Non-pharmaceutical infection prevention measures in nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: a retrospective multi-centre cohort study Dresselhaus I, Baier C, Reinoso-Schiller N, Brodzinski A, Berens M, Cristofolini M, Gastmeier P, Geffers C, Gärtner B, Kipp F, Mutters NT, Wollkopf AD, Papan C, Scheithauer S Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 155, January 2025, Pages 17-24, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.021
Pandemic Preparedness - A Proposal for a Research Infrastructure and its Functionalities for a Resilient Health Research System Scheithauer S, Hoffmann J, Lang C, Fenz D, Berens MM, Köster AM, Panchyrz I, Harst L, Adorjan K, Apfelbacher C, Ciesek S, Denkinger CM, Drosten C, Geraedts M, Hecker R, Hoffmann W, Karch A, Koch T, Krefting D, Lieb K, Meerpohl JJ, Rehfuess EA, Skoetz N, Sopka S, von Lengerke T, Wiegand HF, Schmitt J. Gesundheitswesen 2024. doi: 10.1055/a-2365-9179.
A retrospective cohort analysis of factor influencing continuous antibiotic therapy with ampicillin Weber L, Moerer O, Wieditz J, Winkler MS, Scheithauer S, Stephani C. Life Sci 2024;358:123168. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.123168.
The Use of Single-Use Medical Gloves in Doctors’ Practices and Hospitals Kramer TS, Brodzinski A, Paul M, Drexler H, Scheithauer S, Geffers C. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2024. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0159.
How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience versus healthcare-associated infection risk by “fomite-borne risk assessment Kramer A, Lexow F, Bludau A, Köster AM, Misailovski M, Seifert U, Eggers M, Rutala W, Dancer SJ, Scheithauer S. Clin Microbiol Rev 2024:e0018623. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00186-23.
Six clinical phenotypes with prognostic implications were identified by unsupervised machine learning in children and adolescents with SARS-CoV-2 infection: results from a German nationwide registry Shi Y, Strobl R, Berner R, Armann J, Scheithauer S, Grill E. Respir Res. 2024;25(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-03018-3.
Architectural interventions to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in emergency departments Hernandez-Mejia G, Scheithauer S, Blaschke S, Kucheryava N, Schwarz K, Moellmann J, Tomori DV, Bartz A, Jaeger VK, Lange B, Kuhlmann A, Holzhausen J, Karch A. J Hosp Infect 2024;151:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.05.019.
Proposed new definition for hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections: results of a confirmatory factor analysis. Reinoso-Schiller N, Baier C, Dresselhaus I, Loderstädt U, Schlüter D, Eckmanns T, Scheithauer S. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4(1):e125. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.371.
Evaluation of the practice of reprocessing ORs in German hospitals from an infection prevention and control perspective Grimm C, Scheithauer S, Artelt T, Stieber A, Erlenwein J, Schuster M, Bauer M, Waeschle RM. Infection 2024;52(4):1575-1584. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02303-z.
Clustering of Gastrointestinal Microorganisms in Human Stool Samples from Ghana Backhaus J, Kann S, Hahn A, Weinreich F, Blohm M, Tanida K, Feldt T, Sarfo FS, Di Cristanziano V, Loderstädt U, Ehrhardt S, Schoppen S, Tagbor H, Frickmann H, Eberhardt KA. Pathogens 2024;13(7):583. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13070583.
Innovative teaching in infection prevention and control and infectious diseases education: testing and investigation of student perceptions Kaba HEJ, Misailovski M, Brähler J, Bucio Garcia JA, Artelt T, Raupach T, Scheithauer S. Infection 2024. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024.02332-8.
Milchnahrungszubereitung für Früh- und Neugeborene in Kliniken – Prävention nosokomialer Infektionen durch Hygienemaßnahmen Artelt T, Köster AM, Kosub J, Knorr C, Haunhorst E, Scheithauer S. Epidemiologisches Bulletin 2024;25:3-14. doi: 10.25646/12116.
[Automated surveillance and risk prediction with the aim of risk-stratified infection control and prevention (RISK PRINCIPE)] Marschollek M, Marquet M, Reinoso-Schiller N, Naim J, Aghdassi SJS, Behnke M, Ehrenberg S, von Landesberger T, Misailovski M, Prasser F, Scherag A, Schlueter D, Wulff A; RISK PRINCIPE Study Group; Pletz M, Scheithauer S. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2024;67(6):685-692. doi: 10.1007/s00103-024-03882-w.
Hand hygiene in emergencies: Multiprofessional perceptions from a mixed methods based online survey in Germany Bushuven S, Bentele M, Bentele S, Trifunovic-Koenig M, Lederle S, Gerber B, Bansbach J, Friebel J, Ganter J, Nachtigall I, Scheithauer S. Hand hygiene in emergencies: Int J Nurs Stud Adv 2024;6:100207. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100207.
Refining the hospitalization rate: A mixed methods approach to differentiate primary COVID-19 from incidental cases Misailovski M, Koller D, Blaschke S, Berens M, Köster AM, Strobl R, Berner R, Boor P, Eisenmann M, von Stillfried S, Krefting D, Krone M, Liese J, Meybohm P, Ulrich-Merzenich G, Zenker S, Scheithauer S, Grill E. Infect Prev Pract 2024;6(3):100371. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100371.
Innovative teaching in infection prevention and control and infectious diseases education: testing and investigation of student perceptions, Kaba HEJ, Misailovski M, Brähler J, Garcia JAB, Artelt T, Raupach T, Scheithauer S. Infection 2024 Jul 9. - doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02332-8.
