Rate of tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents with household contact with adults with active pulmonary tuberculosis as assessed by tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays
Research Articles M. A. G. FERRARINI, F. G. SPINA, L. Y. WECKX, H. M. LEDERMAN, M. I. De MORAES-PINTO, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 712-723Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Shelter crowding and increased incidence of acute respiratory infection in evacuees following the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami
Research Articles T. KAWANO, Y. TSUGAWA, K. NISHIYAMA, H. MORITA, O. YAMAMURA, K. HASEGAWA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 787-795Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Long-term trends in cardiovascular disease mortality and association with respiratory disease
Research Articles A. J. MERCER, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 777-786Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Epidemiology and risk factors for faecal extended-spectrum β -lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage derived from residents of seven nursing homes in western Shanghai, China
Research Articles S.-Y. ZHAO, J. ZHANG, Y.-L. ZHANG, Y.-C. WANG, S.-Z. XIAO, F.-F. GU, X.-K. GUO, Y.-X. NI, L.-Z. HAN, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 695-702Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Reasons for measles cases not being vaccinated with MMR: investigation into parents' and carers' views following a large measles outbreak
Research Articles P. McHALE, A. KEENAN, S. GHEBREHEWET, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 870-875Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Prevalent emm types and superantigen gene patterns of group A Streptococcus in Thailand
Brief Report W. PAVEENKITTIPORN, T. NOZAWA, S. DEJSIRILERT, I. NAKAGAWA, S. HAMADA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 864-869Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Social class based on occupation is associated with hospitalization for A(H1N1)pdm09 infection. Comparison between hospitalized and ambulatory cases
Research Articles J. PUJOL, P. GODOY, N. SOLDEVILA, J. CASTILLA, F. GONZÁLEZ-CANDELAS, J. M. MAYORAL, J. ASTRAY, S. GARCIA, V. MARTIN, S. TAMAMES, M. DELGADO, A. DOMÍNGUEZ, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 732-740Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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A meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of dengue virus-specific IgA antibody-based tests for detection of dengue infection
Research Articles K. ALAGARASU, A. M. WALIMBE, S. M. JADHAV, A. R. DEOSHATWAR, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 876-886Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

The rise and decline in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis outbreaks attributed to egg-containing foods in the United States, 1973–2009
Research Articles A. P. WRIGHT, L. RICHARDSON, B. E. MAHON, R. ROTHENBERG, D. J. COLE, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 810-819Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Heated birthing pools as a source of Legionnaires' disease
Research Articles S. L. COLLINS, B. AFSHAR, J. T. WALKER, H. AIRD, F. NAIK, F. PARRY-FORD, N. PHIN, T. G. HARRISON, V. J. CHALKER, S. SORRELL, T. CRESSWELL, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 796-802Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Long-term mortality of hospitalized pneumonia in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
Research Articles P. K. MYINT, K. R. HAWKINS, A. B. CLARK, R. N. LUBEN, N. J. WAREHAM, K.-T. KHAW, A. M. WILSON, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 803-809Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Is it appropriate to use fixed assay cut-offs for estimating seroprevalence?
Research Articles G. KAFATOS, N. J. ANDREWS, K. J. McCONWAY, P. A. C. MAPLE, K. BROWN, C. P. FARRINGTON, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 887-895Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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An ecological analysis of pertussis disease in Minnesota, 2009–2013
Research Articles P. Y. IROH TAM, J. S. MENK, J. HUGHES, S. L. KULASINGAM, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 847-855Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Low-dose aspirin use does not diminish the immune response to monovalent H1N1 influenza vaccine in older adults
Brief Report M. L. JACKSON, A. BELLAMY, M. WOLFF, H. HILL, L. A. JACKSON, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 768-771Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Seasonality of Campylobacter jejuni isolates associated with human campylobacteriosis in the Manawatu region, New Zealand
Research Articles A. FRIEDRICH, J. C. MARSHALL, P. J. BIGGS, A. C. MIDWINTER, N. P. FRENCH, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 820-828Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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