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Aufgaben und Funktion der Ständigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kompetenz- und Behandlungszentren für hochkontagiöse, lebensbedrohliche Erkrankungen

The introduction of tropical diseases into Germany is becoming a more and more frequent public health problem due to increasing long distance travel and the globalization of economic activities. A network of centers of excellence for imported, highly contagious diseases has proven efficient and show...

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Autores principales: Gottschalk, René, Grünewald, T., Biederbick, W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7079860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19214459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00103-009-0766-z
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Sumario:The introduction of tropical diseases into Germany is becoming a more and more frequent public health problem due to increasing long distance travel and the globalization of economic activities. A network of centers of excellence for imported, highly contagious diseases has proven efficient and shown that the linking of public health service, clinical care, laboratory-based special diagnostics, ambulance service, and hospital hygiene can react quickly and professionally in even unexpected situations in clinical infectiology. These networks joined forces in the “Permanent Working Group of the Medical Competence and Treatment Centers“ (Ständigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kompetenz- und Behandlungszentren, StAKoB). Not only in Germany but also worldwide, the StAKoB is a unique system for the treatment of imported highly contagious diseases. The goals and structure of the StAKoB are presented in this article.