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  1. Tuberculosis remains an important health concern in many countries. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of unfavorable outcomes at the end of treatment (EOT) and at the end of study (EOS; 40 month...

    Authors: Hongjo Choi, Myungsun Lee, Ray Y Chen, Youngran Kim, Soyoung Yoon, Joon Sung Joh, Seung Kyu Park, Lori E Dodd, Jongseok Lee, Taeksun Song, Ying Cai, Lisa C Goldfeder, Laura E Via, Matthew W Carroll, Clifton E Barry 3rd and Sang-Nae Cho
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:360
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  2. Selective prophylactic decontamination of the digestive tract is a strategy for the prevention of secondary nosocomial infection in patients with avian influenza virus subtype H7N9 infection. Our aim was to su...

    Authors: Haifeng Lu, Chunxia Zhang, Guirong Qian, Xinjun Hu, Hua Zhang, Chunlei Chen, Weifeng Liang, Hainv Gao, Yunmei Yang and Lanjuan Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:359
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  3. Aspergillus flavus is intensively studied for its role in infecting crop plants and contaminating produce with aflatoxin, but its role as a human pathogen is less well understood. In parts of the Middle East and...

    Authors: Parvin Dehghan, Tien Bui, Leona T Campbell, Yu-Wen Lai, Nai Tran-Dinh, Farideh Zaini and Dee A Carter
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:358
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  4. Katayama fever is an acute clinical condition characterised by high fever, dry cough and general malaise occurring during early Schistosoma spp. infection. It is predominantly reported in travellers from non-ende...

    Authors: Heimo Lagler, Cihan Ay, Fredrik Waneck, Rainer Gattringer, Wolfgang Graninger and Michael Ramharter
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:357
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  6. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases affecting millions worldwide. The currently available anti-TB drugs and vaccines have proved insufficient to contain this scourge, necessitati...

    Authors: Sachin Kumar Samuchiwal, Sultan Tousif, Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar, Anamika Ghosh, Kuhulika Bhalla, Prem Prakash, Sushil Kumar, Maitree Bhattacharyya, Prashini Moodley, Gobardhan Das and Anand Ranganathan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:355
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  7. The chemokine receptors (CKRs), mainly CCR5 and CXCR4 function as major coreceptors in infections caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Approximately 20 G protei...

    Authors: Salequl Islam, Katsuaki Kanbe, Nobuaki Shimizu, Takahiro Ohtsuki, Atsushi Jinno-Oue, Atsushi Tanaka and Hiroo Hoshino
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:354
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  8. Enterococci are a major cause of healthcare-associated infection. In Australia, vanB vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is the predominant genotype. There are limited data on the factors linked to vanB VRE ba...

    Authors: Agnes Loo Yee Cheah, Trisha Peel, Benjamin P Howden, Denis Spelman, M Lindsay Grayson, Roger L Nation and David CM Kong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:353
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  9. Despite sustained exposure to a person with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), some M. tuberculosis (Mtb) exposed individuals maintain a negative tuberculin skin test (TST). Our objective was to characterize these pers...

    Authors: Ningning Ma, Sarah Zalwango, LaShaunda L Malone, Mary Nsereko, Eddie M Wampande, Bonnie A Thiel, Brenda Okware, Robert P Igo Jr., Moses L Joloba, Ezekiel Mupere, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W Henry Boom and Catherine M Stein
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:352
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  10. Similar to many developed countries, vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is provided only to girls in New Zealand and coverage is relatively low (47% in school-aged girls for dose 3). Some jurisdict...

    Authors: Amber L Pearson, Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Nick Wilson, Megan Smith, Karen Canfell and Tony Blakely
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:351
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  12. The different laboratory methods used in the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis have variable sensitivity and specificity. There is no evidence to prove that maternal treatment reduces the risk of fetal inf...

    Authors: Isolina MX Rodrigues, Tatiane L Costa, Juliana B Avelar, Waldemar N Amaral, Ana M Castro and Mariza M Avelino
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:349
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  13. HIV-infected patients may be at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and lipodystrophy is generally associated with proatherogenic metabolic disturbances. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) has bee...

    Authors: Paula Freitas, Davide Carvalho, Ana Cristina Santos, António José Madureira, Esteban Martinez, Jorge Pereira, António Sarmento and José Luís Medina
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:348
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  14. Lipodystrophies are characterized by adipose tissue redistribution, insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic complications. Adipokines and hormones related to body composition may play an important role linking t...

