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1. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution in Bangladeshi under-fives with community-acquired pneumonia pre-10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination

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Stefan M. T. Vestjens, Suzan P. van Mens, Bob Meek, Tariq A. Lalmahomed, Ben de Jong, Doli Goswami, Bart J. M. Vlaminckx, Dilruba Ahmed, Bartelt M. de Jongh, Hubert P. Endtz, W. Abdullah Brooks, and Ger T. Rijkers

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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Serotypes, Children, Bangladesh, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequent causative pathogen of bacterial pneumonia in children worldwide. Bangladesh introduced the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in their national immunization program for infants in 2015. We assessed its potential coverage in under-fives with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the years before PCV10 was introduced. Methods A total of 1502 childhood pneumonia cases (

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2024
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5. Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission from 1ES1218+30.4

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MAGIC collaboration, Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartelt, M., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Bavikadi, S. R., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bisesi, E., Bock, R. K., Bretz, T., Britvitch, I., Camara, M., Chilingarian, A., Ciprini, S., Coarasa, J. A., Commichau, S., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Curtef, V., Danielyan, V., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., Reyes, R. de los, De Lotto, B., Domingo-Santamaria, E., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Errando, M., Fagiolini, M., Ferenc, D., Fernandez, E., Firpo, R., Flix, J., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Galante, N., Garczarczyk, M., Gaug, M., Giller, M., Goebel, F., Hakobyan, D., Hayashida, M., Hengstebeck, T., Hoehne, D., Hose, J., Jacon, P., Kalekin, O., Kranich, D., Laille, A., Lenisa, T., Liebing, P., and Lindfors, E.

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Astrophysics
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The MAGIC collaboration has studied the high peaked BL-Lac object 1ES1218+30.4 at a redshift z = 0.182, using the MAGIC imaging air Cherenkov telescope located on the Canary island of La Palma. A gamma-ray signal was observed with 6.4sigma significance. The differential energy spectrum for an energy threshold of 120GeV can be fitted by a simple power law yielding F_E(E) = (8.1+-2.1)*10^-7 (E/250GeV)^(-3.0+-0.4) TeV^-1 m^-2 s^-1. During the six days of observation in January 2005 no time variability on time scales of days was found within the statistical errors. The observed integral flux above 350GeV is nearly a factor two below the the upper limit reported by the Whipple Collaboration in 2003., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to ApJ

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2006
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6. Flux upper limit of gamma-ray emission by GRB050713a from MAGIC Telescope observations

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Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartelt, M., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Bavikadi, R., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bisesi, E., Bock, R. K., Bretz, T., Britvitch, I., Camara, M., Chilingarian, A., Ciprini, S., Coarasa, J. A., Commichau, S., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Curtef, V., Danielyan, V., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., Reyes, R. de los, De Lotto, B., Domingo-Santamaria, E., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Errando, M., Fagiolini, M., Ferenc, D., Fernandez, E., Firpo, R., Flix, J., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Galante, N., Garczarczyk, M., Gaug, M., Giller, M., Goebel, F., Hakobyan, D., Hayashida, M., Hengstebeck, T., Hohne, D., Hose, J., Jacon, P., Kalekin, O., Kranich, D., Laille, A., Lenisa, T., Liebing, P., Lindfors, E., Longo, F., Lopez, J., Lopez, M., Lorenz, E., Lucarelli, F., Majumdar, P., Maneva, G., Mannheim, K., Mariotti, M., Martinez, M., Mase, K., Mazin, D., Meucci, M., Meyer, M., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Mizobuchi, S., Moralejo, A., Nilsson, K., Ona-Wilhelmi, E., Orduna, R., Otte, N., Oya, I., Paneque, D., Paoletti, R., Pasanen, M., Pascoli, D., Pauss, F., Pavel, N., Pegna, R., Persic, M., Peruzzo, L., Piccioli, A., Prandini, E., Rico, J., Rhode, W., Riegel, B., Rissi, M., Robert, A., Rugamer, S., Saggion, A., Sanchez, A., Sartori, P., Scalzotto, V., Schmitt, R., Schweizer, T., Shayduk, M., Shinozaki, K., Shore, S., Sidro, N., Sillanpaa, A., Sobczynska, D., Stamerra, A., Stark, L. S., Takalo, L., Temnikov, P., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Tonello, N., Torres, A., Torres, D. F., Turini, N., Vankov, H., Vardanyan, A., Vitale, V., Wagner, R. M., Wibig, T., Wittek, W., and Zapatero, J.

