Rapid identification of clinically relevant <em>Enterococcus</em> species by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
A fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for the rapid identification of clinically relevant enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium, E. gallinarum, the VanC-type resistance group) was develo
Molecular identification of zoonotic tissue-invasive tapeworm larvae other than <em>Taenia solium</em> in suspected human cysticercosis cases (Publications)
Rarely, zoonotic Taenia species other than Taenia solium cause human cysticercosis. The larval stages are morphologically often indistinguishable. We therefore investigated 12 samples of suspected hum
Prevalence of nasal colonisation by methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> among healthcare workers and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones pose a significant threat to hospitalised patients because the bacteria can be transmitted by asymptomatic carriers within healthc
High detection rate of <em>Rickettsia africae</em> in <em>Amblyomma variegatum</em> but low prevalence of anti-rickettsial antibodies in healthy... (Publications)
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Madagascar, the endemicity of tick-borne rickettsiae and their vectors has been incomplete
Rapid identification of <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> and <em>Burkholderia mallei </em>by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) from culture... (Publications)
We evaluated newly developed probes for rapid identification of Burkholderia (B.) pseudomallei and B. mallei and differentiation from B. thailandensis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FIS
Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for the identification of <em>Candida albicans</em> in comparison with three phenotypic... (Publications)
Severe Candida infections are increasing and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Rapid and accurate differentiation of Candida albicans from non-C. albicans species is essential
Diagnosis of neuroschistosomiasis by antibody specificity index and semi-quantitative real-time PCR from cerebrospinal fluid and serum (Publications)
We describe the case of a 16-year-old German male expatriate from Ghana who presented with obstipation, dysuria, dysaesthesia of the gluteal region and the lower limbs, bilateral plantar hypaesthesia
Identification of nasal colonization with beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in patients, health care workers and students in Madagascar (Publications)
This study assesses the nasal occurrence of beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae both in patients in a hospital department of infectious diseases at admission and in healthy Madagascan students