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  1. Co-morbidity with respiratory viruses including influenza A, cause varying degree of morbidity especially in TB patients compared to general population. This study estimates the risk factors associated with in...

    Authors: Gulshan Umbreen, Abdul Rehman, Sadaf Aslam, Chanda Jabeen, Muhammad Iqbal, Aayesha Riaz, Shakera Sadiq, Rubab Maqsood, Hamad Bin Rashid, Saira Afzal, Nimra Arshad, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq and Mamoona Chaudhry
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:741
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  2. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes invasive infections in newborns and elderly individuals, but is a noninvasive commensal bacterium in most immunocompetent people. Recently, the incidence of invasive GBS infecti...

    Authors: Jae Hong Choi, Tae Hyoung Kim, Eui Tae Kim, Young Ree Kim and Hyunju Lee
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:740
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  3. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious and causes a series of health problems, particularly in Yemen, which has a fragile healthcare system and cannot handle public health emergencies.

    Authors: Wadhah Hassan Edrees, Qais Yusuf Abdullah, Wadee Abdullah Al-Shehari, Lutf Mohammed Alrahabi and Amani Ahmed Fadel Khardesh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:739
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  4. The objective of this study was to explore the correlation between statin administration in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting and the in-hospital mortality risk of patients suffering from sepsis-induced co...

    Authors: Yan Yao, Xi Zhao, Mengjue Wang, Fanfan Zhou, Chengfeng Li, Xudong Le and Siquan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:738
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  5. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic disease considered a neglected one. Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in Uruguay and the region. Surgery, using various technical approaches, has the potential to safely ...

    Authors: Daniel Da Rosa, Elisa Figueredo, Michel Rosas and Fernando Goñi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:737
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  6. The prognosis of immunocompromised individuals with COVID-19 remains a significant concern. Information regarding the clinical and virological characteristics of immunocompromised patients infected with SARS-C...

    Authors: Keiji Nakamura, Takeyuki Goto, Kenichiro Shiraishi, Akiko Yonekawa, Yoshihiro Eriguchi, Koichi Akashi, Nobuyuki Shimono and Yong Chong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:736
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  8. The causative agents of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome remain unknown in 68–75% of the cases. In Nepal, the cases are tested only for Japanese encephalitis, which constitutes only about 15% of the cases. However,...

    Authors: Shrestha Rajeev, Katuwal Nishan, Tamrakar Dipesh, Tato Cristina M, Vanaerschot Manu, Ahyong Vida, Gil Juliana, Madhup Surendra Kumar, Gupta Binod and Jha Runa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:734
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  9. Elevated resistance to pyrethroids in major malaria vectors has led to the introduction of novel insecticides including neonicotinoids. There is a fear that efficacy of these new insecticides could be impacted...

    Authors: Riccado F. Thiomela, Magellan Tchouakui, Benjamin D. Menze, Elysee Nchoutpouen, Emilie S. Ngongang-Yipmo, Oliver Wood, Sebastian Horstmann, Raymond J. Mahob, Abraham Fomena and Charles S. Wondji
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:733
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  10. To analyze the clinicopathological features of schistosomal and non-schistosomal colorectal cancer in Central China and compare them with other areas of the Yangtze River Basin.

    Authors: Yuanting Zhu, Xiaoxue Wu, Xiaoshan Ran, Chun Rao and Ping Gong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:732
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  11. In late 2021, Ghana was hit by a Yellow Fever outbreak that started in two districts in the Savannah region and spread to several other Districts in three regions. Yellow fever is endemic in Ghana. However, th...

    Authors: Margaret Owusu-Akyaw, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Asenso, Anisa Abdulai, Abdul Rahim Mohammed, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Emmanuel Nana Boadu, Evans Aduhene, Simon Kwaku Attah and Yaw Asare Afrane
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:731
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  12. In contemporary times, increased prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and elevated dyslipidemia levels present substantial public health challenges. However, the relationship between H. pylori ...

    Authors: Chaoyu Yang, Ningning You, Yi Chen and Jinshun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:730
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  13. Tuberculosis (TB) lymphadenitis is the most common form of extra-pulmonary TB, and the treatment duration is six months. This non-inferiority based randomized clinical trial in South India evaluated the effica...

