Browsing by Subject "H1N1 Subtype/isolation & purification"

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2010-04-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Diagnostic Approach for the Differentiation of the Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1)v Virus from Recent Human Influenza Viruses by Real-Time PCR

Schulze, Martin; Nitsche, Andreas; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Biere, Barbara

Background: The current spread of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus necessitates an intensified surveillance of influenza virus infections worldwide. So far, in many laboratories routine diagnostics were limited to ...
2012-03-27Zeitschriftenartikel

Lessons from a one-year hospital-based surveillance of acute respiratory infections in Berlin- comparing case definitions to monitor influenza

Nachtnebel, Matthias; Greutélaers, Benedikt; Falkenhorst, Gerhard; Jorgensen, Pernille; Dehnert, Manuel; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Träder, Christian; Buda, Silke; Eckmanns, Tim; Wichmann, Ole; Hellenbrand, Wiebke

Background: Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in sentinel hospitals is recommended to estimate the burden of severe influenza-cases. Therefore, we monitored patients admitted with respiratory ...
2010-08-10Zeitschriftenartikel

Outbreak of influenza virus A/H1N1 in a hospital ward for immunocompromised patients

Grund, Sebastian; Roggendorf, M.; Schweiger, Brunhilde

In February 2008, five patients were infected with the H1N1 subtype of influenza A virus in one hospital ward for immunocompromised patients at a hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. All of these patients had an ...
2010-12-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak among 15 School-Aged HIV-1-Infected Children

Feiterna-Sperling, Cornelia; Edelmann, Anke; Nickel, Renate; Magdorf, Klaus; Bergmann, Frank; Rautenberg, Peter; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Wahn, Volker; Krüger, Detlev H.; Hofmann, Jörg

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are considered to be at increased risk for 2009 H1N1 influenza-related complications. We performed an observational study after an outbreak of 2009 H1N1 ...
2010-05-06Zeitschriftenartikel

Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 breakthrough infections and estimates of vaccine effectiveness in Germany 2009-2010.

Wichmann, Ole; Stöcker, Petra; Poggensee, Gabriele; Altmann, Doris; Walter, Dietmar; Hellenbrand, Wiebke; Krause, Gérard; Eckmanns, Tim

During the 2009 influenza pandemic, a monovalent AS03-adjuvanted vaccine was almost exclusively used in Germany for immunisation against the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus. One-dose vaccination was recommended for ...
2011-01-19Zeitschriftenartikel

rapidSTRIPE H1N1 Test for Detection of the Pandemic Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

Patel, Pranav; Graser, Elmara; Robst, Stephan; Hillert, Roger; Meye, Axel; Hillebrand, Timo; Niedrig, Matthias

The rapidSTRIPE H1N1 test, based on a nucleic acid lateral-flow assay, has been developed for diagnosis of a swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus. This test is simple and cost-effective and allows specific detection of ...
2014-04-24Zeitschriftenartikel

Seasonal influenza immunisation in Europe. Overview of recommendations and vaccination coverage for three seasons: pre-pandemic (2008/09), pandemic (2009/10) and post-pandemic (2010/11)

Mereckiene, Jolita; Cotter, S.; Nicoll, A.; Lopalco, P.; Noori, T.; Weber, J. T.; D’Ancona, F.; Lévy-Bruhl, D.; Dematte, L.; Giambi, C.; Valentiner-Branth, P.; Stankiewicz, I.; Appelgren, E.; O’Flanagan, D.; group, VENICE project gatekeepers

Since 2008, annual surveys of influenza vaccination policies, practices and coverage have been undertaken in 29 European Union (EU)/ European Economic Area (EEA) countries. After 2009, this monitored the impact of European ...
2011-06-30Zeitschriftenartikel

Surveillance trends of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in Europe

Amato-Gauci, Andrew; Zucs, Phillip; Snacken, R.; Ciancio, B. C.; Lopez, V.; Broberg, E.; Penttinen, P.; Nicoll, A.

We describe the epidemiology and virology of the official length of the 2009 pandemic (68 weeks from April 2009 to August 2010) in the 27 European Union Member States plus Norway and Iceland. The main trends are derived ...
2010-06-07Zeitschriftenartikel

The first wave of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Germany: From initiation to acceleration

Poggensee, Gabriele; Gilsdorf, Andreas; Buda, Silke; Eckmanns, Tim; Claus, Hermann; Altmann, Doris; Krause, Gérard; Haas, Walter

Background: The first imported case of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Germany was confirmed in April 2009. However, the first wave with measurable burden of disease started only in October 2009. The basic epidemiological ...