Publications

(Authors of the IMMH are highlighted in bold)

Klein N, Jantsch J, Simon M, Rödel J, Becker SL, Serr A, Steinmann J, Ehrentraut SF, Mollitor E, Hischebeth GTR. In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam/aztreonam combination against MBL-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Infection. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02425-4

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. Non-pharmaceutical infection prevention measures in nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: a retrospective multicentre cohort study. J Hosp Infect. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.021

Kühnle JL, Leitner M, Mazuru V, Borchardt K, Becker SL, Roth F, Bals R, Lepper PM, Schäfers HJ, Jaumann IT. Capnocytophaga canimorsus Septicemia With Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy and Endocarditis. Case Rep Infect Dis. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1155/2024/4010115

Aljohmani A, Heinze H, Gharzia FG, Reda B, Abdrabou AMM, Becker SL, Bischoff M, Hannig M, Yildiz D. Extracellular Release of a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Correlates With Periodontal Disease Severity. J Clin Periodontol. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.14073

Englisch CN, Berger T, Becker SL, Seitz B. Corneal snowflake - a case of infectious crystalline keratopathy after penetrating keratoplasty. Infection. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02383-x

Michels R, Papan C, Boutin S, Alhussein F, Becker SL, Nurjadi D, Last K. Clinical relevance of Staphylococcus saccharolyticus detection in human samples: a retrospective cohort study. Infection. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02334-6

Schoffelen T, Papan C, Carrara E, Eljaaly K, Paul M, Keuleyan E, Martin Quirós A, Peiffer-Smadja N, Palos C, May L, Pulia M, Beovic B, Batard E, Resman F, Hulscher M, Schouten J; ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ESGAP). European society of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases guidelines for antimicrobial stewardship in emergency departments (endorsed by European association of hospital pharmacists). Clin Microbiol Infect. 30(11):1384-1407. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.05.014

Halmans L, Venhorst A, Klemis V, Schmidt T, Greiß F, Sester U, Gärtner BC, Sester M, Meyer T. Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in Elite Athletes. Exerc Immunol Rev. 2024;30:63-70. DOI:

Schmartz GP, Rehner J, Gund MP, Keller V, Molano LG, Rupf S, Hannig M, Berger T, Flockerzi E, Seitz B, Fleser S, Schmitt-Grohé S, Kalefack S, Zemlin M, Kunz M, Götzinger F, Gevaerd C, Vogt T, Reichrath J, Diehl L, Hecksteden A, Meyer T, Herr C, Gurevich A, Krug D, Hegemann J, Bozhueyuek K, Gulder TAM, Fu C, Beemelmanns C, Schattenberg JM, Kalinina OV, Becker A, Unger M, Ludwig N, Seibert M, Stein ML, Hanna NL, Martin MC, Mahfoud F, Krawczyk M, Becker SL, Müller R, Bals R, Keller A. Decoding the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of microbiota using pan-body pan-disease microbiomics. Nat Commun. 15(1):8261. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52598-7

Schmartz GP, Rehner J, Schuff MJ, Molano LG, Becker SL, Krawczyk M, Tagirdzhanov A, Gurevich A, Francke R, Müller R, Keller V, Keller A. Exploring microbial diversity and biosynthetic potential in zoo and wildlife animal microbiomes. Nat Commun. 15(1):8263. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52669-9

Gärtner BC, Sester M. Virus-specific T-cell efficacy after solid organ transplantation: more questions than answers. Am J Transplant. 24(9):1532-1533. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.05.021

Tamarozzi F, Mazzi C, Antinori S, Arsuaga M, Becker SL, Bottieau E, Camprubi-Ferrer D, Caumes E, Duvignaud A, Grobusch MP, Jaureguiberry S, Jordan S, Mueller A, Neumayr A, Perez-Molina JA, Salas-Coronas J, Salvador F, Tomasoni LR, van Hellemond JJ, Vaughan SD, Wammes LJ, Zammarchi L, Buonfrate D, Huits R, van Lieshout L, Gobbi F. Consensus definitions in imported human schistosomiasis: a GeoSentinel and TropNet Delphi study. Lancet Infect Dis. 24(10):e627-e637. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00080-X

Papan C, Sidorov S, Greiter B, Bühler N, Berger C, Becker SL, Sauteur PMM. Combinatorial host-response biomarker signature (BV score) and its subanalytes TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae community-acquired pneumonia. J Infect Dis. 230(2):e247-e253. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad573

Köpke C, Rothe C, Zeder A, Boecken G, Feldt T, Janke C, Jordan S, Löbermann M, Müller A, Orth HM, Prüfer-Krämer LM, Schäfer J, Slesak G, Stich A, Bélard S, Thul N, Becker SL,Schneitler S; TravVacNet-Group. Establishment of a national travel medicine vaccination network to assess reactogenicity of new and rarely used vaccines: a TropNet study. J Travel Med. taae092. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae092

Lohse Y, Last K, Darici D, Becker SL, Papan C. Migration background, skin colour, gender, and infectious disease presentation in clinical vignettes. Lancet Digit Health. 6(8):e539-e540. DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00112-2

Mauritz MD, Claus B, Forster J, Petzold M, Schneitler S, Halfmann A, Hauswaldt S, Nurjadi D, Toepfner N. The EC-COMPASS: Long-term, Multi-Centre Surveillance of Enterobacter cloacae complex - a Clinical Perspective. J Hosp Infect. 148:11-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.03.010

Meyer Sauteur PM, Beeton ML; ESGMAC and the ESGMAC MAPS study group. Pneumonia outbreaks due to re-emergence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Lancet Microbe. 5:e514. DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00406-8

Gund MP, Naim J, Rupf S, Gärtner B, Hannig M. Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Odontology. 112:309-316. DOI: 10.1007/s10266-023-00848-3

Orth HM, Wiemer D, Schneitler S, Schönfeld A, Holtfreter MC, Gliga S, Fuchs A, Pfäfflin F, Denkinger CM, Kalbitz S, Fritzsche C, Hübner MP, Trauth J, Jensen BO, Luedde T, Feldt T. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis-how common and how severe is it as a complication of malaria? Retrospective case series and review of the literature. Infection. 52:472-481 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02104-w

Leibenguth MT, Coulibaly JT, Silué KD, N'Gbesso YK, El Wahed AA, Utzinger J, Becker SL, Schneitler S. Rapid appraisal of liver diseases using transient elastography, abdominal ultrasound, and microbiology in Côte d'Ivoire: A single-center study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 18(6):e0012262. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012262

Bühler N, Velten D, Jung P, Müller SE, Becker SL, Burza S, Schneitler S. Adaptation and validation of a light microscope for use in energy insecure settings: a proof-of-concept study. J Microbiol Methods. 223:106974. DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2024.106974

Gärtner BC, Kwetkat A, Beier D, Wahle K, Schmidt KJ, Schwarz TF. Reply to letter to editor by Yin et al. Vaccine 42(9):2115-2116. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.051

Last K, Hübsch L, Marcelin JR, Huttner A, Cevik M, Papan C. Gender and geographical representation at infectious diseases and clinical microbiology conferences. Lancet Infect Dis. 24(3):e153-e154. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00824-1

Hofer W, Deschner F, Jézéquel G, Pessanha de Carvalho L, Abdel-Wadood N, Pätzold L, Bernecker S, Morgenstern B, Kany AM, Große M, Stadler M, Bischoff M, Hirsch AKH, Held J, Herrmann J, Müller R. Functionalization of Chlorotonils: Dehalogenil as Promising Lead Compound for In Vivo Application. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 19:e202319765. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319765

Urschel R, Bronder S, Klemis V, Marx S, Hielscher F, Abu-Omar A, Guckelmus C, Schneitler S, Baum C, Becker SL, Gärtner BC, Sester U, Martinez L, Widera M, Schmidt T, Sester M. SARS-CoV-2-specific cellular and humoral immunity after bivalent BA.4/5 COVID-19-vaccination in previously infected and non-infected individuals. Nat Commun. 15(1):3077. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47429-8

Schneitler S, Schneider C, Casper M, Lammert F, Krawczyk M, Becker SL, Reichert MC. Retrospective study of the incidence, risk factors, treatment outcomes of bacterial infections at uncommon sites in cirrhotic patients. World J Hepatol. 16(3):418-427: DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i3.418

Rosch MEG, Rehner J, Schmartz GP, Manier SK, Becker U, Müller R, Meyer MR, Keller A, Becker SL, Keller V. Time series of chicken stool metagenomics and egg metabolomics in changing production systems: preliminary insights from a proof-of-concept. One Health Outlook 6(1):4. DOI: 10.1186/s42522-024-00100-0

Gunaratnam G, Leisering R, Wieland B, Dudek J, Miosge N, Becker SL, Bischoff M, Dawson SC, Hannig M, Jacobs K, Klotz C, Aebischer T, Jung P. Characterization of a unique attachment organelle: Single-cell force spectroscopy of Giardia duodenalis trophozoites. Nanoscale 16(14):7145-7153. DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00122b

Meyer Sauteur PM, Beeton ML; ESGMAC and the ESGMAC MAPS study group. Mycoplasma pneumoniae: delayed re-emergence after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Lancet Microbe. 5:e100-e101. DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00344-0

Neser E, Jung P, Halfmann A, Schröder M, Thurner L, Becker SL, Schneitler S. A multi-pronged approach to improve blood culture diagnostics in different clinical departments: a single-centre experience. Infection. 52: 183-195. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02083-y

Spengler C, Maikranz E, Glatz B, Klatt MA, Heintz H, Bischoff M, Santen L, Fery A, Jacobs K. The adhesion capability oef Staphylococcus aureus cells is heterogeneously distributed over the cell envelope. Soft Matter. 20: 484-494. DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01045g

Gordon CA, Utzinger J, Muhi S, Becker SL, Keiser J, Khieu V, Gray DJ. Strongyloidiasis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 10(1):6. DOI: 10.1038/s41572-023-00490-x

Becker SL, Schneitler S. Antiparasitic stewardship: a call to action. Future Microbiol. 19:5-8. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2023-0218

Gund MP, Naim J, Bayhan HM, Hannig M, Gärtner B, Halfmann A, Boros G, Rupf S. Dental aerosol-producing treatments: Comparison of contamination patterns of face shields and surgical masks. J Occup Environ Hyg. 21(2):126-135. DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2023.2285363

Gund MP, Naim J, Lang J, Hannig M, Gärtner B, Halfmann A, Boros G, Rupf S. Detection of viable oral bacteria of the patient on the surgical mask of dentists. BDJ Open. 10(1):4. DOI: 10.1038/s41405-023-00182-4

