[How do pediatricians vaccinate in Munich? A health care epidemiological study].

Objectives: The goal was to determine vaccination rates and predictors of vaccination behaviour of pediatricians in Munich, Germany.

Methods: Standardised questionnaires were sent to all 133 office-based pediatricians in Munich.

Results: 97 questionnaires (73%) were returned completely.

[Disparities in hospital mortality after proximal femoral fractures in East Germany 1989].

The revised and pseudonymized data set of the hospital discharge diagnoses of East Germany (German Democratic Republic, GDR) for 1989 was analyzed regarding the in-hospital case fatality of closed hip fractures (ICD-9 820.0, 820.2, 820.

Psychological factors associated with the uptake of measles immunization: findings and implications for prevention.

A cross-sectional study of 8204 children was performed to investigate the prevalence of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella and possible determinants of immunization uptake. The study was approached from a Lewinian perspective on preventive behaviour. Seventy-one questions referring to the guardian of the child, his or her partner, the household and the child, as well as to immunization-related experiences and situational topics were asked.

HIV type 1 V3 serotyping of Tanzanian samples: probable reasons for mismatching with genetic subtyping.

HIV-1 V3 serotyping is used to classify immunodeficiency viruses on the basis of antibody binding to V3 peptides derived from env genetic subtypes. Although it shows a reasonable overlap, it has been reported to be distinct from viral genetic subtypes. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of HIV-1 serotyping to predict genetic subtypes in an East African setting, where multiple HIV-1 subtypes have coexisted for many years.