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  1. Acceptance of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) as an entity and the associated risk of infection by potentially multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...

    Authors: Andrew A Quartin, Ernesto G Scerpella, Sailaja Puttagunta and Daniel H Kett
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:561
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  2. Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are associated with considerable expense and mortality on healthcare systems. There is a need to provide evidence of both clinical efficacy and value for money with any health ...

    Authors: Stuart J Turner, Esin Senol, Ates Kara, Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Ener C Dinleyici and David CM Kong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:560
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  3. Pneumonia has traditionally been classified into two subtypes: community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and nosocomial pneumonia (NP). Recently, a new entity has been defined, called healthcare-associated pneumonia ...

    Authors: Silvia Cascini, Nera Agabiti, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Luigi Pinnarelli, Flavia Mayer, Massimo Arcà, Danilo Fusco and Marina Davoli
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:559
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  4. This study aimed to elucidate the phenotypic, immunologic, and clinical characteristics of Korean patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease and compare them with non-NTM bronchiectasis (BE)...

    Authors: Ae-Ra Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Sun-Mi Choi, Moon-Woo Seong, Sung A Kim, Myoungsil Kim, Kyung Ok Chae, Ji Sun Lee and Jae-Joon Yim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:558
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  5. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that periodontitis is a major risk factor for renal failure and cerebral infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association among periodontitis, renal fail...

    Authors: Minoru Murakami, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Satoshi Yamazaki, Masaya Ikezoe, Rintaro Matsushima, Norihiko Ashigaki, Norio Aoyama, Naho Kobayashi, Kouji Wakayama, Hiroshi Akazawa, Issei Komuro, Yuichi Izumi and Mitsuaki Isobe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:557
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  6. The common cold and other viral airway infections are highly prevalent in the population, and their treatment often requires the use of medications for symptomatic relief. Paracetamol is as an analgesic and an...

    Authors: Paulo Dornelles Picon, Marisa Boff Costa, Rafael da Veiga Picon, Lucia Costa Cabral Fendt, Maurício Leichter Suksteris, Indara Carmanim Saccilotto, Alicia Dorneles Dornelles and Luis Felipe Carissimi Schmidt
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:556
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  7. There are increasing studies examining the relationship between the status of H. pylori oipA gene and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastric cancer (GC) but the results turn out to be controversial. We attempted ...

    Authors: Jingwei Liu, Caiyun He, Moye Chen, Zhenning Wang, Chengzhong Xing and Yuan Yuan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:555
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  8. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is being increasingly used for the detection and characterization of pathogens during outbreaks. This technology allows rapid sequencing of pathogen full genomes, useful not on...

    Authors: Enrico Lavezzo, Stefano Toppo, Elisa Franchin, Barbara Di Camillo, Francesca Finotello, Marco Falda, Riccardo Manganelli, Giorgio Palù and Luisa Barzon
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:554
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  10. Because some Toxoplasma gondii genotypes may be more virulent in pregnant women, discriminating between them appears valuable. Currently, the main genotyping method is based on single copy microsatellite markers,...

    Authors: Jean-Marc Costa, Alexandre Alanio, Sandrine Moukoury, Vincent Clairet, Monique Debruyne, Jean-Dominique Poveda and Stéphane Bretagne
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:552
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  11. Recommendations for diphtheria immunization are to apply an effective primary immunization in infancy and to maintain immunity throughout life. Immunity against diphtheria depends primarily on antibody to the ...

    Authors: Aleksandra A Zasada, Waldemar Rastawicki, Natalia Rokosz and Marek Jagielski
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:551
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  12. HIV disproportionately affects African-Caribbean women in Canada but the frequency and distribution of sexually transmitted infections in this community have not been previously studied.

    Authors: Robert S Remis, Juan Liu, Mona Loutfy, Wangari Tharao, Anuradha Rebbapragada, Stephen J Perusini, Lisungu Chieza, Megan Saunders, LoriAnn Green-Walker and Rupert Kaul
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:550
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  13. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a hidden but emerging population susceptible to HIV infection against a background of rapidly increasing HIV prevalence in China. Low HIV testing levels and multiple partner...

    Authors: Eric P F Chow, Jun Jing, Yuji Feng, Dai Min, Jun Zhang, David P Wilson, Xiaohu Zhang and Lei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:549
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  14. The clonal spread of Acinetobacter baumannii is a global problem, and carbapenems, such as imipenem, remain the first-choice agent against A. baumannii. Using synergy to enhance the antibiotic activity of carbape...