Roth S, Linxweiler M, Rehner J, Schmartz GP, Becker SL, Kühn JP. Auritidibacter ignavus, an Emerging Pathogen Associated with Chronic Ear Infections. Emerg Infect Dis. 30(1):8-12. DOI: 10.3201/eid3001.230385

Gärtner BC, Beier D, Gosch G, Wahle K, Wendt L, Förster LC, Schmidt KJ, Schwarz TF. Cell-based influenza vaccines: an effective vaccine option for under 60-year-olds. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 136(Suppl 2):35-42. DOI: 10.1007/s00508-024-02327-3 (Deutsch); GMS Hyg Infect Control. 19:Doc21. DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000476 (English).

de Waure C, Gärtner BC, Lopalco PL, Puig-Barbera J, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS. Real world evidence for public health decision-making on vaccination policies: perspectives from an expert roundtable. Expert Rev Vaccines. 23(1):27-38. DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2290194

Meyer S, Papan C, Becker SL, Schöndorf D. A Rare Case of Rat Bite Fever in an 8-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004073

Gund MP, Naim J, Rupf S, Gärtner B, Hannig M. Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Odontology. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s10266-023-00848-3

Panchyrz I, Hoffmann J, Harst L, Pohl S, Bauer M, Blaschke S, Bodenstein M, Engelhart S, Gärtner B, Graf J, Hanses F, Held HC, Hinzmann D, Khan N, Kleber C, Kolibay F, Kubulus D, Liske S, Oberfeld J, Pletz MW, Prückner S, Rohde G, Spinner CD, Stehr S, Willam C, Schmitt J. Measures and Recommendations for Ensuring Adequate Inpatient Care Capacities for Pandemic Management within a Region: Results of a Hybrid Delphi Method. Gesundheitswesen. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1055/a-2109-9882

Sy I, Bühler N, Becker SL, Jung P. Evaluation of the Qvella FAST System and the FAST-PBC cartridge for rapid species identification and antimicrobial resistance testing directly from positive blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 28:e0056923. DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00569-23

Ziegler L, Klemis V, Schmidt T, Schneitler S, Baum C, Neumann J, Becker SL, Gärtner BC, Sester U, Sester M. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 specific humoral and cellular immune responses after contralateral and ipsilateral COVID-19 vaccination. EBioMedicine 95:104743. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104743

Youssouf N, Martin M, Bischoff M, Soubeyran P, Gannoun-Zaki L, Molle V. The secreted tyrosine phosphatase PtpA promotes Staphylococcus aureus survival in RAW 264.7 macrophages through decrease of the SUMOylation host response.Microbiol Spectr. 11:e0281323. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02813-23

Scholz OM, Krüger N, Betzold E, Bader J, Thul N,Papan C. Antimicrobial stewardship in medical education in Germany: a brief survey and a students' and educator's call for change. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 18;3(1):e159. DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.423

Ngbede EO, Sy I, Akwuobu CA, Nanven MA, Adikwu AA, Abba PO, Adah MI, Becker SL. Carriage of linezolid-resistant enterococci (LRE) among humans and animals in Nigeria: coexistence of cfr, optrA, and poxtA genes in Enterococcus faecium of animal origin. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 34:234-239. DOI:10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.016

Rau K, von Heeringen E, Bühler N, Wagenpfeil S, Becker SL, Schneitler S. Recipient-Reported Reactogenicity of Different SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Regimens among Healthcare Professionals and Police Staff in Germany. Vaccines (Basel). 11(7):1147. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11071147

Balakirski G, Becker SL, Hartmann D, Kofler L, Kunte C, Müller CSL, Volz T, Kendziora B, Schlager JG, Löser CR. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in skin surgery - Position paper of the Antibiotic Stewardship working group of the German Society for Dermatologic Surgery (DGDC), Part 2: Special indications and situations. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 21:1109-1117. DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15153

Meyer Sauteur PM, Beeton ML; ESGMAC the ESGMAC MAPS study group.Mycoplasma pneumoniae: gone forever? Lancet Microbe. 4(10):e763. DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00182-9

Thurner L, Fadle N, Regitz E, Roth S, Cetin O, Kos IA, Hess SM, Bein J, Bohle RM, Vornanen M, Sundström C, De Leval L, Tiacci E, Borchmann P, Engert A, Poeschel V, Held G, Schwarz EC, Neumann F, Preuss KD, Hoth M, Küppers R, Lehman K, Hansmann ML, Becker SL, Bewarder M, Hartmann S. B-cell receptor reactivity against Rothia mucilaginosa in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Haematologica. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2023.282698

Berger FK, Schmartz GP, Fritz T, Veith N, Alhussein F, Roth S, Schneitler S, Gilcher T, Gärtner BC, Pirpilashvili V, Pohlemann T, Keller A, Rehner J, Becker SL. Occurrence, resistance patterns and management of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in war-wounded refugees from Ukraine. Int J Infect Dis. 132:89-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.04.394

Mastboim NS, Angel A, Shaham O, Ber TI, Navon R, Simon E, Rosenberg M, Israeli Y, Hainrichson M, Avni N, Reiner E, Feigin P, Oved K, Tadmor B, Singer P, Kagan I, Lev S, Diker D, Jarjou'I A, Kurd R, Ben-Chetrit E, Danziger G, Tegethoff SA, Papan C, Motov S, Shapira M, Stein M, Gottlieb TM, Eden E, Klein A. An immune-protein score combining TRAIL, IP-10 and CRP for predicting severe COVID-19 disease. Cytokine. 169:156246. DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156246

Tegethoff SA, Eisenbeis J, Danziger G, Last K, Geisel J, Rissland J, Krawczyk M, Lepper PM, Becker SL, Smola S, Papan C. Evaluation of the host-response biomarker interferon-γ-induced protein-10 in predicting SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness.J Hosp Infect. S0195-6701(23)00068-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.011

Löser CR, Becker SL, Hartmann D, Kofler L, Kunte C, Müller CSL, Schlager JG, Balakirski G. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in skin surgery - Position paper of the Antibiotic Stewardship working group of the German Society for Dermatologic Surgery (DGDC), Part 1: Procedure- and patient-related risk factors. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 21:949-956. DOI: 10.1111/ddg.14947

Vandebroek AC, Saternus R, Becker SL, Fries FN, Pérez Guerra N, Rickmann A. Ulcerating mass on the upper eyelid as manifestation of a primary CD30+T-cell lymphoproliferative disease. Ophthalmologie. 120:847–850. DOI: 10.1007/s00347-022-01739-8

Schlotthauer U, Hennemann K, Gärtner BC, Schäfers HJ, Becker SL. Microbiological Surveillance of Heater-Cooler Units Used in Cardiothoracic Surgery for Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756630

Hess S, Poryo M, Böttger R, Franz A, Klotz D, Linnemann K, Ott T, Pöschl J, Schroth M, Stein A, Ralser E, Reutter H, Thome UH, Wieg C, Ehrlich A, Ruckes C, Wagenpfeil S, Zemlin M, Papan C, Simon A, Bay J, Meyer S. Umbilical venous catheter- and peripherally inserted central catheter-associated complications in preterm infants with birth weight < 1250 g : Results from a survey in Austria and Germany. Wien Med Wochenschr.173(7-8):161-167. DOI: 10.1007/s10354-022-00952-z

Brestrich G, Angulo FJ, Berger FK, Brösamle C, Hagel S, Leischker A, Lübbert C, Maechler F, Merbecks SS, Minarovic N, Moïsi JC, von Müller L, Reuken PA, Weinke T, Yu H, Mellmann A. Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Germany, 2010-2019: A Review from Four Public Databases. Infect Dis Ther. 2023 Apr;12(4):1057-1072. DOI: 10.1007/s40121-023-00785-2

Abdin AD, Gärtner BC, Munteanu C, Weinstein I, Mele B, Gass P, Seitz B. Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection at a German Medical Congress During the Omicron Wave. JAMA Netw Open 6(6):e2318025. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18025

Englisch CN, Wadood NA, Pätzold L, Gallagher A, Krasteva-Christ G, Becker SL, Bischoff M. Establishing an Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis Model in Mice - Challenges and Solutions. Ann Anat. 249:152099. DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152099

Leidecker M, Bertling A, Hussain M, Bischoff M, Eble J, Fender A, Jurk K, Rumpf C, Herrmann M, Kehrel B, Niemann S. Protein disulfide isomerase and extracellular adherence protein (Eap) cooperatively potentiate staphylococcal invasion into endothelial cells. Microbiol Spectrum11(3):e0388622. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03886-22

Bischoff J, Schneitler V, Duettmann W, Fuchs A, Schneitler S. The state of infectious disease training in Germany before introduction of the new board certification in internal medicine and infectious diseases: past experience and future expectations. Infection 51(3):589-598. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02033-8

Papan C, Reifenrath K, Last K, Attarbaschi A, Graf N, Groll AH, Hübner J, Laws HJ, Lehrnbecher T, Liese JG, Martin L, Tenenbaum T, Vieth S, von Both U, Wagenpfeil G, Weichert S, Hufnagel M, Simon A; Antimicrobial use in pediatric oncology and hematology in Germany and Austria, 2020/2021: a cross-sectional, multi-center point-prevalence study with a multi-step qualitative adjudication process. AB-PPS PedOnc Study Group.Lancet Reg Health Eur. 28:100599. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100599

Rehner J, Schmartz GP, Kramer T, Keller V, Keller A, Becker SL. The Effect of a Planetary Health Diet on the Human Gut Microbiome: A Descriptive Analysis. Nutrients 15(8):1924. DOI: 10.3390/nu15081924

Dittrich F, Albrecht UV, Scherer J, Becker SL, Landgraeber S, Back DA, Fessmann K, Haversath M, Beck S, Abbara-Czardybon M, Quitmann H, Harren AK, Aitzetmüller M, Klietz ML. Development of Open Backend Structures for Health Care Professionals to Improve Participation in App Developments: Pilot Usability Study of a Medical App. JMIR Form Res. 7:e42224. DOI: 10.2196/42224

Papan C, Geipel M, Heidtmann S, Müller R, Praschmo D, Meier CM, Walther G, Kurzai O, Groll AH, Zemlin M, Simon A. A mould in the fold should never grow old: cutaneous aspergillosis in a preterm neonate. Clin Microbiol Infect. 29(3):338-339. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.10.027

Hess S, Poryo M, Ruckes C, Papan C, Ehrlich A, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Bay JS, Wagenpfeil S, Simon A, Meyer S. Assessment of an umbilical venous catheter dwell-time of 8-14 days versus 1-7 days in very low birth weight infacts (UVC - You Will See): a pilot single-center, randomized controlled trial. Early Hum Dev. 179:105752. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105752

