Area of research
Molecular Medicine · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy.
Impact of enhanced infection control and antimicrobial stewardship on infections by Clostridioides difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales: a stepped-wedge cluster intervention study
Clinical and Genomic Characterization of Recalcitrant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study (VENOUS).
Gram-negative bloodstream infections in six German university hospitals, 2016-2020: clinical and microbiological features.
IS<i>Aba1</i>-mediated <i>bla</i><sub>ADC</sub> disruption restores third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility in a clinical <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> isolate.
Efficacy and safety of an early oral switch in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABATO): an international, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial
The Value of Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis and Therapy of Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Occurrence and trends of Clostridioides difficile infections in hospitalized patients: a prospective multi-centre cohort study in six German university hospitals, 2016–2020
Genomic Surveillance Uncovers a 10-Year Persistence of an OXA-24/40 <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clone in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Spain.
Gram-negative bloodstream infections in six German university hospitals, 2016–2020: clinical and microbiological features
<i>In vitro</i> activity of ozenoxacin against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> clinical isolates recovered in a worldwide multicentre study (2020-2022).
Individual and institutional predisposing factors of MRSA surgical site infection and outcomes-a retrospective case-control-study in 14 European high-volume surgical centres.
Ceftobiprole for Treatment of Complicated <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia
A global view on carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>.
Discovery of highly neutralizing human antibodies targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Resolving colistin resistance and heteroresistance in Enterobacter species.
Darobactins Exhibiting Superior Antibiotic Activity by Cryo-EM Structure Guided Biosynthetic Engineering.
In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol against a Global Collection of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates.
<i>Klebsiella pneumonia</i> in Sudan: Multidrug Resistance, Polyclonal Dissemination, and Virulence.
Next-Generation Sequencing in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
First identification of multidrug-resistant <i>Acinetobacter bereziniae</i> isolates harboring <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1</sub> from hospitals in South China.
Development of an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay to rapidly detect OXA-23-, OXA-40-, OXA-58- and NDM-mediated carbapenem resistance determinants in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>.
Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter pittii isolates mediated by metallo-β-lactamases.
Association of ward-level antibiotic consumption with healthcare-associated <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infections: an ecological study in five German university hospitals, 2017–2019
Association of ward-level antibiotic consumption with healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infections: an ecological study in five German university hospitals, 2017-2019.
In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol against Clinical Gram-Negative Isolates Originating from Germany in 2016/17.
Surveillance and Genomic Analysis of Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant and Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Complex in Germany
Global update on the in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and rates of resistant phenotypes (2016-2018).
Incidence of an Intracellular Multiplication Niche among Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
MRSA surveillance programmes worldwide: moving towards a harmonised international approach
Incidence of an Intracellular Multiplication Niche among Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates.