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Posted by Dr. Nabin Bodonaik on 13 Dec 2011 05:04:05 PM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	No
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
Minor Comments 1.'S typhi' Should be 'Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi'



                          2. What were the antibiotics given in the initial therapy for which there was no response ?



                          3. It would have been better to expand the Abrev TLC,DLC etc.

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Experience for 32 years in Teaching and Research in Infect Dis & Clinical Microbiology.
How to cite: Bodonaik N .Bodonaik NC.Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome) Review of the Article by Bodonai NC Webmedcentral 2011;2(12)[Review of the article 'Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome) ' by Shiekh F].WebmedCentral 2011;2(12):WMCRW001239

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Posted by Dr. Sonal Saxena on 13 Dec 2011 04:25:07 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	No
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
interesting piece of information
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13 years in field of clinical microbiology. Teaching graduate and postgraduates in field of medical microbiology since 16 years.
How to cite: Saxena S .Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome[Review of the article 'Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome) ' by Shiekh F].WebmedCentral 2011;2(12):WMCRW001235

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Posted by Dr. L. Caetano M Antunes on 24 Oct 2011 06:55:00 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	No
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
The article by Dr. Shah is a valid case report, which might be useful to the medical community in the future. However, in my opinion both the scope and impact of the article are low, justifying my low score (4) for the article.
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15 years of experience in microbiology, the last 4 years of which working with laboratory models of enteric fever.
How to cite: Antunes L M.Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome)[Review of the article 'Enteric Fever Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Macrophage Activation Syndrome) ' by Shiekh F].WebmedCentral 2011;2(10):WMCRW001040

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