The isolated effect of age on the risk of COVID-19 severe outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

…, G Petereit-Haack, S Schmauder, A Nienhaus… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Increased age has been reported to be a factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes.
However, many studies do not consider the age dependency of comorbidities, which …

Predictive value of interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin testing for progression from latent TB infection to disease state

R Diel, R Loddenkemper, A Nienhaus - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Given the current lack of effective vaccines against TB, the accuracy of screening
tests for determining or excluding latent TB infection (LTBI) is decisive in effective TB …

Burnout intervention studies for inpatient elderly care nursing staff: Systematic literature review

…, A Kozak, M Harling, A Nienhaus - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Staff providing inpatient elderly and geriatric long-term care are exposed to a
large number of factors that can lead to the development of burnout syndrome. Burnout is …

Epidemiology of acne in the general population: the risk of smoking

T Schäfer, A Nienhaus, D Vieluf… - British journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background Acne is a common skin disorder, but epidemiological data from the general
population obtained by examination are scarce. Clinical experience suggests an association …

Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, R Markova, GB Migliori, A Nienhaus… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of the
QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-Tube (QFT-G-IT) and the T-SPOT®.TB assays with the tuberculin skin …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 among health workers in Germany and Malaysia

A Nienhaus, R Hod - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
We report on the suspected case reports filed for SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19
illnesses among health and social welfare workers in Germany. In addition, we report about …

Comparative performance of tuberculin skin test, QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In Tube assay, and T-Spot. TB test in contact investigations for tuberculosis

…, K Meywald-Walter, R Gottschalk, A Nienhaus - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Rationale Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs)
are an alternative or adjunct to the tuberculin skin test (TST) in identifying recent contacts with …

Back or neck-pain-related disability of nursing staff in hospitals, nursing homes and home care in seven countries—results from the European NEXT-Study

M Simon, P Tackenberg, A Nienhaus… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are a widespread affliction in the nursing profession.
Back or neck-pain-related disability of nursing staff is mainly attributed to physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial work-related predictors and consequences of personal burnout among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities

…, M Kersten, Z Schillmöller, A Nienhaus - Research in developmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The purposes of this study were to investigate the potential predictors of personal burnout
among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities and to investigate whether …

Predictive Value of a Whole Blood IFN-γ Assay for the Development of Active Tuberculosis Disease after Recent Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, S Niemann, A Nienhaus - American journal of …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Numerous studies have been published on the new Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTB)–specific IFN-γ release assays. However, their prognostic value for progression from …