Papan C, Schmitt M, Becker SL. Teaching Medical Microbiology With a Web-Based Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Before-and-After Study. JMIR Med Educ. 9:e39680. DOI: 10.2196/39680

Gärtner BC, Klemis V, Schmidt T, Sester M, Meyer T. Transient Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR without Induction of Systemic Immune Responses. Vaccines (Basel) 11(2):482. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11020482

Tegethoff SA, Last K, Papan C. Multiomics single timepoint measurements to predict severe COVID-19. Lancet Digit Health. 5(2):e56. DOI:

Fröhlich F, Gronwald B, Bay J, Simon A, Pryo M, Geisel J, Tegethoff SA, Last K, Rissland J, Smola S, Becker SL, Zemlin M, Meyer S, Papan C. Expression of TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP in children with suspected COVID-19 and real-life impact of a computational signature on clinical decision-making: a prospective cohort study. Infection 9:1-8. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-01993-1

Papan C, Argentiero A, Adams O, Porwoll M, Hakim U, Farinelli E, Testa I, Pasticci MB, Mezzetti D, Perruccio K, Simon A, Liese JG, Knuf M, Stein M, Yacobov R, Bamberger E, Schneider S, Esposito S, Tenenbaum T. Association of viral load with TRAIL, IP-10, CRP biomarker signature and disease severity in children with respiratory tract infection or fever without source: a prospective, multicentre cohort study. J Med Virol. 95(1):e28113. DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28113

Dal-Ré R, Becker SL, Launay O, Pavli A. Vaccine certificates for international travelers in future pandemics. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 42(2):227-228. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-022-04544-y

Ebersbach JC, Sato MO, de Araújo MP, Sato M, Becker SL, Sy I. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for differential identification of adult Schistosoma worms.Parasit Vectors. 19;16(1):20. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05604-0

Brockhaus R, Wenzel GI, Becker SL, Wagenpfeil G, Schick B, Gärtner B, Simon A. Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription Rates and Mastoiditis in Children and Adolescents, Saarland, 2014-2019. Klin Padiatr. 235(1):23-30. DOI: 10.1055/a-1692-8923

Salzmann M, Platzer H, Mussbacher M, Derler M, Lenz M, Haider P, Brekalo M, Kral-Pointner JB, Kastl S, Speidl WS, Preissner KT, Schubert U, Bischoff M, Wojta J, Hohensinner PJ. Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein (Eap) reduces immune cell phenotype in developing but not in established atherosclerotic lesions. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 1869(3):166616. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166616

Schnabel I, Schneitler S, Schüttoff T, Trawinski H, Lübbert C, Jassoy C. Diagnostic Specificity of Two Dengue Virus IgG ELISAs after Yellow Fever and Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccination. Trop Med Infect Dis. 8(1):7. DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8010007

Sy I, Conrad L, Becker SL.Recent Advances and Potential Future Applications of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Helminths. Diagnostics (Basel). 12(12):3035. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123035

Pérez Guerra N, Reifschneider E, Becker SL, Szurman P, Macek A, Rickmann A. Recurrent corneal erosions related to an ocular injury 15 years before presentation. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 29:101787. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101787

Huber C, Wolf S, Ziebhur W, Holmes MA, Assmann J, Lübke-Becker A, Thürmer A, Semmler T, Brombach, J, Bischoff M, Bethe A, Wieler LH, Epping L, Walter B. How to survive pig farming: mechanism of SCCmec element deletion and metabolic stress adaptation in livestock-associated MRSA. Front Microbiol. 13:969961. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.969961

Last K, Berger FK, Becker SL, Papan C, Braun BJ, Mörsdorf P, Pohlemann T, Altmeyer K, Simon A. Recurring Osteomyelitis Caused by Clostridium celerecrescens in an Adolescent After Motocross Trauma: The Importance of Multidisciplinary Care. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Dec 1;41(12):e547-e548. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003687

Ahmad-Mansour N, Elhawy MI, Huc-Brandt S, Youssouf N, Pätzold L, Martin M, Abdel-Wadood N, Aljohmani A, Morsli M, Krasteva-Christ G, Becker SL, Yildiz D, Lavigne J-P, Gannoun-Zaki L, Bischoff M, Molle V. Characterization of the Secreted Acid Phosphatase SapS Reveals a Novel Virulence Factor of Staphylococcus aureus That Contributes to Survival and Virulence in Mice. Int J Mol Sci 23:14031. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214031

Meyer Sauteur PM, Chalker VJ, Berger C, Nir-Paz R, Beeton ML; ESGMAC and the ESGMAC–MyCOVID study group. Mycoplasma pneumoniae beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: where is it? Lancet Microbe.3(12):e897. DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00190-2

Last K, Hübsch L, Cevik M, Wolkewitz M, Müller SE, Huttner A, Papan C. Association between women's authorship and women's editorship in infectious diseases journals: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Infect Dis.22(10):1455-1464. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00367-X

Tegethoff SA, Fröhlich F, Papan C. Point-of-Care Testing in Children With Respiratory Tract Infections and Its Impact on Management and Patient Flow. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 41(11):e475-e477. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003615

Bock T, Bewarder M, Cetin O, Fadle N, Regitz E, Schwarz EC, Held J, Roth S, Lohse S, Pfuhl T, Wagener R, Smola S, Becker SL, Bohle RM, Trümper L, Siebert R, Hansmann ML, Pfreundschuh M, Drexler HG, Hoth M, Kubuschok B, Roemer K, Preuss KD, Hartmann S, Thurner L. B-cell receptors of EBV-negative Burkitt lymphoma bind modified isoforms of autoantigens. eJHaem 16;3(3):739-747.https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.475

Rehner J, Schmartz GP, Groeger L, Dastbaz J, Ludwig N, Hannig M, Rupf S, Seitz B, Flockerzi E, Berger T, Reichert MC, Krawczyk M, Meese E, Herr C, Bals R, Becker SL, Keller A, Müller R; IMAGINE Consortium. Systematic cross-biospecimen evaluation of DNA extraction kits for long- and short-read multi-metagenomic sequencing studies. Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 20:405-417. DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2022.05.006

Müller R, Hofer W, Oueis E, Abou Fayad A, Deschner F, Andreas A, de Carvalho LP, Hüttel S, Bernecker S, Pätzold L, Morgenstern B, Zaburannyi N, Bischoff M, Stadler M, Held J, Herrmann J. Regio- and Stereoselective Epoxidation and Acidic Epoxide Opening of Antibacterial and Antiplasmodial Chlorotonils Yield Highly Potent Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl.61(30):e202202816. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202816

Olunoiki E, Rehner J, Bischoff M, Koshel E, Vogt T, Reichrath J, Becker SL. Characteristics of the Skin Microbiome in Selected Dermatological Conditions: A Narrative Review. Life (Basel). 12(9):1420. DOI: 10.3390/life12091420

Anagnostakos K, Becker SL, Sahan I. Antifungal-Loaded Acrylic Bone Cement in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections: A Review. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 Jun 30;11(7):879. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070879

Klemis V, Schmidt T, Schub D, Mihm J, Marx S, Abu-Omar A, Ziegler L, Hielscher F, Guckelmus C, Urschel R, Wagenpfeil S, Schneitler S, Becker SL, Gärtner BC, Sester U, Sester M. Comparative immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1-nCoV-19-priming and BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273-boosting with homologous COVID-19 vaccine regimens. Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 11;13(1):4710. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32321-0

Muthukumar V, Shi L, Chai N, Langenbucher A, Becker SL, Seitz B, Orosz E, Stachon T, Kiderlen AF, Bischoff M, Szentmáry N. Efficacy of Off-Label Anti-Amoebic Agents to Suppress Trophozoite Formation of Acanthamoeba spp. on Non-Nutrient Agar Escherichia Coli Plates. Microorganisms. 2022 Aug 13;10(8):1642. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10081642

Papan C, Reifenrath K, Last K, Attarbaschi A, Graf N, Groll AH, Huebner J, Laws HJ, Lehrnbecher T, Liese J, Martin L, Tenenbaum T, Weichert S, Vieth S, von Both U, Hufnagel M, Simon A. Antimicrobial Use in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology: Protocol for a Multicenter Point-Prevalence Study With Qualitative Expert Panel Assessment. JMIR Res Protoc. 11:e35774. DOI: 10.2196/35774

Schmider J, Bühler N, Mkwatta H, Lechleiter A, Mlaganile T, Utzinger J, Mzee T, Kazimoto T, Becker SL (2022). Microbiological characterisation of community-acquired urinary tract infections in Bagamoyo, Tanzania: a prospective study. Tropical Med Infect Dis 7:100. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7060100

Gund MP, Naim J, Hannig M, Halfmann A, Gärtner BC, Boros G, Rupf S (2022). CHX and a face shield cannot prevent contamination of surgical masks. Front Med. 9:896308. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.896308

Hollenhorst MI, Nandigama R, Evers SB, Gamayun I, Abdel Wadood N, Salah A, Pieper M, Wyatt A, Stukalov A, Gebhardt A, Nadolni W, Burow W, Herr C, Beisswenger C, Kusumakshi S, Ectors F, Kichko TI, Hübner L, Reeh P, Munder A, Wienhold SM, Witzenrath M, Bals R, Flockerzi V, Gudermann T, Bischoff M, Lipp P, Zierler S, Chubanov V, Pichlmair A, König P, Boehm U, Krasteva-Christ G. Bitter taste signaling in tracheal epithelial brush cells elicits innate immune responses to bacterial infection. J Clin Invest. 132(13):e150951. DOI: 10.1172/JCI150951

Horemheb-Rubio G, Eggeling R, Schmeiβer N, Pfeifer N, Lengauer T, Gärtner BC, Prifert C, Kochanek M, Scheid C, Adams O, Kaiser R; Respiratory Virus Network. Respiratory viruses dynamics and interactions: ten years of surveillance in central Europe. BMC Public Health. 22:1167. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13555-5

Manzke J, Stauf R, Neumann B, Molitor E, Hischebeth G, Simon M, Jantsch J, Rödel J, Becker SL, Halfmann A, Wichelhaus TA, Hogardt M, Serr A, Hess C, Wendel AF, Siegel E, Rohde H, Zimmermann S, Steinmann J. German multicenter study analyzing antimicrobial activity of ceftazidime-avibactam of clinical meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates using a commercially available broth microdilution assay. Antibiotics (Basel). 11:545. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11050545