    Authors: Yu jun Li, Chu zhi Pan, Zi wen Zhao, Zhu xiang Zhao, Hui ling Chen and Wei bo Lu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:548
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  15. Human brucellosis incidence in China has been increasing dramatically since 1999. However, epidemiological features and potential factors underlying the re-emergence of the disease remain less understood.

    Authors: Yin-Jun Li, Xin-Lou Li, Song Liang, Li-Qun Fang and Wu-Chun Cao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:547
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  16. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). This study aims to determine the factors affecting pleural fluid ADA levels and to establish the optimal ADA levels f...

    Authors: Tunn Ren Tay and Augustine Tee
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:546
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  17. This study aimed to provide a contemporary picture of the epidemiologic, clinical, microbiologic characteristics and in-hospital outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) observed in a single center in Italy.

    Authors: Laurenzia Ferraris, Laura Milazzo, Davide Ricaboni, Cristina Mazzali, Giovanna Orlando, Giuliano Rizzardini, Marco Cicardi, Ferdinando Raimondi, Loredana Tocalli, Alessandro Cialfi, Paolo Vanelli, Massimo Galli, Carlo Antona and Spinello Antinori
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:545
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  18. The efficacy of the H1N1 influenza vaccine relies on the induction of both humoral and cellular responses. This study evaluated the humoral and cellular responses to a monovalent non-adjuvanted pandemic influe...

    Authors: Ma Teresa Herrera, Yolanda Gonzalez, Esmeralda Juárez, Fernando Hernández-Sánchez, Claudia Carranza, Carmen Sarabia, Silvia Guzman-Beltran, Ma Eugenia Manjarrez, Marcela Muñoz-Torrico, Lourdes Garcia-Garcia, Eduardo Sada and Martha Torres
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:544
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  19. Surveillance programs and research for acute respiratory infections in remote Australian communities are complicated by difficulties in the storage and transport of frozen samples to urban laboratories for tes...

    Authors: Kerry-Ann F O’Grady, David M Whiley, Paul J Torzillo, Theo P Sloots and Stephen B Lambert
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:543
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  21. The introduction of universal pertussis immunization and the high coverage achieved in most developed countries have largely changed the epidemiology of the disease. Although vaccination rates are high in the ...

    Authors: Silvio Tafuri, Maria Serena Gallone, Domenico Martinelli, Rosa Prato, Maria Chironna and Cinzia Germinario
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:541
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  22. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is divided into 8 definite (A-H) and 2 putative (I, J) genotypes that show a geographical distribution. HBV genotype G, however, is an aberrant genotype of unknown origin that demonstra...

    Authors: Antoinette C van der Kuyl, Fokla Zorgdrager, Boris Hogema, Margreet Bakker, Suzanne Jurriaans, Nicole KT Back, Ben Berkhout, Hans L Zaaijer and Marion Cornelissen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:540
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  23. We investigated the epidemiological and clinical data of all hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in a sentinel hospital of Shenzhen, China from 2009 to 2011.

    Authors: Yan-rong Wang, Lu-lu Sun, Wan-ling Xiao, Li-yun Chen, Xian-feng Wang and Dong-ming Pan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:539
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  24. Control of tuberculosis (TB) depends on early diagnosis and treatment at the primary health care level. However, many patients are still diagnosed late with TB at hospitals. The present study aimed to investig...

    Authors: Gracieli Nadalon Deponti, Denise Rossato Silva, Ana Cláudia Coelho, Alice Mânica Muller and Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:538
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  25. Superinfection with drug resistant HIV strains could potentially contribute to compromised therapy in patients initially infected with drug-sensitive virus and receiving antiretroviral therapy. To investigate ...

    Authors: István Bartha, Matthias Assel, Peter MA Sloot, Maurizio Zazzi, Carlo Torti, Eugen Schülter, Andrea De Luca, Anders Sönnerborg, Ana B Abecasis, Kristel Van Laethem, Andrea Rosi, Jenny Svärd, Roger Paredes, David AMC van de Vijver, Anne-Mieke Vandamme and Viktor Müller
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:537
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  26. The role of copy number variation of the CCL3L1 gene, encoding MIP1α, in contributing to the host variation in susceptibility and response to HIV infection is controversial. Here we analyse a sub-Saharan African ...

    Authors: Eleni Aklillu, Linda Odenthal-Hesse, Jennifer Bowdrey, Abiy Habtewold, Eliford Ngaimisi, Getnet Yimer, Wondwossen Amogne, Sabina Mugusi, Omary Minzi, Eyasu Makonnen, Mohammed Janabi, Ferdinand Mugusi, Getachew Aderaye, Robert Hardwick, Beiyuan Fu, Maria Viskaduraki…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:536
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  27. In malaria-endemic countries, large proportions of individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum are asymptomatic and constitute a reservoir of parasites for infection of newly hatched mosquitoes.

