Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Co-Inhibitory Molecule Programmed Death-1 and its Ligands: A New Alternative Therapy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection?

A. Leon-Flores — 2012-12-28

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 28 December 2012; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2012.149.162

Chronic viral infections are characterized by the up-regulation of a set of immunomodulatory receptors. The over-expression of co-inhibitory molecules on T cells leads to a dysfunctional T cell respon...

RETRACTED: Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Activity of Aqueous Extract of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi

A. Arnóbio — 2013-02-08

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 8 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2012.163.167

Phytotherapy consists in all pharmaceutical preparation using certain part of plants as a feedstock with known pharmacological effects for medicinal purposes. In order to a better understanding of the...

Antibiogram of Bacteria Isolated from Automated Teller Machines Within Abakaliki Metropolis

Okoro Nworie — 2013-02-09

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 9 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2012.168.174

The Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) is likely to be contaminated with various microorganisms due to their vast dermal contact by multiple users. The metallic keypads of ATMs were examined to investiga...

Factors Associated with Mortality Among Patients with Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in an Intensive Care Unit

Priscilla Roberta Silva Rocha — 2013-02-13

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 13 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2012.175.180

Central venous catheterization is a common practice in the management of critically ill patients and is associated with various complications, such as Bloodstream Infections (BSI), which are major det...

Nosocomial Acinetobacter Infections in a Tertiary Facility

Nwadike V. Ugochukwu — 2013-03-07

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 7 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2012.181.186

Acinetobacter plays an important role in the infection of patients admitted to hospitals. Acinetobacter are free living gram-negative coccobacilli that emerge as significant nosocomial pathogens in th...