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Astrophysics
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The long-duration GRB050713a was observed by the MAGIC Telescope, 40 seconds after the burst onset, and followed up for 37 minutes, until twilight. The observation, triggered by a SWIFT alert, covered energies above ~175 GeV. Using standard MAGIC analysis, no evidence for a gamma signal was found. As the redshift of the GRB was not measured directly, the flux upper limit, estimated by MAGIC, is still compatible with the assumption of an unbroken power-law spectrum extending from a few hundred keV to our energy range., Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures, submitted to ApJ

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2006
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9. Variable Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar LS I +61 303

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Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartelt, M., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Bavikadi, S. R., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bisesi, E., Bock, R. K., Bordas, P., Bosch-Ramon, V., Bretz, T., Britvitch, I., Camara, M., Carmona, E., Chilingarian, A., Ciprini, S., Coarasa, J. A., Commkhau, S., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Curtef, V., Danielyan, V., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., de los Reyes, R., De Lotto, B., Domingo-Santamaria, E., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Errando, M., Fagiolini, M., Ferenc, D., Fernandez, E., Firpo, R., Flix, J., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Fuchs, M., Galante, N., Garczarczyk, M., Gaug, M., Giller, M., Goebel, F., Hakobyan, D., Hayashida, M., Hengstebeck, T., Höhne, D., Hose, J., Hsu, C. C., Isar, P. G., Jacon, P., Kalekin, O., Kosyra, R., Kranich, D., Laatiaoui, M., Laille, A., Lenisa, T., Liebing, P., Lindfors, E., Lombardi, S., Longo, F., Lopez, J., López, M., Lorenz, E., Lucarelli, F., Majumdar, P., Maneva, G., Mannheim, K., Mansutti, O., Mariotti, M., Martínez, M., Mase, K., Mazin, D., Merck, C., Meucci, M., Meyer, M., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Mizobuchi, S., Moralejo, A., Nilsson, K., Oña-Wilhelmi, E., Orduña, R., Otte, N., Oya, I., Paneque, D., Paoletti, R., Paredes, J. M., Pasanen, M., Pascoli, D., Pauss, F., Pavel, N., Pegna, R., Persic, M., Peruzzo, L., Piccioli, A., Poller, M., Pooley, G., Prandini, E., Raymers, A., Rhode, W., Ribó, M., Rico, J., Riegel, B., Rissi, M., Robert, A., Romero, G. E., Rügamer, S., Saggion, A., Sánchez, A., Sartori, P., Scalzotto, V., Scapin, V., Schmitt, R., Schweizer, T., Shayduk, M., Shinozaki, K., Shore, S. N., Sidro, N., Sillanpää, A., Sobczynska, D., Stamerra, A., Stark, L. S., Takalo, L., Temnikov, P., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Tonello, N., Torres, A., Torres, D. F., Turini, N., Vankov, H., Vitale, V., Wagner, R. M., Wibig, T., Wittek, W., Zanin, R., and Zapatero, J.

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2006

12. Event Recognition for Realistic Load Spectra and their Impact on Inspection Intervals in Damage-Tolerant Design

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Runge, F., Starke, S., Markgraf, L., Bartelt, M., Horst, P., and Heimbs, S.

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DGLR, event recognition, DLRK, damage tolerance, aircraft design
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The damage tolerance behaviour for two fuselage locations is investigated. Parametric studies are performed, revealing the influence of geometry onto the inspection intervals. For a circumferential crack in the upper fuselage, the influence of multiple different flights onto the inspection intervals is investigated. Results may be used both, in preliminary aircraft design as well as structural optimisation.

