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Open AccessAntimicrobial stewardship program in a pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care children’s hospital in Saudi Arabia – a pilot study
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Prevalence of Group B Streptococcal Type VI Capsular IgG Antibodies in Japan
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Immunization of the elderly to boost immunity against varicella-zoster virus (VZV) as assessed by VZV skin test reaction
The utility of the VZV skin test in detecting individual susceptibility to varicella and zoster was determined. Its specificity particularly with regard to herpes simplex was also established.
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Genotypes of TT virus (TTV) compared between liver disease patients and healthy individuals using a new PCR system capable of differentiating 1a and 1b types from others*
TT virus (TTV) lacks obvious pathogenicity; almost all of the infected hosts are symptom-free. A possibility remains, however, that certain strains can cause liver disease while most others are non-pathogenic...
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Hepatitis C virus infection and mutations of mannose-binding lectin gene MBL
We assessed the genetic polymorphism of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in 93 patients with chronic hepatitis C (45 responders and 48 nonresponders to interferon) and 218 healthy controls. Mutant allele was ident...