Tegethoff SA, Danziger G, Kühn D, Kimmer C, Adams T, Heintz L, Metz C, Reifenrath K, Angresius R, Mang S, Rixecker T, Becker A, Geisel J, Jentgen C, Seiler F, Reichert MC, Fröhlich F, Meyer S, Rissland J, Ewen S, Wagenpfeil G, Last K, Smola S, Bals R, Lammert F, Becker SL, Krawczyk M, Lepper PM, Papan C. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, interferon gamma-induced protein 10, and C-reactive protein in predicting the progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 122:178-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.051

Gärtner BC, Weinke T, Wahle K, Kwetkat A, Beier D, Schmidt KJ, Schwarz TF. Importance and value of adjuvanted influenza vaccine in the care of older adults from a European perspective - A systematic review of recently published literature on real-world data. Vaccine 40:2999-3008. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.019

Meyer Sauteur PM, Beeton ML, Uldum SA, Bossuyt N, Vermeulen M, Loens K, Pereyre S, Bébéar C, Keše D, Day J, Afshar B, Chalker VJ, Greub G, Nir-Paz R, Dumke R; ESGMAC–MyCOVID Study Team. Mycoplasma pneumoniae detections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a global survey, 2017 to 2021. Euro Surveill. 27(19):2100746. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.19.2100746

Dal-Ré R, Banzi R, Becker SL, Launay O, Pavli A. High heterogeneity on the accepted vaccines for COVID-19 certificates in European countries. Travel Med Infect Dis. 48:102321. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102321

Pfeifer J, Thurner B, Kessel C, Fadle N, Kheiroddin P, Regitz E, Hoffmann MC, Kos IA, Preuss KD, Fischer Y, Roemer K, Lohse S, Heyne K, Detemple MC, Fedlmeier M, Juenger H, Sauer H, Meyer S, Rohrer T, Wittkowski H, Becker SL, Masjosthusmann K, Bals R, Gerling S, Smola S, Bewarder M, Birk E, Keren A, Böhm M, Jakob A, Abdul-Khaliq H, Anton J, Kabesch M, Pino-Ramirez RM, Foell D, Thurner L. Autoantibodies against interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a multicentre, retrospective, cohort study. Lancet Rheumatol. 4:e329-e337 DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913(22)00064-9

Last K, Schwierzeck V, Koch CM, Becker SL, Forster J, Jazmati N, Papan C. Parenting and caregiving duties as career challenges among clinical microbiologists: a cross-sectional survey. Future Microbiol. 17:589-598 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2021-0197

Jung P, Xiangda Zhou X, Sandra Iden S, Qu B, Bischoff M. AFM-based elasticity mapping in combination with light microscopy of T-cells. Bio-Protocol 12:e4383. DOI:10.21769/BioProtoc.4383

Benthien H, Fresenborg B, Pätzold L, Elhawy MI, Huc-Brandt S, Beisswenger C, Krasteva-Christ G, Becker SL, Molle V, Knobloch JK, Bischoff M. The transcription factor SpoVG is of major importance for biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis under in vitro conditions, but dispensable for in vivo biofilm formation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23:3255. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063255

Abdrabou AMA, Bischoff M, Mellmann A, von Müller L, Margardt L, Gärtner BC, Berger F. Implementation of a Clostridioides difficile sentinel surveillance system in Germany: First insights for 2019-2021. Anareobe77:102548. DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102548

Mischo J, Faidt T, McMillan R, Dudek J, Gunaratnam G, Bayenat P, Holtsch A, Spengler C, Müller F, Hähl H, Bischoff M, Hannig M, Jacobs K. Hydroxyapatite pellets as versatile model surfaces for systematic adhesion studies on enamel: A force spectroscopy case study. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 11;8(4):1476-1485. DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00925

Dal-Ré R, Becker SL, Bottieau E, Holm S. Availability of oral antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 infection and the requirement for an ethical prescribing approach. Lancet Infect Dis.22(8):e231-e238. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00119-0

Aguilera-Alonso D, Cantón R, Giske CG, Kahlmeter G, Kohns Vasconcelos M, Papan C, Turnidge J; ESPID-EUCAST Joint Task Force. Searching High and Low: Call for a Joint European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases-European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Survey on Dosage of Antibacterial Agents in Children-Part One. Pediatr Infect Dis J.41(4):e182-e185. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003457

Alonso DA, Cantón R, Giske CG, Kahlmeter G, Vasconcelos MK, Papan C, Turnidge J; ESPID-EUCAST Joint Task Force. Searching high and low: Call for a joint ESPID-EUCAST survey on dosage of antibacterial agents in children - Part One. Clin Microbiol Infect.28(4):625-627. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.12.015

Papan C, Argentiero A, Porwoll M, et al. A host signature based on TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP for reducing antibiotic overuse in children by differentiating bacterial from viral infections: A prospective, multicentre cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect.28(5):723-730. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.10.019

Trouvain AM, Bocqué C, Müller LJ, Heinrich C, Bewarder M, Pérez Guerra N, Szurman G, Becker SL, Rickmann A. Conjunctival mantle cell lymphoma – a therapeutic challenge. Ophthalmologe119(8):837-840. DOI: 10.1007/s00347-021-01462-w

Poryo M, Wagner A, Geipel M, Becker SL, Nemat S, Meyer S. Soft tissue infection as a rare cause of neonatal sepsis. Wien Med Wochenschr.172(11-12):245-246. DOI: 10.1007/s10354-021-00868-0

Schneitler S, Seebacher J, Matos FB, Aktar I, Lantwin P, Archodoulakis A, Adamczick C, Becker SL, James R. Awareness and perceptions of medical students and doctors regarding Tropical Medicine education and training in Europe: An international, online-based survey. Travel Med Infect Dis.48:102323. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102323

Last K, Lepper PM, Jung P, Schäfers HJ, Boutin S, Heeg K, Becker SL, Nurjadi D, Papan C. Staphylococcus massiliensis isolated from human blood cultures, Germany, 2017–2020. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26:1-7 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-022-04409-4

Roth S, Jung P, Boone J, Mellmannn A, Nimmesgern A, Becker SL, Berger FK, von Müller L. Antigen-specific versus neutralizing antibodies against conditioned media of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection. Front Microbiol 13:859037. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859037

Feucherolles M, Nennig M, Becker SL, Martiny D, Losch S, Penny C, Cauchie HM, Ragimbeau C. Combination of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and machine learning for rapid antimicrobial resistance screening: the case of Campylobacter spp. Front Microbiol 12:804484. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.804484

Sester M, Becker SL. Boosting immunity after CoronaVac. Lancet 399(10324):496-497. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00095-2

Szymski D, Weber H, Anzer G, Alt V, Meyer T, Gärtner BC, Krutsch W. Contact times in professional football before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Tracking data from the German Bundesliga. Eur J Sport Sci. 25:1-17. DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2032837

Abdin AD, Gärtner BC, Seitz B. Central retinal artery occlusion following COVID-19 vaccine administration. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 26:101430. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101430

Kühn JP, Linsler S, Nourkami-Tutdibi N, Meyer S, Becker SL, Yilmaz U, Schick B, Bozzato A, Kulas P. Pott's puffy tumor: a need for interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment. HNO 70(Suppl 1):8-13.DOI: 10.1007/s00106-021-01134-w

Aljohmani A, Opitz B, Bischoff M, Yildiz D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Triggered Exosomal Release of ADAM10 Mediates Proteolytic Cleavage in Trans. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23:1259. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031259

Schreiber S, Faude O, Gärtner BC, Meyer T, Egger F. Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from on-field player contacts in amateur, youth and professional football (soccer). Br J Sports Med, 56:158-164. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104441

Martin C, Löw U, Quintin A, Schießl G, Gärtner BC, Heim A, Seitz B. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis: efficacy of outbreak management. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 260:173–180. DOI: 10.1007/s00417-021-05344-4

Schmidt T, Klemis V, Schub D, Schneitler S, Reichert MC, Wilkens H, Sester U, Sester M, Mihm J. Cellular immunity predominates over humoral immunity after homologous and heterologous mRNA and vector-based COVID-19 vaccine regimens in solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 21(12):3990-4002. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16818

Burmann A, Tischler M, Faßbach M, Schneitler S, Meister S. The Role of Physicians in Digitalizing Health Care Provision: Web-Based Survey Study. JMIR Med Inform. 9(11):e31527. DOI: 10.2196/31527

Egger F, Faude O, Schreiber S, Gärtner BC, Meyer T. Does playing football (soccer) lead to SARS-CoV-2 transmission? - A case study of 3 matches with 18 infected football players. Sci Med Footb. 5(sup1):2-7. DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2021.1895442

Spengler C, Nolle F, Thewes N, Wieland B, Jung P, Bischoff M, Jacobs K. Using Knock-Out Mutants to Investigate the Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to Abiotic Surfaces. Int J Mol Sci. 22:11952. DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111952

Michaelis M, Gärtner BC, Henke-Gendo C, Mattner F. Norovirusausbrüche in deutschen Kindertagesstätten –Zwischenergebnisse der Studie NoroPrevent und Vergleich der Hygienemaßnahmen während der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie. Hygiene und Medizin 11:2021

Schneitler S, Bub F, Benthien S, Lepper PM, Kurzai O, Becker SL, Roth S. Floating fungus balls in a blood culture bottle. Clin Microbiol Infect 27:1790-1791. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.02.015

Nurjadi D, Eichel VM, Tabatabai P, Klein S, Last K, Mutters NT, Pöschl J, Zanger P, Heeg K, Boutin S. Surveillance for Colonization, Transmission, and Infection With Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Netw Open. 4:e2124938. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24938

Feucherolles M, Nennig M, Becker SL, Martiny D, Losch S, Penny C, Cauchie HM, Ragimbeau C. Investigation of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for Assessing the Molecular Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni and Comparison with MLST and cgMLST: A Luxembourg One-Health Study. Diagnostics. 11:1949. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11111949 .

