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Editor's pick: Respiratory virus transmission at airports

In this paper by Dr Ikonen et al. the authors explore the role of airports in the transmission of respiratory infections and identify the surfaces that pose the highest potential risk of infection.

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| 22 January 2019

Surveillance for severe hand, foot, and mouth disease from 2009 to 2015 in Jiangsu province: epidemiology, etiology, and disease burden

Authors: Hong Ji, Huan Fan, Peng-xiao Lu, Xue-Feng Zhang, Jing Ai, Chao Shi, Xiang Huo, Chang-jun Bao, Jun Shan and Yu Jin
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| 22 January 2019

To what extent can clinical characteristics be used to distinguish encephalitis from encephalopathy of other causes? Results from a prospective observational study

Authors: Else Quist-Paulsen, Anne-Marte Bakken Kran, Elisabeth S. Lindland, Katrine Ellefsen, Leiv Sandvik, Oona Dunlop and Vidar Ormaasen
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| 22 January 2019

A survey of fungal microbiota in airways of healthy volunteer subjects from Puglia (Apulia), Italy

Authors: Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Antonia Susca, Giulia Scioscia, Donato Lacedonia, Grazia Cotugno, Piera Soccio, Sonia Santamaria, Onofrio Resta, Giuseppe Logrieco and Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro
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| 21 January 2019

Identfication of viral and bacterial etiologic agents of the pertussis-like syndrome in children under 5 years old hospitalized

Authors: Stephanie Saiki-Macedo, Jorge Valverde-Ezeta, Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Maria Esther Castillo, Verónica Petrozzi-Helasvuo, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Luis J. del Valle, Erico Cieza-Mora, Carlos Bada, Olguita del Aguila, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Johanna Martins-Luna, Fernando Vasquez-Achaya and Juana del Valle-Mendoza
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| 21 January 2019

A decade of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: what are the emerging causes of death?

Authors: Agnes N. Kiragga, Frank Mubiru, Andrew D. Kambugu, Moses R. Kamya and Barbara Castelnuovo

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| 16 August 2006

How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

Authors: Axel Kramer, Ingeborg Schwebke and Günter Kampf
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| 11 August 2012

Timing of progression from Chlamydia trachomatisinfection to pelvic inflammatory disease: a mathematical modelling study

Authors: Sereina A Herzog, Christian L Althaus, Janneke CM Heijne, Pippa Oakeshott, Sally Kerry, Phillip Hay and Nicola Low
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| 31 October 2014

Dengue NS1 antigen as a marker of severe clinical disease

Authors: Shiran Ajith Paranavitane, Laksiri Gomes, Achala Kamaladasa, Thiruni N Adikari, Nilanka Wickramasinghe, Chandima Jeewandara, Narangoda Liyanage Ajantha Shyamali, Graham Stuart Ogg and Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige
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| 24 June 2013

The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Egypt: a systematic review and data synthesis

Authors: Yousra A Mohamoud, Ghina R Mumtaz, Suzanne Riome, DeWolfe Miller and Laith J Abu-Raddad
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| 5 June 2013

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Fusobacterium species bacteremia

Authors: Kevin Afra, Kevin Laupland, Jenine Leal, Tracie Lloyd and Daniel Gregson

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Honorine Ward, Tufts Medical Center
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Surveillance for severe hand, foot, and mouth disease from 2009 to 2015 in Jiangsu province: epidemiology, etiology, and disease burden

To what extent can clinical characteristics be used to distinguish encephalitis from encephalopathy of other causes? Results from a prospective observational study

A survey of fungal microbiota in airways of healthy volunteer subjects from Puglia (Apulia), Italy

Identfication of viral and bacterial etiologic agents of the pertussis-like syndrome in children under 5 years old hospitalized

A decade of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: what are the emerging causes of death?

How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

Timing of progression from Chlamydia trachomatisinfection to pelvic inflammatory disease: a mathematical modelling study

Dengue NS1 antigen as a marker of severe clinical disease

The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Egypt: a systematic review and data synthesis

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Fusobacterium species bacteremia

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