Search Results - "KERN, Peter"
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Clinical features and treatment of alveolar echinococcosis
Published in Current opinion in infectious diseases (01-10-2010)“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWHuman alveolar echinococcosis is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis, occurring in at least 42 countries of the northern…”
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Expert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in humans
Published in Acta tropica (01-04-2010)“…The earlier recommendations of the WHO-Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis (WHO-IWGE) for the treatment of human echinococcosis have had considerable…”
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Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a systematic review of the literature
Published in BMC cancer (04-05-2018)“…Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix (NECC) is a rare variant of cervical cancer. The prognosis of women with NECC is poor and there is no standardized…”
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Evaluation of dried blood spots as alternative sampling material for serological detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using established ELISAs
Published in Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (27-04-2021)“…During the current pandemic, antibody testing based on venous serum helps to determine whether the tested person has been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2…”
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Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis: Successes and continuing challenges
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (20-04-2017)“…Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are diseases of animals and humans caused by the larval stage of tapeworms in the genus Echinococcus. Cystic echinococcosis…”
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Intensive Insulin Therapy and Pentastarch Resuscitation in Severe Sepsis
Published in The New England journal of medicine (10-01-2008)“…Optimal glucose control and fluid resuscitation in patients with septic shock remain a challenge. In this study involving more than 500 patients, the potential…”
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Cystic echinococcosis in donkeys in eastern Africa
Published in Parasitology (01-04-2023)“…Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in humans and domestic animals in eastern Africa. All the species of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex have…”
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STAT1 deficiency predisposes to spontaneous otitis media
Published in PloS one (29-09-2020)“…Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) is known to be an important player in inflammatory responses. STAT1 as a transcription factor…”
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Characterization of a universal screening approach for congenital CMV infection based on a highly-sensitive, quantitative, multiplex real-time PCR assay
Published in PloS one (09-01-2020)“…The majority of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infections are asymptomatic at birth and therefore not diagnosed. Approximately 10-15% of these infants…”
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Impact of Safe Distance on Long-Term Outcome After Surgical Therapy of Alveolar Echinococcosis
Published in World journal of surgery (01-04-2017)“…Introduction In humans, alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a serious helminthic disease. Additionally to a long-term medical treatment, in all suitable cases a…”
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Proposal of a computed tomography classification for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-04-2016)“…AIM: To establish a computed tomography(CT)-morphological classification for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis was the aim of the study. METHODS: The CT…”
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Medical treatment of echinococcosis under the guidance of Good Clinical Practice (GCP/ICH)
Published in Parasitology international (01-01-2006)“…Chemotherapy is one of the main components for the treatment of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis. Benzimidazoles are on the market since 30 years, and are…”
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Proposal of an ultrasonographic classification for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: Echinococcosis multilocularis Ulm classification-ultrasound
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (21-11-2015)“…AIM: To establish an ultrasonographic classification based on a large sample of patients with confirmed hepatic alveolar echinococcosis(AE).METHODS: Clinical…”
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Echinococcus multilocularis specific antibody, systemic cytokine, and chemokine levels, as well as antigen-specific cellular responses in patients with progressive, stable, and cured alveolar echinococcosis: A 10-year follow-up
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2022)“…The infestation with Echinococcus multilocularis larvae may persist in humans for up to decades without evident clinical symptoms. Longitudinal investigations…”
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Cystic echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-11-2012)“…Summary Cystic echinococcosis is regarded as endemic in sub-Saharan Africa; however, for most countries only scarce data, if any, exist. For most of the…”
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Radiogenic angiosarcoma of the breast: case report and systematic review of the literature
Published in BMC cancer (24-04-2018)“…Radiogenic angiosarcoma of the breast (RASB) is a rare late sequela of local irradiation of the breast or chest wall after breast cancer. The prognosis of…”
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Albendazole increases the inflammatory response and the amount of Em2-positive small particles of Echinococcus multilocularis (spems) in human hepatic alveolar echinococcosis lesions
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2017)“…Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the metacestode stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. The inflammatory response to this infection is influenced by…”
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WHO classification of alveolar echinococcosis: Principles and application
Published in Parasitology international (01-01-2006)“…Alveolar echinococcosis is caused by the larval stage of the fox tapeworm ( Echinococcus multilocularis) and is frequently diagnosed as a space occupying…”
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High species diversity of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Namibia
Published in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife (01-08-2023)“…An opportunistic survey for Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals was conducted in seven distinct study areas throughout Namibia, representing all major…”
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European echinococcosis registry: human alveolar echinococcosis, Europe, 1982-2000
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2003)“…Surveillance for alveolar echinococcosis in central Europe was initiated in 1998. On a voluntary basis, 559 patients were reported to the registry. Most cases…”
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