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2023-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelDirect comparison of clinical diagnostic sensitivity of saliva from buccal swabs versus combined oro-/nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 Omicron Background/Purpose: While current guidelines recommend the use of respiratory tract specimens for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection, saliva has recently been suggested as preferred sample type for the ...
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2013-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelDirect costs of inequalities in health care utilization in Germany 1994 to 2009: a top-down projection Background: Social inequalities in health are a characteristic of almost all European Welfare States. It has been estimated, that this is associated with annual costs that amount to approximately 9% of total member state ...
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2012-10-03ZeitschriftenartikelDirect Detection and Genotyping of KPC Carbapenemases from Urine using a new DNA Microarray Test Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC) are considered a serious threat to antibiotic therapy as they confer resistance to carbapenems, which are used to treat Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria. ...
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2013-11-05ZeitschriftenartikelDirect RNA-Based Detection and Differentiation of CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL) The current global spread of multi-resistant Gram-negatives, particularly extended spectrum β-lactamases expressing bacteria, increases the likelihood of inappropriate empiric treatment of critically ill patients with ...
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2010-10-31ZeitschriftenartikelDirect Visualization of Peptide/MHC Complexes at the Surface and in the Intracellular Compartments of Cells Infected In Vivo by Leishmania major Protozoa and bacteria infect various types of phagocytic cells including macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells and eosinophils. However, it is not clear which of these cells process and present microbial antigens in vivo ...
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2014-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelDisagreement of the two oscillometric blood pressure measurement devices, Datascope Accutorr Plus and Omron HEM-705CP II, and bidirectional conversion of blood pressure values. Objective(s): Oscillometric blood pressure (BP) measurement devices frequently replace the standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Comparisons of oscillometric devices are rare, but their agreement is important to ensure ...
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2007-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelDiscovery of herpesviruses in multi-infected primates using locked nucleic acids (LNA) and a bigenic PCR approach Targeting the highly conserved herpes DNA polymerase (DPOL) gene with PCR using panherpes degenerate primers is a powerful tool to universally detect unknown herpesviruses. However, vertebrate hosts are often infected with ...
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2014-12-19ZeitschriftenartikelDiscrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes Upon ingestion of contaminated food, Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections in humans that are normally treated with β-lactam antibiotics. These target Listeria's five high molecular weight penicillin-binding ...
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2020-05-22ZeitschriftenartikelDiscrete populations of isotype-switched memory B lymphocytes are maintained in murine spleen and bone marrow At present, it is not clear how memory B lymphocytes are maintained over time, and whetheronly as circulating cells or also residing in particular tissues. Here we describe distinctpopulations of isotype-switched memory B ...
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2018-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelDisease detection, epidemiology and outbreak response: the digital future of public health practice Inequalities persist when it comes to the attention, resource allocation and political prioritization, and provision of appropriate, adequate, and timely health interventions to populations in need. Set against a complex ...
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2023-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelDisease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: comparing routine surveillance with cohort data from the LEOSS study in 2020 in Germany Introduction Studies investigating risk factors for severe COVID-19 often lack information on the representativeness of the study population. Here, we investigate factors associated with severe COVID-19 and compare the ...
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2021-11-12Berichte und sonstige TexteDisease severity of the first COVID-19 wave in Germany using reporting data from the national notification system As of December 31, 2019, initial reports circulated internationally of an unusual cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause in China. By the end of January 2020, the virus affected Germany with the first case confirmed on ...
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2021-05-14ZeitschriftenartikelDisease surveillance for the COVID-19 era: time for bold changes The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in disease surveillance in nearly all countries. Early identification of COVID-19 cases and clusters for rapid containment was hampered by inadequate diagnostic capacity, ...
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2016-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelDisease Transmission by Misfolded Prion-Protein Isoforms, Prion-Like Amyloids, Functional Amyloids and the Central Dogma In 1982, the term “prions” (proteinaceous infectious particles) was coined to specify a new principle of infection. A misfolded isoform of a cellular protein has been described as the causative agent of a fatal neurodegenerative ...
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2011-12-28ZeitschriftenartikelDiseases and causes of death in European bats: dynamics in disease susceptibility and infection rates. Background: Bats receive increasing attention in infectious disease studies, because of their well recognized status as reservoir species for various infectious agents. This is even more important, as bats with their ...
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2020-02-05ZeitschriftenartikelDisentangling outbreaks using whole-genome sequencing: concurrent multistate outbreaks of Salmonella Kottbus in Germany, 2017 In June 2017, an outbreak of Salmonella Kottbus infection was suspected in Germany. We investigated the outbreak with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and a case–control study. Forty-six isolates from 69 cases were subtyped. ...
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2021-11-23ZeitschriftenartikelDissection of Barrier Dysfunction in Organoid-Derived Human Intestinal Epithelia Induced by Giardia duodenalis BACKGROUND & AIMS: The protozoa Giardia duodenalis is a major cause of gastrointestinal illness worldwide, but un- derlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain obscure, partly due to the absence of adequate cellular ...
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2020-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelDisseminated coccidioidomycosis: Monitoring of serologic markers for treatment response We describe a patient with a disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Biomarkers in serum during itraconazole therapy showed a rapid clearing of Coccidioides DNA as detected by PCR. Coccidioides antibody detection by lateral flow ...
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2019-07-25ZeitschriftenartikelDisseminated Emergomycosis in a Person with HIV Infection, Uganda We describe emergomycosis in a patient in Uganda with HIV infection. We tested a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsy to identify Emergomyces pasteurianus or a closely related pathogen by sequencing broad-range ...
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2018-01-31ZeitschriftenartikelDisseminating Metaproteomic Informatics Capabilities and Knowledge Using the Galaxy-P Framework The impact of microbial communities, also known as the microbiome, on human health and the environment is receiving increased attention. Studying translated gene products (proteins) and comparing metaproteomic profiles may ...