American cutaneous leishmaniasis as a rare imported disease in Europe: a case report favourably treated with antimonial derivatives.

abstract：:The aim of this analysis is to compare screening strategies with haemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or combined measures in the identification of individuals at high risk for diabetes. Applying American Diabetes Association thresholds for FPG and HbA(1c) screening, 6,803 subjects free of diabete...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Schöttker B,Raum E,Rothenbacher D,Müller H,Brenner H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from molecular studies suggesting that several infectious agents cause sarcoidosis are intriguing yet conflicting and likely biased due to their cross-sectional design. As done in other inflammatory diseases to overcome this issue, prospectively-collected register data could be used, but reverse causation is ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Rossides M,Kullberg S,Askling J,Eklund A,Grunewald J,Di Giuseppe D,Arkema EV

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid and continuing progress in gene discovery for complex diseases is fuelling interest in the potential application of genetic risk models for clinical and public health practice. The number of studies assessing the predictive ability is steadily increasing, but they vary widely in completeness of reporting and...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Janssens AC,Ioannidis JP,Bedrosian S,Boffetta P,Dolan SM,Dowling N,Fortier I,Freedman AN,Grimshaw JM,Gulcher J,Gwinn M,Hlatky MA,Janes H,Kraft P,Melillo S,O'Donnell CJ,Pencina MJ,Ransohoff D,Schully SD,Seminara D,

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the prevalence of infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) in general practice, and to investigate attitudes to screening for HCV, a specific questionnaire was sent to the sentinel general practitioners (SGPs) of the French Sentinel Network. From the figures reported by SGPs, the number of anti-HCV tests perfo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Massari V,Retel O,Flahault A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of molecular genetic approaches with oral mutans streptococci has resulted in the isolation of several genes which may be involved in the cariogenicity of these organisms. Among these are genes coding for cell surface proteins, sucrose metabolizing enzymes, and glycosyltransferase activities. The isola...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kuramitsu HK

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prevalence study, we evaluated whether recurrent physician-attended URTI episodes are more common in asthmatic children as compared to age- and gender-matched controls. URTI proneness, defined as > or = 5 episodes of rhinitis/pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis/tracheitis or otitis media in a 24-month period, was ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hak E,Rovers MM,Sachs AP,Stalman WA,Verheij TJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study of 107 colon cancer cases and 486 controls from an oncological clinic in Istanbul was conducted to examine the association between occupational physical activity and colon cancer in Turkey, where incidence of this disease is low. Only two of the four activity measures showed evidence of an increas...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Vetter R,Dosemeci M,Blair A,Wacholder S,Unsal M,Engin K,Fraumeni JF Jr

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis carinii is a widespread eukaryotic microorganism found in the lungs of healthy mammals, including humans. It is able to proliferate extensively in the alveoli, becoming an important agent of severe pneumonitis in immunosuppressed hosts, especially in persons suffering from AIDS. The taxonomic position of ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dei-Cas E,Cailliez JC,Palluault F,Aliouat EM,Mazars E,Soulez B,Suppin J,Camus D

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pairs of cases of Boutonneuse Fever (BF) occurred in three families. The illness appeared almost simultaneously in both members of each family, but was generally more serious in one as judged by clinical and laboratory parameters. The possibility of a "bed rickettsiosis", that is reactivation of rickettsiae by the blo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Tringali G,Mansueto S,Barba G,Occhino C,Farinella E,Vitale G,Walker DH

