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  1. Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of ethoxzolamide
  2. Identification and diversity of Actinomyces species in a clinical microbiology laboratory in the MALDI-TOF MS era
  3. Prevalence of HIV indicator conditions in late presenting patients with HIV: a missed opportunity for diagnosis?
  4. Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis
  5. Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
  6. Foreign tick smuggling rickettsia evades Australian border control
  7. Respiratory virus detection and co-infection in children and adults in a large Australian hospital in 2009-2015
  8. Life-long antimicrobial therapy: where is the evidence?
  9. C-reactive protein and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio have no utility in guiding lumbar puncture in suspected neonatal sepsis
  10. Morbidity from in-hospital complications is greater than treatment failure in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  11. Underdiagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci revealed by introduction of respiratory multiplex PCR assay with Chlamydiaceae family primers
  12. Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult
  13. Influence of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on the outcome of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus left-sided infective endocarditis treated with antistaphylococcal β-lactam antibiotics: a prospective cohort study by the Internati...
  14. Herpes simplex virus-2 transmission following solid organ transplantation: Donor-derived infection and transplantation from prior organ recipients
  15. Infection is an Independent Predictor of Death in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  16. Management of dengue in Australian travellers: a retrospective multicentre analysis
  17. The impact of changes in HIV management guidelines on time to treatment initiation in Australia
  18. Integrase-resistant HIV in an antiretroviral-naive patient in Australia
  19. Surveillance of life-long antibiotics: a review of antibiotic prescribing practices in an Australian Healthcare Network
  20. Polyclonal emergence ofvanAvancomycin-resistantEnterococcus faeciumin Australia
  21. Changing epidemiology of candidaemia in Australia
  22. Bacteroides pyogenes causing serious human wound infection from animal bites
  23. Epidemiology and Mortality of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Australian and New Zealand Children
  24. Improved standardization and potential for shortened time to results with BD Kiestra™ total laboratory automation of early urine cultures: A prospective comparison with manual processing
  25. Cryptococcemia in primary HIV infection
  26. Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases updated guidelines for the management ofClostridium difficileinfection in adults and children in Australia and New Zealand
  27. Different faces of Nocardia infection in renal transplant recipients
  28. Mucormycosis in Australia: contemporary epidemiology and outcomes
  29. Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation with influenza in adults in Australia in 2014
  30. Low rates of endocarditis in healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia suggest that echocardiography might not always be required
  31. Outbreak of vanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization in a neonatal service
  32. Disseminated Enteroviral Infection Associated with Obinutuzumab
  33. A history of infection with varicella is strongly predictive of the presence of varicella-zoster virus antibodies in a heterogenous Australian HIV cohort
  34. Antiretroviral treatment use, co-morbidities and clinical outcomes among Aboriginal participants in the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD)
  35. Acute HIV infection presenting as erythema multiforme in a 45-year-old heterosexual man
  36. Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates from Victoria, Australia
  37. Surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in Australian isolates of Clostridium difficile , 2013–14
  38. Human Wound Infection with Mannheimia glucosida following Lamb Bite
  39. Invasive infections due to filamentous fungi other than Aspergillus: epidemiology and determinants of mortality
  40. Correction: Geographical Variability in the Likelihood of Bloodstream Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria: Correlation with Proximity to the Equator and Health Care Expenditure
  41. Local acquisition and nosocomial transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae harbouring the blaNDM-1 gene in Australia
  42. Emergence and spread of predominantly community-onset Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 244 infection in Australia, 2010 to 2012
  43. Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection
  44. Vancomycin vintage: my favourite DRESS
  45. Mycobacterium haemophilumbone and joint infection in HIV/AIDS: case report and literature review
  46. Who really knows their patients' penicillin adverse drug reaction status? A cross-sectional survey
  47. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia
  48. Acanthamoeba Encephalitis: Isolation of Genotype T1 in Mycobacterial Liquid Culture Medium
  49. Comparing the identification of Clostridium spp. by two Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry platforms to 16S rRNA PCR sequencing as a reference standard: A detailed analysis of age of culture and sam...
  50. HIV and aging: insights from the Asia Pacific HIV Observational Database (APHOD)
  51. Rapid Time to Results and High Sensitivity of the CarbaNP Test on Early Cultures
  52. Genetic and Molecular Predictors of High Vancomycin MIC in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Isolates
  53. Emergence of a Ribotype 244 Strain of Clostridium difficile Associated With Severe Disease and Related to the Epidemic Ribotype 027 Strain
  54. Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia Complicated by Spondylodiscitis, Psoas Abscess, and Meningitis
  55. Comparing the identification of clostridium SPP. from blood culture using phenotypic, molecular, and two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry methods: a detailed analysis including the impact of cultu...
