Publications by authors named "W M de Raadt"

Purpose: To assess the interchangeability of various existing answering scales within the subjective part of the Constant-Murley Score (CMS) and to determine the effect of the different answering scales on the inter- and intraobserver reliability.

Methods: In this prospective, single-center, cross-sectional trial, patients with shoulder problems were included from June to September 2018. Subjects recruited were 18 years or older, presented various shoulder complaints, e.

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  • A female patient developed acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) following her new smoking habits and exposure to glyphosate-surfactant.
  • The combination of these factors likely worsened her condition, with a relapse occurring after re-exposure four years later.
  • The case underscores the need for detailed exposure histories in diagnosing AEP and suggests that genotyping may help in cases of severe lung damage.
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Aeromonas salmonicida is a significant bacterial pathogen of cyprinid and salmonid fishes causing the systemic disease furunculosis. Several observations led us to believe that A. salmonicida was able to evade or suppress the immune system of the fish: injection of whole bacteria or surface antigens was unsuccessful at protecting fish against lethal challenges; memory did not develop in survivors of sublethal infections; diseased fish often carried other opportunistic bacterial pathogens in addition to A.

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