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Primary Objective: The purpose of this pilot study is to determine cut offs for both Procalcitonin and MR-proADM in stable CF patients. These measurements will be compared with Procalcitonin and MR-proADM values in CF patients with a pulmonary…
The aim of this study is to compare the colonization capacity of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) from animal and human origin in a human nose inoculation experiment.
To gain insight in the humoral and cellular immune response of people with risk factors for chronic Q-fever after vaccination against Q-fever and of people who have had a natural infection or have a chronic infection.
Primary objectives:- Evaluation of the value of mBL as a diagnostic tool for bacterial endocarditis.- Evaluation of the value of mBL as a monitoring tool during treatment for bacterial endocarditis.- To obtain data on the kinetics of mBL related to…
Primary Objective: The primary objective of our study was to prospectively study the fecal acquisition of NDM-1 carbapenemases producing Enterobacteriaceae during foreign travel and the persistence rate of acquired NDM-1 carbapenemases producing…
Study the clearance of immunoglobulin free light chains by HDF, lf-HD and high flux hemodialysis (hf-HD) using polysulphone and polyamide dialyzers.
The primary objective of this study is to assess the comparative safety and efficacy ofAztreonam Lysine for Inhalation (AZLI) and Tobramycin Nebuliser Solution (TNS) in adultand pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients aged 6 years or older with…
To assess the effect of alternative and reduced doses pneumococcal vaccination schedules using the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13, Wyeth) on the development of antibody titers directed against the different serotypes of pneumococci…
Objective: To study the frequency of measurable gentamicin serum levels in patients with gentamicin PMMA-beads in situ.
Primary Objective: To investigate the presence of periodontitis in ACPA and or RF positive patients with arthralgia*s.Secondary Objective: to unravel the role of the cellular immune response in ACPA positive persons with arthralgia*s who are at risk…
To investigate whether a very early start of EN (< 24 hrs after admission), as compared to selective delayed EN (> 72 hrs), will lead to a lower rate of infectious complications and mortality in patients with predicted severe AP.
The main objective of this part of the study (Work Package 1, WP1) which is part of a n European Union funded FP7 project entitled EUCLIDS is to develop, maintain and regulate the clinical network required to collect clinical data and patient…
To determine the genetic risk of susceptibility to, or severity of community-acquired pneumonia by comparing the interpersonal genetic variation of the host immune response of patients with community-acquired pneumonia to healthy controls and by…
1. To determine, in patients treated with TNF α blockers and living in the Q-fever endemic area, the prevalence of antibodies against C. burnetii and the prevalence of chronic Q fever.2. To assess other determinants in this group of patients which…
Primary objective: To determine the effect of hyperbilirubinemia on systemic activation of the innate immune response induced by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. Secondary Objective(s): - To determine if hyperbilirubinemia shifts the pro-anti…
To explore the association between MBL level at baseline and the incidence of febrile neutropenia.
The purpose of this study is to obtain an impression of the general image quality and clinical value of leucocyte PET/CT in visualizing infectious foci in the body.
The principal goal of this study is to identify whether and how innate immune host factors predispose to the development of chronic Q-fever.
The elucidation of T-cell immune responses as well as IgE and IgG subclass antibody responses in children reporting severe local side effects after the fifth ACV vaccination as a component of the DTP-IPV combination vaccine. These responses will be…
Confirm an association between RA and periodontitis and unravel pathogenic mechanisms underlying this association.