[Prevalence of patients with HIV receiving outpatient medical care in Germany-an analysis based on secondary data].

Background: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) annually publishes an estimate of the number of new HIV diagnoses and the total number of people diagnosed with HIV in Germany. So far, only medication prescription data have served as secondary data as a basis for such estimates.

Objectives: In this study, we used billing data from the outpatient sector to estimate the number of patients with newly diagnosed HIV, the overall number of patients with HIV, and the HIV test rates in those with statutory health insurance in Germany.

[Influenza vaccination rates of patients with statutory ambulatory medical care in protective facilities and in nursing and special care homes].

Background: Vaccination is one of the most important and effective preventive measures against seasonal influenza. The German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) recommends influenza vaccination for specific groups of patients, including those in protective facilities and nursing or special care homes ("bPA-facilities"). The defined aim of the European Commission (EC) is vaccination coverage of 75% or higher among the elderly.

The Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as a glucose tolerance disorder that arises during pregnancy. Estimates of its prevalence vary widely because of varying threshold values. Screening of all pregnant women with a two-step test has been available in Germany since 2012.

[Treatment by panel physicians of patients in protective institutions and homes : Analysis based on secondary data].

Background: According to the nursing statistics from 2014 a total of 2.6 million patients in Germany required nursing care of which 1.86 million received care at home and approximately 29 % (764,000 patients) received inpatient treatment exclusively in a nursing home.