Annals ofInfectology

Volume: 7 - Number: 71 - March 15, 2007

Outstanding

Prospective Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction–ELISA Targeted to Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus for the Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies

Repeat-Region Polymorphisms in the Gene for the Dendritic Cell–Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-3–Grabbing Nonintegrin–Related Molecule: Effects on HIV-1 Susceptibility

Risk Factors for Cervicitis among Women with Bacterial Vaginosis

Genetic Determinants of Capsular Serotype K1 of Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Bacteria

Predictors of Immunity after a Major Serogroup W-135 Meningococcal Disease Epidemic, Burkina Faso, 2002

Risk Factors for Cervicitis among Women with Bacterial Vaginosis

Efficient Neutralization of Anthrax Toxin by Chimpanzee Monoclonal Antibodies against Protective Antigen

Effective Dosing of Lipid A Analogue E5564 in Rats Depends on the Timing of Treatment and the Route of Escherichia coli Infection

Genetic Determinants of Capsular Serotype K1 of Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Editorial commentaries

The Clinical Need for New Antiviral Drugs Directed against Influenza Virus

Meningococcal Control in the United States and Africa

The Benefits and Concerns Related to Vitamin A Supplementation

Fungi

Prospective Evaluation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction–ELISA Targeted to Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus for the Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies

HIV/AIDS

Normal CD16 Expression and Phagocytosis of Mycobacterium avium Complex by Monocytes from a Current Cohort of HIV-1–Infected Patients

Repeat-Region Polymorphisms in the Gene for the Dendritic Cell–Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-3–Grabbing Nonintegrin–Related Molecule: Effects on HIV-1 Susceptibility

Premature Induction of an Immunosuppressive Regulatory T Cell Response during Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Parasitos

Dynamics of Anti-VAR2CSA Immunoglobulin G Response in a Cohort of Senegalese Pregnant Women

Antigenic Differences and Conservation among Placental Plasmodium falciparum–Infected Erythrocytes and Acquisition of Variant-Specific and Cross-Reactive Antibodies

Immunization of Aotus Monkeys with Recombinant Cysteine-Rich Interdomain Region 1 Protects against Severe Disease during Plasmodium falciparum Reinfection

Viruses

Human Leukocyte Antigen Haplotypes in the Genetic Control of Immune Response to Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine

Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated with Altered Immunity but Not with Increased Viral Load

High Serum Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Load Predicts the Presence of HCV RNA in Saliva from Individuals with Chronic and Acute HCV Infection

Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Is Safe and Immunogenic in Immunocompromised Ferrets

Therapy with a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Associated Coronavirus–Neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Disease Severity and Viral Burden in Golden Syrian Hamsters