Case report: Molecular diagnosis of subcutaneous <em>Spirometra erinaceieuropaei</em> sparganosis in a Japanese immigrant (Publications)
We report a case of subcutaneous sparganosis in a 68-year-old female Japanese immigrant in Germany. The patient complained of a painless erythema caudal of the umbilicus with a palpable subcutaneous c
Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Cameroon (Publications)
In western and eastern Africa, rickettsioses are one cause of fever in humans. Little is known regarding the presence of Rickettsia sp. in northern Cameroon. The present work was conducted in order to
The mitochondrial genomes of the zoonotic canine filarial parasites<em> Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens</em> and <em>Candidatus</em> Dirofilaria... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous dirofilariosis is a canine mosquito-borne zoonosis that can cause larva migrans disease in humans. Dirofilaria repens is considered an emerging pathogen occurring with high preva
<em>Candidatus</em> Dirofilaria hongkongensis as causative agent of human ocular filariosis after travel to India (Publications)
We report a human case of ocular Dirofilaria infection in a traveler returning to Austria from India. Analysis of mitochondrial sequences identified the worm as Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis, a
<em>Dirofilaria repens</em> infection and concomitant meningoencephalitis (Publications)
Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. Clinical symptoms are usually restricted to a subcutaneous nodule containing a single infertile pa
Accelerated identification of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> from blood cultures by a modified fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization procedure (Publications)
This study evaluated fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) directly from blood cultures. Initially, 36
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
Rapid identification of yeast by fluorescence<em> in situ</em> hybridisation from broth and blood cultures (Publications)
Candida species including species other than Candida albicans are of importance as causative agents of sepsis in intensive-care units, requiring prompt initiation of targeted therapy. While fluconazol