Gunaratnam G, Dudek J, Jung P, Becker SL, Jacobs K, Bischoff M, Hannig M. Quantification of the adhesion strength of Candida albicans to tooth enamel. Microorganisms 9:2213. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112213

Becker SL, Weber SF, de Forest A, Phiri S, Förster P, Nhlema A, Denkinger CM, Nimmesgern A, Neuhann F. Application of a POC-CCA rapid diagnostic test and serology for detection of schistosomiasis in HIV-positive individuals in urban Malawi. Acta Tropica 224:106142. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106142

Krutsch W, Hadji A, Tröß T, Szymski D, Aus der Fünten K, Gärtner BC, Alt V, Meyer T. No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 20:1-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00402-021-04060-2

Ockfen S, Egle L, Sauter K, Haber M, Becker SL, Wagenpfeil G, Graf N, Simon A. Meropenem Use in Pediatric Oncology - Audit on Indication, Appropriateness and Consumption Comparing Patient Derived and Pharmacy Dispensing Data. Klin Padiatr. 233:278-285. DOI: 10.1055/a-1481-8905

Last K, Power NR, Dellière S, Velikov P, Šterbenc A, Antunovic IA, Lopes MJ, Schweitzer V, Barac A, on behalf of the Trainee Association of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). Future developments in training. Clin Microbiol Infect. 27:1595-1600. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.06.032

Gund M, Isack J, Hannig M, Thieme-Ruffing S, Gärtner BC, Boros G, Rupf S. Contamination of surgical mask during aerosol-producing dental treatments. Clin Oral Investig. 25:3173-3180. DOI: 10.1007/s00784-020-03645-2

Kitanovski S, Horemheb-Rubio G, Adams O, Gärtner BC, Lengauer T, Hoffmann D, Kaiser R. Rhinovirus prevalence as indicator for efficacy of measures against SARS-CoV-2. BMC Public Health 21:1178. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11178-w

Gund MP, Boros G, Hannig M, Thieme-Ruffing S, Gärtner BC, Rohrer TR, Simon A, Rupf S. Bacterial contamination of forehead skin and surgical mask in aerosol-producing dental treatment. J Oral Microbiol. 13:1978731. DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2021.1978731

Ortiz de Lejarazu-Leonardo R, Montomoli E, Wojcik R, Christopher S, Mosnier A, Pariani E, Trilla Garcia A, Fickenscher H, Gärtner BC, Jandhyala R, Zambon M, Moore C. Estimation of Reduction in Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Due to Egg-Adaptation Changes—Systematic Literature Review and Expert Consensus. Vaccines 9:1255. DOI: 10.3390/ma12233914

Mzee T, Kazimoto T, Madata J, Masalu R, Bischoff M, Matee M, Becker SL. Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility and genotypic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus in Tanzania: a systematic review. Bull Natl Res Cent 45:162 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00612-z

Wendel TP, Feucherolles M, Rehner J, Poppert S, Utzinger J, Becker SL, Sy I. Evaluating different storage media for identification of Taenia saginata proglottids using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Microorganisms 9:2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9102006

Pätzold L, Stark A, Ritzmann F, Tschernig T, Reichrath J, Bals R, Bischoff M, Beisswenger C. IL-17C and IL-17RE promote wound closure in a Staphylococcus aureus-based murine wound infection model. Microorganisms 9:1821. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091821

Schmidt T, Klemis V, Schub D, Mihm J, Hielscher F, Marx S, Abu-Omar A, Ziegler L, Guckelmus C, Urschel R, Schneitler S, Becker SL, Gärtner BC, Sester U, Sester M. Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/mRNA vaccination. Nat Med. 27:1530-1535. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01464-w

Groll AH, Gordon K, Buchheidt D, Willinger B, Heinz WJ, Kurzai O, Rickerts V, Cornely OA, Medical Mycology at German Academic Medical Centers (MMGAMC) Study Group (2021). State of medical mycology at German academic medical centers: a survey of the German-speaking mycological society (DMYKG) and the Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy (PEG). Mycoses 64:1177-1182. DOI: 0.1111/myc.13346

Windpessl M, Heine GH, Becker SL, Scheuer AL, Sester M, Kronbichler A. The impact of immunosuppression and chronic kidney disease on immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 146:1277-1282. DOI: 10.1055/a-1550-7288

Roth S, Thurner L, Becker SL. Application of the FilmArray® BioThreat Panel for molecular diagnosis of human tularemia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 12:101792. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101792

Schneitler S, Gülker J, Alhussein F, Bub F, Halfmann A, Klein L, Roth S, Jung P, Becker SL. Experiences with pre-travel diagnostic PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2: Challenges and opportunities. J Travel Med. 28(7):taab116. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab116

Sester M, Gärtner BC. Diversity of antibody responses after influenza infection or vaccination– Needed or nice to have? Am. J. Transplant. 21:2631-2632. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16554

Anagnostakos K, Grzega C, Sahan I, Geipel U, Becker SL. Occurrence of Rare Pathogens at the Site of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study. Antibiotics (Basel) 10:882. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10070882

Thurner L, Hartmann S, Bewarder M, Fadle N, Regitz E, Schormann C, Quiroga N, Kemele M, Klapper W, Rosenwald A, Trümper L, Bohle RM, Nimmesgern A, Körbel C, Laschke MW, Menger MD, Barth S, Kubuschok B, Mottok A, Kaddu-Mulindwa D, Hansmann ML, Pöschel V, Held G, Murawski N, Stilgenbauer S, Neumann F, Preuss KD, Pfreundschuh M. Identification of the atypically modified autoantigen Ars2 as the target of B-cell receptors from activated B cell-type diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Haematologica 106:2224-2232. DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.241653

Jung P, Zhou X, Iden S, Bischoff M, Qu B.T cell stiffness is enhanced upon formation of immunological synapse. Elife 10:e66643. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.66643

Thalla DG, Jung P, Bischoff M, Lautenschläger F. Role of Extracellular Vimentin in Cancer-Cell Functionality and Its Influence on Cell Monolayer Permeability Changes Induced by SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22:7469. DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147469

Duwe SC, Schmidt B, Gärtner BC, Timm J, Adams O, Fickenscher H, Schmidtke M. Prophylaxis and treatment of influenza: options, antiviral susceptibility, and existing recommendations. GMS Infectious Diseases 9:Doc02. DOI: 10.3205/id000071

Simon A, Zemlin M, Geipel M, Gärtner BC, ArmannJ, Meyer S. Hygienestandards auf einer neonatologischen Intensivstation. Gynakologe 54:428–434. DOI: 10.1007/s00129-021-04804-6

Januschowski K, Boden KT, Szurman P, Stalmans P, Siegel R, Pérez Guerra N, Becker SL, Rickmann A, Biscorca-Gassendorf L. Effectiveness of immediate vitrectomy and intravitreal antibiotics for post-injection endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 259:1609-1615. DOI: 10.1007/s00417-021-05071-w

Breitbart P, Meister S, Meyer T, Gärtner BC. Incidence and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in male professional football players. Clin J Sport Med 31:e200-e206. DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000758

Papan C, Schröder M, Hoffmann M, Knoll H, Last K, Albrecht F, Geisel J, Fink T, Gärtner BC, Mellmann A, Volk T, Berger FK, Becker SL. Combined antibiotic stewardship and infection control measures to contain the spread of linezolid‑resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in an intensive care unit. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 10:99. DOI: 10.1186/s13756-021-00970-3

Becker SL, Gauer A, Thurner L. Fatigue, weight loss, hypotension and electrolyte imbalance after a long-term stay in Thailand: a diagnostic challenge. Travel Med Infect Dis 41:102063. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102063

Frickmann H*, Lunardon LM*, Hahn A, Loderstädt U, Lindner AK, Becker SL, Mockenhaupt FP, Weber C, Tannich E. Evaluation of a duplex real-time PCR in human serum for simultaneous detection and differentiation of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infections – a cross-sectional study. Travel Med Infect Dis 41:102035. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102035

Metz C, Rixecker T, Mang S, Becker A, Maßmann A, Becker SL, Papan C, Gärtner B, Seiler F, Danziger G, Bals R, Lepper PM. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Misinterpreted as SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Case Rep Pulmonol. 2021:5546723. DOI: 10.1155/2021/5546723

Dellière S, Peiffer-Smadja N, João-Lopes M, Cevik M, Pichon M, Bleibtreu A, Schweitzer V, Last K, Ferreira TG, Lemaignen A, Barac A. Aims and challenges of building national trainee networks in clinical microbiology and infectious disease disciplines. Future Microbiol. 16:687-695. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2021-0045

Elhawy MI, Molle V, Becker SL, Bischoff M. The Low-Molecular Weight Protein Arginine Phosphatase PtpB Affects Nuclease Production, Cell Wall Integrity, and Uptake Rates of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Int J Mol Sci 22:5342. DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105342

Elhawy MI, Huc-Brandt S, Pätzold L, Gannoun-Zaki L, Abdrabou AMA, Bischoff M, Molle V. The phosphoarginine phosphatase PtpB from Staphylococcus aureus is involved in bacterial stress adaptation during infection. Cells 10:645. DOI: 10.3390/cells10030645

Kaddu-Mulindwa D, Thurner L, Bewarder M, Murawski N, Ahlgrimm M, Pfuhl T, Gärtner BC, Smola S, Stilgenbauer S. Protection strategy against outbreak of COVID-19 at a tertiary hematology-oncology: strengths and pitfalls. Infect Agents Cancer 16(1):17. DOI: 10.1186/s13027-021-00356-5

Herberger S, Oberkircher N, Wenzel GI, Hecker D, Wagenpfeil G, Furtwängler R, Becker SL, Papan C, Graf N, Simon A. Prospective audit of gentamicin drug monitoring practice in a pediatric cancer center. Klin Padiatr 233:123-126. DOI: 10.1055/a-1352-5053

Papan C, Karremann M, Weis M, Petzold A, Zahn K, Schroten H, Weichert S, Tenenbaum T. A 28-Day-Old Boy with Multifocal Osteomyelitis Mimicking Non-Accidental Injury. Klin Padiatr. 233:91-93. DOI: 10.1055/a-1219-8053

Mang S, Kaddu-Mulindwa D, Metz C, Becker A, Seiler F, Smola S, Maßmann A, Becker SL, Papan C, Bals R, Lepper PM, Danziger G. Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Co-Infection in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infection. Clin Infect Dis. 72:1487-1489. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa906

Gärtner BC, Avery RK. Respiratory Viral Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: New Insights from Multicenter Data. Am J Transplant. 21:1685-1686. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16408

Papan C, Last K, Meyer S. COVID-19: fighting the foe with Virchow. Infection 49:1069-1070. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01628-3

Abdrabou AMM, Bajwa ZUH, Halfmann A, Mellmann A, Nimmesgern A, Margardt L, Bischoff M, von Müller L, Gärtner BC, Berger FK: Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioides difficile in Germany, 2014-2019. Int J Med Microbiol. 311:151507. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2021.151507

Heine GH, Becker SL, Scheuer AL, Schirmer SH. [SARS-CoV-2 vaccines – what the nephrologist should know]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 146:466-470. DOI: 10.1055/a-1375-4471

Michels R, Last K, Becker SL, Papan C. Update on coagulase-negative Staphylococci – what the clinician should know. Microorganisms 9:830. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040830

Meyer T, Wolfarth B, Gärtner BC. Recommendations for athletes to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2. Dtsch Z Sportmed. 72:E1-E4.

