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Examining ERBB2 as a candidate gene for susceptibility to leprosy (Hansen's disease) in BrazilThis study examines whether polymorphisms in the ERBB2 gene were associated with leprosy in primary and replication cohorts from northeastern Brazil.
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Advancing the management and control of typhoid fever: a review of the historical role of human challenge studiesImproved understanding of Salmonella Typhi infection can help accelerate the development of improved vaccines and diagnostic tests necessary for disease control
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Diverging Trends in Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations during Two Decades in Western Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal ChildrenOur findings highlight the need to consider age, ethnicity, seasonality and climate when evaluating rotavirus vaccine programs.
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Efficacy of the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against low-risk HPV types (PATRICIA Randomized Trial): An unexpected observationThese findings may help to explain the decrease in external GW diagnoses seen in England.
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Utility of auscultatory screening for detecting rheumatic heart disease in high-risk children in Australia's Northern TerritorySensitivity and positive predictive value of cardiac auscultation compared with echocardiography is poor, regardless of the expertise of the auscultator.
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Genetic and epigenetic susceptibility to early life infectionTo date there have been relatively few studies on genetic determinants of susceptibility to neonatal infection and many of these have methodological...
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Epidemiology and risk factors for typhoid fever in Central Division, Fiji, 2014-2017: A case-control studyPoor sanitation facilities appear to be a major source of Salmonella Typhi in Fiji, with transmission by drinking contaminated surface water and consuming unwashed produce
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Effectiveness of a 3 + 0 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedule against invasive pneumococcal disease among a birth cohort of 1.4 million children in AustraliaOur population-based cohort study demonstrates that >90% coverage in the first year of a universal 3 + 0 PCV program provided high population-level protection
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The social basis of vaccine questioning and refusal: A qualitative study employing bourdieu’s concepts of ‘capitals’ and ‘habitus’This article is an in-depth analysis of the social nature of vaccine decision-making
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Expression profiling of Sudanese visceral leishmaniasis patients pre- and post-treatment with sodium stibogluconateThese results contribute to our understanding of immunopathology associated with visceral leishmaniasis and response to sodium stibogluconate treatment