Publications by authors named "Lukas Antonitsch"
Article Synopsis
- The ELIMINATE project aimed to reconnect individuals in Eastern Austria with previously documented hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections to medical care, supporting global elimination goals set by the WHO.
- Researchers reviewed lab records from 2008 to 2020, identifying 5,695 individuals, but faced challenges such as 34% having died and 13% lacking contact information.
- Ultimately, they successfully contacted 617 individuals, leading to a 64.3% treatment initiation rate, and confirmed an HCV cure in 326 people, demonstrating the effectiveness of targeted outreach strategies in addressing HCV.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to use existing laboratory records to identify and treat individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia, assisting in broader global elimination efforts.
- Out of 22,682 individuals who tested for HCV-RNA, 6006 had detectable viremia; barriers like invalid contact information hindered follow-up, but efforts led to successful treatment initiation in some.
- This interim report from the ELIMINATE project highlights the potential of systematic screening and recall, identifying a significant number of people previously lost to care who began antiviral treatment.
Chylous Ascites as the Main Clinical Symptom of a Infection in an Immigrant from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
November 2022
Unlabelled: Extraintestinal strongyloidiasis is rare in patients without immunosuppression. We describe the first case of chylous ascites as a result of strongyloidiasis. Alcohol cessation, diuretic therapy and repeated paracentesis did not lead to improvement of refractory chylous ascites with positive nucleic acid amplification test indicative of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antimicrobial stewardship is crucial to avoid antimicrobial resistance in microbes and adverse drug effects in patients. In respiratory infections, however, viral pneumonia is difficult to distinguish from bacterial pneumonia, which explains the overuse of antibiotic therapy in this indication.
Cases: Five cases of lung consolidation are presented.
Background: Tularemia, a re-emerging, potential life threatening infectious disease, can present itself with nonspecific clinical symptoms including fever, chills and malaise. Taking a detailed history of exposure and a highly raised index of clinical suspicion are necessary to take the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic steps in this setting. Here, a case report of typhoid tularaemia is presented.
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