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Karin Leder

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Illness in travelers visiting friends and relatives: a review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

CD Ericsson, C Hatz, K Leder, S Tong… - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Travelers returning to their country of origin to visit friends and relatives (VFRs) have
increased risk of travel-related health problems. We examined GeoSentinel data to compare …

Incidence and risk factors for deep surgical site infection after primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review

DM Urquhart, FS Hanna, SL Brennan, AE Wluka… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Although deep surgical site infection (SSI) is a major complication of primary total hip
arthroplasty (THA), there are conflicting data regarding the incidence of deep SSI, and no …

Malaria in travelers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network

K Leder, J Black, D O'Brien… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. Malaria is a common and important infection in travelers. Methods. We have
examined data reported to the GeoSentinel surveillance network to highlight characteristics …

Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis

E Tacconelli, E Carrara, A Savoldi… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria poses a substantial threat to
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to its large public health and societal implications …

GeoSentinel surveillance of illness in returned travelers, 2007–2011

K Leder, J Torresi, MD Libman, JP Cramer… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Chinese translation Background: International travel continues to increase, particularly to
Asia and Africa. Clinicians are increasingly likely to be consulted for advice before travel or …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of response rates and cost-effectiveness for a community-based survey: postal, internet and telephone modes with generic or personalised …

M Sinclair, J O'Toole, M Malawaraarachchi… - BMC medical research …, 2012 - Springer
Background Epidemiological research often requires collection of data from a representative
sample of the community or recruitment of specific groups through broad community …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa

KB Gibney, L MacGregor, K Leder… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Among African immigrants in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, we demonstrated lower
geometric mean vitamin D levels in immigrants with latent tuberculosis infection than in …

Effect of age on immunologic response to recombinant hepatitis B vaccine: a meta-analysis

DN Fisman, D Agrawal, K Leder - Clinical infectious diseases, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis B vaccine is a key tool for the prevention of hepatitis B infection. Age-associated
changes in immune function may contribute to decreased vaccine efficacy in older …

[HTML][HTML] Case report: Zika virus infection acquired during brief travel to Indonesia

JC Kwong, JD Druce, K Leder - The American journal of tropical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zika virus infection closely resembles dengue fever. It is possible that many cases are
misdiagnosed or missed. We report a case of Zika virus infection in an Australian traveler …

[HTML][HTML] Acute and potentially life-threatening tropical diseases in western travelers—a GeoSentinel multicenter study, 1996–2011

M Jensenius, PV Han, P Schlagenhauf… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We performed a descriptive analysis of acute and potentially life-threatening tropical
diseases among 82,825 ill western travelers reported to GeoSentinel from June of 1996 to …