Works in BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 17

Results: 811

Do retreatment tuberculosis patients need special treatment response follow-up beyond the standard regimen? Finding of five-year retrospective study in pastoralist setting.

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2017

By:

Getnet, Fentabil;
Sileshi, Henok;
Seifu, Wubareg;
Yirga, Selam;
Alemu, Abere Shiferaw

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journal article

An evaluation of a recombinant multiepitope based antigen for detection of Toxoplasma gondii specific antibodies.

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2017

By:

Hajissa, Khalid;
Zakaria, Robaiza;
Suppian, Rapeah;
Mohamed, Zeehaida

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journal article

Six-monthly appointment spacing for clinical visits as a model for retention in HIV Care in Conakry-Guinea: a cohort study.

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2017

By:

Bekolo, Cavin Epie;
Diallo, Abdourahimi;
Philips, Mit;
Yuma, Joseph-Desire;
Di Stefano, Letizia;
Drèze, Stéphanie;
Jerome, Jerome;
Koita, Youssouf;
Tiomtore, Ousseni W.;
Mouton, Jerome

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journal article

Hepatitis B virus infection in hilly/mountainous regions of southeastern China: a locality-dependent epidemiology.

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2017

By:

Ping Chen;
Qinfen Xie;
Ting Chen;
Jiawei Wu;
Jie Wu;
Bing Ruan;
Zhiqin Zhang;
Hainv Gao;
Lanjuan Li;
Chen, Ping;
Xie, Qinfen;
Chen, Ting;
Wu, Jiawei;
Wu, Jie;
Ruan, Bing;
Zhang, Zhiqin;
Gao, Hainv;
Li, Lanjuan

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journal article

Improved performance of Xpert MTB/RIF assay on sputum sediment samples obtained from presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis cases at Kibong'oto infectious diseases hospital in Tanzania.

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2017

By:

Mbelele, Peter M.;
Aboud, Said;
Mpagama, Stellah G.;
Matee, Mecky I.

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journal article

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among healthcare workers at national hospital in Tanzania: how much, who and why?

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2017

By:

Aaron, Dotto;
Nagu, Tumaini J.;
Rwegasha, John;
Komba, Ewaldo

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journal article

Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in China: a meta-analysis.

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2017

By:

Lin Wang;
Jinjian Fu;
Zhuoxin Liang;
Jichang Chen;
Wang, Lin;
Fu, Jinjian;
Liang, Zhuoxin;
Chen, Jichang

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journal article

Elizabethkingia miricola as an opportunistic oral pathogen associated with superinfectious complications in humoral immunodeficiency: a case report.

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2017

By:

Zdziarski, Przemysław;
Paściak, Mariola;
Rogala, Klaudia;
Korzeniowska-Kowal, Agnieszka;
Gamian, Andrzej

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journal article

The aetiologies of central nervous system infections in hospitalised Cambodian children.

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2017

By:

Paul Turner;
Kuong Suy;
Le Van Tan;
Pora Sar;
Thyl Miliya;
Nguyen Thi Thu Hong;
Vu Thi Ty Hang;
Nguyen Thi Han Ny;
Sona Soeng;
Day, Nicholas P. J.;
van Doorn, H. Rogier;
Turner, Claudia;
Turner, Paul;
Suy, Kuong;
Tan, Le Van;
Sar, Pora;
Miliya, Thyl;
Hong, Nguyen Thi Thu;
Hang, Vu Thi Ty;
Ny, Nguyen Thi Han

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journal article

Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related hospitalization during a season with mixed outbreaks of four influenza viruses: a test-negative case-control study in adults in Canada.

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2017

By:

Andrew, Melissa K.;
Shinde, Vivek;
Hatchette, Todd;
Ambrose, Ardith;
Boivin, Guy;
Bowie, William;
Chit, Ayman;
Dos Santos, Gael;
ElSherif, May;
Green, Karen;
Haguinet, François;
Halperin, Scott A.;
Ibarguchi, Barbara;
Johnstone, Jennie;
Katz, Kevin;
Langley, Joanne M.;
LeBlanc, Jason;
Loeb, Mark;
MacKinnon-Cameron, Donna;
McCarthy, Anne

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journal article

Serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from 17 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2016.