    Authors: Paula Freitas, Davide Carvalho, Ana Cristina Santos, António José Madureira, Esteban Martinez, Jorge Pereira, António Sarmento and José Luís Medina
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:347
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  15. Little is known about the development of cross-reactive antibodies following natural exposure to pathogens. Such knowledge is critical in the development of new universal influenza vaccines.

    Authors: Michal Mandelboim, Michal Bromberg, Hilda Sherbany, Inbar Zucker, Karnit Yaary, Ravit Bassal, Rita Dichtiar, Danny Cohen, Tamar Shohat, Ella Mendelson and Manfred S Green
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:346
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  16. Outcomes in patients with sepsis are better if initial empirical antimicrobial use is appropriate. Several studies have shown that adherence to guidelines dictating appropriate antimicrobial use positively inf...

    Authors: Caroline MA van den Bosch, Marlies EJL Hulscher, Stephanie Natsch, Inge C Gyssens, Jan M Prins and Suzanne E Geerlings
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:345
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  17. Lassa fever is highly contagious and commonly results in death. It is therefore necessary to diagnose and report any suspected case of Lassa fever to facilitate preventive strategies. This study assessed the p...

    Authors: Samuel Anu Olowookere, Akinola Ayoola Fatiregun, Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan and Ebenezer Gbenga Adepoju
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:344
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  18. According to the World Health Organisation, influenza A (2009 pdmH1N1) has moved into the post-pandemic phase, but there were still high numbers of infections occurring in the United Kingdom in 2010-11. It is ...

    Authors: Emily A Lees, Enitan D Carrol, Christine Gerrard, Fiona Hardiman, Gareth Howel, Alison Timmis, Kent Thorburn, Malcolm Guiver and Paul S McNamara
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:343
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  19. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major concern worldwide and gonococcal AMR surveillance globally is imperative for public health purposes. In Eastern Europe, gonococcal AMR surveillan...

    Authors: Anna Kubanova, Alexey Kubanov, Nataliya Frigo, Viktoria Solomka, Vera Semina, Denis Vorobyev, Rafil Khairullin and Magnus Unemo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:342
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  20. In 2011, a large outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam resulted in 113,121 children seeking medical attention, of whom170 died. Understanding the epidemiology of fatal HFMD may improve tre...

    Authors: Ngoc TB Nguyen, Hau V Pham, Cuong Q Hoang, Tien M Nguyen, Long T Nguyen, Hung C Phan, Lan T Phan, Long N Vu and Nguyen N Tran Minh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:341
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  21. Tuberculosis remains a high burden for Human society despite considerable investments in its control. Unique features in the history of infection and transmission dynamics of tuberculosis pose serious limitati...

    Authors: Joao Sollari Lopes, Paula Rodrigues, Suani TR Pinho, Roberto FS Andrade, Raquel Duarte and M Gabriela M Gomes
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:340
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  22. Late-Onset Bloodstream Infections (LO-BSI) continue to be one of the most important complications associated with hospitalization of infants born with very low birth weight (VLBW). The aims of this study were ...

    Authors: Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, Ewa Gulczyńska, Marek Nowiczewski, Maria Borszewska-Kornacka, Joanna Domańska, T Allen Merritt, Ewa Helwich, Agnieszka Kordek, Dorota Pawlik, Janusz Gadzinowski, Jerzy Szczapa, Paweł Adamski, Małgorzata Sulik, Jerzy Klamka, Monika Brzychczy-Włoch and Piotr B Heczko
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:339
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  23. Salmonella enterica includes the major serovars associated with human salmonellosis. In this study, 1764 clinical Salmonella enterica isolates from diarrhea outpatients were collected from fifteen cities in Guan...

    Authors: Bixia Ke, Jiufeng Sun, Dongmei He, Xiaocui Li, Zhaoming Liang and Chang-wen Ke
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:338
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  24. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a virus-induced infectious disease that usually affects infants and children, has an increased incidence in China in recent years. This study attempted to investigate the r...

    Authors: Zhen Jiang Bai, Yi Ping Li, Jie Huang, Yong Jun Xiang, Chun Yu Lu, Xiao Xing Kong, Jian Mei Tian, Jiang Huai Wang and Jian Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:337
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  25. The present study was aimed to evaluate whether IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies levels detected against a novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis polyprotein 38 F-64 F (with 38 F being the abbreviation for 38kD-ESAT6-CFP10 ...