  56. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization does not increase mortality in end-stage kidney failure: a case–control study
  57. Vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration, host comorbidities and mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  58. Hampered by historical paradigms - echinocandins and the treatment ofCandidaendocarditis
  59. Streptococcus pyogenes aortic aneurysm infection: forgotten but not gone
  60. Exacerbation phenotyping in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  61. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness against Hospitalisation with Confirmed Influenza in the 2010–11 Seasons: A Test-negative Observational Study
  62. Peripheral intravenous catheter-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: more than 5 years of prospective data from two tertiary health services
  63. Antifungal Therapy and Management of Complications of Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii
  64. “Down the drain”: carbapenem-resistant bacteria in intensive care unit patients and handwashing sinks
  65. Vancomycin AUC/MIC Ratio and 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
  66. Successful use of eltrombopag without splenectomy in refractory HIV-related immune reconstitution thrombocytopenia
  67. Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infection: Determinants of Neurological Sequelae and Death
  68. New HIV diagnosis after occupational exposure screening: the importance of reporting needlestick injuries
  69. Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in residential aged care facilities
  70. Contamination of renal patients hospital chart covers with vancomycin resistant enterococci: Handle!with care
  71. The Dominant Australian Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone ST93-IV [2B] Is Highly Virulent and Genetically Distinct
  72. Effectiveness of H1N1/09 monovalent and trivalent influenza vaccines against hospitalization with laboratory-confirmed H1N1/09 influenza in Australia: A test-negative case control study
  73. Rat bite fever as a presenting illness in a patient with AIDS
  74. Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis Isolates Are Associated With Clonal Complex 30 Genotype and a Distinct Repertoire of Enterotoxins and Adhesins
  75. Clostridium difficile laboratory testing in Australia and New Zealand: national survey results and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases recommendations for best practice
  76. Antibiotic Choice May Not Explain Poorer Outcomes in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations
  77. Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens Septic Arthritis following Puncture with a Coxspur Hawthorn Thorn
  78. Acquired bloodstream infection in the intensive care unit: incidence and attributable mortality
  79. Refractory Bartonella quintana bacillary angiomatosis following chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  80. Novel Use of Tryptose Sulfite Cycloserine Egg Yolk Agar for Isolation of Clostridium perfringens during an Outbreak of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Neonatal Unit
  81. Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia: an unusual presentation of HIV seroconversion disease
  82. Neurocysticercosis Causing Sudden Death
  83. MELTING MUSCLES
  84. Heterogeneous Vancomycin‐Intermediate Susceptibility Phenotype in Bloodstream Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from an International Cohort of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Prevalence, Genotype, and Clinical Significance
  85. Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus recombinant vaccine associated lipoatrophy
  86. Population-based surveillance for scedosporiosis in Australia: epidemiology, disease manifestations and emergence of Scedosporium aurantiacum infection
  87. Candidaemia with uncommon Candida species: predisposing factors, outcome, antifungal susceptibility, and implications for management
  88. Increasing rates and clinical consequences of nalidixic acid-resistant isolates causing enteric fever in returned travellers: an 18-year experience
  89. SMART‐COP: A Tool for Predicting the Need for Intensive Respiratory or Vasopressor Support in Community‐Acquired Pneumonia
  90. Report of oral clarithromycin desensitization
  91. Phylogenetic Analysis of Viridans Group Streptococci Causing Endocarditis
  92. The Etiology of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia in Australia: Why Penicillin plus Doxycycline or a Macrolide Is the Most Appropriate Therapy
  93. Genotypic Diversity of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Causing Endocarditis: a Global Perspective
  94. Investigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens in a neonatal unit via a case-control study and molecular typing
  95. Disinfection of Burkholderia cepacia complex from non-touch taps in a neonatal nursery
  96. Unrecognised vitamin D deficiency: low concentrations in African migrants with HIV in Australia
  97. A longitudinal study of Acinetobacter in three Australian hospitals
  98. Corynebacterium kutscheri Infection of Skin and Soft Tissue following Rat Bite
  99. Risk factors for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: Can we reduce the incidence and improve patient selection?
  100. Continuous-infusion penicillin home-based therapy for serious infections due to penicillin-susceptible pathogens
  101. Acute pancreatitis caused by tipranavir/ritonavir-induced hypertriglyceridaemia
  102. Rat-bite fever septic arthritis: illustrative case and literature review
  103. Duration of In Vivo Antimicrobial Activity of Antibiotic-impregnated Cerebrospinal Fluid Catheters
  104. Infectious complications of traditional Samoan tattooing
  105. The microbiology and outcome of sepsis in Victoria, Australia
  106. Antiretroviral treatment change among HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus co-infected patients in the Australian HIV Observational Database
  107. Eosinophilic folliculitis
  108. Lichenoid drug eruption to tenofovir in an HIV/hepatitis B virus co-infected patient
  109. Fatal Case of Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Due to Group C Streptococcus Associated with Superantigen Exotoxin
  110. Treatment Outcomes for Serious Infections Caused by Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility
  111. Sequential cutaneous drug reactions to protease inhibitors in the context of occupational post-exposure prophylaxis
  112. Bacteraemia due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: An Analysis of 45 Episodes
  113. The clinical efficacy of continuous-infusion flucloxacillin in serious staphylococcal sepsis
  114. FatalLegionella longbeachae infection following heart transplantation
  115. Polymicrobial septicaemia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pyogenes following traditional tattooing
  116. Acute hepatitis associated withCampylobacter jejuni bacteraemia