BMC Infectious Diseases

Editor's pick: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric Ebola patients

In this paper by Dr Kangbai et al. the authors explore both epidemiological and clinical factors associated with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as significant predictors for paediatric EVD treatment outcome.

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Content type: Research article
| 20 February 2019

A maximum curvature method for estimating epidemic onset of seasonal influenza in Japan

Authors: Jun Cai, Bing Zhang, Bo Xu, Karen Kie Yan Chan, Gerardo Chowell, Huaiyu Tian and Bing Xu
Content type: Research article
| 20 February 2019

Declining tuberculosis prevalence in Saharia, a particularly vulnerable tribal community in Central India: evidences for action

Authors: V. G. Rao, J. Bhat, R. Yadav, R. K. Sharma and M. Muniyandi
Content type: Research article
| 20 February 2019

Prevalence and capsular type distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women in Namibia and South Africa

Authors: Munyaradzi Mukesi, Benson C. Iweriebor, Larry C. Obi, Uchechukwu U. Nwodo, Sylvester R. Moyo and Anthony I. Okoh
Content type: Research article
| 20 February 2019

Outbreak report of investigation and control of an outbreak of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MSSA) infection in neonates and mothers

Authors: G. Gopal Rao, R. Batura, R. Nicholl, F. Coogan, B. Patel, P. Bassett and A. M. Kearns
Content type: Case report
| 19 February 2019

Melioidosis: misdiagnosed in Nepal

Authors: Neha Shrestha, Mahesh Adhikari, Vivek Pant, Suman Baral, Anjan Shrestha, Buddha Basnyat, Sangita Sharma and Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand

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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
Content type: Research article
| 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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Andrea De Luca, Siena University Hospital
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Susanna Esposito, University of Milan
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Edward Graviss, Houston Methodist
Ivan FN Hung, University of Hong Kong
Jodie McVernon, Melbourne School of Population Health
Eyal Oren, University of Arizona
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

Joseph Tucker, Section Editor

Dr. Joseph D. Tucker is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an infectious diseases physician with a focus on sexually transmitted infections and has a special interest in crowdsourcing as a tool for improving public health. He has been a BMC Infectious Diseases Section Editor since 2016.

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A maximum curvature method for estimating epidemic onset of seasonal influenza in Japan

Declining tuberculosis prevalence in Saharia, a particularly vulnerable tribal community in Central India: evidences for action

Prevalence and capsular type distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women in Namibia and South Africa

Outbreak report of investigation and control of an outbreak of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MSSA) infection in neonates and mothers

Melioidosis: misdiagnosed in Nepal

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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