    Authors: Xiaoyan Feng, Xiqin Yang, Bingshui Xiu, Shuang Qie, Zhenhua Dai, Kun Chen, Ping Zhao, Li Zhang, Russell A Nicholson, Guohua Wang, Xiaoguo Song and Heqiu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:336
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  26. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome and especially costs of hospitalisation for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in relation to microbial aetiology. This knowledge is indispensable ...

    Authors: Simone MC Spoorenberg, Willem Jan W Bos, Rik Heijligenberg, Paul GP Voorn, Jan C Grutters, Ger T Rijkers and Ewoudt MW van de Garde
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:335
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  27. Rotavirus gastroenteritis (RGE) is the leading cause of diarrhea in young children in Oman, incurring substantial healthcare and economic burden. We propose to formally assess the potential cost effectiveness ...

    Authors: Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Berhanu G Gebremeskel, Idris Al Obeidani, Said Al Baqlani, Wisam Haddadin and Megan A O’Brien
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:334
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  28. There is increasing evidence that community-based treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) is a feasible and cost-effective alternative to centralized, hospital-based care. Although several large progra...

    Authors: Pamela Weiss, Wenjia Chen, Victoria J Cook and James C Johnston
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:333
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  29. Far-eastern spotted fever (FESF) is an important emerging infectious disease in Northeast Asia. The laboratory diagnosis of FESF in hospitals is mainly based on serological methods. However, these methods need...

    Authors: Yong Qi, Wenping Gong, Xiaolu Xiong, Jiafu Jiang, Yawei Wang, Jun Jiao, Changsong Duan and Bohai Wen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:332
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  30. A subset of HIV-1 infected patients starting highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) experience suboptimal CD4 response (SCR) despite virologic suppression. We studied the rate of and risk factors for S...

    Authors: Aida Asmelash, Yu Zheng, Kara Wools Kaloustian, Douglas Shaffer, Fred Sawe, Anthony Ogwu, Robert Salata, Judith Currier, Michael D Hughes and Shahin Lockman
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:331
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  31. Q fever is caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Initial infection can present as acute Q fever, while a minority of infected individuals develops chronic Q fever endocarditis or vascular infec...

    Authors: Teske Schoffelen, Alfons A den Broeder, Marrigje Nabuurs-Franssen, Marcel van Deuren and Tom Sprong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:330
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  33. Infections by Staphylococcus spp. are often associated with wounds, especially in hospitalized patients. Wounds may be the source of bacteria causing cross-contamination, and are a risk factor for methicillin-res...

    Authors: Gilmara Celli Maia Almeida, Marquiony Marques dos Santos, Nara Grazieli Martins Lima, Thiago André Cidral, Maria Celeste Nunes Melo and Kenio Costa Lima
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:328
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  34. This multicenter prospective study of invasive candidiasis (IC) was carried out to determine the risk factors for, incidence of, clinical and laboratory features, treatment and outcome of IC in infants of birt...

    Authors: Michelle Barton, Karel O’Brien, Joan L Robinson, Dele H Davies, Kim Simpson, Elizabeth Asztalos, Joanne M Langley, Nicole Le Saux, Reg Sauve, Anne Synnes, Ben Tan, Louis de Repentigny, Earl Rubin, Chuck Hui, Lajos Kovacs and Susan E Richardson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:327
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  35. Chlamydial infection is the most common notifiable disease in Australia, Europe and the US. Australian notifications of chlamydia rose four-fold from 20,274 cases in 2002 to 80,846 cases in 2011; the majority ...

    Authors: Wayne Dimech, Megan SC Lim, Caroline Van Gemert, Rebecca Guy, Douglas Boyle, Basil Donovan and Margaret Hellard
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:325
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  36. This study assesses the risk of LTBI at our Hospital among HCWs who have been exposed to TB patients with a delayed diagnosis and respiratory protection measures were not implemented.

    Authors: Alba Muzzi, Elena Seminari, Tiziana Feletti, Luigia Scudeller, Piero Marone, Carmine Tinelli, Lorenzo Minoli, Carlo Marena, Patrizia Mangiarotti and Maurizio Strosselli
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:324
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  37. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a major cause of neonatal sepsis and is also associated with invasive and noninvasive infections in pregnant women and non-pregnant adults, elderly and patients with underlying...

    Authors: Vanusa G Dutra, Valéria MN Alves, André N Olendzki, Cicero AG Dias, Alessandra FA de Bastos, Gianni O Santos, Efigênia LT de Amorin, Meireille ÂB Sousa, Rosemary Santos, Patricia CS Ribeiro, Cleuber F Fontes, Marco Andrey, Kedma Magalhães, Ana A Araujo, Lilian F Paffadore, Camila Marconi…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:323
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  38. Previous cohort studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on viral load suppression. We aimed to examine the factors associated with virologic suppression for HIV-infecte...

