Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Adult"
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2009-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus Infections, 2007-2008 Approximately 60% of hepatitis A virus infections in Germany occur in persons without a travel history to disease-endemic areas and for whom sources of infection are unknown. Recommendation of pretravel vaccination fails ...
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2013-03-21ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis in Germany 2001-2009: eight seasons of routine surveillance We analysed data on laboratory or epidemiologically confirmed cases (n = 856,539) and on outbreaks (n = 31,644) notified during week 31 (2001) to week 30 (2009), and performed molecular typing of specimens from 665 outbreaks. ...
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2009-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the regional distribution of men who have sex with men (MSM) based on Internet surveys Background: Measurement of prevalence and incidence of infections in a hard to reach population like men who have sex with men (MSM) is hampered by its unknown size and regional distribution. Population-based surveys ...
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2014-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating Trends in the Proportion of Transmitted and Acquired HIV Drug Resistance in a Long Term Observational Cohort in Germany Objective: We assessed trends in the proportion of transmitted (TDR) and acquired (ADR) HIV drug resistance and associated mutations between 2001 and 2011 in the German ClinSurv-HIV Drug Resistance Study. Method: ...
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2016-02-04ZeitschriftenartikelEuropean public health policies for managing contacts of invasive meningococcal disease cases better harmonised in 2013 than in 2007 In 2007, a European survey identified variation in country policies on public health management of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). In 2009–10, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published ...
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2017-11-27ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluating the Impact of Functional Genetic Variation on HIV-1 Control Background: Previous genetic association studies of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) progression have focused on common human genetic variation ascertained through genome-wide genotyping. Methods: We sought ...
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2013-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluation of 41 Candidate Gene Variants for Obesity in the EPIC-Potsdam Cohort by Multi-Locus Stepwise Regression Objective: Obesity has become a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. It is thought to originate from multiple genetic and environmental determinants. The aim of the current ...
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2016-02-04ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluation of a temporary vaccination recommendation in response to an outbreak of invasive meningococcal serogroup C disease in men who have sex with men in Berlin, 2013–2014 Meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) vaccination of men who have sex with men (MSM) was temporarily recommended to control an outbreak of invasive MenC disease among MSM in Berlin in 2012–2013. Vaccination was offered to ...
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2011-01-07ZeitschriftenartikelFacemasks and intensified hand hygiene in a German household trial during the 2009/2010 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic: adherence and tolerability in children and adults Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) such as facemasks and intensified hand hygiene may be effective in preventing influenza infections in households. It may be equally important that household members, especially children, ...
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2006-08-14ZeitschriftenartikelFactors associated with nosocomial SARS-CoV transmission among healthcare workers in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2003 Background: In March of 2003, an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) occurred in Northern Vietnam. This outbreak began when a traveler arriving from Hong Kong sought medical care at a small hospital (Hospital ...
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2016-01-19ZeitschriftenartikelFactors associated with unprotected anal sex with multiple non-steady partners in the past 12 months: results from the European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS 2010) Background: Practising unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with high numbers of partners is associated with increased risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Our aim was to ...
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2006-08-23ZeitschriftenartikelFemale genital schistosomiasis as an evidence of a neglected cause for reproductive ill-health: a retrospective histopathological study from Tanzania Background: Schistosomiasis affects the reproductive health of women. Described sequelae are ectopic pregnancy, infertility, abortion, and cervical lesions and symptoms mimicking cervical cancer and STIs. There are ...
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2011-11-22ZeitschriftenartikelFicolin-2 Levels and FCN2 Haplotypes Influence Hepatitis B Infection Outcome in Vietnamese Patients. Human Ficolin-2 (L-ficolins) encoded by FCN2 gene is a soluble serum protein that plays an important role in innate immunity and is mainly expressed in the liver. Ficolin-2 serum levels and FCN2 single nucleotide polymorphisms ...
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2014-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Line Treatment Response in Patients with Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance and Well Defined Time Point of HIV Infection: Updated Results from the German HIV-1 Seroconverter Study Background: Transmission of drug-resistant HIV-1 (TDR) can impair the virologic response to antiretroviral combination therapy. Aim of the study was to assess the impact of TDR on treatment success of resistance test-guided ...
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2012-07-05ZeitschriftenartikelFirst report of sandfly fever virus infection imported from Malta into Switzerland, October 2011 We report the first documented cases of sandfly fever virus infection in travellers returning from Malta to Switzerland in autumn 2011. These cases illustrate the importance of considering sandfly-borne viral infection in ...
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2010-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelFood-borne norovirus-outbreak at a military base, Germany, 2009 Background: Norovirus is often transmitted from person-to-person. Transmission may also be food-borne, but only few norovirus outbreak investigations have identified food items as likely vehicles of norovirus transmission ...
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2014-12-18ZeitschriftenartikelFoodborne hepatitis A outbreak associated with bakery products in northern Germany, 2012 In October 2012, a hepatitis A (HA) outbreak with 83 laboratory-confirmed cases occurred in Lower Saxony. We defined primary outbreak cases as people with laboratory-confirmed HA and symptom onset between 8 October and 12 ...
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2010-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelGerman cancer statistics 2004 Background: For years the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has been annually pooling and reviewing the data from the German population-based cancer registries and evaluating them together with the cause-of-death statistics ...
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2013-11-26ZeitschriftenartikelGlobal Mortality Estimates for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic from the GLaMOR Project: A Modeling Study Background: Assessing the mortality impact of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 virus (H1N1pdm09) is essential for optimizing public health responses to future pandemics. The World Health Organization reported 18,631 ...
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2012-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%–17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years ...