    Authors: Syed Hissar, Banurekha Velayutham, Manoharan Tamizhselvan, Sridhar Rathinam, Chinnadurai Arunbabu, Jayanthi Bharathi Vidhya, Gurusamy Vargunapandian, Anandakrishnan Sundararajaperumal, Gomathi Narayan Sivaramakrishnan, Silambu Chelvi, Paranchi Murugesan Ramesh, Damodharan Arun, Sirasanambati Devarajulu Reddy, Paramasivam Paul Kumaran, Marimuthu Makesh Kumar, Dharuman Kalaiselvi…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:729
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  14. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an underappreciated clinical condition in men. This study aims to compare the dynamic changes in the distribution of ED among male kidney transplant recipients (mKTRs) in four epoc...

    Authors: Jiashan Pan, Zhenming Zheng, Wenbo Wang, Dekai Hu, Rui Yao, Yiding Chen, Handong Ding, Jinbiao Zhong, Zongyao Hao and Guiyi Liao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:728
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  15. Understanding the source of typhoid infections and the genetic relatedness of Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) by cluster identification in endemic settings is critical for establishing coordinated public health respo...

    Authors: Purity Kasiano, Masatomo Morita, Toshio Kodama, Hirotaka Hiyoshi, Susan Kavai, Susan Kiiru and Samuel Kariuki
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:727
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  16. Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections are increasingly associated with or directly responsible for morbidity and mortality from bacterial infections in sub-Saharan Africa where there are limited ...

    Authors: Olukemi Adekanmbi, Oluwafemi Popoola, Adeola Fowotade, Olusola Idowu, Babatunde Ogunbosi, Sulaiman Lakoh, Ini Adebiyi, Omobolaji Ayandipo and Ayodele Olukayode Iyun
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:726
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  17. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (D. desulfuricans), a commensal anaerobic gram-negative rod endemic to the soil environment and human gastrointestinal tract, rarely causes bloodstream infections. We report two rare c...

    Authors: Kotone Yamaizumi, Moe Kyotani and Tsuneaki Kenzaka
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:725
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. The Anopheles hyrcanus group is distributed throughout the Oriental and Palaearctic regions and can transmit diseases such as malaria, Japanese encephalitis virus, and filariasis. This investigation marks the ina...

    Authors: Fatemeh Askari, Azim Paksa, Saeed Shahabi, Shahin Saeedi, Aioub Sofizadeh, Mozaffar Vahedi and Aboozar Soltani
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:724
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  19. Numerous HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with persistently normal ALT have significant liver histopathology. It is imperative to identify true “immune tolerant” patients. We aimed to evaluate...

    Authors: Menghui Duan, Huanming Xiao, Meijie Shi, Yubao Xie, Pengtao Zhao, Sheng Li, Xiaoling Chi, Xueen Liu and Hui Zhuang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:723
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  20. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens in animals and humans, and its role as an important causative agent of food poisoning is well-documented. The aim of this study ...

    Authors: Namwin Siourimè Somda, Alima Mah Esther Traoré, Domonbabele François de Sales Hien, Yemah Bockarie, Abel Tankoano, Donatien Kaboré, Ouindgueta Juste Isidore Bonkoungou, Hagrétou Sawadogo-Lingani and Aly Savadogo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:722
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  21. Knowing the natural history of acute infections in primary care, defined as the course of a disease over time in the absence of specific therapy or treatment, can inform clinicians’ and patients’ expectations ...

    Authors: Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Mina Bakhit and Tammy C Hoffmann
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:721
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  22. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV management, with various regimens available. Dolutegravir (DTG) plus lamivudine (3TC) dual therapy is now the one of the first line regimens.

    Authors: Yanyun Dou, Guangfu Liao, Ruichao Lu, Lingsong Su, Ke Lan, Zhihao Meng, Shanfang Qin, Wei Huang, Yuanlong Xu, Yu Lv, Yuhong Wen, Shuanglai Lan, Yong Zuo and Yong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:720
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  23. Evidence on ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19 is controversial. A Cochrane review concluded that the efficacy and safety of ivermectin is uncertain (evidence up to April 2022) and WHO recommended its use ...

    Authors: Ananda Wijewickrema, Hasini Banneheke, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Fathima Wardha Refai, Malika Kauranaratne, Neelika Malavige, Chandima Jeewandara, Mahendra Ekanayake, Dilhar Samaraweera, Dhanusha Thambavita and Priyadarshani Galappatthy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:719
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  24. Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease with high contagious capability. Its incidence declined rapidly since one dose of mumps vaccine was introduced into Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) in 2008 in Chin...

