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Investigating eosinophilia by Thakker, Clare, Booth, Helen L, Lambert, Jonathan, Morgan, Sarah, Checkley, Anna M

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Persistent Zika Virus Detection in Semen in a Traveler Returning to the United Kingdom from Brazil, 2016 by Gaskell, Katherine M, Houlihan, Catherine, Nastouli, Eleni, Checkley, Anna M

“…Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus…”
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans Presenting with Folliculitis by Lander, Mark, Checkley, Anna M, Walker, Stephen L

“…Lander et al discuss the case study of a 28-year-old woman who returned from a scuba-diving holiday in Thailand with an intensely itchy rash on her anterior…”
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Diagnosing and treating leprosy in a non-endemic setting in a national centre, London, United Kingdom 1995–2018 by Lockwood, Diana N, McIntosh, Amy, Armstrong, Margaret, Checkley, Anna M, Walker, Stephen L, McBride, Angela

“…Background Leprosy is rare in the United Kingdom (UK), but migration from endemic countries results in new cases being diagnosed each year. We documented the…”
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Adult Cerebral Malaria: Acute and Subacute Imaging Findings, Long-term Clinical Consequences by Coughlan, Charles, Jäger, Hans Rolf, Brealey, David, Carletti, Francesco, Hyare, Harpreet, Pattnaik, Rajyabardhan, Sahu, Praveen K, Mohanty, Sanjib, Logan, Sarah, Hoffmann, Angelika, Wassmer, Samuel C, Checkley, Anna M

“…Cerebral malaria is an important cause of mortality and neurodisability in endemic regions. We show magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features suggestive of…”
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Amyloid processing in COVID‐19‐associated neurological syndromes by Ziff, Oliver J., Ashton, Nicholas J., Mehta, Puja R., Brown, Rachel, Athauda, Dilan, Heaney, Judith, Heslegrave, Amanda J., Benedet, Andrea Lessa, Blennow, Kaj, Checkley, Anna M., Houlihan, Catherine F., Gauthier, Serge, Rosa‐Neto, Pedro, Fox, Nick C., Schott, Jonathan M., Zetterberg, Henrik, Benjamin, Laura A., Paterson, Ross W.

“…SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can damage the nervous system with multiple neurological manifestations described. However, there is limited understanding of the…”
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Tuberculosis vaccines: progress and challenges by Checkley, Anna M, McShane, Helen

“…An effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine could have a significant impact on the current TB pandemic. The past decade has seen sustained global investment into…”
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Favipiravir, lopinavir-ritonavir, or combination therapy (FLARE): A randomised, double-blind, 2 × 2 factorial placebo-controlled trial of early antiviral therapy in COVID-19 by Lowe, David M, Brown, Li-An K, Chowdhury, Kashfia, Davey, Stephanie, Yee, Philip, Ikeji, Felicia, Ndoutoumou, Amalia, Shah, Divya, Lennon, Alexander, Rai, Abhulya, Agyeman, Akosua A, Checkley, Anna, Longley, Nicola, Dehbi, Hakim-Moulay, Freemantle, Nick, Breuer, Judith, Standing, Joseph F

“…Early antiviral treatment is effective for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) but currently available agents are expensive. Favipiravir is routinely used in…”
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria have diverse effects on BCG efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Poyntz, Hazel C, Stylianou, Elena, Griffiths, Kristin L, Marsay, Leanne, Checkley, Anna M, McShane, Helen

“…Summary The efficacy of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination in protection against pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is highly variable between populations…”
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Geographical and temporal trends and seasonal relapse in Plasmodium ovale spp. and Plasmodium malariae infections imported to the UK between 1987 and 2015 by Nabarro, Laura E B, Nolder, Debbie, Broderick, Claire, Nadjm, Behzad, Smith, Valerie, Blaze, Marie, Checkley, Anna M, Chiodini, Peter L, Sutherland, Colin J, Whitty, Christopher J M

“…Plasmodium ovale spp. and P. malariae cause illness in endemic regions and returning travellers. Far less is known about these species than P. falciparum and…”
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Early antiviral treatment in outpatients with COVID-19 (FLARE): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Brown, Li-An K, Freemantle, Nick, Breuer, Judy, Dehbi, Hakim-Moulay, Chowdhury, Kashfia, Jones, Gemma, Ikeji, Felicia, Ndoutoumou, Amalia, Santhirakumar, Krishneya, Longley, Nicky, Checkley, Anna M, Standing, Joseph F, Lowe, David M

