Background: In October 2007, the working group CEN/TC 216 of the European Committee for standardisation suggested that the Sabin oral poliovirus vaccine type 1 strain (LSc-2ab) presently used for virucidal tests should ...

Hintergrund: Zur Senkung der Krankheitslast von saisonaler Influenza empfiehlt die Ständige Impfkommission eine jährliche Impfung für Risikogruppen. Ziel ist das Erreichen einer Impfquote von 75 % bei über 60-Jährigen bis ...

The variability between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains is one of the features of RSV infections that might contribute to the ability of the virus to infect people repeatedly and cause yearly outbreaks. To study ...

Background: Many research projects in general practice face problems when recruiting patients, often resulting in low recruitment rates and an unknown selection bias, thus limiting their value for health services research. ...

Background: The principle of a capture ELISA is binding of specific capture antibodies (polyclonal or monoclonal) to the surface of a suitable 96 well plate. These immobilized antibodies are capable of specifically binding ...

In our study we assessed the tick burden on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) in relation to age, physical condition, sex, deer density and season. The main objective was to find predictive parameters for tick burden. In ...

Einleitung: Die Verbreitung und mögliche Einflussfaktoren des Tabakkonsums und der Passivrauchbelastung von Jugendlichen werden analysiert. Methoden: Datenbasis ist eine Teilstichprobe des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys ...

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“ ...

Background: The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS) is part of the recently established national health monitoring conducted by the Robert Koch Institute. DEGS combines a nationally ...