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Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Issue 2/2009

Content (8 Articles)

Review

Buruli ulcer disease: prospects for a vaccine

Kris Huygen, Ohene Adjei, Dissou Affolabi, Gisela Bretzel, Caroline Demangel, Bernhard Fleischer, Roch Christian Johnson, Jorge Pedrosa, Delphin M. Phanzu, Richard O. Phillips, Gerd Pluschke, Vera Siegmund, Mahavir Singh, Tjip S. van der Werf, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Françoise Portaels

Mini Review

Oncomodulation by human cytomegalovirus: evidence becomes stronger

Martin Michaelis, Hans Wilhelm Doerr, Jindrich Cinatl Jr

Original Investigation

Seroepidemiological study in a Puumala virus outbreak area in South-East Germany

Marc Mertens, Roman Wölfel, Katrin Ullrich, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Jana Blumhardt, Ina Römer, Jutta Esser, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Martin H. Groschup, Gerhard Dobler, Sandra S. Essbauer, Rainer G. Ulrich

Original Investigation

Seroprevalence of influenza A and B in German infants and adolescents

Andreas Sauerbrei, R. Schmidt-Ott, H. Hoyer, P. Wutzler

Original Investigation

No evidence of chikungunya virus and antibodies shortly before the outbreak on Sri Lanka

Marcus Panning, Dominic Wichmann, Klaus Grywna, Augustina Annan, Sriyal Wijesinghe, S. A. M. Kularatne, Christian Drosten

Original Investigation

Diagnostic value of HCMV pp65 antigen detection by FCA for symptomatic and asymptomatic infection: compared to quantification of HCMV DNA and detection of IgM antibody in infants

Zhengrong Sun, Xiangshi Ceng, Zhiqin Mao, Jidong Wang, Qing Liu, Yaohua Ji, Yanping Ma, Ying Qi, Rong He, Qiang Ruan

Original Investigation

Influence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing signal molecule N-(3-oxododecanoyl) homoserine lactone on mast cells

Hongtao Li, Lili Wang, Lu Ye, Yan Mao, Xuhua Xie, Chao Xia, Jia Chen, Zimin Lu, Jianxin Song

Original Investigation

Nitric oxide participation in granulomatous response induced by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in mice

Angela Satie Nishikaku, Raphael Fagnani Sanchez Molina, Luciana Cristina Ribeiro, Renata Scavone, Bernardo Paulo Albe, Cláudia Silva Cunha, Eva Burger

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.