“…The objective of this trial is to assess whether early antiviral therapy in outpatients with COVID-19 with either favipiravir plus lopinavir/ritonavir,…”
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Rhombencephalitis and Myeloradiculitis Caused by a European Subtype of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus by Neill, Lorna, Checkley, Anna M, Benjamin, Laura A, Herdman, M Trent, Carter, Daniel P, Pullan, Steven T, Aarons, Emma, Griffiths, Katie, Monaghan, Bernadette, Karunaratne, Kushan, Ciccarelli, Olga, Spillane, Jennifer, Moore, David A J, Kullmann, Dimitri M

“…We report a case of a previously healthy man returning to the United Kingdom from Lithuania who developed rhombencephalitis and myeloradiculitis due to…”
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Identification of antigens specific to non-tuberculous mycobacteria: the Mce family of proteins as a target of T cell immune responses by Checkley, Anna M, Wyllie, David H, Scriba, Thomas J, Golubchik, Tanya, Hill, Adrian V S, Hanekom, Willem A, McShane, Helen

“…The lack of an effective TB vaccine hinders current efforts in combating the TB pandemic. One theory as to why BCG is less protective in tropical countries is…”
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Serum and cerebrospinal fluid biomarker profiles in acute SARS-CoV-2-associated neurological syndromes by Paterson, Ross W, Benjamin, Laura A, Mehta, Puja R, Brown, Rachel L, Athauda, Dilan, Ashton, Nicholas J, Leckey, Claire A, Ziff, Oliver J, Heaney, Judith, Heslegrave, Amanda J, Benedet, Andrea L, Blennow, Kaj, Checkley, Anna M, Houlihan, Catherine F, Mummery, Catherine J, Lunn, Michael P, Manji, Hadi, Zandi, Michael S, Keddie, Stephen, Chou, Michael, Vinayan Changaradil, Deepthi, Solomon, Tom, Keshavan, Ashvini, Barker, Suzanne, Jäger, Hans Rolf, Carletti, Francesco, Simister, Robert, Werring, David J, Spyer, Moira J, Nastouli, Eleni, Gauthier, Serge, Rosa-Neto, Pedro, Zetterberg, Henrik, Schott, Jonathan M

“…Abstract Preliminary pathological and biomarker data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection can damage the nervous system. To understand what, where and how damage…”
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Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus mononucleosis: Important causes of febrile illness in returned travellers by Lampejo, Temi, Lambourne, Jonathan, Armstrong, Margaret, Checkley, Anna M., Nastouli, Eleni

“…Diagnosing the cause of fever in the returned traveller is challenging. Efforts often focus on identifying ‘exotic’ pathogens. Primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)…”
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Eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants from the tropics: UK recommendations for investigation and initial management by Checkley, Anna M, Chiodini, Peter L, Dockrell, David H, Bates, Imelda, Thwaites, Guy E, Booth, Helen L, Brown, Michael, Wright, Stephen G, Grant, Alison D, Mabey, David C, Whitty, Christopher J.M, Sanderson, Frances

“…Summary Eosinophilia is a common finding in returning travellers and migrants, and in this group it often indicates an underlying helminth infection…”
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Risk factors for mortality from imported falciparum malaria in the United Kingdom over 20 years: an observational study by Checkley, Anna M, Smith, Adrian, Smith, Valerie, Blaze, Marie, Bradley, David, Chiodini, Peter L, Whitty, Christopher J M

“…Objectives To determine which travellers with malaria are at greatest risk of dying, highlighting factors which can be used to target health messages to…”
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The investigation of eosinophilia by Checkley, Anna M

“…Abstract Eosinophilia is a common problem in travellers and migrants returning from the tropics. It usually signifies an underlying helminth infection,…”
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Best practice standards for the delivery of NHS infection services in the United Kingdom by Ratnaraja, Natasha V.D.V., Davies, Angharad P., Atkins, Bridget L., Dhillon, Rishi, Mahida, Nikunj, Moses, Samuel, Herman, Joanne, Checkley, Anna, Partridge, David, Llewelyn, Martin J.

“…•This is the first published set of standards for an infection service in the UK.•It incorporates all key elements of an infection service.•There are…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of an index for the diagnosis of TB meningitis in patients in an urban teaching hospital in Malawi by Checkley, Anna M, Njalale, Yasin, Scarborough, Matthew, Zjilstra, Eduard E

“…Tuberculous (TB) meningitis is difficult to diagnose and has a high mortality rate, particularly when presentation is delayed. A diagnostic index developed in…”
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