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  1. Nosocomial infections are the most common complication during inpatient hospital care. An increasing proportion of these infections are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This report describes an...

    Authors: Miriam G. Gerlich, Jens Piegsa, Christian Schäfer, Nils-Olaf Hübner, Florian Wilke, Susanne Reuter, Georg Engel, Ralf Ewert, Franziska Claus, Claudia Hübner, Walter Ried, Steffen Flessa, Axel Kramer and Wolfgang Hoffmann
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:441
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  2. Pregnant women in malaria endemic areas are at high risk of P. falciparum infection and its complications. This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors for P. falciparum infection and malaria among pre...

    Authors: Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Vera Ngenwie Nkweti, Helen Ngum Ntonifor, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Rolland Bantar Tata, Hanesh Fru Chi and Eric Akum Achidi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:439
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. With the renewed emphasis to implement isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in Sub-Saharan Africa, we investigated the effect of IPT on immunological profiles among household contacts with latent tuberculosis.

    Authors: Irene Andia Biraro, Moses Egesa, Simon Kimuda, Steven G. Smith, Frederic Toulza, Jonathan Levin, Moses Joloba, Achilles Katamba, Stephen Cose, Hazel M. Dockrell and Alison M Elliott
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:438
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  4. It has been widely acknowledged that well-planned and executed communication programmes can contribute to achieving malaria prevention and treatment goals. This however requires a good understanding of current...

    Authors: Jane C Umeano-Enemuoh, Benjamim Uzochukwu, Nkoli Ezumah, Lindsay Mangham-Jefferies, Virginia Wiseman and Obinna Onwujekwe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:437
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  5. A birth cohort dedicated to studying infections in early childhood may be assisted by parental recording of symptoms on a daily basis and a collection of biomaterials. We aimed at testing the feasibility of th...

    Authors: Beate Zoch, André Karch, Johannes Dreesman, Masyar Monazahian, Armin Baillot and Rafael T. Mikolajczyk
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:436
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  6. The number of catheter related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) could be reduced and the outcome improved if specific standards in the quality of care were maintained. Therefore, the development of quality assur...

    Authors: Anke Bramesfeld, Stephanie Wrede, Klaus Richter, Mareike Steen, Björn Broge, Jürgen Pauletzki and Joachim Szecsenyi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:435
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Intestinal macrophages are key regulators of inflammatory responses to the gut microbiome and play a central role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and epithelial integrity. However, little is known about the ...

    Authors: Edana Cassol, Theresa Rossouw, Susan Malfeld, Phetole Mahasha, Tomas Slavik, Chris Seebregts, Robert Bond, Johannie du Plessis, Carl Janssen, Tania Roskams, Frederik Nevens, Massimo Alfano, Guido Poli and Schalk W. van der Merwe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:430
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  8. Evidence on influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) is commonly derived from observational studies. However, these studies are prone to confounding by indication and healthy vaccinee bias. We aimed to systematica...

    Authors: Cornelius Remschmidt, Ole Wichmann and Thomas Harder
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:429
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. In the current Ebola epidemic in Western Africa, many healthcare workers have become infected. Some of these have been medically evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the USA. These clinical experiences provide...

    Authors: Nicola Petrosillo, Emanuele Nicastri, Simone Lanini, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Antonino Di Caro, Mario Antonini, Vincenzo Puro, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Nakono Shindo, Nicola Magrini, Gary P. Kobinger and Giuseppe Ippolito
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:432
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  10. Hepatitis A is still a neglected health problem in the world. The most affected areas are the ones with disadvantaged socioeconomic conditions. In Brazil, seroprevalence studies showed that 64.7 % of the gener...

    Authors: Saulo A. S. Mantovani, Breno Matos Delfino, Antonio C. Martins, Humberto Oliart-Guzmán, Thasciany M. Pereira, Fernando L. C. C. Branco, Athos Muniz Braña, José A. Filgueira-Júnior, Ana P. Santos, Rayanne A. Arruda, Andréia S. Guimarães, Alanderson A. Ramalho, Cristieli Sergio de Menezes Oliveira, Thiago S. Araújo, Nancy Arróspide, Carlos H. M. L. Estrada…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:428
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  11. Enterococcus spp. are particularly important etiological agents of nosocomial infections. However, the clinical characteristics of and risk factors for enterococcal infections in clinical settings are poorly unde...

