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2018-05-17ZeitschriftenartikelExternal Quality Assessment for Zika Virus Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Brazil We conducted an external quality assessment of Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests in Brazil using a new Zika virus standard. Of 15 laboratories, 73% showed limited sensitivity and specificity. Viral load estimates varied ...
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2018-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelImpact of HIV knowledge and stigma on the uptake of HIV testing – Results from a community-based participatory research survey among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Germany Background: In 2015, 3,674 new HIV diagnoses were notified in Germany; 16% of those newly diagnosed cases originated from sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). One quarter of the newly diagnosed cases among migrants from sSA (MisSA) ...
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2018-04-02ZeitschriftenartikelWhy was PERV not transmitted during preclinical and clinical xenotransplantation trials and after inoculation of animals? Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are present in the genome of all pigs, they infect certain human cells and therefore pose a special risk for xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues and organs. Xenotransplantation ...
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2017-11-18ZeitschriftenartikelLegislation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing in Europe: a fragmented regulatory landscape Despite the increasing availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, it is currently unclear how such services are regulated in Europe, due to the lack of EU or national legislation specifically addressing this ...
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2018-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelErfassung inzidenter kardiovaskulärer und metabolischer Erkrankungen in epidemiologischen Kohortenstudien in Deutschland Hintergrund: Kardiovaskuläre und metabolische Erkrankungen sind häufige Ursachen für Mortalität und Verlust von Lebensqualität in der deutschen Bevölkerung. Zur Erforschung von Risikofaktoren sind populationsbasierte ...
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2018-03-14ZeitschriftenartikelConstruction of a New Phage Integration Vector pFIV-Val for Use in Different Francisella Species We recently identified and described a putative prophage on the genomic island FhaGI-1 located within the genome of Francisella hispaniensis AS02-814 (F. tularensis subsp. novicida-like 3523). In this study, we constructed ...
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2018-03-20ZeitschriftenartikelPresence of Clostridium difficile in poultry and poultry meat in Egypt C. difficile has been recognized as a potential zoonotic agent encouraging investigations of C. difficile prevalence and ribotypes in animals. Here we report the prevalence and diversity of Egyptian C. difficile in I) ...
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of mutations in pncA reveals non-overlapping patterns among various lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important first-line anti-tuberculosis drug, resistance to which occurs primarily due to mutations in pncA (Rv2043c) that encodes the pyrazinamidase enzyme responsible for conversion of pro-drug ...
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2018-03-07ZeitschriftenartikelHealth and health risk behaviour of adolescents—Differences according to family structure. Results of the German KiGGS cohort study Objective: This study’s aim was to investigate the association between family structure and different health-related outcomes in adolescence (self-rated health, emotional and behavioural problems, health-related quality ...
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2018-03-19ZeitschriftenartikelZelltherapeutika auf der Basis humaner pluripotenter Stammzellen: internationale klinische Studien im Überblick
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2018-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis C virus: Morphogenesis, infection and therapy Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Approximately 3% of the world population is infected with HCV. Thus, HCV infection is considered a public ...
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2018-02-20ZeitschriftenartikelStrain-dependent effects of clinical echovirus 30 outbreak isolates at the blood-CSF barrier Background: Echovirus (E) 30 (E-30) meningitis is characterized by neuroinflammation involving immune cell pleocytosis at the protective barriers of the central nervous system (CNS). In this context, infection of the ...
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2018-03-05ZeitschriftenartikelIntravenous injection of beta-amyloid seeds promotes cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) Seeding and spread of beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathologies have been considered to be based on prion-like mechanisms. However, limited transmissibility of Aβ seeding activity upon peripheral exposure would represent a key difference ...
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2018-02-23ZeitschriftenartikelWhole Genome Sequence Analysis of CTX-M-15 Producing Klebsiella Isolates Allowed Dissecting a Polyclonal Outbreak Scenario Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae pose an important threat of infection with increased morbidity and mortality, especially for immunocompromised patients. Here, we use the rise of ...
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2018-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelTularemia in Germany—A Re-emerging Zoonosis Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever,” is a zoonosis caused by the facultative intracellular, gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Infection occurs through contact with infected animals (often hares), arthropod ...
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2018-02-23ZeitschriftenartikelThe zoonotic potential of Clostridium difficile from small companion animals and their owners Background: Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in humans range from asymptomatic carriage to life-threatening intestinal disease. Findings on C. difficile in various animal species and an overlap in ribotypes (RTs) ...
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2018-02-13ZeitschriftenartikelHERVs New Role in Cancer: From Accused Perpetrators to Cheerful Protectors Initial indications that retroviruses are connected to neoplastic transformation were seen more than a century ago. This concept has also been tested for endogenized retroviruses (ERVs) that are abundantly expressed in ...
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2018-02-12ZeitschriftenartikelRecombinant IFN-γ from the bank vole Myodes glareolus: a novel tool for research on rodent reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens Rodent species like Myodes glareolus and Microtus spp. are natural reservoirs for many zoonotic pathogens causing human diseases and are gaining increasing interest in the field of eco-immunology as candidate animal models. ...
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2017-01-24ZeitschriftenartikelMRE bei Mensch und Tier: Übertragungswege und Infektionsrisiko Livestock asssoziierte MRSA (LA-MRSA) sind bei konventionell gehaltenen Nutztieren als nasale Besiedler weit verbreitet. Sie stellen innerhalb der Species S. aureus eine eigene Subpopulation dar (klonaler Komplex CC398) ...
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2018-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelEditorial: Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems