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Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2001

Comparison of SeroMP IgA with four other commercial assays for serodiagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Thomas Watkins-Riedel; Gerold Stanek; Florian Daxboeck

Acute phase serum samples from 23 patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia were examined for specific antibodies with microparticle agglutination (MAG)-assay, complement fixation (CF)-test, IgM-specific ELISA, and Immunocard-based IgM-EIA. A novel 3-h IgA-ELISA (SeroMP-IgA) was tested to assess its diagnostic value. For MAG, CF, IgM-ELISA, card-based IgM-EIA, and IgA-ELISA positive results were obtained in 87%, 87%, 91%, 87%, and 100%, respectively. Overall concordance was 78%. Specificity testing of 46 healthy blood donors revealed an optimal diagnostic cut-off range of 22-30 IgA-ELISA binding units (BU)/mL resulting in 91%-100% specificity and 100%-96% sensitivity for serologic diagnosis of acute M. pneumoniae infection.


Emerging Infectious Diseases | 2003

Cat or Dog Ownership and Seroprevalence of Ehrlichiosis, Q Fever, and Cat- Scratch Disease

Martina Skerget; Christoph Wenisch; Florian Daxboeck; Robert Krause; Renate Haberl; Doris Stuenzner

Concerns have been raised about the role of domestic cats or dogs in the acquisition of zoonoses, in particular in pregnant women or immune-suppressed persons. We report that cat or dog ownership is not associated with an increased seroprevalence of antibodies to Anaplasma phagozytophilum, Coxiella burnetii, and Bartonella henselae in symptom-free persons in Styria, Austria.


Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2002

Effect of Age on Antibody Titer to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Florian Daxboeck; Karl Kircher; Robert Krause; Harald Heinzl; Christoph Wenisch; Gerold Stanek

Between January 1996 and September 1999, 13,650 serum samples from 12,337 patients were examined for antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae at the Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Vienna in the course of routine diagnosis. Antibody determination was performed by means of the microparticle agglutination assay Serodia Myco? II. Overall, positive results (antibody titer ≥ 1 : 40) were obtained in 2028 patients (16.4%). Age details were available for analysis in 2016 positive patients. Young children (≤⃒ 9 y) who tested positive showed a geometric mean titer of 1 : 137.9 (95% confidence interval: 117.7-161.4). The geometric mean titers of positive patients decreased significantly with age (Spearmans correlation coefficient - 0.20; p < 0.0001). Only 1/87 patients with serological evidence of M. pneumoniae infection aged ≥ 70 y showed a titer of ≥ 1 : 320. These data highlight the fact that, in the elderly, acute M. pneumoniae infection has to be considered in cases with slightly elevated antibody titers, which are usually referred to as borderline in children and young adults.


Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift | 2007

Fatal Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a previously healthy 18-year-old girl

Florian Daxboeck; Bernhard Eisl; Christofer Burghuber; Mazda Memarsadeghi; Ojan Assadian; Gerold Stanek

