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Clinical and laboratory evaluation of a real-time PCR for Clostridium difficile toxin A and B genes by de Jong, E., de Jong, A. S., Bartels, C. J. M., van der Rijt-van den Biggelaar, C., Melchers, W. J. G., Sturm, P. D. J.

“…Many laboratories use enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). More recently, polymerase chain reaction…”
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Non-adherence to antimicrobial treatment guidelines results in more broad-spectrum but not more appropriate therapy by van der Velden, L. B. J., Tromp, M., Bleeker-Rovers, C. P., Hulscher, M., Kullberg, B. J., Mouton, J. W., Sturm, P. D. J., Pickkers, P.

“…Mortality in patients admitted with sepsis is high and the increasing incidence of infections with multiresistant bacteria is a worldwide problem. Many…”
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Urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii and Aerococcus urinae by Sturm, P. D. J, Eijk, J. van, Veltman, S, Meuleman, E, Schůlin, T

“…Actinobaculum was isolated from urine only after prolonged incubation in 5% CO₂ after discrepancy between urine Gram stain and initial culture results was…”
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Dolosigranulum pigrum by Hoedemaekers, A, Schülin, T, Tonk, B, Melchers, W.J.G, Sturm, P.D.J

“…Dolosigranulum pigrum is an unusual gram-positive catalase-negative coccus. It was isolated, only after prolonged incubation, from bronchial secretions from a…”
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Modeling of carbon monoxide dispersion around the urban tunnel portals by Rafiei, M, Sturm, P J

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the problems caused by discharge of polluted air from tunnels into the environment with a specific focus on residential…”
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Simulation of the air quality during a field study for the city of Graz by Almbauer, R.A, Oettl, D, Bacher, M, Sturm, P.J

“…The research project DATE Graz (Dispersion of Atmospheric Trace Elements taking the city of Graz as an example) aimed at the investigation of mesoscale γ…”
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Updated urban emission inventory with a high resolution in time and space for the city of Graz by Sturm, P.J, Sudy, Ch, Almbauer, R.A, Meinhart, J

“…Emission inventories are a tool to monitor the development of the emission situation in urban areas. Therefore, periodic updates of the emission inventory are…”
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Dispersion modelling of air pollution caused by road traffic using a Markov Chain-Monte Carlo model by Oettl, D, Almbauer, R A, Sturm, P J, Pretterhofer, G

“…Although the strict legislation regarding vehicle emissions in Europe (EURO 4, EURO 5) will lead to a remarkable reduction of emissions in the near future,…”
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Analysing the nocturnal wind field in the city of Graz by Oettl, D, Almbauer, R.A, Sturm, P.J, Piringer, M, Baumann, K

“…The city of Graz is located in a basin southeast of the main ridge of the Alps. In wintertime during the night a weak southerly wind up to 100 m above ground…”
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Prevalence and molecular mechanism of macrolide resistance in β-haemolytic streptococci in The Netherlands by Van Leer Buter, C.C, Mouton, J.W, Klaassen, C.H.W, Handgraaf, C.M.A, Sunnen, S, Melchers, W.J.G, Sturm, P.D.J

“…Abstract The prevalence of resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin as well as the presence of the resistance genes mef (A), mef (E), erm (A) and erm (B)…”
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Performance of two tube coagulase methods for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus from blood cultures and their impact on antimicrobial management by Sturm, P.D.J., Kwa, D., Vos, F.J., Bartels, C.J.M., Schülin, T.

“…Test parameters and clinical impact of the direct tube coagulase test (DTCT) for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture were…”
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Application of Computational Methods for the Determination of Traffic Emissions by Sturm, Peter J., Almbauer, Raimund, Sudy, Christoph, Pucher, Karl

“…Road traffic is a dominant source of urban air pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to quantify emission levels as accurately as possible. In this paper, an…”
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Analysis of the daily variations of wintertime air pollution concentrations in the City of Graz, Austria by ALMBAUER, R. A, PIRINGER, M, BAUMANN, K, OETTL, D, STURM, P. J

“…Measured air pollution concentrations in a city reflect the influence of different kinds of sources as well as varying meteorological conditions. In the city…”
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Reduced sensitivity of vancomycin/ampicillin broth enrichment for the detection of VanB positive vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by culture by Heuvelmans, M., Sturm, P. D. J., Rentenaar, R. J.

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Intestinal Obstruction after Colostomy Closure by HOPMAN, J, POMPE, J, STEENBERGEN, H. J, BECKERS, P. J. A, STURM, P. D. J

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Simulation of traffic induced NOx-concentrations near the A 12 highway in Austria by OETTL, D, HAUSBERGER, S, REXEIS, M, STURM, P. J

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Air quality modeling for the city of Graz by ALMBAUER, R, PUCHER, K, STURM, P. J

“…Graz, a historical grown city in the southeast of Austria, sometimes faces problems with air pollution, mainly during wintertime. The old part of the city is…”
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Roadside measurements of particulate matter size distribution by Sturm, Peter J., Baltensperger, Urs, Bacher, Michael, Lechner, Bernhard, Hausberger, Stefan, Heiden, Bernhard, Imhof, David, Weingartner, Ernest, Prevot, Andre S.H., Kurtenbach, Ralf, Wiesen, Peter

“…Roadside measurements were performed in order to document the size distribution of particulate matter (PM) under dilution conditions similar to those found in…”
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New Directions: Air pollution and road traffic in developing countries

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Pancreatic cancer after remote peptic ulcer surgery by Tascilar, M, van Rees, B P, Sturm, P D J, Tytgat, G N J, Hruban, R H, Goodman, S N, Giardiello, F M, Offerhaus, G J A, Tersmette, A C

“…Background: Peptic ulcer surgery may carry an increased risk for pancreatic cancer development. Molecular analysis of K-ras codon 12, frequently mutated in…”
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