Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis on October 01, 2010
Evaluation of commonly used serological tests for detection of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in well-defined acute and follow-up sera. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2012) 1.02
Maternofetal consequences of Coxiella burnetii infection in pregnancy: a case series of two outbreaks. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.84
Q fever among culling workers, the Netherlands, 2009-2010. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 0.83
Immuno-PCR for the early serological diagnosis of acute infectious diseases: the Q fever paradigm. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2012) 0.83
Proteomics paves the way for Q fever diagnostics. Genome Med (2011) 0.75
First Identification and Description of Rickettsioses and Q Fever as Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Nicaragua. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.75
Unusual manifestations of acute Q fever: autoimmune hemolytic anemia and tubulointerstitial nephritis. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2012) 0.75
A multicenter trial to compare blood culture with polymerase chain reaction in severe human sepsis. Intensive Care Med (2009) 2.60
Attributable costs of patients with candidemia and potential implications of polymerase chain reaction-based pathogen detection on antifungal therapy in patients with sepsis. J Crit Care (2012) 2.11
House dust endotoxin and allergic sensitization in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 2.07
Reduced Treg frequency in LFA-1-deficient mice allows enhanced T effector differentiation and pathology in EAE. Eur J Immunol (2010) 1.58
Pathogens and symbionts in ticks: prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ehrlichia sp.), Wolbachia sp., Rickettsia sp., and Babesia sp. in Southern Germany. Int J Med Microbiol (2004) 1.54
Lithium induces clearance of protease resistant prion protein in prion-infected cells by induction of autophagy. J Neurochem (2009) 1.50
Autophagy induction by trehalose counteracts cellular prion infection. Autophagy (2009) 1.46
A super-spreading ewe infects hundreds with Q fever at a farmers' market in Germany. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.44
[Myocarditis caused by enteroviruses in Greece--and in Germany?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr (2002) 1.38
Molecule-pharmacophore superpositioning and pattern matching in computational drug design. Drug Discov Today (2007) 1.31
Superantigen-like gene(s) in human pathogenic Streptococcus dysgalactiae, subsp equisimilis: genomic localisation of the gene encoding streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin G (speG(dys)). FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2002) 1.30
Disparate evolution of prion protein domains and the distinct origin of Doppel- and prion-related loci revealed by fish-to-mammal comparisons. FASEB J (2005) 1.29
Formation of critical oligomers is a key event during conformational transition of recombinant syrian hamster prion protein. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.29
Prevalence of hepatitis E virus-specific antibodies in humans with occupational exposure to pigs. Med Microbiol Immunol (2011) 1.28
Reproducibility of allergen, endotoxin and fungi measurements in the indoor environment. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol (2003) 1.27
Association of Bcl-2 with misfolded prion protein is linked to the toxic potential of cytosolic PrP. Mol Biol Cell (2006) 1.25
Gene expression profiling of scrapie-infected brain tissue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 1.24
Quality of blood culture testing - a survey in intensive care units and microbiological laboratories across four European countries. Crit Care (2013) 1.19
Daily time spent indoors in German homes--baseline data for the assessment of indoor exposure of German occupants. Int J Hyg Environ Health (2005) 1.18
TLR4 gene variants modify endotoxin effects on asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2003) 1.18
Role of interleukin-1 in prion disease-associated astrocyte activation. Am J Pathol (2004) 1.13
Evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction assay for pathogen detection in septic patients under routine condition: an observational study. PLoS One (2012) 1.12
Foci of tick-borne diseases in southwest Germany. Int J Med Microbiol (2002) 1.11
Falciparum malaria after splenectomy: a prospective controlled study of 33 previously splenectomized Malawian adults. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.11
Identification of bacterial DNA in neutrocytic and non-neutrocytic cirrhotic ascites by means of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Liver Int (2009) 1.10
Pegylated interferon-alpha for the treatment of sexually transmitted acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected individuals. Antivir Ther (2006) 1.09
Preoperative serum pattern analysis to predict the outcome of tonsillectomy in adults with chronic tonsillitis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2014) 1.07
