Browsing by Subject "Adolescent"
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2011-07-05ZeitschriftenartikelRisk factors for severe outcomes following 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection: a global pooled analysis. Background: Since the start of the 2009 influenza A pandemic (H1N1pdm), the World Health Organization and its member states have gathered information to characterize the clinical severity of H1N1pdm infection and to assist ...
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2012-03-29ZeitschriftenartikelRisk perception and information-seeking behaviour during the 2009/10 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Germany During the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in 2009/10, a total of 13 consecutive surveys were carried out of the general population in Germany to monitor knowledge, attitude and behaviour concerning the disease and vaccination ...
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2010-08-16ZeitschriftenartikelRotavirus genotypes co-circulating in Europe between 2006 and 2009 as determined by EuroRotaNet, a pan-European collaborative strain surveillance network EuroRotaNet, a laboratory network, was established in order to determine the diversity of co-circulating rotavirus strains in Europe over three or more rotavirus seasons from 2006/2007 and currently includes 16 countries. ...
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2013-10-29ZeitschriftenartikelScabies community prevalence and mass drug administration in two Fijian villages Background: Scabies has been estimated to affect approximately 300 million people worldwide each year. Scabies rates are high and pose a significant public health problem in Fiji. Community-based comparison treatment ...
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2007-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelSchmerzen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland: Prävalenz und Inanspruchnahme medizinischer Leistungen Ergebnisse des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS)Im Rahmen des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS) wurden repräsentative Daten zu Schmerzen bei 14.959 Kindern und Jugendlichen im Alter von 3–17 Jahren in Deutschland erhoben. Die Ergebnisse werden getrennt berichtet ...
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2012-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelSeropositivity of Lyme Borreliosis and Associated Risk Factors: A Population-Based Study in Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS) Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. Data on the distribution and on risk factors in ...
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2012-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelSeroprevalence of human polyomavirus 9 and cross-reactivity to African green monkey-derived lymphotropic polyomavirus Human polyomavirus 9 (HPyV9) was discovered recently in immunocompromised patients and shown to be genetically closely related to B-lymphotropic polyomavirus (LPyV). No serological data are available for HPyV9, but human ...
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2012-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelSeroprevalence of Measles-, Mumps- and Rubella-Specific IgG Antibodies in German Children and Adolescents and Predictors for Seronegativity We have undertaken a seroprevalence study with more than 13,000 children, who had been included in the German KIGGS survey, a representative sample of children and adolescents 0–17 years of age. The IgG titres against ...
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2011-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelSevere Cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Children, Germany In a hospital-based observational study in Germany, we investigated children admitted to pediatric intensive care units and deaths caused by confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 to identify risk factors and outcomes in critically ...
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2013-07-05ZeitschriftenartikelSex Differences in Colorectal Cancer Survival: Population-Based Analysis of 164,996 Colorectal Cancer Patients in Germany Risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) is considerably higher in men compared to women; however, there is inconclusive evidence of sex differences in CRC prognosis. We aimed to assess and explain sex differences in 5-year relative ...
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2007-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelSexuelle Reifung von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland Ergebnisse des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS)Nach einem Stillstand in der Reifeakzeleration in den 80er-Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts wird international und auch in Deutschland eine weitere Verschiebung der Reifeentwicklung in das jüngere Lebensalter diskutiert. Mit ...
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2013-11-14ZeitschriftenartikelShiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Is More Likely to Lead to Hospitalization and Death than Non-O157 Serogroups – Except O104 The clinical spectrum following infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is wide ranging and includes hemorrhagic colitis and life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Severity of STEC illness ...
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2013-01-10ZeitschriftenartikelSimultaneous increase of Cryptosporidium infections in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany in late summer season, 2012 Starting August 2012, an increase in Cryptosporidium infections was reported in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany. It represented a 1.8 to 4.9-fold increase compared to previous years. Most samples were C. ...
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2009-10-29ZeitschriftenartikelSociodemographic differences in return to work after stroke: the South London Stroke Register (SLSR) Background: Loss of employment contributes significantly to the burden of stroke on individuals and society. There is limited information on factors influencing return to work after stroke. Objectives: To investigate the ...
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2010-12-16ZeitschriftenartikelSpotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak among travellers returning from a mass gathering, Germany, September to October 2010.
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2010-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelSpotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in a mainly unvaccinated community in Essen, Germany, March – June 2010 On 15 March 2010, a case of measles was reported to the District Health Office in Essen. In total 71 cases occurred from 15 March to 19 May (four cases hospitalised), with the majority linked to a Waldorf school. Only one ...
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2011-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelSpread of Measles Virus D4-Hamburg, Europe, 2008–2011 A new strain of measles virus, D4-Hamburg, was imported from London to Hamburg in December 2008 and subsequently spread to Bulgaria, where an outbreak of >24,300 cases was observed. We analyzed spread of the virus to ...
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2015-01-29ZeitschriftenartikelStart of the 2014/15 influenza season in Europe: drifted influenza A(H3N2) viruses circulate as dominant subtype The influenza season 2014/15 started in Europe in week 50 2014 with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominating. The majority of the A(H3N2) viruses characterised antigenically and/or genetically differ from the northern ...
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2010-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelSteep rise in notified hantavirus infections in Germany, April 2010 From January to April 2010, 396 hantavirus infections were notified in Germany, a considerable increase compared with previous years (mean: 83 for January–April 2004–2009) including the record-setting year, 2007 (n=232 ...
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2007-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelSuccessful termination of a furunculosis outbreak due to lukS-lukF-positive, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a German village by stringent decolonization, 2002-2005 Background: Skin infections due to Staphylococcus aureus have recently become a public concern, mainly because of emerging resistance against widely used antibiotics and specific virulence determinants. Strains harboring ...