ZusammenfassungEin Fall von Pneumonie durch Mycoplasma pneumoniae mit tödlichem Ausgang bei einer vorher gesunden 18-jährigen Frau wird dargestellt. Der Antikörpertiter gegen M. pneumoniae wurde am Tag 9 des Spitalsaufenthalts mit 1:512 (Komplementbindungsreaktion) bzw. 1:5120 (Mikropartikel-Agglutinationstest) gemessen. Nach 5-wöchiger Behandlung an der Intensivstation verstarb die Patientin an nekrotisierender hämorrhagischer Pneumonie mit Multiorganversagen. Während der Dauer der Intensivpflichtigkeit traten keine relevanten zusätzlichen Infektionen auf. Korticosteroide (ab dem 8. Tag der stationären Behandlung) konnten den Krankheitsverlauf nicht positiv beeinflussen. Bemerkenswert ist, dass wie auch in einigen früheren Fallberichten trotz adäquater antimikrobieller Therapie gegen M. pneumoniae (in diesem Fall seit 2 Tage vor der stationären Aufnahme) zu einer Verschlechterung des klinischen Zustands kam, trotz der Eradikation des Erregers aus dem Respirationstrakt (mittels PCR konnte am Tag 22 nach Aufnahme M. pneumoniae nicht aus der bronchoalveolären Lavage nachgewiesen werden). Es ist jedoch festzuhalten, dass die Erkrankung bereits einige Tage vor der stationären Aufnahme begonnen hat, sodass über den möglicherweise positiven Effekt einer adäquaten antimikrobiellen Therapie in einem sehr frühen Stadium der Erkrankung keine Aussage getroffen werden kann. Aufgrund des Fehlens anderer therapeutischer Optionen im Fall von schweren Verläufen scheint die frühzeitige Diagnose und Therapie der Mykoplasmenpneumonie wesentlich. Dies ist der dritte Fall von tödlicher Pneumonie durch M. pneumoniae, welcher während der letzten Jahre in Österreich veröffentlicht wurde, was die Bedeutung der potentiell schweren Verläufe der Mykoplasmenpneumonie unterstreicht.SummaryA case of fatal Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a previously healthy 18-year-old girl is reported. On hospital day 9, the antibody titer to M. pneumoniae was 1:512 in the complement fixation test and 1:5120 in the microparticle agglutination assay. After five weeks in the intensive care unit, the patient died from necrotizing hemorrhagic pneumonia with multi-organ failure. No significant superinfections occurred during ICU treatment. Corticosteroids (hospital day 8 onward) did not influence the course of the disease. It is noteworthy that, as in some previously reported cases, the clinical state deteriorated during presumably adequate antibiotic treatment (2 days before admission onward), and despite documented eradication of the pathogen from the respiratory tract (PCR from bronchoalveolar fluid on hospital day 22 was negative). However, the illness had lasted for several days before admission to the hospital, therefore the potentially beneficial effect of antibiotic treatment at an early stage of the disease cannot be assessed. Clearly, in default of other treatment options, correct diagnosis and early treatment of mycoplasma community-acquired pneumonia seems mandatory. This is the third case of fatal mycoplasma pneumonia reported from Austria in recent years, making this topic worthy of further scientific attention.


Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift | 2006

An unrecognized epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Vienna.

Florian Daxboeck; Claudia C. Bauer; Ojan Assadian; Gerold Stanek

ZusammenfassungInfektionen mit Mycoplasma pneumoniae zeigen ausgeprägte epidemiologische Schwankungen, wobei alle 4 bis 7 Jahre eine 2- bis 10-fach erhöhte Inzidenz zu beobachten ist. Die regionale Epidemiologie von M. pneumoniae ist deshalb mit Hinblick auf die empirische antimikrobielle Therapie von ambulant erworbenen Infektionen des Respirationstrakts bedeutsam. Derzeit gibt es keine publizierten Daten zur Epidemiologie von M. pneumoniae Infektionen in Mitteleuropa. In dieser Studie wurden die Ergebnisse der Mykoplasmenserologie (Komplementbindungsreaktion) an der Klinischen Abteilung für Virologie am AKH-Universitätsklinikum Wien (2140 Betten, stationäre Aufnahmen: 94000/Jahr, ambulante Patientenfrequenz: 430000/Jahr) retrospektiv analysiert. Als Untersuchungszeitraum wurde 1/1995 bis 12/2004 gewählt (10 Jahre). Antikörpertiter gegen M. pneumoniae ≥ 1:64 wurden als Hinweis auf eine akute oder rezente Infektion gewertet. Die Anzahl der untersuchten Proben in den einzelnen Jahren zeigte nur geringe Schwankungen (Median: 2859 Proben/Jahr, Schwankungsbereich: 2257–3338). Im Median wurden pro Jahr 13 Patienten mit hochpositiver Mykoplasmenserologie registriert. Ein signifikanter epidemiologischer Gipfel zeigte sich im Jahr 2000 (43 Patienten), wobei eine steigende Inzidenz bereits im zweiten Halbjahr 1999 beobachtet werden konnte. Im Jahr 2001 war wieder die durchschnittliche jährliche Inzidenz erreicht. Ein Erfassungs-bzw. Meldesystem für Infektionen mit M. pneumoniae (d.h. Patienten mit erhöhten Antikörpertitern) könnte für Ärzte, die mit der Behandlung von Patienten mit respiratorischen Infektionen befasst sind, von Nutzen sein.SummaryMycoplasma pneumoniae infection shows epidemiological peaks with a 2- to 10-fold increased incidence every four to seven years. The regional epidemiology of M. pneumoniae infection is important with regard to empirical antibiotic treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which are the most common cause for visiting a physician. To date, no data on the epidemiology of M. pneumoniae in central Europe have been published. In the present study, the results of M. pneumoniae serology performed at the Clinical Division of Virology at Vienna General Hospital (a 2,140-bed university teaching hospital with an average of 94,000 admissions/year and 430,000 outpatient visits/year) in the 10-year period from January 1995 to December 2004 were analyzed retrospectively. Antibody titers ≥ 1:64 in complement fixation tests were considered indicative of acute or recent mycoplasma infection. The annual total number of serum specimens tested for anti-M. pneumoniae antibodies remained stable throughout the study period (median: 2859 samples/year, range: 2257–3338). The annual median number of patients with high M. pneumoniae titers was 13. A major epidemiological peak (43 patients) was observed in 2000, the epidemic starting in late 1999 and ending in 2001. A surveillance or reporting system for M. pneumoniae infections (i.e. positive serological results for M. pneumoniae) would be useful for physicians caring for patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections.


GMS Hygiene and Infection Control | 2013

High resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to paromomycin, an agent used for selective bowel decontamination (SBD).

Florian Daxboeck; Werner Rabitsch; Maria Stadler; Ojan Assadian; Johannes Leitgeb

Background: Paromomycin is used for selective bowel decontamination (SBD) in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation in many hospitals, but there are no published resistance data for this compound in the recent medical literature. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro activity of paromomycin against the common intestinal bacteria E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Methods: 94 E. coli isolates and 77 P. aeruginosa isolates derived from clinical specimens were tested by broth microdilution against paromomycin and amikacin, respectively, following the CLSI recommendations for testing amikacin. Results: 86 of 94 E. coli isolates (91%) and 71 of 77 P. aeruginosa isolates (92%) showed in vitro susceptibility to amikacin (MIC90 for both compounds: 16 µg/ml, range: 1–32 µg/ml for E. coli and 1–>128 µg/ml for P. aeruginosa). Paromomycin was active against 83/94 E. coli isolates (88%; MIC90: 32 µg/ml, range: 2–>128 µg/ml), but showed poor in vitro activity against P. aeruginosa (3/77 isolates susceptible [4%]; MIC90: >128 µg/ml, range: 2–>128 µg/ml). Conclusion: If SBD with inclusion of an aminoglycoside antibiotic is applied, paromomycin should not be used unless local resistance data provide evidence of a sufficient in vitro activity of this compound against P. aeruginosa.


American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2002

Ochrobactrum anthropi bloodstream infection complicating hemodialysis

Florian Daxboeck; Sabine Zitta; Ojan Assadian; Robert Krause; Christoph Wenisch; Josef Kovarik


International Journal of Medical Microbiology | 2005

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in serum specimens from patients with mycoplasma pneumonia by PCR.

Florian Daxboeck; Gelas Khanakah; Claudia C. Bauer; Maria Stadler; Hanns Hofmann; Gerold Stanek


International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2008

Risk factors for rectal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Shiraz, Iran

Mehrdad Askarian; Rahim Afkhamzadeh; Ahmad Monabbati; Florian Daxboeck; Ojan Assadian


Journal of Hospital Infection | 2006

Economic burden associated with multi-resistant gram-negative organisms compared with that for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a university teaching hospital

Florian Daxboeck; T. Budic; O. Assadian; M. Reich; W. Koller

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Ojan Assadian

Medical University of Vienna

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Gerold Stanek

Medical University of Vienna

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Claudia C. Bauer

Medical University of Vienna

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Maria Stadler

University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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Robert Krause

Medical University of Graz

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Bernhard Eisl

Medical University of Vienna

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Christofer Burghuber

Medical University of Vienna

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