Refining the hospitalization rate: A mixed methods approach to differentiate primary COVID-19 from incidental cases. Misailovski, M., Koller, D., Blaschke, S., Berens, M., Köster, A. M., Strobl, R., Berner, R., Boor, P., Eisenmann, M., von Stillfried, S., Krefting, D., Krone, M., Liese, J., Meybohm, P., Ulrich-Merzenich, G., Zenker, S., Scheithauer, S., & Grill, E. Infection prevention in practice (2024), 6(3), 100371. doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100371
Evaluation of the practice of reprocessing ORs in German hospitals from an infection prevention and control perspective. Grimm, C., Scheithauer, S., Artelt, T., Stieber, A., Erlenwein, J., Schuster, M., Bauer, M., & Waeschle, R. M. (2024). Infection, 10.1007/s15010-024-02303-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-024-02303-z
Hand hygiene in emergencies: Multiprofessional perceptions from a mixed methods based online survey in Germany., Bushuven, S., Bentele, M., Bentele, S., Trifunovic-Koenig, M., Lederle, S., Gerber, B., Bansbach, J., Friebel, J., Ganter, J., Nachtigall, I., & Scheithauer, S. International journal of nursing studies advances (2024). 6, 100207. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100207
Automatisierte Surveillance und Risikovorhersage mit dem Ziel einer risikostratifizierten Infektionskontrolle und -prävention (RISK Prediction for Risk-stratified Infection Control and Prevention) Marschollek, M., Marquet, M., Reinoso Schiller, N., Naim, J., Aghdassi, S. J. S., Behnke, M., Ehrenberg, S., von Landesberger, T., Misailovski, M., Prasser, F., Scherag, A., Schlueter, D., Wulff, A., Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz,(2024) 67(6), 685–692. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03882-w
Differentiating patients admitted primarily due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from those admitted with incidentally detected severe acute respiratory syndrome corona-virus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at hospital admission: A cohort analysis of German hospital records. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Strobl, R., Misailovski, M., Blaschke, S., Berens, M., Beste, A., Krone, M., Eisenmann, M., Ebert, S., Hoehn, A., Mees, J., Kaase, M., Chackalackal, D. J., Koller, D., Chrampanis, J., Kosub, J. M., Srivastava, N., Albashiti, F., Groß, U., Fischer, A., Grill, E., … Scheithauer, S. (2024). 45(6), 746–753. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.3
Predicting the next pandemic: VACCELERATE ranking of the World Health Organization’s Blueprint for Action to Prevent Epidemics Salmanton-García J, Wipfler P, Leckler J, Nauclér P, Mallon PW, Bruijning-Verhagen PCJL, Schmitt H-J, Bethe U, Olesen OF, Stewart FA, Albus K, Cornely OA. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 2024;57:102676. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102676.
Drug monitoring during ciprofloxacin prophylaxis of allogeneic stem cell transplant patients: associations with bacterial infections through a monocentric observational prospective study. Kaba HEJ, Hasenkamp J, Tas H, Schulz M, Streit F, Eiffert H, Wulf G, Truemper L, Binder L, Kaase M, Scheithauer S. J Hosp Infect 2024;143:160-167. doi: 10.1016/j.hin.2023.10.016.
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Drug-monitoring during ciprofloxacin prophylaxis of allogeneic stem cell transplant patients - associations with bacterial infections through a monocentric observational prospective study Kaba HEJ, Hasenkamp J, Tas H, Schulz M, Streit F, Eiffert H, Wulf G, Truemper L, Binder L, Kaase M, Scheithauer S. Drug-monitoring during ciprofloxacin prophylaxis of allogeneic stem cell transplant patients - associations with bacterial infections through a monocentric observational prospective study. J Hosp Infect, 2023 November, S0195-6701(23). doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.10.016. PMID: 37939885
Unpacking Nudge Sensu Lato: Insights from a Scoping Review Reinoso-Schiller N, Bludau A, Mathes T, König A, von Landesberger T, Scheithauer S. Unpacking Nudge Sensu Lato: Insights from a Scoping Review. J Hosp Infect, 2023 November, S0195-6701(23). doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.11.001. PMID: 37949370.
Erkenntnisse aus SARS-CoV-2-Ausbrüchen während der ersten Pandemiephase in Settings mit prekären Wohnverhältnissen in Göttingen Sarma N, Thieme-Thörel D, Alpers K, Artelt T, Azouagh K, Bremer V, Broistedt P, Eckmanns T, Feltgen N, Huska M, Kröger S, Puls A, Scheithauer S, Mayr E, Rexroth U. Erkenntnisse aus SARS-CoV-2-Ausbrüchen während der ersten Pandemiephase in Settings mit prekären Wohnverhältnissen in Göttingen. Epid Bull, 2023 September;34:3-15. doi: 10.25646/11677.
Komplikationen von subkutan implantierbaren Venenzugangssystemen (TIVAD) bei Patienten mit gastrointestinalen Malignomen Reinecke J, Sack J, Dönitz J, König U, Lowes K, Adler M, Schaumann R, Ellenrieder V, Scheithauer S, König AO. Komplikationen von subkutan implantierbaren Venenzugangssystemen (TIVAD) bei Patienten mit gastrointestinalen Malignomen. Z Gastroenterol., 2023 September;61(08):e591-e592. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1772113.
Screening for Resistant Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Schistosoma spp. in Tissue Samples from Predominantly Vaginally Delivered Placentae in Ivory Coast and Ghana Franz R, Hahn A, Hagen RM, Rohde H, Eberhardt KA, Ehrhardt S, Baum J, Claussen L, Feldt T, Hinz R, Barthel D, Bindt C, Tagbor H, Nguah SB, Koffi M, Köller T, Warnke P, Pankok F, Taudien S, Frickmann H, Schoppen S. Screening for Resistant Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Schistosoma spp. in Tissue Samples from Predominantly Vaginally Delivered Placentae in Ivory Coast and Ghana. Pathogens., 2023 July;12(8):999. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12080999. PMID: 37623959.
A prospective cluster trial to increase antibiotic prescription quality in seven non-ICU wards Scheithauer S, Karasimos B, Manamyil D, Häfner H, Lewalter K, Mischke K, Heintz B, Tacke F, Brücken D, Lüring C, Heidenhain C, Tewarie L, Hilgers R-D, Lemmen SW. A prospective cluster trial to increase antibiotic prescription quality in seven non-ICU wards. GMS Hyg Infect Control, 2023 June 5; 18: 1-9. DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000440. PMID: 37405250.
Lassen sich bei VLBW-Frühgeborenen aus dem vorgeschriebenen mikrobiologischen Screening Erkenntnisse ziehen? Küster H, Artelt T, Kaase M, Eiffert H, Scheithauer S. Lassen sich bei VLBW-Frühgeborenen aus dem vorgeschriebenen mikrobiologischen Screening Erkenntnisse ziehen? Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol., 2023 June; 227(03): e32-e33. Doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1769234.