Pätzold L, Brausch AC, Bielefeld EL, Zimmer L, Somerville GA, Bischoff M, Gaupp R. Impact of the histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein HPr on carbon metabolism and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Microorganisms 9:466. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030466

Mack D, Gärtner BC, Rössler A, Kimpel J, Donde K, Harzer O, Krutsch W, von Laer D, Meyer T. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in a large prospective cohort study of elite football players in Germany (May-June 2020): implications for a testing protocol in asymptomatic individuals and estimation of the rate of undetected cases. Clin Microbiol Infect. 27:473.e1-473.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.11.033

Becker SL, Bisorca-Gassendorf L, Boden KT, Al-Nawaiseh S, Januschowski K, Seitz B, Pérez Guerra N. Microbiological and infectious disease considerations in postoperative endophthalmitis. Ophthalmologe 118:230-234. DOI: 10.1007/s00347-020-01287-z

Kaczor A, Witek K, Podlewska S, Sinou V, Czekajewska J, Żesławska E, Doroz-Płonka A, Lubelska A, Latacz G, Nitek W, Bischoff M, Alibert S, Pagès JM, Jacob C, Karczewska E, Bolla JM, Handzlik J. Molecular insights into an antibiotic enhancer action of new morpholine-containing 5-arylideneimidazolones in the fight against MDR bacteria. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22:2062.DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042062

Roth S, Berger FK, Link A, Nimmesgern A, Lepper PM, Murawski N, Bittenbring JT, Becker SL. Application and clinical impact of the RESIST-4 O.K.N.V. rapid diagnostic test for carbapenemase detection in blood cultures and clinical samples. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 40:423-428. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04021-4

Müller CSL, Vogt T, Becker SL. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease triggered by systemic lupus erythematosus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection – a report of a case and a review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 43:202-208. DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001764

Sy I, Margardt L, Ngbede EO, Adah MI, Yusuf ST, Keiser J, Rehner J, Utzinger J, Poppert S, Becker SL. Identification of adult Fasciola spp. using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Microorganisms 9:82. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010082

Meyer T, Mack D, Donde K, Harzer O, Krutsch W, Rössler A, Kimpel J, von Laer D, Gärtner BC. Successful return to professional men’s football (soccer) competition after the COVID-19 shutdown: a cohort study in the German Bundesliga. Br J Sport Med. 55:62-66. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103150

Papajovà I, Bystrianska J, Giboda M, Becker SL, Utzinger J, Marti H. Intestinal parasites in segregated minority communities of Slovakia: results from a cross-sectional survey in children. Acta Trop 214:105783.

Monemo P, Demba N, Touré FS, Traoré A, Avi C, N’Guessan MA, Tadet JO, Gobey AR, Anoh AE, Diarrassouba A, Tuo MN, Cissé A, Saric J, Utzinger J, Tia H, Kouassi-N’Djeundo J, Becker SL, Akoua-Koffi C. Pharyngeal carriage of beta-haemolytic Streptococcus species and seroprevalence of anti-streptococcal antibodies in children in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. Trop Med Infect Dis 5:177.

Berkefeld A, Berger FK, Gärtner BC, Wantia N, Prinzing A, Laugwitz KL, Busch DH, Rothe K. Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Pacemaker Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 7:ofaa487.

Kühn D, Metz C, Seiler F, Wehrfritz H, Roth S, Alqudrah M, Becker A, Bracht H, Wagenpfeil S, Hoffmann M, Bals R, Hübner U, Geisel J, Lepper PM, Becker SL. Antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring in intensive care patients treated with different modalities of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and renal replacement therapy: a prospective, observational single-center study. Crit Care 24:664.

Gunaratnam G, Spengler C, Trautmann S, Jung P, Mischo J, Wieland B, Metz C, Becker SL, Hannig M, Jacobs K, and Bischoff M. Human blood plasma factors affect the adhesion kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus to central venous catheters. Sci. Rep. 10:20992.

Schneitler S, Jung P, Bub F, Alhussein F, Benthien S, Berger FK, Berkó-Göttel B, Eisenbeis J, Hahn D, Halfmann A, Last K, Linxweiler M, Lohse S, Papan C, Pfuhl T, Rissland J, Roth S, Schlotthauer U, Utzinger J, Smola S, Gärtner BC, Becker SL. Simple questionnaires to improve pooling strategies for SARS-CoV-2- laboratory testing. Ann Glob Health 86:148.

Sauter K, Egle L, Ockfen S, Haber M, Becker SL, Wagenpfeil G, Graf N, Simon A. Systemic antifungal use in a pediatric cancer center - Audit comparing pharmacy dispensing data with patient-derived consumption. Annals of Pediatrics 3:1045.

Shi L, Muthukumar V, Stachon T, Latta L, Elhawy MI, Gunaratnam G, Erika Orosz E, Seitz B, Kiderlen AF, Bischoff M, Szentmáry N. The effect of antiamoebic agents and Ce6-PDT on Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites and cysts, in vitro. Translational Vision Science & Technology 9:29.

Alhussein F, Fürstenberg J, Gaupp R, Eisenbeis J, Last K, Becker SL, Papan C.Human infections caused by Staphylococcus argenteus in Germany: genetic characterisation and clinical implications of novel species designation. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 39:2461-2465.

Becker SL. WGS for infection prevention and control in Africa. Lancet Microbe 1:E95-E96.

Dauben TJ, Dewald C, Firkowska-Boden I, Helbing C, Peisker H, Roth M, Bossert J, Jandt KD. Quantifying the relationship between surfaces' nano-contact point density and adhesion force of Candida albicans. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 194:111177.

Schub, D., Klemis, V., Schneitler, S., Mihm, J., Lepper, P.M., Wilkens, H., Bals, R., Eichler, H., Gärtner, B.C., Becker, S.L., Sester, U., Sester, M., and Schmidt, T. High levels of SARS-CoV-2 specific T-cells with restricted functionality in severe course of COVID-19. JCI Insight 5:e142167.

Meyer S, Papan C, Last K. A global health perspective on SARS-CoV-2-hazards, disaster and hope. Wien Med Wochenschr. 170:357-358.

Roth S, Ehrlich T, Schäfers HJ, Becker SL. Late-onset native valve endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii. Int J Infect Dis 101:1-3.

Haupenthal J, Kautz Y, Elgaher WAM, Pätzold L, Roehrig T, Laschke MW, Tschernig T, Hirsch AKH, Molodtsov V, Murakami KS, Hartmann RW, Bischoff M. Evaluation of Bacterial RNA Polymerase Inhibitors in a Staphylococcus aureus-based Wound-Infection Model in SKH1 Mice. ACS Infect Dis. 6:2573-2581.

Lohse S, Pfuhl T, Berkó-Göttel B, Gärtner B, Becker SL, Schneitler S, Smola S. Challenges and issues of SARS-CoV-2 pool testing - Authors' reply. Lancet Infect Dis. 20:1234-1235.

Lohse S, Pfuhl T, Berkó-Göttel B, Rissland J, Geißler T, Gärtner B, Becker SL, Schneitler S, Smola S. Pooling of samples for testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic people. Lancet Infect Dis. 20:1231-1232.

Ramsthaler F, Heinbuch S, Schmidt PH, Bohle RM, Rissland J, Gärtner B, Verhoff MA, Kettner M, Potente S. Aktuelle Empfehlungen zum Umgang mit dem Verdacht auf COVID-19 in der rechtsmedizinischen Routine. Archiv für Kriminologie 245: 50-63.

Nieß AM, Bloch W, Friedmann-Bette B, Grim C, Gärtner B, Halle M, Hirschmüller A, Kopp C, Meyer T, Niebauer J, Predel G, Reinsberger C, Röcker K, Scharhag J, Schneider C, Scherr J, Steinacker JM, Mayer F, Wolfarth B. Recommendations for exercise testing in sports medicine during the current pandemic situation (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19). German Journal of Sports Medicine 71: E1-E2.

Jung P, Mischo CE, Gunaratnam G, Spengler C, Becker SL, Hube B, Jacobs K, Bischoff M. Candida albicans adhesion to central venous catheters: Impact of blood plasma-driven germ tube formation and pathogen-derived adhesin.Virulence 11:1453-1465.

Gund M, Isack J, Hannig M, Thieme-Ruffing S, Gärtner B, Boros G, Rupf S. Contamination of surgical mask during aerosol-producing dental treatments. Clin Oral Investig. 27:1–8.

Maikranz E, Spengler C, Thewes N, Thewes A, Nolle F, Jung P, Bischoff M, Santen L, Jacobs K. Different binding mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus to hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. Nanoscale 12:19267-19275.

Schneider MS, Schaeg M, Gärtner BC, Berger FK, Becker SL. Do written diagnosis-treatment recommendations on microbiological test reports improve the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia? A single-center, retrospective, observational study. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 98:115170.

Papan C, Keeren K, Schroten H, Tenenbaum T. Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy in Children With Enterovirus Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 39:e326-e329.

Stenger T, Ledo A, Ziller C, Schub D, Schmidt T, Enders M, Gärtner BC, Sester M, Meyer T. Timing of Vaccination after Training: Immune Response and Side Effects in Athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 52:1603-1609.

Schöndorf D, Simon A, Wagenpfeil G, Gärtner B, Geipel M, Zemlin M, Schöndorf M, Meyer S. Colonization Screening Targeting Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Does Not Increase the Use of Carbapenems in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Front Pediatr. 8:427.

Huber C, Stamm I, Ziebuhr W, Marincola G, Bischoff M, Trommenger B, Jaschkowitz G, Marciniak T, Cuny C, Witte W, Doellinger J, Schaudinn C, Thürmer A, Epping L, Semmler T, Lübke-Becker A, Wieler LH, Walther B. Silence as a way of niche adaptation: mecC-MRSA with variations in the accessory gene regulator (agr) functionality express kaleidoscopic phenotypes. Sci Rep. 10:14787.

Papan C, Langer F, Bittenbring JT, Bohle RM, Schäfers HJ, Fries P, Becker SL. A 71-year-old man with chest pain and a slowly progressive pulmonary mass. Chest 158:e123-e126.

Sanftenberg L, Roggendorf H, Babucke M, Breckwoldt J, Gärtner BC, Hetzer B, Lendeckel A, Riemenschneider H, Voigt K, Keplinger A, Wiedermann U, Berberat PO, Schelling J. Medical students' knowledge and attitudes regarding vaccination against measles, influenza and HPV. An international multicenter study. J Prev Med Hyg. 61:E181-E185

Konstantinović J, Yahiaoui S, Alhayek A, Haupenthal J, Schönauer E, Andreas A, Kany AM, Mueller R, Köhnke J, Berger F, Bischoff M, Hartmann RW, Brandstetter H, Hirsch AKH. N-Aryl-3-mercaptosuccinimides as Antivirulence Agents Targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase and Clostridium Collagenases. J Med Chem. 63:8359-8368.

