51
|
Strassburg A, Dalhoff K, Engelmann I, Ewig S, Herth FJF, Knobloch J, Rohde G, Sahly H, Schaaf B, Lange C. [Diagnosis of infections in pneumology]. Pneumologie 2010; 64:291-9. [PMID: 20455176 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Lower respiratory tract infections rank among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In clinical practice, especially in the care of severely ill patients, discrimination between tracheobronchial colonisation with potentially pathogenic microorganisms and infection is a common diagnostic challenge. While prompt antibiotic treatment is needed in critically ill patients with pneumonia, an inadequate use of antibiotics is the major cause for the emergence of drug-resistant microorganisms. The first part of this review provided a detailed overview of the currently available methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary infectious diseases. In the present second part of the manuscript, we focus upon methods and criteria for the differentiation between lower respiratory tract bacterial colonisation and lower respiratory tract infections, highlighting important pathogens.
Collapse
|
52
|
Jungck D, Urban K, Strauch J, Knobloch J, Koch A. Einfluss der TNFα- und Endothelin-Rezeptor-Subtypen auf die TNFα-induzierte GM-CSF-Expression in humanen glatten Atemwegsmuskelzellen (HASMCs). Pneumologie 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1251287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
53
|
Knobloch J, Schild K, Jungck D, Urban K, Koch A. Die reduzierte Toll-like Rezeptor 4 (TLR4) Expression in TH1-Lymphozyten bei der COPD beeinträchtigt die adaptive Immunantwort auf bakterielle Infektionen. Pneumologie 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1251289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
54
|
Schild K, Knobloch J, Jungck D, Urban K, Koch A. Die reduzierte Toll-like Rezeptor 4 (TLR4) Expression in Monocyten bei der COPD beeinträchtigt die unspezifische Immunantwort auf bakterielle Infektionen. Pneumologie 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1251138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
55
|
Knobloch J, Schild K, Jungck D, Urban K, Koch A. Die reduzierte Toll-like Rezeptor 4 (TLR4) Expression in TH1-Lymphocyten bei der COPD beeinträchtigt die adaptive Immunantwort auf bakterielle Infektionen. Pneumologie 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1247926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
56
|
Knobloch J, Jungck D, Urban K, Strauch J, Koch A. Einfluss der TNFα- und Endothelin-Rezeptor-Subtypen auf die TNFα-induzierte GM-CSF-Expression in humanen glatten Atemwegsmuskelzellen (HASMCs). Pneumologie 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1247925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
57
|
Knobloch J, Peters H, Jungck D, Muller K, Strauch J, Koch A. TNF -induced GM-CSF release from human airway smooth muscle cells depends on activation of an ET-1 autoregulatory positive feedback mechanism. Thorax 2009; 64:1044-52. [DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.111047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
|
58
|
Schild K, Jungck D, Urban K, Knobloch J, Koch A. Verminderte LPS-abhängige IFNγ-Expression und reduzierter immunmodulierender Effekt von Dexamethason in Blut-TH1-Lymphozyten von Rauchern und COPD. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
59
|
Jungck D, Peters H, Urban K, Strauch J, Knobloch J, Koch A. Die TNFα-induzierte Freisetzung von GM-CSF aus humanen Atemwegsmuskelzellen basiert auf der Aktivierung eines autoregulatorischen positiven Rückkopplungs-mechanismus der Endothelin-1 Expression – Effekt von Bosentan. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
60
|
Chikosi S, Jungck D, Urban K, Knobloch J, Koch A. Moxifloxacin erhöht die Expression von Interleukin-2 in LPS-stimulierten TH1 Zellen von COPD-Erkrankten. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1213836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
61
|
Knobloch J, Urban K, Jungck D, Koch A. Die COPD-Erkrankung beeinträchtigt die LPS-induzierte TLR4-Expression und Zytokinfreisetzung in Monozyten und T-Lymphozyten. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
62
|
Jungck D, Peters H, Urban K, Strauch J, Knobloch J, Koch A. Die TNFα-induzierte Freisetzung von GM-CSF aus humanen Atemwegsmuskelzellen basiert auf der Aktivierung eines autoregulatorischen positiven Rückkopplungsmechanismus der Endothelin-1 Genexpression – Effekt von Bosentan. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
63
|
Knobloch J, Jungck D, Urban K, Koch A. Die LPS-induzierte TLR4- und IFNγ-Expression ist in T-Lymphozyten von COPD Erkrankten reduziert. Pneumologie 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
64
|
Tauber E, Kollaritsch H, von Sonnenburg F, Lademann M, Jilma B, Firbas C, Jelinek T, Beckett C, Knobloch J, McBride W, Schuller E, Kaltenböck A, Sun W, Lyons A. Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Phase 3 Trial of the Safety and Tolerability of IC51, an Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine. J Infect Dis 2008; 198:493-9. [DOI: 10.1086/590116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
|
65
|
Knobloch J, Tubis M, Müller K, Koch A. Der Einfluss von Zigarettenrauchen auf die LPS-induzierte Expression von Toll-like-Rezeptor (TLR) 4 in humanen T-Lymphozyten und Monozyten. Pneumologie 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
