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19.03.2008

2 Am J Med
2 Am J Respir Crit Care Med
1 Am J Trop Med Hyg
5 Antimicrob Agents Chemother
1 Biochemistry
1 Cancer
12 Clin Infect Dis
1 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
3 Infect Immun
2 J Antimicrob Chemother
3 J Bacteriol
3 J Biol Chem
2 J Clin Microbiol
7 J Immunol
1 J Med Chem
17 J Med Microbiol
2 JAMA
2 Lancet
1 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
3 N Engl J Med
1 Nat Clin Pract Neurol
2 Nat Med
2 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A


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    Am J Med

  1. DE SOUZA AL , Seguro AC
    Purpura fulminans secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis: unraveling the pattern of cytokines.
    Am J Med. 2008;121:e5.
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  2. KELESIDIS T , Balba G, Worthington M
    Axillary abscess in a patient with Yersinia enterocolitica infection as a result of exposure to pork.
    Am J Med. 2008;121:e1.
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    Am J Respir Crit Care Med

  3. NOBRE V , Harbarth S, Graf JD, Rohner P, et al
    Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:498-505.
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  4. SETHI S , Wrona C, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, et al
    Inflammatory profile of new bacterial strain exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:491-7.
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    Am J Trop Med Hyg

  5. PORTER M , Mak D, Chidlow G, Harnett GB, et al
    The Molecular Epidemiology of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Western Australia: Implications for Trachoma Control.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008;78:514-517.
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    Antimicrob Agents Chemother

  6. YIN LY , Calhoun JH, Thomas JK, Shapiro S, et al
    Efficacies of Ceftobiprole Medocaril and Comparators in a Rabbit Model of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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  7. BALTCH AL , Ritz WJ, Bopp LH, Michelsen P, et al
    Activities of Daptomycin and Comparative Antimicrobials, Singly and in Combination, against Extracellular and Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus and its Stable Small Colony Variant (SCV) in Human Monocyte-derived Macrophages and in Broth.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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  8. PICHICHERO ME , Casey JR, Block SL, Guttendorf R, et al
    Pharmacodynamic Analysis and Clinical Trial of Amoxicillin Sprinkle QD for 7 Days Compared to Penicillin VK QID for 10 Days in the Treatment of Tonsillopharyngitis due to Streptococcus Pyogenes in Children.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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  9. CAMPBELL LA , Kuo CC, Suchland RJ, Rothstein DM, et al
    Efficacy of Benzoxazinorifamycins in the Mouse Model of Chlamydia pneumoniae Lung Infection.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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  10. WEBER K , Sohr R, Schulz B, Fleischhacker M, et al
    Secretion of E,E-farnesol and biofilm formation in eight different Candida species.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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    Biochemistry

  11. XU H , Sullivan TJ, Sekiguchi JI, Kirikae T, et al
    Mechanism and Inhibition of saFabI, the Enoyl Reductase from Staphylococcus aureus.
    Biochemistry. 2008;.
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    Cancer

  12. WINGARD JR , Ribaud P, Schlamm HT, Herbrecht R, et al
    Changes in causes of death over time after treatment for invasive aspergillosis.
    Cancer. 2008;.
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    Clin Infect Dis

  13. HUGONNET S , Legros D, Roth C, Pessoa-Silva CL, et al
    Nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome: better quality of evidence is needed.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1651.
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  14. LAWRENCE SJ , Dubberke ER, Johnson S, Gerding DN, et al
    Clostridium difficile-associated disease treatment response depends on definition of cure.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1648.
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  15. HUGGAN PJ , Murdoch DR
    Vancomycin therapy for severe Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1647-8.
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  16. BISHARA J , Wattad M, Paul M
    Vancomycin and metronidazole for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1646-7.
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  17. NAGAPPAN V , Deresinski S
    Reviews of anti-infective agents: posaconazole: a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal agent.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1610-7.
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  18. SAFDAR A , Rolston KV
    Immunocompromised hosts: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: changing spectrum of a serious bacterial pathogen in patients with cancer.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1602-9.
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  19. KOEBERLE D , Peter I, Boggian K
    Excruciating thigh pain and hepatic air collection.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1591-2.
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  20. KUMAR D , Chen MH, Welsh B, Siegal D, et al
    A randomized, double-blind trial of pneumococcal vaccination in adult allogeneic stem cell transplant donors and recipients.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1576-82.
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  21. DUBBERKE ER , Reske KA, Yan Y, Olsen MA, et al
    Clostridium difficile--associated disease in a setting of endemicity: identification of novel risk factors.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1543-9.
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  22. RAOULT D
    From Cat scratch disease to Bartonella henselae infection.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1541-2.
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  23. MAMAN E , Bickels J, Ephros M, Paran D, et al
    Musculoskeletal manifestations of cat scratch disease.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:1535-40.
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  24. MESNER O , Riesenberg K, Biliar N, Borstein E, et al
    The many faces of human-to-human transmission of brucellosis: congenital infection and outbreak of nosocomial disease related to an unrecognized clinical case.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:e135-40.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

