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2018-05-18ZeitschriftenartikelComment on “The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans” A recent publication by Levecke et al. (Int. J. Parasitol, 2018, 8, 67–69) provides important insights into the kinetics of worm expulsion from humans following treatment with albendazole. This is an important aspect of ...
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2011-10-04ZeitschriftenartikelCommunicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011 Introduction: To establish strategic priorities for the German national public health institute (RKI) and guide the institute’s mid-term strategic decisions, we prioritized infectious pathogens in accordance with their ...
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2023-11-29ZeitschriftenartikelCommunicating climate change and health to specific target groups
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2009-11-30ZeitschriftenartikelCommunity-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: What do we need to know? Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become a matter of concern worldwide, in particular in the USA. For the analysis of emergence and spread, clear definitions based on epidemiological ...
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2008-03-27ZeitschriftenartikelCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST8 ("USA300") in an HIV-positive patient in Cologne, Germany, February 2008.
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2012-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelComorbidity of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of German adults aged 18-79 years Background: Overweight has increased in many countries over the past 20 years and excessive body weight is an established risk factor for adverse health outcomes and chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine ...
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2014-11-03ZeitschriftenartikelComparative analyses of Legionella species identifies genetic features of strains causing Legionnaires’ disease Background: The genus Legionella comprises over 60 species. However, L. pneumophila and L. longbeachae alone cause over 95% of Legionnaires’ disease. To identify the genetic bases underlying the different capacities to ...
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2019-11-30ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Analysis of Roseoloviruses in Humans, Pigs, Mice, and Other Species Viruses of the genus Roseolovirus belong to the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae. Roseoloviruses have been studied in humans, mice and pigs, but they are likely also present in other species. This is the ...
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2018-01-24ZeitschriftenartikelComparative analysis of Salivette® and paraffin gum preparations for establishment of a metaproteomics analysis pipeline for stimulated human saliva The value of saliva as a diagnostic tool can be increased by taxonomic and functional analyses of the microbiota as recently demonstrated. In this proof-of-principle study, we compare two collection methods (Salivette® ...
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2023-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelComparative effectiveness of contact tracing interventions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review Contact tracing is a non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) widely used in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effectiveness may depend on a number of factors including the proportion of contacts traced, delays in ...
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2017-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Genomic Analysis of Globally Dominant ST131 Clone with Other Epidemiologically Successful Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) Lineages Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131), a pandemic clone responsible for the high incidence of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) infections, has been known widely for its contribution to the worldwide dissemination ...
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2015-04-02ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Genomic Analysis of Two Novel Sporadic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Strains Isolated 2011 in Germany A large outbreak of gastrointestinal disease occurred in 2011 in Germany which resulted in almost 4000 patients with acute gastroenteritis or hemorrhagic colitis, 855 cases of a hemolytic uremic syndrome and 53 deaths. The ...
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2017-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Genomics of Escherichia coli Isolated from Skin and Soft Tissue and Other Extraintestinal Infections Escherichia coli, an intestinal Gram-negative bacterium, has been shown to be associated with a variety of diseases in addition to intestinal infections, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), meningitis in neonates, ...
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2012-01-25ZeitschriftenartikelComparative hepatitis A seroepidemiology in 10 European countries The WHO recommends hepatitis A virus (HAV) immunization according to level of transmission and disease burden. We aimed to identify susceptible age groups by standardized serosurveys to inform HAV vaccination policy in ...
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2020-02-08ZeitschriftenartikelComparative multi-assay evaluation of Determine™ HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid diagnostic tests in acute and chronic HIV infection In resource-limited or point-of-care settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), that aim to simultaneously detect HIV antibodies and p24 capsid (p24CA) antigen with high sensitivity, can pose important alternatives to screen ...
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2021-06-15ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Pathogenesis, Genomics and Phylogeography of Mousepox Ectromelia virus (ECTV), the causative agent of mousepox, has threatened laboratory mouse colonies worldwide for almost a century. Mousepox has been valuable for the understanding of poxvirus pathogenesis and immune ...
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2018-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelComparative phosphoproteomic analysis reveals signaling networks regulating monopolar and bipolar cytokinesis The successful completion of cytokinesis requires the coordinated activities of diverse cellular components including membranes, cytoskeletal elements and chromosomes that together form partly redundant pathways, depending ...
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2018-09-10ZeitschriftenartikelComparative Secretome Analyses of Human and Zoonotic Staphylococcus aureus Isolates CC8, CC22, and CC398 The spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community, hospitals and in livestock is mediated by highly diverse virulence factors that include secreted toxins, superantigens, enzymes and ...
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2015-10-15ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of 454 Ultra-Deep Sequencing and Allele-Specific Real-Time PCR with Regard to the Detection of Emerging Drug-Resistant Minor HIV-1 Variants after Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for Vertical Transmission Background: Pregnant HIV-infected women were screened for the development of HIV-1 drug resistance after implementation of a triple-antiretroviral transmission prophylaxis as recommended by the WHO in 2006. The study ...
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2023-01-11ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of a Genotype 1 and a Genotype 2 Macaque Foamy Virus env Gene Indicates Distinct Infectivity and Cell-Cell Fusion but Similar Tropism and Restriction of Cell Entry by Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Proteins Foamy viruses (FVs) are naturally found in many different animals and also in primates with the notable exception of humans, but zoonotic infections are common. In several species, two different envelope (env) gene ...