Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2018-08-09ZeitschriftenartikelHealthcare-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals in European Union/European Economic Area countries: an analysis of data from a point prevalence survey, 2011 to 2012 An aim of the ECDC point prevalence survey (PPS) in European Union/European Economic Area acute care hospitals was to acquire standardised healthcare-associated infections (HAI) data. We analysed one of the most common ...
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2018-07-19ZeitschriftenartikelRetrospective clinical case series study in 2017 identifies Plasmodium knowlesi as most frequent Plasmodium species in returning travellers from Thailand to Germany Febrile illnesses are common in travellers returning from south-east Asia. However, malaria is a rare diagnosis in this population. A series of Plasmodium knowlesi infections was noted in German travellers returning from ...
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2018-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelNeed for additional capacity and improved capability for molecular detection of yellow fever virus in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, March 2018 An external quality assessment of yellow fever virus (YFV) molecular detection in European laboratories was organised in rapid response to an increase in human cases in Brazil in 2018 with risk of import to Europe. Detection ...
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2018-07-05ZeitschriftenartikelTwo concurrent outbreaks of hepatitis A highlight the risk of infection for non-immune travellers to Morocco, January to June 2018 From January to June 2018, two ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks affected travellers returning from Morocco and cases in Europe without travel history, resulting in 163 patients in eight European countries. Most interviewed ...
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2018-05-17ZeitschriftenartikelNegligible import of enteric pathogens by newly arrived asylum seekers and no impact on incidence of notified Salmonella and Shigella infections and outbreaks in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, January 2015 to May 2016 Introduction The 2015 refugee crisis raised concerns about an import of infectious diseases affecting the German population. Aims: To evaluate public and individual health benefits of stool screening, and explore whether ...
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2018-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelCase-control study on risk factors for acute hepatitis E in Germany, 2012 to 2014 Background Notified cases of hepatitis E have increased 40-fold in the past 10 years in Germany. Food safety is a major concern as hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA has been detected in ready-to-eat retail-level food products. ...
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2018-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelStatus, quality and specific needs of Ebola virus diagnostic capacity and capability in laboratories of the two European preparedness laboratory networks EMERGE and EVD-LabNet From December 2013 to March 2016, West Africa experienced the largest Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak to date, leading to a European-wide activation of laboratory preparedness and response. At the end of the outbreak, laboratories ...
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2018-03-22ZeitschriftenartikelField investigation with real-time virus genetic characterisation support of a cluster of Ebola virus disease cases in Dubréka, Guinea, April to June 2015 On 11 May 2015, the Dubréka prefecture, Guinea, reported nine laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD). None could be epidemiologically linked to cases previously reported in the prefecture. We describe the ...
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2019-03-04ZeitschriftenartikelCharacterization of a hepatitis C virus genotype 1 divergent isolate from an HIV-1 coinfected individual in Germany assigned to a new subtype 1o Background HCV exhibits a high genetic diversity and is classified into 7 genotypes which are further divided into 86 confirmed subtypes. However, there are multiple isolates with unassigned subtypes. We aimed to amplify ...
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2018-11-08ZeitschriftenartikelReduction of the survival time of pig xenotransplants by porcine cytomegalovirus Background Xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues and organs may help to overcome the shortage of human tissues and organs for the treatment of tissue and organ failure. Progress in the prevention of immunological ...
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2018-06-07ZeitschriftenartikelSocioeconomic Correlates and Determinants of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the General Adult Population: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Background This review aims to (1) consolidate evidence regarding the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), (2) conduct a meta-analysis of the association between SES and CRF ...
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2018-04-16ZeitschriftenartikelExploring the effect of previous inactivated influenza vaccination on seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness against medically attended influenza: Results of the European I‐MOVE multicentre test‐negative case‐control study, 2011/2012‐2016/2017 Background Results of previous influenza vaccination effects on current season influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) are inconsistent. Objectives To explore previous influenza vaccination effects on current season VE ...
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2018-10-11ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Strain Sterne 09RA8929 A Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain (Sterne), used as an attenuated laboratory comparative strain, was sequenced and analyzed. A comparison to assemblies of B. anthracis strain Sterne (NZ_CP009541 and NZ_CP009540) was ...
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2017-07-24ZeitschriftenartikelSexuell übertragbare Infektionen in Deutschland Die aktuelle epidemiologische LageSexuell übertragbare Infektionen (STI) können die sexuelle Gesundheit beeinträchtigen. Surveillance- und Studiendaten aus Deutschland wurden ausgewertet. Im Jahr 2015 wurde die Zahl der HIV-Neudiagnosen auf etwa 3900 ...
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2017-07-24ZeitschriftenartikelDaten zur sexuellen Gesundheit von Anbietern und Kunden sexueller Dienste bei in Deutschland lebenden Männern, die Sex mit Männern haben Über die sexuelle Gesundheit von männlichen Anbietern und Kunden sexueller Dienstleistungen in Deutschland ist wenig bekannt. Es wurden daher Daten von in Deutschland lebenden Teilnehmern des im Jahre 2010 durchgeführten ...
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2017-06-19ZeitschriftenartikelEntwicklung eines Rahmenkonzepts für ein Public-Health-Monitoring der Bevölkerung ab 65 Jahren Ergebnisse des IMOA-Workshops zu Konzepten und IndikatorenIm Rahmen des Projekts „IMOA – Improving Health Monitoring in Older Age“ sollen Grundlagen für ein indikatorengestütztes Public-Health-Monitoring der Bevölkerung ab 65 Jahren erarbeitet werden. Ziel des hier vorgestellten ...
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2019-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelThe successful uptake and sustainability of rapid infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance point-of-care testing requires a complex ‘mix-and-match’ implementation package The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is one of the major global issues currently threatening the health and wealth of nations, with effective guidelines and intervention strategies urgently required. Such ...
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2019-02-19ZeitschriftenartikelSozioökonomische Unterschiede in der Gesundheit und Pflegebedürftigkeit älterer Menschen Angesichts der weiterhin steigenden Lebenserwartung stellt sich die Frage, in welchem Gesundheitszustand die hinzugewonnenen Lebensjahre verbracht werden können. Die Forschungsbefunde zu sozialen Unterschieden in der ...
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2018-03-13ZeitschriftenartikelRationaler Antibiotikaeinsatz als ethische Herausforderung Antibiotikaresistenz stellt eine der größten Herausforderungen für die Gesundheitsversorgung des 21. Jahrhunderts dar. Dieser Artikel beleuchtet die ethischen Probleme, die als Resultat der Antibiotikaresistenz entstehen. ...
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2017-12-05Zeitschriftenartikel60 Jahre Bundesgesundheitsblatt – eine sehr persönliche Laudatio