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Aust J Gen Pract      

'Think Hep B' in primary care: A before-and-after evaluation of a self-guided learning package.

Xiao Y, van Gemert C, Howell J, Adamson E, Towell V, Cowie BC, Thompson AJ, Hellard M

In Australia, over a third of individuals living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain undiagnosed. Evidence suggests general practitioners (GPs) can ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Arch. Virol.   2020 Feb 01   

Genetic characterization of VP1 of coxsackieviruses A2, A4, and A10 associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Vietnam in 2012-2017: endemic circulation and emergence of new HFMD-causing lineages.

Hoa-Tran TN, Nguyen AT, Dao ATH, Kataoka C, Ta HTT, Nguyen HTV, Takemura T, Nguyen TTT, Vu HM, Nguyen TTH, Shimizu H

While conducting sentinel surveillance of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam, we found a sudden increase in the prevalence of coxsackievi ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J. Clin. Virol.      

Community viral load and hepatitis C virus infection: Community viral load measures to aid public health treatment efforts and program evaluation.

Jordan AE, Perlman DC, Cleland CM, Wyka K, Schackman BR, Nash D

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most prevalent blood-borne infection and causes more deaths than any other infectious disease in the US. Inci ... Read More

Source: PubMed
AIDS Behav   2020 Jan 31   

Falling Through the Cracks: Risk Factors for Becoming Lost to HIV Care After Incarceration in a Southern Jail.

Tiruneh YM, Li X, Bovell-Ammon B, Iroh P, Flanigan TP, Montague BT, Rich JD, Nijhawan AE

Using a retrospective cohort analysis of inmates released from Dallas County Jail between January 2011 and November 2013, this study characterizes peo ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis.      

A systematic review and meta-analysis of first-line tuberculosis drug concentrations and treatment outcomes.

Perumal R, Naidoo K, Naidoo A, Ramachandran G, Requena-Mendez A, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Mpagama SG, Matteelli A, Fehr J, Heysell SK, Padayatchi N

Low serum concentrations of first-line tuberculosis (TB) drugs have been widely reported. However, the impact of low serum concentrations on treatment ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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