Infections associated with religious rituals.
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چکیده
This review evaluates the medical literature for religious rituals or ceremonies that have been reported to cause infection. These include an ultra-orthodox Jewish circumcision practice known as metzitzah b'peh, the Christian common communion chalice, Islamic ritual ablution, and the Hindu 'side-roll'. Infections associated with participation in the Islamic Hajj have been extensively reviewed and will not be discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
دوره 17 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013