discontinuation of Secondary Prophylaxis for Cryptococcal Meningitis in Human Immunodeficiency VirusInfected Patients Treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Study

Major Articles

A Randomized and Blinded Multicenter Trial of High-Dose Fluconazole plus Placebo versus Fluconazole plus Amphotericin B as Therapy for Candidemia and Its Consequences in Nonneutropenic Subjects

Editorial Commentary: Fluconazole Plus Amphotericin B Combinations Are Not Contraindicated and May Add Benefit for the Treatment of Candidemia

Efficacy of a Targeted, Oral PenicillinBased Yaws Control Program among Children Living in Rural South America

Is Azithromycin the First-Choice Macrolide for Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

Mycoplasma hominis Lipid-Associated Membrane Protein Antigens for Effective Detection of M. hominisSpecific Antibodies in Humans

Imported Lassa Fever in Germany: Surveillance and Management of Contact Persons

Outbreak of Joint and Soft-Tissue Infections Associated with Injections from a Multiple-Dose Medication Vial

Photo quiz

Demyelinating Encephalitis

Review Articles

Inflammation and Coagulation: Implications for the Septic Patient