Chlamydial zoonoses. Dtsch Arztebl Int (2010) 1.07
Structure and reaction based evaluation of synthetic accessibility. J Comput Aided Mol Des (2007) 1.06
Green tea extracts interfere with the stress-protective activity of PrP and the formation of PrP. J Neurochem (2008) 1.04
Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus ticks, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.04
Longitudinal study on cat allergen exposure and the development of allergy in young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007) 1.03
Cholestatic hepatitis, acute acalculous cholecystitis, and hemolytic anemia: primary Epstein-Barr virus infection under azathioprine. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2009) 1.03
Quality of Lyme disease serology. Lessons from the German Proficiency Testing Program 1999-2001. A preliminary report. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2002) 1.03
Immunisation with a synthetic prion protein-derived peptide prolongs survival times of mice orally exposed to the scrapie agent. Neurosci Lett (2003) 1.02
Increased frequency of EBV-specific effector memory CD8+ T cells correlates with higher viral load in rheumatoid arthritis. J Immunol (2008) 1.02
Direct analysis of clinical relevant single bacterial cells from cerebrospinal fluid during bacterial meningitis by means of micro-Raman spectroscopy. J Biophotonics (2009) 1.01
The use of ITS DNA sequence analysis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in diagnosing an infection with Fusarium proliferatum. Exp Dermatol (2008) 1.01
Coexistence of pathogens in host-seeking and feeding ticks within a single natural habitat in Central Germany. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 0.99
Spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Germany due to global warming. Parasitol Res (2008) 0.99
Truncated human cytidylate-phosphate-deoxyguanylate-binding protein for improved nucleic acid amplification technique-based detection of bacterial species in human samples. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.98
European Hedgehogs as Hosts for Borrelia spp., Germany. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 0.98
The potential role of migratory birds in transmission cycles of Babesia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Rickettsia spp. Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2010) 0.98
Comparison of eleven commercial tests for Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin G in asymptomatic healthy individuals. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.97
Simvastatin prolongs survival times in prion infections of the central nervous system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.97
Tick-borne encephalitis in childhood--consensus 2004. Wien Med Wochenschr (2004) 0.94
Indoor exposure to molds and allergic sensitization. Environ Health Perspect (2002) 0.93
Specific risk factors for contracting Q fever: lessons from the outbreak Jena. Int J Hyg Environ Health (2013) 0.93
Caspase-1-processed interleukins in hyperoxia-induced cell death in the developing brain. Ann Neurol (2005) 0.93
Role of cytokines and chemokines in prion infections of the central nervous system. Int J Dev Neurosci (2004) 0.92
Accelerated prion replication in, but prolonged survival times of, prion-infected CXCR3-/- mice. J Virol (2008) 0.92
Prion protein-related proteins from zebrafish are complex glycosylated and contain a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.92
Cyclosporiasis outbreak in Germany associated with the consumption of salad. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 0.91
Relationship between indoor and outdoor levels of fine particle mass, particle number concentrations and black smoke under different ventilation conditions. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol (2004) 0.89
Identification and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Ochrobactrum spp. Int J Med Microbiol (2008) 0.89
Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii and Rickettsia spp. in ticks and rodents in southern Germany. Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2010) 0.89
Fast detection of Noroviruses using a real-time PCR assay and automated sample preparation. BMC Infect Dis (2004) 0.89
Comparison of commercial DNA preparation kits for the detection of Brucellae in tissue using quantitative real-time PCR. BMC Infect Dis (2010) 0.89
Detection of Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus ticks in a region of Middle Germany (Thuringia). Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2010) 0.89
Glial fibrillary acidic protein and protein S-100B: different concentration pattern of glial proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. J Alzheimers Dis (2009) 0.88
Role of high-mobility group box 1 protein and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 degradation in Chlamydia trachomatis-induced cytopathicity. Infect Immun (2010) 0.88
Phylogenetic analysis of Puumala virus subtype Bavaria, characterization and diagnostic use of its recombinant nucleocapsid protein. Virus Genes (2011) 0.88
