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Endocarditis due to Tropheryma whipplei: rapid detection, limited genetic diversity, and long-term clinical outcome in a local experience.

Escher R, Roth S, Droz S, Egli K, Altwegg M, Täuber MG.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19732090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Disease burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children up to 5 years of age in two Swiss cantons: paediatrician- and hospital-based surveillance.

Lacroix L, Galetto-Lacour A, Altwegg M, Egli K, Schmidt M, Gervaix A.

Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19649782 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Genotyping reveals a wide heterogeneity of Tropheryma whipplei.

Li W, Fenollar F, Rolain JM, Fournier PE, Feurle GE, Müller C, Moos V, Marth T, Altwegg M, Calligaris-Maibach RC, Schneider T, Biagi F, La Scola B, Raoult D.

Microbiology. 2008 Feb;154(Pt 2):521-7.PMID: 18227256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of conventional microbiological procedures and molecular genetic techniques for diagnosis of infections in patients with implanted orthopedic devices.

Dora C, Altwegg M, Gerber C, Böttger EC, Zbinden R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Feb;46(2):824-5. Epub 2007 Nov 26. No abstract available. PMID: 18039794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Identification of moulds in the diagnostic laboratory--an algorithm implementing molecular and phenotypic methods.

Ciardo DE, Schär G, Altwegg M, Böttger EC, Bosshard PP.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;59(1):49-60. Epub 2007 Jul 26.PMID: 17662553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The diagnostic yield of vitrectomy specimen analysis in chronic idiopathic endogenous uveitis.

Garweg JG, Wanner D, Sarra GM, Altwegg M, Loosli H, Kodjikian L, Halberstadt M.

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul-Aug;16(4):588-94.PMID: 16952099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Real-time quantitative broad-range PCR assay for detection of the 16S rRNA gene followed by sequencing for species identification.

Zucol F, Ammann RA, Berger C, Aebi C, Altwegg M, Niggli FK, Nadal D.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Aug;44(8):2750-9.PMID: 16891488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

16S rRNA gene sequencing versus the API 20 NE system and the VITEK 2 ID-GNB card for identification of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacteria in the clinical laboratory.

Bosshard PP, Zbinden R, Abels S, Böddinghaus B, Altwegg M, Böttger EC.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Apr;44(4):1359-66.PMID: 16597863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Internal transcribed spacer sequencing versus biochemical profiling for identification of medically important yeasts.

Ciardo DE, Schär G, Böttger EC, Altwegg M, Bosshard PP.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jan;44(1):77-84.PMID: 16390952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rapid detection and species identification of Mycobacterium spp. using real-time PCR and DNA-microarray.

Tobler NE, Pfunder M, Herzog K, Frey JE, Altwegg M.

J Microbiol Methods. 2006 Jul;66(1):116-24. Epub 2005 Dec 19.PMID: 16360893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[The role of PCR for the diagnosis of Lyme arthritis]

Jaschko G, Brühlmann P, Altwegg M, Stoll T.

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2005 Aug 24;94(34):1301-5. German. PMID: 16173127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid detection of diarrheagenic E. coli by real-time PCR.

Bischoff C, Lüthy J, Altwegg M, Baggi F.

J Microbiol Methods. 2005 Jun;61(3):335-41. Epub 2005 Jan 11.PMID: 15767009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Deadly carousel or difficult interpretation of new diagnostic tools for Whipple's disease: case report and review of the literature.

Müller SA, Vogt P, Altwegg M, Seebach JD.

Infection. 2005 Feb;33(1):39-42. Review.PMID: 15750760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Three month treatment of reactive arthritis with azithromycin: a EULAR double blind, placebo controlled study.

Kvien TK, Gaston JS, Bardin T, Butrimiene I, Dijkmans BA, Leirisalo-Repo M, Solakov P, Altwegg M, Mowinckel P, Plan PA, Vischer T; EULAR.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 Sep;63(9):1113-9.PMID: 15308521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immunohistostaining assays for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic arteries indicate cross-reactions with nonchlamydial plaque constituents.

Hoymans VY, Bosmans JM, Ursi D, Martinet W, Wuyts FL, Van Marck E, Altwegg M, Vrints CJ, Ieven MM.

