Infectious Diseases
Neonatal Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Cost, Culture, and Behavioral Considerations
Authors: Seth C. Kalichman DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000219 Abstract Summary New research from Rwanda reveals that neonatal circumcision is not only effective...
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Treatment Response of Cystic Echinococcosis to Benzimidazoles: A Systematic Review
Authors: Marija Stojkovic, Marcel Zwahlen, Antonella Teggi, Kamenna Vutova, Carmen M. Cretu, Roberto Virdone, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Nazan Cobanoglu, Thomas Junghanss...
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Eliminating Human African Trypanosomiasis: Where Do We Stand and What Comes Next?
Authors: Pere P Simarro, Jean Jannin, Pierre Cattand DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050055 Abstract Summary Despite progress in reducing new cases of Human...
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The Role of Social Capital in Successful Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa
Authors: Agnes Binagwaho, Niloo Ratnayake DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000018 Abstract Summary A new ethnographic study examines why African patients show remarkably high...
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An Efficient Strategy for Broad-Range Detection of Low Abundance Bacteria without DNA Decontamination of PCR Reagents
Authors: Shy-Shin Chang, Hsung-Ling Hsu, Ju-Chien Cheng, Ching-Ping Tseng DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020303 Abstract Summary Researchers developed a novel primer extension-PCR method...
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Sensitive and Specific Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Clinical Specimens Using a Multi-Target Real-Time PCR Approach
Authors: Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Alejandro G. Schijman, Vincent Veron, Christine Aznar, Francis Steurer, Alexandre J. da Silva DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001689 Abstract Summary...
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Disease Isolates of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae and Non-Typeable S. pneumoniae Presumptively Identified as Atypical S. pneumoniae in Spain
Authors: Dora Rolo, Alexandra S. Simões, Arnau Domenech, Asunción Fenoll, Josefina Liñares, Hermínia de Lencastre, Carmen Ardanuy, Raquel Sá-Leão DOI:...
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Adenylyl Cyclase α and cAMP Signaling Mediate Plasmodium Sporozoite Apical Regulated Exocytosis and Hepatocyte Infection
Authors: Takeshi Ono, Laura Cabrita-Santos, Ricardo Leitao, Esther Bettiol, Lisa A. Purcell, Olga Diaz-Pulido, Lucy B. Andrews, Takushi Tadakuma, Purnima...
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Modernization, Sexual Risk-Taking, and Gynecological Morbidity among Bolivian Forager-Horticulturalists
Authors: Jonathan Stieglitz, Aaron D. Blackwell, Raúl Quispe Gutierrez, Edhitt Cortez Linares, Michael Gurven, Hillard Kaplan DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050384 Abstract Summary...
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Modelling the Proportion of Influenza Infections within Households during Pandemic and Non-Pandemic Years
Authors: Kin On Kwok, Gabriel M. Leung, Steven Riley DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022089 Abstract Summary During pandemics, surprisingly similar proportions of influenza...
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