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2022
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14. Selective digestive tract decontamination and selective oropharyngeal decontamination and antibiotic resistance in patients in intensive-care units: an open-label, clustered group-randomised, crossover study

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de Smet, Anne Marie GA, Kluytmans, Jan AJW, Blok, Hetty EM, Mascini, Ellen M, Benus, Robin FJ, Bernards, Alexandra T, Kuijper, Ed J, Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A, Jansz, Arjan R, de Jongh, Bartelt M, van Asselt, Gerard J, Frenay, Ine HME, Thijsen, Steven FT, Conijn, Simon NM, Kaan, Jan A, Arends, Jan P, Sturm, Patrick DJ, Bootsma, Martin CJ, and Bonten, Marc JM

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2011
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16. Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia pneumoniae as predictors for adverse events and angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention

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Rahel, Braim, M., Visseren, Frank, L.J., Suttorp, Maarten-Jan, Plokker, H.W., Kelder, Johannes C., de Jongh, Bartelt M., Diepersloot, Rob J.A., Verkooyen, Roel P.A.J., and Bouter, K. Paul

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Heart attack -- Risk factors, Angina pectoris -- Risk factors, Chlamydia -- Physiological aspects, Cytomegaloviruses -- Physiological aspects, Health
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2004

17. On the selection of AGN neutrino source candidates for a source stacking analysis with neutrino telescopes

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Atlee, D.W., Bahcall, J.N., Bai, X., Baret, B., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J.K., Becker, K.-H., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D.Z., Blaufuss, E., Boersma, D.J., Bohm, C., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Clem, J., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., D’Agostino, M.V., Davour, A., Day, C.T., De Clercq, C., Desiati, P., DeYoung, T., Dreyer, J., Duvoort, M.R., Edwards, W.R., Ehrlich, R., Ellsworth, R.W., Evenson, P.A., Fazely, A.R., Feser, T., Filimonov, K., Gaisser, T.K., Gallagher, J., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J.A., Greene, M.G., Grullon, S., Groß, A., Gunasingha, R.M., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hart, J.E., Hauschildt, T., Hays, D., Heise, J., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hoffman, K.D., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G.S., Jones, A., Joseph, J.M., Kampert, K.-H., Karle, A., Kawai, H., Kelley, J.L., Kestel, M., Kitamura, N., Klein, S.R., Klepser, S., Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Köpke, L., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Landsman, H., Lang, R., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Mase, K., Matis, H.S., McCauley, T., McParland, C.P., Meli, A., Messarius, T., Mészáros, P., Minor, R.H., Miočinović, P., Miyamoto, H., Mokhtarani, A., Montaruli, T., Morey, A., Morse, R., Movit, S.M., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Nießen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Olivas, A., Patton, S., Peña-Garay, C., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pieloth, D., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Pretz, J., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Razzaque, S., Refflinghaus, F., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Rizzo, A., Robbins, S., Rott, C., Rutledge, D., Sander, H.-G., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Seckel, D., Seo, S.H., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, A.J., Solarz, M., Song, C., Sopher, J.E., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Steffen, P., Steele, D., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R.G., Stoufer, M.C., Stoyanov, S., Sulanke, K.-H., Sullivan, G.W., Sumner, T.J., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Tepe, A., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Toale, P.A., Turčan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Voigt, B., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Waldmann, H., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wendt, C., Wiebusch, C.H., Wikström, G., Williams, D.R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., Xu, X.W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zornoza, J.D., and Biermann, P.L.

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2006
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18. First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Atlee, D.W., Baccus, J., Bahcall, J.N., Bai, X., Baret, B., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J.K., Becker, K.-H., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D.Z., Blaufuss, E., Boersma, D.J., Bohm, C., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Cherwinka, J., Chirkin, D., Clem, J., Cowen, D.F., D’Agostino, M.V., Davour, A., Day, C.T., De Clercq, C., Demirörs, L., Desiati, P., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J.C., Dreyer, J., Duvoort, M.R., Edwards, W.R., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Elcheikh, A., Ellsworth, R.W., Evenson, P.A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A.R., Feser, T., Filimonov, K., Fox, B.D., Gaisser, T.K., Gallagher, J., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J.A., Gozzini, R., Greene, M.G., Grullon, S., Groß, A., Gunasingha, R.M., Gurtner, M., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hart, J.E., Haugen, J., Hauschildt, T., Hays, D., Heise, J., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hoffman, K.D., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Hülß, J.-P., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G.S., Jones, A., Joseph, J.M., Kampert, K.-H., Karle, A., Kawai, H., Kelley, J.L., Kestel, M., Kitamura, N., Klein, S.R., Klepser, S., Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Köpke, L., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Landsman, H., Laundrie, A., Leich, H., Liubarsky, I., Lundberg, J., Mackenzie, C., Madsen, J., Mase, K., Matis, H.S., McCauley, T., McParland, C.P., Meli, A., Messarius, T., Mészáros, P., Miyamoto, H., Mokhtarani, A., Montaruli, T., Morey, A., Morse, R., Movit, S.M., Münich, K., Muratas, A., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Nießen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Olivas, A., Patton, S., Peña-Garay, C., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pettersen, C., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Pretz, J., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Razzaque, S., Refflinghaus, F., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Robbins, S., Rott, C., Rutledge, D., Sander, H.-G., Sandstrom, P., Sarkar, S., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Seckel, D., Seo, S.H., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, A.J., Solarz, M., Song, C., Sopher, J.E., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Steffen, P., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R.G., Stoufer, M.C., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E.A., Sulanke, K.-H., Sullivan, G.W., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Tepe, A., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Toale, P.A., Turčan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., Voigt, B., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Waldmann, H., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wendt, C., Whitney, M., Wiebusch, C.H., Wikström, G., Williams, D.R., Wischnewski, R., Wisniewski, P., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., Xu, X.W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., and Zornoza, J.D.