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2017

By:

Chunjiang Zhao;
Zongbo Li;
Feifei Zhang;
Xiaobing Zhang;
Ping Ji;
Ji Zeng;
Bijie Hu;
Zhidong Hu;
Kang Liao;
Hongli Sun;
Rong Zhang;
Bin Cao;
Chao Zhuo;
Wei Jia;
Yaning Mei;
Yunzhuo Chu;
Xuesong Xu;
Qing Yang;
Yan Jin;
Quan Fu

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journal article

The risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.

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2017

By:

Wen-Cheng Chao;
Ching-Heng Lin;
Tsai-Ling Liao;
Yi-Ming Chen;
Chiann-Yi Hsu;
Jun-Peng Chen;
Der-Yuan Chen;
Hsin-Hua Chen;
Chao, Wen-Cheng;
Lin, Ching-Heng;
Liao, Tsai-Ling;
Chen, Yi-Ming;
Hsu, Chiann-Yi;
Chen, Jun-Peng;
Chen, Der-Yuan;
Chen, Hsin-Hua

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journal article

Rapidly-growing mycobacterial infection: a recognized cause of early-onset prosthetic joint infection.

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2017

By:

Jitmuang, Anupop;
Yuenyongviwat, Varah;
Charoencholvanich, Keerati;
Chayakulkeeree, Methee

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journal article

Intravenous artesunate plus Artemisnin based Combination Therapy (ACT) or intravenous quinine plus ACT for treatment of severe malaria in Ugandan children: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

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2017

By:

Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline;
Achan, Jane;
Lamorde, Mohammed;
Karera-Gonahasa, Carine;
Kiragga, Agnes N.;
Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet;
Kiwanuka, Noah;
Nsobya, Sam;
Talisuna, Ambrose O.;
Merry, Concepta

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journal article

Diagnosing tuberculosis in hospitalized HIV-infected individuals who cannot produce sputum: is urine lipoarabinomannan testing the answer?

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2017

By:

Sabur, Natasha F.;
Esmail, Aliasgar;
Brar, Mantaj S.;
Dheda, Keertan

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journal article

Meta-analysis of the safety of voriconazole in definitive, empirical, and prophylactic therapies for invasive fungal infections.

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2017

By:

Yuanming Xing;
Lu Chen;
Yan Feng;
Yan Zhou;
Yajing Zhai;
Jun Lu;
Xing, Yuanming;
Chen, Lu;
Feng, Yan;
Zhou, Yan;
Zhai, Yajing;
Lu, Jun

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journal article

ORFeome-based identification of biomarkers for serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis latent infection.

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2017

By:

Fangbin Zhou;
Xindong Xu;
Sijia Wu;
Xiaobing Cui;
Weiqing Pan;
Zhou, Fangbin;
Xu, Xindong;
Wu, Sijia;
Cui, Xiaobing;
Pan, Weiqing

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journal article

Does azithromycin given to women in labour decrease ocular bacterial infection in neonates? A double-blind, randomized trial.

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2017

By:

Burr, Sarah E.;
Camara, Bully;
Oluwalana, Claire;
Bojang, Ebrima;
Bottomley, Christian;
Bojang, Abdoulie;
Bailey, Robin L.;
D'Alessandro, Umberto;
Roca, Anna

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journal article

Necrotizing soft tissue infection: clinical characteristics and outcomes at a reconstructive center in Jilin Province.

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2017

By:

Jing-Chun Zhao;
Bo-Ru Zhang;
Kai Shi;
Xi Zhang;
Chun-Hui Xie;
Jian Wang;
Qing-Hua Yu;
Xin-Xin Gao;
Lei Hong;
Jia-Ao Yu;
Zhao, Jing-Chun;
Zhang, Bo-Ru;
Shi, Kai;
Zhang, Xi;
Xie, Chun-Hui;
Wang, Jian;
Yu, Qing-Hua;
Gao, Xin-Xin;
Hong, Lei;
Yu, Jia-Ao

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journal article

Comparison of line probe assay to BACTEC MGIT 960 system for susceptibility testing of first and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in a referral laboratory in South Africa.

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2017

By:

Maningi, Nontuthuko E.;
Malinga, Lesibana A.;
Antiabong, John F.;
Lekalakala, Ruth M.;
Mbelle, Nontombi M.