Pandemic management: Analysis of availability and relevance of surveillance indicators by COVID-Task-Forces in the German federal state of Lower Saxony Reinoso-Schiller N, Usipbekova K, Hille K, Dreesman J, Schwarz K, Reimers K, Feil F, Scheithauer S. Pandemic management: Analysis of availability and relevance of surveillance indicators by COVID-Task-Forces in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. Infect Prev Pract, 2023 June;5(3):100294. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2023.100294. PMID: 37692533.
An appeal for strengthening genomic pathogen surveillance to improve pandemic preparedness and infection prevention: the German perspective Salzberger B, Mellmann A, Bludau A, Ciesek S, Corman V, Dilthey A, Donker T, Eckmanns T, Egelkamp R, Gaterman SG, Grundmann H, Häcker G, Kaase M, Lange B, Mielke M, Pletz MW, Semmler T, Thürmer A, Wieler LH, Wolff T, Widmer AF, Scheithauer S. An appeal for strengthening genomic pathogen surveillance to improve pandemic preparedness and infection prevention: the German perspective, Infection, 2023 May. Doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02040-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37129842.
Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Acrobacter butzleri in Human Stool Samples Targeting Different Genes in a Test Comparison without a Reference Standard Binder R, Hahn A, Eberhardt KA, Hagen RM, Rohde H, Loderstädt U, Feldt T, Sarfo FS, Di Cristanziano V, Kahlfuss S, Frickmann H, Zautner AE. Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Arcobacter butzleri in Human Stool Samples Targeting Different Genes in a Test Comparison without a Reference Standard. Microorganisms, 2023 May; 11(5): 1313. Doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11051313, PMID: 37317286.
Infection Prevention and Control between Legal Requirements and "German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology" Expert Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in September-November 2022 Mardiko AA, Buer J, Köster AM, Kaba HEJ, Mattner F, Zweigner J, Mutters NT, Maltzahn N, Leistner R, Eckmanns T, Brandt C, Scheithauer S. Infection Prevention and Control between Legal Requirements and "German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology" Expert Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in September-November 2022. J Hosp Infect, 2023 April;S0195-6701(23)00112-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.04.001. PMID: 37061047.
Establishment of genomic pathogen surveillance to strengthen pandemic preparedness and infection prevention in Germany Scheithauer S, Dilthey A, Bludau A, Ciesek S, Corman V, Donker T, Eckmanns T, Egelkamp R, Grundmann H, Häcker G, Kaase M, Lange B, Mellmann A, Mielke M, Pletz M, Salzberger B, Thürmer A, Widmer A, Wieler LH, Wolff T, Gatermann S, Semmler T. [Establishment of genomic pathogen surveillance to strengthen pandemic preparedness and infection prevention in Germany]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz, 2023 April;66(4):443-449. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03680-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 26811648.
Reiseimpfungen – Hinweise und EmpfehlungenRothe C, Rosenbusch D, Alberer M, Bühler S, Burchard G, Feldt T, Grobusch MP, Kapaun A, Köhler C, Kreuzberg C, Löbermann M, Meischner K, Müller A, Ramharter M, Rieke B, Schlaich C, Schoeller V, Schönfeld C, Schulze MH, Siedenburg, Steiner F, Veit O, Weitzel T, Boecken G. Reiseimpfungen – Hinweise und Empfehlungen. Flugmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin, 30(20):52-85. DOI: 10.1055/a-2030-9266. Online ahead of print.
Pandemic management: Analysis of availability and relevance of surveillance indicators by COVID-Task-Forces in the state of Lower Saxony. Reinoso-Schiller N, Feil F, Schwarz K, Hille K, Usipbekova K, Reimers K, Kaba H, Scheithauer S. Pandemic management: Analysis of availability and relevance of surveillance indicators by COVID-Task-Forces in the state of Lower Saxony. Das Gesundheitswesen, 2023 März; 85(S01):S62-62. DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1762779.
Infection control strategies for healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in German hospitals: A cross-sectional study in march-april 2021 Mardiko AA, Bludau A, Heinemann S, Kaba HEJ, Fenz D, Leha A, Maltzahn N, Mutters NT, Leistner R, Mattner F, Scheithauer S. Infection control strategies for healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in German hospitals: A cross-sectional study in march-april 2021. Helyon, 2023 März;9(3):e14658. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14658 PMID: 36945349.
Central venous catheter contamination rate in suspected sepsis patients: an observational clinical study Menger J, Kaase M, Schulze MH, Dudakova A, Rosin K, Scheithauer S. Central venous catheter contamination rate in suspected sepsis patients: an observational clinical study, J Hosp Infect. 2023 März; 135:98-105. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.015 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.015. PMID: 36907334.
Misidentification as Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water supply samples Taudien S, Leszczynski W, Mayer T, Loderstädt U, Bader U, Kaase M, Scheithauer S. Misidentification as Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water supply samples, J Hosp Infect. 2023 März;133:23-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.12.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36584942.
Infection Prevention and Control between Legal Requirements and "German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology" Expert Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in September-November 2022 Mardiko AA, Buer J, Köster AM, Kaba HEJ, Mattner F, Zweigner J, Mutters NT, Maltzahn N, Leistner R, Eckmanns T, Brandt C, Scheithauer S. Infection Prevention and Control between Legal Requirements and "German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology" Expert Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in September-November 2022. J Hosp Infect, 2023 April;S0195-6701(23)00112-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.04.001. PMID: 37061047.
[Establishment of genomic pathogen surveillance to strengthen pandemic preparedness and infection prevention in Germany] Scheithauer S, Dilthey A, Bludau A, Ciesek S, Corman V, Donker T, Eckmanns T, Egelkamp R, Grundmann H, Häcker G, Kaase M, Lange B, Mellmann A, Mielke M, Pletz M, Salzberger B, Thürmer A, Widmer A, Wieler LH, Wolff T, Gatermann S, Semmler T. [Establishment of genomic pathogen surveillance to strengthen pandemic preparedness and infection prevention in Germany]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz, 2023 April;66(4):443-449. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03680-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 26811648.
Reiseimpfungen – Hinweise und Empfehlungen Rothe C, Rosenbusch D, Alberer M, Bühler S, Burchard G, Feldt T, Grobusch MP, Kapaun A, Köhler C, Kreuzberg C, Löbermann M, Meischner K, Müller A, Ramharter M, Rieke B, Schlaich C, Schoeller V, Schönfeld C, Schulze MH, Siedenburg, Steiner F, Veit O, Weitzel T, Boecken G. Reiseimpfungen – Hinweise und Empfehlungen. Flugmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin, 30(20):52-85.DOI: 10.1055/a-2030-9266. Online ahead of print.
