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Overview

Gerhard Jahn is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly contributions extend into several subfields, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Virology.

The scientist's recent research work has been published in respected venues such as the South African Medical Journal and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Notable papers include:

  • In vivo Downregulation of MHC Class I Molecules by HCMV Occurs During All Phases of Viral Replication but Is Not Always Complete, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Early online, 2024, South African Medical Journal
  • A randomised trial comparing preoperative administration of single-dose kefazolin to kefazolin plus metronidazole as prophylactic antibiotics at caesarean section, 2024, South African Medical Journal

Gerhard Jahn's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as R Lamfel, Leon Snyman, L. Seopela, Piet Becker, and Florin Felicia Gabor. These partnerships have contributed to multidisciplinary research efforts, particularly in clinical and epidemiological studies.

The main topics covered in their work highlight concentrated research on:

  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Publication venues most frequently featuring their work include:

  • South African Medical Journal
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Gerhard Jahn's body of research offers insights into infectious diseases, maternal health interventions, and cardiovascular outcomes, reflecting a diverse interest in both clinical applications and viral pathogenesis.

Best Publications

  • A very strong enhancer is located upstream of an immediate early gene of human cytomegalovirus

    Michael Boshart;Frank Weber;Gerhard Jahn;Karoline Dorsch-Häsler

  • Infusion of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T cells for the treatment of CMV infection not responding to antiviral chemotherapy.

    Hermann Einsele;Eddy Roosnek;Nathalie Rufer;Christian Sinzger

  • Epidemiology of transmission of cytomegalovirus from mother to preterm infant by breastfeeding

    Klaus Hamprecht;Jens Maschmann;Matthias Vochem;Klaus Dietz

  • Polymerase chain reaction monitoring reduces the incidence of cytomegalovirus disease and the duration and side effects of antiviral therapy after bone marrow transplantation

    Einsele H;Ehninger G;Hebart H;Wittkowski Km

  • FIBROBLASTS, EPITHELIAL-CELLS, ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS AND SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS ARE MAJOR TARGETS OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION IN LUNG AND GASTROINTESTINAL TISSUES

    Christian Sinzger;Annemarie Grefte;Bodo Plachter;Annette S. H. Gouw

  • Cytomegalovirus cell tropism.

    C. Sinzger;M. Digel;G. Jahn

  • Safe adoptive transfer of virus-specific T-cell immunity for the treatment of systemic adenovirus infection after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

    Tobias Feuchtinger;Susanne Matthes-Martin;Celine Richard;Thomas Lion

  • Modification of human cytomegalovirus tropism through propagation in vitro is associated with changes in the viral genome.

    C. Sinzger;K. Schmidt;J. Knapp;M. Kahl

  • Risk factors for treatment failures in patients receiving PCR-based preemptive therapy for CMV infection.

    H Einsele;H Hebart;C Kauffmann-Schneider;C Sinzger

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Cell Tropism and Pathogenesis

    Christian Sinzger;Gerhard Jahn

  • Transmission of cytomegalovirus to preterm infants through breast milk.

    Matthias Vochem;Klaus Hamprecht;Gerhard Jahn;Christian P. Speer

  • Cell types involved in replication and distribution of human cytomegalovirus

    Bodo Plachter;Christian Sinzger;Gerhard Jahn

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) inactivation in breast milk: reassessment of pasteurization and freeze-thawing.

    Klaus Hamprecht;Jens Maschmann;Denise Müller;Klaus Dietz

  • Monocyte-derived dendritic cells are permissive to the complete replicative cycle of human cytomegalovirus.

    S. Riegler;H. Hebart;H. Einsele;P. Brossart

  • Cytomegalovirus infection of extremely low-birth weight infants via breast milk.

    J. Maschmann;J. Maschmann;K. Hamprecht;K. Dietz;G. Jahn

  • Screening for CMV-specific T cell proliferation to identify patients at risk of developing late onset CMV disease

    H Krause;H Hebart;G Jahn;C A Müller

  • Sensitive detection of human cytomegalovirus peptide–specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses by interferon-γ–enzyme-linked immunospot assay and flow cytometry in healthy individuals and in patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

    Holger Hebart;Senay Daginik;Stefan Stevanovic;Ulrich Grigoleit

  • Human cytomegalovirus infections in nonimmunosuppressed critically ill patients

    Alexandra Heininger;Gerhard Jahn;Corinna Engel;Thomas Notheisen

  • Tissue macrophages are infected by human cytomegalovirus in vivo

    Christian Sinzger;Bodo Plachter;Annemarie Grefte

  • Cytomegalovirus transmission to preterm infants during lactation.

    Klaus Hamprecht;Jens Maschmann;Gerhard Jahn;Christian F. Poets

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger Hebart
Holger Hebart University of Tübingen
Bernhard Fleckenstein
Bernhard Fleckenstein University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hermann Einsele
Hermann Einsele University of Würzburg
Lothar Kanz
Lothar Kanz University of Tübingen
Klaus Dietz
Klaus Dietz University of Tübingen
Michael Mach
Michael Mach University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Michael Boshart
Michael Boshart Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Frank Weber
Frank Weber HEMAP AG
Rupert Handgretinger
Rupert Handgretinger University of Tübingen
Walter Schaffner
Walter Schaffner University of Zurich

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