Tanizaki R, Nishijima T, Aoki T. High-dose oral amoxicillin plus probenecid is highly effective for syphilis in patients with hiv infection. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 61:...
German National Diabetes Guideline “Prevention and Treatment of Retinal Complications”
Summary: An updated version of the German National Diabetes Guideline (NVL) “Prevention and Treatment of Retinal Complications” was published in 2015. The...
Refugees‘ Consultation Issues Compared with Routine Data from Primary Care
Background: In 2015, more than one million refugees reached Germany. In order to ensure that adequate health care for refugees can be provided, a detailed description...
Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy versus Antidepressants: a Systematic Review
Background: Depression is classified as the most socially onerous common illness in Germany, outranking even diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. It is...
Sexually Transmitted Infections – an Issue for Family Practitioners?
Background: Since the middle of the 1990s, sexually transmitted infections (STI) have been discussed increasingly as a global health problem in Europe (and worldwide)....
Comment on Chances and Limitations of the National Disease Management Guideline „Retinal Complications in Diabetes“
Summary: As part of the new version of the German national disease management guideline on diabetic retinopathy the retinal screening interval employing funduscopy was...
Acute Dizziness in Primary Care Offices – the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians’ New Guideline
Summary: The new guideline on acute dizziness of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (AWMF S3 guideline) which has been published in late...
Final Year Undergraduate Medical Education in Family Medicine – a Pilot Project in Rural Bavaria
Summary: The Department of Family Medicine at the Technical University of Munich and the hospital of Dillingen have developed a common pilot project for final year...