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Implications of identifying the recently defined members of the Staphylococcus aureus complex S. argenteus and S. schweitzeri: a position paper of members of the ESCMID Study Group for Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases (ESGS) by Becker, K., Schaumburg, F., Kearns, A., Larsen, A.R., Lindsay, J.A., Skov, R.L., Westh, H.

“…Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri, previously known as divergent Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineages, have been recently established as…”
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SY.1.3 WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND MRSA PATHOGENESIS by Westh, H

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Clinical and analytical evaluation of the new Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, with data on M. genitalium prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in M. genitalium in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 2016 by Unemo, M., Salado-Rasmussen, K., Hansen, M., Olsen, A.O., Falk, M., Golparian, D., Aasterød, M., Ringlander, J., Nilsson, C. Stezckó, Sundqvist, M., Schønning, K., Moi, H., Westh, H., Jensen, J.S.

“…Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) causes urethritis and cervicitis, potentially causing reproductive complications. Resistance in MG to first-line (azithromycin) and…”
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A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I–V by Boye, K., Bartels, M.D., Andersen, I.S., Møller, J.A., Westh, H.

“…A multiplex PCR with four primer-pairs was designed to identify the five main known SCCmec types. A clear and easily discriminated band pattern was obtained…”
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SARS-CoV-2 in first trimester pregnancy: a cohort study by la Cour Freiesleben, N, Egerup, P, Hviid, K V R, Severinsen, E R, Kolte, A M, Westergaard, D, Fich Olsen, L, Prætorius, L, Zedeler, A, Christiansen, A -M H, Nielsen, J R, Bang, D, Berntsen, S, Ollé-López, J, Ingham, A, Bello-Rodríguez, J, Storm, D M, Ethelberg-Findsen, J, Hoffmann, E R, Wilken-Jensen, C, Jørgensen, F S, Westh, H, Jørgensen, H L, Nielsen, H S

“…Abstract STUDY QUESTION Does maternal infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in first trimester pregnancy have an impact…”
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Evaluating next-generation sequencing for direct clinical diagnostics in diarrhoeal disease by Joensen, K. G., Engsbro, A. L. Ø., Lukjancenko, O., Kaas, R. S., Lund, O., Westh, H., Aarestrup, F. M.

“…The accurate microbiological diagnosis of diarrhoea involves numerous laboratory tests and, often, the pathogen is not identified in time to guide clinical…”
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Repeated introduction and spread of the MRSA clone t304/ST6 in northern Europe by Bartels, M.D., Worning, P., Andersen, L.P., Bes, M., Enger, H., Ås, C.G., Hansen, T.A., Holzknecht, B.J., Larssen, K.W., Laurent, F., Mäkitalo, B., Pichon, B., Svartström, O., Westh, H.

“…During the last decades several methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones with the capability of global spread have emerged in the community…”
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Multiplex real-time PCR and blood culture for identification of bloodstream pathogens in patients with suspected sepsis by Westh, H., Lisby, G., Breysse, F., Böddinghaus, B., Chomarat, M., Gant, V., Goglio, A., Raglio, A., Schuster, H., Stuber, F., Wissing, H., Hoeft, A.

“…Severe sepsis is increasingly a cause of death. Rapid and correct initial antimicrobial treatment reduces mortality. The aetiological agent(s) cannot always be…”
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Core genome multi-locus sequence typing as an essential tool in a high-cost livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 hospital outbreak by Slott Jensen, M.L., Nielsine Skov, M., Pries Kristiansen, H., Toft, A., Lundgaard, H., Gumpert, H., Westh, H., Holm, A., Kolmos, H.J., Kemp, M.

“…Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) clonal complex (CC) 398 may be transmitted and cause morbidity and mortality in…”
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Origins and Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Lineages by GOMES, A. R, WESTH, H, DE LENCASTRE, H

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Increased risk of venous thromboembolism within the first year after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a nationwide observational matched cohort study by Mejer, N., Westh, H., Schønheyder, H. C., Jensen, A. G., Larsen, A.R., Skov, R., Benfield, T.

“…Objectives Recent evidence suggests that there is an association between infection and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Here, we examined the risk of VTE after…”
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Comparison of the Hologic Aptima HCV Quant Dx assay to the Roche COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test v2.0 for the quantification of HCV-RNA in plasma samples by Schønning, K, Johansen, K, Landt, B, Westh, H

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Identification of a PVL-negative SCCmec-IVa sublineage of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC80 lineage: understanding the clonal origin of CA-MRSA by Edslev, S.M., Westh, H., Andersen, P.S., Skov, R., Kobayashi, N., Bartels, M.D., Vandenesch, F., Petersen, A., Worning, P., Larsen, A.R., Stegger, M.

“…Community-acquired (CA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates belonging to clonal complex 80 (CC80) are recognized as the European…”
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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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Comparison of the Hologic Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx assay to the Roche COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 for the quantification of HIV-RNA in plasma samples by Schønning, K, Johansen, K, Landt, B, Benfield, T, Westh, H

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Trends and prediction of antimicrobial susceptibility in urinary bacteria isolated in European emergency departments: the EuroUTI 2010-2016 Study by Quaegebeur, Alice, Brunard, Loïc, Javaudin, François, Vibet, Marie-Anne, Bemer, Pascale, Le Bastard, Quentin, Batard, Eric, Montassier, Emmanuel

“…Abstract Objectives To assess recent trends in susceptibility to antibiotics among urinary isolates isolated in European emergency departments (EDs) and to…”
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Monitoring meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its spread in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013, through routine whole genome sequencing by Bartels, M D, Larner-Svensson, H, Meiniche, H, Kristoffersen, K, Schonning, K, Nielsen, J B, Rohde, S M, Christensen, L B, Skibsted, A W, Jarlov, J O, Johansen, H K, Andersen, L P, Petersen, I S, Crook, D W, Bowden, R, Boye, K, Worning, P, Westh, H

“…Typing of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by whole genome sequencing (WGS) is performed routinely in Copenhagen since January 2013. We…”
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A nationwide study of comorbidity and risk of reinfection after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia by Wiese, L, Mejer, N, Schønheyder, H.C, Westh, H, Jensen, A.G, Larsen, A.R, Skov, R, Benfield, T

“…Summary Background Data on risk factors and rates of reinfection associated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) are sparse. Methods We conducted a…”
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Identification of a PVL-negative SCC mec -IVa sublineage of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC80 lineage: understanding the clonal origin of CA-MRSA by Edslev, S.M., Westh, H., Andersen, P.S., Skov, R., Kobayashi, N., Bartels, M.D., Vandenesch, F., Petersen, A., Worning, P., Larsen, A.R., Stegger, M.

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Increasing incidence but decreasing in-hospital mortality of adult Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia between 1981 and 2000 by Benfield, T., Espersen, F., Frimodt-Møller, N., Jensen, A.G., Larsen, A.R., Pallesen, L.V., Skov, R., Westh, H., Skinhøj, P.

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacteraemia. This study analysed temporal trends from 18 702 adult cases of S. aureus bacteraemia in Denmark…”
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