Publications by authors named "M Blaschitz"
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- * Researchers confirmed that the O1 isolates from these cases belonged to the seventh pandemic El Tor lineage (7PET) and identified virulence characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, and phylogenetic relationships among the strains.
- * The study found that 46 of 49 high-quality genomes belonged to the 7PET lineage, with a dominant subgroup likely contributing to the rise in cholera cases; it emphasized the need for whole genome sequencing in high-income countries to track the evolution of strains and antimicrobial resistance.
Tularemia is increasing in Austria. We report Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica isolated from 3 patients who had been bitten by arthropods. Next-generation sequencing showed substantial isolate similarity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Raising awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration.
Methods: Report of a case of fulminant, imported respiratory diphtheria in an otherwise healthy 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022.
Result: This was the first case of respiratory diphtheria in Austria since 1993.
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- - The study investigates an outbreak of Klebsiella aerogenes, a rare pathogen causing severe infections in low birth weight infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and highlights the role of yersiniabactin, an iron-binding factor contributing to its virulence.
- - Researchers analyzed cases of K. aerogenes colonization among infants in the NICU from September to December 2018, finding 16 cases, with some developing serious conditions like necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis, leading to one death.
- - Genetic sequencing confirmed the outbreak involved the same strain of K. aerogenes that produced yersiniabactin, suggesting that this factor may enhance its ability