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2024-10-10Zeitschriftenartikel"A way to liberate myself": A qualitative study of perceived benefits and risks of chemsex among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan Background: In Kazakhstan, the HIV epidemic has a significant impact on marginalized groups such as gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), exacerbated by homophobic attitudes (in society) and (resulting) ...
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2024-06-12ZeitschriftenartikelStrengthening disease surveillance capacity at national level across five countries: a qualitative study Objectives: Disease surveillance is an essential component of public health and a core function of National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs), including to better prepare and respond to infectious diseases outbreaks. ...
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2024-11-20ZeitschriftenartikelHow do national immunization technical advisory groups assess and use evidence: Findings from the SYSVAC survey National immunization technical advisory groups (NITAGs) develop evidence-based vaccination recommendations. Systematic reviews (SRs) are important tools in that process, but conducting them is very resource-intensive. ...
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2024-01-16ZeitschriftenartikelCompliance of blood donors in Germany with non-sexual deferral criteria Background and Objectives: In addition to mandatory testing of blood donations, the deferral of donors in the case of various sexual and non-sexual risk exposures ensures the safety of blood products in Germany. The ...
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2024-01-05ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluation of mpox contact tracing activities and data collection in EU/EEA countries during the 2022 multicountry outbreak in nonendemic countries To control human-to-human mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak, European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries conducted case investigation and contact tracing (CT). We aimed to provide an overview of CT ...
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2024-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluating the diet in Germany with two indices focusing on healthy eating and planetary healthy eating using nationwide cross-sectional food intake data from DEGS1 (2008–2011) Purpose: To improve sustainability, adjustments to current diets are necessary. Therefore, limited planetary resources are considered within the healthy reference diet proposed by the EAT-Lancet Commission. The agreement ...
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2024-09-08ZeitschriftenartikelCytosolic Factors Controlling PASTA Kinase-Dependent ReoM Phosphorylation Bacteria adapt the biosynthesis of their envelopes to specific growth conditions and prevailing stress factors. Peptidoglycan (PG) is the major component of the cell wall in Gram-positive bacteria, where PASTA kinases play ...
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2024-04-04ZeitschriftenartikelProtein G affinity chromatography is an underrated but very potent purification method for a broad range of species-independent and tag-less Fab-fragments Because of their superior properties for certain biological applications small antibody derivatives like fragment of antigen binding (Fab) have found widespread use in basic research and as therapeutics. However, generation ...
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2024-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelRoutine Data Analysis of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections Since Coverage of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by the Statutory Health Insurance in Germany Human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is considered as an effective protection against a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, it is still unclear, how PrEP use is associated with ...
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2024-03-03ZeitschriftenartikelAntimicrobial susceptibility prediction from genomes: a dream come true? Genome-based diagnostics provides relevant information to guide patient treatment and support pathogen and resistance surveillance. Recently, Coll et al. introduced a curated database for predicting antimicrobial resistance ...
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2023-03-29ZeitschriftenartikelDiminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1,2,3,4,5,6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from ...
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2023-07-19ZeitschriftenartikelEnterovirus A71-associated acute flaccid paralysis in a pediatric patient: a case report Background: Enterovirus A71 is one of the causative agents of hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is usually a self-limiting disease. Complications of enterovirus infection are also very rare. However, when such ...
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2023-11-09ZeitschriftenartikelLysinibacillus irui sp. nov., isolated from Iru, fermented African locust beans A Gram-positive, motile, aerobic, rod-shaped, endospore-forming strain designated IRB4-01T was isolated from fermented African locust beans (Iru) obtained from Bodija market in the city of Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, ...
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2023-12-10ZeitschriftenartikelAreas with high HIV prevalence: A spatial analysis of nationwide claims data in Germany Objective: We aimed to identify spatial clusters of high HIV prevalence in Germany. Methods: Using nationwide outpatient claims data comprising information of about 88% of the total German population (N = 72 041 683), ...
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2023-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelNorovirus acute gastroenteritis amongst US and European travellers to areas of moderate to high risk of travellers’ diarrhoea: a prospective cohort study Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major medical condition for travellers worldwide, particularly travellers to low- and middle-income countries. Norovirus (NoV) is the most common cause of viral AGE in older ...
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2023-01-07ZeitschriftenartikelSuccessful Treatment of Complicated Influenza A(H3N2) Virus Infection and Rhabdomyolysis with Compassionate Use of IV Zanamivir In 2019, EMA licensed intravenous (IV) zanamivir for severe influenza virus infection in children over 6 months as well as adults. Prior to that, it was possible via a compassionate use program. We present successful ...
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2023-09-07ZeitschriftenartikelMicroRNAs As Novel Biomarkers and Potential Therapeutic Options for Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy Aims: Inflammation of the heart is a complex biological and pathophysiological response of the immune system to a variety of injuries leading to tissue damage and heart failure. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) emerge as pivotal ...
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2023-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelDetection of bornavirus-reactive antibodies and BoDV-1 RNA only in encephalitis patients from virus endemic areas: a comparative serological and molecular sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and disease duration correlation study Purpose: Human Borna disease virus (BoDV-1) encephalitis is an emerging disease in Germany. This study investigates the spectrum of human BoDV-1 infection, characterizes anti-BoDV-1-antibodies and kinetics, and compares ...
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2023-07-28ZeitschriftenartikelInequalities in the burden of non-communicable diseases across European countries: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study Background: Although overall health status in the last decades improved, health inequalities due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) persist between and within European countries. There is a lack of studies giving ...
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2023-10-06ZeitschriftenartikelInteractive polar diagrams for model comparison Objective: Evaluating the performance of multiple complex models, such as those found in biology, medicine, climatology, and machine learning, using conventional approaches is often challenging when using various evaluation ...