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New Finding
Isolation of imipenem-resistant Enterobacter species: emergence of KPC-2 carbapenemase, molecular characterization, epidemiology, and outcomes.
Marchaim D, Navon-Venezia S, Schwaber MJ, Carmeli Y
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 Apr 52 (4):1413-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Thomas Dougherty
Evaluated 04 Jul 08

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New Finding
Increasing hospitalizations and general practice prescriptions for community-onset staphylococcal disease, England.
Hayward A, Knott F, ..., Islam A, Johnson AM
Emerg Infect Dis 2008 May 14 (5):720-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] [order article]
Selected by | Isa Moro with Carlo Gagliotti
Evaluated 04 Jul 08

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F1000 Factor 9.0

Confirmation
Effect of aciclovir on HIV-1 acquisition in herpes simplex virus 2 seropositive women and men who have sex with men: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Celum C, Wald A, ..., Corey L, HPTN 039 Protocol Team
Lancet 2008 Jun 21 371 (9630):2109-19 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Nicola Low
Evaluated 03 Jul 08

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F1000 Factor 6.0

Hypothesis
Origins of major human infectious diseases.
Wolfe ND, Dunavan CP, Diamond J
Nature 2007 May 17 447 (7142):279-83 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Sebastian Suerbaum
Evaluated 03 Jul 08

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F1000 Factor 3.0

New Finding
Helicobacter pylori AddAB helicase-nuclease and RecA promote recombination-related DNA repair and survival during stomach colonization.
Amundsen SK, Fero J, ..., Smith GR, Salama NR
Mol Microbiol 2008 Jun 18 :- [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Sebastian Suerbaum
Evaluated 03 Jul 08

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