Size, concentration, and origin of human exhaled particles and their dependence on human factors with implications on infection transmission Bagheri G, Schlenczek O, Turco L, Thiede B, Stieger K, Kosub JM, Clauberg S, Pöhlker ML, Pöhlker C, Moláček J, Scheithauer S, Bodenschatz E. Size, concentration, and origin of human exhaled particles and their dependence on human factors with implications on infection transmission. Journal of Aerosol Science, 2023 Feb. Volume 168. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2022.106102. Online ahead of print.
Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter pittii isolates mediated by metallo-β-lactamases Wunderlich A, Xanthopoulou K, Wille J, Wohlfarth E, Gerson S, Kaase M, Seifert H, Higgins PG. Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter pittii isolates mediated by metallo-β-lactamases, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023 Februar, Volume 78, Issue 2, Pages 488-496. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac418. Online ahead of print.
Complications, Length of Hospital Stay, and Cost of Care after Surgery for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Abboud T, Melich P, Scheithauer S, Rhode V, Schatlo B. Complications, Length of Hospital Stay, and Cost of Care after Surgery for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2023 Jan; 84(1):52-57. doi: 10.1055/a-1811-7633. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35354215.
Indications for hand and glove disinfection in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: A manikin simulation study Bushuven S, Bansbach J, BenteleM , Bentele S, Gerber B, Reinoso-Schiller N, Scheithauer S. Indications for hand and glove disinfection in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: A manikin simulation study. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jan, 6;9:1025449. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1025449. PMID: 36687411.
Information Technology Systems for Infection Control in German University Hospitals-Results of a Structured Survey a Year into the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic Reinoso-Schiller N, Wiesenfeldt M, Loderstädt U, Kaba H, Krefting D, Scheithauer S. Information Technology Systems for Infection Control in German University Hospitals-Results of a Structured Survey a Year into the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic. Methods Inf Med., 2023 Jan. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1760222. PMID: 36623833.
Bacterial Spectrum and Infective Foci in Patients Operated for Infective Endocarditis: Time to Rethink Strategies? Saha S, Dudakova A, Danner BC, Kutschka I, Schulze MH, Niehaus H. Bacterial Spectrum and Infective Foci in Patients Operated for Infective Endocarditis: Time to Rethink Strategies?. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon; 2023 Jan. 71(1): 02-11. Doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740540
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Gholamhossein Bagheri, Oliver Schlenczek, Laura Turco, Birte Thiede, Katja Stieger, Jana M. Kosub, Sigrid Clauberg, Mira L. Pöhlker, Christopher Pöhlker, Jan Moláček, Simone Scheithauer, Eberhard Bodenschatz, Size, concentration, and origin of human exhaled particles and their dependence on human factors with implications on infection transmission,Journal of Aerosol Science,2022,106102,ISSN 0021-8502,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2022.106102.
Voigt M, Schaumann R, Barre F, Mayr E, Lehmann W, Hawellek T, Kaba HEJ, Wüstefeld S, Scheithauer S. Do patients need advice and information to prevent infections - results of a single centre structured surveyInfect Prev Pract. 2022 Aug 1;4(4):100237. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2022.100237. eCollection 2022 Dec. PMID: 36052311
Scheithauer S, Bludau A, Heinemann S, Anton M, Knolle P. [COVID-19 vaccination strategy for employees of German hospitals: results of a survey of infection control practitioners within the B-FAST project]Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2022 Oct 21:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00103-022-03607-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36269337
Mardiko AA, Heinemann S, Bludau A, Kaba HEJ, Leha A, von Maltzahn N, Mutters NT, Leistner R, Mattner F, Scheithauer S. COVID-19 vaccination strategy for hospital staff in Germany: a cross-sectional study in March-April 2021J Hosp Infect. 2022 Aug;126:87-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.05.012. Epub 2022 May 25. PMID: 35623468
Shumilov E, Aperdannier L, Schmidt N, Szuszies C, Neesse A, Hoffknecht P, Khandanpour C, Mikesch JH, Stelljes M, Boeckel GR, Tepasse PR, Reitnauer L, Koch R, Hasenkamp J, Bacher U, Scheithauer S, Trümper L, Schmitz N, Wulf G, Kerkhoff A, Lenz G, Krekeler C, Bleckmann A. Clinical Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection Scenarios in Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Cancer Patients in Three German Cancer Centers: A Retrospective Analysis Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jul 31;14(15):3746. doi: 10.3390/cancers14153746. PMID: 35954410
Jabs JM, Schwabe A, Wollkopf AD, Gebel B, Stadelmaier J, Erdmann S, Radicke F, Grundmann H, Kramer A, Monsef I, Rücker G, Rupp J, Scheithauer S, Schmucker C, Simon A, Mutters NT. The role of routine SARS-CoV-2 screening of healthcare-workers in acute care hospitals in 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Jul 2;22(1):587. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07554-5. PMID: 35780088
Pankok F, Taudien S, Dekker D, Thye T, Oppong K, Wiafe Akenten C, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U. Epidemiology of Plasmids in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with Acquired Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Genes Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 19;11(5):689. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050689
Wulff A, Biermann P, von Landesberger T, Baumgartl T, Schmidt C, Alhaji AY, Schick K, Waldstein P, Zhu Y; HiGHmed Infection Control Study Group, Krefting D, Scheithauer S, Marschollek M. Tracing COVID-19 Infection Chains Within Healthcare Institutions - Another Brick in the Wall Against SARS-CoV-2.Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jun 6;290:699-703. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220168. PMID: 35673107
Kaba, H. E. J.; Scheithauer, S. Estimating the Effect of Practicing Nursing Professionals Density on Cumulative Carbapenem-Resistance Prevalence in Gram-Negative Invasive Isolates: A 30 European Country Observational Modeling Study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control2022, 11 (1), 41. doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01076-0.
Bludau, A.; Heinemann, S.; Mardiko, A. A.; Kaba, H. E. J.; Leha, A.; von Maltzahn, N.; Mutters, N. T.; Leistner, R.; Mattner, F.; Scheithauer, S. Infection Control Strategies for Patients and Accompanying Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in German Hospitals – Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in March-April 2021. Journal of Hospital Infection2022, S0195670122001025. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.03.014.
