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  1. Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanA ST612 with reduced daptomycin susceptibility, Switzerland, 2018 to 2024
  2. Multicenter Evaluation of the QIAstat‐Dx and the BioFire Multiplex Panel Tests for the Detection of Respiratory Pathogens
  3. Antibacterial Effects of X-ray and MRI Contrast Media: An In Vitro Pilot Study
  4. Biomolecules capturing live bacteria from clinical samples
  5. Urine Flow Cytometry Parameter Cannot Safely Predict Contamination of Urine—A Cohort Study of a Swiss Emergency Department Using Machine Learning Techniques
  6. Repatriation of a patient with COVID-19 contributed to the importation of an emerging carbapenemase producer
  7. Mycobacterium helveticum sp. nov., a novel slowly growing mycobacterial species associated with granulomatous lesions in adult swine
  8. Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of qPCR, Sanger Sequencing, and Whole-Genome Sequencing in Determining Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori
  9. NGS-Based S. aureus Typing and Outbreak Analysis in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Lessons Learned From a Swiss-Wide Proficiency Test
  10. Recurrent Mycobacterium chelonae Skin Infection Unmasked as Factitious Disorder Using Bacterial Whole Genome Sequence Analysis
  11. Natural Polymorphisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Conferring Resistance to Delamanid in Drug-Naive Patients
  12. Rapid Increase of CTX-M-Producing Shigella sonnei Isolates in Switzerland Due to Spread of Common Plasmids and International Clones
  13. Think tuberculosis—but is thinking enough?
  14. Shifting Paradigms Regarding the Role of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Advanced Lung Disease
  15. International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  16. Mycoplasma penetrans bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient detected by metagenomic sequencing: a case report
  17. Evaluation of the AID AmpC line probe assay for molecular detection of AmpC-producing Enterobacterales
  18. Detection of NDM-19, a novel variant of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase with increased carbapenemase activity under zinc-limited conditions, in Switzerland
  19. Defining threshold values in microscopic examination and qPCR for optimal performance of line probe assays for resistance detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
  20. Next-Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Challenging Culture-Negative Endocarditis
  21. Review of current diagnostic methods and advances inHelicobacter pyloridiagnostics in the era of next generation sequencing
  22. Rare Case of Community-Acquired Endocarditis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Assessed by Clinical Metagenomics
  23. Francisella tularensis Periprosthetic Joint Infections Diagnosed with Growth in Cultures
  24. Population-based inference of aminoglycoside resistance mechanisms in Escherichia coli
  25. First Clinical Case of In Vivo Acquisition of DHA-1 Plasmid-Mediated AmpC in a Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Isolate
  26. Rapid Characterization of Virulence Determinants in Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Non-Atrophic Gastritis Patients by Next-Generation Sequencing
  27. Phenotypic and Genomic Analyses ofBurkholderia stabilisClinical Contamination, Switzerland
  28. Whole-Genome Sequencing for Drug Resistance Profile Prediction in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  29. Standards for MIC testing that apply to the majority of bacterial pathogens should also be enforced for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
  30. High-throughput screening of bacterial pathogens in clinical specimens using 16S rDNA qPCR and fragment analysis
  31. Drug susceptibility testing and mortality in patients treated for tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a multicentre cohort study
  32. Evaluation of Lightmix Mycoplasma macrolide assay for detection of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pneumonia patients
  33. Rapid identification of NDM-, KPC-, IMP-, VIM- and OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales from blood cultures by a multiplex lateral flow immunoassay
  34. Low-grade infections as a possible cause of arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty
  35. Discovery and Characterization of Mycobacterium basiliense sp. nov., a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Isolated From Human Lungs
  36. Genetic Determinants and Prediction of Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes in Helicobacter pylori
  37. Improving the quality and workflow of bacterial genome sequencing and analysis: paving the way for a Switzerland-wide molecular epidemiological surveillance platform
  38. Inadequate Perioperative Prophylaxis and Postsurgical Complications After Graft Implantation Are Important Risk Factors for Subsequent Vascular Graft Infections: Prospective Results From the Vascular Graft Infection Cohort Study
  39. Aortic Endograft Infection with Mycobacterium chimaera and Granulicatella adiacens, Switzerland, 2014
  40. Multiplex PCR on the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Immunocompromised Patients
  41. Comparison of Löwenstein–Jensen and BACTEC MGIT 960 culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people living with HIV
  42. Urban transmission of tuberculosis in China
  43. Detection limit of Mycobacterium chimaera in water samples for monitoring medical device safety: insights from a pilot experimental series
  44. Increased Pathogen Identification in Vascular Graft Infections by the Combined Use of Tissue Cultures and 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction
  45. Different Types of Heater-Cooler Units and Their Risk of Transmission of Mycobacterium chimaera During Open-Heart Surgery: Clues From Device Design
  46. Molecular detection of fungal pathogens in clinical specimens by 18S rDNA high-throughput screening in comparison to ITS PCR and culture
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  48. Combining forecast probabilities with graphical visualization for improved reporting of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  49. A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study
  50. Detection of respiratory bacterial pathogens causing atypical pneumonia by multiplex Lightmix ® RT-PCR
  51. Global Health Estimate of Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Associated with Heater–Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery
  52. A novel RT-PCR for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and identification of clarithromycin resistance mediated by mutations in the 23S rRNA gene
  53. Pathogen Identification by Multiplex LightMix Real-Time PCR Assay in Patients with Meningitis and Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens
