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1. Characteristics and outcome of 27 elbow periprosthetic joint infection: Results from a 14-year cohort study of 358 elbow prostheses

   2010 - Elbow arthroplasty is increasingly performed in patients with rheumatic and post-traumatic arthritis. Data on elbow periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are limited. We investigated the …

2. Population prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea in a community of German third graders

   2010 - We aimed to estimate the population prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in an urban community of German third graders and the diagnostic test accuracy of two OSA screening methods. Using a …

3. Spotlight on measles 2010: measles outbreak in a mainly unvaccinated community in Essen, Germany, March-June 2010

   2010 - On 15 March 2010, a case of measles was reported to the District Health Office in Essen. In total 71 cases occurred from 15 March to 19 May (four cases hospitalised), with the majority linked to a …

4. Epidemiology of reported Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Germany, 2001-2008

   2010 - Background Yersiniosis is the third most common zoonotic bacterial disease in Germany and the European Union. Sequelae of Yersinia enterocolitica infections, such as reactive arthritis, have been …

5. Differences in carotid plaque content of macrophages, T cells and MMP-9 between patients with embolic and hemodynamic cerebral ischemia due to symptomatic carotid stenosis

   2010 - Background Cerebral ischemia in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis is most often caused by thromboembolism, while hemodynamic stroke mechanism is rare. Differences in plaque inflammation …

6. Sozioökonomische Faktoren und Verbreitung von Adipositas

   2010 - Hintergrund: Aus verschiedenen Studien ist bekannt, dass die Verbreitung von Adipositas einem sozialen Gradienten folgt. Untersucht wird, welche relative Bedeutung den Statusindikatoren Einkommen, …

7. Characterisation of a human cell-adapted porcine endogenous retrovirus PERV-A/C

   2010 - BACKGROUND: Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) pose a potential risk for xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues or organs. A special threat comes from viruses generated by recombination …

8. Beneficial and detrimental effects of human endogenous retroviruses

   2010 - In this mini review, we aim to evaluate the structure and function of Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) with respect to the benefit they may have for humans or the damage they may cause. Emphasis …

9. Genome-wide RNAi screen identifies human host factors crucial for influenza virus replication

   2010 - Influenza A virus, being responsible for seasonal epidemics and reoccurring pandemics, represents a worldwide threat to public health. High mutation rates facilitate the generation of viral escape …

10. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

11. Is there an association between nosocomial infection rates and bacterial cross transmissions?

    2010 - Objective: Surveillance data of nosocomial infection rates are increasingly used for public reporting and interhospital comparisons. Approximately 15% of nosocomial infections on intensive care units …

12. Evaluation des Gesundheitsziels "Tabakkonsum reduzieren".

    2010 - Der Kooperationsverbund gesundheitsziele.de hat Ziele und Maßnahmen definiert, um den Tabakkonsum in der Bevölkerung zu reduzieren. Fünf Basismaßnahmen wurden definiert: (1) Tabaksteuererhöhungen, (2) …

13. Retroviruses: Molecular Biology, Genomics and Pathogenesis

14. Rückblick: Epidemiologie und Infektionsschutz im zeitlichen Verlauf der Influenzapandemie (H1N1) 2009. [Chronology of the epidemiology and public health strategy during the influenza pandemic (H!N!) 2009 in Germany].

    2010 - Chronology of the epidemiology and public health strategy during the influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany On April 21, 2009, for the first time the isolation of a new variant of the influenza …

15. Pyrosequencing allows the detection of emergent ganciclovir resistance muations after HCMV infection

    2010 - Prenatally acquired human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is the most frequent viral infection of newborns in developed countries. Virostatic therapy is accompanied by side effects and stepwise …

16. Wild chimpanzees infected with 5 Plasmodium species

    2010 - Data are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity …

17. Tolerance and safety of the potentially probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus PRSF-L477: a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial in healthy volunteers

    2010 - In Europe, the species Lactobacillus rhamnosus is currently on the Qualified Presumption of Safety list used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for internal safety assessment, but according …

18. Establishment and application of an infectious virus-like particle system for Marburg virus

    2010 - The highly pathogenic Marburg virus (MARV) can only be investigated in high containment laboratories, which is time consuming and expensive. To investigate the MARV life cycle under normal laboratory …

19. Symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses: prevalence and prognosis in patients with acute cerebral ischemia

    2010 - Background: In Caucasian patients with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses (ICAS), only limited data on the recurrent stroke rate …

20. White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bats, Europe

    2010 - White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces destructans) causes skin lesions that are …

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