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Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Listeriosis in Patients with and without Immunosuppressive Therapy by Skogberg, Kirsi, Syrjänen, Jaana, Jahkola, Matti, Renkonen, Olli-Veikko, Paavonen, Jorma, Ahonen, Juhani, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Ruutu, Petri, Valtonen, Ville

“…Seventy-four cases of systemic listeriosis occurring from 1971 to 1989 in the greater Helsinki area in Finland are reviewed with a special interest in the…”
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Development of β-Lactamase-Mediated Resistance to Penicillin in Middle-Ear Isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis in Finnish Children, 1978–1993 by Nissinen, Antti, Grönroos, Paul, Huovinen, Pentti, Herva, Elja, Katila, Marja-Leena, Klaukka, Timo, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Liimatainen, Oili, Oinonen, Sinikka, Mäkelä, P. Helena

“…The frequency of β-lactamase production was analyzed in a study of 1,452 strains of Moraxella catarrhalis and 2,738 strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated…”
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Septicemia Caused by Neisseria weaveri by Carlson, Petteri, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Anttila, Pekka, Eerola, Erkki

“…Neisseria weaveri (previously named CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] group M-5) is an aerobic gram-negative rod that has been isolated from dog…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 1987–1990 by Nissinen, Antti, Leinonen, Maija, Huovinen, Pentti, Herva, Elja, Katila, Marja-Leena, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Liimatainen, Oili, Oinonen, Sinikka, Takala, Aino K., Mäkelä, P. Helena

“…A nationwide survey of the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from the middle ear fluid of children with acute…”
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Suppressor cell induction in vitro. I. Kinetics of induction of antigen-specific suppressor cells by Kontiainen, S, Feldmann, M

“…The induction of antigen-specific suppressor cells in vitro, using high concentrations (100 mug/ml) of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) in Marbrook flasks is…”
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Resistance to Erythromycin in Group A Streptococci by Seppälä, Helena, Nissinen, Antti, Järvinen, Helinä, Huovinen, Pentti, Huovinen, Saara, Henriksson, Taisto, Herva, Elja, Holm, Stig E, Jahkola, Matti, Katila, Marja-Leena, Klaukka, Timo, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Liimatainen, Oili, Oinonen, Sinikka, Passi-Metsomaa, Leena

“…IN the past five years, the importance of group A streptococcal infections has increased in North America and Europe as well as in other parts of the world. 1…”
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Decreased expression of protectin (CD59) in gut epithelium in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease by Scheinin, Tom, Böhling, Tom, Halme, Leena, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Bjørge, Line, Meri, Seppo

“…Without adequate protection, the cells of the human body would be susceptible to destruction by the complement system. The main defense against complement…”
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β-Cell Autoantibodies, Human Leukocyte Antigen II Alleles, and Type 1 Diabetes in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy by Gylling, Mikhail, Tuomi, Tiinamaija, Björses, Petra, Kontiainen, Sirkka, Partanen, Jukka, Christie, Michael R., Knip, Mikael, Perheentupa, Jaakko, Miettinen, Aaro

“…Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is caused by lack of functional products of the autoimmune regulator gene located on…”
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Increasing antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis in Finland by MANNINEN, R, HUOVINEN, P, NISSINEN, A

“…Respiratory and otitis isolates of 807 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 816 Haemophilus influenzae and 446 Moraxella catarrhalis were collected from 21 clinical…”
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Number of activated T-helper cells and NK cells in peripheral blood is decreased in severe Crohn's disease by Kontiainen, S, Scheinin, T, Halme, L

“…Monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry were used to analyse the proportions of T-cell subsets and NK cells in blood of patients (n = 45) with Crohn's…”
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Reliability of disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae and adjustment of laboratory-specific breakpoints by MANNINEN, R, LEINONEN, M, HUOVINEN, P, NISSINEN, A

“…A routine disc diffusion method for detecting antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae was evaluated in 20 clinical microbiology laboratories. Fifty…”
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Thyroid autoantibodies in serum samples with abnormal TSH levels by Kontiainen, S, Melamies, L, Miettinen, A, Weber, T

“…Serum samples with normal and abnormal levels of thyrotropin (TSH) were tested for thyroid autoantibodies. Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies were detected by…”
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Islet cell and glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies and heat-shock protein 65 responses in children with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus by Scheinin, Tom, Minh, Nhu-Nguyen Tran, Tuomi, Tiinamaija, Miettinen, Aaro, Kontiainen, Sirkka

“…Islet cell antibodies (ICA) were detected in 66% and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies in 64% of children ( n = 47) with newly diagnosed…”
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Selective activation of blood T cells in children with newly diagnosed insulin dependent diabetes mellitus by Kontiainen, S, Scheinin, T, Londei, M, Feldmann, M

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The effect of carrier-primed cells on an adoptive anti-hapten response by Kontiainen, S

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Hypothyroidism and anti-endothelial cell antibodies by Wangel, A G, Kontiainen, S, Melamies, L, Weber, T

“…Because of our previous demonstration of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and their association, in…”
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Bacteria in decubitus ulcers by KONTIAINEN, S, RINNE, E

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Human islet cell induced T cell lines and clones from diabetic children by Kontiainen, S, James, R L, Feldman, M

“…T cell lines and clones were derived by coculturing peripheral blood mononuclear cells from young children with newly diagnosed insulin dependent diabetes…”
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T cell responses to PPD in BCG-vaccinated children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and controls by Scheinin, T, Nhu-Nguyen, T M, Kontiainen, S

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Genetic Control of Immune Suppression by Kontiainen, Sirkka, Simpson, Elizabeth, Feldmann, Marc

“…Suppressor T cells induced in vitro by high concentrations of antigen release suppressor factors into their medium if incubated for 24 hours with antigen…”
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