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2012-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelMenschen mit hohen Einkommen leben länger Personen aus wohlhabenden Haushalten haben in Deutschland im Alter von 65 Jahren eine höhere Lebenserwartung als Personen mit niedrigen Einkommen. Bei Männern macht diese Differenz fünf Jahre, bei Frauen dreieinhalb Jahre ...
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2013-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelInformiert und zufrieden? – Auf dem Weg zum mitbestimmenden Nutzer des Gesundheitswesens Als Nutzer des Gesundheitswesens nimmt man verschiedene Rollen ein: Patient, Verbraucher, Kunde oder die Person, die gesundheitliche Versorgung bewertet. Der zunehmend stattfindende Wechsel vom eher passiven Patienten ...
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2011-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelGesundheitliche Ungleichheit Im Rahmen der Gesundheitsberichterstattung werden neben den bekannten statistischen Maßen der deskriptiven Statistik, wie z. B. relative Häufigkeiten und Mittelwerte, auch so genannte altersadjustierte Odds Ratios ...
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2012-07-20ZeitschriftenartikelTools for cellular immunology and vaccine research the in the guinea pig: Monoclonal antibodies to cell surface antigens and cell lines The use of monoclonal antibodies directed against membrane proteins of leukocytes has greatly contributed to our understanding of the function and development of the immune system. Meanwhile these reagents provide valuable ...
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2013-07-16ZeitschriftenartikelReflecting on Earlier Experiences with Unsolicited Findings: Points to Consider for Next-Generation Sequencing and Informed Consent in Diagnostics High-throughput nucleotide sequencing (often referred to as next-generation sequencing; NGS) is increasingly being chosen as a diagnostic tool for cases of expected but unresolved genetic origin. When exploring a higher ...
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2011-10-31ZeitschriftenartikelLow Sensitivity of Pooled Chlamydia Testing in a Sample of the Young German General Population Objective: To compare sensitivity of pooled urine testing with single specimen testing using NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test). To determine Chlamydia prevalence among adolescents in Germany. Methods: Urine samples ...
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2012-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelPerformance of three chromogenic VRE screening agars, two Etest® vancomycin protocols, and different microdilution methods in detecting vanB genotype Enterococcus faecium with varying vancomycin MICs Frequencies of vanB-type Enterococcus faecium increased in Europe during the last years. VanB enterococci show various levels of vancomycin MICs even below the susceptible breakpoint challenging a reliable diagnostics. The ...
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2013-04-15ZeitschriftenartikelGiardia duodenalis arginine deiminase modulates the phenotype and cytokine secretion of human dendritic cells by depletion of arginine and formation of ammonia Depletion of arginine is a recognized strategy that pathogens use to evade immune effector mechanisms. Depletion depends on microbial enzymes such as arginases, which are considered virulence factors. The effect is mostly ...
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2013-09-25ZeitschriftenartikelDiagnosis of West Nile Virus Human Infections: Overview and Proposal of Diagnostic Protocols Considering the Results of External Quality Assessment Studies West Nile virus, genus Flavivirus, is transmitted between birds and occasionally other animals by ornithophilic mosquitoes. This virus also infects humans causing asymptomatic infections in about 85% of cases and
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2013-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelUnusual increase in reported cases of Paratyphoid A fever among travellers returning from Cambodia, January to September 2013 From January to September 2013, a marked increase in notifications of Salmonella Paratyphi A infections among travellers returning from Cambodia occurred in France. An investigation revealed 35 cases without a common source: ...
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2013-10-11ZeitschriftenartikelSozialer Status und Teilnahme am Gesundheits-Check-up von Männern und Frauen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der GEDA-Studie 2009 und 2010 Hintergrund: Auf Basis repräsentativer Daten für Deutschland wurde untersucht, inwieweit die Teilnahme am Gesundheits-Check-up zur Krankheitsfrüherkennung mit verschiedenen Merkmalen des sozialen Status zusammenhängt. ...
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2013-09-20ZeitschriftenartikelHERV-K(HML-2), the best preserved family of HERVs: endogenization, expression, and implications in health and disease Retroviruses that have the ability to infect germ line cells can become an integral and inherited part of the host genome. About 8% of the human chromosomal DNA consists of sequences derived from infections by retroviruses ...
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2013-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelMedizinische Mikrobiologie und Epidemiologie
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2013-10-03ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the size of the MSM populations for 38 European countries by calculating the survey-surveillance discrepancies (SSD) between self-reported new HIV diagnoses from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) and surveillance-reported HIV diagnoses among MSM in 2009 Background: Comparison of rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections among MSM across countries is challenging for a variety of reasons, including the unknown size of MSM populations. In this paper we propose a method of ...
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2013-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelHealth economic evaluation of vaccination strategies for the prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Germany Background: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a self-limiting painful skin rash affecting mostly individuals from 50 years of age. The main complication is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a long-lasting pain after rash has resolved. ...
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2013-09-16ZeitschriftenartikelPopulation level survival of patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia in Germany compared to the US in the early 21st century Introduction: The advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors has produced 5-year survival of 90 + % for chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) patients in clinical trials. However, population level survival has been lower, especially ...
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2013-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelA structural comparison of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis loci of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains Background: The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the major immuno-dominant antigen of all Legionella species including L. pneumophila. Its diversity is the basis for the classification of L. pneumophila into serogroups and ...
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2013-09-11ZeitschriftenartikelRisk Factors Associated with the Community-Acquired Colonization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Positive Escherichia Coli. An Exploratory Case-Control Study Background: The number of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positive (+) Escherichia coli is increasing worldwide. In contrast with many other multidrug-resistant bacteria, it is suspected that they predominantly ...
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2013-09-10ZeitschriftenartikelAge biases in a large HIV and sexual behaviour-related internet survey among MSM Background: Behavioural data from MSM are usually collected in non-representative convenience samples, increasingly on the internet. Epidemiological data from such samples might be useful for comparisons between countries, ...
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2013-09-12ZeitschriftenartikelA Food Handler-Associated, Foodborne Norovirus GII.4 Sydney 2012-Outbreak Following a Wedding Dinner, Austria, October 2012 On October 12, 2012, the provincial public health directorate of Salzburg reported a suspected norovirus (NV) outbreak among guests of a wedding-reception. The investigation aimed to confirm the causative agent, to identify ...