1. Pitfalls of defining combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in observational studies

   • D. R. Giacobbe
   • A. E. Maraolo
   • C. Viscoli

   Editorial 21 May 2017 Pages: 1707 - 1709

2. Importance of tissue sampling, laboratory methods, and patient characteristics for detection of Pneumocystis in autopsied lungs of non-immunosuppressed individuals

   • S. L. Vargas
   • C. Ponce
   • M. J. Gallo

   Review Open access 05 June 2017 Pages: 1711 - 1716

   

3. New nucleic acid testing devices to diagnose infectious diseases in resource-limited settings

   • P. Maffert
   • S. Reverchon
   • H. Abaibou

   Review 01 June 2017 Pages: 1717 - 1731

   

4. The use of rapid test QuikRead go® Strep A in bacterial pharyngotonsillitis diagnosing and therapeutic decisions

   • E. Stefaniuk
   • K. Bosacka
   • W. Hryniewicz

   Original Article 21 April 2017 Pages: 1733 - 1738

   

5. Synergistic activity of synthetic N-terminal peptide of human lactoferrin in combination with various antibiotics against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains

   • P. Morici
   • W. Florio
   • A. Lupetti

   Original Article 03 May 2017 Pages: 1739 - 1748

   

6. Increase of circulating endocan over sepsis follow-up is associated with progression into organ dysfunction

   • A. Ioakeimidou
   • E. Pagalou
   • on behalf of the Hellenic Sepsis Study Group

   Original Article 28 April 2017 Pages: 1749 - 1756

   

7. Pathogen-related factors affecting outcome of catheter-related bacteremia due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a Spanish multicenter study

   • R. San-Juan
   • D. Pérez-Montarelo
   • F. Chaves

   Original Article 05 May 2017 Pages: 1757 - 1765

   

8. Respiratory viral infections are underdiagnosed in patients with suspected sepsis

   • L. R. Ljungström
   • G. Jacobsson
   • H. Enroth

   Original Article Open access 17 May 2017 Pages: 1767 - 1776

   

9. An outbreak of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Spain: risk factors for recurrence and a novel treatment strategy

   • E. Bouza
   • L. Alcalá
   • V. de Egea

   Original Article 13 May 2017 Pages: 1777 - 1786

   

10. Household aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus by clonal complex and methicillin resistance profiles in Starr County, Texas

    • C. L. Hanis
    • K. E. Garrett
    • E. L. Brown

    Original Article 04 May 2017 Pages: 1787 - 1793

    

11. A controlled comparison of the BacT/ALERT® 3D and VIRTUO™ microbial detection systems

    • H. Totty
    • M. Ullery
    • P. Deol

    Original Article Open access 12 May 2017 Pages: 1795 - 1800

12. Budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Hong Kong

    • X. Li
    • N. S. Chan
    • E. W. Chan

    Original Article 17 May 2017 Pages: 1801 - 1809

    

13. Cytokine gene polymorphism associations with congenital cytomegalovirus infection and sensorineural hearing loss

    • B. Kasztelewicz
    • J. Czech-Kowalska
    • K. Dzierżanowska-Fangrat

    Original Article Open access 13 May 2017 Pages: 1811 - 1818

    

14. Evaluation of sampling locations in pregnant women and newborns for the detection of colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    • M. Zamfir
    • A. C. Adler
    • C. Herr

    Original Article 04 May 2017 Pages: 1819 - 1826

    

15. Impact of severe hematological abnormalities in the outcome of hospitalized patients with influenza virus infection

    • A. Lalueza
    • H. Trujillo
    • C. Lumbreras

    Original Article 13 May 2017 Pages: 1827 - 1837

    

16. Down-regulation of the two-component system and cell-wall biosynthesis-related genes was associated with the reversion to daptomycin susceptibility in daptomycin non-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    • Y. Iwata
    • K. Satou
    • T. Wada

    Original Article 05 May 2017 Pages: 1839 - 1845

    

17. Importance of pre-enrichment for detection of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GCREB) from rectal swabs

    • N. Jazmati
    • T. Jazmati
    • A. Hamprecht

    Original Article 05 May 2017 Pages: 1847 - 1851

18. Clinical condition and comorbidity as determinants for blood culture positivity in patients with skin and soft-tissue infections

    • F. V. van Daalen
    • M. C. Kallen
    • J. M. Prins

    Original Article Open access 07 June 2017 Pages: 1853 - 1858

19. Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 and its H30/H30-Rx subclones recovered from extra-intestinal infections: first report of OXA-48 producing ST131 clone from Iran

