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PubMed2000

Sequence analysis of the hemagglutinin gene of measles virus isolates in Denmark 1997-1998: no evidence of persistent circulation of measles virus in Denmark.

The hemagglutinin-coding region of 17 virus samples from 12 measles cases in Denmark during 1997-1998 was analysed by partial nucleotide sequencing. The cases appeared as three sporadic cases and two epidemics, both with a limited time course and geographical distribution. The measles strains identified from the three sporadic cases and two epidemics could be allocated to five different previously well-defined sequence groups consistent with the assumption that cases of measles in Denmark are due to repeated introduction from abroad rather than persistent circulation of strains in the population.

Antibodies, Viral↗
PubMed1993

Dietary guidelines and food recommendations in Denmark. Nordic Committee of Foods, Nordic Council of Ministers, National Research Council, Denmark.

In Denmark the official dietary guidelines and food recommendations are expressed in the Five Dietary advices and the Danish food circle. Such guidelines are entirely different from recommendations on nutrient intakes, which are expressed in terms of exact values and established through a more formal procedure. Some of the most fundamental principles for food recommendations given to the public are that they are perceived as consistent and based on a firm consensus, and that their relevance and translation into practical action is obvious to the public. When the situation in Denmark is compared to these principles the main issue turns out to be neither lack of consistency in recommendations issued by government agencies and voluntary health organisations, nor is it lack of consensus among the experts about the fundamental messages of the guidelines. A more important problem is that the public does not distinguish between formal recommendations from authorized sources, and a variety of advices from other sources as well as non-formal comments from individual scientists. A cause of serious concern is the fact that the Danish public seems to lack a realistic picture of what the dietary guidelines imply in terms of foods. A number of contradictions is built into the process of communicating dietary recommendations effectively to the public. These can only be solved if the process is planned on a long-term basis.

Animals↗
PubMed2001

[Obstetrics in Denmark. The role of surgical maternity wards in Denmark].

INTRODUCTION: About 13.5% of the deliveries in Denmark take place on maternity wards which lie within the bounds of a surgical department, mainly at small general hospitals. The Danish Society for Obstetrics and Gynaecology has recommended closing all such surgical maternity wards. This prompted a comparison of birth outcomes for women who live in municipalities, which are served by a surgical maternity ward compared to the rest of the Danish women. METHODS: The data was obtained as a random sample of 74,000 deliveries from The Danish Birth Registry. The main outcome variables were perinatal deaths and operative deliveries. RESULTS: No difference was found in the perinatal mortality, the crude OR being 1.03 (95% CI: 0.87-1.14). Logistic regression analysis was used to correct for the effect of confounding factors resulting in an adjusted OR = 1.13 (95% CI: 0.92-1.38). CONCLUSION: The investigation does not confirm the need for further centralisation of maternity care as a means of lowering the perinatal mortality in Denmark.

Delivery Rooms↗
PubMed1998

Epidemiology of acute vertebral osteomyelitis in Denmark: 137 cases in Denmark 1978-1982, compared to cases reported to the National Patient Register 1991-1993.

We studied the epidemiology of acute, non-tuberculous, hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis in Denmark during 1978-1982. 137 patients fulfilled the criteria for acute vertebral osteomyelitis. The incidence was 5/mill/year. There were no cases in the age group 20-29 years. The highest incidence was between 60-69 years (18/mill/year). The prevalence was 15 cases. The mean duration of the disease was 7 months. The lumbar spine was affected in 59%, the thoracic spine in 33% and the cervical spine in 8% of the cases. Insulin-dependent diabetes and treatment with systemic corticosteroids seemed to be significant risk factors, but not rheumatoid arthritis and abuse of alcohol or intravenous drugs. We found no demographic variables of importance for the incidence. In 46%, a primary focus was identified, urinary tract infection being the commonest. According to the National Patient Register 1991-1993, the relative number of reported patients with vertebral osteomyelitis had increased in the age group 20-49 years, compared to 1978-1982, but the incidence was highest in the group aged 60-79 years.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1981

The profile of neurosyphilis in Denmark A clinical and serological study of all patients in Denmark with neurosyphilis disclosed in the years 1971-1979 incl. by Wassermann reaction (CWRM) in the cerebrospinal fluid.

55 cases of neurosyphilis, probably all that has been disclosed in Denmark in the nine year period 1971 to 1979 are submitted. 55 case histories and 10 tables illustrate the variegated clinical features and the differential diagnoses, the serological data, and CSF findings, the treatment and its results. As the symptomatology of the series fits well into the classification of neurosyphilis of the past our cases are classified accordingly in five clinical groups with seven subgroups. Penicillin treatment was applied to all the patients in current dosages and proved beneficial in most patients with regard to clinical symptoms and to laboratory parameters. The outcome here registered seem, however, to be related more to the character of the disease than to the types or amounts of penicillin. Eleven of the patients had a history of previous positive serology and two of them had been treated with penicillin for early syphilis but their neurosyphilis was evidently due to an untreated reinfection. Ten of the patients had aortitis.

Adolescent↗