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Open AccessPerformances of two different panfungal PCRs to detect mould DNA in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue: what are the limiting factors?
Detection of fungal DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is challenging due to degradation of DNA and presence of PCR inhibitors in these samples. We analyzed FFPE samples of 26 patients by...
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Evaluation of treatment outcomes for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia
The goal of this study was to retrospectively collect data about treatment outcomes in patients diagnosed with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia over a period of 20 years and evaluate these data with respe...
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Increasing prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistance in extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli urinary isolates
To describe the incidence and drug susceptibility profiles of uropathogenic extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) during a 10-year period and to identify differences in resistance pat...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus foot infection after fish pedicure
Fish pedicure has become a popular cosmetic procedure involving immersion of the feet in a tank with freshwater fish (Garra rufa) that nibble off dead skin. There are concerns about the potential transmission of ...
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Comparison of the roll-plate and sonication techniques in the diagnosis of microbial ureteral stent colonisation: results of the first prospective randomised study
Microbial ureteral stent colonisation (MUSC) is one leading risk factor for complications associated with ureteral stent placement. As MUSC remains frequently undetected by standard urine cultures, its definit...
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Open AccessImplications of LHCb measurements and future prospects
During 2011 the LHCb experiment at CERN collected 1.0 fb−1 of \(\sqrt{s} = 7\mbox{~TeV}\) pp collisions. ...
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Factors associated with positive blood cultures in outpatients with suspected bacteremia
Blood cultures are routinely taken in outpatients with fever and suspected bacterial infections. However, in the majority of cases, they are not informative and of limited value for clinical decision making. T...
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Mitralklappenendokarditis nach türkischem Opferfest
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae ist der Erreger des Schweinerotlaufs. Systemische Infektionen durch E. rhusiopathiae sind eine Rarität, jedoch häufig (zu 90%) mit Endokarditiden verbunden. Ungefähr 60% der Endokardi...
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44-jähriger Patient mit kulturnegativer, purulenter Perikarditis
Wir berichten über einen Patienten mit purulenter Perikarditis und drohender Perikardtamponade, verursacht durch Neisseria meningitidis. Bei negativen Kulturen aus Blut und Perikardpunktat, wahrscheinlich bedingt...
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Lymphogranuloma venereum
Lymphogranuloma venereum ist eine sexuell übertragene Erkrankung verursacht durch Chlamydia trachomatis der Serotypen L1, L2 und L3. Die klassische Manifestation ist eine schmerzhafte inguinale Lymphadenopathie, ...
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Black hole in the lung
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Stronger correlation between antibiotic use and the incidence of Clostridium difficile determined by culture results instead of faecal toxin detection only
The detection of Clostridium difficile in previous studies evaluating antibiotic use as a risk factor was limited to toxin assay tests. The reported associations may have been misleading due to the low sensitivit...
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Eradication of an epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from a geriatric university hospital: evidence from a 10-year follow-up
We report on a successful eradication of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) after an epidemic in 1992 in the geriatric ward of a tertiary-care hospital. After identification of MRSA in seven patients, all pat...
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Secular Trend and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates in Switzerland 1997–2007
Antibacterial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates of urinary infections, mainly to fluoroquinolones, is emerging. The aim of our study was to identify the secular trend of resistant E. coli isolates and to ch...
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Emergence of SCCmec Type IV as the Most Common Type of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a University Hospital
The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has dramatically changed over the last decade by the emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). Recent studies indicate that these str...
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Prognostic value of procalcitonin in Legionella pneumonia
The diagnostic reliability and prognostic implications of procalcitonin (PCT) (ng/ml) on admission in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Legionella pneumophila are unknown. We retrospectively...
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Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated disease at University Hospital Basel including molecular characterisation of the isolates 2006–2007
A prospective study was conducted during a one-year period between 2006 and 2007 to describe the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) at University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (UHBS) an...
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Molecular epidemiology of invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains circulating at a Swiss University Hospital
In contrast to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, little is known of the distribution of spa types among methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA). We have analyzed 101 nonrepetitive invasive MSSA isolat...
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Successful control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a spinal cord injury center: a 10-year prospective study including molecular ty**
Prospective cohort study with medical record review.
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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii: a difficult-to-diagnose and potentially invasive uropathogen
We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii and review all cases of A. schaalii identified at our institution between 2002 and 2005. A. schaalii causes urinary tract infec...
