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  1. Consensus‐based Guideline on tinea capitis

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, July 2026, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  2. Emergence of Trichophyton indotineae in Switzerland (2014–2025): Clinical analysis and antifungal susceptibility

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, July 2026, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  3. Utility of polymerase chain reaction and direct fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of mucocutaneous herpes virus infection

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 2026, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  4. Correction: Honegger et al. Antimicrobial Efficacy of Five Wound Irrigation Solutions in the Biofilm Microenvironment In Vitro and Ex Vivo. Antibiotics 2025, 14, 25

    Article • Antibiotics, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  5. Saponin Improves Recovery of Bacteria from Orthopaedic Implants for Enhanced Diagnosis Ex Vivo

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  6. Saponin Improves Detachment and Recovery of Bacteria from Orthopaedic Implants—An In Vitro Study

    Article • March 2025, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  7. Photodynamic Therapy with Protoporphyrin IX Precursors Using Artificial Daylight Improves Skin Antisepsis for Orthopedic Surgeries

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  8. Antimicrobial Efficacy of Five Wound Irrigation Solutions in the Periprosthetic Joint Infection Microenvironment In Vitro and Ex Vivo

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  9. Trichophyton mentagrophytesITS genotype VII infections among men who have sex with men in France: An ongoing phenomenon

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, November 2024, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  10. Precision diagnostics in paediatric dermatology: Advancing management of tinea capitis through dermatophyte PCR

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, May 2024, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  11. Pro-angiogenic and antibacterial copper containing nanoparticles in PLGA/amorphous calcium phosphate bone nanocomposites

    Article • Heliyon, March 2024, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  12. Decreased skin colonization with Malassezia spp. and increased skin colonization with Candida spp. in patients with severe atopic dermatitis

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, February 2024, Frontiers

    Philipp Bosshard

  13. Multicentric evaluation of a specific intrathecal anti-Treponema pallidumIgG index as a diagnostic biomarker of neurosyphilis: results from a retro-prospective case–control study

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, December 2023, BMJ

    Philipp Bosshard

  14. Anti-Treponema pallidum IgA response as a potential diagnostic marker of syphilis

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2023, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  15. Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: a retrospective cohort study, 2010 to 2019

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, November 2023, SMW Supporting Association

    Philipp Bosshard

  16. Multidrug‐resistant Trichophyton rubrum in a 67‐year‐old female patient with tinea corporis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, November 2023, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  17. Incidence of sexually transmitted infections and association with behavioural factors: Time‐to‐event analysis of a large pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) cohort

    Article • HIV Medicine, September 2023, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  18. S1‐Leitlinie Onychomykose

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, June 2023, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  19. S1 Guideline onychomycosis

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, May 2023, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  20. EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide 2.0

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, March 2023, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard, Riccardo Asero

  21. Swiss public health measures associated with reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission using genome data

    Article • Science Translational Medicine, January 2023, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Philipp Bosshard

  22. Effective Biofilm Eradication on Orthopedic Implants with Methylene Blue Based Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy In Vitro

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  23. Longitudinal Characterization of the Fungal Skin Microbiota in Healthy Subjects Over a Period of 1 Year

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, October 2022, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  24. Dysbiosis of skin microbiota with increased fungal diversity is associated with severity of disease in atopic dermatitis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, July 2022, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  25. Fast and Sensitive Multiplex Real-Time Quantitative PCR to Detect Cutibacterium Periprosthetic Joint Infections

    Article • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, June 2022, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  26. Evolutionary Processes in the Emergence and Recent Spread of the Syphilis Agent, Treponema pallidum

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  27. Clinical presentation and serological diagnosis of syphilis reinfection in men living with HIV: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, September 2021, BMJ

    Philipp Bosshard

  28. A Comparative Study of Real-Time RT-PCR–Based SARS-CoV-2 Detection Methods and Its Application to Human-Derived and Surface Swabbed Material

    Article • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, July 2021, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  29. Prolonged Unfrozen Storage and Repeated Freeze-Thawing of SARS-CoV-2 Patient Samples Have Minor Effects on SARS-CoV-2 Detectability by RT-PCR

    Article • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, June 2021, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  30. Emerging antifungal treatment failure of dermatophytosis in Europe: take care or it may become endemic

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, April 2021, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  31. Design and evaluation of a multiplex vesicular rash PCR for the detection of varicella zoster virus and herpes simplex virus

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, March 2021, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  32. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of Trichophyton mentagrophytes/Trichophyton interdigitale infections in the Zurich area: a retrospective study using genotyping

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, February 2021, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  33. Systemic and mucosal antibody responses specific to SARS-CoV-2 during mild versus severe COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, February 2021, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  34. A comparative study of real-time RT-PCR based SARS-CoV-2 detection methods and its application to human derived and surface swabbed material

