Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Adult"
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2009-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelDescription of the early stage of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany, 27 April-16 June 2009 We report characteristics of the early stage of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany. Until 16 June 2009, 198 confirmed cases were notified. Almost half of the cases (47%) were imported, mostly from Mexico and the United ...
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2011-11-23ZeitschriftenartikelDeterminants of agreement between self-reported and parent-assessed quality of life for children in Germany - Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) Background: The aim of this study is to quantify the level of agreement between self-reporting and proxy-assessment of children's health-related quality of life using KINDL-R in a large population based study in Germany ...
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2011-09-17ZeitschriftenartikelDeterminants of tetanus and seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in adults living in Germany The primary objective of this study was to assess determinants of vaccine uptake in adults living in Germany exemplified by one standard vaccination (tetanus) and one vaccination targeting specific risk-groups (seasonal ...
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2010-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelDeterminants of tick-borne encephalitis in counties of southern Germany, 2001-2008 Background: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus can cause severe symptoms in humans. The incidence of this vector-borne pathogen in humans is characterised by spatial and temporal heterogeneity. To explain the variation ...
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2013-11-06ZeitschriftenartikelDietary Behaviour and Socioeconomic Position: The Role of Physical Activity Patterns Background: The positive association between education level and health outcomes can be partly explained by dietary behaviour. We investigated the associations between education and several indices of food intake and ...
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2007-10-18ZeitschriftenartikelDifferences in Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use among Women in Germany between 1998 and 2003 Background: To examine the differences in menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use and user profiles among women in Germany before and after the communication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial and other study results ...
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2014-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelDisagreement of the two oscillometric blood pressure measurement devices, Datascope Accutorr Plus and Omron HEM-705CP II, and bidirectional conversion of blood pressure values. Objective(s): Oscillometric blood pressure (BP) measurement devices frequently replace the standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Comparisons of oscillometric devices are rare, but their agreement is important to ensure ...
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2012-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelDiversity of parvovirus 4-like viruses in humans, chimpanzees, and monkeys in hunter-prey relationships. During 2010–2011, we investigated interspecies transmission of partetraviruses between predators (humans and chimpanzees) and their prey (colobus monkeys) in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite widespread infection in all species ...
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2015-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelDoes Breastfeeding Help to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity? A Propensity Score Analysis of Data from the KiGGS Study Background: Current studies suggest that the beneficial effect of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity may have been largely overestimated. We examined the relationship between >4 months of full breastfeeding and ...
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2015-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelDoes rapid HIV disease progression prior to combination antiretroviral therapy hinder optimal CD4+ T-cell recovery once HIV-1 suppression is achieved? Objective: This article compares trends in CD4+ T-cell recovery and proportions achieving optimal restoration (≥500 cells/μl) after viral suppression following combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation between ...
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2013-02-14ZeitschriftenartikelEarly estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe: results from the i-move multicentre case–control study, 2012/13 We conducted a test-negative case–control study based in five European sentinel surveillance networks. The early 2012/13 adjusted influenza vaccine effectiveness was 78.2% (95% CI: 18.0 to 94.2) against influenza B, 62.1% ...
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2015-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelEbola response missions: To go or not to go? Crosssectional study on the motivation of European public health experts, December 2014 We surveyed European infectious disease epidemiologists and microbiologists about their decisions to apply for Ebola response missions. Of 368 respondents, 49 (15%) had applied. Applicants did not differ from non-applicants ...
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2015-06-24ZeitschriftenartikelEbola Virus Disease Outbreak in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2012: Signs and Symptoms, Management and Outcomes Data collected during the 2012 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were analysed for clinical signs, symptoms and case fatality of EVD caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), establishment ...
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2011-07-18ZeitschriftenartikelEffectiveness of the AS03-Adjuvanted Vaccine against Pandemic Influenza Virus A/(H1N1) 2009 - A Comparison of Two Methods; Germany, 2009/10. During the autumn wave of the pandemic influenza virus A/(H1N1) 2009 (pIV) the German population was offered an AS03- adjuvanted vaccine. The authors compared results of two methods calculating the effectiveness of the ...
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2015-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelEffects of Infant Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination on Serotype Distribution in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children and Adults in Germany This study describes the effects of the introduction of universal infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in 2006 on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among children and adults in Germany with a focus on the dynamics ...
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2011-05-31ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence and Persistence of Minor Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Variants in Ugandan Women after Nevirapine Single-Dose Prophylaxis. Background: Nevirapine (NVP) single-dose is still a widely used antiretroviral prophylaxis for the prevention of vertical HIV-1 transmission in resource-limited settings. However, the main disadvantage of the Non-nucleoside ...
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2009-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with unique resistance profile in Southwest of Nigeria Pheno-, genotypic and toxin gene analysis has not been done yet all in one for Nigerian Staphylococcus aureus population. This study provides a comprehensive overview on the molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of ...
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2011-09-15ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of bla CTX-M-15, qnrB1 and aac(6′)-ib-cr resistance genes in Pantoea agglomerans and enterobacter cloacae from Nigeria (sub-Saharan Africa) Besides hyper-production of chromosomal AmpC β-lactamases, the expression of plasmid-encoded extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in Enterobacter spp has increased in recent years. In this study, we characterized 10 ...
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2009-08-17ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Bosnia and Herzegovina Fifty-seven nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) were collected between February 2007 and November 2007 in different wards of the Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) reference ...
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2006-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemic conjunctivitis in Germany, 2004 Epidemic conjunctivitis can be associated with viral or bacterial pathogens, whereas epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is caused mainly by adenoviruses type 8,19 and 37. In Germany, the incidence of adenovirus conjunctivitis ...