| the role of fibrinogen plasma levels, the -455g>a fibrinogen and the factor xiii a subunit (fxiii-a) val34leu polymorphism in cancer-associated venous thrombosis. | venous thromboembolism (vte) is a life-threatening complication in cancer patients. identification of risk factors has been in focus in the past years. functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (snp) of coagulation factors known to influence the concentration or function may be considered to influence the risk of vte in cancer patients. we evaluated the influence of fibrinogen plasma levels, the -455g>a snp in the fibrinogen beta gene and the val34leu (163g>t) snp in the factor xiii a-subunit ( ... | 2011 | 21901234 |
| [screening for antibodies against zoonotic agents among employees of the zoological garden of vienna, schönbrunn, austria]. | the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of antibodies against zoonotic agents in employees of the zoological garden of vienna, schönbrunn, austria. sixty out of 120 employees participated in the study. in 97% of them antibodies to at least one zoonotic agent were identified. only two participants were free of antibodies to the zoonotic agents tested. the following seroprevalences (in brackets) were obtained: viral zoonotic (and potentially zoonotic) agents: influenzavirus a/h1n1 ... | 2004 | 15495931 |
| high platelet count associated with venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: results from the vienna cancer and thrombosis study (cats). | in cancer patients, laboratory parameters that predict venous thromboembolism (vte) are scarce. increased platelet count has been found to be a risk factor for vte in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy (cht). we have assessed high platelet count as a risk predictor for vte in patients with cancer undergoing discriminative anti-cancer treatments and investigated whether platelet count correlates with thrombopoietin (tpo) levels. | 2010 | 19889150 |
| pesticide poisoning in domestic animals and livestock in austria: a 6 years retrospective study. | a 6 years retrospective study of pesticide poisonings in domestic animals and livestock from 1999 to 2004 submitted to the institute for medical chemistry, university of veterinary medicine, vienna in austria was compiled and analysed. totally 380 pesticide analysis requests were referred by veterinary practitioners, from the institute for pathology of the above university, by regional and central governments as well as local police departments and district administrations, animal protectionist ... | 2007 | 16997525 |
| [sensitization to inhaled allergens in the vienna population]. | the present study investigated the sensitization to inhalatory allergens in a randomized cross-section of the population of vienna (altogether 3000 men and women). a representative sample of 600 persons was invited to an examination consisting of a skin prick test and determination of serum total ige and allergen-specific ige. in addition, the same tests were performed in persons with asthma or allergic rhinitis on the basis of a history of these conditions in the replies to a screening question ... | 1995 | 7610658 |
| high plasma levels of soluble p-selectin are predictive of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: results from the vienna cancer and thrombosis study (cats). | cancer patients are at high risk for venous thromboembolism (vte). laboratory parameters with a predictive value for vte could help stratify patients into high- or low-risk groups. the cell adhesion molecule p-selectin was recently identified as risk factor for vte. to investigate soluble p-selectin (sp-selectin) in cancer patients as risk predictor for vte, we performed a prospective cohort study of 687 cancer patients and followed them for a median (iqr) of 415 (221-722) days. main tumor entit ... | 2008 | 18539899 |