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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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| 20 October 2018

Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among clinical isolates of gram-negative bacilli in Jimma, Ethiopia

Authors: Ahmed Zeynudin, Michael Pritsch, Sören Schubert, Maxim Messerer, Gabriele Liegl, Michael Hoelscher, Tefara Belachew and Andreas Wieser
Content type: Case report
| 19 October 2018

Purpura fulminans with Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report

Authors: Toshinobu Yamagishi, Mayu Hikone, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanabe, Yasuhiro Wada, Michiko Furugaito, Yuko Arai, Yutaka Uzawa, Ryo Mizushima, Keisuke Kamada, Yasutomo Itakura, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi and Yuichi Hamabe
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| 17 October 2018

Genetic characterization of norovirus GII.4 variants circulating in Canada using a metagenomic technique

Authors: Nicholas Petronella, Jennifer Ronholm, Menka Suresh, Jennifer Harlow, Oksana Mykytczuk, Nathalie Corneau, Sabah Bidawid and Neda Nasheri
Content type: Case report
| 17 October 2018

A rare case of Aerococcus urinae infective endocarditis in an atypically young male: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Joseph M. Yabes, Serafim Perdikis, David B. Graham and Ana Markelz
Content type: Case report
| 16 October 2018

Ischemic stroke as a complication of cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case report

Authors: Jayne P. Ellis, Newton Kalata, Elizabeth C. Joekes, Samuel Kampondeni, Laura A. Benjamin, Thomas S. Harrison, David G. Lalloo and Robert S. Heyderman

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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
Content type: Research article
| 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
Content type: Research article
| 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
Content type: Research article
| 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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Holly Seale, University of New South Wales
Julian Tang, University Hospitals of Leicester
Joseph Tucker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kelvin To, University of Hong Kong
Carlo Torti, University 'Magna Graecia'
Honorine Ward, Tufts Medical Center
Laith Yakob, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among clinical isolates of gram-negative bacilli in Jimma, Ethiopia

Purpura fulminans with Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report

Genetic characterization of norovirus GII.4 variants circulating in Canada using a metagenomic technique

A rare case of Aerococcus urinae infective endocarditis in an atypically young male: case report and review of the literature

Ischemic stroke as a complication of cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case report

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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