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jul;42(7):3219-24.PMID: 15243085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of conventional and molecular methods for identification of aerobic catalase-negative gram-positive cocci in the clinical laboratory.

Bosshard PP, Abels S, Altwegg M, Böttger EC, Zbinden R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 May;42(5):2065-73.PMID: 15131171 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Spondylodiscitis as the first manifestation of Whipple's disease -a removal worker with chronic low back pain.

Weber U, Morf MH, Gubler JG, Altwegg M, Maibach RC.

Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Dec;22(6):443-6. Epub 2003 Oct 2.PMID: 14677024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ribosomal DNA sequencing for identification of aerobic gram-positive rods in the clinical laboratory (an 18-month evaluation).

Bosshard PP, Abels S, Zbinden R, Böttger EC, Altwegg M.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Sep;41(9):4134-40.PMID: 12958237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cloning and sequencing an unknown gene of Tropheryma whipplei and development of two LightCycler PCR assays.

Maibach RC, Altwegg M.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Jul;46(3):181-7.PMID: 12867093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Etiologic diagnosis of infective endocarditis by broad-range polymerase chain reaction: a 3-year experience.

Bosshard PP, Kronenberg A, Zbinden R, Ruef C, Böttger EC, Altwegg M.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jul 15;37(2):167-72. Epub 2003 Jul 9.PMID: 12856207 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli among children with and without diarrhea in Switzerland.

Pabst WL, Altwegg M, Kind C, Mirjanic S, Hardegger D, Nadal D.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jun;41(6):2289-93.PMID: 12791838 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi by species-specific and broad-range PCR of synovial fluid and synovial tissue of Lyme arthritis patients before and after antibiotic treatment.

Lipowsky C, Altwegg M, Michel BA, Brühlmann P.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2003 Mar-Apr;21(2):271-2. No abstract available. PMID: 12747294 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Monitoring intracellular replication of Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae in cell cultures and comparing clinical samples by real-time PCR.

Bonanomi A, Dohm C, Rickenbach Z, Altwegg M, Fischer J, Gygi D, Nadal D.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 May;46(1):39-47.PMID: 12742318 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An interlaboratory comparison for the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory samples by the polymerase chain reaction.

Ursi D, Ieven M, Noordhoek GT, Ritzler M, Zandleven H, Altwegg M.

J Microbiol Methods. 2003 Jun;53(3):289-94.PMID: 12689706 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei DNA in patients with various gastrointestinal diseases and in healthy controls.

Amsler L, Bauernfeind P, Nigg C, Maibach RC, Steffen R, Altwegg M.

Infection. 2003 Mar;31(2):81-5.PMID: 12682812 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative detection of Moraxella catarrhalis in nasopharyngeal secretions by real-time PCR.

Greiner O, Day PJ, Altwegg M, Nadal D.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Apr;41(4):1386-90.PMID: 12682118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of a multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory tract secretions.

Welti M, Jaton K, Altwegg M, Sahli R, Wenger A, Bille J.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Feb;45(2):85-95.PMID: 12614979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Paenibacillus turicensis sp. nov., a novel bacterium harbouring heterogeneities between 16S rRNA genes.

Bosshard PP, Zbinden R, Altwegg M.

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2002 Nov;52(Pt 6):2241-9.PMID: 12508893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Aerococcus urinae endocarditis: case report and review of the literature.

Ebnöther C, Altwegg M, Gottschalk J, Seebach JD, Kronenberg A.

Infection. 2002 Oct;30(5):310-3. Review.PMID: 12382093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of simple heuristics to target macrolide prescription in children with community-acquired pneumonia.

Fischer JE, Steiner F, Zucol F, Berger C, Martignon L, Bossart W, Altwegg M, Nadal D.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Oct;156(10):1005-8.PMID: 12361446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Endocarditis after urinary tract infection.

Ebnöther C, Altwegg M, Gottschalk J, Seebach JD, Kronenberg A.

Infection. 2002 Aug;30(4):212. No abstract available. PMID: 12236563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Turicibacter sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium.

