Infectious Diseases
A Novel Endogenous Inhibitor of the Secreted Streptococcal NAD-Glycohydrolase
Authors: Michael A Meehl, Jerome S Pinkner, Patricia J Anderson, Scott J Hultgren, Michael G Caparon DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0010035 Abstract Summary...
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Intracellular Persisting Staphylococcus aureus Is the Major Pathogen in Recurrent Tonsillitis
Authors: Andreas E. Zautner, Merit Krause, Gerhard Stropahl, Silva Holtfreter, Hagen Frickmann, Claudia Maletzki, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Hans Wilhelm Pau, Andreas...
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Decreases in Community Viral Load Are Accompanied by Reductions in New HIV Infections in San Francisco
Authors: Moupali Das, Priscilla Lee Chu, Glenn-Milo Santos, Susan Scheer, Eric Vittinghoff, Willi McFarland, Grant N. Colfax DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011068 Abstract...
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Outcomes after Chemotherapy with WHO Category II Regimen in a Population with High Prevalence of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Authors: Francine Matthys, Leen Rigouts, Vinciane Sizaire, Natalia Vezhnina, Maryvonne Lecoq, Vera Golubeva, Françoise Portaels, Patrick Van der Stuyft, Michael...
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Risk Factors and Characteristics of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Commercial Poultry in Tunisia
Authors: Wafa Tombari, Mathilde Paul, Jihene Bettaieb, Imen Larbi, Jihene Nsiri, Imen Elbehi, Latifa Gribaa, Abdeljelil Ghram DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053524 Abstract...
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Decreasing Mortality in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients by Implementing a Sepsis Bundle in a Hospital Setting
Authors: Sandra Christina Pereira Lima Shiramizo, Alexandre R. Marra, Marcelino S. Durão, Ângela T. Paes, Michael B. Edmond, Oscar Fernando...
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New Classes of Alanine Racemase Inhibitors Identified by High-Throughput Screening Show Antimicrobial Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors: Karen G. Anthony, Ulrich Strych, Kacheong R. Yeung, Carolyn S. Shoen, Oriana Perez, Kurt L. Krause, Michael H. Cynamon,...
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Transactional Sex Risk across a Typology of Rural and Urban Female Sex Workers in Indonesia: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja, Ernestina Coast DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052858 Abstract Summary Indonesian study identifies 5 distinct female sex worker groups based...
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Breaking the Waves: Modelling the Potential Impact of Public Health Measures to Defer the Epidemic Peak of Novel Influenza A/H1N1
Authors: Matthias an der Heiden, Udo Buchholz, Gérard Krause, Göran Kirchner, Hermann Claus, Walter H. Haas DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008356 Abstract Summary...
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Lactobacillus Proteins Are Associated with the Bactericidal Activity against E. coli of Female Genital Tract Secretions
Authors: Sabah Kalyoussef, Edward Nieves, Ellen Dinerman, Colleen Carpenter, Viswanathan Shankar, Jamie Oh, Berta Burd, Ruth H. Angeletti, Karen W....
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