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Prevalence and distribution of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) types in invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and in normal women in Andhra Pradesh, India
A Pavani Sowjanya, Meenkashi Jain, Usha Rani Poli, S Padma, Manik Das, Keerti V Shah, BN Rao, Radha Rama Devi, Patti E Gravitt, Gayatri Ramakrishna
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:116 (22December2005)
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A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Gu rin (BCG) immunisation [ISRCTN32849447]
Alison M Elliott, Proscovia B Namujju, Patrice A Mawa, Maria A Quigley, Margaret Nampijja, Peter M Nkurunziza, John T Belisle, Moses Muwanga, James AG Whitworth, the "Mother and Baby" study team
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:115 (21December2005)
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The CD14 functional gene polymorphism -260 C>T is not involved in either the susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis infection or the development of tubal pathology
Sander Ouburg, Joke Spaargaren, Janneke E den Hartog, Jolande A Land, Johan SA Fennema, Jolein Pleijster, A Salvador Pe a, Servaas A Morr, the ICTI consortium
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:114 (20December2005)
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Balance of IL-10 and Interferon- plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis
Arlene Caldas, Cec lia Favali, Dorlene Aquino, Vera Vinhas, Johan van Weyenbergh, Cl udia Brodskyn, Jackson Costa, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:113 (19December2005)
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Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Solomon Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Alene
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:112 (12December2005)
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The role and performance of chest X-ray for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis in Nairobi, Kenya
MRA van Cleeff, LE Kivihya-Ndugga, H Meme, JA Odhiambo, PR Klatser
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:111 (12December2005)
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Bacterial isolates from blood cultures of children with suspected septicaemia in Calabar, Nigeria
Martin M Meremikwu, Chukwuemeka E Nwachukwu, Anne E Asuquo, Joseph U Okebe, Simon J Utsalo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:110 (8December2005)
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Case report
Coxiella burnetii vascular graft infection
Laurence Senn, Mario Franciolli, Didier Raoult, Alexandre Moulin, Ludwig Von Segesser, Thierry Calandra, Gilbert Greub
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:109 (7December2005)
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High frequency of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in the Liver of Infants with Extrahepatic Neonatal Cholestasis
Adriana MA De Tommaso, Paula D Andrade, Sandra CB Costa, Ceclia AF Escanhoela, Gabriel Hessel
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:108 (1December2005)
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Case report
Catheter-associated bacteremia by Mycobacterium senegalense in Korea
Won Sup Oh, Kwan Soo Ko, Jae-Hoon Song, Mi Young Lee, Seong Yeol Ryu, Sangtaek Heo, Ki Tae Kwon, Jang-Ho Lee, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:107 (25November2005)
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Case report
Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia
Andrea Endimiani, Gioconda Brigante, Alessia A Bettaccini, Francesco Luzzaro, Paolo Grossi, Antonio Q Toniolo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:106 (24November2005)
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Acquired homotypic and heterotypic immunity against oculogenital Chlamydia trachomatis serovars following female genital tract infection in mice
Joseph M Lyons, Servaas A Morr, Lucy P Airo-Brown, A Salvador Pea, James I Ito
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:105 (17November2005)
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Mechanisms of escape phenomenon of spinal cord and brainstem in human rabies
Sasiwimol Juntrakul, Preecha Ruangvejvorachai, Shanop Shuangshoti, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Thiravat Hemachudha
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:104 (16November2005)
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"Bacterial Meningitis in children and adolescents: an observational study based on the national surveillance system"
Flix O Dickinson, Antonio E Prez
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:103 (15November2005)
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Correlation between human papillomavirus infection and bladder transitional cell carcinoma
MR Barghi, A Hajimohammadmehdiarbab, SMM Hosseini Moghaddam, B Kazemi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:102 (8November2005)
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Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Matthias Briel, Remy Boscacci, Hansjakob Furrer, Heiner C Bucher
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:101 (7November2005)
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Case report
Epidural abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri in a pregnant woman
Russell Lampen, Gonzalo Bearman
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:100 (3November2005)
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The trend of susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species from 1999 to 2002 in Taiwan
Yun-Liang Yang, Shu-Ying Li, Hsiao-Hsu Cheng, Hsiu-Jung Lo, TSARY Hospitals
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:99 (3November2005)
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Cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection and pleocytosis: Relation to systemic infection and antiretroviral treatment
Serena S Spudich, Annelie C Nilsson, Nicole D Lollo, Teri J Liegler, Christos J Petropoulos, Steven G Deeks, Ellen E Paxinos, Richard W Price
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:98 (2November2005)
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The changing epidemiology of pediatric aseptic meningitis in Daejeon, Korea from 1987 to 2003
Kyung-Yil Lee, David Burgner, Hyung-Shin Lee, Ja-Hyun Hong, Mi-Hee Lee, Jin-Han Kang, Byung-Churl Lee
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:97 (2November2005)
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High carriage rate of high-level penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Taiwan kindergarten associated with a case of pneumococcal meningitis
Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Wei Yang Lee, Ming Fang Cheng, I Fei Huang, Yu Chen Lin, Kai Sheng Hseih, I-Wen Huang, Christine C Chiou
