Annals ofInfectology
Volume: 8 - Number: 89 - September 15, 2008

Articles and commentaries
A Comparison of Vancomycin and Metronidazole for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea, Stratified by Disease Severity
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis Due to Melioidosis in Thailand
Amphotericin B Treatment for Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis: Response to 15 Daily versus Alternate-Day Infusions
Bacteria
Francisella tularensis Has a Significant Extracellular Phase in Infected Mice
Helicobacter pylori Induces Up-Regulation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in AGS Gastric Epithelial Cells
Predictors of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Immunogenicity among Infants and Toddlers in an American Indian PnCRM7 Efficacy Trial
C1 Inhibitor Treatment Improves Host Defense in Pneumococcal Meningitis in Rats and Mice
Electronic articles
A Seronegative Case of HIV-1 Subtype C Infection in Botswana Vladimir Novitsky, Tendani Gaolathe, Elias Woldegabriel, Joseph Makhema, and
Acute Q Fever Hepatitis in Patients with and without Underlying Hepatitis B or C Virus Infection
Parasitos
Children in Burkina Faso Who Are Protected by Insecticide-Treated Materials Are Able to Clear Drug-Resistant Parasites Better than Unprotected Children
Safety and Clinical Outcome of Experimental Challenge of Human Volunteers with Plasmodiumfalciparum–Infected Mosquitoes: An Update
Effects of Sex, Parity, and Sequence Variation on Seroreactivity to Candidate Pregnancy Malaria Vaccine Antigens
A Shared Asian Origin of the Triple-Mutant dhfr Allele in Plasmodium falciparum from Sites across Africa
A Novel Plasmodium falciparum Expression System for Assessing Antifolate Resistance Caused by Mutant P. vivax Dihydrofolate Reductase–Thymidylate Synthase
PHOTO QUIZ
A Papulovesicular Rash in a Farmer and His Wife: (Answer on pages 395–6)
A Patient with HIV Infection, Cough, Asthenia, and Fever: (Answer on pages 662–3)
Reviews
A Systematic Review of the Methods Used to Assess the Association between Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy and Mortality in Bacteremic Patients