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journal article

Interaction of healthcare worker hands and portable medical equipment: a sequence analysis to show potential transmission opportunities.

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2017

By:

Jinadatha, Chetan;
Villamaria, Frank C.;
Coppin, John D.;
Dale, Charles R.;
Williams, Marjory D.;
Whitworth, Ryan;
Stibich, Mark

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journal article

The global effect of maternal education on complete childhood vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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2017

By:

Forshaw, Jennifer;
Gerver, Sarah M.;
Gill, Moneet;
Cooper, Emily;
Manikam, Logan;
Ward, Helen

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journal article

Successful treatment of cerebral aspergillosis: case report of a patient with T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGL).

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2017

By:

Turki, Amin T.;
Rashidi-Alavijeh, Jassin;
Dürig, Jan;
Gerken, Guido;
Rath, Peter-Michael;
Witzke, Oliver

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journal article

Primary care challenges of an obscure case of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome in a patient with severe malaria in a resource-constrained setting: a case report.

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2017

By:

Kadia, Benjamin Momo;
Ekabe, Cyril Jabea;
Agborndip, Ettamba

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journal article

Genetic diversity of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study with regional comparisons.

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2017

By:

Kariyawasam, Udeshika Lakmini;
Selvapandiyan, Angamuthu;
Rai, Keshav;
Wani, Tasaduq Hussain;
Ahuja, Kavita;
Beg, Mizra Adil;
Premathilake, Hasitha Upendra;
Bhattarai, Narayan Raj;
Siriwardena, Yamuna Deepani;
Zhong, Daibin;
Zhou, Guofa;
Rijal, Suman;
Nakhasi, Hira;
Karunaweera, Nadira D.

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journal article

Impact of HPV vaccination with Gardasil® in Switzerland.

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2017

By:

Jacot-Guillarmod, Martine;
Pasquier, Jérôme;
Greub, Gilbert;
Bongiovanni, Massimo;
Achtari, Chahin;
Sahli, Roland

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journal article

Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies.

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2017

By:

Park, J.;
Seale, H.

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journal article

Risk of mortality associated with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infection in adults.

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2017

By:

Yong Shik Kwon;
Sun Hyo Park;
Mi-Ae Kim;
Hyun Jung Kim;
Jae Seok Park;
Mi Young Lee;
Choong Won Lee;
Dauti, Sonila;
Won-Il Choi;
Kwon, Yong Shik;
Park, Sun Hyo;
Kim, Mi-Ae;
Kim, Hyun Jung;
Park, Jae Seok;
Lee, Mi Young;
Lee, Choong Won;
Choi, Won-Il

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journal article

Etiologic spectrum and occurrence of coinfections in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

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2017

By:

Wujun Jiang;
Min Wu;
Jing Zhou;
Yuqing Wang;
Chuangli Hao;
Wei Ji;
Xinxing Zhang;
Wenjing Gu;
Xuejun Shao;
Jiang, Wujun;
Wu, Min;
Zhou, Jing;
Wang, Yuqing;
Hao, Chuangli;
Ji, Wei;
Zhang, Xinxing;
Gu, Wenjing;
Shao, Xuejun

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journal article

Rapid and large-scale implementation of HCV treatment advances in France, 2007-2015.

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2017

By:

Brouard, Cécile;
Boussac-Zarebska, Marjorie;
Silvain, Christine;
Durand, Julien;
de Lédinghen, Victor;
Pillonel, Josiane;
Delarocque-Astagneau, Elisabeth

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journal article

Radiation used for head and neck cancer increases virulence in Candida tropicalis isolated from a cancer patient.

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2017

By:

da Silva, Eliane Martins;
Mansano, Elaine Sciuniti Benites;
Miazima, Ellen Sayuri;
Rodrigues, Francielle Abigail Vilugron;
Hernandes, Luzmarina;
Svidzinski, Terezinha Inez Estivalet

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journal article

Repeat Chlamydia trachomatis testing among heterosexual STI outpatient clinic visitors in the Netherlands: a longitudinal study.

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2017

By:

Visser, Maartje;
van Aar, Fleur;
Koedijk, Femke D. H.;
Kampman, Carolina J. G.;
Heijne, Janneke C. M.

