More than half of the world's population is infected with the cytomegalovirus. The majority of people don't even notice the infection, since their immune systems keep the virus in check. Groups of T
So far, allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers has been the only medical intervention to have cured at least three people infected with the HI virus (HIV). It
Dr Christian Keller, from Philipps-University Marburg and the German Center for Infection Research, and Dr Anke Osterloh, Research Center Borstel, were awarded this year’s "Memento Award for neglected
The search for effective drugs against the new coronavirus is currently a top priority at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). Developing inhibitors of viral replication is a promising
Currently, little is known about children and their susceptibility to the new coronavirus. It has been observed that young children have rarely presented with COVID-19 up to now. No specific
An international consortium found a remarkable global spread of strains of a multi-resistant bacterium that can cause severe infections – Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The study, published under the
MHH professor and DZIF scientist Thomas Pietschmann leads the German part of an international consortium of scientists. This research network is searching for substances that act against SARS-CoV-2 in
Over the past 20 years, coronaviruses have been responsible for large outbreaks, resulting in severe respiratory illness and a number of deaths. These include the SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2002
Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Director of Charité’s Institute of Virology and scientist in the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), has been awarded the ‘Special Award for Outstanding
