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Cytolethal distending toxin type I and type IV genes are framed with lambdoid prophage genes in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli
2009 - Five types of cytolethal distending toxin (CDT-I to CDT-V) have been identified in Escherichia coli. In the present study we have cloned and sequenced the cdt-IV operon and flanking region from a …
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Structural and functional changes of the duodenum in human norovirus infection
2009 - Background: Norovirus infection is the most frequent cause of infectious diarrhea in the western world. This study aimed to functionally and histomorphologically characterize the diseased duodenum in …
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Molecular analysis of virulence profiles and Shiga toxin genes in food-borne Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
2009 - In this study, 75 Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains originating from foods (n = 73) and drinking water (n = 2) were analyzed for their stx genotype, as well as for further …
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A community-based survey of abdominal pain prevalence, characteristics, and health care use among children
2009 - Background & Aims Abdominal pain is a common clinical problem among children and adolescents and an important public health problem. The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and …
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The German case-control scene investigation study on SIDS: epidemiological approach and main results
2009 - The present study, which was part of the German SIDS Study (GeSID), enrolled sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases and population controls and obtained objective scene data via specifically …
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The circulation of human astrovirus genotypes in the Central West Region of Brazil
2009 - Out of 1,588 faecal samples of children taken from three locations of the Central West Region of Brazil, 57 were positive for astroviruses (HAstVs) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain …
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The SfaX(II) protein from newborn meningitis E. coli is involved in regulation of motility and type 1 fimbriae expression
2009 - The genomes of pathogenic Escherichia coli may contain several different fimbrial operons. How bacteria regulate and coordinate the choice of fimbrial expression under different circumstances remains …
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Enhanced T- and B-cell responses to SIVagm, SIVmac and HIV-1 Gag DNA immunisation and identification of novel T-cell epitopes in mice via codon-optimisation
2009 - As a prelude to primate studies, the immunogenicity of wild-type and codon-optimised versions of SIVagm Gag DNA, with and without co-administered GMCSF DNA, were directly compared in two strains of …
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Virologische Grundlagen und Labordiagnostik
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EU-Strukturen zur Überwachung und Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten. Wer sie macht, wie sie entstehen und wie sie funktionieren.
2009 - Seit dem 1. Januar 1999 haben die EU-Mitgliedstaaten eine Reihe von Verpflichtungen im Bereich der Überwachung und Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten (Entscheidung 2119/98/EG). Die genauen, von den …
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New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany
2009 - We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which …
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Outbreak of wound botulism in injecting drug users
2009 - Between October and December 2005, 16 cases of wound botulism were notified to the health authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. All patients were injecting drug users (IDU) and the …
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Measles outbreak linked to a minority group in Austria, 2008
2009 - We report on a measles outbreak originating in an anthroposophic community in Austria, 2008. A total of 394 (94·9%) cases fulfilled the outbreak case definition including 168 cases affiliated to the …
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Skin cancer mortality in Germany before and after the post-communist transition
2009 - Background and Objectives Until now mortality trends of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in Germany have been studied only in West Germany. We were interested in comparing mortality trends …
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Smoking prevalence in Type 2 diabetes: results of the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) and the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey (GNHIES)
2009 - Aims Smoking contributes to the development of diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Currently, data on smoking prevalence in subjects with diabetes in Germany are lacking. The aim of our …
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Prion disease development in slow Wallerian degeneration (Wld(S)) mice
2009 - Axon destruction represents one aspect of prion disease-associated neurodegeneration. We characterized here the scrapie infection of WldS-mice in comparison to wild-type C57Bl/6 controls to determine …
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Low density lipoprotein receptor variants are associated with spontaneous and treatment-induced recovery from hepatitis C virus infection
2009 - Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) is involved in the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in host cells. We investigated whether three single-nucleotide alterations within LDLR might be associated …
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gesundheitsziele.de. Ergebnisse der Kriterienanalyse für die Auswahl eines neuen Gesundheitsziels in Deutschland.
2009 - Das Forum Gesundheitsziele Deutschland (gesundheitsziele.de) hat im Jahr 2008 „Gesund älter werden“ als ein weiteres Gesundheitsziel für Deutschland ausgewählt. Daneben standen die Zielbereiche …
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Measles in Europe: an epidemiological assessment
2009 - BACKGROUND: Measles persists in Europe despite the incorporation of the measles vaccine into routine childhood vaccination programmes more than 20 years ago. Our aim was therefore to review the …
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The NS-segment of an H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is sufficient to alter Replication Efficiency, cell tropism and host range of an H7N1 HPAIV
2009 - A reassortant avian influenza virus (FPV NS GD), carrying the NS-segment of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) strain A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) in the genetic background of the …
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