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2006
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19. Limits on the muon flux from neutralino annihilations at the center of the Earth with AMANDA

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Atlee, D.W., Bahcall, J.N., Bai, X., Baret, B., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J.K., Becker, K.-H., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D.Z., Blaufuss, E., Boersma, D.J., Bohm, C., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Clem, J., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., D’Agostino, M.V., Davour, A., Day, C.T., De Clercq, C., Desiati, P., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J.C., Dreyer, J., Duvoort, M.R., Edwards, W.R., Ehrlich, R., Ekström, P., Ellsworth, R.W., Evenson, P.A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A.R., Feser, T., Filimonov, K., Gaisser, T.K., Gallagher, J., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J.A., Gozzini, R., Greene, M.G., Grullon, S., Groß, A., Gunasingha, R.M., Gurtner, M., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hart, J.E., Hauschildt, T., Hays, D., Heise, J., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hoffman, K.D., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Hülß, J.-P., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G.S., Jones, A., Joseph, J.M., Kampert, K.-H., Karle, A., Kawai, H., Kelley, J.L., Kestel, M., Klein, S.R., Klepser, S., Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Köpke, L., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Landsman, H., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Marciniewski, P., Mase, K., Matis, H.S., McCauley, T., McParland, C.P., Meli, A., Messarius, T., Mészáros, P., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Miyamoto, H., Mokhtarani, A., Montaruli, T., Morey, A., Morse, R., Movit, S.M., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Nießen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Olivas, A., Patton, S., Peña-Garay, C., Pérez de los Heros, C., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Pretz, J., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Razzaque, S., Refflinghaus, F., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Robbins, S., Rodrı´guez Martino, J., Rott, C., Rutledge, D., Sander, H.-G., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Seckel, D., Seo, S.H., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, A.J., Solarz, M., Song, C., Sopher, J.E., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Steffen, P., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R.G., Stoufer, M.C., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E.A., Sulanke, K.-H., Sullivan, G.W., Sumner, T.J., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Tepe, A., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Toale, P.A., Turčan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Voigt, B., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Waldmann, H., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wendt, C., Wiebusch, C.H., Wikström, G., Williams, D.R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., Xu, X.W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., and Zornoza, J.D.

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2006
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20. Limits to the muon flux from neutralino annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA detector

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Bay, R.C., Becka, T., Becker, K.-H., Becker, J.-K., Berghaus, P., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., D’Agostino, M., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., de los Heros, C.P., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Gross, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D.H., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Hellwig, M., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H, Karle, A., Kestel, M., Kohnen, G., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Kuehn, K., Lang, R., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Pohl, A., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Robbins, S., Rodríguez Martino, J., Sander, H.-G., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.-H., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., and Woschnagg, K.

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2006
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21. The I ceC ube prototype string in A manda

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Bay, R., Becka, T., Becker, J.K., Becker, K.-H., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chinowsky, W., Chirkin, D., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaug, M., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Groß, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H., Karle, A., Kelley, J.L., Kestel, M., Kohnen, G., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Ludvig, J., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K.S., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Robbins, S., Rodríguez Martino, J., Sander, H.-G., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Sopher, J., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.-H., Taboada, I., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wendt, C., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., and Yodh, G.

