Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Genotype"
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2012-11-26ZeitschriftenartikelFrequent Combination of Antimicrobial Multiresistance and Extraintestinal Pathogenicity in Escherichia coli Isolates from Urban Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Berlin, Germany Urban rats present a global public health concern as they are considered a reservoir and vector of zoonotic pathogens, including Escherichia coli. In view of the increasing emergence of antimicrobial resistant E. coli ...
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2009-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelGenetic variability of group A human respiratory syncytial virus strains circulating in Germany from 1998 to 2007. The variability between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains is one of the features of RSV infections that might contribute to the ability of the virus to infect people repeatedly and cause yearly outbreaks. To study ...
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2001-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis C Epidemiologie und PräventionEpidemiologische Studien haben gezeigt, dass das Hepatitis-C-Virus (HCV) – vor seiner Identifizierung und molekularen Charakterisierung der häufigste Erreger einer Posttransfusionshepatitis – weltweit verbreitet ist. Die ...
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2008-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelHigh genetic diversity of measles virus, World Health Organization European Region, 2005-2006 During 2005-2006, nine measles virus (MV) genotypes were identified throughout the World Health Organization European Region. All major epidemics were associated with genotypes D4, D6, and B3. Other genotypes (B2, D5, D8, ...
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2014-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelHigh prevalence and diversity of species D adenoviruses (HAdV-D) in human populations of four Sub-Saharan countries Background: Human adenoviruses of species D (HAdV-D) can be associated with acute respiratory illness, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis, but subclinical HAdV-D infections with prolonged shedding have ...
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2013-10-18ZeitschriftenartikelHigh Prevalence and Significance of Hepatitis D Virus Infection among Treatment-Naïve HBsAg-Positive Patients in Northern Vietnam Background: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection is considered to cause more severe hepatitis than hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoinfection. With more than 9.5 million HBV-infected people, Vietnam will face an enormous health ...
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2012-06-12ZeitschriftenartikelHigh Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B Infection and Association with Underweight in Rwandan Children Background: Giardia duodenalis is highly endemic in East Africa but its effects on child health, particularly of submicroscopic infections, i.e., those below the threshold of microscopy, and of genetic subgroups ...
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2015-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelHighly Virulent Non-O157 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Serotypes Reflect Similar Phylogenetic Lineages, Providing New Insights into the Evolution of EHEC Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is the causative agent of bloody diarrhea and extraintestinal sequelae in humans, most importantly hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). ...
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2016-01-07ZeitschriftenartikelImported cholera with acute renal failure after a short business-trip to the Philippines, Germany, October 2015 A German businessman developed acute watery diarrhoea after a three-day trip to the Philippines. He was admitted with severe hypotension and acute renal failure, but recovered with rapid rehydration. Vibrio cholerae O1 ...
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelLarge multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012 From 20 September through 5 October 2012, the largest recorded food-borne outbreak in Germany occurred. Norovirus was identified as the causative agent. We conducted four analytical epidemiological studies, two case–control ...
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2016-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelLong-Term Shedding of Influenza Virus, Parainfluenza Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Nosocomial Epidemiology in Patients with Hematological Disorders Respiratory viruses are a cause of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), but can be associated with severe lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in immunocompromised patients. The objective of this study was to ...
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2013-02-19ZeitschriftenartikelLymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany To determine prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Germany, we conducted a multicenter study during 2009–2010 and found high rates of rectal and pharyngeal infection in men positive for ...
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2009-04-20ZeitschriftenartikelMalaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management In non-endemic areas, malaria is rare and locally acquired infections, particularly with Plasmodium falciparum, are exceptional events. The diagnosis is, therefore, likely to be delayed or missed in patients without a ...
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2014-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelMeasles virus spread initiated at international mass gatherings in Europe, 2011 Three parallel transmission chains of measles virus (MV) variant ‘D8-Villupuram’ (D8-V) originated from two coinciding international mass gathering (MG) events in Rimini, Italy, in June 2011. MV D8-V was independently ...
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2009-07-22ZeitschriftenartikelMeasles viruses of genotype H1 evade recognition by vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies targeting the linear haemagglutinin noose epitope The linear haemagglutinin noose epitope (HNE; aa 379-410) is a protective B-cell epitope and considered to be highly conserved in both the vaccine and the wild-type measles virus (MeV) haemagglutinin (H) proteins. Vaccine ...
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2014-05-16ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular Epidemiology and Genotyping of Hepatitis B Virus of HBsAg-Positive Patients in Oman Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health burden with distinct geographic public health significance. Oman is a country with intermediate HBV carrier prevalence; however, little is known ...
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2011-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular genotyping and epidemiology of measles virus transmission in the World Health Organization European Region, 2007-2009 Background: In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a goal to eliminate measles in the European Region by 2010. Measles elimination is defined as the interruption of indigenous measles virus (MV) transmission. ...
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2003-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelNosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Associated With the Use of Multidose Saline Vials Objective: To identify the source of an outbreak of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among 3 patients occurring within 8 weeks of hospitalization in the same ward of a Florida hospital during November 1998. Design: ...
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2011-08-10ZeitschriftenartikelNovel adenoviruses in wild primates: a high level of genetic diversity and evidence of zoonotic transmissions. Adenoviruses (AdVs) broadly infect vertebrate hosts, including a variety of nonhuman primates (NHPs). In the present study, we identified AdVs in NHPs living in their natural habitats, and through the combination of ...
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2010-12-16ZeitschriftenartikelOngoing outbreak of mumps affecting adolescents and young adults in Bavaria, Germany, August to October 2010 Since the introduction of a two-dose MMR vaccination regime the incidence of mumps virus infections has substantially declined. However, mumps outbreaks have recently been reported from several countries. Here we report ...