The Bacterial Gut Microbiota of Adult Patients Infected, Colonized or Noncolonized by .

Gut microbiota composition in patients with colonization is not well investigated. We aimed to identify bacterial signatures associated with resistance and susceptibility to colonization (CDC) and infection (CDI). Therefore, gut microbiota composition from patients with CDC ( = 41), with CDI ( = 41), and without CDC (controls, = 43) was determined through 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.

Response to imported case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, the Netherland.

On July 10, 2008, Marburg hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in a Dutch patient who had vacationed recently in Uganda. Exposure most likely occurred in the Python Cave (Maramagambo Forest), which harbors bat species that elsewhere in Africa have been found positive for Marburg virus. A multidisciplinary response team was convened to perform a structured risk assessment, perform risk classification of contacts, issue guidelines for follow-up, provide information, and monitor the crisis response.