Abstract. The clinical picture of invasive meningococcal disease is broad, it mostly manifests as meningitis and/or sepsis. The severity ranges from a simple bacteremia associated with mild, ...
Abstract. The term ’red flags’ is often used in emergency medicine. However, there is no clear medical definition in German for ’red flag’. In most cases, ’red flags’ are warning ...
Abstract. Vaccinations administered to women during pregnancy can provide protection against serious infectious diseases for the mother, for the newborn, or both. Two vaccines are ...
Nutritional Therapy in the Elderly – What Do We Know Today?
Abstract. Malnutrition in the elderly has a high prevalence and is a strong and independent risk factor for complications and high mortality. Early ...
Abstract. Polycythemia vera is a myeloprolifere disease which is characterized by proliferation of all three (erythroid, megakaryocytic and granulocytic) cell lines. The causative mutation is ...