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Die Schweiz eliminiert die Masern
Das Masernvirus zirkuliert endemisch in der Schweiz und führt sporadisch zu Ausbrüchen. Der jüngste Ausbruch im Jahr 2011 dauerte 9 Monate und umfasste 687 gemeldete Fälle – im Vergleich zu 66 Fällen für das g...
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Treatment of acute Charcot foot with bisphosphonates: a systematic review of the literature
We undertook a systematic review of the literature concerning the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates in acute Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy.
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Beneficial effects of implementing guidelines on microbiology and costs of infected diabetic foot ulcers
In 2003, guidelines for management of diabetic foot infection (DFI) were written by the authors’ team according to the guidelines of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot. The effects of impleme...
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Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations to distinguish mildly infected from non-infected diabetic foot ulcers: a pilot study
Infection of diabetic foot ulcers is common; at early stages it is difficult to differentiate between non-infected ulcers (or those colonised with normal flora) and ulcers infected with virulent bacteria that ...
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Comparative pathologic changes in broiler chicks on feed amendedwith Fusarium proliferatum culture material or purified fumonisinB1 and moniliformin*
Feed amended with autoclaved culture material (CM) of Fusarium proliferatum containing fumonisin B1 (FB1) (61–546 ppm), fumonisin B2 (FB2) (14–98 ppm) and moniliformin (66–367 ppm) was given to 228 male chicks in...
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Assessment of the COOP charts with and without pictures in a Swiss population
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the validity of COOP charts in a general population sample, to examine whether illustrations contribute to instrument validity, and to establish general population norms. M...
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Mycotoxin Production by Fusarium proliferatum isolates from rice with Fusarium sheath rot disease
Twenty samples of unpolished (rough) rice collected in Arkansas and Texas during the 1995 harvesting season from fields exhibiting Fusarium sheath rot disease or panicle blight were previously shown to include 8 ...
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Natural occurrence of gliotoxin in turkeys infected with Aspergillus fumigatus, Fresenius
Thirteen samples of infected turkey lung tissue from cases of ‘airsacculitis’ were collected either at the processing plant or from a local turkey farm and subjected to cultural and gliotoxin analysis. Aspergillu...
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Absence of detectable fumonisins in the milk of cows fed Fusarium proliferatun (Matsushima) Nirenberg culture material
Fumonisins, a group of mycotoxins produced by the ubiquitous fungi Fusarium moniliforme and F. proliferatum, were first identified about eight years ago. They have been shown to cause a variety of health effects ...
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Preharvest aflatoxin contamination of maize inoculated withAspergillus flavus andFusarium moniliforme
A two-year factorial experiment was utilized to test plants field-inoculated singly and in combination withAspergillus flavus andFusarium moniliforme. Pinbar inoculations were made through the husks with conidial...
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Embryopathic and embryocidal effects of purified fumonisin B1 orFusarium proliferatum culture material extract on chicken embryos
One hundred eight fertile eggs (Columbia × New Hampshire) were assigned to 10 groups of 10 eggs each (2 control groups had 14 eggs each). Five groups of eggs were inoculated on day 1 of incubation, while the o...
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Mortality in broiler chicks on feed amended withFusarium proliferatum culture material or with purified fumonisin B1 and moniliformin
Two hundred twenty-eight male chicks (Columbia × New Hampshire) were given feed amended with autoclaved culture material (CM) ofFusarium proliferatum Containing fumonisin B1 (FB1), fumonisin B2 (FB2) and monilifo...
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Assessment of aflatoxin and cyclopiazonic acid production by Aspergillus flavus isolates from Hungary
Thirty-two isolates of Aspergillus flavus were obtained from various sources in Hungary. All isolates were morphologically identified as A. flavus and three atypical variants were confirmed as A. flavus by compar...
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Comparison of dietary intakes in four selected European populations
The composition of diet and food intakes in four selected European populations were compared. Dietary data (from the World Health Organization Project on Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Di...
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Aflatoxins in Animal and Human Health
Although aflatoxins have been the cause of numerous deaths in livestock and suspected in some deaths of humans, the impact of aflatoxin consumption by a wide variety of animal species, including humans, extend...
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Concentrations of fumonisin B1 in feeds associated with animal health problems
Ninety-eight samples of feeds associated with 44 cases of equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM) and 83 samples of feed associated with 42 cases of a porcine pulmonary edema syndrome (PPE) were analyzed for fumon...
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Hyperinsulinaemia as a predictor of coronary heart disease mortality in a healthy population: the Paris Prospective Study, 15-year follow-up
The Paris Prospective Study is a long-term, largescale study of the factors predicting coronary heart disease. The first follow-up examination included, for subjects not known as having diabetes mellitus, a 75...
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Combined Cyclopiazonic Acid and Aflatoxin B1 Effects on Serum Bacteriostasis, Complement Activity, Glycocholic Acid, and Enzymes and Histopathologic Changes in Guinea Pigs
Cyclopiazonic acid is an indole-tetramic acid and produced by several species of fungi such as Penicillum cyclopium, P. patulum, P. viridicatum, P. puberulum, P. crustpsum, P. camembertii, Aspergillus flavus, A. ...
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Use of thin layer chromatography for detection and high performance liquid chromatography for quantitating gliotoxin from rice cultures ofAspergillus fumigatus Fresenius
Gliotoxin, a mycotoxin with antimicrobial and immunosuppressive capabilities, is produced by several genera of fungi including the pathogenic fungusAspergillus fumigatus. The ability of selected isolates ofA. fum...
