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  1. Bolivia has the highest prevalence of cervical cancer in South America and the prevalence of viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people in urban cities is increasing. Little is known about the p...

    Authors: Marianela Patzi-Churqui, Katty Terrazas-Aranda, Jan-Åke Liljeqvist, Magnus Lindh and Kristina Eriksson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:204
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  2. Rabies is endemic in southern Bhutan, associated with 1–2 human deaths and high post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) costs annually. Evaluation of clinicians’ management of human cases potentially exposed to rabies...

    Authors: Kinley Penjor, Nelly Marquetoux, Chendu Dorji, Kinley Penjor, Sithar Dorjee, Chencho Dorjee, P. D. Jolly, R. S. Morris and J. S. McKenzie
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:203
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  3. Rabies is a deadly preventable viral disease that affects all warm-blooded animals and widespread in many regions including Africa. The disease remains of major public health importance in Uganda.

    Authors: Michael Omodo, Meriadeg Ar Gouilh, Frank Norbert Mwiine, Anna Rose Ademun Okurut, Noelina Nantima, Alice Namatovu, Maria Flavia Nakanjako, Emmanuel Isingoma, Eugene Arinaitwe, Martin Esau, Simon Kyazze, Milton Bahati, Franklin Mayanja, Patrick Bagonza, Richard Akule Urri, Mary Nanfuka Lovincer…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:200
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  4. Although married couples can be at an elevated risk of HIV infection, few studies have explored the risk factors for HIV infection at the couple-level. We explored the risk factors for HIV infection among marr...

    Authors: Anne M. Nabukenya, Aminah Nambuusi and Joseph K. B. Matovu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:198
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  5. The incidence rate of measles in China reached a nadir in 2012 after 2 supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) were undertaken in 2009 and 2010. However, the disease began re-emerging in 2013, with a high...

    Authors: Huizhen Zheng, Katherine Min Jia, Riyang Sun, Pui Hu, Maggie Haitian Wang, Benny Chung-Ying Zee, Wenjia Liang and Ka Chun Chong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:197
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  6. Few data are available regarding the use of direct antiviral agents (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C in psychiatric patients. The aim of the study is to assess safety and outcome of DAAs in patients with psychia...

    Authors: Nicolò de Gennaro, Lucia Diella, Laura Monno, Gioacchino Angarano, Michele Milella and Annalisa Saracino
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:196
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  7. Microbial infection is the main cause of increased morbidity and mortality in burn patients, especially infections caused by multiple drug-resistant organisms (MDRO). The purpose of this study was to explore m...

    Authors: Yin-Yin Chen, Ping-Feng Wu, Chii-Shya Chen, Ian-Horng Chen, Wan-Tsuei Huang and Fu-Der Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:193
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  8. Human psittacosis, caused by Chlamydia (C.) psittaci, is likely underdiagnosed and underreported, since tests for C. psittaci are often not included in routine microbiological diagnostics. Source tracing traditio...

    Authors: Lenny Hogerwerf, Inge Roof, Marianne J. K. de Jong, Frederika Dijkstra and Wim van der Hoek
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:192
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Tuberculosis (TB) burden shows wide disparities across ages in Taiwan. In 2016, the age-specific notification rate in those older than 65 years old was about 100 times as much as in those younger than 15 years...

    Authors: Han Fu, Hsien-Ho Lin, Timothy B. Hallett and Nimalan Arinaminpathy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:191
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  10. In the Republic of Congo, hot temperature and seasons distortions observed may impact the development of malaria parasites. We investigate the variation of malaria cases, parasite density and the multiplicity of

    Authors: Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Dezi Kouhounina Batsimba, Roch Fabien Niama, Reyna Ibara Ottia, Alida Malonga-Massanga, Grâce Petula Urielle Fila-Fila, Gabriel Ahombo, Simon Charles Kobawila and Henri Joseph Parra
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:190
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  12. In recent times, Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) has become a serious threat to public health due to its ability to cause severe infection with fatal outcomes. Its unique biology makes it resilient to control measure...

    Authors: Apoorva Venkatesh, Shalini Aggarwal, Swati Kumar, Srushti Rajyaguru, Vipin Kumar, Sheetal Bankar, Jayanthi Shastri, Swati Patankar and Sanjeeva Srivastava
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:188
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  13. After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that there is a mistake in the article note.

    Authors: Katherine Antel, Jenna Oosthuizen, Francois Malherbe, Vernon J. Louw, Mark P. Nicol, Gary Maartens and Estelle Verburgh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:187
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:33

  14. The presentation of clinical leptospirosis has been historically associated with animal workers, slaughterhouse workers and medical veterinarians. This association has shifted to be related to flooding events ...