Protection with antibody to tumor necrosis factor differs with similarly lethal Escherichia coli versus Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in rats. Anesthesiology (2003) 0.88
Prevalence of granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Middle Germany (Thuringia) detected by PCR and sequencing of a 16S ribosomal DNA fragment. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2002) 0.88
Occurrence of different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies including B. afzelii, B. bavariensis, and B. spielmanii in hedgehogs (Erinaceus spp.) in Europe. Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2011) 0.88
Seasonal variability of endotoxin in ambient fine particulate matter. J Environ Monit (2003) 0.87
Rapid disease development in scrapie-infected mice deficient for CD40 ligand. EMBO Rep (2004) 0.87
The Golden Agers and Tick-borne encephalitis. Conference report and position paper of the International Scientific Working Group on Tick-borne encephalitis. Wien Med Wochenschr (2005) 0.86
Coexistence of Borrelia spp. and Babesia spp. in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Middle Germany. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2010) 0.86
High seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in veterinarians associated with cattle obstetrics, Bavaria, 2009. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2012) 0.86
BCG strain S4-Jena: An early BCG strain is capable to reduce the proliferation of bladder cancer cells by induction of apoptosis. Cancer Cell Int (2010) 0.86
Low prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Int J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.85
Serological diagnosis and follow-up of asymptomatic and acute Q fever infections. Int J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.85
Persistent Chlamydia trachomatis infection of HeLa cells mediates apoptosis resistance through a Chlamydia protease-like activity factor-independent mechanism and induces high mobility group box 1 release. Infect Immun (2011) 0.85
Maternofetal consequences of Coxiella burnetii infection in pregnancy: a case series of two outbreaks. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 0.84
Increased production of matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 3 by smooth muscle cells upon infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2003) 0.84
Impaired Pten expression in human malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours. PLoS One (2012) 0.84
Neuroinflammation in prion diseases: concepts and targets for therapeutic intervention. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets (2009) 0.84
Probing PrPSc structure using chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometry: evidence of the proximity of Gly90 amino termini in the PrP 27-30 aggregate. Biochemistry (2005) 0.84
Identification of cDNAs from Japanese pufferfish (Fugu rubripes) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) coding for homologues to tetrapod prion proteins. FEBS Lett (2003) 0.84
Comparison of quantitative and semiquantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for immunoglobulin G against Chlamydophila pneumoniae to a microimmunofluorescence test for use with patients with respiratory tract infections. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 0.83
Co-circulation of emerging tick-borne pathogens in Middle Germany. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2010) 0.83
Role of galectin-3 in prion infections of the CNS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.83
Stimulation of plasminogen activation by recombinant cellular prion protein is conserved in the NH2-terminal fragment PrP23-110. Thromb Haemost (2003) 0.83
Airborne allergens, endotoxins, and particulate matter in elementary schools, results from Germany (LUPE 2). J Occup Environ Hyg (2013) 0.83
Growth factor production in human endothelial cells after Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. Int J Med Microbiol (2004) 0.83
Intranasal immunization of Balb/c mice against prion protein attenuates orally acquired transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. Vaccine (2006) 0.82
Both lysine-clusters of the NH2-terminal prion-protein fragment PrP23-110 are essential for t-PA mediated plasminogen activation. Thromb Haemost (2004) 0.82
Evaluation of drugs for treatment of prion infections of the central nervous system. J Gen Virol (2008) 0.82
Prevalence of Lyme disease agents and several emerging pathogens in questing ticks from the German Baltic coast. J Med Entomol (2011) 0.82
HIV load testing with small samples of whole blood. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.82
Overwhelming septic infection with a multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after total knee replacement. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2003) 0.82
Update on glycopeptide use in german university hospitals. Infection (2004) 0.80
Human cytomegalovirus induces MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in aortic smooth muscle cells. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung (2011) 0.80