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2010-08-09ZeitschriftenartikelTolerance and safety of the potentially probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus PRSF-L477: a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial in healthy volunteers In Europe, the species Lactobacillus rhamnosus is currently on the Qualified Presumption of Safety list used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for internal safety assessment, but according to the EFSA the species ...
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2022-06-03ZeitschriftenartikelTolerance of biofilm of a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae involved in a duodenoscopy-associated outbreak to the disinfectant used in reprocessing Background One possible transmission route for nosocomial pathogens is contaminated medical devices. Formation of biofilms can exacerbate the problem. We report on a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae that ...
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2020-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelTools for Assessment of Country Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: A Critical Review Recent international communicable disease crises have highlighted the need for countries to assure their preparedness to respond effectively to public health emergencies. The objective of this study was to critically ...
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2012-07-20ZeitschriftenartikelTools for cellular immunology and vaccine research the in the guinea pig: Monoclonal antibodies to cell surface antigens and cell lines The use of monoclonal antibodies directed against membrane proteins of leukocytes has greatly contributed to our understanding of the function and development of the immune system. Meanwhile these reagents provide valuable ...
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2022-03-30ZeitschriftenartikelToothache, tooth brushing frequency and dental check-ups in children and adolescents with and without disabilities According to international studies, children and adolescents with disabilities have more tooth decay, brush their teeth less often twice a day and use preventive dental services less often than children and adolescents ...
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2021-08-05ZeitschriftenartikelToward a Common Performance and Effectiveness Terminology for Digital Proximity Tracing Applications Digital proximity tracing (DPT) for Sars-CoV-2 pandemic mitigation is a complex intervention with the primary goal to notify app users about possible risk exposures to infected persons. DPT not only relies on the technical ...
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2021-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelToward an Integrated Genome-Based Surveillance of Salmonella enterica in Germany Despite extensive monitoring programs and preventative measures, Salmonella spp. continue to cause tens of thousands human infections per year, as well as many regional and international food-borne outbreaks, that are of ...
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2015-03-23ZeitschriftenartikelTowards a framework for evaluating and grading evidence in public health The Project on a Framework for Rating Evidence in Public Health (PRECEPT) is an international collaboration of public health institutes and universities which has been funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...
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2022-11-29ZeitschriftenartikelTowards a harmonized European surveillance for dietary and physical activity indicators in young and adult populations Background The Policy Evaluation Network proposes a consolidated approach to measure comparable health indicators across European health surveillance systems to evaluate effectiveness of policy action. Methods In ...
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2011-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelTowards an AIDS vaccine: The transmembrane envelope protein as target for broadly neutralizing antibodies Although the development of an effective vaccine is the main goal in the fight against AIDS, all attempts by numerous laboratories to develop a vaccine have failed so far. In addition, it is still unclear whether cytotoxic ...
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2013-03-11ZeitschriftenartikelTowards further reduction and replacement of animal bioassays in prion research by cell and protein misfolding cyclic amplification assays Laboratory animals have long since been used extensively in bioassays for prions in order to quantify, usually in terms of median infective doses [ID50], how infectious these pathogens are in vivo. The identification of ...
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2021-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelTowards the characterization of the hidden world of small proteins in Staphylococcus aureus, a proteogenomics approach Small proteins play essential roles in bacterial physiology and virulence, however, automated algorithms for genome annotation are often not yet able to accurately predict the corresponding genes. The accuracy and reliability ...
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2021-12-21ZeitschriftenartikelToxoplasma gondii apicoplast-resident ferredoxin is an essential electron transfer protein for the MEP isoprenoid-biosynthetic pathway Apicomplexan parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii, are unusual in that each cell contains a single apicoplast, a plastid- like organelle that compartmentalizes enzymes involved in the essential 2C-methyl-D-erythritol ...
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2019-05-23ZeitschriftenartikelToxoplasmosis in Germany: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Treatment Background: With approximately 30% of the world population infected, Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most widespread pathogenic parasites in both humans and animals and a major problem for health economics in many ...
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2009-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelTracing the HIV-1 subtype B mobility in Europe: a phylogeographic approach Background: The prevalence and the origin of HIV-1 subtype B, the most prevalent circulating clade among the long-term residents in Europe, have been studied extensively. However the spatial diffusion of the epidemic ...
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2015-10-07ZeitschriftenartikelTracing the Spread of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 in Germany Based on Bacterial Genome Sequences We applied whole-genome sequencing to reconstruct the spatial and temporal dynamics underpinning the expansion of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in Germany. Based on re-sequencing of genomes from 57 clinical C. difficile ...
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2018-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelTracking of Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents in Germany in the Context of Risk Factors for Hypertension Blood pressure (BP) tracking from childhood to adulthood has two aspects: the ranking stability relative to others over time and the prediction of future values. This study investigates BP tracking in children and adolescents ...
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2021-05-19ZeitschriftenartikelTracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 Late in 2020, two genetically-distinct clusters of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with mutations of biological concern were reported, one in the United Kingdom and one in South Africa. Using ...
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2021-09-17ZeitschriftenartikelTracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch (updated) Late in 2020, two genetically-distinct clusters of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with mutations of biological concern were reported, one in the United Kingdom and one in South Africa. Using ...
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2020-09-16ZeitschriftenartikelTraditional bullying and cyberbullying among children and adolescents in Germany – Cross-sectional results of the 2017/18 HBSC study and trends Bullying is a specific form of violence that can potentially lead to numerous and long-term negative health implications. Despite consistent coverage in the media, particularly on cyberbullying, as of yet there are only ...