Publications by authors named "G Barthel"
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- - The study analyzed the effectiveness of various pneumonia risk scores in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) after they experienced community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), highlighting that traditional scores may be less effective for this group.
- - A total of 310 KTR episodes were examined, revealing that 5.2% resulted in death and 15.5% led to severe pneumonia; SOFA and NEWS-2 scores were found to be the most reliable indicators of severe outcomes.
- - The findings suggest that unlike in immunocompetent patients, the CRB-65 score is not advisable for outpatient treatment of KTR due to a significant risk of developing severe pneumonia even with a low score.
Cellular senescence is a well-established driver of aging and age-related diseases. There are many challenges to mapping senescent cells in tissues such as the absence of specific markers and their relatively low abundance and vast heterogeneity. Single-cell technologies have allowed unprecedented characterization of senescence; however, many methodologies fail to provide spatial insights.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIron is a central micronutrient needed by all living organisms. Competition for iron in the intestinal tract is essential for the maintenance of indigenous microbial populations and for host health. How symbiotic relationships between hosts and native microbes persist during times of iron limitation is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnaerobic degradation processes are very important to attenuate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in saturated, anoxic sediments. However, PAHs are poorly degradable, leading to very slow microbial growth and thus resulting in only a few cultures that have been enriched and studied so far. Here, we report on a new phenanthrene-degrading, sulfate-reducing enrichment culture, TRIP1.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of epinephrine versus arginine vasopressin (AVP) in treating anaphylactic shock (AS) in a rat model, focusing on airway response and arterial pressure.
- Results showed that while both drugs prolonged survival, epinephrine significantly improved arterial pressure and reduced airway obstruction compared to AVP.
- The findings suggest that epinephrine is the preferred treatment for managing airway complications during anaphylactic shock, as it outperformed AVP in restoring normal respiratory function.