Papan C, Willersinn M, Weiß C, Karremann M, Schroten H, Tenenbaum T. Antibiotic utilization in hospitalized children under 2 years of age with influenza or respiratory syncytial virus infection - a comparative, retrospective analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 20:606.

Davies K, Lawrence J, Berry C, Davis G, Yu H, Cai B, Gonzalez E, Prantner I, Kurcz A, Macovei I, Pituch H, Nováková E, Nyč O, Gärtner B, Berger FK, Oleastro M, Cornely OA, Vehreschild MJGT, Pedneault L, Wilcox M. Risk Factors for Primary Clostridium difficile Infection; Results From the Observational Study of Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients With Infective Diarrhea. Front Public Health. 8:293.

Kridaningsih TN, Sukmana DJ, Mufidah H, Diptyanusa A, Kusumasari RA, Burdam FH, Kenangalem E, Poespoprodjo JR, Fuad A, Mahendradhata Y, Supargiyono S, Utzinger J, Becker SL, Murhandarwati EEH. Epidemiology and risk factors of human Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Papua, Indonesia: a molecular diagnostic study. Acta Tropica 209:105575

Thurner L, Hartmann S, Fadle N, Regitz E, Kemele M, Kim YJ, Bohle RM, Nimmesgern A, von Müller L, Kempf VAJ, Weniger MA, Neumann F, Schneider N, Vornanen M, Sundström C, de Leval L, Engert A, Eichenauer DA, Küppers R, Preuss KD, Hansmann ML, Pfreundschuh M. Lymphocyte predominant cells detect Moraxella catarrhalis-derived antigens in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Nat Commun. 11:2465.

Meyer S, Nüßlein T, Nährlich L, Bend J, Gärtner BC, Becker SL, Simon A. Infection prevention and control in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF): results from a survey in 35 German CF treatment centers. J of Cyst Fibrosis 19:384-387.

Kaddu-Mulindwa D, Roth S, Klees-Rollmann A, Fassbender K, Fousse M. Primary HIV infection presenting with Kaposi sarcoma and limbic encephalitis. J Neurovirol. 26:292-296

Abdulnasser Harfoush S, Hannig M, Le DD, Heck S, Leitner M, Omlor AJ, Tavernaro I, Kraegeloh A, Kautenburger R, Kickelbick G, Beilhack A, Bischoff M, Nguyen J, Sester M, Bals R, Dinh QT. High-dose intranasal application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles induces the systemic uptakes and allergic airway inflammation in asthmatic mice. Respir Res. 21:168.

Gaidar D, Jonas A, Akulenko R, Ruffing U, Herrmann M, Helms V, von Müller L. Analysis of the dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus binding to white blood cells using whole blood assay and geno-to-pheno mapping. Int J Med Microbiol. 310:151411.

Karaoui WR, Rustom LBO, Bou Daher H, Rimmani HH, Rasheed SS, Matar GM, Mahfouz R, Araj GF, Zahreddine N, Kanj SS, Berger FK, Gärtner B, El Sabbagh R, Sharara AI. Incidence, outcome, and risk factors for recurrence of nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection in adults: A prospective cohort study. J Infect Public Health. 13:485-490

Davies K, Davis G, Barbut F, Eckert C, Petrosillo N, Pisapia R, Gärtner BC, Berger FK, Reigadas E, Bouza E, Demont C, Wilcox MH. Factors affecting reported Clostridioides difficile infection rates; the more you look the more you find, but should you believe what you see? Anaerobe 62:102178.

Berger FK, Mellmann A, Bischoff M, von Müller L, Becker SL, Simango C, Gärtner BC. Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioidesdifficile detected in chicken, soil and human samples from Zimbabwe. Int J Infect Dis. 96:82-87.

Leuer L, Krill A, Wilkens H, Wagenpfeil G, Bischoff M, Meier C, Bals R, Tschernig T. The phagocytosis of blood leukocytes from cystic fibrosis patients is not impaired in general. Lung 198:235-239.

Nourkami-Tutdibi N, Linsler S, Yilmaz U, Pfeifer J, Derouet C, Becker SL, Zemlin M, Meyer S, Kulas P. A 6-year-old boy with a frontal mass: Pott’s puffy tumor. Journal of Pediatrics 217:211

Glebe D, van Bömmel F, Dudareva S, Gärtner B, Monazahian M, Roß S, Rösler J, Slanina H, Spickhoff A, Thanheiser M, Schüttler CG. Prävention der nosokomialen Übertragung von Hepatitis-B-Virus (HBV) und Hepatitis-C-Virus (HCV) durch im Gesundheitswesen Tätige : Empfehlungen der Deutschen Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten (DVV) e. V. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 63:218-225.

Becker SL, Pérez Guerra N, Müller CSL. Persistent, highly pruritic nodular skin lesions in a traveler returning from Guyana. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 33:101552

Eichel V, Papan C, Boutin S, Pöschl J, Heeg K, Nurjadi D. Altering Antibiotic Regimen as Additional Control Measure in Suspected Multi-Drug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Hosp Infect. 104:144-149

Müller L, Bischoff M, Tschernig T. UV-C Irradiation Reduces the Experimentally Induced Bacterial Load on the Surface of a Human Cadaver: An Additional Option for the Preservation of Cadavers in Anatomy. Clin Anat. 33:113-116.

Berger FK, Mellmann A, von Müller L, Bischoff M, Gärtner BC, on behalf of the German speaking C. difficile laboratory study group. Quality assurance for genotyping and resistance testing of Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile isolates - Experiences from the first inter-laboratory ring trial in four German speaking countries. Anaerobe 61:102093

Ledo A, Schub D, Ziller C, Enders M, Stenger T, Gärtner BC, Schmidt T, Meyer T, Sester M. Elite athletes on regular training show more pronounced induction of vaccine-specific T-cells and antibodies after tetravalent influenza vaccination than controls. Brain Behav Immun. 83:135-145.

Anversa Dimer F, de Souza Carvalho-Wodarz C, Goes A, Cirnski K, Herrmann J, Schmitt V, Pätzold L, Abed N, De Rossi C, Bischoff M, Couvreur P, Müller R, Lehr CM. PLGA nanocapsules improve the delivery of clarithromycin to kill intracellular Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium abscessus. Nanomedicine 24:102125.

Müller-Schulte E, Nonfra Tuo M, Akoua-Koffi C, Schaumburg F, Becker SL. High prevalence of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in clinical samples from central Côte d’Ivoire. Int J Infect Dis. 91:207-209.

Haidar A, Awadelkareem A, Veziroglu S, Fiutowski J, Eichler H, Müller I, Kiefer K, Faupel F, Bischoff M, Veith M, Aktas OC, Abdul-Khaliq H. PTFEP–Al2O3 hybrid nanowires reducing thrombosis and biofouling. Nanoscale Adv. 1: 4659-4664.

Shi L, Stachon T, Latta L, Elhawy MI, Orosz E, Gunaratnam G, Kiderlein AF, Seitz B, Bischoff M, Szentmáry N. Comparison of in vitro assays to study the effectiveness of antiparasitics against Acanthamoeba castellani trophozoites and cysts. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 13:1-10.

Zamani AH, Razmyar J, Berger FK, Kalidari GA, Jamshidi A. Isolation and toxin gene detection of Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile from traditional and commercial quail farms and packed quail meat for market supply. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 67:499–504.

Schneeberger PHH, Fuhrimann S, Becker SL, Pothier JF, Duffy B, Beuret C, Frey JE, Utzinger J (2019). Qualitative microbiome profiling along a wastewater system in Kampala, Uganda. Sci Rep 9:17334.

Gunaratnam G, Tuchscherr L, Elhawy MI, Bertram R, Eisenbeis J, Spengler C, Tschernig T, Löffler B, Sommerville GA, Jacobs K, Herrmann M, Bischoff M. ClpC affects the intracellular survival capacity of Staphylococcus aureus in non-professional phagocytic cells. Sci Rep. 9:16267.

Spengler C, Nolle F, Mischo J, Faidt T, Grandthyll S, Thewes N, Koch M, Müller F, Bischoff M, Klatt MK, Jacobs K. Strength of bacterial adhesion on nanostructured surfaces quantified by substrate morphometry. Nanoscale 11:19713-19722.

Bufe B, Teuchert Y, Schmid A, Pyrski M, Pérez-Gómez A, Eisenbeis J, Timm T, Ishii T, Lochnit G, Bischoff M, Mombaerts P, Leinders-Zufall T, Zufall F. Bacterial MgrB peptide activates chemoreceptor Fpr3 in mouse accessory olfactory system and drives avoidance behaviour. Nat Commun. 10:4889.

Benthien S, Schlüter C, Becker SL, Papan C. Detection of Bordetella trematum in a diabetic patient with a skin and soft tissue infection. Int J Infect Dis. 89:1-2

Papan C, Kremp L, Weiß C, Petzold A, Schroten H, Tenenbaum T. Infectious causes of peripheral facial nerve palsy in children-a retrospective cohort study with long-term follow-up. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 38:2177-2184.

Steck P, Ritzmann F, Honecker A, Vella G, Herr C, Gaupp R, Bischoff M, Speer T, Tschernig T, Bals R, Beisswenger C. IL-17RE/IL-17C mediate the recruitment of neutrophils during acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia. Infect Immun. 87:e00329-19.

Emele MF, Joppe FM, Riedel T, Overmann J, Rupnik M, Cooper P, Kusumawati RL, Berger FK, Laukien F, Zimmermann O, Bohne W, Groß U, Bader O, Zautner AE. Proteotyping of Clostridioides difficile as Alternate Typing Method to Ribotyping Is Able to Distinguish the Ribotypes RT027 and RT176 From Other Ribotypes. Front Microbiol. 10:2087.

Selb R, Visockaite V, Graf B, Hamprecht A, Hogarth M, Sedlacek L, Schwarz R, Idelevich EA, Becker SL, Held J, Roll C, McCormick-Smith I, Heckmann D, Gerkrath J, Han CO, Wilmes D, Rickerts V. Molecular typing and in vitro resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates cultivated in Germany between 2011 and 2017. Int J Med Microbiol 309:151336

Müller-Schulte E, Gärtner BC. Vaccinations during pregnancy: a call to sting into action. Future Microbiol 14:995-1006.