Dudakova, A.; Blei, C.; Groß, U.; Schulze, M. H. Impact of Routine Bedside Infectious Diseases Service on Clinical Management and Prognosis of Patients with Candida Fungemia - an Example for Antifungal Stewardship at University Level in Germany. Int J Infect Dis2022, S1201-9712(22)00191-6. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.054.
Abboud, T.; Melich, P.; Scheithauer, S.; Rohde, V.; Schatlo, B. Complications, Length of Hospital Stay and Cost of Care after Surgery for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg2022, a-1811-7633. doi.org/10.1055/a-1811-7633.
Walker, A.; Houwaart, T.; Finzer, P.; Ehlkes, L.; Tyshaieva, A.; Damagnez, M.; Strelow, D.; Duplessis, A.; Nicolai, J.; Wienemann, T.; Tamayo, T.; Kohns Vasconcelos, M.; Hülse, L.; Hoffmann, K.; Lübke, N.; Hauka, S.; Andree, M.; Däumer, M. P.; Thielen, A.; Kolbe-Busch, S.; Göbels, K.; Zotz, R.; Pfeffer, K.; Timm, J.; Dilthey, A. T.; German COVID-19 OMICS Initiative (DeCOI); Altmüller, J.; Angelov, A.; Aschenbrenner, A. C.; Bals, R.; Bartholomäus, A.; Becker, A.; Bezdan, D.; Bitzer, M.; Blum, H.; Bonifacio, E.; Bork, P.; Casadei, N.; Clavel, T.; Colome-Tatche, M.; De La Rosa Velázquez, I. A.; Diefenbach, A.; Dilthey, A.; Fischer, N.; Förstner, K.; Franzenburg, S.; Frick, J.-S.; Gabernet, G.; Gagneur, J.; Ganzenmüller, T.; Gauder, M.; Goesmann, A.; Göpel, S.; Grundhoff, A.; Grundmann, H.; Hain, T.; Heimbach, A.; Hummel, M.; Iftner, T.; Iftner, A.; Janssen, S.; Kalinowski, J.; Kallies, R.; Kehr, B.; Keller, A.; Keppler, O.; Kim-Hellmuth, S.; Klein, C.; Knop, M.; Kohlbacher, O.; Köhrer, K.; Korbel, J.; Kremsner, P. G.; Kühnert, D.; Kurth, I.; Landthaler, M.; Li, Y.; Ludwig, K.; Makarewicz, O.; Marz, M.; McHardy, A.; Mertes, C.; Münchhoff, M.; Nahnsen, S.; Nöthen, M.; Ntoumi, F.; Nürnberg, P.; Ohler, U.; Ossowski, S.; Overmann, J.; Peter, S.; Pfeffer, K.; Poetsch, A. R.; Protzer, U.; Pühler, A.; Rajewsky, N.; Ralser, M.; Rieß, O.; Ripke, S.; Rocha, U.; Rosenstiel, P.; Saliba, E.; Sander, L. E.; Sawitzki, B.; Scheithauer, S.; Schiffer, P.; Schmid-Burgk, J.; Schneider, W.; Schulte, E.-C.; Schultze, J.; Sczyrba, A.; Sharaf, M. L.; Singh, Y.; Sonnabend, M.; Stegle, O.; Stoye, J.; Theis, F.; Vehreschild, J.; Velavan, T. P.; Vogel, J.; von Kleist, M.; Walker, A.; Walter, J.; Wieczorek, D.; Winkler, S.; Ziebuhr, J. Characterization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Clusters Based on Integrated Genomic Surveillance, Outbreak Analysis and Contact Tracing in an Urban Setting. Clinical Infectious Diseases2022, 74 (6), 1039–1046. doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab588.
Tanida, K.; Hahn, A.; Eberhardt, K. A.; Tannich, E.; Landt, O.; Kann, S.; Feldt, T.; Sarfo, F. S.; Di Cristanziano, V.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Correction: Tanida et al. Comparative Assessment of In-House Real-Time PCRs Targeting Enteric Disease-Associated Microsporidia in Human Stool Samples. Pathogens 2021, 10, 656. Pathogens2022, 11 (2). doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020256.
Weinreich, F.; Hagen, R. M.; Loag, W.; Maïga-Ascofaré, O.; Dekker, D.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Limited Reliability of the Molecular Detection of Plasmodium Spp. from Incubated Blood Culture Samples for Forensic Purposes. Microorganisms2022, 10 (2). doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020406.
Saha, S.; Dudakova, A.; Danner, B. C.; Kutschka, I.; Schulze, M. H.; Niehaus, H. Bacterial Spectrum and Infective Foci in Patients Operated for Infective Endocarditis: Time to Rethink Strategies? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg2022. doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1740540.
Weinreich, F.; Hahn, A.; Eberhardt, K. A.; Feldt, T.; Sarfo, F. S.; Di Cristanziano, V.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Comparison of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Cyclospora Cayetanensis in Stool Samples Targeting the 18S RRNA Gene and the Hsp70 Gene. Pathogens2022, 11 (2). doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020165.
Taverne-Ghadwal, L.; Kuhns, M.; Buhl, T.; Schulze, M. H.; Mbaitolum, W. J.; Kersch, L.; Weig, M.; Bader, O.; Groß, U. Epidemiology and Prevalence of Oral Candidiasis in HIV Patients From Chad in the Post-HAART Era. Front Microbiol2022, 13, 844069. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.844069.
Barre, F.; Kaba, H. E. J.; Mayr, E.; Voigt, M.; Schaumann, R.; Dierks, M.-L.; Scheithauer, S. Determining the Need for Additional Training among Hospital Infection-Control Workforce – Results from a Multicentric Survey within the Multiresistance Network of Southern Lower Saxony (MRNS), Germany. GMS Hyg Infect Control., accepted.2022.
2021
Dresselhaus, I.; Scheithauer, S.; Pulz, M.; Vasentin-Lewedei, J. SARS-CoV-2 – eine Gefahr in Alten- und Pflegeheimen. Krankenhaushygiene up2date2021, 16 (04), 377–393. doi.org/10.1055/a-1181-6733.
