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  1. Numbers needed to treat to prevent tuberculosis: TABLE 1

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Martina Sester, Dr Frank van Leth

  2. Comparative Analysis of Assays for Detection of Cell-Mediated Immunity Toward Cytomegalovirus and M. tuberculosis in Samples From Deceased Organ Donors

    Article • American Journal of Transplantation, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  3. Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells Are Induced after Intravesical BCG-Instillation Therapy in Patients with Bladder Cancer and Show Similar Cytokine Profiles as in Active Tuberculosis

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Professor Martina Sester

  4. Serial influenza-vaccination reveals impaired maintenance of specific T-cell memory in patients with end-stage renal failure

    Article • Vaccine, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  5. Cytomegalovirus‐specific T cells are detectable in early childhood and allow assignment of the infection status in children with passive maternal antibodies

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Martina Sester

  6. Detection of Antigen-Specific T Cells Based on Intracellular Cytokine Staining Using Flow-Cytometry

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Martina Sester

  7. TB in the immunocompromised host

    Article • December 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Martina Sester

  8. TB or not TB: The role of immunodiagnosis

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Martina Sester

  9. Tuberculosis in Transplantation: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

    Article • Current Infectious Disease Reports, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Martina Sester

  10. T-cell Numbers and Antigen-specific T-cell Function Follow Different Circadian Rhythms

    Article • Journal of Clinical Immunology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Martina Sester

  11. The influence of immunosuppressive agents on BK virus risk following kidney transplantation, and implications for choice of regimen

    Article • Transplantation Reviews, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  12. Cytomegalovirus-specific T-cell immunity to assign the infection status in individuals with passive immunity: A proof of principle

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  13. CD4+T‐cell immunity after pandemic influenza vaccination cross‐reacts with seasonal antigens and functionally differs from active influenza infection

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Martina Sester

  14. Pathogen prevalence may determine maintenance of antigen-specific T-cell responses in HIV-infected individuals

    Article • AIDS, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  15. World-Wide Challenges and Perspectives for Handling HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis Co-Infections

    Article • The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, July 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Martina Sester

  16. Whole-Blood Flow-Cytometric Analysis of Antigen-Specific CD4 T-Cell Cytokine Profiles Distinguishes Active Tuberculosis from Non-Active States

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2011, PLOS

    Professor Martina Sester

  17. Successful outcome of kidney transplantation from a HBV-DNA positive donor into recipients with cleared HBV-infection using a pre-emptive therapy approach

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  18. Differential kinetics of effector and regulatory T cells in patients on calcineurin inhibitor–based drug regimens

    Article • Kidney International, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  19. Levels of CMV Specific CD4 T Cells Are Dynamic and Correlate with CMV Viremia after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2008, PLOS

    Professor Martina Sester

  20. Vaccination of the solid organ transplant recipient

    Article • Transplantation Reviews, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  21. Cytomegalovirus-specific T-cell responses and viral replication in kidney transplant recipients

    Article • Journal of Translational Medicine, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Martina Sester

  22. Monitoring of CMV-specific T-cell levels after organ transplantation / Monitoring CMV-spezifischer T-Zellen nach Organtransplantation

    Article • LaboratoriumsMedizin, May 2008, De Gruyter

    Professor Martina Sester

  23. Estimation of Human Herpesvirus 8 Prevalence in High-Risk Patients by Analysis of Humoral and Cellular Immunity

    Article • Transplantation, July 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  24. Maintenance of HIV-Specific Central and Effector Memory CD4 and CD8 T Cells Requires Antigen Persistence

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, April 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Martina Sester

  25. Humoral immune responses of lung cancer patients against tumor antigen NY-ESO-1

    Article • Cancer Letters, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  26. Antigen-specific T cell responses: Determination of their frequencies, homing properties, and effector functions in human whole blood

    Article • Methods, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  27. Rapid Identification of Preformed Alloreactive T Cells for Use in a Clinical Setting

    Article • Transplantation, August 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  28. Tuberculin skin testing underestimates a high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients

    Article • Kidney International, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  29. Is the cytomegalovirus serologic status always accurate? A comparative analysis of humoral and cellular immunity1

    Article • Transplantation, October 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  30. Transforming growth factor β1 genotype polymorphisms determine AV fistula patency in hemodialysis patients

    Article • Kidney International, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  31. Uremia-associated immune defect: The IL-10–CRP axis

    Article • Kidney International, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  32. Anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 genotype protects dialysis patients from cardiovascular events

    Article • Kidney International, September 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  33. The fraction of perforin-expressing HIV-specific CD8 T cells is a marker for disease progression in HIV infection

    Article • AIDS, July 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  34. Age‐Related Decrease in Adenovirus‐Specific T Cell Responses

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Martina Sester

  35. The interleukin-10 promoter genotype determines clinical immune function in hemodialysis patients

    Article • Kidney International, December 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  36. Selective sequestration of cytokine-producing monocytes during hemodialysis treatment

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, May 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  37. LEVELS OF VIRUS-SPECIFIC CD4 T CELLS CORRELATE WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CONTROL AND PREDICT VIRUS-INDUCED DISEASE AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION1

    Article • Transplantation, May 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester

  38. Defective expression of B7-2 (CD86) on monocytes of dialysis patients correlates to the uremia-associated immune defect

    Article • Kidney International, April 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  39. Molecular aspects of T- and B-cell function in uremia

    Article • Kidney International, February 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  40. Molecular aspects of T – and B-cell function in uremia

    Article • Kidney International, February 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  41. Molecular aspects of T- and B-cell function in uremia

    Article • Kidney International, February 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Martina Sester

  42. Rapid whole blood analysis of virus-specific CD4 and CD8 T cell responses in persistent HIV infection

    Article • AIDS, December 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Martina Sester