66
|
Tubis M, Knobloch J, Müller K, Koch A. Die Wirkung von Moxifloxacin auf die LPS-induzierte Zytokinproduktion von Monocyten und Lymphocyten von COPD-Erkrankten. Pneumologie 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
|
67
|
Schleucher R, Gaessler M, Knobloch J. Panton-Valentine leukocidin producing Staphylococcus aureus as a cause for re-current, contagious pyoderma in young, healthy travellers returned from a tropical country: A new worldwide public health problem? Travel Med Infect Dis 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
|
68
|
Schleucher R, Gaessler M, Knobloch J. Rapid healing of a late diagnosed sickle cell leg ulcer using a new combination of treatment methods. J Wound Care 2007; 16:197-8. [PMID: 17552401 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2007.16.5.27036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
|
69
|
Schleucher R, Gaessler M, Schulte B, Marschal M, Knobloch J. P1514 Recurrent pyoderma caused by Staphylococcus aureus with Panton-Valentine leukocidin production in a young, male traveller who infected his non-travelling partner and in a young, female traveller returned from a tropical country. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)71353-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
|
70
|
Schramm G, Gronow A, Knobloch J, Wippersteg V, Grevelding CG, Galle J, Fuller H, Stanley RG, Chiodini PL, Haas H, Doenhoff MJ. IPSE/alpha-1: a major immunogenic component secreted from Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2006; 147:9-19. [PMID: 16480783 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2005] [Revised: 11/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
During infection with Schistosoma mansoni the egg stage of this parasite modulates the initial T helper (Th1) response into a Th2 response. This suggests that schistosome eggs contain factors responsible for that effect. We have recently described a glycoprotein (IPSE) from S. mansoni eggs that has a potent IL-4-inducing effect on human basophils. Here we demonstrate that IPSE is identical to a previously described molecule, the S. mansoni egg antigen alpha-1. We furthermore show that the expression of IPSE/alpha-1 at the level of both mRNA and protein is restricted to the egg stage. IPSE/alpha-1 is produced in and released from the subshell area of the egg and comes into close contact with inflammatory cells recruited to the vicinity of the egg surface. In line with this IPSE/alpha-1 is one of three major S. mansoni egg glycoproteins that induce pronounced antibody responses. Its IL-4-inducing capacity, moreover, suggests that IPSE/alpha-1 plays a role in initiating the Th2 response induced by patent S. mansoni infections.
Collapse
|
71
|
Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Gascon J, Probst M, Zoller T, Schunk M, Beran J, Gjørup I, Behrens RH, Clerinx J, Björkman A, McWhinney P, Matteelli A, Lopez-Velez R, Bisoffi Z, Hellgren U, Puente S, Schmid ML, Myrvang B, Holthoff-Stich ML, Laferl H, Hatz C, Kollaritsch H, Kapaun A, Knobloch J, Iversen J, Kotlowski A, Malvy DJM, Kern P, Fry G, Siikamaki H, Schulze MH, Soula G, Paul M, Prat JGI, Lehmann V, Bouchaud O, Cunha SD, Atouguia J, Boecken G. Epidemiology and clinical features of vivax malaria imported to Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop. Malar J 2004; 3:5. [PMID: 15003128 PMCID: PMC385246 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-3-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2003] [Accepted: 03/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Plasmodium vivax is the second most common species among malaria patients diagnosed in Europe, but epidemiological and clinical data on imported P. vivax malaria are limited. The TropNetEurop surveillance network has monitored the importation of vivax malaria into Europe since 1999. OBJECTIVES To present epidemiological and clinical data on imported P. vivax malaria collected at European level. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of primary cases of P. vivax malaria reported between January 1999 and September 2003 were analysed, focusing on disease frequency, patient characteristics, place of infection, course of disease, treatment and differences between network-member countries. RESULTS Within the surveillance period 4,801 cases of imported malaria were reported. 618 (12.9%) were attributed to P. vivax. European travellers and immigrants were the largest patient groups, but their proportion varied among the reporting countries. The main regions of infection in descending order were the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, South America and Western and Eastern Africa, as a group accounting for more than 60% of the cases. Regular use of malaria chemoprophylaxis was reported by 118 patients. With 86 (inter-quartile range 41-158) versus 31 days (inter-quartile range 4-133) the median symptom onset was significantly delayed in patients with chemoprophylaxis (p < 0.0001). Common complaints were fever, headache, fatigue, and musculo-skeletal symptoms. All patients survived and severe clinical complications were rare. Hospitalization was provided for 60% and primaquine treatment administered to 83.8% of the patients, but frequencies varied strongly among reporting countries. CONCLUSIONS TropNetEurop data can contribute to the harmonization of European treatment policies.