    Authors: Xiuying Deng, Ying Hu, Peishan Lu, Zhiguo Wang and Hongxiong Guo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:718
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  25. The use of telemedicine has grown significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic and has the potential to improve access to specialized care for otherwise underserved populations. Incarcerated people living with HI...

    Authors: Ruth C. Dunn, Cassidy J. Stegall, Colten Creel, Christian J. Fuchs, Barbara E. Menzies and Nathan A. Summers
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:717
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  27. The global impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. Immunocompromised patients, particularly those treated for B-cell lymphoma, have shown...

    Authors: Shuhei Maruyama, Daiki Wada, Shuji Kanayama, Haruka Shimazu, Yumiko Miyano, Akira Inoue, Masami Kashihara, Kazuyuki Okuda, Fukuki Saito, Yasushi Nakamori, Kazuyoshi Ishii and Yasuyuki Kuwagata
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:715
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  28. Loiasis is one of the significant filarial diseases for people living in West and Central Africa with wide endemic area but is not seen in China. As economy booms and international traveling increase, China fa...

    Authors: Xiaoli Li, Minjun Huang, Kuo Bi, Yang Zou, Fei Wang, Xiaoyan Zheng and Lei Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:714
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  29. HIV remains a critical global public health challenge. In 2022, it was estimated that approximately 39.0 million people worldwide were living with HIV, and of these, around 29.8 million were receiving antiretr...

    Authors: Eduardo Mangue Chicanequisso, Cynthia Sema Baltazar and Jahit Sacarlal
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:713
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  30. The ambitious goal to eliminate new pediatric HIV infections by 2030 requires accelerated prevention strategies in high-risk settings such as South Africa. One approach could be pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)...

    Authors: Ameena Goga, Trisha Ramraj, Logashvari Naidoo, Brodie Daniels, Masefetsane Matlou, Terusha Chetty, Reshmi Dassaye, Nobubelo K. Ngandu, Laura Galli, Tarylee Reddy, Ishen Seocharan, Qondeni Ndlangamandla, Qholokazi September, Nokwanda Ngcobo, Mayuri Reddy, Tamon Cafun-Naidoo…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:712
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  31. Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) including different species are isolated from different human clinical samples. ECC is armed by many different virulence genes (VGs) and they were also classified among ESKAPE g...

    Authors: Fatemeh Mosaffa, Fereshteh Saffari, Mahin Veisi and Omid Tadjrobehkar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:711
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  32. The clinical presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is atypical and it is easily confused with other diseases such as common infections, making prompt diagnosis a great challenge. This study aimed ...

    Authors: Guocan Yu, Likui Fang, Yanqin Shen, Fangming Zhong and Xudong Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:710
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  33. Camostat mesylate, an oral serine protease inhibitor, is a powerful TMPRSS2 inhibitor and has been reported as a possible antiviral treatment against COVID-19. Therefore, we aim to assess the safety and effica...

    Authors: Ubaid Khan, Muhammad Mubariz, Yehya Khlidj, Muhammad Moiz Nasir, Shrouk Ramadan, Fatima Saeed, Aiman Muhammad and Mohamed Abuelazm
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:709
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  34. K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KPLA) mostly involves the right lobe. We present a case of K. pneumoniae caudate liver abscess with invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) was rarely identified.

    Authors: Lingxia Cheng, Lei Li, Yongzao Liu, Wei Cheng, Guan Wang and Ping Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:708
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  35. The prevalence and severity of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) poses a significant threat to the health and lives of children. In this study, we aim to systematically evaluate the value of routine...

    Authors: Xuelian Peng, Yulong Liu, Bo Zhang, Chunyan Yang, Jian Dong, Chen Yong, Baoru Han and Jin Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:707
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  36. To explore the impact of diabetes on the clinical features and prognosis of COVID-19 and assess the influence of glucocorticoid use on the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 and diabetes.

    Authors: Yonghao Xu, Ling Sang, Ya Wang, Zhentu Li, Hongkai Wu, Xilong Deng, Nanshan Zhong, Xiaoqing Liu, Shiyue Li and Yimin Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:706
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  37. There are few reports of longitudinal serologic responses in children following Sars-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. This study describes longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses following infection, vaccin...

    Authors: Leah J. Ricketson, Emily J. Doucette, Isabella Alatorre, Tarannum Tarannum, Joslyn Gray, William Booth, Graham Tipples, Carmen Charlton, Jamil N. Kanji, Kevin Fonseca and James D. Kellner
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:705
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  38. To assess the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and its macro-regions, considering disease incidence and mortality rates, as well as identifying territories with still rising disease indices and eva...

