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2016-07-01MasterarbeitEstablishment of a method for the detection of proviral cDNA of HERV-K(HML-2) Humane endogene Retroviren (HERVs) konnten viele Millionen Jahre lang Proviren in die menschliche Keimbahn integrieren. Jedoch führten im Laufe der Jahre Mutationen, Deletionen und Rekombinationen zu deren Inaktivierung. ...
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2021-10-27ZeitschriftenartikelEstablishment of a Publicly Available Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Clostridium perfringens Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming anaerobic pathogen responsible for a variety of histotoxic and intestinal infections in humans and animals. High-resolution genotyping aiming to identify bacteria at strain level ...
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2021-11-04ZeitschriftenartikelEstablishment of a specimen panel for the decentralised technical evaluation of the sensitivity of 31 rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 antigen, Germany, September 2020 to April 2021 Introduction The detection of SARS-CoV-2 with rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) has become an important tool to identify infected people and break infection chains. These RDT are usually based on antigen detection in a lateral ...
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2026-06-30ZeitschriftenartikelEstablishment of a standardized phase 2/step 2 method for virucidal surface disinfection: results of an interlaboratory ring trial (4-field test) Introduction Evaluating the virucidal efficacy of surface disinfectants under practical conditions with mechanical action remains a major challenge. Current standards primarily rely on suspension tests and carrier tests ...
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2017-02-09ZeitschriftenartikelEstablishment of a voluntary electronic Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory surveillance system in Germany, 2008 to 2014 Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are not reportable in Germany and limited data on prevalence are available. CT screening has been offered free of charge to pregnant women since 1995 and to all women under 25 years ...
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2010-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelEstimated and measured BMI and self-perceived body image of adolescents in Germany: part 1 - general implications for correcting prevalence estimations of overweight and obesity. Objective: This study examines the degree of divergence between BMI calculated from subjective assessments and BMI calculated from measured height and weight as a function of gender and body image. Methods: In the German ...
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2023-07-06ZeitschriftenartikelEstimated incubation period distributions of mpox using cases from two international European festivals and outbreaks in a club in Berlin, May to June 2022 Background: Since May 2022, an mpox outbreak affecting primarily men who have sex with men (MSM) has occurred in numerous non-endemic countries worldwide. As MSM frequently reported multiple sexual encounters in this ...
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2013-07-16ZeitschriftenartikelEstimates of Excess Medically Attended Acute Respiratory Infections in Periods of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza in Germany from 2001/02 to 2010/11 Background: The number of patients seeking health care is a central indicator that may serve several different purposes: (1) as a proxy for the impact on the burden of the primary care system; (2) as a starting point ...
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2021-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelEstimates of Toxoplasmosis Incidence Based on Healthcare Claims Data, Germany, 2011–2016 Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection contracted through Toxoplasma gondii–contaminated food, soil, or water. Seroprevalence in Germany is high, but estimates of disease incidence are scarce. We investigated incidences for ...
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2019-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating age-specific vaccine effectiveness using data from a large measles outbreak in Berlin, Germany, 2014/15: evidence for waning immunity Background Measles elimination is based on 95% coverage with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine (MCV2), high vaccine effectiveness (VE) and life-long vaccine-induced immunity. Longitudinal analysis of antibody ...
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2024-03-12ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the health effects of COVID-19-related immunisation disruptions in 112 countries during 2020–30: a modelling study Background: There have been declines in global immunisation coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery has begun but is geographically variable. This disruption has led to under-immunised cohorts and interrupted ...
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2021-01-17ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the impact of tax policy interventions on the projected number and prevalence of adults with type 2 diabetes in Germany between 2020 and 2040 Introduction As a population-wide intervention, it has been proposed to raise taxes on unhealthy products to prevent diseases such as type 2 diabetes. In this study, we aimed to estimate the effect of tax policy interventions ...
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2009-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the regional distribution of men who have sex with men (MSM) based on Internet surveys Background: Measurement of prevalence and incidence of infections in a hard to reach population like men who have sex with men (MSM) is hampered by its unknown size and regional distribution. Population-based surveys ...
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2023-02-15ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the share of SARS-CoV-2-immunologically naïve individuals in Germany up to June 2022 After the winter of 2021/2022, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had reached a phase where a considerable number of people in Germany have been either infected with a severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
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2013-10-03ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the size of the MSM populations for 38 European countries by calculating the survey-surveillance discrepancies (SSD) between self-reported new HIV diagnoses from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) and surveillance-reported HIV diagnoses among MSM in 2009 Background: Comparison of rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections among MSM across countries is challenging for a variety of reasons, including the unknown size of MSM populations. In this paper we propose a method of ...
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2014-03-01ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the under-reporting of norovirus illness in Germany utilizing enhanced awareness of diarrhoea during a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4 in 2011 – a time series analysis Background: Laboratory-confirmed norovirus illness is reportable in Germany since 2001. Reported case numbers are known to be undercounts, and a valid estimate of the actual incidence in Germany does not exist. An ...
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2014-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating Trends in the Proportion of Transmitted and Acquired HIV Drug Resistance in a Long Term Observational Cohort in Germany Objective: We assessed trends in the proportion of transmitted (TDR) and acquired (ADR) HIV drug resistance and associated mutations between 2001 and 2011 in the German ClinSurv-HIV Drug Resistance Study. Method: ...
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2022-08-28ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating trends in working life expectancy based on health insurance data from Germany – Challenges and advantages Against the backdrop of population aging and growing strain on pension systems, monitoring the development of Working Life Expectancy (WLE) is vital to assess whether the policies taken are effective. This is the first ...
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2016-07-29ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating true incidence of O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli illness in Germany based on notification data of haemolytic uraemic syndrome Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important cause of gastroenteritis (GE) and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Incidence of STEC illness is largely underestimated in notification data, particularly of ...
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2012-04-26ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating vaccination coverage in the absence of immunisation registers – the German experience Immunisation registers are regarded as an appropriate solution to measure vaccination coverage on a population level. In Germany, a decentralised healthcare system and data protection regulations constrain such an approach. ...