    Authors: Toshiki Kajihara, Shigeki Nakamura, Naoki Iwanaga, Kazuhiro Oshima, Takahiro Takazono, Taiga Miyazaki, Koichi Izumikawa, Katsunori Yanagihara, Nobuoki Kohno and Shigeru Kohno
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:426
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  12. The objective of this study was to explore the prevalence of microbiological contamination of mobile phones that belong to clinicians in intensive care units (ICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and...

    Authors: Mohammed Heyba, Mohammad Ismaiel, Abdulrahman Alotaibi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Hussain Baqer, Ali Safar, Noura Al-Sweih and Abdullah Al-Taiar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:434
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  13. Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing carbapenemase and 16S rRNA methylase are highly resistant to carbapenems and aminoglycosides.

    Authors: Tatsuya Tada, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Kayo Shimada, Tran Thi Thanh Nga, Le Thi Anh Thu, Nguyen Truong Son, Norio Ohmagari and Teruo Kirikae
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:433
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  14. This study was designed to explore the epidemiological and clinical profiles of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in neonates from the Suzhou area of China, taking into consideration how climate fact...

    Authors: Lianghua Lu, Yongdong Yan, Bin Yang, Zhihui Xiao, Xing Feng, Yuqing Wang, Wei Ji, Maximillion Mize, Chuangli Hao and Zhengrong Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:431
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  15. The primary influenza prevention strategy is focused on annual vaccination according to the categories identified in the various countries as being at greatest risk of complications. Many studies were conducte...

    Authors: Claudia Pileggi, Francesca Lotito, Aida Bianco, Carmelo G. A. Nobile and Maria Pavia
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:427
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) causing both sporadic and outbreak-associated illness. Norovirus (NoV) infections occur across all ages but certain sub-groups are co...

    Authors: Lisa Lindsay, Joanne Wolter, Ilse De Coster, Pierre Van Damme and Thomas Verstraeten
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:425
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), a causative agent of enteric fever (typhoid fever), predominately affects populations in developing regions with poor access to clean food and water. In addition, tr...

    Authors: Tia Sorrell, Daniel J. Selig, Mark S. Riddle and Chad K. Porter
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:424
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Sustaining high uptake of praziquantel is key for long-term control of schistosomiasis. During mass treatment in 2013, we randomized 12 primary schools into two groups; one group received education messages fo...

    Authors: Simon Muhumuza, Annette Olsen, Anne Katahoire and Fred Nuwaha
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:423
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Chronic kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease, has been identified as a possible risk factor for primary septicemia and wound infection by Vibrio vulnificus. However, cases of severe septicemia, necro...

    Authors: Chang Seong Kim, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma and Soo Wan Kim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:422
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  20. Traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors contribute to increase risk of CVD in people living with HIV (PLWH). Of all world regions, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV yet little ...

    Authors: Tecla M. Temu, Nicholas Kirui, Celestine Wanjalla, Alfred M. Ndungu, Jemima H. Kamano, Thomas S. Inui and Gerald S. Bloomfield
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:421
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in humans. Recently, there has been an epidemic shift of dengue from mainly affecting children to affecting more adults with increased severity. However, ...

    Authors: Vipa Thanachartwet, Nittha Oer-areemitr, Supat Chamnanchanunt, Duangjai Sahassananda, Akanitt Jittmittraphap, Plengsakoon Suwannakudt, Varunee Desakorn and Anan Wattanathum
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:420
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Pneumococcal diseases remain a leading cause of vaccine-preventable death worldwide in children <5 years of age. The seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was approved in 2001 in Europe and was in...

    Authors: Myint Tin Tin Htar, Dina Christopoulou and Heinz-Josef Schmitt
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:419
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  23. Rotavirus (RV) vaccine was added to Yemen’s childhood vaccination schedule in late 2012. We evaluated the effect of vaccination on the epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and the characteristics of cir...

    Authors: Salem M. Banajeh and Basheer A. Abu-Asba
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:418
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  24. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening infection. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and mortality- associated factors in diabetic patients.

    Authors: Nai-Chen Cheng, Hao-Chih Tai, Shan-Chwen Chang, Chin-Hao Chang and Hong-Shiee Lai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:417
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Anecdotal evidence suggests that much of the continuing infection of health care workers (HCWs) with Ebola virus during the current outbreak in Sierra Leone has occurred in settings other than Ebola isolation ...