Collapse
|
72
|
Michel A, Knobloch J, Kunz W. P19: a female and tissue specifically expressed gene in Schistosoma mansoni, regulated by pairing with the male. Parasitology 2003; 127:519-24. [PMID: 14700187 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182003004244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
A female-specific sequence was isolated from a cDNA library of Schistosoma mansoni and further characterized. Expression of the corresponding gene (p19) depends on pairing with a male. In situ hybridization and immunohistology experiments revealed exclusive expression of the gene in the cells of the vitellarium, suggesting a function in egg formation. In addition, experimental evidence for cross-linking of the protein under oxidative conditions supports the assumption that the p19 gene may code for an egg-shell precursor protein.
Collapse
|
73
|
Grobusch MP, Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Bisoffi Z, Corachán M, Harms G, Matteelli A, Fry G, Hatz C, Gjørup I, Schmid ML, Knobloch J, Puente S, Bronner U, Kapaun A, Clerinx J, Nielsen LN, Fleischer K, Beran J, da Cunha S, Schulze M, Myrvang B, Hellgren U. Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop. J Travel Med 2003; 10:164-9. [PMID: 12757691 DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.35759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis is a major parasitic disease, increasingly imported into temperate climates by immigrants from and travelers to endemic areas. METHOD To generate valid data on imported infectious diseases to Europe and to recognize trends over time, the European Network on Imported Infectious Diseases Surveillance (TropNetEurop) was founded in 1999. Three hundred and thirty-three reports of schistosomiasis were analyzed for epidemiologic and clinical features. RESULTS Male patients accounted for 64% of all cases. The average age of all patients was 29.5 years. The majority of patients were of European origin (53%). Europeans traveled predominantly for tourism (52%). Main reasons for travel for people from endemic areas were immigration and refuge (51%) and visits to relatives and friends (28%). The majority of infections were acquired in Africa; 92 infections were clearly attributable to Schistosoma haematobium, 130 to Schistosoma mansoni, and 4 to Schistosoma intercalatum. Praziquantel was the only treatment used. No deaths were recorded. CONCLUSION TropNetEurop sentinel provides valuable epidemiologic and clinical data on imported schistosomiasis to Europe.
Collapse
|
74
|
Mühlberger N, Jelinek T, Behrens RH, Gjørup I, Coulaud JP, Clerinx J, Puente S, Burchard G, Gascon J, Grobusch MP, Weitzel T, Zoller T, Kollaritsch H, Beran J, Iversen J, Hatz C, Schmid ML, Björkman A, Fleischer K, Bisoffi Z, Guggemos W, Knobloch J, Matteelli A, Schulze MH, Laferl H, Kapaun A, McWhinney P, Lopez-Velez R, Fätkenheuer G, Kern P, Zieger BW, Kotlowski A, Fry G, Cuadros J, Myrvang B. Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of falciparum malaria in European patients: observations from TropNetEurop and SIMPID Surveillance Data. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36:990-5. [PMID: 12684911 DOI: 10.1086/374224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2002] [Accepted: 01/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have indicated that age is a risk factor for severe falciparum malaria in nonimmune patients. The objectives of this study were to reevaluate previous findings with a larger sample and to find out how strongly clinical outcomes for elderly patients differ from those for younger patients. Results of adjusted analyses indicated that the risks of death due to falciparum malaria, of experiencing cerebral or severe disease in general, and of hospitalization increased significantly with each decade of life. The case-fatality rate was almost 6 times greater among elderly patients than among younger patients, and cerebral complications occurred 3 times more often among elderly patients. Antimalarial chemoprophylaxis was significantly associated with a lower case-fatality rate and a lower frequency of cerebral complications. Women were more susceptible to cerebral complications than were men. Our study provides evidence that falciparum malaria is more serious in older patients and demonstrates that clinical surveillance networks are capable of providing quality data for investigation of rare events or diseases.
Collapse
|
75
|
Jelinek T, Mühlberger N, Harms G, Corachán M, Grobusch MP, Knobloch J, Bronner U, Laferl H, Kapaun A, Bisoffi Z, Clerinx J, Puente S, Fry G, Schulze M, Hellgren U, Gjørup I, Chalupa P, Hatz C, Matteelli A, Schmid M, Nielsen LN, da Cunha S, Atouguia J, Myrvang B, Fleischer K. Epidemiology and clinical features of imported dengue fever in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35:1047-52. [PMID: 12384837 DOI: 10.1086/342906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2002] [Revised: 06/06/2002] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Travelers have the potential both to acquire and to spread dengue virus infection. The incidence of dengue fever (DF) among European travelers certainly is underestimated, because few centers use standardized diagnostic procedures for febrile patients. In addition, DF is currently not reported in most European public health systems. Surveillance has commenced within the framework of a European Network on Imported Infectious Disease Surveillance (TropNetEurop) to gain information on the quantity and severity of cases of dengue imported into Europe. Descriptions of 294 patients with DF were analyzed for epidemiological information and clinical features. By far the most infections were imported from Asia, which suggests a high risk of DF for travelers to that region. Dengue hemorrhagic fever occurred in 7 patients (2.4%) all of whom recovered. Data reported by member sites of the TropNetEurop can contribute to understanding the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of imported DF.
Collapse
|