Heinemann, S.; Bludau, A.; Kaba, H.; Knolle, P.; Grundmann, H.; Scheithauer, S. SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance and Testing: Results of a Survey from the Network of University Hospitals (NUM), B-FAST. 2021. doi.org/10.3205/DGKH000402.
Hahn, A.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Optimization of Case Definitions for Sensitivity as a Preventive Strategy—A Modelling Exemplified with Rapid Diagnostic Test-Based Prevention of Sexual HIV Transmission. Diagnostics2021, 11 (11), 2079. doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112079.
Dohrendorf, C. M.; Unkel, S.; Scheithauer, S.; Kaase, M.; Meier, V.; Fenz, D.; Sasse, J.; Wappler, M.; Schweer-Herzig, J.; Friede, T.; Reichard, U.; Eiffert, H.; Nau, R.; Seele, J. Reduced Clostridioides Difficile Infections in Hospitalised Older People through Multiple Quality Improvement Strategies. Age and Ageing2021, 50 (6), 2123–2132. doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab169.
Kuhlmann, E.; Brînzac, M.-G.; Burau, V.; Correia, T.; Ungureanu, M.-I. Health Workforce Protection and Preparedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tool for the Rapid Assessment of EU Health Systems. European Journal of Public Health2021, 31 (Supplement_4), iv14–iv20. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab152.
Krämer, B.; Knoll, R.; Bonaguro, L.; ToVinh, M.; Raabe, J.; Astaburuaga-García, R.; Schulte-Schrepping, J.; Kaiser, K. M.; Rieke, G. J.; Bischoff, J.; Monin, M. B.; Hoffmeister, C.; Schlabe, S.; De Domenico, E.; Reusch, N.; Händler, K.; Reynolds, G.; Blüthgen, N.; Hack, G.; Finnemann, C.; Nischalke, H. D.; Strassburg, C. P.; Stephenson, E.; Su, Y.; Gardner, L.; Yuan, D.; Chen, D.; Goldman, J.; Rosenstiel, P.; Schmidt, S. V.; Latz, E.; Hrusovsky, K.; Ball, A. J.; Johnson, J. M.; Koenig, P.-A.; Schmidt, F. I.; Haniffa, M.; Heath, J. R.; Kümmerer, B. M.; Keitel, V.; Jensen, B.; Stubbemann, P.; Kurth, F.; Sander, L. E.; Sawitzki, B.; Aschenbrenner, A. C.; Schultze, J. L.; Nattermann, J.; Altmüller, J.; Angelov, A.; Aschenbrenner, A. C.; Bals, R.; Bartholomäus, A.; Becker, A.; Becker, M.; Bezdan, D.; Bitzer, M.; Blumert, C.; Bonifacio, E.; Bork, P.; Boyke, B.; Blum, H.; Casadei, N.; Clavel, T.; Colome-Tatche, M.; Cornberg, M.; De La Rosa Velázquez, I. A.; Diefenbach, A.; Dilthey, A.; Fischer, N.; Förstner, K.; Franzenburg, S.; Frick, J.-S.; Gabernet, G.; Gagneur, J.; Ganzenmueller, T.; Gauder, M.; Geißert, J.; Goesmann, A.; Göpel, S.; Grundhoff, A.; Grundmann, H.; Hain, T.; Hanses, F.; Hehr, U.; Heimbach, A.; Hoeper, M.; Horn, F.; Hübschmann, D.; Hummel, M.; Iftner, T.; Iftner, A.; Illig, T.; Janssen, S.; Kalinowski, J.; Kallies, R.; Kehr, B.; Keller, A.; Keppler, O. T.; Kim-Hellmuth, S.; Klein, C.; Knop, M.; Kohlbacher, O.; Köhrer, K.; Korbel, J.; Kremsner, P. G.; Kühnert, D.; Kurth, I.; Landthaler, M.; Li, Y.; Ludwig, K. U.; Makarewicz, O.; Marini, F.; Marz, M.; McHardy, A. C.; Mertes, C.; Münchhoff, M.; Nahnsen, S.; Nöthen, M.; Ntoumi, F.; Nürnberg, P.; Ossowski, S.; Overmann, J.; Peter, S.; Pfeffer, K.; Pink, I.; Poetsch, A. R.; Protzer, U.; Pühler, A.; Rajewsky, N.; Ralser, M.; Reiche, K.; Rieß, O.; Ripke, S.; Nunes da Rocha, U.; Rosenstiel, P.; Saliba, A.-E.; Sander, L. E.; Sawitzki, B.; Scheithauer, S.; Schiffer, P.; Schmid-Burgk, J.; Schneider, W.; Schulte, E.-C.; Schultze, J. L.; Sczyrba, A.; Sharaf, M. L.; Singh, Y.; Sonnabend, M.; Stegle, O.; Stoye, J.; Theis, F.; Ulas, T.; Vehreschild, J.; Velavan, T. P.; Vogel, J.; Volland, S.; von Kleist, M.; Walker, A.; Walter, J.; Wieczorek, D.; Winkler, S.; Ziebuhr, J. Early IFN-α Signatures and Persistent Dysfunction Are Distinguishing Features of NK Cells in Severe COVID-19. Immunity2021, 54 (11), 2650-2669.e14. doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2021.09.002.
Kuhlmann, E.; Heinemann, S.; Bludau, A.; Kaba, H.; Scheithauer, S. Managing Protection and Surveillance of Health Workers during COVID-19: German Multi-Centre Survey. European Journal of Public Health2021, 31 (Supplement_3), ckab165.441. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.441.
Bagheri, G.; Schlenczek, O.; Turco, L.; Thiede, B.; Stieger, K.; Kosub, J.-M.; Pöhlker, M. L.; Pöhlker, C.; Moláček, J.; Scheithauer, S.; Bodenschatz, E. Exhaled Particles from Nanometre to Millimetre and Their Origin in the Human Respiratory Tract; preprint; Infectious Diseases (except HIV/AIDS), 2021. doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.01.21264333.
Zimmermann, R.; Sarma, N.; Thieme-Thörel, D.; Alpers, K.; Artelt, T.; Azouagh, K.; Bremer, V.; Broistedt, P.; Eckmanns, T.; Feltgen, N.; Huska, M.; Kröger, S.; Puls, A.; Scheithauer, S.; Mayr, E.; Rexroth, U. COVID-19 Outbreaks in Settings With Precarious Housing Conditions in Germany: Challenges and Lessons Learned. Front. Public Health2021, 9, 708694. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.708694.
