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2021-06-29Zeitschriftenartikel

Detection of Q129H Immune Escape Mutation in Apparently Healthy Hepatitis B Virus Carriers in Southwestern Nigeria

Adesina, Olufisayo Adeyemi; Akanbi, Olusola Anuoluwapo; Opaleye, Oluyinka Oladele; Japhet, Margaret Oluwatoyin; Wang, Bo; Oluyege, Adekemi Olubukunola; Klink, Patrycja; Bock, C.-Thomas

As the global effort to eradicate hepatitis B continues, immune escape mutations (IEMs) and drug resistance mutations (DRMs) affecting its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are compromising this goal. However, knowledge ...

2021-04-16Zeitschriftenartikel

Frequency, Local Dynamics, and Genomic Characteristics of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated From Specimens of Hospitalized Horses

Kauter, Anne; Epping, Lennard; Ghazisaeed, Fereshteh; Lübke-Becker, Antina; Wolf, Silver A.; Kannapin, Dania; Stoeckle, Sabita D.; Semmler, Torsten; Günther, Sebastian; Gehlen, Heidrun; Walther, Birgit

Previous research identified veterinary clinics as hotspots with respect to accumulation and spread of multidrug resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (EC). Therefore, promoting the ...

2021-05-31Zeitschriftenartikel

Low Proportion of Linezolid and Daptomycin Resistance Among Bloodborne Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Europe

Markwart, Robby; Willrich, Niklas; Eckmanns, Tim; Werner, Guido; Ayobami, Olaniyi

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are associated with significant health burden. We investigated linezolid and daptomycin resistance among VREF and MRSA ...

2021-01-19Zeitschriftenartikel

Barriers to using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexual behaviour after stopping PrEP: a cross-sectional study in Germany

Koppe, Uwe; Marcus, Ulrich; Albrecht, Stefan; Jansen, Klaus; Jessen, Heiko; Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara; Bremer, Viviane

Background Persistence of individuals at risk of HIV with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is critical for its impact on the HIV epidemic. We analysed factors associated with stopping PrEP, barriers that may deter people ...

2021-02-18Zeitschriftenartikel

How German health insurance providers use social online networks to promote healthy lifestyles: a content analysis of Facebook® accounts

Loss, Julika; von Uslar, Charlotte

Background Social networking sites such as Facebook® can contribute to health promotion and behaviour change activities, but are currently underused for this purpose. In Germany, health insurance companies are relevant ...

2021-03-22Zeitschriftenartikel

Determinants of physician attitudes towards the new selective measles vaccine mandate in Germany

Neufeind, Julia; Betsch, Cornelia; Zylka-Menhorn, Vera; Wichmann, Ole

Background In Germany, a mandatory policy on measles vaccination came into effect in March 2020. Physicians, as the main vaccine providers, have a crucial role in implementing it. Mandatory vaccination changes the ...

2021-04-14Zeitschriftenartikel

Intention for Screening Colonoscopy among Previous Non-Participants: Results of a Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Germany

Starker, Anne; Prütz, Franziska; Jordan, Susanne

Early detection of colorectal cancer has the potential to reduce mortality at population level. Colonoscopy is the preferred modality for colon cancer screening and prevention, but attendance rates are low. To exploit ...

2021-04-29Zeitschriftenartikel

Hepatitis E virus infection in high-risk populations in Osun State, Nigeria

Osundare, Folakemi Abiodun; Klink, Patrycja; Akanbi, Olusola Aanuoluwapo; Wang, Bo; Harms, Dominik; Ojurongbe, Olusola; Ajayi, Moses Adedapo; Babaranti, Emmanuel Oluwagbenga; Bock, C.-Thomas; Opaleye, Oladele Oluyinka

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging infection that is of major public health concern, especially in some vulnerable groups like immunosuppressed individuals, pregnant women and HBV-coinfected individuals. HEV ...

2021-04-12Zeitschriftenartikel

Ten years of weekly epidemiological teleconference (EpiLag) – an effective and time-efficient tool for infectious disease event information, Germany, 2009–2018

Milde-Busch, Astrid; Zeitlmann, Nadine; Mücke, Inge; Gilsdorf, Andreas; Rexroth, Ute; an der Heiden, Maria; the EpiLag-Working Group

In 2009, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the 16 German federal state public health authorities (PHAs) established a weekly epidemiological teleconference (EpiLag) to discuss infectious disease (ID) events and foster ...

2021-04-26Zeitschriftenartikel

Identification of a Putative Novel Genotype of Avian Hepatitis E Virus from Apparently Healthy Chickens in Southwestern Nigeria

Osamudiamen, Fisayo Temilade; Akanbi, Olusola Aanuoluwapo; Zander, Steffen; Oluwayelu, Daniel Oladimeji; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Klink, Patrycja

Avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is the major etiological agent of hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome (HSS), big liver and spleen disease (BLSD), and hepatic rupture hemorrhage syndrome (HRHS) in chickens. Infections with aHEV ...

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