Last K, Papan C. Being a parent at ECCMID 2019. Clin Microbiol Infect 25:1159-1160.

Menina S, Eisenbeis J, Kamal MAM, Koch M, Bischoff M, Gordon S, Loretz B, Lehr CM. Bioinspired liposomes for oral delivery of Colistin to combat intracellular infections by Salmonella enterica. Adv Healthc Mater. e1900564.

Piepenbrock E, Stelzer Y, Berger F, Jazmati N. Changes in Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile PCR-ribotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance in a German tertiary care hospital over the last 10 years. Curr Microbiol 2019 76:520-526.

Galata V, Laczny CC, Backes C, Hemmrich-Stanisak G, Schmolke S, Franke A, Meese E, Herrmann M, von Müller L, Plum A, Müller R, Stähler C, Posch AE, Keller A. Integrating culture-based antibiotic resistance profiles with whole-genome sequencing data for 11,087 clinical isolates. Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 17:169-182.

Fofana HKM, Schwarzkopf M, Doumbia MN, Saye R, Nimmesgern A, Landouré A, Traoré MS, Mertens P, Utzinger J, Sacko M, Becker SL. Prevalence of Giardia intestinalis Infection in Schistosomiasis-Endemic Areas in South-Central Mali. Trop Med Infect Dis. 4.

Boden KT, Pérez Guerra N, Szurman P, Simon A, Becker SL. Eosinophilia, iron deficiency anaemia and a subconjunctival worm in a girl from Cameroon. Travel Med Infect Dis. 29:84-85.

Kranz LM, Gärtner B, Michel A, Pawlita M, Waterboer T, Brenner N. Development and Validation of HIV-1 Multiplex Serology. J Immunol Methods. 466:47-51.

Brenner N, Mentzer AJ, Butt J, Braband KL, Michel A, Jeffery K, Klenerman P, Gärtner B, Schnitzler P, Hill A, Taylor G, Demontis MA, Guy E, Hadfield SJ, Almond R, Allen N, Pawlita M, Waterboer T. Validation of Multiplex Serology for human hepatitis viruses B and C, human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and Toxoplasma gondii.PLoS One. 14:e0210407.

Feucherolles M, Poppert S, Utzinger J, Becker SL (2019). MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as diagnostic tool in veterinary and human helminthology: a systematic review. Parasit Vectors 12:245.

Becker SL, Schlotthauer U, Schäfers HJ, Bals R, Trudzinski FC (2019). Epidemiology, clinical management, diagnosis and treatment of infections caused by Mycobacterium chimaera. Pneumologie 73:474-481.

Nourkami-Tutdibi N, Simon A, Fries P, Becker SL, Ecker P, Zemlin M, Meyer S (2019). A 5-year-old boy with a chronic cough caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Lancet 393:74.

Thurner L, Hartmann S, Fadle N, Kemele M, Bock T, Bewarder M, Regitz E, Neumann F, Nimmesgern A, von Müller L, Pott C, Kim YJ, Bohle RM, Wasik M, Schuster SJ, Hansmann ML, Preuss KD, Pfreundschuh M. LRPAP1 is a frequent proliferation-inducing antigen of BCRs of mantle cell lymphomas and can be used for specific therapeutic targeting. Leukemia 33:148-158.

Berger FK, Gfrörer S, Becker SL, Baldan R, Cirillo DM, Frentrup M, Steglich M, Engling P, Nübel U, Mellmann A, Bischoff M, Gärtner B, von Müller L (2019). Hospital outbreak due to Clostridium difficileribotype 018 (RT018) in southern Germany. Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 309:189-193.

Becker SL, Berger FK, Feldner SK, Karliova I, Haber M, Mellmann A, Schäfers HJ, Gärtner B (2018). Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections associated with contaminated octenidine mouthwash solution, Germany, August to September 2018. Eurosurveillance 23:pii=1800540.

Berger FK, Schwab N, Glanemann M, Bohle RM, Gärtner BC, Groesdonk HV: Flavonifractor (Eubacterium) plautii bloodstream infection following acute cholecystitis. IDCases 14:e00461.

Enkelmann J, Bohmer M, Fingerle V, Siffczyk C, Werber D, Littmann M, Merbecks SS, Helmeke C, Schroeder S, Hell S, Schlotthauer U, Burckhardt F, Stark K, Schielke A, Wilking H (2018). Incidence of notified Lyme borreliosis in Germany, 2013-2017. Sci Rep8:14976

Tschudin-Sutter S, Kuijper EJ, Durovic A, Vehreschild MJGT, Barbut F, Eckert C, Fitzpatrick F, Hell M, Norèn T, O'Driscoll J, Coia J, Gastmeier P, von Müller L, Wilcox MH, Widmer AF; Committee. Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings. Clin Microbiol Infect 24:1051-1054.

Becker SL, Becker TK. Parasitic infections in the intensive care unit. Anaesth Intensive Care 46:546-548

Seugendo M, Janssen I, Lang V, Hasibuan I, Bohne W, Cooper P, Daniel R, Gunka K, Kusumawati RL, Mshana SE, von Müller L, Okamo B, Ortlepp JR, Overmann J, Riedel T, Rupnik M, Zimmermann O, Groß U. Prevalence and strain characterization of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in representative regions of Germany, Ghana, Tanzania and Indonesia - A comparative multi-center cross-sectional study. Front Microbiol. 9:1843.

Kristanti H, Meyanti F, Wijayanti MA, Mahendradhata Y, Polman K, Chappuis F, Utzinger J, Becker SL, Murhandarwati EEH. Diagnostic comparison of Baermann funnel, Koga agar plate culture and polymerase chain reaction for detection of human Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Maluku, Indonesia. Parasitol Res. 117:3229-3235.

Gannoun-Zaki L, Pätzold L, Huc-Brandt S, Baronian G, Elhawy MI, Gaupp R, Martin M, Blanc-Potard AB, Letourneur F, Bischoff M, and Molle V. PtpA, a secreted tyrosine phosphatase from Staphylococcus aureus, contributes to virulence and interacts with Coronin-1A during infection. J Biol Chem 293:15569-15580.

Becker SL, Liwanag HJ, Snyder JS, Akogun O, Belizario V Jr, Freeman MC, Gyorkos TW, Imtiaz R, Keiser J, Krolewiecki A, Levecke B, Mwandawiro C, Pullan RL, Addiss DG, Utzinger J. Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 12:e0006606.

Kazimoto T, Abdulla S, Bategereza L, Juma O, Mhimbira F, Weisser M, Utzinger J, von Müller L, Becker SL. Causative agents and antimicrobial resistance Patterns of human skin and soft tissue infections in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Acta Trop. 186:102-106.

Eisenbeis J, Saffarzadeh M, Peisker H, Jung P, Thewes N, Preissner KT, Herrmann M, Molle V, Geisbrecht BV, Jacobs K, Bischoff M. The Staphylococcus aureus Extracellular Adherence Protein Eap Is a DNA Binding Protein Capable of Blocking Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 8:235.

Widmann T, Sester U, Schmidt T, Gärtner BC, Schubert J, Pfreundschuh M, Sester M. Rapid reconstitution of CMV-specific T-cells after stem-cell transplantation. Eur J Haematol. 101:38-47.

Galata V, Backes C, Laczny CC, Hemmrich-Stanisak G, Li H, Smoot L, Posch A, Schmolke S, Bischoff M, von Müller L, Plum A, Franke A, Keller A. Comparing genome versus proteome based identification of clinical bacterial isolates. Brief Bioinform. 19:495-505.

Alabi A, Kazimoto T, Lebughe M, Vubil D, Phaku P, Mandomando I, Kern WV, Abdulla S, Mellmann A, Peitzmann L, Bischoff M, Peters G, Herrmann M, Grobusch MP, Schaumburg F, Rieg S. Management of superficial and deep-seeted Staphylococcus aures skin and soft tissue infections in sub-Saharan Africa: a post hoc analysis of the StaphNet cohort. Infection. 46:395-404.

Fries FN, Pattmöller M, Seitz B, Berger F, Kampen H, Szentmáry N, Becker SL. Ophtalmomyiasis externa due to Oestrus ovis in a traveller returning from Greece. Travel Med Infect Dis. 23:101-102.

Becker SL, Zange S, Brockmeyer M, Grün U, Halfmann A. Rapid MALDI-TOF-based identification of Brucella melitensis from positive blood culture vials may prevent laboratory-acquired infections. J Hosp Infect. 100:117-119.

Lepper PM, Hörsch SI, Seiler F, Kamp A, Becker SL, Lensch C, Conzelmann LO, Haake H, Muellenbach RM, Bals R, Kredel M, Langer F, Wilkens H, Trudzinski FC. Precutaneous mechanical circulation support combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (oxyRVAD) in secondary right heart failiure. ASAIO J 64:e64-e67

Becker SL, Halfmann A, Schilling L, Mawlood DA, Janssen E, Reischl U, Vogt T, Müller CS. Mycobacterium iranicum infection in a patient with fish tank granuloma: a first case report. Eur J Dermatol.28:238-239.

Gärtner H, Müller CSL, Becker SL, Bozzato A. A different kind of wrestler's ear. HNO 66:559-561.

Schmit D, Le DD, Heck S, Bischoff M, Tschernig T, Herr C, Beisswenger C, Kobelt P, Lepper PM, Chung KF, Bals R, Dinh QT. Allergic airway inflammation induces migration of mast cell populations into the mouse airway. Cell Tissue Res. 369:331-340.

Berger F, Rasheed SS, Araj GF, Mahfouz R, Rimmani HH, Karaoui WR, Sharara AI, Dbaibo G, Becker SL, von Müller L, Bischoff M, Matar GM, Gärtner BC. Molecular characterization, Toxin detection and resistance testing of human clinical Clostridium difficile isolates from Lebanon. Int J Med Microbiol308:358-363.

Simon A, Mock M, Graf N, von Müller L. Investigation of Clostridium difficile ribotypes in symptomatic patients of a German pediatric oncology center. Eur J Pediatr. 177:403-408.

Buder S, Dudareva S, Jansen K, Loenenbach A, Nikisins S, Sailer A, Guhl E, Kohl PK, Bremer V; GORENET study group (Halfmann A). Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Germany: low levels of cephalosporin resistance, but high azithromycin resistance. BMC Infect Dis. 18:44

Schub D, Fousse M, Faßbender K, Gärtner BC, Sester U, Sester M, Schmidt T. CTLA-4- expression on VZV-specific T cells in CSF and blood is specifically increased in patients with VZV related central nervous system infections. Eur J Immunol. 48:151-160.

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