… These values are similar for internal branches, small external branches and long external
branches (Kruskal-Wallis test, p>0.05), suggesting that our inference is unbiased with respect …

PCR-ribotyping, a typing method based on polymorphism in the 16S-23S intergenic spacer
region, has been recently used to investigate outbreaks due to Clostridium difficile. However, …

Background: Several clinical prediction rules for diagnosing group A streptococcal infection
in children with pharyngitis are available. We aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of …

… There was statistical evidence that sensitivity and specificity differed between test types (p
< 0.001 and p 0.038, respectively), with ssDNA tests having the lowest sensitivity (90.5%, 95% …

Clostridium difficile is now recognized as the major agent responsible for nosocomial
diarrhea in adults. Among the genotyping methods available, arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR), …

… P values below 0.05 were considered to denote significant differences. … aureus arthritis (P
< 0.001). Symptoms started an average of 3 days before admission (range, 1 to 10 days). The …

… A p value of <0.05 was used as the threshold for statistical significance. … In our study,
type III accounted for 83% of LOD and was significantly associated with meningitis (85.9%; p<0.01) …

Dissemination of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae poses a considerable
threat to public health. Carbapenemase gene detection by molecular methods is the gold …

We evaluated phage therapy in experimental infections due to S242, a fatal neonatal
meningitis Escherichia coli strain belonging to the worldwide-distributed O25b:H4-ST131 clone …

Invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality. A
national survey was initiated to assess the burden of invasive GAS infections in France, …