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Epidemio­lo­gisches Bulletin

The Epidemiologisches Bulletin is an online journal published by the Robert Koch Institute for the exchange of information between physicians, the public health service, medical associations, national reference centres/consultant laboratories, research and teaching institutions and other experts.

The Epidemiologisches Bulletin contains situation reports on important infectious diseases, reports from commissions such as the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) and the Commission for Infection Prevention and Hygiene in Healthcare and Nursing (KRINKO), statistics on notifiable infectious diseases, outbreak and case reports, editorials and other articles, for example on questions of hygiene or the spread of multi-resistant pathogens.

The articles are published in German; short summaries are available in English.

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Report of the National Reference Center for Gram-Negative Hospital Pathogens for 2024

In 2024, the National Reference Center for Gram-Negative Hospital Pathogens recorded 10,681 submissions of bacterial isolates — a significant increase of 4.1% compared to 2023. The number of submissions thus averaged 897 submissions per month. The number of carbapenemase detections again also increased more than the number of submissions. This represents a relevant problem insofar as carbapenemase production is generally associated with a resistance to the beta-lactam antibiotics commonly used clinically, which drastically limits the available treatment options.

 

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