  25. CAMPANILE F , Bongiorno D, Borbone S, Falcone M, et al
    In vitro activity of daptomycin against methicillin- and multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus invasive isolates carrying different mec complexes.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    Infect Immun

  26. SODERBERG JJ , Engstrom P, von Pawel-Rammingen U
    Intrinsic IgG endopeptidase activity of streptococcal Mac-2 proteins implies a unique role for the enzymatically impaired Mac-2 protein of M28 serotype strains.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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  27. RAMIREZ-ORTIZ ZG , Specht CA, Wang JP, Lee CK, et al
    Toll-Like Receptor 9-Dependent Immune Activation by Unmethylated CpG Motifs in Aspergillus fumigatus DNA.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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  28. WU Y , Woodworth JS, Shin DS, Morris S, et al
    Vaccine-elicited CFP10-specific CD8+ T cells are sufficient to mediate protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
    Infect Immun. 2008;.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

  29. NATHWANI D , Morgan M, Masterton RG, Dryden M, et al
    Guidelines for UK practice for the diagnosis and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting in the community.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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  30. KUMAR A , Khan IA, Koul S, Koul JL, et al
    Novel structural analogues of piperine as inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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    J Bacteriol

  31. STAUFF DL , Bagaley D, Torres VJ, Joyce R, et al
    Staphylococcus aureus HrtA is an ATPase required for protection against heme toxicity and prevention of a transcriptional heme-stress response.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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  32. CHEN Y , Zhang X, Manias D, Yeo HJ, et al
    Enterococcus faecalis PcfC, a Spatially-Localized Substrate Receptor for Type IV Secretion of the pCF10 Transfer Intermediate.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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  33. COROS A , Deconno E, Derbyshire KM
    IS6110, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex-Specific Insertion Sequence, is also Present in the Genome of Mycobacterium smegmatis, Suggestive of Lateral Gene Transfer Among Mycobacterial Species.
    J Bacteriol. 2008;.
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    J Biol Chem

  34. LEMAIRE S , Fuda C, Van Bambeke F, Tulkens PM, et al
    Restoration of susceptibility of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to beta -lactam antibiotics by acidic pH: Role of penicillin-binding protein 2A (PBP 2A).
    J Biol Chem. 2008;.
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  35. KOGA T , Lim JH, Jono H, Ha UH, et al
    Tumor suppressor cylindromatosis (CYLD) acts as a negative regulator for Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced NFAT signaling.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;.
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  36. BELCHEVA A , Golemi-Kotra D
    A close-up view of the VraSR two-component system:A mediator of staphylococcus aureus response to cell wall damage.
    J Biol Chem. 2008;.
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    J Clin Microbiol

  37. TAKAHASHI T , Tamura M, Asami Y, Kitamura E, et al
    Novel "wide range" quantitative nested real-time PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA --Development and Methodology--
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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  38. TAKAHASHI T , Tamura M, Asami Y, Kitamura E, et al
    Novel "wide range" quantitative nested real-time PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA--Clinical Application for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis--
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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    J Immunol

  39. YAMAUCHI K , Choi IJ, Lu H, Ogiwara H, et al
    Regulation of IL-18 in Helicobacter pylori infection.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:1207-16.
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  40. DEEPE GS JR , Gibbons RS
    TNF-alpha antagonism generates a population of antigen-specific CD4+CD25+ T cells that inhibit protective immunity in murine histoplasmosis.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:1088-97.
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  41. MACEDO GC , Magnani DM, Carvalho NB, Bruna-Romero O, et al
    Central role of MyD88-dependent dendritic cell maturation and proinflammatory cytokine production to control Brucella abortus infection.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:1080-7.
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  42. WONG KA , Rodriguez A
    Plasmodium infection and endotoxic shock induce the expansion of regulatory dendritic cells.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:716-26.
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  43. MAYER KD , Mohrs K, Reiley W, Wittmer S, et al
    Cutting edge: T-bet and IL-27R are critical for in vivo IFN-gamma production by CD8 T cells during infection.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:693-7.
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  44. MIYAZAKI Y , Bunting M, Stafforini DM, Harris ES, et al
    Integrin alphaDbeta2 is dynamically expressed by inflamed macrophages and alters the natural history of lethal systemic infections.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:590-600.
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  45. PESCE JT , Liu Z, Hamed H, Alem F, et al
    Neutrophils clear bacteria associated with parasitic nematodes augmenting the development of an effective Th2-type response.
    J Immunol. 2008;180:464-74.
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    J Med Chem

  46. VELAPARTHI S , Brunsteiner M, Uddin R, Wan B, et al
    5-tert-Butyl-N-pyrazol-4-yl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]isoxazole-3-carboxamide Derivatives as Novel Potent Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pantothenate Synthetase: Initiating a Quest for New Antitubercular Drugs.
    J Med Chem. 2008;.
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    J Med Microbiol