Weinreich, F.; Hahn, A.; Eberhardt, K. A.; Feldt, T.; Sarfo, F. S.; Di Cristanziano, V.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Comparison of Three Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting the SSU RRNA Gene, the COWP Gene and the DnaJ-Like Protein Gene for the Diagnosis of Cryptosporidium Spp. in Stool Samples. Pathogens2021, 10 (9). doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091131.
Kanzow, P.; Dylla, V.; Mahler, A. M.; Hrasky, V.; Rödig, T.; Barre, F.; Scheithauer, S.; Wiegand, A. COVID-19 Pandemic: Effect of Different Face Masks on Self-Perceived Dry Mouth and Halitosis. Int J Environ Res Public Health2021, 18 (17). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179180.
Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U.; Nickel, B.; Poppert, S.; Odermatt, P.; Sayasone, S.; Van Esbroeck, M.; Micalessi, I.; Cnops, L.; Adisakwattana, P.; Leboulle, G.; Landt, O.; Thye, T.; Tannich, E. Low Sensitivity of Real Time PCRs Targeting Retrotransposon Sequences for the Detection of Schistosoma Japonicum Complex DNA in Human Serum. Pathogens2021, 10 (8). doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10081067.
Blohm, M.; Hahn, A.; Hagen, R. M.; Eberhardt, K. A.; Rohde, H.; Leboulle, G.; Feldt, T.; Sarfo, F. S.; Di Cristanziano, V.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Comparison of Two Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting Ribosomal Sequences for the Identification of Cystoisospora Belli in Human Stool Samples. Pathogens2021, 10 (8). doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10081053.
Pöhlker, M. L.; Krüger, O. O.; Förster, J.-D.; Berkemeier, T.; Elbert, W.; Fröhlich-Nowoisky, J.; Pöschl, U.; Pöhlker, C.; Bagheri, G.; Bodenschatz, E.; Huffman, J. A.; Scheithauer, S.; Mikhailov, E. Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets in the Transmission of Infectious Diseases. arXiv:2103.01188 [physics]2021.
Hahn, A.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Testing as Prevention of Resistance in Bacteria Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections—A Population-Based Model for Germany. Antibiotics2021, 10 (8), 929. doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10080929.
Loderstädt, U.; Frickmann, H. Antimicrobial Resistance of the Enteric Protozoon Giardia Duodenalis - A Narrative Review. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp)2021, 11 (2), 29–43. doi.org/10.1556/1886.2021.00009.
Tanida, K.; Balczun, C.; Hahn, A.; Veit, A.; Nickel, B.; Poppert, S.; Scheid, P. L.; Hagen, R. M.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U.; Tannich, E. Comparison of Three In-House Real PCR Assays Targeting Kinetoplast DNA, the Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene and the Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase Gene for the Detection of Leishmania Spp. in Human Serum. Pathogens2021, 10 (7), 826. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070826.
Shumilov, E.; Hoffknecht, P.; Koch, R.; Peceny, R.; Voigt, S.; Schmidt, N.; Peeck, M.; Bacher, U.; Scheithauer, S.; Trümper, L.; Lenz, G.; Kerkhoff, A.; Bleckmann, A. Diagnostic, Clinical and Post-SARS-CoV-2 Scenarios in Cancer Patients with SARS-CoV-2: Retrospective Analysis in Three German Cancer Centers. Cancers2021, 13 (12), 2917. doi.org/10.3390/cancers13122917.
Warnat-Herresthal, S.; Schultze, H.; Shastry, K. L.; Manamohan, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Garg, V.; Sarveswara, R.; Händler, K.; Pickkers, P.; Aziz, N. A.; Ktena, S.; Tran, F.; Bitzer, M.; Ossowski, S.; Casadei, N.; Herr, C.; Petersheim, D.; Behrends, U.; Kern, F.; Fehlmann, T.; Schommers, P.; Lehmann, C.; Augustin, M.; Rybniker, J.; Altmüller, J.; Mishra, N.; Bernardes, J. P.; Krämer, B.; Bonaguro, L.; Schulte-Schrepping, J.; De Domenico, E.; Siever, C.; Kraut, M.; Desai, M.; Monnet, B.; Saridaki, M.; Siegel, C. M.; Drews, A.; Nuesch-Germano, M.; Theis, H.; Heyckendorf, J.; Schreiber, S.; Kim-Hellmuth, S.; COVID-19 Aachen Study (COVAS); Balfanz, P.; Eggermann, T.; Boor, P.; Hausmann, R.; Kuhn, H.; Isfort, S.; Stingl, J. C.; Schmalzing, G.; Kuhl, C. K.; Röhrig, R.; Marx, G.; Uhlig, S.; Dahl, E.; Müller-Wieland, D.; Dreher, M.; Marx, N.; Nattermann, J.; Skowasch, D.; Kurth, I.; Keller, A.; Bals, R.; Nürnberg, P.; Rieß, O.; Rosenstiel, P.; Netea, M. G.; Theis, F.; Mukherjee, S.; Backes, M.; Aschenbrenner, A. C.; Ulas, T.; Deutsche COVID-19 Omics Initiative (DeCOI); Angelov, A.; Bartholomäus, A.; Becker, A.; Bezdan, D.; Blumert, C.; Bonifacio, E.; Bork, P.; Boyke, B.; Blum, H.; Clavel, T.; Colome-Tatche, M.; Cornberg, M.; De La Rosa Velázquez, I. A.; Diefenbach, A.; Dilthey, A.; Fischer, N.; Förstner, K.; Franzenburg, S.; Frick, J.-S.; Gabernet, G.; Gagneur, J.; Ganzenmueller, T.; Gauder, M.; Geißert, J.; Goesmann, A.; Göpel, S.; Grundhoff, A.; Grundmann, H.; Hain, T.; Hanses, F.; Hehr, U.; Heimbach, A.; Hoeper, M.; Horn, F.; Hübschmann, D.; Hummel, M.; Iftner, T.; Iftner, A.; Illig, T.; Janssen, S.; Kalinowski, J.; Kallies, R.; Kehr, B.; Keppler, O. T.; Klein, C.; Knop, M.; Kohlbacher, O.; Köhrer, K.; Korbel, J.; Kremsner, P. G.; Kühnert, D.; Landthaler, M.; Li, Y.; Ludwig, K. U.; Makarewicz, O.; Marz, M.; McHardy, A. C.; Mertes, C.; Münchhoff, M.; Nahnsen, S.; Nöthen, M.; Ntoumi, F.; Overmann, J.; Peter, S.; Pfeffer, K.; Pink, I.; Poetsch, A. R.; Protzer, U.; Pühler, A.; Rajewsky, N.; Ralser, M.; Reiche, K.; Ripke, S.; da Rocha, U. N.; Saliba, A.-E.; Sander, L. E.; Sawitzki, B.; Scheithauer, S.; Schiffer, P.; Schmid-Burgk, J.; Schneider, W.; Schulte, E.-C.; Sczyrba, A.; Sharaf, M. L.; Singh, Y.; Sonnabend, M.; Stegle, O.; Stoye, J.; Vehreschild, J.; Velavan, T. P.; Vogel, J.; Volland, S.; von Kleist, M.; Walker, A.; Walter, J.; Wieczorek, D.; Winkler, S.; Ziebuhr, J.; Breteler, M. M. B.; Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E. J.; Kox, M.; Becker, M.; Cheran, S.; Woodacre, M. S.; Goh, E. L.; Schultze, J. L. Swarm Learning for Decentralized and Confidential Clinical Machine Learning. Nature2021, 594 (7862), 265–270. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03583-3.
