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Syphilis serology among transvestite prostitutes attending an HIV unit in Rome, Italy P. GattariD. SpezialeC. Valenzi OriginalPaper Pages: 683 - 686
Blood-borne virus infections among Australian injecting drug users: Implications for spread of HIV Nick CroftsJohn L. HopperStephen A. Locarnini OriginalPaper Pages: 687 - 694
Serologic evidence for human ehrlichiosis in Africa P. BrouquiC. Le CamD. Raoult OriginalPaper Pages: 695 - 698
Antibiotic susceptibility of 206Haemophilus influenzae isolates collected from children in central Italy Alessandra ZanchiMaria MencarelliCarla Cellesi OriginalPaper Pages: 699 - 702
Diagnosis of bronchopulmonary infections by quantification of microflora F. PiraliM. LongoA. Turano OriginalPaper Pages: 703 - 706
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Isolation ofCoxiella burnetii and of an unknown rickettsial organism fromIxodes ricinus ticks collected in Austria J. ŘeháčekB. KaasererE. Kocianová OriginalPaper Pages: 719 - 723
Risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a North Italian rural area G. ViegiL. CarrozziP. Paoletti OriginalPaper Pages: 725 - 731
Mortality patterns in Kuwait: Inferences from death certificate data Zoran Radovanovic OriginalPaper Pages: 733 - 736
The frequency of hepatitis B virus infection in Greek patients with various types of glomerulonephritis Lydia Dr NakopoulouK. StefanakiP. Davaris OriginalPaper Pages: 737 - 742
Stability of genomic DNA fragment patterns in methicillin resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the course of intra- and interhospital spread W. Dr WitteC. CunyS. Wagner OriginalPaper Pages: 743 - 748
Prevalence of antibodies toYersinia enterocolitica O:3 among Norwegian military recruits: Association with risk factors and clinical manifestations Arve SæbøGeorg KapperudJan Waage OriginalPaper Pages: 749 - 755
Identification of a natural cycle involvingRickettsia typhi infection ofMonopsyllus sciurorum sciurorum fleas from the nests of the fat dormouse (Glis glis) Tomi TrilarSuzana RadulovičDavid H. Walker OriginalPaper Pages: 757 - 762
The prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Portugal J. A. DiasM. M. FelgueirasZ. P. Pimenta OriginalPaper Pages: 763 - 767
Seroprevalence of anti-HTLV I/II and anti-HIV-1 antibodies in a sample population in the Marche Region, Italy F. MigniniL. QuarenghiI. Covelli Brief Report Pages: 769 - 771
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