Search Results - "PLETZ, M. W"

Q fever is an old and neglected zoonotic disease in Kenya: a systematic review by Njeru, J, Henning, K, Pletz, M W, Heller, R, Neubauer, H

“…Q fever is a neglected zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. The knowledge of the epidemiology of Q fever in Kenya is limited with no attention…”
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Systematic review of brucellosis in Kenya: disease frequency in humans and animals and risk factors for human infection by Njeru, J, Wareth, G, Melzer, F, Henning, K, Pletz, M W, Heller, R, Neubauer, H

“…Brucellosis is a debilitating zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals. A comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of literature and officially available…”
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Prognostic value of blood gas analyses in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension by Hoeper, M. M, Pletz, M. W, Golpon, H, Welte, T

“…Blood gas abnormalities in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) may be related to disease severity and prognosis. The present…”
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Emergence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to enterococci - risk factors and outcome in a 12-year retrospective study by Reuken, P. A., Pletz, M. W., Baier, M., Pfister, W., Stallmach, A., Bruns, T.

“…Summary Background Third‐generation cephalosporins (TGC) constitute the empirical first‐line therapy for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)…”
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Experience with inhaled iloprost and bosentan in portopulmonary hypertension by Hoeper, M. M, Seyfarth, H. J, Hoeffken, G, Wirtz, H, Spiekerkoetter, E, Pletz, M. W, Welte, T, Halank, M

“…Novel treatments, such as prostanoids or endothelin receptor antagonists, have been introduced for various forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension, but the…”
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Empirical treatment of lower urinary tract infections in the face of spreading multidrug resistance: in vitro study on the effectiveness of nitroxoline by Sobke, A., Makarewicz, O., Baier, M., Bär, C., Pfister, W., Gatermann, S.G., Pletz, M.W., Forstner, C.

“…•In vitro susceptibility of nitroxoline and nitrofurantoin was compared in 3012 isolates.•Nitroxoline showed MICs well below the EUCAST breakpoint for E. coli…”
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Febrile patients admitted to remote hospitals in Northeastern Kenya: seroprevalence, risk factors and a clinical prediction tool for Q-Fever by Njeru, J, Henning, K, Pletz, M W, Heller, R, Forstner, C, Kariuki, S, Fèvre, E M, Neubauer, H

“…Q fever in Kenya is poorly reported and its surveillance is highly neglected. Standard empiric treatment for febrile patients admitted to hospitals is…”
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Treatment failure in pneumonia: impact of antibiotic treatment and cost analysis by OTT, S. R, HAUPTMEIER, B. M, ERNEN, C, LEPPER, P. M, NÜESCH, E, PLETZ, M. W, HECHT, J, WELTE, T, BAUER, T. T

“…The aim of this study was to investigate treatment failure (TF) in hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients with regard to initial antibiotic…”
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External Ventricular Drain Infections: Risk Factors and Outcome by Kalff, R., Engel, C., Pletz, Mathias Wilhelm, Bruns, T., Hagel, S., Ewald, C.

“…External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently used in neurosurgery to drain cerebrospinal fluid in patients with raised intracranial pressure. We performed…”
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Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia during the warm season in Germany by SCHACK, M., SACHSE, S., RÖDEL, J., FRANGOULIDIS, D., PLETZ, M. W., ROHDE, G. U., STRAUBE, E., BODEN, K.

“…Q fever is a notifiable disease in Germany. The majority of the reported cases are related to outbreaks. The objective of our study was to evaluate the general…”
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Ross river virus infection in a Thuringian traveller returning from south-east Australia by Schleenvoigt, B. T., Baier, M., Hagel, S., Forstner, C., Kötsche, R., Pletz, M. W.

“…Ross River virus (RRV) is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitos. It is endemic in Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia. Clinical…”
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Cefazolin versus anti-staphylococcal penicillins for the treatment of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia by Weis, S., Kesselmeier, M., Davis, J.S., Morris, A.M., Lee, S., Scherag, A., Hagel, S., Pletz, M.W.

“…For patients with bacteraemia caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus anti-staphylococcal penicillins (ASPs) or cefazolin are agents of choice…”
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Healthcare-associated pneumonia: is there any reason to continue to utilize this label in 2019? by Ewig, S., Kolditz, M., Pletz, M.W., Chalmers, J.

“…There is an ongoing controversy on the role of the healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) label in the treatment of patients with pneumonia. To provide an…”
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Impact of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on incidence and mortality after pneumonia in adults aged ≥60 years—a population-based retrospective cohort study by Kolditz, M., Schmitt, J., Pletz, M.W., Tesch, F.

“…The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) is recommended for prevention of pneumococcal diseases in adults at risk. Few data exist on time-, age-…”
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Due to Spontaneous Mutation and Horizontal Gene Transfer by PLETZ, M. W. R, MCGEE, L, VAN BENEDEN, C. A, PETIT, S, BARDSLEY, M, BARLOW, M, KLUGMAN, K. P

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Indicators for steroid response in biopsy proven acute graft rejection after lung transplantation by Fuehner, T, Simon, A, Dierich, M, DeWall, C, Laenger, F, Pletz, M.W, Welte, T, Gottlieb, J

“…Summary Objective Acute rejection (AR) after lung transplantation (LTx) requires prompt intervention. Most episodes respond to steroid pulse therapy. The aim…”
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Influence of azithromycin and clarithromycin on macrolide susceptibility of viridans streptococci from the oral cavity of healthy volunteers by Eisenblätter, M., Klaus, C., Pletz, M. W. R., Orawa, H., Hahn, H., Wagner, J., Lode, H.

“…Oral viridans streptococci are a reservoir of resistance genes for pathogens. Through prolonged exposure, long-acting macrolides (e.g., azithromycin) may…”
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Tenofovir induced acute kidney injury in a patient with unilateral renal agenesis despite initially non-impaired renal function by Schleenvoigt, B T, Stallmach, A, Pletz, M W

“…Nephrotoxicity is observed in 1.6 % of patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarat (Fux 2007)…”
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Effect of Calcium Carbonate on Bioavailability of Orally Administered Gemifloxacin by PLETZ, M. W, PETZOLD, P, ALLEN, A, BURKHARDT, O, LODE, H

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Ciprofloxacin treatment failure in a patient with resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infection following prior ciprofloxacin therapy by PLETZ, M. W. R, MCGEE, L, BURKHARDT, O, LODE, H, KLUGMAN, K. P

“…Reported here is the case of a patient with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in whom ciprofloxacin treatment of a lower respiratory…”
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