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Ebola virus disease in Africa: epidemiology and nosocomial transmission by Shears, P, O'Dempsey, T.J.D

“…Summary The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, primarily affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, has exceeded all previous Ebola outbreaks in the number…”
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Poverty and infection in the developing world: Healthcare-related infections and infection control in the tropics by Shears, P

“…Summary In many hospitals serving the poorest communities of Africa and other parts of the developing world, infection control activities are limited by poor…”
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Twenty-first century lepers: an unfortunate phrase to use? by Shears, P

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Chasing targets or basic epidemiology: what is the most effective strategy for infection control? by Shears, P

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More than just a simple abscess: could it be caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus? by Manara, J, Shears, P

“…A 33-year-old woman presented with a three-day history of an abscess in the left alar region, four weeks after drainage of a breast abscess. The later…”
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Hospital-based epidemiology: a strategy for ‘dealing with Clostridium difficile ’ by Shears, P, Prtak, L, Duckworth, R

“…Summary Clostridium difficile -associated diarrhoea (CDAD) remains a major infection control problem. Uncertainty remains over methods of diagnosis and…”
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Long-term dynamics of Ligula intestinalis and roach Rutilus rutilus: a study of three epizootic cycles over thirty-one years by Kennedy, C R, Shears, P C, Shears, J A

“…Data are presented on 2 full epizootic cycles and the start of a third of Ligula intestinalis in roach Rutilus rutilus in a small lake, and the relationships…”
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Isolation and characterization of coliforms from glacial ice and water in Canada's High Arctic by Dancer, S.J., Shears, P., Platt, D.J.

“…Ellesmere Island is the northern most member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with over one‐third of the land mass covered by ice. A joint services…”
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Epidemiology and infection in famine and disasters by Shears, P.

“…Despite advances in health care in the tropics, and the inputs of international and voluntary organisations, famine and disaster continue to cause major…”
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Performance characteristics of the polymerase chain reaction assay to confirm clinical meningococcal disease by Carrol, E D, Thomson, A P J, Shears, P, Gray, S J, Kaczmarski, E B, Hart, C A

“…BACKGROUND Confirmation of clinical meningococcal disease (MCD) is essential for management of patients, contacts, and outbreaks. Blood and CSF cultures, the…”
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Water quality and public health in northern Sudan: a study of rural and peri-urban communities by Musa, H.A, Shears, P, Kafi, S, Elsabag, S.K

“…Access to adequate supplies of good quality drinking water continues to be limited among many rural and periurban communities in Africa, despite several…”
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A survey of antimicrobial prescribing and dispensing practices in rural Bangladesh by Mamun, K Z, Tabassum, S, Shears, P, Hart, C A

“…This study was undertaken to determine the patterns of antimicrobial prescription by 64 Rural Medical Practitioners (RMPs) from Bangladesh. The antimicrobial…”
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Pseudo-outbreaks by Shears, P

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Discussion: Poverty and infection in the developing world: Healthcare-related infections and infection control in the tropics by Shears, P

“…In many hospitals serving the poorest communities of Africa and other parts of the developing world, infection control activities are limited by poor…”
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A review of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents in tropical countries by Shears, P

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First report of MRSA from hospitalized patients in Sudan by Musa, H A, Shears, P, Khagali, A

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Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in a Sudanese hospital by Musa, H.A., Shears, P.

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Community-acquired infections among children in an urban environment: a 2-year prospective study in Liverpool, U.K by Shears, P., Wright, A.

“…Community-acquired infections are an important cause of admission of children to hsopital. We have made a 2-year prospective study of 1,599 children admitted…”
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Dual Infection of Infants by Human Metapneumovirus and Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Is Strongly Associated with Severe Bronchiolitis by Semple, Malcolm G., Cowell, Angela, Dove, Winfred, Greensill, Julie, McNamara, Paul S., Halfhide, Claire, Shears, Paul, Smyth, Rosalind L., Hart, C. Anthony

“…The association between severe bronchiolitis and dual infection by human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) was investigated…”
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Increasing microbiological confirmation and changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease on Merseyside, England by Carrol, E.D., Thomson, A.P.J., Riordan, F.A.I., Fellick, J.M., Shears, P., Sills, J.A., Hart, C.A.

“…To determine, for the last 5 years in children on Merseyside with clinical meningococcal disease (MCD), the impact on diagnostic yield of newer bacteriologic…”
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