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2014-06-21ZeitschriftenartikelKiGGS ist zurück: Welle 1
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2014-05-29ZeitschriftenartikelResults from the First 12 Months of the National Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Outbreaks in Germany, 2011/2012 Background: In August 2011, the German Protection against Infection Act was amended, mandating the reporting of healthcare associated infection (HAI) outbreak notifications by all healthcare workers in Germany via local ...
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2014-06-03ZeitschriftenartikelImproved Testing of Recent HIV-1 Infections with the BioRad Avidity Assay Compared to the Limiting Antigen Avidity Assay and BED Capture Enzyme Immunoassay: Evaluation Using Reference Sample Panels from the German Seroconverter Cohort Background: The variety and limitations of current laboratory methods for estimating HIV-incidence has driven attempts to improve and standardize the performance of serological ‘Tests for Recent HIV-Infections’ (TRI). ...
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2014-05-15ZeitschriftenartikelMultidisciplinary investigation of a multicountry outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections associated with turkey meat in the European Union, August 2011 to January 2013 Between August 2011 and January 2013, an outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Stanley (S. Stanley) infections affected 10 European Union (EU) countries, with a total of 710 cases recorded. Following an urgent inquiry ...
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2014-05-12ZeitschriftenartikelTick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Replication, Intracellular Trafficking, and Pathogenicity in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Monolayers Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is one of the most important vector-borne viruses in Europe and Asia. Its transmission mainly occurs by the bite of an infected tick. However, consuming milk products from infected ...
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2014-05-08ZeitschriftenartikelTimed Action of IL-27 Protects from Immunopathology while Preserving Defense in Influenza Infection with influenza virus can result in massive pulmonary infiltration and potentially fatal immunopathology. Understanding the endogenous mechanisms that control immunopathology could provide a key to novel adjunct ...
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2013-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelAngebote der Beratungsstellen zu sexuell übertragbaren Infektionen und HIV und diesbezügliche Datenerhebung in deutschen Gesundheitsämtern im Jahr 2012 Beratungsstellen der deutschen Gesundheitsämter zu sexuell übertragbare Infektionen (STI) und HIV sammeln routinemäßig Daten. Ziel des hier beschriebenen Projekts war es, einen Überblick über die gegenwärtigen Angebote der ...
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2013-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelSexuelle Gesundheit in Deutschland – Indikatoren als Instrumente zum Beschreiben, Planen und Evaluieren Die Sektion Sexuelle Gesundheit der Deutschen STI-Gesellschaft (DSTIG) hat im Juni 2012 Indikatoren zur sexuellen Gesundheit in Deutschland verabschiedet. Diese Indikatoren, also Messgrößen, sollen es erlauben, den Zustand ...
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2014-05-16ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular Epidemiology and Genotyping of Hepatitis B Virus of HBsAg-Positive Patients in Oman Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health burden with distinct geographic public health significance. Oman is a country with intermediate HBV carrier prevalence; however, little is known ...
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2014-05-09ZeitschriftenartikelDistinguishing West Nile virus infection using a recombinant envelope protein with mutations in the conserved fusion-loop Background: West Nile Virus (WNV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that continues to spread and cause disease throughout several parts of the world, including Europe and the Americas. Specific diagnosis ...
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2014-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelHuman Granulocytic Anaplasmosis Acquired in Scotland, 2013
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2014-04-17ZeitschriftenartikelComplete Genome Sequence of a Wild-Type Measles Virus Isolated during the Spring 2013 Epidemic in Germany Measles virus induces an acute disease with rash and fever. Despite ongoing vaccination and elimination campaigns, the measles virus still sustains long-lasting transmission chains in Europe. Here we report the complete ...
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2014-05-14ZeitschriftenartikelFatal Monkeypox in Wild-Living Sooty Mangabey, Côte d’Ivoire, 2012 We isolated a monkeypox virus from a wild-living monkey, a sooty mangabey, found dead in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire, in March 2012. The whole-genome sequence obtained from this isolate and directly from clinical ...
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2013-04-17ZeitschriftenartikelRapid and reliable detection of bacterial endospores in environmental samples by diagnostic electron microscopy combined with X-ray microanalysis Diagnostic negative staining electron microscopy is a front-line method for the rapid investigation of environmental and clinical samples in emergency situations caused by bioterrorism or outbreaks of an infectious disease. ...
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2013-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelVorschläge zur Förderung der körperlichen Aktivität von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland Hintergrund: Der Erhalt bzw. die Steigerung von körperlicher Aktivität sowie die Reduktion von sitzenden Tätigkeiten stellen zentrale Elemente in der Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention lebensstilbedingter Erkrankungen ...
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2013-10-23ZeitschriftenartikelCytomegalovirus expresses the chemokine homologue vXCL1 capable of attracting XCR1+CD4- dendritic cells Cytomegaloviruses (CMV) have developed various strategies to escape the immune system of the host. One strategy involves the expression of virus-encoded chemokines to modulate the host chemokine network. We have identified ...
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2014-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Line Treatment Response in Patients with Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance and Well Defined Time Point of HIV Infection: Updated Results from the German HIV-1 Seroconverter Study Background: Transmission of drug-resistant HIV-1 (TDR) can impair the virologic response to antiretroviral combination therapy. Aim of the study was to assess the impact of TDR on treatment success of resistance test-guided ...
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2014-04-21ZeitschriftenartikelTwo Novel EHEC/EAEC Hybrid Strains Isolated from Human Infections The so far highest number of life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome was associated with a food-borne outbreak in 2011 in Germany which was caused by an enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) of the rare serotype ...
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2014-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelPatterns of Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance in Europe Vary by Risk Group Background: In Europe, a continuous programme (SPREAD) has been in place for ten years to study transmission of drug resistant HIV. We analysed time trends of transmitted drug resistance mutations (TDRM) in relation to ...
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2014-04-14ZeitschriftenartikelContinued vigilance – development of an online evaluation tool for assessing preparedness of medical facilities for biological events Objective: Effective response to biological events necessitates ongoing evaluation of preparedness. This study was a bilateral German–Israeli collaboration aimed at developing an evaluation tool for assessing preparedness ...