    Authors: Olushayo Olu, Brima Kargbo, Sarian Kamara, Alie H. Wurie, Jackson Amone, Louisa Ganda, Bernard Ntsama, Alain Poy, Fredson Kuti-George, Etsub Engedashet, Negusu Worku, Martin Cormican, Charles Okot, Zabulon Yoti, Kande-Bure Kamara, Kennedy Chitala…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:416
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Bloodstream infections (BSI) due to carbapenem-resistant (C-R) Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) are of global concern from both clinical and public health standpoints. This retrospective study aimed to describe C-R Kp ...

    Authors: Cristiano Alicino, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Andrea Orsi, Federico Tassinari, Cecilia Trucchi, Giovanni Sarteschi, Francesco Copello, Valerio Del Bono, Claudio Viscoli and Giancarlo Icardi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:415
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. The rate of urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacterial strains requiring carbapenem therapy has been increasing in children. This study was conducted to eva...

    Authors: Seung Beom Han, Sung Chul Lee, Soo Young Lee, Dae Chul Jeong and Jin Han Kang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:414
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  28. There has been increasing debate surrounding mask and respirator interventions to control respiratory infection transmission in both healthcare and community settings. As decision makers are considering the re...

    Authors: Shohini Mukerji, C. Raina MacIntyre and Anthony T. Newall
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:413
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  29. Gonococcal antimicrobial resistance is a global problem. Different resistance plasmids have emerged and spread among the isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae worldwide and in China. We conducted this study to monito...

    Authors: Heping Zheng, Xingzhong Wu, Jinmei Huang, Xiaolin Qin, Yaohua Xue, Weiying Zeng, Yinyuan Lan, Jiangli Ou, Sanmei Tang and Mingheng Fang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:412
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  30. Many people have multiple infections at the same time, but the combined contribution of those infections to disease-related mortality is unknown. Registered causes of death offer a unique opportunity to study ...

    Authors: E. C. Griffiths, A. B. Pedersen, A. Fenton and O. L. Petchey
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:411
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Febrile illness with suspected blood stream infection (BSI) is a common reason for admission to hospital in Africa and blood cultures are therefore an important investigation. Data on the prevalence and causes...

    Authors: Tom H. Boyles, Kelly Davis, Thomas Crede, Jacques Malan, Marc Mendelson and Maia Lesosky
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:410
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  32. Long-term protection against meningococcal disease is associated with persistence of post-vaccination antibodies at protective levels. We evaluated the bactericidal antibody persistence and safety of the quadr...

    Authors: Charissa Fay Corazon Borja-Tabora, Cecilia Montalban, Ziad A. Memish, Dominique Boutriau, Devayani Kolhe, Jacqueline M. Miller and Marie Van der Wielen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:409
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  33. Human adenoviruses (HAdV) play a significant role in pediatric respiratory tract infections. To date, over 60 types of HAdV have been identified. Here, HAdV types are characterized in children in the Beijing a...

    Authors: Chunyan Liu, Yan Xiao, Jing Zhang, Lili Ren, Jianguo Li, Zhengde Xie, Baoping Xu, Yan Yang, Suyun Qian, Jianwei Wang and Kunling Shen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:408
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  34. Rapid diagnostic tests are urgently needed to mitigate HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) mortality. We evaluated diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) test for pulmonary TB and assessed...

    Authors: Stephanie Bjerrum, Ernest Kenu, Margaret Lartey, Mercy Jemina Newman, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Aase Bengaard Andersen and Isik Somuncu Johansen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:407
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  35. Mycobacterium intracellulare is a major cause of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in many countries. Molecular studies have revealed several new Mycobacteria species that are closely related to M. intrace...

    Authors: Su-Young Kim, Hye Yun Park, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Kyeongman Jeon, Hee Jae Huh, Chang-Seok Ki, Nam Yong Lee, Seung-Jung Han, Sung Jae Shin and Won-Jung Koh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:406
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  36. Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Ethiopia. In 2010 the TB treatment regimen was shortened from 8 to 6-months treatment. With this new regimen, the full course of treatment should be taken ...

    Authors: Daniel Fiseha and Meaza Demissie
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:405
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. While patient-provider interactions are commonly understood as mutually constructed relationships, the role of patient behaviour, participation in interactions, and characteristics, particularly ideals surroun...

    Authors: Catherine Campbell, Kerry Scott, Morten Skovdal, Claudius Madanhire, Constance Nyamukapa and Simon Gregson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:404
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  38. Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPn) is an important pathogen causing a variety of clinical manifestations. The effects of SPn nasopharyngeal colonization on respiratory tract infections are poorly studied. We evaluate...