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27. Ecological Effects of Selective Decontamination on Resistant Gram-negative Bacterial Colonization

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Oostdijk, Evelien A. N., de Smet, Anne Marie G. A., Blok, Hetty E. M., Thieme Groen, Emily S., van Asselt, Gerard J., Benus, Robin F. J., Bernards, Sandra A. T., Frénay, Ine H. M. E., Jansz, Arjan R., de Jongh, Bartelt M., Kaan, Jan A., Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A., Mascini, Ellen M., Pauw, Wouter, Sturm, Patrick D. J., Thijsen, Steven F. T., Kluytmans, Jan A. J. W., and Bonten, Marc J. M.

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28. Flux limits on ultra high energy neutrinos with AMANDA-B10

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Albrecht, H., Atlee, D., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Becka, T., Becker, K.H., Becker, J.K., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Coarasa, T., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., Clercq, C. De, DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Groß, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H., Karle, A., Kelley, J., Kestel, M., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Mandli, K., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Movit, S., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., de los Heros, C. Pérez, Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Martino, J. Rodríguez, Rutledge, D., Sander, H.G., Schinarakis, K., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.H., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Voicu, L.C., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.R., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., and Yodh, G.

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2005
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29. New results from the AMANDA Neutrino Telescope

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Bernardini, Elisa, Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Becka, T., Becker, J.K., Becker, K.H., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chen, A., Chirkin, D., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Groß, A., Goldschmidt, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H., Karle, A., Kelley, J.L., Kestel, M., Kohnen, G., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K., Nam, J.K., Nahnhauer, R., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Rodríguez Martino, J., Sander, H.G., Schinarakig, K., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.H., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.R., Wendt, C., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., and Yodh, G.

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30. New results from the Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array

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Woschnagg, K., Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Albrecht, H., Atlee, D.W., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Becka, T., Becker, K.-H., Becker, J.K., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Coarasa, J.A., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Groß, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, D., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.-H., Karle, A., Kelley, J., Kestel, M., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Lundberg, J., Madsen, J., Mandli, K., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Rodríguez Martino, J., Sander, H.-G., Schinarakis, K., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Seo, S.H., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.-H., Taboada, I., Tarasova, O., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Vandenbroucke, J., Voicu, L.C., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.R., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., and Yodh, G.

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36. Search for neutrino-induced cascades with AMANDA

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Albrecht, H., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Becka, T., Becker, K.H., Becker, J.K., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Groß, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H., Karle, A., Kelley, J., Kestel, M., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Madsen, J., Mandli, K., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrechts, Ph., Pérez de los Heros, C., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Rodrı́guez Martino, J., Sander, H.G., Schinarakis, K., Schlenstedt, S., Schmidt, T., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.H., Taboada, I., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.R., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., and Yodh, G.

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37. Results from the AMANDA neutrino telescope

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de los Heros, C., Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Albrecht, H., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S.W., Becka, T., Becker, K.-H., Becker, J.-K., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D.J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Collin, B., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., Cowen, D.F., Davour, A., De Clercq, C., DeYoung, T., Desiati, P., Ekström, P., Feser, T., Gaisser, T.K., Ganugapati, R., Geenen, H., Gerhardt, L., Goldschmidt, A., Gross, A., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hardtke, R., Harenberg, T., Hauschildt, T., Helbing, K., Hellwig, M., Herquet, P., Hill, G.C., Hodges, J., Hubert, D., Hughey, B., Hulth, P.O., Hultqvist, K., Hundertmark, S., Jacobsen, J., Kampert, K.H., Karle, A., Kelley, J., Kestel, M., Köpke, L., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kuehn, K., Leich, H., Leuthold, M., Liubarsky, I., Madsen, J., Mandli, K., Marciniewski, P., Matis, H.S., McParland, C.P., Messarius, T., Minaeva, Y., Miočinović, P., Morse, R., Münich, K., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J.W., Neunhöffer, T., Niessen, P., Nygren, D.R., Ögelman, H., Olbrecht, Ph., Pohl, A.C., Porrata, R., Price, P.B., Przybylski, G.T., Rawlins, K., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richter, S., Rodríguez Martino, J., Sander, H.-G., Schinarakis, K., Schlenstedt, S., Schneider, D., Schwarz, R., Silvestri, A., Solarz, M., Spiczak, G.M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Stokstad, R.G., Sulanke, K.-H., Taboada, I., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Wagner, W., Walck, C., Walter, M., Wang, Y.-R., Wiebusch, C.H., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Woschnagg, K., and Yodh, G.