  47. HORII T , Notake S, Yoda Y, Yanagisawa H, et al
    Emergence of telithromycin resistance in Haemophilus influenzae in Japan.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  48. CHU YW , Chan AK, Tsang GK, Lo JY, et al
    Detection of cysteine-dependent Escherichia coli in a public health laboratory setting in Hong Kong.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  49. FRY NK , Duncan J, Edwards MT, Tilley RE, et al
    A UK clinical isolate of Bordetella hinzii from a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  50. LATSCH K , Girschick HJ, Abele-Horn M
    Stevens-Johnson syndrome without skin lesions.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  51. STANZANI M , Tumietto F, Giannini MB, Bianchi G, et al
    Successful treatment of multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with a combination of colistin and tigecycline.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  52. AL-HUJAILAN G , Lagace-Wiens P
    Mechanical valve endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  53. GRISOLD AJ , Roll P, Hoenigl M, Feierl G, et al
    Isolation of Gordonia terrae from a patient with catheter-related bacteraemia.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  54. VAN LOO IH , van den Wildenberg WJ, van Huijstee PJ, Roukema JA, et al
    Pelvic abscess caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum mimicking a soft tissue tumour.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  55. DELOS SANTOS JR , Boughan K, Bremer WG, Rizzo B, et al
    Experimental infection of dairy calves with Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  56. KEDDY KH , Nadan S, Govind C, Sturm AW, et al
    Evidence for a clonally different origin of the two cholera epidemics of 2001-2002 and 1980-1987 in South Africa.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  57. WOOTIPOOM N , Bhoopong P, Pomwised R, Nishibuchi M, et al
    A decrease in the proportion of infections by pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Hat Yai Hospital, southern Thailand.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  58. MIYASHITA N , Obase Y, Ouchi K, Kawasaki K, et al
    Clinical features of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in adults admitted to an intensive care unit.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  59. POURSHAFIE MR , Bakhshi B, Ranjbar R, Sedaghat M, et al
    Dissemination of a single Vibrio cholerae clone in cholera outbreaks during 2005 in Iran.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  60. REGISTER KB , Nicholson TL
    Misidentification of Bordetella bronchiseptica as Bordetella pertussis using a newly described real-time PCR targeting the pertactin gene.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  61. LIMA A , Zunino P, D'Alessandro B, Piccini C, et al
    An iron-regulated outer-membrane protein of Proteus mirabilis is a haem receptor that plays an important role in urinary tract infection and in in vivo growth.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  62. EDWARDS J , Patel G, Wareham DW
    Low concentrations of commercial alcohol hand rubs facilitate growth of and secretion of extracellular proteins by multidrug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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  63. MULLER J , Meyer B, Hanel I, Hotzel H, et al
    Comparison of lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis genes of Campylobacter jejuni strains with varying abilities to colonize the chicken gut and to invade Caco-2 cells.
    J Med Microbiol. 2007;56.
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    JAMA

  64. HARBARTH S , Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, Christenson J, et al
    Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients.
    JAMA. 2008;299:1149-57.
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  65. KUEHN BM
    DHHS halts quality improvement study: policy may hamper tests of methods to improve care.
    JAMA. 2008;299:1005-6.
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    Lancet

  66. DRESCHER T , Potthast S, Laifer G
    Back pain from a burger.
    Lancet. 2008;371:358.
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  67. GUPTA V , Bhoi S, Goel A, Admane S, et al
    Nosocomial dengue in health-care workers.
    Lancet. 2008;371:299.
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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep


  68. Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria meningitidis--Minnesota and North Dakota, 2007-2008.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;57:173-5.
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    N Engl J Med

  69. SING A , Tuschak C, Hormansdorfer S
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a family and its pet cat.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1200-1.
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  70. PARALKAR V
    Worlds apart--tuberculosis in India and the United States.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1092-5.
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  71. CHAISSON RE , Martinson NA
    Tuberculosis in Africa--combating an HIV-driven crisis.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1089-92.
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    Nat Clin Pract Neurol

  72. VAN DE BEEK D , de Gans J
    Should adults with suspected bacterial meningitis receive adjunctive dexamethasone?
    Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2008;.
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    Nat Med

  73. WILLYARD C
    Lack of training in biodefense research leading to dangerous leaks.
    Nat Med. 2007;13:1004.
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  74. VOGL T , Tenbrock K, Ludwig S, Leukert N, et al
    Mrp8 and Mrp14 are endogenous activators of Toll-like receptor 4, promoting lethal, endotoxin-induced shock.
    Nat Med. 2007;13:1042-9.
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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

  75. ANDERSEN MR , Vongsangnak W, Panagiotou G, Salazar MP, et al
    A trispecies Aspergillus microarray: Comparative transcriptomics of three Aspergillus species.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008;.
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  76. LAZAR-MOLNAR E , Gacser A, Freeman GJ, Almo SC, et al
    The PD-1/PD-L costimulatory pathway critically affects host resistance to the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008;105:2658-63.
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