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Uncovering Gaps in Knowledge: A Survey of Belgian General Practitioners’ Awareness of Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Testing

Infectious Disease Reports
Background: The incidence of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is increasing steadily in Europe. Its early diagnosis by general practitioners (GPs) is crucial for better patient outcomes. Study objectives: This study assessed Belgian GPs’ knowledge about LD and
Marco Moretti, Julien Van Nedervelde, Robin Vanstokstraeten, Lucie Seyler, Fedoua Echahidi, Benoit Prevost, Delphine Martiny, Ingrid Wybo, Charlotte Michel   +8 more
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Novel type of pilus associated with a Shiga-toxigenic E. coli hybrid pathovar conveys aggregative adherence and bacterial virulence

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018
A large German outbreak in 2011 was caused by a locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE)-negative enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strain of the serotype O104:H4. This strain harbors markers that are characteristic of both EHEC and enteroaggregative E. coli (
Christina Lang, Angelika Fruth, Gudrun Holland, Michael Laue, Sabrina Mühlen, Petra Dersch, Antje Flieger   +6 more
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Stagnation arising through intermittent usage is associated with increased viable but non culturable Legionella and amoeba hosts in a hospital water system

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Hospital water systems are a significant source of Legionella, resulting in the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease. One of the biggest challenges for Legionella management within these systems is that under unfavorable conditions Legionella ...
Muhammad Atif Nisar, Kirstin E. Ros, Melissa H. Brown, Melissa H. Brown, Richard Bentham, Giles Best, Giles Best, James Xi, Jason Hinds, Harriet Whiley, Harriet Whiley   +10 more
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Toward understanding the catalytic mechanism for two classes of bacterial phospholipid N‐methyltransferases

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Phospholipid N‐methyltransferases (Pmts) synthesize phosphatidylcholine in many bacteria. In this study, we compared the catalytic mechanisms of two bacterial Pmt classes: the Rhodobacter (R‐) and the Sinorhizobium (S‐) type. Representative enzymes for each class were derived from Rubellimicrobium thermophilum and Agrobacterium tumefaciens ...
Irina Shevyreva, Lena Sophie Fritsch, Leander Mika Koch, Anton Effing, Meriyem Aktas, Franz Narberhaus   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the function of genes involved in excreted vesicle formation in Acanthamoeba castellanii containing Legionella pneumophila

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Legionella spp. can survive and replicate inside host cells such as protozoa and macrophages. After enough growth, Legionella is released from the host cells as free legionellae or Legionella-filled vesicles. The vesicles support Legionella to
Min-Jeong Kim, Eun-Kyung Moon, Hye-Jeong Jo, Fu-Shi Quan, Hyun-Hee Kong   +4 more
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Bridging the Gap Between General and Transplant Infectious Disease Practice

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The population of iatrogenic immunocompromised individuals is steadily rising as we continue to improve in our ability to manage diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disease, and end‐organ dysfunction, with increasing access to novel agents and transplantation.
Jeremey Walker, Emily Eichenberger, Steven Pergam, Maricar Malinis, Andrea J. Zimmer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic surveillance of STEC/EHEC infections in Germany 2020 to 2022 permits insight into virulence gene profiles and novel O-antigen gene clusters

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), including the subgroup of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), are important bacterial pathogens which cause diarrhea and the severe clinical manifestation hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Angelika Fruth, Christina Lang, Tobias Größl, Thomas Garn, Antje Flieger   +4 more
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Sodium levels and grazing pressure shape natural communities of the intracellular pathogen Legionella

Microbiome, 2023
Background Legionella are parasites of freshwater protozoa, responsible for Legionellosis. Legionella can be found in a variety of aquatic environments, including rivers, lakes, and springs, as well as in engineered water systems where they can ...
Oded Bergman, Yaron Be’eri-Shlevin, Shira Ninio   +2 more
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Parenteral iron—Does it increase infection risk?

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are prevalent conditions impacting various patient populations, both surgical and non‐surgical conditions. The advent of patient blood management (PBM) has promoted intravenous (IV) iron therapy as an alternative to oral iron and blood transfusions.
Joyisa Deb, Aswin K. Mohan, Suhasini Sil, Suvro Sankha Datta, Yoghini Nagandran, Manideepa Maji, Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Majumder, Saikat Mandal   +7 more
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Premise plumbing bacterial communities in four European cities and their association with Legionella

Frontiers in Microbiomes, 2023
IntroductionLegionella species are Gram negative, facultative, intracellular bacteria found in natural and engineered water systems. Understanding the bacterial interactions underlying the success of Legionella in aquatic environments could be ...
Maria Scaturro, Maria Scaturro, Federica Del Chierico, Yair Motro, Angeliki Chaldoupi, Anastasia Flountzi, Anastasia Flountzi, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Antonietta Girolamo, Thomai Koutsiomani, Bozena Krogulska, Diane Lindsay, Diane Lindsay, Renata Matuszewska, Georgios Papageorgiou, Katarzyna Pancer, Nikolaos Panoussis, Maria Cristina Rota, Søren Anker Uldum, Søren Anker Uldum, Emmanuel Velonakis, Dominique L. Chaput, Maria Luisa Ricci, Maria Luisa Ricci   +24 more
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