Bosshard PP, Zbinden R, Altwegg M.

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2002 Jul;52(Pt 4):1263-6.PMID: 12148638 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Detection of Tropheryma whipplei DNA in feces by PCR using a target capture method.

Maibach RC, Dutly F, Altwegg M.

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul;40(7):2466-71.PMID: 12089263 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of Salmonella serovars by PCR-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis.

Nair S, Lin TK, Pang T, Altwegg M.

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul;40(7):2346-51.PMID: 12089246 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systemic inflammation, Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in circulating leukocytes and coronary atherosclerosis.

Hoymans V, Bosmans J, Ursi D, Dubois F, Van Marck E, Altwegg M, Ieven M, Vrints C.

Acta Cardiol. 2002 Jun;57(3):213-9.PMID: 12088179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Azithromycin versus penicillin V for treatment of acute group A streptococcal pharyngitis.

Schaad UB, Kellerhals P, Altwegg M; Swiss Pharyngitis Study Group.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Apr;21(4):304-8.PMID: 12075761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tropheryma whippelii and the (re)emergence of an old disease.

Altwegg M.

Contrib Microbiol. 2001;8:137-49. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11764731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Broad range polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of rat-bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Berger C, Altwegg M, Meyer A, Nadal D.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Dec;20(12):1181-2.PMID: 11740332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recurrent soft tissue abscesses caused by Legionella cincinnatiensis.

Gubler JG, Schorr M, Gaia V, Zbinden R, Altwegg M.

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec;39(12):4568-70.PMID: 11724886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antibodies against recombinant heat shock protein 65 of Tropheryma whipplei in patients with and without Whipple's disease.

Morgenegg S, Maibach R, Chaperon DN, Herzog K, Altwegg M.

J Microbiol Methods. 2001 Dec;47(3):299-306.PMID: 11714520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal secretions by real-time PCR.

Greiner O, Day PJ, Bosshard PP, Imeri F, Altwegg M, Nadal D.

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Sep;39(9):3129-34.PMID: 11526140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Description of Tropheryma whipplei gen. nov., sp. nov., the Whipple's disease bacillus.

La Scola B, Fenollar F, Fournier PE, Altwegg M, Mallet MN, Raoult D.

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2001 Jul;51(Pt 4):1471-9.PMID: 11491348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii".

Dutly F, Altwegg M.

Clin Microbiol Rev. 2001 Jul;14(3):561-83. Review.PMID: 11432814 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Community-acquired pneumonia in children due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae: diagnostic performance of a seminested 16S rDNA-PCR.

Nadala D, Bossart W, Zucol F, Steiner F, Berger C, Lips U, Altwegg M.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Jan;39(1):15-9.PMID: 11173186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis and therapy monitoring of Whipple's arthritis by polymerase chain reaction.

Brühlmann P, Michel BA, Altwegg M.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2000 Dec;39(12):1427-8. No abstract available. PMID: 11136891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Whipple's disease with normal intestinal histology: rarity or reality?]

Hirsbrunner-Erni R, Altwegg M, Diener PA, Villiger PM.

Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 2000 Nov 25;130(47):1820-6. German. PMID: 11130148 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis reveal a cluster of group A streptococci in intravenous drug abusers.

Brunner S, Fleisch F, Ruef C, Altwegg M.

Infection. 2000 Sep;28(5):314-7.PMID: 11073140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intestinal infection due to enteroaggregative Escherichia coli among human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons.

Durrer P, Zbinden R, Fleisch F, Altwegg M, Ledergerber B, Karch H, Weber R.

J Infect Dis. 2000 Nov;182(5):1540-4. Epub 2000 Oct 9.PMID: 11023479 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tropheryma whippelii DNA in saliva of patients without Whipple's disease.

Dutly F, Hinrikson HP, Seidel T, Morgenegg S, Altwegg M, Bauerfeind P.

Infection. 2000 Jul-Aug;28(4):219-22.PMID: 10961527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Catalase-negative Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii isolated from an infected mammary prosthesis.

Brunner S, Graf S, Riegel P, Altwegg M.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2000 Jul;290(3):285-7.PMID: 10959731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles