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Diethylene glycol poisoning in Gurgaon, India, 1998

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: To discover the cause of acute renal failure in 36 children aged 2 months to 6 years who were admitted to two hospitals in Delhi between 1 April and 9 June 1998.
Jagvir Singh, A.K. Dutta, Shashi Khare, N.K. Dubey, A.K. Harit, N.K. Jain, T.C. Wadhwa, S.R. Gupta, A.C. Dhariwal, D.C. Jain, Rajesh Bhatia, Jotna Sokhey   +11 more
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Detection of Campylobacter species in stool specimens from patients with symptoms of acute flaccid paralysis in South Africa

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018
Introduction: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by acute or subacute symmetrical ascending motor weakness, areflexia, and mild-to-moderate sensory abnormalities.
Mandile Samantha Thobela, Anthony Marius Smith, Shelina Moonsamy, Heleen du Plessis, Nevashan Govender, Karen Helena Keddy   +5 more
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Recurrent skull vault actinomycosis: A case report and review of literature

IDCases, 2021
Actinomycosis is an uncommon cause of central nervous system infection. A case of skull bone osteomyelitis with epidural empyema is presented. A 44-year-old man presented with chronic osteomyelitis of skull vault with epidural and subgaleal collection ...
Abdur Rehman Mohamad, Junais Koleri, Hussain Mohamed Sultan Hussain, Hussam Al Soub, Muna Al Maslamani   +4 more
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Emerging challenges and health system capacity: the case of non- communicable diseases in Pakistan; a review [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Pakistan is facing double burden of disease and the contribution of mortality by non-communicable diseases has over numbered the communicable diseases.
Malik, Muhammad Ashar, Zafar, Mubashir
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The association of inflammatory markers in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes: Qazvin maternal and neonatal metabolic study (QMNS)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background This study investigates the association of blood cell components and blood cell-derived inflammatory indices in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Sima Hashemipour, Seyedeh Sareh Kalantarian, Hamidreza Panahi, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sepideh Kolaji, Milad Badri, Arefeh Ghobadi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh Khairkhahan, Fatemeh Lalooha, Farideh Movahed, Mahnaz Abbasi, Khadijeh Elmizadeh   +13 more
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International law and communicable diseases

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
Historically, international law has played a key role in global communicable disease surveillance. Throughout the nineteenth century, international law played a dominant role in harmonizing the inconsistent national quarantine regulations of European ...
Aginam Obijiofor
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Whole-genome sequencing for surveillance of Salmonella at a public health institution in South Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Background: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is transforming communicable disease surveillance globally. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa, participates in national laboratory-based surveillance for human isolates of Salmonella.
Anthony M. Smith, Phuti Sekwadi, Hlengiwe M. Ngomane, Bolele Disenyeng, Linda K. Erasmus, Juno Thomas, Dineo Bogoshi, Shannon L. Smouse, Nomsa P. Tau   +8 more
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Investigation of Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks in South Africa using multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis, 2013-2015

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) has become a significant pathogen in South Africa, and the need for improved molecular surveillance of this pathogen has become important.
Munyadziwa Muvhali, Anthony Marius Smith, Andronica Moipone Rakgantso, Karen Helena Keddy   +3 more
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Rubella seroprevalence using residual samples from the South African measles surveillance program: a cross-sectional analytic study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Introduction: South Africa is yet to introduce rubella-containing vaccines (RCV) into its routine immunization schedule. Selecting the target population when introducing RCV should take into account the ages of susceptible individuals in the population ...
N. V. Motaze, L. Makhathini, S. B. Smit, C. G. Adu-Gyamfi, M. Fortuin, C. S. Wiysonge, S. M. Suchard   +6 more
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Microbiological and clinical characteristics of invasive Group B Streptococcal blood stream infections in children and adults from Qatar

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonize almost one third of human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, particularly in females. The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology, microbiological characteristics, and clinical outcomes ...
Maisa Ali, Mohammed A. Alamin, Gawahir A. Ali, Khalid Alzubaidi, Bashir Ali, Abdellatif Ismail, Joanne Daghfal, Muna Almaslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +8 more
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