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Objective Understanding of bacterial antibiotic resistance is the basis for guiding clinical anti-infective therapy and monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends.
Xingyong YOU +7 more
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Background Shigella causes approximately 500,000 illnesses, 6000 hospitalizations, and 40 deaths in the United States annually, but incidence and populations at risk for severe shigellosis among adults are unclear. This study describes severe shigellosis
Lindsey S. McCrickard +3 more
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Background Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common gynecologic problem in the United States but estimates of its true incidence and prevalence are lacking.
Kaitlin Benedict +3 more
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To determine the occurrence of foodborne disease outbreaks in Kenya and the efforts employed to combat them.Cross-sectional survey.Forty two districts in Kenya between 1970 and 1993.Foodborne disease outbreak episodes due to Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni ...
Ombui, J. N. +2 more
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Outpatient antifungal prescribing patterns in the United States, 2018
Background: Widespread inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is a major driver of resistance. Little is known about antifungal prescribing practices in the United States, which is concerning given emerging resistance in fungi, particularly to azole ...
Kaitlin Benedict +5 more
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Foodborne Disease and the Need for Greater Foodborne Disease Surveillance in the Caribbean [PDF]
The Caribbean is a net importer of food, and with billions of dollars’ worth of food products being imported each year, territorial governments are now seeking to encourage local production of foods in an attempt to stem the loss of foreign exchange from these economies with little resilience. The Caribbean, however, lacks the comprehensive food safety
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Tinea, a dermatophyte fungal infection, is a common outpatient complaint that is easily misdiagnosed by visual inspection. Antifungal-drug-resistant tinea is an emerging global public health problem, with several cases reported in the United States.
Kaitlin Benedict +2 more
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A Global Perspective of Foodborne Disease
To be informed about foodborne diseases is a basic requirement for the production of safe food. Establishing the patterns of disease facilitates policy decisions, provides a basis for legislative action and the development of intervention strategies, and helps to set priorities in relation to research investments.
Notermans, S., Borgdorff, M.
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Foodborne diseases are frequent, even though food safety has never been so high in industrialized countries. The epidemics of previous centuries, such the cholera, disappeared from our everyday public health concerns. The persistence of foodborne diseases depends largely upon poor compliance with the rules of proper food hygiene, especially with ...
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