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:96 (1November2005)
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Increased oxidative stress associated with the severity of the liver disease in various forms of hepatitis B virus infection
Cengiz Bolukbas, Fusun Filiz Bolukbas, Mehmet Horoz, Mehmet Aslan, Hakim Celik, Ozcan Erel
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:95 (31October2005)
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Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial bloodstream infections
Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Richard P Wenzel, Michael B Edmond
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:94 (31October2005)
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Clinical presentation and prognostic factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis according to the focus of infection
Christian  stergaard, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Susanne Samuelsson
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:93 (27October2005)
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Case report
Pneumomediastinum as initial presentation of paralytic rabies: A case report
Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong, Thiravat Hemachudha
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:92 (25October2005)
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Systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of Staphylococcus epidermidis graft infection
Huseyin Turgut, Suzan Sacar, Ilknur Kaleli, Mustafa Sacar, Ibrahim Goksin, Semra Toprak, Ali Asan, Nural Cevahir, Koray Tekin, Ahmet Baltalarli
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:91 (21October2005)
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Case report
Cardiac involvement in a patient with clinical and serological evidence of African tick-bite fever
Cristina Bellini, Matteo Monti, Mathieu Potin, Anne Dalle Ave, Jacques Bille, Gilbert Greub
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:90 (20October2005)
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The burden of diarrhoea, shigellosis, and cholera in North Jakarta, Indonesia: findings from 24 months surveillance
Magdarina D Agtini, Rooswanti Soeharno, Murad Lesmana, Narain H Punjabi, Cyrus Simanjuntak, Ferry Wangsasaputra, Dazwir Nurdin, Sri Pandam Pulungsih, Ainur Rofiq, Hari Santoso, H Pujarwoto, Agus Sjahrurachman, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jacqueline L Deen, Mohammad Ali, Hyejon Lee, Deok Ryun Kim, Oakpil Han, Jin Kyung Park, Agus Suwandono, Ingerani, Buhari A Oyofo, James R Campbell, H James Beecham, Andrew L Corwin, John D Clemens
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:89 (20October2005)
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A multicenter trial of the efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus imipenem/cilastatin in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections [Study ID Numbers: 3074A1-301-WW; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00081744]
Mara E Oliva, Arcot Rekha, Albert Yellin, Jacyr Pasternak, Maria Campos, Gilbert M Rose, Timothy Babinchak, Evelyn J Ellis-Grosse, Evan Loh, the 301 Study Group
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:88 (19October2005)
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A simple and rapid approach for screening of SARS-coronavirus genotypes: an evaluation study
Grace TY Chung, Rossa WK Chiu, Jo LK Cheung, Yongjie Jin, Stephen SC Chim, Paul KS Chan, YM Dennis Lo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:87 (18October2005)
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Extended Spectrum  -Lactamases among Gram-negative bacteria of nosocomial origin from an Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary health facility in Tanzania
Faustine Ndugulile, Roland Jureen, Stig Harthug, Willy Urassa, Nina Langeland
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:86 (15October2005)
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Dementia-specific risks of scabies: Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of an unveiled nosocomial outbreak in Japan from 1989 90
Masae Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Nishiura, Toshio Kobayashi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:85 (14October2005)
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Use of "biokit HSV-2 Rapid Assay" to improve the positive predictive value of Focus HerpeSelect HSV-2 ELISA
Rhoda Ashley Morrow, David Friedrich, Amalia Meier, Lawrence Corey
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:84 (14October2005)
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The 3' region of Human Papillomavirus type 16 early mRNAs decrease expression
Jeppe Vinther, Maiken W Rosenstierne, Karen Kristiansen, Bodil Norrild
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:83 (14October2005)
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Case report
Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas luteola
Jean-Paul Casalta, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gilbert Habib, Alberto Riberi, Didier Raoult
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:82 (12October2005)
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Identification of moaA3 gene in patient isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kerala, which is absent in M. tuberculosis H37Rv and H37Ra
Suma Sarojini, Smitha Soman, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Sathish Mundayoor
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:81 (4October2005)
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Case report
Persistence of lipoatrophy after a four-year long interruption of antiretroviral therapy for HIV1 infection: case report
Giustino Parruti, Giuseppe Marani Toro
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:80 (3October2005)
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Low pH immobilizes and kills human leukocytes and prevents transmission of cell-associated HIV in a mouse model
Stuart S Olmsted, Kristen V Khanna, Erina M Ng, Steven T Whitten, Owen N Johnson III, Richard B Markham, Richard A Cone, Thomas R Moench
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:79 (30September2005)
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GB virus-C a virus without a disease: We cannot give it chronic fatigue syndrome
James F Jones, Prasad S Kulkarni, Salvatore T Butera, William C Reeves
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:78 (28September2005)
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Prevalence of human papillomavirus cervical infection in an Italian asymptomatic population
Maria G Centurioni, Andrea Puppo, Domenico F Merlo, Gennaro Pasciucco, Enzo R Cusimano, Rodolfo Sirito, Claudio A Gustavino
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:77 (27September2005)
