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2011-05-31ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence and Persistence of Minor Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Variants in Ugandan Women after Nevirapine Single-Dose Prophylaxis. Background: Nevirapine (NVP) single-dose is still a widely used antiretroviral prophylaxis for the prevention of vertical HIV-1 transmission in resource-limited settings. However, the main disadvantage of the Non-nucleoside ...
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2011-05-27ZeitschriftenartikelQuantitative detection and biological propagation of scrapie seeding activity in vitro facilitate use of prions as model pathogens for disinfection. Prions are pathogens with an unusually high tolerance to inactivation and constitute a complex challenge to the re-processing of surgical instruments. On the other hand, however, they provide an informative paradigm which ...
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2011-05-09ZeitschriftenartikelIdentification of the protease cleavage sites in a reconstituted Gag polyprotein of an HERV-K(HML-2) element Background: The human genome harbors several largely preserved HERV-K(HML-2) elements. Although this retroviral family comes closest of all known HERVs to producing replication competent virions, mutations acquired during ...
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2011-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelAntibiotic resistance and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in Nigeria Background: Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing a wide range of infections in the hospital and community setting. In order to have adequate information for treatment of S. aureus infections, it is crucial ...
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2011-06-02ZeitschriftenartikelUpdate on the ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype O104, Germany, May 2011 Since early May 2011, a large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany. The outbreak is focused ...
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2010-06-04ZeitschriftenartikelÜbergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland Die Häufigkeit von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen ist in den letzten Jahren auch in Deutschland auf besorgniserregende Weise angestiegen. Dabei gibt es unterschiedliche Methoden und Datenquellen, ...
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2011-05-12ZeitschriftenartikelAn outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium traced back to salami, Denmark, April to June 2010 Between April and June 2010, a small national outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium with a particular multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) type was identified in Denmark through laboratory-based surveillance. ...
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2011-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelLarge and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011 Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases ...
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2011-04-29ZeitschriftenartikelIntra- and Interspecies Genomic Transfer of the Enterococcus faecalis Pathogenicity Island Enterococci are the third leading cause of hospital associated infections and have gained increased importance due to their fast adaptation to the clinical environment by acquisition of antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity ...
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2011-04-23ZeitschriftenartikelAvian influenza virus risk assessment in falconry Background: There is a continuing threat of human infections with avian influenza viruses (AIV). In this regard falconers might be a potential risk group because they have close contact to their hunting birds (raptors ...
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2010-05-27ZeitschriftenartikelPerceived adverse drug reactions among non-institutionalized children and adolescents in Germany Aims: Little has been reported on the risks of drug use in the general child population. This study investigated perceived adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among non-institutionalized children in Germany. Methods: All ...
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2011-05-24ZeitschriftenartikelIntegrated MicroRNA-mRNA-Analysis of Human Monocyte Derived Macrophages upon Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis Infection Background: Many efforts have been made to understand basal mechanisms of mycobacterial infections. Macrophages are the first line of host immune defence to encounter and eradicate mycobacteria. Pathogenic species have ...
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2011-05-02ZeitschriftenartikelKlimawandel und Gesundheit - ein Sachstandsbericht
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2010-11-03ZeitschriftenartikelAfrican great apes are naturally infected with polyomaviruses closely related to Merkel cell polyomavirus The oncogenic Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) infects humans worldwide, but little is known about the occurrence of viruses related to MCPyV in the closest phylogenetic relatives of humans, great apes. We analyzed samples ...
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2010-05-03ZeitschriftenartikelShedding and Transmission of Novel Influenza Virus A/H1N1 Infection in Households—Germany, 2009 Essential epidemiologic and virologic parameters must be measured to provide evidence for policy/public health recommendations and mathematical modeling concerning novel influenza A/H1N1 virus (NIV) infections. Therefore, ...
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2011-04-27ZeitschriftenartikelPan-European Distribution of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) Not Associated with Mass Mortality Background: The dramatic mass mortalities amongst hibernating bats in Northeastern America caused by ‘‘white nosesyndrome’’ (WNS) continue to threaten populations of different bat species. The cold-loving fungus, Geomyces ...
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2011-05-06ZeitschriftenartikelRodents as Sentinels for the Prevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Introduction: Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes one of the most important flavivirus infections of the central nervous system, affecting humans in Europe and Asia. It is mainly transmitted by the bite of an ...
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2011-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelPrioritisation of infectious diseases in public health: feedback on the prioritisation methodology, 15 July 2008 to 15 January 2009 In 2004, the German public health institute, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), prioritised pathogens by public health criteria and presented the methodology and findings. In order to further improve the methodology, the RKI ...
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2010-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelDemografischer Wandel in Deutschland? Bedrohung oder Herausforderung?
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2010-05-08ZeitschriftenartikelDie variante Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit (vCJK) - Epidemiologie und Schutzmaßnahmen gegen eine Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch Die variante Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit (vCJK) geht als zuvor unbekannte Prionkrankheit des Menschen auf zoonotische Übertragungen von Erregern der bovinen spongiformen Enzephalopathie (BSE) aus dem Rind zurück. Sie trat ...