Infectious Diseases
MicroRNAs Up-Regulated by CagA of Helicobacter pylori Induce Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Epithelial Cells
Authors: Yongliang Zhu, Qiaoli Jiang, Xiaojun Lou, Xiaowei Ji, Zhenzhen Wen, Jia Wu, Haiying Tao, Tingting Jiang, Wei He, Caihua...
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Is Adipose Tissue a Place for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence?
Authors: Olivier Neyrolles, Rogelio Hernández-Pando, France Pietri-Rouxel, Paul Fornès, Ludovic Tailleux, Jorge Alberto Barrios Payán, Elisabeth Pivert, Yann Bordat, Diane...
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Protozoan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii Manipulates Mate Choice in Rats by Enhancing Attractiveness of Males
Authors: Shantala Arundathi Hari Dass, Anand Vasudevan, Deborah Dutta, Linda Jing Ting Soh, Robert Morris Sapolsky, Ajai Vyas DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027229...
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Vaginal Microbiome and Epithelial Gene Array in Post-Menopausal Women with Moderate to Severe Dryness
Authors: Ruben Hummelen, Jean M. Macklaim, Jordan E. Bisanz, Jo-Anne Hammond, Amy McMillan, Rebecca Vongsa, David Koenig, Gregory B. Gloor,...
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Feasibility of Modified Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines in a Resource-Restricted Setting Based on a Cohort Study of Severe S. Aureus Sepsis
Authors: Weera Mahavanakul, Emma K. Nickerson, Pramot Srisomang, Prapit Teparrukkul, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Mingkwan Wongyingsinn, Wirongrong Chierakul, Maliwan Hongsuwan, T. Eoin...
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Rabies Exposures, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Deaths in a Region of Endemic Canine Rabies
Authors: Katie Hampson, Andy Dobson, Magai Kaare, Jonathan Dushoff, Matthias Magoto, Emmanuel Sindoya, Sarah Cleaveland DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000339 Abstract Summary Rabies...
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Genome-Wide Mutagenesis Reveals That ORF7 Is a Novel VZV Skin-Tropic Factor
Authors: Zhen Zhang, Anca Selariu, Charles Warden, Grace Huang, Ying Huang, Oluleke Zaccheus, Tong Cheng, Ningshao Xia, Hua Zhu DOI:...
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“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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