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HIV infection disrupts the sympatric host-pathogen relationship in human tuberculosis by Fenner, Lukas, Egger, Matthias, Bodmer, Thomas, Furrer, Hansjakob, Ballif, Marie, Battegay, Manuel, Helbling, Peter, Fehr, Jan, Gsponer, Thomas, Rieder, Hans L, Zwahlen, Marcel, Hoffmann, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Cavassini, Matthias, Calmy, Alexandra, Dolina, Marisa, Frei, Reno, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Borrell, Sonia, Stucki, David, Schrenzel, Jacques, Böttger, Erik C, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…The phylogeographic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suggests local adaptation to sympatric human populations. We hypothesized that HIV…”
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Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Switzerland by Helbling, Peter, Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Egger, Jean-Marie, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre

“…To assess outcomes 24 months after treatment start for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Cohort study of all culture-positive MDR-TB cases notified in…”
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A comparative examination of tuberculosis immigration medical screening programs from selected countries with high immigration and low tuberculosis incidence rates by Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Gushulak, Brian, Abu Rumman, Khaled, Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Chemtob, Daniel, Douglas, Paul, Erkens, Connie, Helbling, Peter, Hamilton, Ingrid, Jones, Jane, Matteelli, Alberto, Paty, Marie-Claire, Posey, Drew L, Sagebiel, Daniel, Slump, Erika, Tegnell, Anders, Valín, Elena Rodríguez, Winje, Brita Askeland, Ellis, Edward

“…Tuberculosis (TB) in migrants is an ongoing challenge in several low TB incidence countries since a large proportion of TB in these countries occurs in…”
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Tuberculosis in HIV-negative and HIV-infected patients in a low-incidence country: clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes by Fenner, Lukas, Gagneux, Sebastien, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Fehr, Jan, Cavassini, Matthias, Hoffmann, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Schrenzel, Jacques, Bodmer, Thomas, Böttger, Erik C, Helbling, Peter, Egger, Matthias

“…In Switzerland and other developed countries, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases has been decreasing for decades, but HIV-infected patients and migrants…”
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A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study by Walker, Timothy M, Merker, Matthias, Knoblauch, Astrid M, Helbling, Peter, Schoch, Otto D, van der Werf, Marieke J, Kranzer, Katharina, Fiebig, Lena, Kröger, Stefan, Haas, Walter, Hoffmann, Harald, Indra, Alexander, Egli, Adrian, Cirillo, Daniela M, Robert, Jérôme, Rogers, Thomas R, Groenheit, Ramona, Mengshoel, Anne T, Mathys, Vanessa, Haanperä, Marjo, Soolingen, Dick van, Niemann, Stefan, Böttger, Erik C, Keller, Peter M, Avsar, Korkut, Bauer, Christoph, Bernasconi, Enos, Borroni, Emanuele, Brusin, Sergio, Coscollá Dévis, Mireia, Crook, Derrick W., Dedicoat, Martin, Fitzgibbon, Margaret, Gagneux, Sébastien, Geiger, Francisca, Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Hendrickx, David, Hoffmann-Thiel, Sabine, van Ingen, Jakko, Jackson, Sarah, Jaton, Katia, Lange, Christoph, Mazza Stalder, Jessica, O'Donnell, Joan, Opota, Onya, Peto, Tim E.A., Preiswerk, Benjamin, Roycroft, Emma, Sato, Mariko, Schacher, Regina, Schulthess, Bettina, Smith, E. Grace, Soini, Hanna, Sougakoff, Wladimir, Tagliani, Elisa, Utpatel, Christian, Veziris, Nicolas, Wagner-Wiening, Christiane, Witschi, Mark

“…The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an…”
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Tracking a Tuberculosis Outbreak Over 21 Years: Strain-Specific Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Typing Combined With Targeted Whole-Genome Sequencing by Stucki, David, Ballif, Marie, Bodmer, Thomas, Coscolla, Mireia, Maurer, Anne-Marie, Droz, Sara, Butz, Christa, Borrell, Sonia, Längle, Christel, Feldmann, Julia, Furrer, Hansjakob, Mordasini, Carlo, Helbling, Peter, Rieder, Hans L., Egger, Matthias, Gagneux, Sébastien, Fenner, Lukas