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47. Ecological effects of selective decontamination on resistant gram-negative bacterial colonization

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Robin F. J. Benus, Emily S. Thieme Groen, Jan Kluytmans, Maurine A. Leverstein-van Hall, Ellen M. Mascini, Wouter Pauw, Ine H. M. E. Frenay, Bartelt M. de Jongh, Steven F. T. Thijsen, Gerard J. van Asselt, Hetty E. M. Blok, Marc J. M. Bonten, Jansz A, Evelien A. N. Oostdijk, J. A. Kaan, Patrick D. J. Sturm, Sandra A. T. Bernards, Anne Marie G. A. de Smet, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, CCA - Immuno-pathogenesis, and Critical care, Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Emergency medicine (CAPE)

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, musculoskeletal diseases, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, medicine.drug_class, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIALS, Antibiotics, DIGESTIVE-TRACT, Ceftazidime, Drug resistance, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, selective oropharyngeal decontamination, intensive care unit, resistance, DOUBLE-BLIND, ANTIBIOTIC-PROPHYLAXIS, Intensive care, INFECTION, medicine, Tobramycin, intensive care, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, Respiratory tract infections, business.industry, Ecology, MORTALITY, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, medicine.disease, selective digestive tract decontamination, Ciprofloxacin, Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [N4i 1], MULTIPLE-TRAUMA PATIENTS, business, Infection and autoimmunity [NCMLS 1], medicine.drug
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Contains fulltext : 88783.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) RATIONALE: Selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) eradicate gram-negative bacteria (GNB) from the intestinal and respiratory tract in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but their effect on antibiotic resistance remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: We quantified the effects of SDD and SOD on bacterial ecology in 13 ICUs that participated in a study, in which SDD, SOD, or standard care was used during consecutive periods of 6 months (de Smet AM, Kluytmans JA, Cooper BS, Mascini EM, Benus RF, van der Werf TS, van der Hoeven JG, Pickkers P, Bogaers-Hofman D, van der Meer NJ, et al. N Engl J Med 2009;360:20-31). METHODS: Point prevalence surveys of rectal and respiratory samples were performed once monthly in all ICU patients (receiving or not receiving SOD/SDD). Effects of SDD on rectal, and of SDD/SOD on respiratory tract, carriage of GNB were determined by comparing results from consecutive point prevalence surveys during intervention (6 mo for SDD and 12 mo for SDD/SOD) with consecutive point prevalence data in the pre- and postintervention periods. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: During SDD, average proportions of patients with intestinal colonization with GNB resistant to either ceftazidime, tobramycin, or ciprofloxacin were 5, 7, and 7%, and increased to 15, 13, and 13% postintervention (P < 0.05). During SDD/SOD resistance levels in the respiratory tract were not more than 6% for all three antibiotics but increased gradually (for ceftazidime; P < 0.05 for trend) during intervention and to levels of 10% or more for all three antibiotics postintervention (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: SOD and SDD have marked effects on the bacterial ecology in an ICU, with rising ceftazidime resistance prevalence rates in the respiratory tract during intervention and a considerable rebound effect of ceftazidime resistance in the intestinal tract after discontinuation of SDD.