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Use of a nested PCR-enzyme immunoassay with an internal control to detect Chlamydophila psittaci in turkeys
Marnix Van Loock, Kristel Verminnen, Trudy O Messmer, Guido Volckaert, Bruno M Goddeeris, Daisy Vanrompay
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:76 (26September2005)
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Dog filariosis in the Lazio region (Central Italy): first report on the presence of Dirofilaria repens
Paola Scaramozzino, Simona Gabrielli, Michele Di Paolo, Marcello Sala, Francesco Scholl, Gabriella Cancrini
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:75 (26September2005)
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Case report
Leprosy & gangrene: A rare association; role of anti phospholipid antibodies
Shashank M Akerkar, Lata S Bichile
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:74 (21September2005)
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Generation of human antibody fragments recognizing distinct epitopes of the nucleocapsid (N) SARS-CoV protein using a phage display approach
Michela Flego, Paola Di Bonito, Alessandro Ascione, Silvia Zamboni, Alessandra Carattoli, Felicia Grasso, Antonio Cassone, Maurizio Cianfriglia
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:73 (19September2005)
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Population-based laboratory surveillance for Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium sp. infections in a large Canadian health region
Kevin B Laupland, Deirdre L Church
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:72 (16September2005)
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Effects of type and level of training on variation in physician knowledge in the use and acquisition of blood cultures: a cross sectional survey
Jorge P Parada, David N Schwartz, Gordon D Schiff, Kevin B Weiss
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:71 (15September2005)
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Mortality following Campylobacter infection: a registry-based linkage study
Anders Ternhag, Anna T rner,  ke Svensson, Johan Giesecke, Karl Ekdahl
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:70 (14September2005)
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Different patterns of HIV-1 DNA after therapy discontinuation
Maria Carla Re, Francesca Vitone, Laura Sighinolfi, Pasqua Schiavone, Florio Ghinelli, Davide Gibellini
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:69 (12September2005)
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Case report
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum associated with pyothorax: case report
Subhash Chandra Parija, Venkatesh Kaliaperumal, Saka Vinod Kumar, Sistla Sujatha, Venkateshwara Babu, V Balu
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:68 (6September2005)
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Safety and tolerability of nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients receiving fluconazole for cryptococcal prophylaxis: a retrospective cohort study
Weerawat Manosuthi, Nopphanath Chumpathat, Achara Chaovavanich, Somnuek Sungkanuparph
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:67 (24August2005)
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Does age acquired immunity confer selective protection to common serotypes of Campylobacter jejuni?
Gordon Miller, Geoff M Dunn, Thomas MS Reid, Iain D Ogden, Norval JC Strachan
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:66 (23August2005)
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Correction
Correction: Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital
Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:65 (19August2005)
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in monocytes during acute Dengue Fever in patients and during in vitro infection
Patrcia CF Neves-Souza, Elzinandes L Azeredo, Sonia MO Zagne, Rogrio Valls-de-Souza, Sonia RNI Reis, Denise IS Cerqueira, Rita MR Nogueira, Claire F Kubelka
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:64 (18August2005)
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A nested-PCR with an Internal Amplification Control for the detection and differentiation of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae: An examination of cats in Trinidad
Joanne N Rampersad, John D Watkins, Michael S Samlal, Raymond Deonanan, Shalini Ramsubeik, David R Ammons
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:63 (12August2005)
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A commercial line probe assay for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Maureen Morgan, Shriprakash Kalantri, Laura Flores, Madhukar Pai
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:62 (28July2005)
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Lack of association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection and incident ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control study
Conall McCaughey, Liam J Murray, James P McKenna, Peter V Coyle, Hugh J O'Neill, Dorothy E Wyatt, Jayne V Woodside, John WG Yarnell, Pierre Ducimetiere, Annie Bingham, Philippe Amouyel, Michele Montaye, Dominique Arveiler, Bernadette Haas, Jean Ferrieres, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:61 (20July2005)
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Case report
Kocuria kristinae infection associated with acute cholecystitis
Edmond SK Ma, Chris LP Wong, Kristi TW Lai, Edmond CH Chan, WC Yam, Angus CW Chan
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:60 (19July2005)
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Bacteriophage- based tests for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens: a systematic review and meta- analysis
Shriprakash Kalantri, Madhukar Pai, Lisa Pascopella, Lee Riley, Arthur Reingold
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:59 (16July2005)
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Incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevation during highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-HCV co-infected patients: results from the Italian EPOKA-MASTER Cohort
Carlo Torti, Giuseppe Lapadula, Salvatore Casari, Massimo Puoti, Mark Nelson, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Daniele Bella, Giuseppe Pastore, Nicoletta Ladisa, Lorenzo Minoli, Giovanni Sotgiu, Francesco Mazzotta, Sergio Lo Caputo, Giovanni Di Perri, Gaetano Filice, Carmine Tinelli, Giampiero Carosi, the EPOKA-MASTER Study Group
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:58 (14July2005)
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Hospitalization for pertussis: profiles and case costs by age
Judith A O'Brien, J Jaime Caro
BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:57 (11July2005)
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