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking patterns were examined in 2500 individuals, aged 14-70 years living in Castille and Leon (Spain) in the fall of 1992. Of these, 39.6% were regular smokers, 7.2% were occasional smokers, 14.8% were former smokers, and 30.4% were non-smokers. Sex differences were striking: there was a higher prevalence of regula...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： del Río MC,Alvarez FJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The trend towards increased psychotropic drug prescribing in children and adolescents is well recognised in North America and continental Europe. However, it is unclear to what extent these studies are applicable to clinical practice in the United Kingdom (UK). This study was conducted to estimate the preval...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hsia Y,Maclennan K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Did you ever hear about epidemiology in Germany? Starting from an epidemiological desert the discipline has grown remarkably, especially during the last 10-15 years: research institutes have been established, research funding has improved, multiple curriculae in Epidemiology and Public Health are offered. This increas...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Wichmann HE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella typhimurium was isolated in the culture test of a small child admitted to hospital suffering from febrile gastroenteritis with stools containing traces of mucus and blood. Her mother also resulted positive for this microorganism. The family had recently bought a small turtle, imported from Florida, at the c...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dessì S,Sanna C,Paghi L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active surveillance for unknown or unsuspected adverse drug effects may be carried out by applying epidemiological techniques to large administrative databases. Self-controlled designs, like the symmetry design, have the advantage over conventional design of adjusting for confounders that are stable over time. The aim...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Hallas J,Wang SV,Gagne JJ,Schneeweiss S,Pratt N,Pottegård A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the results of the investigation of an epidemic outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection which affected 95 schoolchildren from certain village in Catalonia. The investigation took an epidemiological, clinical and microbiological approach, detecting by capture enzyme-immunoassay technique the presence of ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Domínguez A,Minguell S,Torres J,Serrano A,Vidal J,Salleras L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad review is given of the general principles underlying study design with emphasis on applications in medical and epidemiological contexts. The main theme of the paper is that, while the distinction between interventionist studies, that is experiments, and purely observational ones is important, there are many co...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cox DR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains to human intestinal epithelial cell, Intestine 407, was analyzed by flow cytometer. According to positive percentages of Intestine 407 cells adhered by V. cholerae, two groups of V. cholerae strains were classified as follows: more adhesive (more than 50%), less adhesive (les...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Taguchi H,Yamaguchi H,Osaki TY,Yamamoto T,Ogata S,Kamiya S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on recent epidemiological studies the need for a similar approach towards management of cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetics with different ethnic background can be questioned. We compared the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year absolute risk for a coronary heart disease be...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Uitewaal PJ,Goudswaard AN,Ubink-Veltmaat LJ,Bruijnzeels MA,Hoes AW,Thomas S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated mean levels and prevalences of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure and body mass index in adults aged 25 to 64 years participating in the WHO Country-wide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention (CINDI) Programme in Vorarlberg, west...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Schwarz B,Bischof HP,Kunze M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of faecal excretion of Vibrio cholerae was studied over a duration of eight months among 13 cholera convalescents by two-weekly surveillance cultures. Stools and rectal swabs were cultured on Thiosulphate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar for the recovery of vibrio pathogens. Clinical phase and conval...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Utsalo SJ,Eko FO,Umoh F,Asindi AA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in cardiovascular prevention are well established. While cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been demonstrated as improving myocardial infarction (MI) prognosis, the strength of the association between LTPA and post-MI survival has yet to be quantified. We evalu...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Gerber Y,Myers V,Goldbourt U,Benyamini Y,Scheinowitz M,Drory Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EUROCAT Northern Netherlands registers children born with a birth defect in the Northern Netherlands. Data used to be collected via a notification form, which is filled out by the notifier and, if necessary, completed by the general practitioner. To increase the amount of information, EUROCAT started using new methodo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Reefhuis J,de Walle HE,de Jong-van den Berg LT,Cornel MC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiology studies suggested that low birthweight was associated with a higher risk of hypertension in later life. However, little is known about the causality of such associations. In our study, we evaluated the causal association of low birthweight with adulthood hypertension following a standard analytic protocol...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Zheng Y,Huang T,Wang T,Mei Z,Sun Z,Zhang T,Ellervik C,Chai JF,Sim X,van Dam RM,Tai ES,Koh WP,Dorajoo R,Saw SM,Sabanayagam C,Wong TY,Gupta P,Rossing P,Ahluwalia TS,Vinding RK,Bisgaard H,Bønnelykke K,Wang Y,Gr

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No population-based study has assessed the prognostic impact on survival of the CD19 positive lymphocyte count, evaluated by immunophenotyping at diagnosis, in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). Aiming at addressing this issue, we investigated the clinical outcome of a well-defined population of B-CLL patien...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cailliod R,Quantin C,Carli PM,Jooste V,Le Teuff G,Binquet C,Maynadie M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, as well as possible risk factors affecting its acquisition among young Greek adults. METHODOLOGY:Sera were collected from 153 male young Hellenic Navy recruits (mean age 23.6 y.o.; range, 20-30 y.o.) at induction into the Hellenic...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kyriazanos LD,Ilias L,Gizaris V,Hountis P,Georgaklis V,Dafnopoulou A,Datsakis K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was one of the most common opportunistic infections in AIDS patients, leading to blindness or life-threatening disease in about 40% of patients in the later stages of AIDS before highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In a retrospective multicenter study we investigated the incid...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Varani S,Spezzacatena P,Manfredi R,Chiodo F,Mastroianni A,Ballarini P,Boschini A,Lazzarotto T,Landini MP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 170 Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from the stool of children with clinical gastroenteritis, aged from 3 months to 14 years, were collected during a two-year period (2004-2005). From the 170 strains 30% were resistant to ciprofloxacin (MIC > or = 4 microg/ml), 55% to tetracycline (MIC > 8 microg/ml),...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Papavasileiou E,Voyatzi A,Papavasileiou K,Makri A,Andrianopoulou I,Chatzipanagiotou S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and lower socio-professional status have in common a series of risk factors for ill health such as sedentary lifestyle, weight excess, heavy alcohol and tobacco consumption. We hypothesised that SDB will be more prevalent in lower socio-professional groups. A total of 496 male middle a...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Mayeux L,Teculescu D,Montaut-Verient B,Virion JM,Michaely JP,Hannhart B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flagellin subunit A gene (flaA) typing of Campylobacter has been recognized by several groups as a relatively simple and quick genotyping method. The present study aimed to create, for the first time in Greece, a database with flaA restriction patterns, which could be used for future epidemiological and clin...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Ioannidis A,Nicolaou C,Legakis NJ,Ioannidou V,Chatzipanagiotou S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been recent reports of substantial increases occurring in the incidence of and/or mortality from tongue and mouth cancers in several countries. In this paper using data from Scotland (1960-89) we report on time trends in pharyngeal cancer. Similar increases in rates are evident for cancers of the oropharynx...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： MacFarlane GJ,Evstifeeva TV,Scully C,Boyle P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00