APMIS
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Badawi H, Ahmed H, Aboul Fadl L, Helmi A, Fam N, Diab M, Ismail A, Badawi A, Saber M. Herpes simplex virus type‐2 in Egyptian patients with bladder cancer or cystitis. APMIS 2010; 118: 37–44.
The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of herpes simplex virus type‐2 (HSV‐2) in Egyptian patients with bladder cancer or cystitis and to evaluate the performance of different diagnostic...
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Rathe M, Kristensen L, Ellermann‐Eriksen S, Thomsen MK, Schumacher H. Vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus spp.: validation of susceptibility testing and in vitro activity of vancomycin, linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin. APMIS 2010; 118: 66–73.
Vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged to become a significant nosocomial pathogen. However, detection may be challenging and treatment possibilities...
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Sylvest L, Bendiksen CD, Houen G. Phosphatase inhibitors with anti‐angiogenic effect in vitro. APMIS 2010; 118: 49–59.
Levamisole has previously been identified as an inhibitor of angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo, but the mechanism behind the anti‐angiogenic behavior has not yet been established. However, one known effect of levamisole is the inhibition of alkaline phosphatase, and this fact encouraged...
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Santos A, Cremades R, Rodríguez JC, García‐Pachón E, Ruiz M, Royo G. Comparison of methods of DNA extraction for real‐time PCR in a model of pleural tuberculosis. APMIS 2010; 118: 60–5.
Molecular methods have been reported to have different sensitivities in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis and this may in part be caused by the use of different methods of DNA extraction. Our study compares nine...
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Pasanen T, Korkeila M, Mero S, Tarkka E, Piiparinen H, Vuopio‐Varkila J, Vaara M, Tissari P. A selective broth enrichment combined with real‐time nuc‐mecA‐PCR in the exclusion of MRSA. APMIS 2010; 118: 74–80.
We analyzed the performance of a selective enrichment broth combined with Taqman‐based real‐time duplex nuc‐mecA‐PCR to expedite the screening of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
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Poikonen K, Lajunen T, Silvennoinen‐Kassinen S, Leinonen M, Saikku P. Quantification of Chlamydia pneumoniae in cultured human macrophages and HL cells: comparison of real‐time PCR, immunofluorescence and ELISA methods. APMIS 2010; 118: 45–8.
Chlamydia pneumoniae is an intracellular gram‐negative bacterium, which replicates only in eukaryotic cells. Quantification of C. pneumoniae in cell culture...
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Kong K‐F, Schneper L, Mathee K. Beta‐lactam antibiotics: from antibiosis to resistance and bacteriology. APMIS 2010; 118: 1–36.
This review focuses on the era of antibiosis that led to a better understanding of bacterial morphology, in particular the cell wall component peptidoglycan. This is an effort to take readers on a tour de force from the concept of antibiosis, to the serendipity of antibiotics,...
