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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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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. Fatal cases of malaria in visitors to Africa have averaged 6.5%
L J, Bruce-Chwatt +2 more
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The Constitution of the United Kingdom [PDF]
The Cambridge Law Journal, 1999 Before the dawn of the millennium new legislative and executive authorities will have been established in Edinburgh, Cardiff and (subject to further political and other progress) in Belfast. This article analyses the nature of these constitutional initiatives, and examines their place in the unitary state which is the United Kingdom.
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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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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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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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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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Update on thecurrent situation with respect to COVID-19 in UK.
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2021 Currently, UK is experiencing a second wave of the Covid-19 virus. A new strain of the Covid-19 coronavirus has emerged in the UK, which is spreading more quickly than previous strains.
Aamir Khan
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Chancroid in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2000 Chancroid is a genital ulcer infection caused by Haemophilus ducreyi and is found mainly in developing countries. The highest prevalences are reported from southern, central, and eastern Africa. The importance of chancroid as a risk factor for heterosexual HIV transmission in developing countries is well recognised.1, 2 Chancroid is also associated ...
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The economics of the United Kingdom pension funds. [PDF]
, 1990 This Thesis examines the nature and role of the pension funds in the United Kingdom, in theory and in practice, from within and without, and from a contemporary and historical perspective. The pension funds are considered via a series of broad surveys,
Cohen, I.K, Cohen, Ivan Keith
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