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2024-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelEuropean Health Information Portal: a one-stop shop for health information Background: Timely and high-quality population-level health information is needed to support evidence-informed decision-making, for planning and evaluation of prevention, care and cure activities as well as for research ...
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2024-12-26ZeitschriftenartikelTracking of serum lipids from prepuberty to young adulthood: results from the KiGGS cohort study Background: Universal lipid screening in childhood for early detection and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia is under discussion, but will also detect children with multifactorial dyslipidemia. Results from ...
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2024-11-11ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiological data of an influenza A/H5N1 outbreak in elephant seals in Argentina indicates mammal-to-mammal transmission H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus has killed thousands of marine mammals in South America since 2022. Here we report epidemiological data and full genome characterization of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 HPAI viruses ...
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2024-09-11ZeitschriftenartikelBuilding a High-Level Isolation Unit in Rwanda and Establishing a Training Program for the Medical Management of Patients With High-Consequence Infectious Diseases Rwanda is a country in East Africa, a region characterized by highly mobile populations and outbreaks of high-consequence infectious diseases occurring on a regular basis. To increase the level of outbreak preparedness in ...
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2024-02-20ZeitschriftenartikelNanopore adaptive sampling effectively enriches bacterial plasmids Bacterial plasmids play a major role in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. However, their characterization via DNA sequencing suffers from the low abundance of plasmid DNA in those samples. Although sample preparation ...
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2024-12-20ZeitschriftenartikelPhenotypic and Genomic Characterization of ESBL- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales Isolates from Imported Healthy Reptiles Background/Objectives: Reptiles are known reservoirs for members of the Enterobacterales. We investigated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns, the diversity of extended-spectrum-/AmpC-β-lactamases (ESBL/AmpC) genes and ...
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2024-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelSusceptibility and infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 in children versus adults, by variant (wild-type, alpha, delta): A systematic review and meta-analysis of household contact studies Importance: Understanding the susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adolescents in comparison to adults is important to appreciate their role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To determine SARS-CoV-2 ...
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2024-06-24ZeitschriftenartikelPrevalence of HIV in people with potential HIV-indicator conditions in Germany: an analysis of data from statutory health insurances Background: In care of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), early diagnosis of infection is one of the greatest challenges remaining. A promising approach to increase early diagnosis could be optimized ...
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2024-04-08ZeitschriftenartikelThe role of the (in)accessibility of social media data for infodemic management: a public health perspective on the situation in the European Union in March 2024 Public health institutions rely on the access to social media data to better understand the dynamics and impact of infodemics – an overabundance of information during a disease outbreak, potentially including mis-and ...
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2024-06-07ZeitschriftenartikelCapacity-building during public health emergencies: perceived usefulness and cost savings of an online training on SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) diagnostics in low- and middle-income settings during the COVID-19 pandemic Introduction: Upon the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Health Laboratory Support Unit (ZIG4) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German National Public Health Institute, developed and delivered an online ...
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2024-12-30ZeitschriftenartikelImmunogenicity and safety of the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a systematic review and meta-analysis Pneumococcal infections are a serious health issue associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This systematic review evaluated the efficacy, effectiveness, immunogenicity, and safety of the pneumococcal conjugate ...
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2024-05-28ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular and serological diagnosis of multiple bacterial zoonoses in febrile outpatients in Garissa County, north-eastern Kenya Bacterial zoonoses are diseases caused by bacterial pathogens that can be naturally transmitted between humans and vertebrate animals. They are important causes of non-malarial fevers in Kenya, yet their epidemiology remains ...
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2024-09-12ZeitschriftenartikelDiabetes self-management education programs: Results from a nationwide population-based study on characteristics of participants, rating of programs and reasons for non-participation Objective: Population-based studies of reasons for not participating in diabetes self-management education (DSME) are scarce. Therefore, we investigated what sociodemographic and disease-related factors are associated ...
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2024-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelGuidelines for managing and using the digital phenotypes of pluripotent stem cell lines Each pluripotent stem cell line has a physical entity as well as a digital phenotype, but linking the two unambiguously is confounded by poor naming practices and assumed knowledge. Registration gives each line a unique ...
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2024-06-25ZeitschriftenartikelThe implementation of a new measles vaccine mandate in Germany: A qualitative study in local health departments Background: Measles is a highly contagious disease with the potential for severe complications. Despite the availability of effective vaccines, there have been recurrent measles outbreaks in Germany over the past decades. ...
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2024-07-09ZeitschriftenartikelClinical and genomic features of Mycobacterium avium complex: a multi-national European study Background: The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises the most frequent non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Central Europe and currently includes twelve species. M. avium (MAV), M. intracellulare subsp. ...
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2024-01-25ZeitschriftenartikelReported antibiotic use among patients in the multicenter ANDEMIA infectious diseases surveillance study in sub-saharan Africa Background: Exposure to antibiotics has been shown to be one of the drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and is critical to address when planning and implementing strategies for combatting AMR. However, data on ...
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2024-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelNormal Values for the fT3/fT4 Ratio: Centile Charts (0–29 Years) and Their Application for the Differential Diagnosis of Children with Developmental Delay Primary congenital hypothyroidism is easily diagnosed on the basis of elevated plasma levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). In contrast, in the rare disorders of thyroid hormone resistance, TSH and, in mild cases, ...
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2024-06-06ZeitschriftenartikelGenetic determinants of host- and virus-derived insertions for hepatitis E virus replication Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a long-neglected RNA virus and the major causative agent of acute viral hepatitis in humans. Recent data suggest that HEV has a very heterogeneous hypervariable region (HVR), which can tolerate ...
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2024-01-15ZeitschriftenartikelImplementation of the WHO core components of an infection prevention and control programme in two sub-saharan African acute health-care facilities: a mixed methods study Background: The coronavirus pandemic again highlighted the need for robust health care facility infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes. WHO guidelines on the core components (CCs) of IPC programmes provides ...