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2015-07-30Zeitschriftenartikel

Recency and frequency of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Germany and socio-demographic factors associated with testing behaviour

Marcus, Ulrich; Gassowski, Martyna; Kruspe, Martin; Drewes, Jochen

Background: Testing for presence of HIV infection is a pre-requisite to qualify for antiretroviral treatment. A considerable proportion of German men who have sex with men (MSM) infected with HIV have a CD4 cell count ...

2015-07-02Zeitschriftenartikel

Current prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in long-term care facilities in the Rhine-Main district, Germany, 2013

Hogardt, Michael; Proba, P; Mischler, D.; Cuny, Christiane; Kempf, V. A.; Heudorf, U.

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) and in particular multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms (MRGN) are an increasing problem in hospital care. However, data on the current prevalence of MDRO in long-term care ...

2015-07-06Zeitschriftenartikel

Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigerian Blood Donors and Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Risks

Oluyinka, Opaleye O.; Tong, Hoang Van; Tien, Sy Bui; Fagbami, Ademola H.; Adekanle, Olusegun; Ojurongbe, Olusola; Bock, Thomas; Kremsner, Peter G.; Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P.

Background: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) characterized by the absence of detectable HBsAg remains a potential threat in blood safety. We investigated the actual prevalence, viral factors and genotype of OBI ...

2015-07-30Zeitschriftenartikel

SuRankCo: supervised ranking of contigs in de novo assemblies

Kuhring, Mathias; Dabrowski, Piotr Wojtek; Piro, Vitor C.; Nitsche, Andreas; Renard, Bernhard Y.

Background: Evaluating the quality and reliability of a de novo assembly and of single contigs in particular is challenging since commonly a ground truth is not readily available and numerous factors may influence ...

2014-08-06Zeitschriftenartikel

Falldefinitionen für die Surveillance meldepflichtiger Infektionskrankheiten in Deutschland, Ausgabe 2015

Diercke, Michaela; Benzler, Justus; Schöneberg, Irene; Mücke, Ingeborg; Altmann, Doris; Claus, Hermann; Gilsdorf, Andreas

Die Falldefinitionen geben einheitliche Kriterien für die Surveillance von Infektionskrankheiten vor. Seit der letzten Überarbeitung der Gesamtausgabe (Version 2007) ist eine Aktualisierung aufgrund neuer wissenschaftlicher ...

2015-07-23Zeitschriftenartikel

Draft Genome Sequences of Klebsiella oxytoca Isolates Originating from a Highly Contaminated Liquid Hand Soap Product

Hammerl, J. A.; Lasch, Peter; Nitsche, Andreas; Dabrowski, Piotr Wojtek; Hahmann, H.; Wicke, Amal; Kleta, S.; Dahouk, Sascha Al; Dieckmann, R.

In 2013, contaminated liquid soap was detected by routine microbiological monitoring of consumer products through state health authorities. Because of its high load of Klebsiella oxytoca, the liquid soap was notified via ...

2015-07-09Zeitschriftenartikel

Complete Genome Sequence of a CTX-M-15-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Outbreak Strain from Multilocus Sequence Type 514

Becker, Laura; Bunk, Boyke; Eller, Christoph; Steglich, Matthias; Pfeifer, Yvonne; Werner, Guido; Nübel, Ulrich

We report here the genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain, which caused an outbreak in a neonatal ward in 2011. The genome consists of a single chromosome (5,278 kb) and three plasmids (362 ...

2015-10-26Zeitschriftenartikel

Interactions between Hepatitis C Virus and the Human Apolipoprotein H Acute Phase Protein: A Tool for a Sensitive Detection of the Virus

Stefas, Ilias; Tigrett, Sylvia; Dubois, Grégor; Kaiser, Marco; Lucarz, Estelle; Gobby, Delphine; Bray, Dorothy; Ellerbrok, Heinz; Zarski, Jean Pierre; Veas, Francisco

The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection exhibits a high global prevalence frequently associated with hepatocellular carcinoma, taking years to develop. Despite the standardization of highly sensitive HCV quantitative RT-PCR ...

2015-11-12Zeitschriftenartikel

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: assessment by national experts from 38 countries, May 2015

Albiger, B.; Glasner, C.; Struelens, M. J.; Grundmann, Hajo; Monnet, D. L.; Eckmanns, Tim

In 2012, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launched the ‘European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE)’ project to gain insights into the occurrence and epidemiology ...

2015-11-10Zeitschriftenartikel

High Prevalence and High Incidence of Coinfection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis and Low Rate of Effective Vaccination against Hepatitis B in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with Known Date of HIV Seroconversion in Germany

Jansen, Klaus; Thamm, Michael; Bock, Thomas; Scheufele, Ramona; Kücherer, Claudia; Muenstermann, Dieter; Hagedorn, Hans-Jochen; Jessen, Heiko; Dupke, Stephan; Hamouda, Osamah; Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara; Meixenberger, Karolin

Objectives: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk for coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis than the general population. HIV infection and these coinfections ...

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