    • Z. Hojabri
    • M. Mirmohammadkhani
    • O. Pajand

    Original Article 27 May 2017 Pages: 1859 - 1866

    

20. Rapid diagnosis of acute norovirus-associated gastroenteritis: evaluation of the Xpert Norovirus assay and its implementation as a 24/7 service in three hospitals in Jönköping County, Sweden

    • A. J. Henningsson
    • A. Nilsson Bowers
    • S. Haglund

    Original Article Open access 24 May 2017 Pages: 1867 - 1871

    

21. Analysis of the incidence and risk factors of male urinary tract infection following urodynamic study

    • Z. Huang
    • H. Xiao
    • Z. Ji

    Original Article 02 June 2017 Pages: 1873 - 1878

    

22. Impact of antimicrobial stewardship and rapid microarray testing on patients with Gram-negative bacteremia

    • K. R. Rivard
    • V. Athans
    • E. Neuner

    Original Article 23 May 2017 Pages: 1879 - 1887

    

23. Impact of prompt intervention in response to positive blood culture results during weekends by collaboration between infectious disease specialists and microbiology laboratory staff

    • M. Tsuboi
    • K. Hayakawa
    • N. Ohmagari

    Original Article 25 May 2017 Pages: 1889 - 1897

    

24. Why does measles persist in Europe?

    • P. Plans-Rubió

    Original Article 26 May 2017 Pages: 1899 - 1906

    

25. Dissemination of bla _OXA-370 gene among several Enterobacteriaceae species in Brazil

    • C. M. Magagnin
    • F. P. Rozales
    • A. P. Zavascki

    Original Article 30 May 2017 Pages: 1907 - 1910

26. Emerging multidrug-resistant Bengal Bay clone ST772-MRSA-V in Norway: molecular epidemiology 2004–2014

    • A. Blomfeldt
    • K. W. Larssen
    • S. B. Jørgensen

    Original Article 29 May 2017 Pages: 1911 - 1921

    

27. External quality assessment for molecular typing of Salmonella 2013–2015: performance of the European national public health reference laboratories

    • M. B. F. Jensen
    • S. Schjørring
    • T. Niskanen

    Original Article Open access 01 June 2017 Pages: 1923 - 1932

28. Comparison of the ImmuView and the BinaxNOW antigen tests in detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila in urine

    • S. Athlin
    • A. Iversen
    • V. Özenci

    Original Article Open access 06 June 2017 Pages: 1933 - 1938

29. Clostridium difficile infections in Finland, 2008–2015: trends, diagnostics and ribotypes

    • S. Mentula
    • S. M. Kotila
    • A. Virolainen

    Original Article 30 May 2017 Pages: 1939 - 1945

    

30. Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for the management of Clostridium difficile infection in Japan: a multicenter retrospective study

    • K. Kobayashi
    • N. Sekiya
    • A. Imamura

    Original Article 02 June 2017 Pages: 1947 - 1953

31. Prevalence, clonality, and pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in newborn feces

    • S Fill Malfertheiner
    • S. Wendt
    • B. König

    Original Article 30 May 2017 Pages: 1955 - 1964

    

32. Risk factors for recurrent carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a prospective cohort study

    • Maddalena Giannella
    • Elena Graziano
    • Pierluigi Viale

    Original Article 01 June 2017 Pages: 1965 - 1970

33. Emergence of Clostridium difficile tcdC variant 078 in Marseille, France

    • N. Cassir
    • N. Fahsi
    • P.-E. Fournier

    Original Article 01 June 2017 Pages: 1971 - 1974

    

34. Prevalence of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in patients operated for cerebral abscess: a retrospective cohort analysis

    • L. Larsen
    • C. R. Marker
    • F. R. Poulsen

    Original Article 03 June 2017 Pages: 1975 - 1980

    

35. Evaluation of Mycotube, a modified version of Lowenstein–Jensen (LJ) medium, for efficient recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)

    • R. Nambiar
    • S. Chatellier
    • C. Rodrigues

    Original Article 06 July 2017 Pages: 1981 - 1988

    

36. The difference in medical costs between carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and non-resistant groups: a case study from a hospital in Zhejiang province, China

    • X. Zhen
    • Y. Chen
    • H. Dong

    Original Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 1989 - 1994

37. Does Helicobacter pylori infection increase the risk of adult-onset asthma?

    • D. G. Ribaldone
    • G. Saracco
    • R. Pellicano

    Letter to the Editor 15 May 2017 Pages: 1995 - 1996