Search Results - "MELLMANN, A."

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in wildlife, food-producing, and companion animals: a systematic review by Köck, R., Daniels-Haardt, I., Becker, K., Mellmann, A., Friedrich, A.W., Mevius, D., Schwarz, S., Jurke, A.

“…The spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in healthcare settings challenges clinicians worldwide. However, little is known about…”
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Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry in Comparison to 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Species Identification of Nonfermenting Bacteria by Mellmann, A, Cloud, J, Maier, T, Keckevoet, U, Ramminger, I, Iwen, P, Dunn, J, Hall, G, Wilson, D, LaSala, P, Kostrzewa, M, Harmsen, D

“…Nonfermenting bacteria are ubiquitous environmental opportunists that cause infections in humans, especially compromised patients. Due to their limited…”
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Acquisition and colonization dynamics of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria during international travel: a prospective cohort study by Schaumburg, F., Sertic, S.M., Correa-Martinez, C., Mellmann, A., Köck, R., Becker, K.

“…Travellers may be colonized with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on return, but little is known about colonization during travel. Our objectives were to…”
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Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequence-Based Methods and PCR Ribotyping for Subtyping of Clostridioides difficile by Baktash, A, Corver, J, Harmanus, C, Smits, W K, Fawley, W, Wilcox, M H, Kumar, N, Eyre, D W, Indra, A, Mellmann, A, Kuijper, E J

“…Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal infections. Capillary electrophoresis (CE)-PCR ribotyping is…”
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In the centre of an epidemic: Fifteen years of LA-MRSA CC398 at the University Hospital Münster by van Alen, S., Ballhausen, B., Peters, G., Friedrich, A.W., Mellmann, A., Köck, R., Becker, K.

“…•Report on a 15-years-period of LA-MRSA CC398 epidemic.•Reporting of the first or at least one of the first human-associated LA-MRSA CC398 isolates reported in…”
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Global Epidemiology and Evolutionary History of Staphylococcus aureus ST45 by Effelsberg, N, Stegger, M, Peitzmann, L, Altinok, O, Coombs, G W, Pichon, B, Kearns, A, Randad, P R, Heaney, C D, Bletz, S, Schaumburg, F, Mellmann, A

“…ST45 is a major global MRSA lineage with huge strain diversity and a high clinical impact. It is one of the most prevalent carrier lineages but also frequently…”
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Whole genome sequencing as a tool to investigate a cluster of seven cases of listeriosis in Austria and Germany, 2011–2013 by Schmid, D., Allerberger, F., Huhulescu, S., Pietzka, A., Amar, C., Kleta, S., Prager, R., Preußel, K., Aichinger, E., Mellmann, A.

“…A cluster of seven human cases of listeriosis occurred in Austria and in Germany between April 2011 and July 2013. The Listeria monocytogenes serovar (SV) 1/2b…”
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Whole genome sequencing reveals a prolonged and spatially spread nosocomial outbreak of Panton–Valentine leucocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (USA300) by Kossow, A., Kampmeier, S., Schaumburg, F., Knaack, D., Moellers, M., Mellmann, A.

“…Whole genome sequencing (WGS) helps to better investigate the transmission and characterization of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains…”
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Genotypic Characterization of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates of Clonal Complex 398 in Pigsty Visitors: Transient Carriage or Persistence? by Effelsberg, N, Udarcev, S, Müller, H, Kobusch, I, Linnemann, S, Boelhauve, M, Köck, R, Mellmann, A

“…Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant (LA-MRSA) of clonal complex (CC) 398 has become a rising issue for public health. While it is known that >80% of pig…”
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Ensuring backwards compatibility: traditional genotyping efforts in the era of whole genome sequencing by Bletz, S., Mellmann, A., Rothgänger, J., Harmsen, D.