    Authors: J. García-Méndez, E. Cervera-Ceballos, D. Atilano-López, S. Arroyo-Escalante, D. Moncada-Barrón, M. Leyva-Leyva, R. Hernández-Castro and E. M. Carrillo-Casas
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:186
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  15. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) arthritis is one of the most detrimental joint diseases known and leads to severe joint destruction within days. We hypothesized that the provision of auxiliary immunoregulation ...

    Authors: Berglind Bergmann, Ying Fei, Pernilla Jirholt, Zhicheng Hu, Maria Bergquist, Abukar Ali, Catharina Lindholm, Olov Ekwall, Guillaume Churlaud, David Klatzmann, Tao Jin and Inger Gjertsson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:185
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  16. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health burden, with an estimated quarter of the world’s population being infected. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “End TB Strategy” in 2014 emphasising kno...

    Authors: Ana Bonell, Lucie Contamin, Pham Quang Thai, Hoang Thi Thanh Thuy, H. Rogier van Doorn, Richard White, Behzad Nadjm and Marc Choisy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:184
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  17. After publication of the original article [1], the authors would like to add a co-author, Dr. Stephen Pan, who contributed sufficiently to this manuscript.

    Authors: Wenting Huang, Dan Wu, Jason J. Ong, M. Kumi Smith, Stephen Pan, Fan Yang, Hongyun Fu, Weiming Tang and Joseph D. Tucker
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:183
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:1057

  19. Hepatitis C virus is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and liver-related deaths worldwide. The estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis C viral infection among the general Belgian population ...

    Authors: Dana Busschots, Samira Toghanian, Rob Bielen, Stina Salomonsson, Özgür M. Koc, Greet Hendrickx, Michel Jadoul, Frederik Nevens, Etienne Sokal, Christian Brixko, Kathelijne Peerlinck, Ludwig Apers, Geert Robaeys and Jeffrey V. Lazarus
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:181
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  20. Worldwide, there is limited epidemiologic evidence on the seroprevalence of undiagnosed chronic viral infections including HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among patients wit...

    Authors: Getinet Ayano, Kibrom Haile, Abel Tesfaye, Kelemua Haile, Sileshi Demelash, Mikias Tulu, Belachew Tsegaye, Melat Solomon, Alem Kebede, Aynalem Biru, Habte Birhanu, Gebresilassie Zenawi, Yodit Habtamu, Esias Kibron, Seneshet Eshetu, Meseret Sefiw…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:180
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. The burden of leptospirosis in Indonesia is poorly understood. Data from an observational study conducted from 2013 to 2016 in seven cities across Indonesia was used to estimate the incidence of leptospirosis ...

    Authors: Muhammad Hussein Gasem, Usman Hadi, Bachti Alisjahbana, Emiliana Tjitra, M. M. D. E. A. H. Hapsari, Endang Sri Lestari, Abu Tholib Aman, Dewi Lokida, Gustiani Salim, Herman Kosasih, Ketut Tuti Parwati Merati, Kanti Laras, Mansyur Arif, Nurhayati Lukman, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Vivi Lisdawati…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:179
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. The impacts of genetic polymorphisms on drug resistance mutations (DRMs) among various HIV-1 subtypes have long been debated. In this study, we aimed to analyze the natural polymorphisms and acquired DRM profi...

    Authors: Zesong Sun, Jinming Ouyang, Bin Zhao, Minghui An, Lin Wang, Haibo Ding and Xiaoxu Han
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:178
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  23. Antibiotics are not indicated for treating acute bronchitis cases, yet up to 70% of adult acute bronchitis medical visits in the USA result in an antibiotic prescription. Reducing unnecessary antibiotic prescr...

    Authors: Valerie J. Morley, Emily P. C. Firgens, Rachel R. Vanderbilt, Yanmengqian Zhou, Michelle Zook, Andrew F. Read and Erina L. MacGeorge
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:177
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  24. Respiratory infections are a major threat for lung recipients. We aimed to compare with a monocentric study the impact of late viral and bacterial respiratory infections on the graft function.

    Authors: Marie Dubert, Benoit Visseaux, André Birgy, Pierre Mordant, Anne-Cécile Metivier, Gaelle Dauriat, Nadhira Fidouh, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Nathalie Grall, Yves Castier, Hervé Mal, Gabriel Thabut and François-Xavier Lescure
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:176
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  26. Diarrhea is responsible for 525,000 children under-five deaths and 1.7 billion cases globally and is the second leading cause of death among children under-five every year. It is a major public health problem ...