“…Background. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used in molecular-epidemiological investigations of bacterial pathogens, despite cost-and…”
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Tuberculosis elimination: theory and practice in Europe by D'AMBROSIO, Lia, DARA, Masoud, BLASI, Francesco, MIGLIORI, Giovanni Battista, TADOLINI, Marina, CENTIS, Rosella, SOTGII, Giovanni, VAN DER WERF, Marieke J, GAGA, Mina, CIRILLO, Daniela, SPANEVELLO, Antonio, RAVIGLIONE, Mario

“…Although Europe identified the pathway to tuberculosis (TB) elimination in 1990, no information on programmes for country preparedness is available. A…”
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Systematic review on tuberculosis transmission on aircraft and update of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control risk assessment guidelines for tuberculosis transmitted on aircraft (RAGIDA-TB) by Kotila, Saara M, Payne Hallström, Lara, Jansen, Niesje, Helbling, Peter, Abubakar, Ibrahim

“…As a setting for potential tuberculosis (TB) transmission and contact tracing, aircraft pose specific challenges. Evidence-based guidelines are needed to…”
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Screening for tuberculosis in asylum seekers: comparison of chest radiography with an interview-based system by SCHNEEBERGER GEISLER, S, HELBLING, P, ZELLWEGER, J. P, ALTPETER, E. S

“…SETTING: Mandatory initial screening of asylum seekers for tuberculosis (TB) in Switzerland, 2004-2005 and 2007-2008.OBJECTIVE: To compare the yield of…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a Country with Low Tuberculosis Incidence: Role of Immigration and HIV Infection by FENNER, Lukas, GAGNEUX, Sebastien, DOLINA, Marisa, CALMY, Alexandra, STUCKI, David, JATON, Katia, JANSSENS, Jean-Paul, MAZZA STALDER, Jesica, BODMER, Thomas, NINET, Beatrice, BÖTTGER, Erik C, EGGER, Matthias, HELBLING, Peter, BATTEGAY, Manuel, RIEDER, Hans L, PFYFFER, Gaby E, ZWAHLEN, Marcel, FURRER, Hansjakob, SIEGRIST, Hans H, FEHR, Jan

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HIV-related tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: more drugs or more of the same? [Editorial] by Helbling, Peter

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HIV Infection Disrupts the Sympatric Host-Pathogen Relationship in Human Tuberculosis: e1003318 by Fenner, Lukas, Egger, Matthias, Bodmer, Thomas, Furrer, Hansjakob, Ballif, Marie, Battegay, Manuel, Helbling, Peter, Fehr, Jan, Gsponer, Thomas, Rieder, Hans L, Zwahlen, Marcel, Hoffmann, Matthias, Bernasconi, Enos, Cavassini, Matthias, Calmy, Alexandra, Dolina, Marisa, Frei, Reno, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Borrell, Sonia, Stucki, David, Schrenzel, Jacques, Böttger, Erik C, Gagneux, Sebastien, Cohort, the SwissHIV, Groups, of TuberculosisStudy

“…The phylogeographic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suggests local adaptation to sympatric human populations. We hypothesized that HIV…”
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La tuberculose en Suisse: rare et parfois compliquée by Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Schoch, Otto, Helbling, Peter

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Tuberkulose in der Schweiz: selten, und manchmal kompliziert by Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Schoch, Otto, Helbling, Peter

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Epidemiogy and treatment of tuberculosis in Switzerland by Helbling, Peter, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre, Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Boubaker, Karim

“…Problems in tuberculosis are its rarity, drug-resistant strains, and patients' social aspects. Knowing the epidemiology helps to "think tuberculosis" when some…”
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Outcome of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Switzerland in 1996 by Helbling, Peter, Medinger, C, Altpeter, Ekkehart, Raeber, Pierre-Alain, Beeli, D, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre

“…Adequate treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis cures patients and reduces transmission. The study assesses treatment outcomes under current conditions in…”
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Screening and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection among asylum seekers entering Switzerland by Breuss, Eric, Helbling, Peter, Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre

“…To evaluate the compliance of doctors and patients with the current recommendations for screening and preventive treatment of immigrants with a positive…”
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Centres nationaux de référence pour la surveillance des maladies infectieuses en Suisse: Résultats d'une étude Delphi by Pagano, Elena, Raeber, Pierre-alain, Helbling, Peter, Sudre, Philippe

“…The national reference laboratories are one of the tools used by public health authorities to control infectious diseases. The Swiss Confederation supports 9…”
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Re: "Medical practice-based influenza surveillance: viral prevalence and assessment of morbidity" by Matter, H C, Zwahlen, M, Cloetta, J, Helbling, P, Zimmermann, H

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