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2018-10-17ZeitschriftenartikelWhat motivates Ebola survivors to donate plasma during an emergency clinical trial? The case of Ebola-Tx in Guinea Introduction During the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic, the Ebola-Tx trial evaluated the use of convalescent plasma (CP) in Guinea. The effectiveness of plasmapheresis trials depends on the recruitment of plasma ...
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2022-11-18ZeitschriftenartikelWhat the Phage: a scalable workflow for the identification and analysis of phage sequences Phages are among the most abundant and diverse biological entities on earth. Phage prediction from sequence data is a crucial first step to understanding their impact on the environment. A variety of bacteriophage prediction ...
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2021-09-09ZeitschriftenartikelWhat WGS Reveals about Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in Wildlife in Germany The aim of this study was to gain an overview of the genetic diversity of Salmonella found in wildlife in Germany. We were particularly interested in exploring whether wildlife acts as a reservoir of certain serovars/subtypes ...
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2009-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelWhat will the next influenza season bring about: seasonal influenza or the new A(H1N1)V? An analysis of German influenza surveillance data For the next influenza season (winter 2009-10) the relative contributions to virus circulation and influenza-associated morbidity of the seasonal influenza viruses A(H3N2), A(H1N1) and B, and the new influenza A(H1N1)v are ...
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2023-10-26ZeitschriftenartikelWhat’s on the rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections?
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2024-09-18ZeitschriftenartikelWhen do parents report their child's administrative ADHD diagnosis? A utilisation-based analysis from the consortium project INTEGRATE-ADHD Background: This article examines discrepancies in the frequency of diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents in Germany using information on health care utilisation from both ...
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2024-11-13ZeitschriftenartikelWhen more sugar is better—a GPI side chain modification results in a less virulent phenotype during a protozoan infection The assembly and function of side chain modifications of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) units (anchors or free forms) are poorly defined. In a recent study, two enzymes, PIGJ and PIGE, of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma ...
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2019-07-23ZeitschriftenartikelWhere did you come from, where did you go: Refining metagenomic analysis tools for horizontal gene transfer characterisation Abstract Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has changed the way we regard evolution. Instead of waiting for the next generation to establish new traits, especially bacteria are able to take a shortcut via HGT that enables ...
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2023-11-02ZeitschriftenartikelWhere is the bottleneck? Drones and the paradoxes of digitising medical supplies in Ghana's landscapes of care Implemented in several African countries, medical drones have emerged as a major infrastructural innovation in national healthcare systems and are widely hailed for improving, if not revolutionising, access to medicine and ...
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2021-05-07ZeitschriftenartikelWhich Meso-Level Characteristics of Early Childhood Education and Care Centers Are Associated with Health, Health Behavior, and Well-Being of Young Children? Findings of a Scoping Review Characteristics of early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers might be relevant for children’s health. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the association between meso-level characteristics (MLCs) of ...
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2026-08-19ZeitschriftenartikelWhich population groups are more likely to get too little sleep? Results of the “German Health Update” (GEDA 2023) Background: Short sleep duration is associated with an increased health risk. Methods: The data are based on a Germany-wide, representative telephone survey of adults conducted as part of the Health Monitoring Programme ...
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2010-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelWhite-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bats, Europe White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces destructans) causes skin lesions that are characteristic of this ...
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2018-08-09ZeitschriftenartikelWhole genome analyses of CMY-2-producing Escherichia coli isolates from humans, animals and food in Germany Background: Resistance to 3rd-generation cephalosporins in Escherichia coli is mostly mediated by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) or AmpC beta-lactamases. Besides overexpression of the species-specific chromosomal ...
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2018-10-06ZeitschriftenartikelWhole Genome Characterization of Orthopoxvirus (OPV) Abatino, a Zoonotic Virus Representing a Putative Novel Clade of Old World Orthopoxviruses Orthopoxviruses (OPVs) are diffused over the complete Eurasian continent, but previously described strains are mostly from northern Europe, and few infections have been reported from Italy. Here we present the extended ...
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2018-02-23ZeitschriftenartikelWhole Genome Sequence Analysis of CTX-M-15 Producing Klebsiella Isolates Allowed Dissecting a Polyclonal Outbreak Scenario Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae pose an important threat of infection with increased morbidity and mortality, especially for immunocompromised patients. Here, we use the rise of ...
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2024-04-03ZeitschriftenartikelWhole genome sequencing of recombinant viruses obtained from co-infection and superinfection of Vero cells with modified vaccinia virus ankara vectored influenza vaccine and a naturally occurring cowpox virus Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) has been widely tested in clinical trials as recombinant vector vaccine against infectious diseases and cancers in humans and animals. However, one biosafety concern about the use of ...
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2020-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelWhole genome sequencing reveals extended natural transformation in Campylobacter impacting diagnostics and the pathogens adaptive potential Campylobacter is the major bacterial agent of human gastroenteritis worldwide and represents a crucial global public health burden. Species differentiation of C. jejuni and C. coli and phylogenetic analysis is challenged ...
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2013-02-12ZeitschriftenartikelWhole Genome Sequencing versus Traditional Genotyping for Investigation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Outbreak: A Longitudinal Molecular Epidemiological Study Background: Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission is essential to guide efficient tuberculosis control strategies. Traditional strain typing lacks sufficient discriminatory power to resolve large ...
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2019-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelWhole genome-based public health surveillance of less common STEC serovars and untypable strains identifies four novel O genotypes Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and the subgroup of enterohemorrhagic E. coli cause intestinal infections with symptoms ranging from watery diarrhea to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). A key tool for epidemiological ...
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2018-01-11ZeitschriftenartikelWhole-Genome Draft Sequences of Nine Asymptomatic Escherichia coli Bacteriuria Isolates from Diabetic Patients Escherichia coli can colonize the urinary bladder without causing a disease response in the host. This asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) can protect against recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infection by virulent bacteria. ...