Artikel in Fachzeitschriften: Recent submissions
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2010-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelHighly variable use of diagnostic methods for sexually transmitted infections-results of a nationwide survey, Germany 2005 Background: Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) have increased in Germany and other countries in Europe since the mid-nineties. To obtain a better picture of diagnostic methods used in STI testing institutions in ...
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2010-04-23ZeitschriftenartikelHIV-Diagnostik: Zu wenige Tests bei Risikopersonen Bislang geht die Initiative zu einer HIV-Diagnostik meist von den Testpersonen selbst aus – oft zu spät für einen optimalen Therapiebeginn bei Infizierten. Deshalb sollten Ärzte bei erhöhten Infektionsrisiken aktiv auf ...
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2010-03-11ZeitschriftenartikelCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness During the last decade Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) emerged and/or re-emerged in several Balkan countries, Turkey, southwestern regions of the Russian Federation, and the Ukraine, with considerable high fatality ...
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2010-04-30ZeitschriftenartikelDrogenkonsum: Bacillus anthracis in Heroin? Das Robert-Koch-Institut bittet die Ärzteschaft um erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit bezüglich Haut- oder Weichteilinfektionen bei Heroinkonsumenten, da diese durch den Milzbranderreger verursacht sein könnten.
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2010-03-18ZeitschriftenartikelSurveillance of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, 2003-2007 This paper describes the results of second-line drug (SLD) susceptibility tests among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases reported in 20 European countries aiming to identify extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis ...
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2010-04-29ZeitschriftenartikelA Novel Highly Reproducible and Lethal Nonhuman Primate Model for Orthopox Virus Infection The intentional re-introduction of Variola virus (VARV), the agent of smallpox, into the human population is of great concern due its bio-terroristic potential. Moreover, zoonotic infections with Cowpox (CPXV) and Monkeypox ...
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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelChanges to the varicella and pertussis immunisation schedule in Germany 2009: Background, rationale and implementation In July 2009, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) modified its recommendations for varicella and pertussis vaccination, based on newly available data on disease epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...
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2010-04-08ZeitschriftenartikelA Timescale for Evolution, Population Expansion, and Spatial Spread of an Emerging Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Due to the lack of fossil evidence, the timescales of bacterial evolution are largely unknown. The speed with which genetic change accumulates in populations of pathogenic bacteria, however, is a key parameter that is ...
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2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelDiagnostic Approach for the Differentiation of the Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1)v Virus from Recent Human Influenza Viruses by Real-Time PCR Background: The current spread of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus necessitates an intensified surveillance of influenza virus infections worldwide. So far, in many laboratories routine diagnostics were limited to ...
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2007-11-09ZeitschriftenartikelÜbersicht über aktuelle Eradikationsstrategien bei Methicillinresistenten Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) aus verschiedenen Ländern An overview about current recommendations on eradicating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation in different countriesGezielte Eradikationsstrategien zur Sanierung bzw. Reduktion einer MRSA-Besiedelung sollen eine potenzielle MRSA-Infektion vermeiden. Bei der Vielzahl an Studien mit zum Teil unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen stellt sich ...
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2009-10-31ZeitschriftenartikelGrippeverdacht in der Hausarztpraxis So schützen Sie Ihr Team und andere PatientenWenn der fiebernde Patient erst dreimal aus vollem Hals in die Wartezimmerrunde geniest hat, ist es erfahrungsgemäß für Prävention zu spät. Deshalb sollten bereits vor dem Erscheinen eines Patienten mit Verdacht auf ...
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2007-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelEmpfehlung des Verbunds für angewandte Hygiene (VAH) zu Formaldehyd Aufgrund der Neubewertung von Formaldehyd durch das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) wurde vom Verbund für angewandte Hygiene (VAH) eine Arbeitsgruppe mit dem Auftrag gegründet, eine Stellungnahme bzw. Empfehlung ...
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2007-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelSuccessful termination of a furunculosis outbreak due to lukS-lukF-positive, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a German village by stringent decolonization, 2002-2005 Background: Skin infections due to Staphylococcus aureus have recently become a public concern, mainly because of emerging resistance against widely used antibiotics and specific virulence determinants. Strains harboring ...
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2009-10-07ZeitschriftenartikelReconstitution of the Ancestral Glycoprotein of Human Endogenous Retrovirus K and Modulation of Its Functional Activity by Truncation of the Cytoplasmic Domain Endogenous retroviruses present in the human genome provide a rich record of ancient infections. All presently recognized elements, including the youngest and most intact proviruses of the human endogenous retrovirus ...
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2010-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Germany, 2006 Background: In August 2006, a case of leptospirosis occurred in an athlete after a triathlon held around Heidelberg and in the Neckar river. In order to study a possible outbreak and to determine risk factors for infection ...
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2009-10-15ZeitschriftenartikelLow ankle-brachial index predicts cardiovascular risk after acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack Background and purpose: A low ankle-brachial blood pressure index (ABI) is an established risk marker for cardiovascular disease and mortality in the general population, but little is known about its prognostic value in ...
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2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelFluoroquinolone Resistance and Clostridium difficile, Germany We characterized 670 Clostridium diffi cile isolates collected from patients in 84 hospitals in Germany in 2008. PCR ribotyping showed high prevalence of ribotype 001 and restricted dissemination of ribotype 027 strains. ...
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2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelImpact of the routine varicella vaccination programme on varicella epidemiology in Germany Routine varicella vaccination with one dose for children of 11 to 14 months was recommended in Germany in 2004 to reduce disease incidence and severe complications. A country-wide varicella sentinel surveillance system was ...
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2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelSpotlight on measles 2010: Preliminary report of an ongoing measles outbreak in a subpopulation with low vaccination coverage in Berlin, Germany, January- March 2010 Since early January 2010, Berlin has been experiencing a measles outbreak with 62 cases as of 31 March. The index case acquired the infection in India. In recent years, measles incidence in Berlin has been lower than the ...
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2009-10-09ZeitschriftenartikelCytomegaloviruses inhibit Bak- and Bax-mediated apoptosis with two separate viral proteins Apoptosis of infected cells can limit virus replication and serves as an innate defense mechanism against viral infections. Consequently, viruses delay apoptosis by expressing antiapoptotic proteins, many of which structurally ...