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journal article

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1aA circulation and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in an Amazon geographic area with lowest human development index (Marajó Island, Northern Brazil).

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017, v. 17, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-017-2838-2

By:

de Aguiar, Samantha Assis;
de Souza França, Samires Avelino;
Santana, Barbara Brasil;
Santos, Mike Barbosa;
Freitas, Felipe Bonfim;
Ferreira, Glenda;
Cayres-Vallinoto, Izaura;
Ishak, Marluísa O. G.;
Ishak, Ricardo;
Rosário Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos

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Article

The rs738409 polymorphism of the PNPLA3 gene is associated with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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2017

By:

Manchiero, Caroline;
da Silva Nunes, Arielle Karen;
Magri, Mariana Carvalheiro;
Dantas, Bianca Peixoto;
Mazza, Celso Carmo;
Barone, Antonio Alci;
Tengan, Fátima Mitiko;
Nunes, Arielle Karen da Silva

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journal article

Delivery cost analysis of a reactive mass cholera vaccination campaign: a case study of Shanchol™ vaccine use in Lake Chilwa, Malawi.

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2017

By:

Ilboudo, Patrick G.;
Le Gargasson, Jean-Bernard

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journal article

Factors contributing to anaemia after uncomplicated falciparum malaria in under five year-old Nigerian children ten years following adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapies as first-line antimalarials.

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2017

By:

Sowunmi, Akintunde;
Fatunmbi, Bayo;
Akano, Kazeem;
Wewe, Olubunmi A.;
Agomo, Chimere;
Finomo, Finomo;
Ebenebe, Joy;
Jiya, Nma;
Ambe, Jose;
Wammanda, Robinson;
Ntadom, Godwin;
Mokuolu, Olugbenga;
Emechebe, George;
Ezeigwe, Nnenna;
Ayede, Adejumoke I.;
Adewoye, Elsie O.;
Gbotosho, Grace O.;
Folarin, Onikepe A.;
Happi, Christian T.;
Oguche, Stephen

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journal article

Evaluation of a field-deployable reverse transcription-insulated isothermal PCR for rapid and sensitive on-site detection of Zika virus.

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2017

By:

Carossino, Mariano;
Yanqiu Li;
Lee, Pei-Yu A.;
Chuan-Fu Tsai;
Pin-Hsing Chou;
Williams, Dennis;
Skillman, Ashley;
Cook, R. Frank;
Brown, Grayson;
Chang, Hsiao-Fen G.;
Wang, Hwa-Tang T.;
Balasuriya, Udeni B. R.;
Li, Yanqiu;
Tsai, Chuan-Fu;
Chou, Pin-Hsing;
Frank Cook, R

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journal article

Sporadic isolated congenital asplenia with fulminant pneumococcal meningitis: a case report and updated literature review.

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2017

By:

Shigeo Iijima;
Iijima, Shigeo

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journal article

Mathematical models used to inform study design or surveillance systems in infectious diseases: a systematic review.

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2017

By:

Herzog, Sereina A.;
Blaizot, Stéphanie;
Hens, Niel

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journal article

Update of incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility trends of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Chinese intra-abdominal infection patients.

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2017

By:

Hui Zhang;
Qiwen Yang;
Kang Liao;
Yuxing Ni;
Yunsong Yu;
Bijie Hu;
Ziyong Sun;
Wenxiang Huang;
Yong Wang;
Anhua Wu;
Xianju Feng;
Yanping Luo;
Yunzhuo Chu;
Shulan Chen;
Bin Cao;
Jianrong Su;
Qiong Duan;
Shufang Zhang;
Haifeng Shao;
Haishen Kong

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journal article

High prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli carrying toxin-encoding genes isolated from children and adults in southeastern Brazil.

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2017

By:

Spano, Liliana Cruz;
da Cunha, Keyla Fonseca;
Monfardini, Mariane Vedovatti;
de Cássia Bergamaschi Fonseca, Rita;
Affonso Scaletsky, Isabel Christina;
Scaletsky, Isabel Christina Affonso

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journal article

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by the dissemination of an invasive emm3/ST15 strain of Streptococcus pyogenes.

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2017

By:

Tsuyoshi Sekizuka;
Nai, Emina;
Tomohiro Yoshida;
Shota Endo;
Hamajima, Emi;
Satoka Akiyama;
Yoji Ikuta;
Natsuko Obana;
Takahiro Kawaguchi;
Kenta Hayashi;
Masahiro Noda;
Tomoko Sumita;
Masayuki Kokaji;
Tatsuo Katori;
Masanori Hashino;
Kunihiro Oba;
Makoto Kuroda;
Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi;
Yoshida, Tomohiro;
Endo, Shota

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journal article

Possible interference between seasonal epidemics of influenza and other respiratory viruses in Hong Kong, 2014-2017.

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2017

By:

Xueying Zheng;
Zhengyu Song;
Yapeng Li;
Juanjuan Zhang;
Xi-Ling Wang;
Zheng, Xueying;
Song, Zhengyu;
Li, Yapeng;
Zhang, Juanjuan;
Wang, Xi-Ling

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journal article

A higher CD4/CD8 ratio correlates with an ultralow cell-associated HIV-1 DNA level in chronically infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: a case control study.

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2017

By:

Yongsong Yue;
Nidan Wang;
Yang Han;
Ting Zhu;
Jing Xie;
Zhifeng Qiu;
Xiaojing Song;
Yanling Li;
Routy, Jean-Pierre;
Jianhua Wang;
Taisheng Li;
Yue, Yongsong;
Wang, Nidan;
Han, Yang;
Zhu, Ting;
Xie, Jing;
Qiu, Zhifeng;
Song, Xiaojing;
Li, Yanling;
Wang, Jianhua

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journal article

A two-month follow-up evaluation testing interventions to limit the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria among Maasai of northern Tanzania.

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2017

By:

Roulette, Casey J.;
Caudell, Mark A.;
Roulette, Jennifer W.;
Quinlan, Robert J.;
Quinlan, Marsha B.;
Subbiah, Murugan;
Call, Douglas R.

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journal article

Co-infection of sexually transmitted pathogens and Human Papillomavirus in cervical samples of women of Brazil.

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2017

By:

Teixeira Amorim, Aline;
Miranda Marques, Lucas;
Barreto Campos, Guilherme;
Neves Lobão, Tássia;
de Souza Lino, Vanesca;
Cesar Cintra, Ricardo;
Antonieta Andreoli, Maria;
Lina Villa, Luisa;
Boccardo, Enrique;
Braga Junior, Antonio Carlos Ricardo;
Mendoza López, Rossana Verónica;
dos Santos, Djanilson Barbosa;
de Souza, Gerson Maciel;
Cristina Romano, Carla;
Timenetsky, Jorge;
Amorim, Aline Teixeira;
Marques, Lucas Miranda;
Campos, Guilherme Barreto;
Lobão, Tássia Neves;
Cintra, Ricardo Cesar

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journal article

Clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis among patients with different levels of peripheral blood CD4<sup>+</sup> T lymphocyte counts.

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2017

By:

Qian He;
Yuan Ding;
Wei Zhou;
Hongxing Li;
Ming Zhang;
Yi Shi;
Xin Su;
He, Qian;
Ding, Yuan;
Zhou, Wei;
Li, Hongxing;
Zhang, Ming;
Shi, Yi;
Su, Xin

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journal article

Performance of the Alere i RSV assay for point-of-care detection of respiratory syncytial virus in children.

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2017

By:

Schnee, Sarah Valerie;
Pfeil, Johannes;
Ihling, Clara Marlene;
Tabatabai, Julia;
Schnitzler, Paul

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journal article

Genetic diversity and distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Limpopo, South Africa.

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2017

By:

Maguga-Phasha, N. T. C.;
Munyai, N. S.;
Mashinya, F.;
Makgatho, M. E.;
Mbajiorgu, E. F.

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journal article

Evaluation of the economic burden of leprosy among migrant and resident patients in Guangdong Province, China.

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2017

By:

Mingzhou Xiong;
Ming Li;
Daocheng Zheng;
Xiaohua Wang;
Ting Su;
Yongfeng Chen;
Bin Yang;
Xiong, Mingzhou;
Li, Ming;
Zheng, Daocheng;
Wang, Xiaohua;
Su, Ting;
Chen, Yongfeng;
Yang, Bin

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journal article