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Communicable Diseases
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Communicable Diseases [Disease/Finding]
, Infectious Diseases [Disease/Finding]
, Diseases, Infectious
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Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections can occur in any part of the body and can spread throughout the body. The germs may be…
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Acute upper respiratory infection
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia.
Christopher T Erb
,
Bela Patel
,
+5 authors
C. Thomson
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2016
Corpus ID: 15203104
It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended…
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Sepsis-induced immunosuppression: from cellular dysfunctions to immunotherapy
R. Hotchkiss
,
G. Monneret
,
D. Payen
Nature reviews. Immunology
2013
Corpus ID: 15896834
Sepsis — which is a severe life-threatening infection with organ dysfunction — initiates a complex interplay of host pro…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazil: burden and current challenges
M. Schmidt
,
B. Duncan
,
+5 authors
P. Menezes
The Lancet
2011
Corpus ID: 25861009
Review
2010
Review
2010
Complement and its role in innate and adaptive immune responses
J. Dunkelberger
,
W. Song
Cell Research
2010
Corpus ID: 31991023
The complement system plays a crucial role in the innate defense against common pathogens. Activation of complement leads to…
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Antibacterial-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Clinical Impact and Complex Regulation of Chromosomally Encoded Resistance Mechanisms
P. Lister
,
D. Wolter
,
N. Hanson
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
2009
Corpus ID: 206738058
SUMMARY Treatment of infectious diseases becomes more challenging with each passing year. This is especially true for infections…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cardiovascular risk factors and excess adiposity among overweight children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
D. Freedman
,
Z. Mei
,
S. Srinivasan
,
G. Berenson
,
W. Dietz
Jornal de Pediatria
2007
Corpus ID: 23318066
Review
2005
Review
2005
IPC: professional type 1 interferon-producing cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cell precursors.
Yong‐jun Liu
Annual Review of Immunology
2005
Corpus ID: 28181440
Type 1 interferon-(alpha, beta, omega)-producing cells (IPCs), also known as plasmacytoid dendritic cell precursors (pDCs…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Impact of 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis for Identification of Bacteria on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
J. Clarridge
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
2004
Corpus ID: 23434046
SUMMARY The traditional identification of bacteria on the basis of phenotypic characteristics is generally not as accurate as…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Variation in protection by BCG: implications of and for heterologous immunity
P. Fine
The Lancet
1995
Corpus ID: 44737409
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Foundations of Epidemiology
A. Lilienfeld
1980
Corpus ID: 72104816
This introductory text gives an exceptionally clear and well organized account of epidemiologic concepts and methods, emphasizing…
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