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Saliva and Meningococcal Transmission
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Neisseria meningitidis carriage was compared in swab specimens of nasopharynx, tonsils, and saliva taken from 258 students. We found a higher yield in nasopharyngeal than in tonsillar swabs (32% vs.
Hilary J. Orr +3 more
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Superantigens and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Superantigens produced by Streptococcus pyogenes have been implicated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). We analyzed 19 acute-phase serum samples for mitogenic activity from patients with severe streptococcal disease.
Thomas Proft +3 more
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Hematology in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Journal of Oncology Practice, 2006 This article is the first in a series of features comparing and contrasting aspects of oncology care delivery in non-US settings. The Journal of Oncology Practice will occasionally publish similar pieces in anticipation of discovering best practices from international health care systems.
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International Small Business Journal, 2020 This commentary explores the manner in which the current COVID-19 crisis is affecting key sources of entrepreneurial finance in the United Kingdom. We posit that the unique relational nature of entrepreneurial finance may make it highly susceptible to ...
Ross Brown, A. Rocha, M. Cowling
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, yet the etiology of this infection remains only partly explained. In a retrospective cohort study, we compared 213 sporadic campylobacter case-patients with 1,144 patients ...
Meirion R. Evans +2 more
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Emerging Waterborne Infections in Health-Care Settings
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 Water is used in vast quantities in health-care premises. Many aquatic microorganisms can survive and flourish in water with minimal nutrients and can be transferred to vulnerable hospital patients in direct (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, surface ...
Alfred M. Emmerson
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Malaria in the United Kingdom [PDF]
BMJ, 1974 Over the past decade the United Kingdom had the second highest number of cases of imported malaria among European countries. There has been a substantial rise in recorded cases of malaria during the past three years though some of it may be due to improved notification.
L J, Bruce-Chwatt +2 more
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Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, United Kingdom
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 During February 2018–January 2019, we conducted large-scale surveillance for the presence and prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and louping ill virus (LIV) in sentinel animals and ticks in the United Kingdom.
M. Holding +9 more
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Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction for Amplification of the Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Protein Gene
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 We developed a sensitive nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure for the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene. Amplification and genotyping were successful in 95.2% of 1,680 fecal samples, 77.6% by the unnested and 17.6% by the nested
Susana Pedraza-Díaz +3 more
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