    Authors: Sisay Shine, Sindew Muhamud, Solomon Adanew, Alebachew Demelash and Makda Abate
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:174
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Studies report serious adherence problems among youth (individuals age 15–24 years of age) in Uganda. Recent growth in mobile phone ownership has highlighted the potential of using text-based interventions to ...

    Authors: Sarah MacCarthy, Zachary Wagner, Alexandra Mendoza-Graf, Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez, Clare Samba, Josephine Birungi, Stephen Okoboi and Sebastian Linnemayr
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:173
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  28. Identifying immunogens that induce HIV-1-specific immune responses is a lengthy process that can benefit from computational methods, which predict T-cell epitopes for various HLA types.

    Authors: Daniel Lule Bugembe, Andrew Obuku Ekii, Nicaise Ndembi, Jennifer Serwanga, Pontiano Kaleebu and Pietro Pala
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:172
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Trichophyton benhamiae is a zoophilic dermatophyte that can cause tinea in humans and animals. Lesions caused by T. benhamiae tend to be highly inflammatory, and patients are often infected by animals or other pa...

    Authors: Jingwen Tan, Xiaoping Liu, Zhiqin Gao, Hong Yang, Lianjuan Yang and Hai Wen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:171
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  30. Infectious meningitis is a serious disease and patient outcome relies on fast and reliable diagnostics. A syndromic panel testing approach like the FilmArray ME can accelerate diagnosis and therefore decrease ...

    Authors: Susanne Pfefferle, Martin Christner, Martin Aepfelbacher, Marc Lütgehetmann and Holger Rohde
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:170
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  32. Respiratory tract infection (RTI) in young children is a leading cause of morbidity and hospitalization worldwide. There are few studies assessing the performance for bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) versus...

    Authors: Zhan-Ying Ma, Hua Deng, Li-Dong Hua, Wen Lei, Chang-Bin Zhang, Qi-Qiang Dai, Wei-Jing Tao and Liang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:168
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  33. Even though enterococci can cause serious infections in multiple sites, they are a rare cause of pneumonia. We reported a uremic patient with vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VRE-fm) pneumonia, possibly related t...

    Authors: Fengqin Li, Yonglan Wang, Linlin Sun and Xiaoxia Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:167
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  34. In this study, we evaluated the genetic relatedness of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KPN) isolates from an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in August 2017...

    Authors: Eun-Hwa Baek, Se-Eun Kim, Sunjoo Kim, Seungjun Lee, Oh-Hyun Cho, Sun In Hong, Jeong Hwan Shin and Inyeong Hwang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:166
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  35. Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) infection evokes significant immune responses, resulting in tissue damage. The immune mechanism underlying T. pallidum infection is still unclear, although microRNAs (miRNAs) have...

    Authors: Tao Huang, Jun Zhang, Wujian Ke, Xiaohui Zhang, Wentao Chen, Jieyi Yang, Yiwen Liao, Fangwen Liang, Shuqing Mei, Mingjiu Li, Zhenzhou Luo, Qiwei Zhang, Bin Yang and Heping Zheng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:165
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  36. Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a serious public health problem with poor treatment outcomes. Predictors of poor outcomes vary in different regions. Vietnam is among the top 30 high burden of...

    Authors: Le Hong Van, Phan Trieu Phu, Dao Nguyen Vinh, Vo Thanh Son, Nguyen Thi Hanh, Le Thanh Hoang Nhat, Nguyen Huu Lan, Truong Van Vinh, Nguyen Thi Mai Trang, Dang Thi Minh Ha, Guy E. Thwaites and Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:164
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  37. American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is a widespread anthropozoonosis caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and is considered a serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to provide a descr...

    Authors: Mariana Olímpia Köhler Marra Pinto, Tiago Mendonça de Oliveira, Andreza Nayla de Assis Aguiar, Paulo Eustáquio Marra Pinto, David Soeiro Barbosa, Soraia de Araújo Diniz and Marcos Xavier Silva
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:163
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  38. Fever is a cause for concern for both parents and the treating pediatrician and a common reason for antibiotic overuse. However, the proportion of children hospitalized for fever with serious bacterial infecti...

    Authors: Ashish Pathak, Radika Upadhayay, Aditya Mathur, Sunil Rathi and Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:162
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Cancer and sepsis comorbidity is a major public health problem in most parts of the world including Zimbabwe. The microbial aetiologies of sepsis and their antibiograms vary with time and locations. Knowledge ...