    Authors: Sigita Petraitiene, Tomas Alasevicius, Indre Staceviciene, Daiva Vaiciuniene, Tomas Kacergius and Vytautas Usonis
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:403
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  40. End-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection are increasingly common causes of death among HIV-infected individuals. However, there are few clinical investig...

    Authors: Kali Zhou, Fengyu Hu, Charles Wang, Min Xu, Yun Lan, Jamie P. Morano, Stanley M. Lemon, Joseph D. Tucker and Weiping Cai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:401
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Acinetobacter ursingii bacteremia is rarely reported. We investigated the incidence and clinical features of A. ursingii bacteremia, performance of the identification system, and antimicrobial susceptibility of t...

    Authors: Chun-Hsiang Chiu, Yi-Tzu Lee, Yung-Chih Wang, Ti Yin, Shu-Chen Kuo, Ya-Sung Yang, Te-Li Chen, Jung-Chung Lin, Fu-Der Wang and Chang-Phone Fung
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:400
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  42. The incidence of dengue is rising steadily in Malaysia since the first major outbreak in 1973. Despite aggressive measures taken by the relevant authorities, Malaysia is still facing worsening dengue crisis ov...

    Authors: Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Amer Hayat Khan, Azreen Syazril Adnan, Azmi Sarriff, Yusra Habib Khan and Fauziah Jummaat
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:399
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. The commercial Kalon HSV-2 IgG ELISA is currently recommended for research use in sub-Saharan Africa because of its superior accuracy compared to other serologic assays. However, there are no data on key preci...

    Authors: Eshan U. Patel, Jordyn Manucci, Erin M. Kahle, Jairam R. Lingappa, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, Estelle Piwowar-Manning, Anelet James, Kwitaka F. Maluzi, Maina M. Cheeba, Glenda Gray, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Mubiana Inambao, Bellington Vwalika, Thomas C. Quinn and Oliver Laeyendecker
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:398
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  44. Unplanned care interruption (UCI) challenges effective HIV treatment. We determined the frequency and risk factors for UCI in Nigeria.

    Authors: Aimalohi A. Ahonkhai, Bolanle Banigbe, Juliet Adeola, Ifeyinwa Onwuatuelo, Ingrid V. Bassett, Elena Losina, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Prosper Okonkwo and Susan Regan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:397
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  45. Accurate and high-throughput genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may be important for understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). In this study, we report the develop...

    Authors: Eddie M. Wampande, Stavroula K. Hatzios, Beatrice Achan, Ezekiel Mupere, Mary Nsereko, Harriet K. Mayanja, Kathleen Eisenach, W Henry Boom, Sebastien Gagneux and Moses L. Joloba
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:396
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  46. The rapid global spread of multi-resistant bacteria and loss of antibiotic effectiveness increases the risk of initial inappropriate antibiotic therapy (IAT) and poses a serious threat to patient safety. We co...

    Authors: Gowri Raman, Esther Avendano, Samantha Berger and Vandana Menon
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:395
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  47. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important problem in regions of the world where tuberculosis is still prevalent (Chest 1991; 99:1134). Atypical presentations such as portal vein thrombosis can delay diagnosis or...

    Authors: Ushani Mayurika Wariyapperuma and Champa Indrani Welikala Jayasundera
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:394
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  48. Acinetobacter baumannii has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, even in pediatric patients. Therapeutic options are limited, especially when the strain is multidrug resistant.

    Authors: Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Alessandra Oliva, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Alessandra D’Abramo, Elena Caresta, Caterina Silvia Barbara, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Paola Papoff, Corrado Moretti, Vincenzo Vullo, Paolo Visca and Mario Venditti
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:393
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  49. Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that causes invasive infections in humans and pigs. It has been reported that S. suis infection in humans is mostly caused by serotype 2. However, human cases caused by o...

    Authors: Rujirat Hatrongjit, Anusak Kerdsin, Marcelo Gottschalk, Dan Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Hamada, Kazunori Oishi and Yukihiro Akeda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:392
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  50. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses an increasingly large disease and economic burden worldwide. The effectiveness of screening programs in the tropics is poorly understood. The aims of this ...

    Authors: Mar-Kyaw Win, Tarek Abdellatif Aly Soliman, Linda Kay Lee, Chia Siong Wong, Angela Chow, Brenda Ang, Carrasco L. Roman and Yee-Sin Leo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:391
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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