Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 4 - Number: 31 - August 15, 2004

Outstanding

Impact of Ring Wearing on Hand Contamination and Comparison of Hand Hygiene Agents in a Hospital

Monocyte and Lymphocyte Apoptosis Resistance in Acute and Chronic Brucellosis and Its Possible Implications in Clinical Management

Forum Report: Issues in Clinical Trials of Empirical Antifungal Therapy in Treating Febrile Neutropenic Patients

Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Nursing Homes: An Unappreciated Hazard for Frail Elderly Persons

Answer to photo quiz

Fever in a Returned Traveler: An "Off the Cuff" Diagnosis

Fever in a Returned Traveler: An "Off the Cuff" Diagnosis

Necrotic Ulceration of the Skin and Fascia

Necrotic Ulceration of the Skin and Fascia

Brief Report

Fungal Peritonitis Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis during an 11-Year Period: Report of 46 Cases

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

Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis) in a Heart-Kidney Transplant Recipient: Recovery after Posaconazole Therapy

Confronting 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?

Design of antifungal clinical trials

Forum Report: Issues in Clinical Trials of Empirical Antifungal Therapy in Treating Febrile Neutropenic Patients

Forum Report: Issues in the Design of Trials of Drugs for the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis

Introduction to the Forum Report on Advances in the Design of Antifungal Clinical Trials

Forum report

Forum Report: Issues in the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests, Use of Historical Controls, and Merits of the Current Multicenter Collaborative Groups

HIV/Aids

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Prevention: Strategies for Clinicians

Incidence of Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAssociated Opportunistic Diseases and the Effect of Treatment on a Cohort of 1115 Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 19891997

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

Isolated Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1Infected Individuals

Low Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia among Human Immunodeficiency VirusInfected Patients after Interruption of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Prophylaxis

Management of Severely Immunocompromised Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1Infected African Orphans with Structured Treatment Interruption: Another Kind of Salvage Therapy

Once-a-Day Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review

Outbreak of Tuberculosis Among Homeless Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Infectious diseases in elderly

Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Nursing Homes: An Unappreciated Hazard for Frail Elderly Persons

Major Articles

Forty Years of Disinfectant Failure: Outbreak of Postinjection Mycobacterium abscessus Infection Caused by Contamination of Benzalkonium Chloride

Impact of Ring Wearing on Hand Contamination and Comparison of Hand Hygiene Agents in a Hospital

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

Molecular Typing of Bordetella pertussis Isolates Recovered from Belgian Children and Their Household Members

Monocyte and Lymphocyte Apoptosis Resistance in Acute and Chronic Brucellosis and Its Possible Implications in Clinical Management

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

Ocular and Respiratory Symptoms Attributable to Inactivated Split Influenza Vaccine: Evidence from a Controlled Trial Involving Adults

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

Medical Microbiology

Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia

Review

Inflammation and Coagulation: Implications for the Septic Patient