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Shiga Toxin Activates Complement and Binds Factor H: Evidence for an Active Role of Complement in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Orth, Dorothea, Khan, Abdul Basit, Naim, Asma, Grif, Katharina, Brockmeyer, Jens, Karch, Helge, Joannidis, Michael, Clark, Simon J, Day, Anthony J, Fidanzi, Sonja, Stoiber, Heribert, Dierich, Manfred P, Zimmerhackl, Lothar B, Wurzner, Reinhard

“…Infections with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are a major cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Shiga toxins (Stxs), especially Stx2, are…”
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Utility of PCR in Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections: Real-Life Data from a Multicenter Study by Lass-Flörl, Cornelia, Mutschlechner, Wolfgang, Aigner, Maria, Grif, Katharina, Marth, Claudia, Girschikofsky, Michael, Grander, Wilhelm, Greil, Richard, Russ, Gudrun, Cerkl, Peter, Eller, Mirjam, Kropshofer, Gabriele, Eschertzhuber, Stephan, Kathrein, Hermann, Schmid, Stefan, Beer, Ronny, Lorenz, Ingo, Theurl, Igor, Nachbaur, David

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Molecular Typing of Aspergillus terreus Isolates Collected in Houston, Texas, and Innsbruck, Austria: Evidence of Great Genetic Diversity by LASS-FLÖRL, Cornelia, GRIF, Katharina, KONTOYIANNIS, Dimitrios P

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Variability in tellurite resistance and the ter gene cluster among Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from humans, animals and food by Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Dierich, Manfred P., Würzner, Reinhard

“…Tellurite-containing media are widely used for the screening and isolation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, but tellurite resistance…”
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Comparative study of five different techniques for epidemiological typing of Escherichia coli O157 by Grif, Katharina, Karch, Helge, Schneider, Christian, Daschner, FranzD, Beutin, Lothar, Cheasty, Thomas, Smith, Henry, Rowe, Bernard, Dierich, ManfredP, Allerberger, Franz

“…A set of 47 Austrian human, food, and veterinary Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates was used to evaluate five different epidemiological typing methods…”
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Emergence of VIM-1-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter cloacae in Tyrol, Austria by HELLER, Ingrid, GRIFT, Katharina, ORTH, Dorothea

“…The rapid emergence and dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter species and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae poses a considerable threat…”
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In Vivo Emergence of Aspergillus terreus with Reduced Azole Susceptibility and a Cyp51a M217I Alteration by Arendrup, Maiken C., Jensen, Rasmus H., Grif, Katharina, Skov, Marianne, Pressler, Tacjana, Johansen, Helle K., Lass-Flörl, Cornelia

“…Azole resistance in Aspergillus terreus isolates was explored. Twenty related (MB) and 6 unrelated A. terreus isolates were included. CYP51A sequencing and…”
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The Shiga toxin genotype rather than the amount of Shiga toxin or the cytotoxicity of Shiga toxin in vitro correlates with the appearance of the hemolytic uremic syndrome by Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Khan, Abdul B, Naim, Asma, Dierich, Manfred P, Würzner, Reinhard

“…Abstract Shiga toxins (Stx) are believed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of diseases caused by Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), including the…”
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Rep-PCR and RAPD-PCR fingerprinting of Aspergillus terreus by Mutschlechner, Wolfgang, Grif, Katharina, Blum, Gerhard, Lass-Flörl, Cornelia

“…Abstract We compared two PCR methods for molecular typing the medically important filamentous fungus Aspergillus terreus. In a set of 46 strains investigated…”
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Rapid detection of bloodstream pathogens by real-time PCR in patients with sepsis by Grif, Katharina, Fille, Manfred, Würzner, Reinhard, Weiss, Günter, Lorenz, Ingo, Gruber, Gottfried, Eschertzhuber, Stephan, Nachbaur, David, Lass-Flörl, Cornelia, Orth, Dorothea

“…Summary Rapid detection of bloodstream infections is an important issue for a better patient outcome. The aim of our study was thus to evaluate the LightCycler…”
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Prevention and treatment of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections in humans by Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Zimmerhackl, Lothar Bernd, Würzner, Reinhard

“…Infections with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) result in various clinical symptoms and outcomes ranging from watery or bloody diarrhea to the…”
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Genetic characterization of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Western Austria by Berktold, Michael, Grif, Katharina, Mäser, Martin, Witte, Wolfgang, Würzner, Reinhard, Orth-Höller, Dorothea

“…Background Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (caMRSA) is an emerging pathogen which causes potentially severe infections in young…”
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In vitro activity of fosfomycin in combination with various antistaphylococcal substances by Grif, Katharina, Dierich, Manfred P., Pfaller, Kristian, Miglioli, Pier A., Allerberger, Franz

“…Using the chequerboard technique we studied the in vitro activity of the broad spectrum antibiotic fosfomycin in combination with vancomycin, rifampicin,…”
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Monitoring hygiene on- and at-line is critical for controlling Listeria monocytogenes during produce processing by Pappelbaum, Krystyna, Grif, Katharina, Heller, Ingrid, Wüirzner, Reinhard, Hein, Ingeborg, Ellerbroek, Lueppo, Wagner, Martin

“…The prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in different types of produce and on processing plant environments was investigated over a 4-year period in a large…”
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Serine protease espP subtype α , but not β or γ , of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is associated with highly pathogenic serogroups by Khan, Abdul Basit, Naim, Asma, Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Mohsin, Mashkoor, Prager, Rita, Dierich, Manfred P, Würzner, Reinhard

“…Abstract Besides Shiga toxins (Stx), Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) harbour several other putative virulence factors, including the serine protease…”
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Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in Austria by Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Zimmerhackl, Lothar Bernd, Würzner, Reinhard

“…Summary Infections with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are the major cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), the most common cause of acute renal…”
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Prevalence, structure and expression of urease genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from humans and the environment by Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Dierich, Manfred P., Würzner, Reinhard

“…A component of the ure gene cluster in E. coli, ureC, encodes a subunit of urease. We have investigated the distribution of ureC in 202 Shiga toxin-producing…”
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Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157: indications for an animal reservoir by ORTH, D., GRIF, K., DIERICH, M. P., WÜRZNER, R.

“…This study investigates a sorbitol-fermenting enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (SF EHEC) O157 infection in a farmer's family in the Austrian province of…”
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ESBL-producing E. coli and EHEC in dogs and cats in the Tyrol as possible source of human infection by Franiek, Natalie, Orth, Dorothea, Grif, Katharina, Ewers, Christa, Wieler, Lothar H, Thalhammer, Johann G, Würzner, Reinhard

“…In contrast to infections with enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which are thought to be classical zoonosis, the zoonotic potential of extended-spectrum…”
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Tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli strains are inherited from parents and persist in the infant’s intestines in the absence of selective pressure by Prelog, Martina, Grif, Katharina, Decristoforo, Cornelia, Würzner, Reinhard, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Ursula, Brunner, Andrea, Zimmerhackl, Lothar Bernd, Orth, Dorothea

“…The study investigated tetracycline (TC), ampicillin (AMP), cefazolin (CEF), and trimethoprim (TMP) resistance in Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) in the feces of…”
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