    Authors: Frank Chinowaita, Wendy Chaka, Tinashe K. Nyazika, Tendai C. Maboreke, Emmanuel Tizauone, Prichard Mapondera, Inam Chitsike, Andrew Z. Cakana and Rooyen T. Mavenyengwa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:161
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  40. S. aureus (SA) infective endocarditis (IE) has a very high mortality, attributed to the age and comorbidities of patients, inadequate or delayed antibiotic treatment, and methicillin resistance, among other cause...

    Authors: Carmen Hidalgo-Tenorio, Juan Gálvez, Francisco Javier Martínez-Marcos, Antonio Plata-Ciezar, Javier De La Torre-Lima, Luis Eduardo López-Cortés, Mariam Noureddine, José M. Reguera, David Vinuesa, Maria Victoria García, Guillermo Ojeda, Rafael Luque, José Manuel Lomas, Jose Antonio Lepe and Arístides de Alarcón
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:160
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  41. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection can be diagnosed clinically once classical rash occurs but the diagnosis is challenging when typical rash is absent. We reported a case of fulminant central nervous syste...

    Authors: Mingxia Fang, Xing Weng, Liyun Chen, Yaling Chen, Yun Chi, Wei Chen and Zhiliang Hu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:159
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  42. Although the global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has improved significantly due to antiretroviral treatment (ART), ART-related adverse events (AEs) remain an issue. Therefore, investigating the ...

    Authors: Lili Dai, Bin Su, An Liu, Hongwei Zhang, Hao Wu, Tong Zhang, Ying Shao, Jianwei Li, Jiangzhu Ye, Shaoli Bai, Xiaoling Guo and Lijun Sun
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:158
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of hospitalization in young children in Canada, despite routine immunoprophylaxis in those with medical risk factors. We aimed to determine if cold ...

    Authors: Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, Alexandra Ouedraogo, Salimah Z. Shariff, J. Dayre McNally, Eric I. Benchimol and Kristin K. Clemens
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:157
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Intestinal infection is still an important public health problem in low-income countries. Food handlers may be infected by a wide range of enteropathogens and have been implicated in the transmission of many i...

    Authors: Birhan Alemnew, Getnet Gedefaw, Gedefaw Diress Alen and Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:156
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:604

  45. Sepsis is a life-threatening situation, and it can be rendered more severe by coagulopathy. We here examine a novel plasma biomarker for sepsis-induced coagulopathy.

    Authors: Yishan Wang, Huijuan Wang, Chunfang Zhang, Chao Zhang, Huqin Yang, Ruiyue Gao and Zhaohui Tong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:155
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  46. The emergence of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus was reported in Wenshan City, southwestern China in 2017. The study describes the epidemiological and virological features of the outbreak an...

    Authors: Li Jiang, Xiaonan Zhao, Wen Xu, Xuehua Zhou, Chunrui Luo, Jiunan Zhou, Xiaoqing Fu, Yaoyao Chen and Duo Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:154
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  47. Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals, animal products or consumption of infected dairy products. Brucella infection during pregnancy is of special interest...

    Authors: Robert Makala, Mtebe V. Majigo, George M. Bwire, Upendo Kibwana, Mariam M. Mirambo and Agricola Joachim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:152
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is essential to prevent severe complications and avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics. The mortality of neonatal sepsis is over 18%in many countries. This study aimed to deve...

    Authors: Dominicus Husada, Pornthep Chanthavanich, Uraiwan Chotigeat, Piyarat Sunttarattiwong, Chukiat Sirivichayakul, Krisana Pengsaa, Watcharee Chokejindachai and Jaranit Kaewkungwal
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:151
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  49. HIV testing plays a central role in the combat against HIV. We aimed to determine if the availability of HIV self-testing (HIVST) would increase the frequency of testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) a...

    Authors: Song Fan, Zhongquan Liu, Zhenzhou Luo, Maohe Yu, Lin Ouyang, Hui Gong, Yi Ding, Peiyang Li, Tanwei Yuan, Yepeng Zhou, Guohui Wu and Huachun Zou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:149
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. The influenza virus spreads rapidly around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Influenza-related incidence data are limited in many countries in Africa despite es...

    Authors: Musse Tadesse, Mesfin Mengesha, Adamu Tayachew, Desalegn Belay, Abdulhafiz Hassen, Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Etsehiwot Zemelak, Berhan Beyene, Wubayehu Kassa, Workenesh Ayele, Bethel Teshome, Mikias Mekonen, Zewdu Assefa and Beyene Moges
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:148
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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