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1. Complete Genome Sequence of the English Isolate of Rat Cytomegalovirus (Murid Herpesvirus 8)

   2012 - The complete genome of the English isolate of rat cytomegalovirus (RCMV-E) was determined. RCMV-E has a 202,946-bp genome with noninverting repeats but without terminal repeats. Thus, it differs …

2. Cost comparison of MRSA screening and management – a decision tree analysis

   2012 - Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections represent a serious challenge for health-care institutions. Rapid and precise identification of MRSA carriers can help to …

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4. Intergenerational educational mobility and obesity in adolescence: findings from the cross-sectional German KiGGS study

   2012 - Aim The objective of this study is to analyze the meaning of intergenerational educational transmission and intergenerational educational mobility on adolescents’ obesity risk. In particular, the …

5. Emergence of a multidrug-resistant Haemophilus influenzae strain causing chronic pneumonia in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

   2012 - We report the emergence of a multidrug-resistant Haemophilus influenzae strain in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency suffering from recurrent bronchopneumonia caused by H. influenzae. …

6. Mitteilung der Ständigen Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) - Empfehlungen der Ständigen Impfkommission (STIKO) am Robert Koch-Institut / Stand: Juli 2012.

   2012 - Die Impfempfehlungen der STIKO wurden auf der 72. und 73. Sitzung verabschiedet und gelten ab Juli 2012 als bestätigt. Die Empfehlungen beinhalten redaktionelle Veränderungen sowohl im Text als auch …

7. Kapitel 4 Vom Plan zur Wirklichkeit: Was ist zu tun?

8. The 2.5 Å Structure of the Enterococcus Conjugation Protein TraM resembles VirB8 Type IV Secretion Proteins

   2012 - Conjugative plasmid transfer is the most important means of spreading antibiotic resistance and virulence genes among bacteria and therefore presents a serious threat to human health. The process …

9. Guidance for contact tracing of cases of Lassa fever, Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fever on an airplane – Results of a European expert consultation

   2012 - Background Travel from countries where viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are endemic has increased significantly over the past decades. In several reported VHF events on airplanes, passenger trace back …

10. Frequent Combination of Antimicrobial Multiresistance and Extraintestinal Pathogenicity in Escherichia coli Isolates from Urban Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Berlin, Germany

    2012 - Urban rats present a global public health concern as they are considered a reservoir and vector of zoonotic pathogens, including Escherichia coli. In view of the increasing emergence of antimicrobial …

11. Community incidence of pathogen-specific gastroenteritis: reconstructing the surveillance pyramid for seven pathogens in seven European Union member states

    2012 - By building reconstruction models for a case of gastroenteritis in the general population moving through different steps of the surveillance pyramid we estimated that millions of illnesses occur …

12. Carrier prevalence, secondary household transmission and long-term shedding in two districts during the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany, 2011

    2012 - Background From May-July 2011, Germany experienced a large Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O104:H4 outbreak. Our objective was to identify the prevalence of STEC O104:H4 carriers in households in …

13. Attributable Risks for Childhood Overweight: Evidence for Limited Effectiveness of Prevention

    2012 - OBJECTIVE: Calculation of attributable risks (ARs) of childhood overweight to estimate effectiveness of prevention strategies. METHODS: We used pooled data of 4 population-based German studies …

14. German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS) – design, objectives and implementation of the first data collection wave

    2012 - Background The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS) is part of the recently established national health monitoring conducted by the Robert Koch Institute. DEGS combines a …

15. Neue Arbeitsfelder in der Bibliothek des Robert Koch-Instituts: Open Access und institutionelles Repositorium

    2012 - Die Bibliothek des Robert Koch-Instituts (RKI) existiert seit der Gründung des Instituts für Infektionskrankheiten im Jahr 1891. Bis in die 1990iger Jahre bestand die Bibliotheksarbeit aus dem …

16. Sichere Aufbereitung von Transfer- und Lagerungshilfen

    2012 - In der Pflege und Betreuung von pflegebedürftigen und behinderten Menschen werden zunehmend Transfer- und Lagerungshilfen (TLH) genutzt. Diese Hilfsmittel erfüllen eine Dreifachfunktion, da sie die …

17. A survey of outpatient antibiotic prescribing for cystitis

    2012 - Background In view of the currently increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, we studied the factors that affect the prescribing of specific antibiotics for uncomplicated cystitis in outpatient care. …

18. Cancer survival in Eastern and Western Germany after the fall of the iron curtain

    2012 - Prior to the German reunification, cancer survival was much lower in East than in West Germany. We compare cancer survival between Eastern and Western Germany in the early twenty-first century, i.e. …

19. Enhanced fungal DNA-extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens by application of thermal energy

    2012 - Determining the etiology of invasive fungal infections (IFI) is critical for patient management as fungi vary in their susceptibility to antifungals. However, the etiology remains obscure in many …

20. Infection barriers to successful xenotransplantation focusing on porcine endogenous retroviruses

    2012 - Summary: Xenotransplantation may be a solution to overcome the shortage of organs for the treatment of patients with organ failure, but it may be associated with the transmission of porcine …

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