Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2011-03-08ZeitschriftenartikelElectronic Outbreak Surveillance in Germany: A First Evaluation for Nosocomial Norovirus Outbreaks Background: In Germany, surveillance for infectious disease outbreaks is integrated into an electronic surveillance system. For 2007, the national surveillance database contains case-based information on 201,224 norovirus ...
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2011-03-08ZeitschriftenartikelTrouble with Bleeding: Risk Factors for Acute Hepatitis C among HIV-Positive Gay Men from Germany—A Case-Control Study Objectives: To identify risk factors for hepatitis C among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), focusing on potential sexual, nosocomial, and other non-sexual determinants. Background: Outbreaks of hepatitis C ...
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2010-03-23ZeitschriftenartikelA longitudinal study of urinary dipstick parameters in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Côte d'ivoire We performed 796 dip-stick tests on urine from 100 wild West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) from 4 habituated groups in the tropical rain forest of Taï National Park, Cote d'Ivoire, to establish reference ...
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2007-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelClostridium-difficile-assoziierte Diarrhö: Ein zunehmendes klinisches Problem durch neue hochvirulente Erreger Einleitung: Clostridium-difficile-assoziierte Erkrankungen (CDAD) sind ein zunehmendes Problem, insbesondere bei der Versorgung schwer kranker und alter Patienten. Methoden: Eine selektive Literaturübersicht wurde mittels ...
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2009-08-14ZeitschriftenartikelNeue Influenza: Aktuelle Situation und Strategie Eindämmung und Verlangsamung der Ausbreitung waren anfangs das Ziel der Strategie gegen die Neue Grippe. Bei deutlich steigenden Fallzahlen aber steht jetzt der Schutz von Risikogruppen im Vordergrund.
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2010-03-18ZeitschriftenartikelDie Förderung von Resilienz und Schutzfaktoren bei Kindern suchtkranker Eltern The promotion of resilience and protective factors in children of alcoholics and drug addictsKinder aus suchtbelasteten Familien sind eine Hochrisikogruppe für die Entwicklung einer psychischen oder substanzbezogenen Störung. Die elterliche Suchterkrankung kann unterschiedliche Effekte auf die körperliche, psychische ...
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2010-08-25ZeitschriftenartikelNS Reassortment of an H7-Type Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Affects Its Propagation by Altering the Regulation of Viral RNA Production and Antiviral Host Response Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) with reassorted NS segments from H5- and H7-type avian virus strains placed in the genetic background of the A/FPV/Rostock/34 HPAIV (FPV; H7N1) were generated by reverse ...
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2010-03-17ZeitschriftenartikelLow hepatitis B immunogenicity of a hexavalent vaccine widely used in Germany: results of the German Health Survey for Children and Adolescents, 2003–2006 The success of childhood vaccination against hepatitis B relies on persistence of immunity into adolescence and adulthood. In 2000, two hexavalent vaccines with a hepatitis B component (Hexavac®, Infanrix hexa®) were ...
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2010-08-04ZeitschriftenartikelVirulence Determinants of Avian H5N1 Influenza A Virus in Mammalian and Avian Hosts: Role of the C-Terminal ESEV Motif in the Viral NS1 Protein We assessed the prediction that access of the viral NS1 protein to cellular PDZ domain protein networks enhances the virulence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses. The NS1 proteins of most avian influenza viruses ...
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2009-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelbdhA-patD operon as a virulence determinant, revealed by a novel large-scale approach for identification of Legionella pneumophila mutants defective for amoeba infection. Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is an intracellular parasite of eukaryotic cells. In the environment, it colonizes amoebae. After being inhaled into the human lung, the bacteria infect ...
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2010-01-27ZeitschriftenartikelIncreasing Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates From Four German University Hospitals, 2002–2006 Background: Acinetobacter baumannii can cause severe infections, mainly in critically ill inpatients. Treatment is complicated by multidrug-resistance (MDR). In Germany, to date, little is known on the extent of MDR in A. ...
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2005-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelErfassung der gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität mit dem deutschen SF-8 Ein Vergleich der telefonischen und postalischen BefragungsmethodeIm Rahmen eines Vergleiches telefonischer und postalischer Befragungsmethoden wurde der SF-8 als Instrument zur Messung der gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität bei Erwachsenen eingesetzt. Die aus 1690 Personen im Alter ...
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2011-02-25ZeitschriftenartikelOperationalizing multimorbidity and autonomy for health services research in aging populations - the OMAHA study Background: As part of a Berlin-based research consortium on health in old age, the OMAHA (Operationalizing Multimorbidity and Autonomy for Health Services Research in Aging Populations) study aims to develop a conceptual ...
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2010-01-13ZeitschriftenartikelHLA–B27 heavy chains distinguished by a micropolymorphism exhibit differential flexibility Objective: Although the products of the HLA subtypes B*2705 and B*2709 differ only in residue 116 (Asp versus His) within their peptide-binding grooves, they are differentially associated with inflammatory rheumatic ...
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2010-01-25ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluation of poliovirus antibody titers in orally vaccinated semi-captive chimpanzees in Uganda Background: To understand immunological responses in chimpanzees vaccinated with live-attenuated vaccine (oral polio vaccine; OPV), serum neutralizing antibodies against poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3 were investigated over ...
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2010-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelRückblick: Epidemiologie und Infektionsschutz im zeitlichen Verlauf der Influenzapandemie (H1N1) 2009 On April 21, 2009, for the first time the isolation of a new variant of the influenza virus A(H1N1) taken from two patients in California was reported (CDC 2009). The newly isolated virus was a reassortant from four ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelHighly conserved serine residue 40 in HIV-1 p6 regulates capsid processing and virus core assembly Background: The HIV-1 p6 Gag protein regulates the final abscission step of nascent virions from the cell membrane by the action of two late assembly (L-) domains. Although p6 is located within one of the most polymorphic ...
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2010-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelVirological diagnosis of dengue fever in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Comparison between RT-PCR and virus isolation in cell culture A total of 233 serum samples were collected from patients presenting to King Abdulaziz University Hospital with suspected cases of Dengue Fever (DF) from 2006 to 2008. Dengue virus was successfully isolated from 70 samples ...
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2011-02-15ZeitschriftenartikelA clinical trial alert tool to recruit large patient samples and assess selection bias in general practice research Background: Many research projects in general practice face problems when recruiting patients, often resulting in low recruitment rates and an unknown selection bias, thus limiting their value for health services research. ...
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2010-01-23ZeitschriftenartikelTick burden on European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) In our study we assessed the tick burden on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) in relation to age, physical condition, sex, deer density and season. The main objective was to find predictive parameters for tick burden. In ...