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2014-08-21ZeitschriftenartikelOccurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in farm workers and the livestock environment in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Background: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) has a wide host range and is transmissible to humans, especially to those with close contact to colonized animals. This study presents ...
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2014-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelDeterminants of health check attendance in adults: findings from the cross-sectional German Health Update (GEDA) study Background: In Germany, adult health checks are carried out in the primary care setting for early detection of chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and kidney disease. This study aims to examine ...
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2013-11-26ZeitschriftenartikelGlobal Mortality Estimates for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic from the GLaMOR Project: A Modeling Study Background: Assessing the mortality impact of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 virus (H1N1pdm09) is essential for optimizing public health responses to future pandemics. The World Health Organization reported 18,631 ...
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2013-09-03ZeitschriftenartikelRisk Factors and Outcomes for Late Presentation for HIV-Positive Persons in Europe: Results from the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe Study (COHERE) Background: Few studies have monitored late presentation (LP) of HIV infection over the European continent, including Eastern Europe. Study objectives were to explore the impact of LP on AIDS and mortality. Methods and ...
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2013-07-05ZeitschriftenartikelSex Differences in Colorectal Cancer Survival: Population-Based Analysis of 164,996 Colorectal Cancer Patients in Germany Risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) is considerably higher in men compared to women; however, there is inconclusive evidence of sex differences in CRC prognosis. We aimed to assess and explain sex differences in 5-year relative ...
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2013-11-14ZeitschriftenartikelSymptomatic Illness and Low CD4 Cell Count at HIV Seroconversion as Markers of Severe Primary HIV Infection Background: The risk/benefit of initiating ART in primary HIV infection (PHI) is unclear. The benefits are more likely to outweigh the risks in patients with severe PHI. An accepted definition of severe PHI is, however, ...
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2013-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelSurvival of Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer in Germany The purpose of the present study was to describe the survival of patients diagnosed with oral cavity cancer in Germany. The analyses relied on data from eleven population-based cancer registries in Germany covering a ...
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2014-07-28ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis C Virus Infection Epidemiology among People Who Inject Drugs in Europe: A Systematic Review of Data for Scaling Up Treatment and Prevention Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment options are improving and may enhance prevention; however access for PWID may be poor. The availability in ...
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2014-08-14ZeitschriftenartikelA multicentre sero-behavioural survey for hepatitis B and C, HIV and HTLV among people who inject drugs in Germany using respondent driven sampling Background: People who inject drugs are at high risk for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. HTLV was reported by neighboring countries to be prevalent in this population, but the situation for Germany is unclear. To ...
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2014-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating Trends in the Proportion of Transmitted and Acquired HIV Drug Resistance in a Long Term Observational Cohort in Germany Objective: We assessed trends in the proportion of transmitted (TDR) and acquired (ADR) HIV drug resistance and associated mutations between 2001 and 2011 in the German ClinSurv-HIV Drug Resistance Study. Method: ...
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2014-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelEffektivität und Dauer des Impfschutzes gegen humane Papillomviren: Systematische Literaturübersicht und Metaanalyse Hintergrund: Die Ständige Impfkommission in Deutschland empfiehlt eine Impfung gegen humane Papillomviren der Hochrisikotypen 16 und 18. Die Dauer des Impfschutzes wurde in einigen Studien angegeben, bisher aber nicht ...
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2014-06-25ZeitschriftenartikelGenome sequence and phenotypic analysis of a first German Francisella sp. isolate (W12-1067) not belonging to the species Francisella tularensis Background: Francisella isolates from patients suffering from tularemia in Germany are generally strains of the species F. tularensis subsp. holarctica. To our knowledge, no other Francisella species are known for ...
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2013-07-16ZeitschriftenartikelKryptokokkose: Kasuistiken, Epidemiologie und Therapiestrategien Die Kryptokokkose ist eine Pilzinfektion, die meist durch Cryptococcus neoformans verursacht wird. Neben den seltener werdenden Erkrankungen bei HIV-Infizierten werden zunehmend Fälle bei anderen Patientenkollektiven wie ...
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2013-06-10ZeitschriftenartikelMultilocus sequence typing of Scedosporium apiospermum and Pseudallescheria boydii isolates from cystic fibrosis patients Background: Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria species are the second most common lung-colonising fungi in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. For epidemiological reasons it is important to trace sources of infection, routes ...
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2013-06-05ZeitschriftenartikelSegmentation of Confocal Raman Microspectroscopic Imaging Data Using Edge-Preserving Denoising and Clustering Over the past decade, confocal Raman microspectroscopic (CRM) imaging has matured into a useful analytical tool to obtain spatially resolved chemical information on the molecular composition of biological samples and has ...
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2013-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelDormancy Associated Translation Inhibitor (DATIN/Rv0079) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with TLR2 and induces proinflammatory cytokine expression Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis in humans, is present approximately in one third of the world’s population, mostly in a dormant state. The proteins encoded by the dormancy survival regulon (DosR ...
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2014-06-10ZeitschriftenartikelLeishmania spp. proteome data sets: a comprehensive resource for vaccine development to target visceral leishmaniasis Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected infectious disease caused primarily by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum protozoan parasites. A significant number of infections take a fatal course. Drug therapy is available ...
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2014-07-28ZeitschriftenartikelOntogenic, phenotypic, and functional characterization of XCR1+ dendritic cells leads to a consistent classification of intestinal dendritic cells based on the expression of XCR1 and SIRPα In the past, lack of lineage markers confounded the classification of dendritic cells (DC) in the intestine and impeded a full understanding of their location and function. We have recently shown that the chemokine receptor ...
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2014-07-11ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in ruminant livestock and children in the Ismailia province of Egypt: insights by genetic characterization Background: Giardia duodenalis is a common flagellated protozoan parasite that infects the small intestine of a wide range of vertebrate hosts. This study aimed to determine whether tracing of G. duodenalis isolates by ...
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2014-08-09ZeitschriftenartikelPharmacoepidemiology of common colds and upper respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents in Germany Background: Medicines to treat common colds (CC) and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are widely used among children, but there are only few data about treatments actually applied for these diseases. In the ...