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Lyme borreliosis: Clinical case definitions for diagnosis and management in Europe by Stanek, G., Fingerle, V., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kaiser, R., Krause, A., Kristoferitsch, W., O'Connell, S., Ornstein, K., Strle, F., Gray, J.

“…Lyme borreliosis, caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferigenospecies complex, is the most commonly reported tick-borne infection in Europe and North…”
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Human Babesiosis in Europe: what clinicians need to know by Hildebrandt, A., Gray, J. S., Hunfeld, K.-P.

“…Although best known as an animal disease, human babesiosis is attracting increasing attention as a worldwide emerging zoonosis. Humans are commonly infected by…”
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Babesiosis: Recent insights into an ancient disease by Hunfeld, K.-P., Hildebrandt, A., Gray, J.S.

“…Ever since the discovery of parasitic inclusions in erythrocytes of cattle in Romania by Victor Babes at the end of the 19th century, newly recognised babesial…”
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Molecular diagnosis of sepsis: New aspects and recent developments by Liesenfeld, O, Lehman, L, Hunfeld, K-P, Kost, G

“…By shortening the time to pathogen identification and allowing for detection of organisms missed by blood culture, new molecular methods may provide clinical…”
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Seroprevalence of seven pathogens transmitted by the Ixodes ricinus tick in forestry workers in France by Rigaud, E., Jaulhac, B., Garcia-Bonnet, N., Hunfeld, K.-P., Féménia, F., Huet, D., Goulvestre, C., Vaillant, V., Deffontaines, G., Abadia-Benoist, G.

“…In order to assess the level of occupational exposure to the main pathogens transmitted by the Ixodes ricinus tick, a seroprevalence study was performed on…”
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Tissue sampling is non-inferior in comparison to sonication in orthopedic revision surgery by Fritsche, Theresa, Schnetz, Matthias, Klug, Alexander, Fischer, Sebastian, Ruckes, Christian, Hunfeld, K. P., Hoffmann, Reinhard, Gramlich, Yves

“…Background The aim of this study was to assess the role of sonication fluid cultures in detecting musculoskeletal infections in orthopedic revision surgery in…”
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To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: a position paper of ESGBOR, the ESCMID study group for Lyme borreliosis by Dessau, R.B., van Dam, A.P., Fingerle, V., Gray, J., Hovius, J.W., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kahl, O., Kristoferitsch, W., Lindgren, P.-E., Markowicz, M., Mavin, S., Ornstein, K., Rupprecht, T., Stanek, G., Strle, F.

“…Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The most frequent clinical manifestations are erythema migrans and…”
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The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis has currently not been shown to be clinically useful by Dessau, R.B., Fingerle, V., Gray, J., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kahl, O., Kristoferitsch, W., Stanek, G., Strle, F.

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First confirmed autochthonous case of human Babesia microti infection in Europe by HILDEBRANDT, A, HUNFELD, K.-P, BAIER, M, KRUMBHOLZ, A, SACHSE, S, LORENZEN, T, KIEHNTOPF, M, FRICKE, H.-J, STRAUBE, E

“…A 42-year-old female patient with acute myeloid leukemia presented with fever and heavy chest pain after her first cycle of specific chemotherapy. Acute…”
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To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis – Author's reply by Dessau, R.B., van Dam, A.P., Fingerle, V., Gray, J., Hovius, J.W., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kahl, O., Kristoferitsch, W., Lindgren, P.-E., Markowicz, M., Mavin, S., Ornstein, K., Rupprecht, T., Stanek, G., Strle, F.

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Epidemiology and cost of hospital care for Lyme borreliosis in Germany: lessons from a health care utilization database analysis by Lohr, B, Müller, I, Mai, M, Norris, D E, Schöffski, O, Hunfeld, K-P

“…To date, relatively little is known about the economic and medical impact of Lyme borreliosis (LB) on European health care systems, especially for the…”
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A Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia outbreak in a single kidney-transplant center: role of cytomegalovirus co-infection by Pliquett, R. U., Asbe-Vollkopf, A., Hauser, P. M., Presti, L. L., Hunfeld, K. P., Berger, A., Scheuermann, E. H., Jung, O., Geiger, H., Hauser, I. A.

“…Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection represent possible complications of medical immunosuppression. Between 2005 and…”
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The authors reply to comments on “The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis has currently not been shown to be clinically useful.” Clin Microbiol Infect 2014;20:O786–O787 by Dessau, R.B., Fingerle, V., Gray, J., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kristoferitsch, W., Stanek, G., Strle, F.

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External quality assessment of pertussis serology in Germany by Riffelmann, M., Hunfeld, K.-P., Müller, I., Xing, D., Kennerknecht, N., Wirsing von König, C. H.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to test the performance of pertussis serology in diagnostic laboratories. The World Health Organization (WHO) Reference…”
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Zoonotic Babesia: possibly emerging pathogens to be considered for tick-infested humans in Central Europe by Hunfeld, K P, Brade, V

“…The three host-tick Ixodes (I.) ricinus is regarded as an important vector of tick-borne microorganisms pathogenic for humans in central Europe and is…”
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Cryptococcus neoformans peritonitis in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature by Albert-Braun, Sabine, Venema, F, Bausch, J, Hunfeld, K-P, Schäfer, V

“…In the absence of coexisting HIV infection Cryptococcus neoformans is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of peritonitis that occurs in patients…”
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Prevalence of antibodies against the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in Lyme borreliosis patients from Germany by HUNFELD, K.-P, BRADE, V

“…To contribute to the discussion of whether or not human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) occurs in midwestern Germany, sera from individuals with different risk…”
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Chronic meningoencephalomyelitis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in an immunocompetent patient by Kell, C. A., Hunfeld, K. P., Wagner, S., Nern, C., Seifert, V., Brodt, H. R., Steinmetz, H.

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Rapid Molecular Typing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by PCR‐RFLP by Wichelhaus, Thomas A., Hunfeld, Klaus‐Peter, Böddinghaus, Boris, Kraiczy, Peter, Schäfer, Volker, Brade, Volker

“…To establish a new, rapid, and reliable genotypic fingerprinting technique for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) typing in routine…”
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Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by ENZENSBERGER, R, HUNFELD, K.-P, ELSHORST-SCHMIDT, T, BÖER, A, BRADE, V

“…A 60-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was admitted to the hospital because of extensive subcutaneous abscesses developing on all limbs. The patient…”
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