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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelChanges to the varicella and pertussis immunisation schedule in Germany 2009: Background, rationale and implementation In July 2009, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) modified its recommendations for varicella and pertussis vaccination, based on newly available data on disease epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...
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2007-12-01ZeitschriftenartikelChanging epidemiology of human brucellosis, Germany, 1962-2005. Trends in the epidemiology of human brucellosis in Germany were investigated by analyzing national surveillance data (1962-2005) complemented by a questionnaire-based survey (1995-2000). After a steady decrease in brucellosis ...
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2011-06-22ZeitschriftenartikelCharacterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study Background: In an ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea caused by a virulent Escherichia coli strain O104:H4 in Germany (with some cases elsewhere in Europe and North America), 810 cases ...
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2010-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelCharacteristics and risk factors for symptomatic Giardia lamblia infections in Germany Background: In developed countries, giardiasis is considered a travel related disease. However, routine surveillance data from Germany indicate that >50% of infections were acquired indigenously. We studied the epidemiological ...
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2006-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelChemoprophylaxis and Malaria Death Rates To determine the effect of chemoprophylaxis on the case-fatality rate of malaria, we analyzed all cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in nonimmune persons reported from 1993 to 2004 in Germany. In univariate and ...
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2023-10-09ZeitschriftenartikelChronic Enterovirus Meningoencephalitis in Prolonged B-Cell Depletion After Rituximab Therapy Objectives: Persistent impaired immunity is possible even years after B-cell depleting therapies. This may favor the occurrence of infections, including infectious meningitis and encephalitis. In this study, we report a ...
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2010-06-24ZeitschriftenartikelChronic norovirus infection after kidney transplantation: molecular evidence for immune-driven viral evolution. Background: Norovirus infection is the most common cause of acute self-limiting gastroenteritis. Only 3 cases of chronic norovirus infection in adult solid organ transplant recipients have been reported thus far. Methods: ...
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2006-07-21ZeitschriftenartikelClinical features and pitfalls in the laboratory diagnosis of dengue in travellers Background: Several enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-kits are commercially available for the rapid diagnosis of dengue infection, and have demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity in paired serum samples. ...
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2010-12-08ZeitschriftenartikelClinical Outcome of HIV-Infected Patients with Discordant Virological and Immunological Response to Antiretroviral Therapy Background: A subgroup of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)–infected patients with severe immunodeficiency show persistently low CD4+ cell counts despite sustained viral suppression. It is unclear whether this ...
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2009-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelClostridium difficile ribotypes 001, 017, and 027 are associated with lethal C. difficile infection in Hesse, Germany From January 2008 to April 2009, 72 cases of severe Clostridium difficile infection were reported from 18 different districts in the state of Hesse, Germany. A total of 41 C. difficile isolates from 41 patients were subjected ...
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2008-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelClostridium difficile Surveillance Trends, Saxony, Germany
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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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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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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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2011-10-20ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of the novel ResPlex III assay and existing techniques for the detection and subtyping of influenza virus during the influenza season 2006–2007 Influenza virus is a major cause of disease worldwide. The accurate detection and further subtyping of influenza A viruses are important for epidemiologic surveillance, and subsequent comprehensive characterization of ...
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2010-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelComplications of varicella after implementation of routine childhood varicella vaccination in Germany. A country-wide sentinel surveillance system was initiated in Germany after implementation of routine varicella vaccination of children >11 months. Sentinel physicians report monthly the number of cases and of severe varicella ...
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2008-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelCountry-wide HIV incidence study complementing HIV surveillance in Germany Serological methods exist that allow differentiating between recent and long-standing infections in persons infected with HIV. During a pilot study in Berlin between 2005 and 2007 methodologies have been evaluated. In a ...
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2024-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelCOVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Autumn and Winter 2022 to 2023 Among Older Europeans Importance: In the context of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants or lineages and new vaccines, it is key to accurately monitor COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (CVE) to inform vaccination campaigns. Objective: To estimate the ...
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2009-09-03ZeitschriftenartikelCowpox Virus Outbreak in Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo) and Jaguarundis (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) with a Time-Delayed Infection to Humans Background: Often described as an extremely rare zoonosis, cowpox virus (CPXV) infections are on the increase in Germany. CPXV is rodent-borne with a broad host range and contains the largest and most complete genome of ...