Loderstädt, U.; Hagen, R. M.; Hahn, A.; Frickmann, H. New Developments in PCR-Based Diagnostics for Bacterial Pathogens Causing Gastrointestinal Infections—A Narrative Mini-Review on Challenges in the Tropics. TropicalMed2021, 6 (2), 96. doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020096.
Singh, Y.; Trautwein, C.; Fendel, R.; Krickeberg, N.; Berezhnoy, G.; Bissinger, R.; Ossowski, S.; Salker, M. S.; Casadei, N.; Riess, O. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Paralyzes Cytotoxic and Metabolic Functions of the Immune Cells. Heliyon2021, 7 (6), e07147. doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07147.
Tanida, K.; Hahn, A.; Eberhardt, K. A.; Tannich, E.; Landt, O.; Kann, S.; Feldt, T.; Sarfo, F. S.; Di Cristanziano, V.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Comparative Assessment of In-House Real-Time PCRs Targeting Enteric Disease-Associated Microsporidia in Human Stool Samples. Pathogens2021, 10 (6), 656. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060656.
Wulff, A.; Baier, C.; Ballout, S.; Tute, E.; Sommer, K. K.; Kaase, M.; Sargeant, A.; Drenkhahn, C.; Schlüter, D.; Marschollek, M.; Scheithauer, S. Transformation of Microbiology Data into a Standardised Data Representation Using OpenEHR. Sci Rep2021, 11 (1), 10556. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89796-y.
Rittmeier, S.; Waeschle, R. M.; Artelt, T.; Fehling, P.; Suckow, A.; Siess, M.; Scheithauer, S. Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections: Methodical Comparison of the IQTIG and KISS Strategies. GMS Hygiene and Infection Control; 16:Doc182021. doi.org/10.3205/DGKH000389.
Kuhlmann, E.; Dussault, G.; Correia, T. Global Health and Health Workforce Development: What to Learn from COVID‐19 on Health Workforce Preparedness and Resilience. Int J Health Plann Mgmt2021, 36 (S1), 5–8. doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3160.
Frickmann, H.; Hoffmann, T.; Köller, T.; Hahn, A.; Podbielski, A.; Landt, O.; Loderstädt, U.; Tannich, E. Comparison of Five Commercial Real-Time PCRs for in-Vitro Diagnosis of Entamoeba Histolytica, Giardia Duodenalis, Cryptosporidium Spp., Cyclospora Cayetanensis, and Dientamoeba Fragilis in Human Stool Samples. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease2021, 41, 102042. doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102042.
Dekker, D.; Pankok, F.; Thye, T.; Taudien, S.; Oppong, K.; Akenten, C. W.; Lamshöft, M.; Jaeger, A.; Kaase, M.; Scheithauer, S.; Tanida, K.; Frickmann, H.; May, J.; Loderstädt, U. Clonal Clusters, Molecular Resistance Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana. Antibiotics2021, 10 (3), 339. doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10030339.
Higgins, P. G.; Hagen, R. M.; Kreikemeyer, B.; Warnke, P.; Podbielski, A.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Northern Africa and the Middle East. Antibiotics2021, 10 (3), 291. doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10030291.
Cerezales, M.; Biniossek, L.; Gerson, S.; Xanthopoulou, K.; Wille, J.; Wohlfarth, E.; Kaase, M.; Seifert, H.; Higgins, P. G. Novel Multiplex PCRs for Detection of the Most Prevalent Carbapenemase Genes in Gram-Negative Bacteria within Germany. Journal of Medical Microbiology2021, 70 (3). doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001310.
Hoffmann, T.; Hahn, A.; Verweij, J. J.; Leboulle, G.; Landt, O.; Strube, C.; Kann, S.; Dekker, D.; May, J.; Frickmann, H.; Loderstädt, U. Differing Effects of Standard and Harsh Nucleic Acid Extraction Procedures on Diagnostic Helminth Real-Time PCRs Applied to Human Stool Samples. Pathogens2021, 10 (2), 188. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020188.
Baumgartl, T.; Petzold, M.; Wunderlich, M.; Hohn, M.; Archambault, D.; Lieser, M.; Dalpke, A.; Scheithauer, S.; Marschollek, M.; Eichel, V. M.; Mutters, N. T.; Consortium, H.; Landesberger, T. V. In Search of Patient Zero: Visual Analytics of Pathogen Transmission Pathways in Hospitals. IEEE Trans. Visual. Comput. Graphics2021, 27 (2), 711–721. doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2020.3030437.
Monnheimer, M.; Cooper, P.; Amegbletor, H. K.; Pellio, T.; Groß, U.; Pfeifer, Y.; Schulze, M. H. High Prevalence of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter Baumannii in Wound Infections, Ghana, 2017/2018. Microorganisms2021, 9 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030537.
Köster, A. M.; Bludau, A.; Devcic, S. K.; Scheithauer, S.; Mardiko, A. A.; Schaumann, R. Infection Surveillance Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany. GMS Hyg Infect Control2021, 16, Doc27. doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000398.
2020
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