  54. Rapid disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterococcus spp.
  55. Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study
  56. Effect of β-lactamase production and β-lactam instability on MIC testing results for Mycobacterium abscessus
  57. Rapid detection of ESBL, carbapenemases, MRSA and other important resistance phenotypes within 6–8 h by automated disc diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing
  58. MASTER: a model to improve and standardize clinical breakpoints for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using forecast probabilities
  59. Asymptomatic congenital tuberculosis
  60. Development of a Novel Lead that Targets M. tuberculosis Polyketide Synthase 13
  61. Evaluation of the AID carbapenemase line probe assay for rapid detection and identification of carbapenemase genes in Gram-negative bacilli
  62. Clinical and Histopathologic Ocular Findings in Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection after Cardiothoracic Surgery
  63. Reemergence ofMycobacterium chimaerain Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol
  64. Comment on: Delamanid susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using the resazurin microtitre assay and the BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 system
  65. Diagnostic Molecular Mycobacteriology in Regions With Low Tuberculosis Endemicity: Combining Real-time PCR Assays for Detection of Multiple Mycobacterial Pathogens With Line Probe Assays for Identification of Resistance Mutations
  66. Draft Genome Sequence of the Vaccination Strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG S4-Jena
  67. Performance of Copan WASP for Routine Urine Microbiology
  68. Delamanid and Bedaquiline Resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosisAncestral Beijing Genotype Causing Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Tibetan Refugee
  69. Restricted Identification of Clinical Pathogens Categorized as Biothreats by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
  70. False low holotranscobalamin levels in a patient with a novel TCN2 mutation
  71. Acquired Resistance to Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Therapy for Tuberculosis
  72. Determination of MIC Distribution and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using the MGIT 960 System Equipped with TB eXiST
  73. Detection of Pneumonia Associated Pathogens Using a Prototype Multiplexed Pneumonia Test in Hospitalized Patients with Severe Pneumonia
  74. Primary Epstein–Barr virus infection and probable parvovirus B19 reactivation resulting in fulminant hepatitis and fulfilling five of eight criteria for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  75. A case of EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia: simple recognition of an underdiagnosed and misleading phenomenon
  76. Sinonasal inhalation of tobramycin vibrating aerosol in cystic fibrosis patients with upper airway Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study
  77. Non-invasive assessment of upper and lower airway infection and inflammation in CF patients
  78. Rational Therapy ofClostridium difficileInfections
  79. HIV post exposure prophylaxis induced bicytopenia: a case report
  80. Dynamics of soluble and cellular inflammatory markers in nasal lavage obtained from Cystic Fibrosis patients during intravenous antibiotic treatment
  81. Epstein-Barr Virus MicroRNAs in Plasma as Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Infections: (Response to: Kawano et al; The Journal of Infectious Diseases; 2013; 208:771-9)
  82. Kutane Tuberkulosemanifestation als Ursache einer Wundheilungsstörung nach Bagatelltrauma
  83. Multiresistente Erreger
  84. Quality of blood culture testing - a survey in intensive care units and microbiological laboratories across four European countries
  85. Fieber und erniedrigte CD4-Zellzahl bei einem 22-jährigen Patienten aus Ghana
  86. Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiome of a Recovered Clostridium difficile Patient after Fecal Transplantation
  87. Close Geographic Association of Human Neoehrlichiosis and Tick Populations Carrying “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Eastern Switzerland
  88. Family outbreak of an infection with a recombinant Coxsackie A virus in eastern Switzerland
  89. The Urinary Antibiotic 5-Nitro-8-Hydroxyquinoline (Nitroxoline) Reduces the Formation and Induces the Dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by Chelation of Iron and Zinc
  90. Streptococcus tigurinus, a Novel Member of the Streptococcus mitis Group, Causes Invasive Infections
  91. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
  92. Afrikanisches Zeckenbissfieber - Rickettsiose nach Urlaub in Südafrika
  93. Streptococcus tigurinus sp. nov., isolated from blood of patients with endocarditis, meningitis and spondylodiscitis
  94. Broad-Range 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Bacterial Infections
  95. Relief from Zmp1-Mediated Arrest of Phagosome Maturation Is Associated with Facilitated Presentation and Enhanced Immunogenicity of Mycobacterial Antigens
  96. Mycobacterium algericum sp. nov., a novel rapidly growing species related to the Mycobacterium terrae complex and associated with goat lung lesions
  97. Recognition of Potentially Novel Human Disease-Associated Pathogens by Implementation of Systematic 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing in the Diagnostic Laboratory
  98. Septicemia Caused by Tick-borne Bacterial Pathogen Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis
  99. Detection of a Mixed Infection in a Culture-Negative Brain Abscess by Broad-Spectrum Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene PCR
  100. Cloning, expression and characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoprotein LprF
  101. Deletion ofdopinMycobacterium smegmatisabolishes pupylation of protein substratesin vivo
  102. Identification of ApolipoproteinN-Acyltransferase (Lnt) in Mycobacteria
  103. Tuberculosis vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG Russia is a natural recA mutant