Obwohl akute respiratorische Erkrankungen, einschließlich Influenza und Pneumonie, überwiegend in der primärärztlichen Versorgung behandelt werden, fehlen in Deutschland weitgehend epidemiologische Daten aus dem ambulanten ...

Hintergrund: Influenza und andere akute respiratorische Erkrankungen (ARE) treten jährlich mit einer stark variablen Krankheitslast in epidemischen Wellen in der Bevölkerung auf. Dies erfordert eine zeitnahe syndromische ...

We have analysed the structure of cultivable choanal microbiota from free-living birds in relation to bird diet, its richness and the relative number of opportunistic bacteria acquired from the environment. For this purpose, ...

Due to rapid diagnosis and isolation of imported cases, community outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are considered unlikely in industrialised countries. In March 2016, the first documented locally acquired ...

Transcripts are known to be incorporated in particles of DNA viruses belonging to the families of Herpesviridae and Mimiviridae, but the presence of transcripts in other DNA viruses, such as poxviruses, has not been analyzed ...

Decisions in public health should be based on the best available evidence, reviewed and appraised using a rigorous and transparent methodology. The Project on a Framework for Rating Evidence in Public Health (PRECEPT) ...

Dynamic processes of cells can be best monitored when living cells are analyzed by imaging. While it is easy to observe adherent living cells it has been extremely challenging to analyze suspension cells. This cell type ...

Hintergrund: Seit Juli 2004 empfiehlt die Ständige Impfkommission (STIKO) die Varizellenimpfung für alle Kinder im Alter von 11–14 Monaten, seit 2009 eine zweite Impfdosis im Alter von 15–23 Monaten. Die Impfquoten im ...