“…When using next-generation whole genome sequencing (WGS), extraction of spa types from WGS data is essential for backwards compatibility with Sanger…”
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High Interlaboratory Reproducibility of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Species Identification of Nonfermenting Bacteria by Mellmann, A, Bimet, F, Bizet, C, Borovskaya, A.D, Drake, R.R, Eigner, U, Fahr, A.M, He, Y, Ilina, E.N, Kostrzewa, M, Maier, T, Mancinelli, L, Moussaoui, W, Prévost, G, Putignani, L, Seachord, C.L, Tang, Y.W, Harmsen, D

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry has emerged as a rapid, cost-effective alternative for bacterial species…”
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Virulence factors and genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus from infection and carriage in Gabon by Schaumburg, F., Ngoa, U. Ateba, sters, K. Kö, Köck, R., Adegnika, A.A., Kremsner, P.G., Lell, B., Peters, G., Mellmann, A., Becker, K.

“…Staphylococcus aureus isolates from developed countries have been extensively analyzed with respect to their virulence patterns and clonal relatedness but…”
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Unveiling the molecular basis of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo using whole genome sequencing by Phaku, P., Lebughe, M., Strauß, L., Peters, G., Herrmann, M., Mumba, D., Mellmann, A., Muyembe-Tamfum, J.-J., Schaumburg, F.

“…Staphylococcus aureus from sub-Saharan Africa is frequently resistant to antimicrobial agents that are commonly used to treat invasive infections in…”
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State-wide surveillance of antibiotic resistance patterns and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood cultures in North Rhine-Westphalia, 2011–2013 by Cuny, C., Layer, F., Werner, G., Harmsen, D., Daniels-Haardt, I., Jurke, A., Mellmann, A., Witte, W., Köck, R.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of bacteraemia. We aimed to obtain a complete picture of severe MRSA infections by…”
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Assessing the spreading potential of an undetected case of COVID-19 in orthopaedic surgery by Schneider, K. N., Correa-Martínez, C. L., Gosheger, G., Rickert, C., Schorn, D., Mellmann, A., Schwierzeck, V., Kampmeier, S.

“…Background With the novel coronavirus-induced disease (COVID-19), there is the fear of nosocomial infections and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…”
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High Interlaboratory Reproducibility of DNA Sequence-Based Typing of Bacteria in a Multicenter Study by Aires-de-Sousa, M, Boye, K, de Lencastre, H, Deplano, A, Enright, M. C, Etienne, J, Friedrich, A, Harmsen, D, Holmes, A, Huijsdens, X. W, Kearns, A. M, Mellmann, A, Meugnier, H, Rasheed, J. K, Spalburg, E, Strommenger, B, Struelens, M. J, Tenover, F. C, Thomas, J, Vogel, U, Westh, H, Xu, J, Witte, W

“…Current DNA amplification-based typing methods for bacterial pathogens often lack interlaboratory reproducibility. In this international study, DNA…”
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Low-level antimicrobial resistance of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the nares of pig-exposed persons by FISCHER, J., HILLE, K., MELLMANN, A., SCHAUMBURG, F., KREIENBROCK, L., KÖCK, R.

“…Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) have recently emerged in livestock and humans. Therefore, this study assessed the…”
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Personal microbiological consultations improve the therapeutic management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia by Kampmeier, S., Correa-Martinez, C.L., Peters, G., Mellmann, A., Kahl, B.C.

“…•Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) requires optimal therapeutic management.•Personal antimicrobial consultations of attending clinicians improve…”
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Infection of exposed patients during norovirus outbreaks – Are there predictive parameters? by Kampmeier, S, Pillukat, M.H, Kossow, A, Pettke, A, Mellmann, A

“…Summary Background Norovirus outbreak management comprises isolation and cohorting of patients. In this context, exposed patients are preferably cohorted…”
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A child with soft-tissue infection and lymphadenitis by Froböse, N.J., Masjosthusmann, K., Huss, S., Correa-Martinez, C.L., Mellmann, A., Schuler, F., Kahl, B.C., Wittkowski, H., Schaumburg, F.

“…We report a case of a soft-tissue infection with Francisella philomiragia, a rare opportunistic pathogen in individuals with chronic granulomatous disease…”
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