Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2023-05-29ZeitschriftenartikelGenomic analysis of 61 Chlamydia psittaci strains reveals extensive divergence associated with host preference Background: Chlamydia (C.) psittaci, the causative agent of avian chlamydiosis and human psittacosis, is a genetically heterogeneous species. Its broad host range includes parrots and many other birds, but occasionally ...
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2023-09-20ZeitschriftenartikelPrices of paediatric vaccines in European vaccination programmes Objective: To compare the vaccine prices per vaccinated child under 18 and vaccine funding and procurement systems in the national vaccination programmes (NVPs) in Europe. Methods: The on-line survey targeted to NVP ...
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2023-05-02ZeitschriftenartikelAn appeal for strengthening genomic pathogen surveillance to improve pandemic preparedness and infection prevention: the German perspective The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the importance of viable infection surveillance and the relevant infrastructure. From a German perspective, an integral part of this infrastructure, genomic pathogen sequencing, was ...
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2023-03-03ZeitschriftenartikelKey lessons learnt from COVID-19 intra-action reviews in the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia 2020–2021: a qualitative study Objectives: Our study described how the WHO intra-action review (IAR) methodology was operationalised and customised in three Western Balkan countries and territories and the Republic of Moldova and analysed the common key ...
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2023-01-13ZeitschriftenartikelDual Action of Eeyarestatin 24 on Sec-Dependent Protein Secretion and Bacterial DNA Eeyarestatin 24 (ES24) is a promising new antibiotic with broad-spectrum activity. It shares structural similarity with nitrofurantoin (NFT), yet appears to have a distinct and novel mechanism: ES24 was found to inhibit ...
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2023-02-13ZeitschriftenartikelFrancisella tularensis subsp. holarctica wild-type is able to colonize natural aquatic ex vivo biofilms Biofilms are a matrix-associated lifestyle of microbial communities, often enabling survivability and persistence of such bacteria. The objective of this study was to investigate the survival of the wild-type strain A-271 ...
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2023-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelEtablierung der Genomischen Erreger-Surveillance zur Stärkung des Pandemie- und Infektionsschutzes in Deutschland Die SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie hat ein Defizit an essentieller infektionsepidemiologischer Infrastruktur, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Genomische Erreger-Surveillance (GES) in Deutschland, gezeigt. Zur Vorbereitung auf zukünftige ...
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2023-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelGenetic Organization of Acquired Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Detection of Resistance-Mediating Mutations in a Gallibacterium anatis Isolate from a Calf Suffering from a Respiratory Tract Infection Gallibacterium (G.) anatis isolates associated with respiratory diseases in calves and harboring acquired antimicrobial resistance genes have been described in Belgium. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic ...
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2023-10-26ZeitschriftenartikelWhat’s on the rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections?
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2023-08-21ZeitschriftenartikelHäufung von Diphtherie-Fällen bei Geflüchteten, die in Deutschland im Jahr 2022 angekommen sind
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2023-11-02ZeitschriftenartikelEffects of a multimodal intervention in primary care to reduce second line antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections in women: parallel, cluster randomised, controlled trial Objectives: To evaluate whether a multimodal intervention in general practice reduces the proportion of second line antibiotic prescriptions and the overall proportion of antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated urinary ...
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2023-05-04ZeitschriftenartikelDirect and indirect vaccination effects on SARS-CoV-2 infection in day-care centres: Evaluating the policy for early vaccination of day-care staff in Germany, 2021 To mitigate the known high transmission risk in day-care facilities for children aged 0–6 years, day-care staff were given priority for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in March 2021. This study ...
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2023-06-08ZeitschriftenartikelIsolation of Brucella inopinata from a White’s tree frog (Litoria caerulea): pose exotic frogs a potential risk to human health? Introduction: Cold-blooded hosts, particularly exotic frogs, have become a newly recognized reservoir for atypical Brucella species and strains worldwide, but their pathogenicity to humans remains largely unknown. Here we ...
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2023-05-02ZeitschriftenartikelChanges in emergency department utilisation in Germany before and during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, using data from a national surveillance system up to June 2021 Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health and social measures, decreasing patient numbers have been described in various healthcare settings in Germany, including emergency care. This could ...
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2023-02-20ZeitschriftenartikelSARS-CoV-2 Prevalence on and Incidence after Arrival in Travelers on Direct Flights from Cape Town, South Africa to Munich, Germany Shortly after Occurrence of the Omicron Variant in November/December 2021: Results from the OMTRAIR Study The highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2-variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) first appeared in South Africa in November 2021. In order to study Omicron entry to Germany, its occurrence related to incoming airline travel, symptomatology ...
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2023-10-26ZeitschriftenartikelICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Xinmoviridae 2023 Xinmoviridae is a family of viruses with negative-sense RNA genomes of 9–14 kilobases. Xinmovirids typically infect beneficial and pest insects but their host range has not yet been investigated systematically and hence ...
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2023-04-21ZeitschriftenartikelPredictive performance of multi-model ensemble forecasts of COVID-19 across European nations Background: Short-term forecasts of infectious disease burden can contribute to situational awareness and aid capacity planning. Based on best practice in other fields and recent insights in infectious disease epidemiology, ...
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2022-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelSARS-CoV-2 variants and the risk of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 among children in Germany Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the risk of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) in children and the predominance of different SARS-CoV-2 variants ...
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2023-09-20ZeitschriftenartikelGene duplication, gene loss, and recombination events with variola virus shaped the complex evolutionary path of historical American horsepox-based smallpox vaccines Vaccinia virus is the active component of all modern smallpox vaccines after the mid-20th century, but it is uncertain to what extent cowpox, vaccinia, and horsepox viruses were used to produce vaccines before then. Genome ...
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2023-07-04ZeitschriftenartikelCOVID-19 cross-border case and contact tracing activities - experiences and lessons learnt, Germany, April-December 2020 Background: Interruption of transmission chains has been crucial in the COVID-19 response. The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) coordinated cross-border case and contact tracing ...