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48. Deficient mannose-binding lectin-mediated complement activation despite mannose-binding lectin–sufficient genotypes in an outbreak of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia

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Bjorn L. Herpers, Saskia Kuipers, Ed P. F. Yzerman, Heleen van Velzen-Blad, Jeroen W. Den Boer, Jacob P. Bruin, Kamilla D. Lettinga, Ben A.W. de Jong, Ger T. Rijkers, Bartelt M. de Jongh, and Erik J. van Hannen

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Adult, Male, Genotype, Immunology, Blood Donors, chemical and pharmacologic phenomena, Biology, Mannose-Binding Lectin, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Legionella pneumophila, Disease Outbreaks, Microbiology, Pneumonia, Bacterial, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Complement Activation, Aged, Mannan-binding lectin, Intracellular parasite, Lectin, General Medicine, Middle Aged, bacterial infections and mycoses, MBL deficiency, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Complement system, Case-Control Studies, Lectin pathway, biology.protein, Female, Legionnaires' Disease
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Polymorphisms leading to deficiency of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) are associated with predisposition to infection. However, MBL deficiency can be protective against intracellular pathogens that use MBL to enter host cells. The role of MBL genotype and activity in infection with the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila was studied in a large outbreak of legionellosis at a Dutch flower show. A total of 141 patients, 65 exposed asymptomatic exhibition staff members and 670 unexposed blood bank donors were included for the study of MBL2 genotypes and MBL-mediated complement activation. Genotypic MBL deficiency was equally prevalent in patients and controls. Deficient MBL-mediated complement activation was more prevalent in patients. Even in patients with genotypes that confer MBL sufficiency, 20.6% lacked MBL-mediated complement activation. In most patients with MBL-sufficient genotypes who lacked MBL-mediated activation at the acute phase of disease, lectin pathway functionality was restored at convalescence. In conclusion, genotypic MBL deficiency was not a risk factor for legionellosis. However, patients with legionellosis displayed deficient MBL-mediated complement activation even with MBL-sufficient genotypes. Together, these genotypical and functional data suggest that the observed deficiency of lectin pathway activation is an effect of legionellosis rather than a risk factor for acquiring it.

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2009
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49. Kinetics of irreversible multilayer adsorption: One-dimensional models.

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Bartelt, M. C. and Privman, V.

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*MICROSCOPY, *ADSORPTION (Chemistry), *DIMERS, *MEAN field theory
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We study microscopic lattice models of the kinetics of irreversible multilayer adsorption on uniform surfaces. Analytical results are derived for the deposition of multilayers of dimers on a one-dimensional lattice within the rate equation approach. The resulting expressions are compared with the mean-field theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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50. Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia pneumoniae as predictors for adverse events and angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention

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R. J. A. Diepersloot, Johannes C. Kelder, Braim M. Rahel, Frank L.J. Visseren, R. P. Verkooyen, Bartelt M. de Jongh, M. J. Suttorp, Thijs H.W. Plokker, K. Paul Bouter, Cardiology, and Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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Immunoglobulin A, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, Cytomegalovirus, Coronary Disease, Disease-Free Survival, Angina Pectoris, Angina, Coronary Restenosis, Fibrinolytic Agents, Recurrence, Internal medicine, Medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Myocardial infarction, Risk factor, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Coronary Artery Bypass, Chlamydophila Infections, biology, business.industry, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Odds ratio, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Prognosis, Surgery, Conventional PCI, Cytomegalovirus Infections, biology.protein, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Mace, Follow-Up Studies
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Background The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of prior cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) infection on prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods Using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique preprocedural anti-CMV immunoglobulin G and anti-CP immunoglobulin A (CP IgA), immunoglobulin M, and immunoglobulin G antibodies were measured. Repeat anginal complaints and major adverse clinical events (MACE), including PCI, coronary artery bypass grafting, myocardial infarction, and death, were recorded at 8-month follow-up. Results Six hundred consecutive patients were included after successful PCI. Sixty-four percent of the patients were stented. The mean age was 61.6 years, and 68.9% were male. The rate of seropositivity for CP IgA in patients with MACE as compared with patients without MACE was 50.9% versus 35.4% ( P = .0276). In patients with repeat anginal complaints, CP IgA seropositivity was 41.6% versus 34.6% in patients without repeat angina ( P = .1057). The negative effect of CP on prognosis was confirmed after calculating the odds ratios for MACE (1.9, 95% CI 1.1–3.3). The rates of seropositivity for anti-CMV immunoglobulin G were not significantly different between both groups, although we found an association between infectious burden and repeat angina pectoris (odds ratio 1.8, 95% CI 1.1–3.0). Conclusions We conclude that preprocedural seropositivity of CP IgA is a risk factor for MACE and angina pectoris after PCI. Although no such relation was found for CMV alone, the cumulative infectious burden was also related to these clinical manifestations of restenosis.

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2004

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