… , NQ Verlander for capture-recapture analyses, TL Lamagni for coordinating notifications
from microbiologists, and LAF O'Connell and M Cafferkey for surveillance in the Republic of …

We report a case-control study of sporadic cryptosporidiosis with genotyping of isolates from
case-patients. A postal questionnaire was completed by 427 patients and 427 controls. We …

Background. There have been no systematic studies following up the longer term health
effects of cases of cryptosporidiosis for which genotype data exist. Methods. We report a follow-…

The aim of this study was to establish the relative importance of various risk factors for
toxoplasmosis in a United Kingdom antenatal population. Toxoplasma immune status was …

A case-crossover study compared rainfall in the 4 weeks before drinking water related
outbreaks with that in the five previous control years. This included public and private drinking …

Background In 1999, avian influenza A/Hong Kong/1073/99 (H9N2) virus emerged as a
pandemic threat to human beings. We aimed to assess safety, tolerability, and antigenicity of …

Objectives: To describe and quantify the maternal and neonatal factors associated with
Group B streptococcus (GBS) disease in infants <90 days of age. Setting: Neonatal Units in …

Background Clostridium difficile is a leading infectious cause of health care associated
diarrhoea. Several industrialised countries have reported increased C. difficile infections and …

Risk factors for sporadic cryptosporidiosis were determined in 152 patients and 466 unmatched
controls who resided in two local government districts in North Cumbria, North West …

Objectives Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery, due to contaminated
cardiopulmonary bypass heater–cooler units, has been reported worldwide. However, the …