Variance between studies in a meta-analysis will exist. This heterogeneity may be of clinical,
methodological or statistical origin. The last of these is quantified by the I 2-statistic. We …

The serial interval of an infectious disease represents the duration between symptom onset
of a primary case and symptom onset of its secondary cases. A good evidence base for such …

Background In countries with declining numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19, lockdown
measures are gradually being lifted. However, even if most physical distancing measures …

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a heart muscle
disorder characterized pathologically by fatty or fibrofatty replacement and electrical …

During the 1918 influenza pandemic, the US, unlike Europe, put considerable effort into
public health interventions. There was also more geographic variation in the autumn wave of …

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to nearly every country in the world …

Background International travel contributes to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance.
We investigated the acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing …

Control of nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
has been unsuccessful in most countries. Yet, some countries have maintained low endemic …

According to the Rosenblueth-Simeone model, the heart rate (HR) is proportional to the
sympathovagal balance. The individual proportionality constant is the intrinsic heart rate …

Aims: A nested case-control study of 75 patients with cardiac device infections (CDI) and 75
matched controls was conducted to evaluate time course, risk factors, culture results and …