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2022-03-04ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) needs and PrEP use in Germany among men who have sex with men Aims: We aim to estimate the number of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users among men having sex with men (MSM) in Germany from 2017 through 2020, and analyse if PrEP needs expressed in 2017 might have been met by ...
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2022-03-03ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluation of a commercial ELISA as alternative to plaque reduction neutralization test to detect neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 High-throughput detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 presents a valuable tool for vaccine trials or investigations of population immunity. We evaluate the performance of the first commercial surrogate ...
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2022-03-03ZeitschriftenartikelPreparing for patients with high-consequence infectious diseases: Example of a high-level isolation unit Introduction: Patients with high-consequence infectious diseases (HCID) are rare in Western Europe. However, high-level isolation units (HLIU) must always be prepared for patient admission. Case fatality rates of HCID can ...
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2022-03-06ZeitschriftenartikelWhat is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries Background: To provide empirically based guidance for substituting partner number categories in large MSM surveys with mean numbers of sexual and condomless anal intercourse (CAI) partners in a secondary analysis of survey ...
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2022-03-04ZeitschriftenartikelIn vitro maturation of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites in human myotubes and their metabolomic characterization The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii forms bradyzoite-containing tissue cysts that cause chronic and drug-tolerant infections. However, current in vitro models do not allow long-term culture of these cysts to maturity. ...
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2022-03-02ZeitschriftenartikelSocial Factors of Dietary Risk Behavior in Older German Adults: Results of a Multivariable Analysis With this analysis, we aimed to examine the associations between social factors and dietary risk behavior in older adults. Data were collected through a full-population postal survey of German adults aged 65 years or older ...
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2022-03-07ZeitschriftenartikelUse of and barriers to maternal health services in southeast Chad: results of a population-based survey 2019 Objectives: Chad reports the second highest maternal mortality worldwide. We conducted a survey in Sila region in southeast Chad to estimate the use of maternal health services (MHS) and to identify barriers to access ...
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2022-03-10ZeitschriftenartikelPrognosemodelle zur Steuerung von intensivmedizinischen COVID-19-Kapazitäten in Deutschland Hintergrund: Zeitdynamische Prognosemodelle spielen eine zentrale Rolle zur Steuerung von intensivmedizinischen COVID-19-Kapazitäten im Pandemiegeschehen. Ein wichtiger Vorhersagewert (Prädiktor) für die zukünftige ...
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2022-03-12ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiological and genetic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates in a University Children's Hospital in Germany: 2019 to 2020 Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) strains are one of the most important pathogens causing nosocomial infections in Germany. Due to limited treatment options and an increased risk for acquisition ...
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2022-01-07ZeitschriftenartikelDescriptive analysis of 179 German reports of melanoma reported to an adverse drug reaction database as a drug-related adverse effect, and comparison with melanoma cases contained in German cancer registries Background: Malignant melanoma (MM) is one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer. The occurrence of MM associated with drug therapy has been described in the literature. However, there is no analysis of a substantial ...
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2022-03-16ZeitschriftenartikelUltrastructural examination of lung “cryobiopsies” from a series of fatal COVID-19 cases hardly revealed infected cells Ultrastructural analysis of autopsy samples from COVID-19 patients usually suffers from significant structural impairment possibly caused by the rather long latency between death of the patient and an appropriate sample ...
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2022-03-24ZeitschriftenartikelHealth care workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review Background: COVID-19 has challenged health systems worldwide, especially the health workforce, a pillar crucial for health systems resilience. Therefore, strengthening health system resilience can be informed by analyzing ...
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2022-01-24ZeitschriftenartikelSxsA, a novel surface protein mediating cell aggregation and adhesive biofilm formation of Staphylococcus xylosus Biofilm formation of staphylococci has been an emerging field of research for many years. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still not fully understood and vary widely between species and strains. The aim of ...
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2022-01-25ZeitschriftenartikelEvidence against Zika virus infection of pets and peri-domestic animals in Latin America and Africa Decades after its discovery in East Africa, Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in Brazil in 2013 and infected millions of people during intense urban transmission. Whether vertebrates other than humans are involved in ZIKV transmission ...
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2021-01-17ZeitschriftenartikelSARS-CoV-2 prevalence and immunity: a hospital-based study from Malawi Background: COVID-19 transmission and disease dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa are not well understood. Our study aims to provide insight into COVID-19 epidemiology in Malawi by estimating SARS-CoV-2 prevalence and immunity ...
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2022-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelThe interplay between community and hospital Enterococcus faecium clones within health-care settings: a genomic analysis Background: The genomic relationships among Enterococcus faecium isolates are the subject of ongoing research that seeks to clarify the origins of observed lineages and the extent of horizontal gene transfer between them, ...
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2022-01-13ZeitschriftenartikelDengue virus infections among European travellers, 2015 to 2019 Background: Dengue is a disease with major impacts on public health in tropical and subtropical countries. In Europe, in the past decade, few autochthonous outbreaks were described. Aim: We aimed to identify factors ...
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2021-12-25ZeitschriftenartikelGlycopeptide resistance in Enterococcus spp. and coagulase-negative staphylococci from hospitalised patients in Germany: occurrence, characteristics and dalbavancin susceptibility Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of glycopeptide resistance in enterococci and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and to determine the susceptibilities of the identified glycopeptide-resistant ...
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2022-01-29ZeitschriftenartikelPhenotypic Diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans Clinical Isolates from Localized and Disseminated Infections Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans is the second most prevalent agent of cryptococcosis in central Europe. Infections mostly present with localized skin and disseminated infections. Previous studies did not find these ...
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2022-01-20ZeitschriftenartikelRNA reference materials with defined viral RNA loads of SARS-CoV-2—A useful tool towards a better PCR assay harmonization SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, requires reliable diagnostic methods to track the circulation of this virus. Following the development of RT-qPCR methods to meet this diagnostic need in January 2020, it became clear ...