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Open AccessGentamicin combination treatment is associated with lower mortality in patients with invasive listeriosis: a retrospective analysis
Listeria monocytogenes causes severe bacterial infections with the highest mortality rate among foodborne pathogens in Europe. Combination treatment with ampicillin and gentamicin is recommended for invasive mani...
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Open AccessHigh burden of RSV and influenza in patients presenting with suspected pneumonia in the emergency room of a German tertiary hospital in fall of 2022
Bacterial pneumonia, a major cause of respiratory tract infections (RTI), can be challenging to diagnose and to treat adequately, especially when seasonal viral pathogens co-circulate. The aim of this study wa...
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Open AccessTecovirimat for the treatment of severe Mpox in Germany
In May 2022, a multi-national mpox outbreak was reported in several non-endemic countries. The only licensed treatment for mpox in the European Union is the orally available small molecule tecovirimat, which in O...
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Open AccessDisseminated tuberculosis during TNF-α inhibitor therapy diagnosed by positron emission tomography and mini-laparoscopy
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Therapie der Tuberkulose: Was gibt es Neues?
Noch nie waren so viele Menschen auf der Welt gleichzeitig an einer Tuberkulose erkrankt wie in der heutigen Zeit. Auch ist die Tuberkulose weiterhin die häufigste zum Tode führende bakterielle Infektionskrank...
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Open AccessOrthopox simiae muscle abscess
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Open AccessMini-laparoscopy as a diagnostic tool for abdominal tuberculosis: a retrospective series of 29 cases
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a “great mimic,” and diagnosis remains challenging even for experienced clinicians. While mini-laparoscopy has already been demonstrated to be an efficient diagnostic tool for a ...
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Open AccessAnti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody-containing plasma improves outcome in patients with hematologic or solid cancer and severe COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial
Patients with cancer are at high risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with high morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, impaired humoral response renders severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavi...
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Open AccessRespiratory muscle dysfunction in long-COVID patients
Symptoms often persistent for more than 4 weeks after COVID-19—now commonly referred to as ‘Long COVID’. Independent of initial disease severity or pathological pulmonary functions tests, fatigue, exertional i...
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Open AccessDiagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis by mini-laparoscopy
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Open AccessIncreased neutralization and IgG epitope identification after MVA-MERS-S booster vaccination against Middle East respiratory syndrome
Vaccine development is essential for pandemic preparedness. We previously conducted a Phase 1 clinical trial of the vector vaccine candidate MVA-MERS-S against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...
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Erratum zu: Imitation eines Felty-Syndroms durch eine viszerale Leishmaniasis bei rheumatoider Arthritis unter Therapie mit Methotrexat und Etanercept
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Imitation eines Felty-Syndroms durch eine viszerale Leishmaniasis bei rheumatoider Arthritis unter Therapie mit Methotrexat und Etanercept
Die viszerale Leishmaniasis (VL) ist eine chronische Parasitose, die durch Erreger der Gattung Leishmania ausgelöst wird und zahlreiche Erkrankungen imitieren kann. Die Leitsymptome der VL (Splenomegalie, Panzyto...
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Open AccessDisturbed lipid and amino acid metabolisms in COVID-19 patients
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is overwhelming the healthcare systems. Identification of systemic reactions underlying COVID-19 will lead to new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for monitor...
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Open AccessComparison of clinical characteristics and disease outcome of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza
While several studies have described the clinical course of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), direct comparisons with patients with seasonal influenza are scarce. We compared 166 patients with...
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Open AccessWound infection with Vibrio harveyi following a traumatic leg amputation after a motorboat propeller injury in Mallorca, Spain: a case report and review of literature
Vibrio spp. are aquatic bacteria that are ubiquitous in warm estuarine and marine environments, of which 12 species are currently known to cause infections in humans. So far, only five human infections with V. ha...
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Open AccessImmediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients presenting with acute AIDS-defining events (toxoplasmosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii-pneumonia): a prospective, randomized, open-label multicenter study (IDEAL-study)
To evaluate clinical outcomes after either immediate or deferred initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients, presenting late with pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or toxoplasma encephalitis (TE).
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Management der saisonalen Influenza 2017/2018: Erfahrungen an einem deutschen Universitätsklinikum
Es gibt nur wenige strukturierte klinische Erfahrungsberichte zum stationären Management einer saisonalen Influenzaepidemie.
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Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features of 24 consecutive cases of leptospirosis at a German infectious disease center
To determine epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of leptospirosis, 24 consecutive patients diagnosed with the infection between 2011 and 2017 at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppen...
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Open AccessScreening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
To assess the scope of infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in high-risk settings, a survey among university hospitals was conducted. Fourteen professionals from 8 sites participated. Re...