Browsing by Subject "Aged 80 and over"
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2011-02-15ZeitschriftenartikelA clinical trial alert tool to recruit large patient samples and assess selection bias in general practice research Background: Many research projects in general practice face problems when recruiting patients, often resulting in low recruitment rates and an unknown selection bias, thus limiting their value for health services research. ...
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2010-01-21ZeitschriftenartikelA novel IS26 structure is surrounding blaCTX-M genes in different plasmids of German clinical isolates of Escherichia coli This report focuses on the molecular characterization of 22 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli isolates collected in a German university hospital, during a period of nine months in 2006. Relationship ...
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2006-10-06ZeitschriftenartikelA super-spreading ewe infects hundreds with Q fever at a farmers' market in Germany Background: In May 2003 the Soest County Health Department was informed of an unusually large number of patients hospitalized with atypical pneumonia. Methods: In exploratory interviews patients mentioned having ...
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2013-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelAcute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey Population-based estimates of incidence and risk factors for acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are important for infectious disease surveillance and healthcare planning. We conducted a nationwide representative ...
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2015-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelAge-related prevalence of cross-reactive antibodies against influenza A(H3N2) variant virus, Germany, 2003 to 2010 To estimate susceptibility to the swine-origin influenza A(H3N2) variant virus (A(H3N2)v) in the German population, we investigated cross-reactive antibodies against this virus and factors associated with seroprotective ...
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2014-01-09ZeitschriftenartikelAn outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with mung bean sprouts in Germany and the Netherlands, October to November 2011 The largest Salmonella enterica serovar Newport outbreak (n=106) ever reported in Germany occurred in October and November 2011. Twenty associated cases were reported in the Netherlands. The outbreak investigation included ...
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2015-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelAntibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011 To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008–2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among ...
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelArea Level Deprivation Is an Independent Determinant of Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity at the National Level in Germany. Results from the National Telephone Health Interview Surveys ‘German Health Update’ GEDA 2009 and 2010 Objective: There is increasing evidence that prevention programmes for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity need to consider individual and regional risk factors. Our objective is to assess the independent ...
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2011-06-02ZeitschriftenartikelClusters of infectious diseases in German nursing homes – observations from a prospective infection surveillance study, October 2008 to August 2009 A prospective infection surveillance study was carried out among residents of seven nursing homes in and around Berlin, Germany, from October 2008 to August 2009. A considerable number of infections were found to occur in ...
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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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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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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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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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2011-06-16ZeitschriftenartikelHerpes zoster in Germany: Quantifying the burden of disease Background: Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster-virus (VZV) and mainly affects individuals aged ≥ 50 years. Vaccines have been licensed or are under development that can protect against ...
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2010-11-11ZeitschriftenartikelIncreasing case numbers of adenovirus conjunctivitis in Germany, 2010 In 2010 (as of 13 October 2010), the number of adenovirus conjunctivitis cases reported to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, Germany, has increased by more than 250% compared with same period in the previous two years. ...
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2010-01-27ZeitschriftenartikelIncreasing Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates From Four German University Hospitals, 2002–2006 Background: Acinetobacter baumannii can cause severe infections, mainly in critically ill inpatients. Treatment is complicated by multidrug-resistance (MDR). In Germany, to date, little is known on the extent of MDR in A. ...
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2005-02-03ZeitschriftenartikelInternational outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg due to German chocolate. Background: This report describes a large international chocolate-associated Salmonella outbreak originating from Germany. Methods: We conducted epidemiologic investigations including a case-control study, and food safety ...
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2011-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelLarge and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011 Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases ...
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2005-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelLeptospirosis in Germany, 1962–2003 Epidemiologic trends of human leptospirosis in Germany were investigated by analyzing national surveillance data from 1962 to 2003 and by conducting a questionnaire-based survey from 1997 to 2000. After a steady decrease ...