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Microbial Interactions During Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Bacterial colonization of the nasopharynx is an important public health issue among children. The current study examines factors that affect bacterial colonization during upper respiratory infection in children.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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Preventing and Controlling Emerging and Reemerging Transmissible Diseases in the Homeless
Homelessness is a grave public health problem, and the current review examines best practices in the prevention and treatment of illness in the setting of homelessness.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2008
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Systematic Literature Review of Role of Human Noroviruses in Sporadic Gastroenteritis
A systematic review of studies that used reverse transcription-PCR to diagnose norovirus infections in patients is presented.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2008
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Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Bloodstream Infections in Outpatient Oncology Office
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans is an uncommon infection in the healthcare setting, but the current study describes how poor infection control practices promoted an outbreak of A xylosoxidans in a major US metropolitan center.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2008
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Transmission of Human Papillomavirus in Heterosexual Couples
HPV promotes cancer, but its transmission remains incompletely understood. The current study examines patterns of transmission among heterosexual couples and isolates factors associated with increased rates of transmission.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2008
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995-2006
Among nursing home elders, the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease is almost 3 times that in the general population. The risk factors for invasive GAS disease and the factors related to outbreaks in nursing homes are reviewed.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2008
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Beta-Herpesviruses in Febrile Children With Cancer
The source of fever in many immunosuppressed children goes undiagnosed, but betaherpesviruses may play a prominent role in these infections. The current study examines the prevalence of these infections as well as describes their clinical presentation.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2008