    Authors: Alfred B Tiono, Moussa W Guelbeogo, N Falé Sagnon, Issa Nébié, Sodiomon B Sirima, Amitava Mukhopadhyay and Kamal Hamed
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:535
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  28. The focus of Chlamydia trachomatis screening and testing lies more on women than on men. The study aim was to establish by systematic review the prevalence of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men and...

    Authors: Patrick W Dielissen, Doreth AM Teunissen and Antoine LM Lagro-Janssen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:534
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  29. Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF) drugs are very effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis but may increase the risk of serious bacterial infections. We assessed the association between the...

    Authors: Ngoc J Wasson, Cara D Varley, Pascal Schwab, Rongwei Fu and Kevin L Winthrop
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:533
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  30. Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is a serious problem worldwide and the case fatality rate remains high. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive pneumoc...

    Authors: Viktor Molander, Camilla Elisson, Veeraraghavan Balaji, Erik Backhaus, James John, Rosemol Vargheese, Ranjith Jayaraman and Rune Andersson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:532
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  31. The incidence of cervical cancer in Paraguay is among the highest in the world, with the human papillomavirus (HPV) being a necessary factor for cervical cancer. Knowledge about HPV infection among indigenous ...

    Authors: Laura Mendoza, Pamela Mongelos, Malvina Paez, Amalia Castro, Isabel Rodriguez-Riveros, Graciela Gimenez, Patricia Araujo, Gloria Echagüe, Valentina Diaz, Florentina Laspina, Wilberto Castro, Rosa Jimenez, Ramón Marecos, Santiago Ever, Gerardo Deluca and María Alejandra Picconi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:531
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  32. External quality assurance (EQA) programmes, which are routinely used in laboratories, have not been widely implemented for point-of- care tests (POCTs). A study was performed in ten health centres in Tanzania...

    Authors: Pieter W Smit, David Mabey, Thomas van der Vlis, Hans Korporaal, Julius Mngara, John Changalucha, Jim Todd and Rosanna W Peeling
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:530
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  33. The main clinical forms of tegumentary leishmaniasis are cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). L.braziliensis infection is characterized by an exaggerated production of IFN-gamma and TNF-al...

    Authors: Augusto M Carvalho, Andréa Magalhães, Lucas P Carvalho, Olívia Bacellar, Phillip Scott and Edgar M Carvalho
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:529
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  34. Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital infections. The maternal immune status plays a major role in the likelihood of congenital infection. The aim of this study is to shed light o...

    Authors: Tahani Neirukh, Ayda Qaisi, Niveen Saleh, Areej Abu Rmaileh, Eman Abu Zahriyeh, Lina Qurei, Firas Dajani, Taghreed Nusseibeh, Hatem Khamash, Sabri Baraghithi and Maysa Azzeh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:528
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  35. Infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei and non-typhoidal Salmonella cause significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world. These intracellular pathogens share some common...

    Authors: Helmi Sulaiman, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Kein Seong Mun and Claire M Italiano
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:527
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  36. Preliminary results suggest that pertussis infection might be considered in infants during a seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak.

    Authors: Ambra Nicolai, Raffaella Nenna, Paola Stefanelli, Anna Carannante, Concetta Schiavariello, Alessandra Pierangeli, Carolina Scagnolari, Corrado Moretti, Paola Papoff, Enea Bonci, Marianna Ferrara, Stefano Papasso and Fabio Midulla
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:526
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  37. Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) is a rare disease whose clinical characteristics have not been clarified. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features and outcomes of patients with PVO.

    Authors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Daisuke Shichi, Yasuharu Tokuda, Hiroichi Ishikawa, Tetsuhiro Maeno and Hidenori Nakamura
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:525
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  38. Neither HBV DNA nor HBsAg positivity at birth is an accurate marker for HBV infection of infants. No data is available for continuous changes of HBV markers in newborns to HBsAg(+) mothers. This prospective, m...

    Authors: Tianyan Chen, Jing Wang, Yuling Feng, Zhi Yan, Tieying Zhang, Minghui Liu, Yun Bai, Hongxia Song, Hongli Liu, Yuan Yang, Jinfeng Liu, Yingli He, Yunru Chen, Shulin Zhang, Guihua Zhuang, Xiaofeng Liang…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:524
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  39. Ertapenem (preferred choice for ESBL-producing organisms) use exhibited an increasing trend from 2006 to 2008. As extensive use of ertapenem might induce the mutation of resistant bacteria strains to ertapenem...