    Authors: Thaís Zamboni Berra, Yan Mathias Alves, Marcela Antunes Paschoal Popolin, Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa, Reginaldo Bazon Vaz Tavares, Ariela Feh Tártaro, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Letícia Perticarrara Ferezin, Monica Chiodi Toscano de Campos, Natacha Martins Ribeiro, Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo, Rander Junior Rosa and Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:704
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  39. People who inject drugs (PWID) and living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) are at higher risk of suffering marked derangements in micronutrient levels, leading to poor disease and treatment outco...

    Authors: Abel O. Onyango, Nathan Shaviya, Valentine Budambula, George O. Orinda, Omu Anzala, Ahmed A. Aabid and Tom Were
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:703
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  40. In this prospective, observational study, we aimed to investigate epidemiologic and microbial trends of infective endocarditis in western Norway.

    Authors: Stina Jordal, Øyvind Kommedal, Rune Haaverstad, Sahrai Saeed, Einar Skulstad Davidsen, Pirjo-Riitta Salminen, Karl Ove Hufthammer and Bård Reiakvam Kittang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:702
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  41. Ehrlichiosis is a potentially fatal tick-borne disease that can progress to involve the central nervous system (CNS) (i.e., neuro-ehrlichiosis), particularly in cases where diagnosis and treatment are delayed....

    Authors: Osahon Iyamu, Emily J. Ciccone, Abigail Schulz, Julia Sung, Haley Abernathy, Aidin Alejo, Katherine Tyrlik, Victor Arahirwa, Odai Mansour, Dana Giandomenico, Monica M. Diaz and Ross M. Boyce
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:701
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  42. The indigenous population located in the central region of Brazil, is the second largest in terms of population size in the country. The Indigenous Reserve of Dourados has risk factors that increase the vulner...

    Authors: Flávia Freitas de Oliveira Bonfim, Livia Melo Villar, Julio Croda, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Ana Carolina Silva Guimarães, Solange Rodrigues da Silva, Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Gonçalves, Lucas Fernando Tinoco Leonardo, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Romeira, Gabriela Alves Cesar, Sabrina Weis-Torres, Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro, Marco Aurélio Horta, Simone Simionatto, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro and Vanessa Salete de Paula
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:700
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  43. Ruthenibacterium lactatiformans, a Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium of the Oscillospiraceae family, has not been previously reported in human infections. This study reports the first ...

    Authors: Shougen Sumiyoshi, Shigeto Hamaguchi, Keigo Kimura, Katsuyuki Negishi, Koshi Ninomiya, Manabu Sasaki and Satoshi Kutsuna
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:699
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  44. Infective endocarditis is a rare but potentially severe disease, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our study aims to describe the epidemiology and management aspects of endocarditis in north...

    Authors: Badre El Boussaadani, Ilias Soussan, Houssam Bendoudouch, Loubna Hara, Amine Ech-chenbouli and Zainab Raissuni
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:698
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  46. The seroprevalence of antibodies against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) was evaluated 17 years following a mass vaccination campaign in individuals aged 2 to 22 years who had received routine immunization b...

    Authors: Fateme Ghafoori, Talat Mokhtari-Azad, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Farahmand, Azade shadab and Vahid Salimi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:696
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  47. Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction, which seriously threatens human health. The clinical and experimental results have confirmed that Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), such as Scutellariae Radix,...

    Authors: Yaxing Deng, Linghan Leng, Chenglin Wang, Qingqiang Yang and Yingchun Hu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:695
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  49. Associations between Helicobacter pylori infection and lifestyle factors vary greatly by geographic location. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Hunan cohort of cen...

    Authors: Shiwen He, Xue He, Yinglong Duan, Yating Luo, Yuxuan Li, Jing Li, Ying Li, Pingting Yang, Yaqin Wang, Jianfei Xie, Min Liu and Andy SK Cheng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:692
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  50. Hemorrhagic varicella (HV) is a particular form of chicken pox.,with high mortality in adults. This form of the disease is rare, to date, approximately 4 cases have been reported. Occasional cases of HV have b...

    Authors: Si-Man Shi, Zhan-Hong Li, Jie-Ru Xu, Xue-Xin Cai, Xiu-Xian Zhou, Rong-Chang Zheng and Ju Wen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:691
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

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