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Germs, Volume 5, Issue 2

06 2015 - 4 articles

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Communication

3 Citations

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Seroprevalence of Rubella Virus IgG in Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

Tafadzwa Shepherd Mamvura,
Nyasha Chin'Ombe,
Vurayai Ruhanya and
Pasipanodya Nziramasanga

Germs2015, 5(2), 50-52;https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2015.1071

2 June 2015

Rubella is an infectious disease caused by a virus belonging to the family Togaviridae[...]

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Editorial

5 Citations

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Why a Stem Cell Diagnosis Is Quite Difficult

Mugurel Constantin Rusu

Germs2015, 5(2), 38;https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2015.1068

2 June 2015

If one is interested in finding information by use of the key terms “stem cells” and “liver” more than 10,000 papers will be indicated[...]

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2 Citations

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Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations and Lethality in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Felipe Sulla,
Daniel T. Bussius,
Felipe Acquesta,
Alessandra Navarini,
Suzethe M. Sasagawa and
Marcelo J. Mimica

Germs2015, 5(2), 39-43;https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2015.1069

2 June 2015

Background: After the dissemination of penicillin and oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-intermediate and vancomycin resistant isolates have been reported. Even between isolates with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) wit...

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HLA Class II Alleles in Romanian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Loredana Gheorghe,
Sorin Rugină,
Irina Magdalena Dumitru,
Irina Franciuc,
Alina Martinescu and
Iulia Balaș

Germs2015, 5(2), 44-49;https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2015.1070

2 June 2015

Introduction: The objective of the study was to determine the association of host human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genotype DRB1 alleles with the response to interferon therapy, viral loads and extent of liver fibrosis in a group of Romanian pa...

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