Increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in asylum seekers at a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland

• Constantine Bloch-Infanger,

  Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Departement of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Uri, Altdorf, Switzerland

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• Veronika Bättig,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Jürg Kremo,

  Affiliation Private Medical Office, Basel, Switzerland

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• Andreas F. Widmer,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Adrian Egli,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Roland Bingisser,

  Affiliation Departement of Emergency, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Manuel Battegay,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Stefan Erb

  * E-mail: stefan.erb@usb.ch

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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