Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2018-10-23ZeitschriftenartikelCase report: A fatal case of cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient due to Cryptococcus deuterogattii (AFLP6/VGII) Introduction. Cryptococcosis in immunocompetent adults is a rare disease in Europe, mostly induced by members of the Cryptococcus gattii species complex. The diagnosis can be challenging due to its rarity, unspecific ...
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2017-09-07ZeitschriftenartikelBackground paper to the decision not to recommend a standard vaccination with the live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine for the elderly in Germany A live attenuated vaccine (Zostavax®) against herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) was licensed for persons 50 years of age and older in 2006 and became available in Germany in September 2013. Based on ...
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2018-10-17ZeitschriftenartikelCancers Potentially Preventable through Excess Weight Reduction in Germany in 2010 Objective: In order to quantify the preventive potential of body weight reduction in Germany, population-attributable risks (PARs) were estimated for 13 cancer types. Methods: PARs were calculated using body weight prevalence ...
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2018-08-16ZeitschriftenartikelRetrospective validation of whole genome sequencing-enhanced surveillance of listeriosis in Europe, 2010 to 2015 Background and aim: The trend in reported case counts of invasive Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), a potentially severe food-borne disease, has been increasing since 2008. In 2015, 2,224 cases were reported in the European ...
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2018-08-23ZeitschriftenartikelAlcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...
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2018-07-11ZeitschriftenartikelFlexible decision-making in grooming partner choice in sooty mangabeys and chimpanzees Living in permanent social groups forces animals to make decisions about when, how and with whom to interact, requiring decisions to be made that integrate multiple sources of information. Changing social environments can ...
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2017-04-12ZeitschriftenartikelMode Equivalence of Health Indicators Between Data Collection Modes and Mixed-Mode Survey Designs in Population-Based Health Interview Surveys for Children and Adolescents: Methodological Study Background: The implementation of an Internet option in an existing public health interview survey using a mixed-mode design is attractive because of lower costs and faster data availability. Additionally, mixed-mode surveys ...
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2018-07-06ZeitschriftenartikelDerivation and external validation of a clinical version of the German Diabetes Risk Score (GDRS) including measures of HbA1c Objective The German Diabetes Risk Score (GDRS) is a diabetes prediction model which only includes non-invasively measured risk factors. The aim of this study was to extend the original GDRS by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and ...
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2018-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelAntibiotic-Resistant E. coli in Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection A Prospective Cohort Study from 2015/16 (the SARHA Study) Compared With Data From the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (ARS)Background: Routine urine culture testing is not recommended for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). As a result, the antibiotic resistance patterns or the organisms causing UTIs are not adequately reflected in ...
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2019-04-24ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiologie des Nierenzellkarzinoms in Deutschland Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die Erkrankungs-, Sterbe- und Überlebensraten sowie die Stadienverteilung von Nierenzellkarzinomen in Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse beruhen auf den Daten der bevölkerungsbezogenen ...
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2018-05-04ZeitschriftenartikelAntibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany Background This study investigates the barriers and facilitators of the use of antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections by general practitioners (GPs) in Germany. Methods A multidisciplinary team designed and ...
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2018-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelAntibiotikaresistenz von E. coli bei ambulant erworbener unkomplizierter Harnwegsinfektion Eine prospektive Kohortenstudie der Jahre 2015/2016 (SARHA-Studie) im Vergleich mit Daten der Antibiotika-Resistenz-Surveillance (ARS)Hintergrund: Da bei unkomplizierten Harnwegsinfektionen (HWI) keine mikrobiologische Diagnostik empfohlen wird, wird die Resistenzsituation in Bezug auf HWI in Routinedaten nicht angemessen abgebildet. Es wurde die ...
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2018-06-07ZeitschriftenartikelPotential adjustment methodology for missing data and reporting delay in the HIV Surveillance System, European Union/European Economic Area, 2015 HIV remains one of the most important public health concerns in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA). Accurate data are therefore crucial to appropriately direct and evaluate public health response. The ...
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2018-05-18ZeitschriftenartikelComment on “The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans” A recent publication by Levecke et al. (Int. J. Parasitol, 2018, 8, 67–69) provides important insights into the kinetics of worm expulsion from humans following treatment with albendazole. This is an important aspect of ...
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2018-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is considered the major pathogen causing severe lower respiratory tract infections among infants and young children [1]. RSV is the most common cause of hospitalisation for acute lower ...
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2016-12-10ZeitschriftenartikelPersistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA from seminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study Background By January, 2016, all known transmission chains of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in west Africa had been stopped. However, there is concern about persistence of Ebola virus in the reproductive tract ...
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2018-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelRecommendations for enterovirus diagnostics and characterisation within and beyond Europe Enteroviruses (EV) can cause severe neurological and respiratory infections, and occasionally lead to devastating outbreaks as previously demonstrated with EV-A71 and EV-D68 in Europe. However, these infections are still ...
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2018-01-26ZeitschriftenartikelSocial Gradients in Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Diagnoses in Emergency Medicine An Analysis of Socioeconomic Regional Disparities in a German CityBackground: Persons of lower socio-economic status are at higher risk of disease, especially with respect to severe and chronic illnesses. To date, there have not been any studies with large case numbers regarding acute ...
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2017-11-10Zeitschriftenartikel2015/16 I‐MOVE/I‐MOVE+ multicentre case‐control study in Europe: Moderate vaccine effectiveness estimates against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and low estimates against lineage‐mismatched influenza B among children Background During the 2015/16 influenza season in Europe, the cocirculating influenza viruses were A(H1N1)pdm09 and B/Victoria, which was antigenically distinct from the B/Yamagata component in the trivalent influenza ...
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2018-01-17ZeitschriftenartikelEnvironmental adaptation and vertical dissemination of ESBL‐/pAmpC‐producing Escherichia coli in an integrated broiler production chain in the absence of an antibiotic treatment High prevalence numbers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL-)/plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase- (pAmpC-) producing Escherichia coli in broiler chicken and their distribution along the broiler production chain ...