Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2013-01-29ZeitschriftenartikelMicrosomal triglyceride transfer protein -164 T > C gene polymorphism and risk of cardiovascular disease: results from the EPIC-Potsdam case-cohort study Background: The microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP) is encoded by the MTTP gene that is regulated by cholesterol in humans. Previous studies investigating the effect of MTTP on ischemic heart disease have ...
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2013-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelProtein function prediction using domain families Here we assessed the use of domain families for predicting the functions of whole proteins. These 'functional families' (FunFams) were derived using a protocol that combines sequence clustering with supervised cluster ...
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2013-02-19ZeitschriftenartikelLymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany To determine prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Germany, we conducted a multicenter study during 2009–2010 and found high rates of rectal and pharyngeal infection in men positive for ...
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2013-02-14ZeitschriftenartikelEarly estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe: results from the i-move multicentre case–control study, 2012/13 We conducted a test-negative case–control study based in five European sentinel surveillance networks. The early 2012/13 adjusted influenza vaccine effectiveness was 78.2% (95% CI: 18.0 to 94.2) against influenza B, 62.1% ...
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2010-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelMumps outbreak in the Republic of Moldova, 2007-2008 Background: Moldova experienced a nationwide mumps outbreak between 2007 and 2008. Single-dose monovalent mumps vaccination at 15 to 18 months was introduced in 1983, replaced by a 2-dose MMR schedule at age 1 and 6 to ...
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2013-02-05ZeitschriftenartikelSite-Directed Mutagenesis Using Oligonucleotide-Based Recombineering
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2013-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelComplexity of Botulinum Neurotoxins: Challenges for Detection Technology The detection of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) is extremely challenging due to their high toxicity and the multiple BoNT variants. To date, seven serotypes with more than 30 subtypes have been described, and even more ...
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2012-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelComorbidity of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of German adults aged 18-79 years Background: Overweight has increased in many countries over the past 20 years and excessive body weight is an established risk factor for adverse health outcomes and chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine ...
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2012-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelVancomycin-resistant vanB-type Enterococcus faecium isolates expressing varying levels of vancomycin resistance and being highly prevalent among neonatal patients in a single ICU Background: Vancomycin-resistant isolates of E. faecalis and E. faecium are of special concern and patients at risk of acquiring a VRE colonization/infection include also intensively-cared neonates. We describe here an ...
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2012-11-14ZeitschriftenartikelPrevalence of HIV among MSM in Europe: comparison of self-reported diagnoses from a large scale internet survey and existing national estimates Background: Country level comparisons of HIV prevalence among men having sex with men (MSM) is challenging for a variety of reasons, including differences in the definition and measurement of the denominator group, ...
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2012-11-21ZeitschriftenartikelGuidance for contact tracing of cases of Lassa fever, Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fever on an airplane: results of a European expert consultation Background: Travel from countries where viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are endemic has increased significantly over the past decades. In several reported VHF events on airplanes, passenger trace back was initiated but ...
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2012-10-31ZeitschriftenartikelBarriers to pandemic influenza vaccination and uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine in the post-pandemic season in Germany Background: In Germany, annual vaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for certain target groups (e.g. persons aged ≥60 years, chronically ill persons, healthcare workers (HCW)). In season 2009/10, vaccination ...
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2012-08-28ZeitschriftenartikelEcological analysis of social risk factors for Rotavirus infections in Berlin, Germany, 2007–2009 Background: Socioeconomic factors are increasingly recognised as related to health inequalities in Germany and are also identified as important contributing factors for an increased risk of acquiring infections. The aim ...
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2011-12-23ZeitschriftenartikelThe phylogeny of yellow fever virus 17D vaccines In recent years the safety of the yellow fever live vaccine 17D came under scrutiny. The focus was on serious adverse events after vaccinations that resemble a wild type infection with yellow fever and whose reasons are ...
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2012-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelSeroprevalence of human polyomavirus 9 and cross-reactivity to African green monkey-derived lymphotropic polyomavirus Human polyomavirus 9 (HPyV9) was discovered recently in immunocompromised patients and shown to be genetically closely related to B-lymphotropic polyomavirus (LPyV). No serological data are available for HPyV9, but human ...
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2011-12-24ZeitschriftenartikelRegionalisierung von Gesundheitsindikatoren Die bundesweit repräsentativen Gesundheitssurveys des Robert Koch-Instituts wurden bisher nicht herangezogen, um Aussagen zu regionalen Unterschieden in der gesundheitlichen Lage zu machen. Mit der „Small-Area-Estimation“ ...
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2012-12-24ZeitschriftenartikelKörperlich-sportliche Aktivität bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland Analysiert wird die Verbreitung der körperlichen und sportlichen Aktivität in der erwachsenen Bevölkerung Deutschlands. Die Datenbasis wird durch die Studie „Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell 2009“ gebildet, für die vom ...
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2011-12-24ZeitschriftenartikelZum Zusammenhang zwischen körperlicher Aktivität und Gesundheit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen Aufgrund des zunehmend diskutierten Gesundheitszustandes von Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie der veränderten Bewegungswelt ist die Frage nach der Wirkung körperlicher Aktivität auf Gesundheitsaspekte von großer Bedeutung. ...
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2011-12-24ZeitschriftenartikelÜberblick über primärpräventive Maßnahmen zur Förderung von körperlicher Aktivität in Deutschland Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über primärpräventive Maßnahmen zur Förderung der körperlichen Aktivität in Deutschland. Zuerst werden die gesundheitsrelevanten Empfehlungen für körperliche Aktivität vorgestellt, ...
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2013-01-02ZeitschriftenartikelPower-Laws and the Use of Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines It is widely accepted that the (now reversed) Bush administration’s decision to restrict federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research to a few “eligible” hESC lines is responsible for the sustained ...