    Authors: David A Martin, Paula M Luz, Jordan E Lake, Jesse L Clark, Valdilea G Veloso, Ronaldo I Moreira, Sandra W Cardoso, Jeffrey D Klausner and Beatriz Grinsztejn
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:322
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  39. Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection is associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), the main cause of acute renal failure in early childhood. Stx is essential in the pathogenesis of ...

    Authors: Mirian Guirro, Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza, Renato Lopes de Souza and Beatriz Ernestina Cabilio Guth
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:320
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  40. Previous exposures to flu and subsequent immune responses may impact on 2009/2010 pandemic flu vaccine responses and clinical symptoms upon infection with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza strain. Qualitative a...

    Authors: Isabelle Magalhaes, Mikael Eriksson, Charlotte Linde, Rashid Muhammad, Lalit Rane, Aditya Ambati, Rebecca Axelsson-Robertson, Bahareh Khalaj, Nancy Alvarez-Corrales, Giulia Lapini, Emanuele Montomoli, Annika Linde, Nancy L Pedersen and Markus Maeurer
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:319
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  41. Surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures pose substantial burden on patients and healthcare systems. This study aims to describe the incidence of surgical site infectio...

    Authors: Damin Si, Mohana Rajmokan, Prabha Lakhan, John Marquess, Christopher Coulter and David Paterson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:318
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  42. The fatality attributed to pandemic influenza A H1N1 was not clear in the literature. We described the predictors for fatality related to pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection among hospitalized adult patients.

    Authors: Önder Ergönül, Servet Alan, Öznur Ak, Fatman Sargın, Arzu Kantürk, Alper Gündüz, Derya Engin, Oral Öncül, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Bahadir Ceylan, Nur Benzonana, Saadet Yazıcı, Funda ÅžimÅŸek, Nuray Uzun, Asuman Ä°nan, Eren Gulhan…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:317
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  43. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Schistosomiasis co-infection is common among residents at the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. About 36% of this population initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) exper...

    Authors: George O Ogola, Collins Ouma, Walter GZO Jura, Erick O Muok, Robert Colebunders and Pauline N Mwinzi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:316
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  44. Surgical hand rub and healthy skin are basic requirements to prevent surgical site infections. Nevertheless, there is little knowledge about the current practice of skin protection and/or skin care products (S...

    Authors: Julian C Harnoss, Laura Brune, Jörg Ansorg, Claus-Dieter Heidecke, Ojan Assadian and Axel Kramer
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:315
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  45. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem, with vaccination likely to be a necessary part of a successful control strategy. Results of the first Phase 2b efficacy trial of a candidate vaccine, MVA85A, ...

    Authors: Magali Matsumiya, Stephanie A Harris, Iman Satti, Lisa Stockdale, Rachel Tanner, Matthew K O’Shea, Michelle Tameris, Hassan Mahomed, Mark Hatherill, Thomas J Scriba, Willem A Hanekom, Helen McShane and Helen A Fletcher
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:314
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  46. Appendicitis occurs with increased frequency in HIV infected compared to HIV uninfected persons. CMV-related appendicitis specifically presents with typical appendicitis symptoms including surgical abdomen, fe...

    Authors: Kimberly F Faldetta, Sarah Kattakuzhy, Hao-Wei Wang, Irini Sereti and Virginia Sheikh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:313
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  48. Brain abscesses continue to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in developed and developing countries. Their aetiology and management remain complex and unclear, making improvement of treatments and out...

    Authors: Chenran Zhang, Liuhua Hu, Xiaojun Wu, Guohan Hu, Xuehua Ding and Yicheng Lu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:311
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  49. Mucormycosis is a rare and potentially fatal fungal infection occurring primarily in severely immunosuppressed patients. Because it is so rare, reports in the literature are mainly limited to case reports or s...

    Authors: Marya D Zilberberg, Andrew F Shorr, Huan Huang, Paresh Chaudhari, Victoria Federico Paly and Joseph Menzin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:310
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  50. Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection is a newly recognized serious threat to global public health and Africa is suspected to be among the most severely affected regions in the world. Understanding HEV epidemiolog...

    Authors: Jong-Hoon Kim, Kenrad E Nelson, Ursula Panzner, Yogita Kasture, Alain B Labrique and Thomas F Wierzba
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:308
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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