Das Bundesministerium für Gesundheit fördert in Deutschland seit 1995 Nationale Referenzzentren (NRZ) zur laborgestützten Überwachung ausgewählter Infektionserreger und Syndrome. Die Auswahl erfolgt in Abhängigkeit von der ...

Background: Validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is important as incorrect information may lead to biased associations. Therefore the relative validity of an FFQ developed for use in the German Health ...

Die meisten westlichen Länder Europas haben seit der Zulassung von Impfstoffen gegen humane Papillomaviren (HPV) Impfempfehlungen gegen HPV eingeführt. Das Impfziel ist die Reduktion der Krankheitslast HPV-assoziierter ...

Physicians mention patients’ expectations as a reason for prescribing antibiotics for common (viral) upper respiratory tract infections despite clinical evidence against their use and the physicians’ better judgement. We ...

Dengue virus (DENV) is endemic in south-east Asia and Central to South America. In August 2010, a DENV infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from a trip to Croatia in south-east Europe. The patient presented ...

In this mini review, we aim to evaluate the structure and function of Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) with respect to the benefit they may have for humans or the damage they may cause. Emphasis is laid on their ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among pigs and estimate the impact of this animal reservoir on human healthcare. Nasal ...

Adenoviruses (AdV) broadly infect vertebrate hosts including a variety of primates. We identified a novel AdV in the feces of captive gorillas by isolation in cell culture, electron microscopy and PCR. From the supernatants ...

Epidemiological data based on phenotypic and molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. This investigation studied 61 MRSA isolates obtained from 13 ...