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Call for papers: The airborne microbiome - implications for aerosol transmission and infection control

We are delighted to announce the launch of a thematic series aiming to explore and characterise the airborne microbiome in relation to infectious diseases.

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Featured article: Methods for detecting latent TB need further studies

Existing studies comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis produce inconclusive results in a meta-analysis highlighting the need for further studies.

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1. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  16 December 2017

   Possible interference between seasonal epidemics of influenza and other respiratory viruses in Hong Kong, 2014–2017

   Authors:Xueying Zheng, Zhengyu Song, Yapeng Li, Juanjuan Zhang and Xi-Ling Wang
2. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  15 December 2017

   A two-month follow-up evaluation testing interventions to limit the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria among Maasai of northern Tanzania

   Authors:Casey J. Roulette, Mark A. Caudell, Jennifer W. Roulette, Robert J. Quinlan, Marsha B. Quinlan, Murugan Subbiah and Douglas R. Call
3. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  15 December 2017

   Co-infection of sexually transmitted pathogens and Human Papillomavirus in cervical samples of women of Brazil

   Authors:Aline Teixeira Amorim, Lucas Miranda Marques, Guilherme Barreto Campos, Tássia Neves Lobão, Vanesca de Souza Lino, Ricardo Cesar Cintra, Maria Antonieta Andreoli, Luisa Lina Villa, Enrique Boccardo, Antonio Carlos Ricardo Braga Junior, Rossana Verónica Mendoza López, Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos, Gerson Maciel de Souza, Carla Cristina Romano and Jorge Timenetsky
4. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  15 December 2017

   A higher CD4/CD8 ratio correlates with an ultralow cell-associated HIV-1 DNA level in chronically infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: a case control study

   Authors:Yongsong Yue, Nidan Wang, Yang Han, Ting Zhu, Jing Xie, Zhifeng Qiu, Xiaojing Song, Yanling Li, Jean-Pierre Routy, Jianhua Wang and Taisheng Li
5. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  13 December 2017

   Performance of the Alere i RSV assay for point-of-care detection of respiratory syncytial virus in children

   Authors:Sarah Valerie Schnee, Johannes Pfeil, Clara Marlene Ihling, Julia Tabatabai and Paul Schnitzler

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Latest Collections

2016

Cross journal collection
World TB day 2016
Collection published: 24 March 2016

2015

Thematic series
Integrated modeling and management of poliovirus endgame risks and policies
Collection published: 17 September 2015