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This article is published in Eurosurveillance.The article was published on 2009-11-19 and is currently open access. It has received 191 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Outbreak.

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Systematic review of intestinal microbiota transplantation (fecal bacteriotherapy) for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

TL;DR: Effectiveness varied by route of instillation, relationship to stool donor, volume of IMT given, and treatment before infusion, but findings can guide physicians interested in implementing the procedure until better designed studies are conducted to confirm best practices.
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Medical applications of infrared thermography: A review.

TL;DR: The present efforts are focused on automatic analysis of temperature distribution of regions of interest and their statistical analysis for detection of abnormalities in the area of medical IRT.
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Infrared thermography (IRT) applications for building diagnostics: A review

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the state-of-the-art literature and research regarding the passive and active infrared thermography for building diagnostics is presented, with a focus on the building sector, as well as the advantages, limitations and potential sources of errors of IRT employment.
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Complicated skin and soft tissue infection

TL;DR: A range of new agents for the treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections have compared favourably with the glycopeptides and some have distinct pharmacokinetic advantages.
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Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review

TL;DR: There is some evidence to support the wearing of masks or respirators during illness to protect others, and public health emphasis on mask wearing during illness may help to reduce influenza virus transmission.
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The changing epidemiological pattern of hepatitis A in an urban population of India: emergence of a trend similar to the European countries.

TL;DR: The seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection in urban population of India seems to be changing with seroprevalence in the younger population approaching a figure similar to that of the more developed European countries.
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Epidemiological and virological characterization of a large community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in southern Italy

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