    Authors: Cheryl Li-Ling Lim, Winnie Lee, Amanda Ling-Chiu Lee, Lisa Ting-Ting Liew, Szu Chin Nah, Choon Nam Wan, Maciej Piotr Chlebicki and Andrea Lay-Hoon Kwa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:523
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  40. Although substantiated by little evidence, concerns about zidovudine-related anaemia in pregnancy have influenced antiretroviral (ARV) regimen choice for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, espec...

    Authors: Benn KD Sartorius, Matthew F Chersich, Mary Mwaura, Nicolas Meda, Marleen Temmerman, Marie Louise Newell, Timothy MM Farley and Stanley Luchters
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:522
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  41. In developed countries, the incidence of cervical cancer has remained stable in HIV+ women but the prevalence and multiplicity of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) infection, a necessary cause of cervical cancer, appears ...

    Authors: Sally N Akarolo-Anthony, Maryam Al-Mujtaba, Ayotunde O Famooto, Eileen O Dareng, Olayinka B Olaniyan, Richard Offiong, Cosette M Wheeler and Clement A Adebamowo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:521
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  42. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of exposure to and transmission of infectious diseases. Vaccination lowers morbidity and mortality of HCWs and their patients. To assess vaccination coverage ...

    Authors: Rok Civljak, Neven Papic, Valerija Stamenic, Smilja Kalenic, Ilija Kuzman and Josip Car
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:520
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  43. Estimation of pre-immunisation prevalence of HPV and distribution of HPV types is fundamental to understanding the subsequent impact of HPV vaccination. We describe the type specific prevalence of HPV in femal...

    Authors: Kimberley Kavanagh, Katy Sinka, Kate Cuschieri, John Love, Alison Potts, Kevin GJ Pollock, Heather Cubie, Martin Donaghy and Chris Robertson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:519
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  44. Cholera poses a substantial health burden to developing countries such as Bangladesh. In this study, the objective is to estimate the economic burden of cholera treatments incurred by households. The study was...

    Authors: Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Ziaul Islam, Iqbal Ansary Khan, Amit Saha, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri and Jahangir AM Khan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:518
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  45. Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased dramatically in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, 560,000 people had access to ART by the end of 2011. This scaling up of ART has raised challenges to the Kenya...

    Authors: Michael Kiptoo, James Brooks, Raphael W Lihana, Paul Sandstrom, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Joyceline Kinyua, Nancy Lagat, Fredrick Okoth and Elijah M Songok
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:517
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  46. Most illnesses caused by pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus (A/H1N1) infection are acute and self-limiting among children. However, in some children, disease progression is rapid and may require hospitali...

    Authors: Takanori Funaki, Kensuke Shoji, Nobuyuki Yotani, Tomohiro Katsuta, Osamu Miyazaki, Shunsuke Nosaka, Hidekazu Masaki and Akihiko Saitoh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:516
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  47. Blood stream infections (BSI) with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lead to poor clinical outcomes. The worldwide emergence and spread of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing, often multidrug-resistant organisms may further...

    Authors: Matthias Willmann, Ines Kuebart, Matthias Marschal, Klaus Schröppel, Wichard Vogel, Ingo Flesch, Uwe Markert, Ingo B Autenrieth, Florian Hölzl and Silke Peter
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:515
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  48. Human brucellosis incidence in China was divided into 3 stages, high incidence (1950-1960s), decline (1970-1980s) and re-emergence (1990-2000s). Human brucellosis has been reported in all the 32 provinces, of ...

    Authors: Yanfen Chen, Yuehua Ke, Yufei Wang, Xitong Yuan, Xiaoyan Zhou, Hai Jiang, Zhoujia Wang, Qing Zhen, Yaqin Yu, Liuyu Huang, Buyun Cui and Zeliang Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:514
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  49. Improved tests to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI) are needed. We sought to evaluate the performance of two commercially available interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) compared to the tuberculin skin tes...

    Authors: Nikoloz Chkhartishvili, Russell R Kempker, Natia Dvali, Lela Abashidze, Lali Sharavdze, Pati Gabunia, Henry M Blumberg, Carlos del Rio and Tengiz Tsertsvadze
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:513
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  50. The introduction of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers has had a positive influence on compliance of healthcare workers with the recommended guidelines for hand hygiene. However, establishing the best location ...

    Authors: Matthijs C Boog, Vicki Erasmus, Jitske M de Graaf, Elise (A) HE van Beeck, Marijke Melles and Ed F van Beeck
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:510
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