Infectious Diseases
“When I Was Circumcised I Was Taught Certain Things”: Risk Compensation and Protective Sexual Behavior among Circumcised Men in Kisumu, Kenya
Authors: Thomas H. Riess, Maryline M. Achieng’, Samuel Otieno, J. O. Ndinya-Achola, Robert C. Bailey DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012366 Abstract Summary Male...
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Preliminary Findings of a Randomized Trial of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households
Authors: Benjamin J. Cowling, Rita O. P. Fung, Calvin K. Y. Cheng, Vicky J. Fang, Kwok Hung Chan, Wing Hong...
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Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF with Other Nucleic Acid Technologies for Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Setting: A Prospective Study
Authors: Lesley E. Scott, Kerrigan McCarthy, Natasha Gous, Matilda Nduna, Annelies Van Rie, Ian Sanne, Willem F. Venter, Adrian Duse,...
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Herpesvirus Telomerase RNA (vTR) with a Mutated Template Sequence Abrogates Herpesvirus-Induced Lymphomagenesis
Authors: Benedikt B. Kaufer, Sina Arndt, Sascha Trapp, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Keith W. Jarosinski DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002333 Abstract Summary Researchers mutated the...
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The Microaerophilic Microbiota of De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BISCUIT Study
Authors: Richard Hansen, Susan H. Berry, Indrani Mukhopadhya, John M. Thomson, Karin A. Saunders, Charlotte E. Nicholl, W. Michael Bisset,...
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The Role of Genomics in the Identification, Prediction, and Prevention of Biological Threats
Authors: W. Florian Fricke, David A. Rasko, Jacques Ravel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000217 Abstract Summary Genomics is poised to revolutionize public health...
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Severe Hindrance of Viral Infection Propagation in Spatially Extended Hosts
Authors: José A. Capitán, José A. Cuesta, Susanna C. Manrubia, Jacobo Aguirre DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023358 Abstract Summary Researchers model viral spread...
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Phenotypic Characterization of Peripheral T Cells and Their Dynamics in Scrub Typhus Patients
Authors: Bon-A Cho, Youngho Ko, Yeon-Sook Kim, Sanguk Kim, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim, Hang-Rae Kim, Nam-Hyuk Cho DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001789 Abstract...
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Efficacy of Oseltamivir-Zanamivir Combination Compared to Each Monotherapy for Seasonal Influenza: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Authors: Xavier Duval, Sylvie van der Werf, Thierry Blanchon, Anne Mosnier, Maude Bouscambert-Duchamp, Annick Tibi, Vincent Enouf, Cécile Charlois-Ou, Corine...
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Regeneration of Alveolar Type I and II Cells from Scgb1a1-Expressing Cells following Severe Pulmonary Damage Induced by Bleomycin and Influenza
Authors: Dahai Zheng, Gino V. Limmon, Lu Yin, Nicola H. N. Leung, Hanry Yu, Vincent T. K. Chow, Jianzhu Chen...
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