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Philipp Bosshard

  35. Antifungal susceptibility testing of dermatophytes: Development and evaluation of an optimised broth microdilution method

    Article • Mycoses, November 2020, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  36. Comparison of RNA extraction methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Philipp Bosshard

  37. Change of saliva composition with radiotherapy

    Article • Archives of Oral Biology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  38. Accuracy of PCR and serological testing for the diagnosis of primary syphilis: Both tests are necessary

    Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Philipp Bosshard

  39. Geographical and Ethnic Differences Influence Culturable Commensal Yeast Diversity on Healthy Skin

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2019, Frontiers

    Philipp Bosshard

  40. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with Neoscytalidium spp. dermatomycoses in Switzerland

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, August 2019, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  41. Development and evaluation of a pan‐dermatophyte polymerase chain reaction with species‐level identification using sloppy molecular beacon probes

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  42. Pan‐dermatophyte PCR

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  43. In vitroefficacy of antifungal agents alone and in shampoo formulation against dandruff‐associatedMalasseziaspp. andStaphylococcusspp.

    Article • International Journal of Cosmetic Science, May 2019, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  44. Molecular characterization of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum in Switzerland and France with a new multilocus sequence typing scheme

    Article • PLOS One, July 2018, PLOS

    Philipp Bosshard

  45. Fast identification of dermatophytes by MALDI-TOF/MS using direct transfer of fungal cells on ground steel target plates

    Article • Mycoses, June 2018, Wiley

    Mr Renaud Piarroux, Philipp Bosshard

  46. A case of tinea incognita and differential diagnosis of figurate erythema

    Article • Medical Mycology Case Reports, December 2017, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  47. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Malassezia spp. with an Optimized Colorimetric Broth Microdilution Method

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2017, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  48. The Role of Fungi in Atopic Dermatitis

    Article • Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, February 2017, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  49. Origin of modern syphilis and emergence of a pandemic Treponema pallidum cluster

    Article • Nature Microbiology, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Philipp Bosshard

  50. Laboratory Diagnosis of fungal infection

    Article • Therapeutische Umschau, October 2016, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Philipp Bosshard

  51. 341 Accelerated growth of Malassezia species in optimized culture conditions

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  52. EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, May 2016, Wiley

    Enrico Scala, Philipp Bosshard

  53. Tinea genitalis: a new entity of sexually transmitted infection? Case series and review of the literature

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, June 2015, BMJ

    Philipp Bosshard

  54. The Role of Malassezia spp. in Atopic Dermatitis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2015, MDPI AG

    Philipp Bosshard

  55. Syphilis: Diagnostik und Behandlung

    Article • Swiss Medical Forum Deutsche Ausgabe, May 2015, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Dr Christian R Kahlert, Philipp Bosshard

  56. Tinea capitis and tinea faciei in the Zurich area - an 8-year survey of trends in the epidemiology and treatment patterns

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, December 2014, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  57. A multicenter prospective trial to asses a new real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex-1/2 and Haemophilus ducreyi in genital, anal and oropharyngeal ulcers

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2014, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  58. Malasseziayeasts activate the NLRP3 inflammasome in antigen-presenting cells via Syk-kinase signalling

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, November 2014, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  59. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Using the Vitek MS System for Rapid and Accurate Identification of Dermatophytes on Solid Cultures

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  60. Identification of dermatophytes by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    Article • Medical Mycology, July 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  61. Usefulness of IgM-specific enzyme immunoassays for serodiagnosis of syphilis: Comparative evaluation of three different assays

    Article • Journal of Infection, July 2013, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  62. Nodular secondary syphilis in a woman

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, May 2013, BMJ

    Philipp Bosshard

  63. Species Identification of Bacteria and Fungi from Solid and Liquid Culture Media by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Philipp Bosshard

  64. Erythematous skin macules with isolation ofTrichophyton eboreum- infection or colonisation?

    Article • Mycoses, December 2012, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  65. In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus and Non-Aspergillus Filamentous Moulds to Antifungal Agents: Evaluation of Three Different Methods

    Article • Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, October 2012, Macedonian Journal of Medical Science

    Philipp Bosshard

  66. Response of Treponema pallidum Particle Agglutination Test Titers to Treatment of Syphilis

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  67. Serological Response to Treatment of Syphilis According to Disease Stage and HIV Status

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  68. Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: gone, forgotten, on the return

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, January 2012, SMW Supporting Association

    Philipp Bosshard

  69. Incubation of fungal cultures: how long is long enough?

    Article • Mycoses, May 2011, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  70. Microsporum audouiniitinea capitis in a Swiss school: assessment and management of patients and asymptomatic carriers

    Article • Medical Mycology, April 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  71. Rapid Detection of Fungal Keratitis with DNA-Stabilizing FTA Filter Paper

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, April 2010, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Philipp Bosshard

  72. CLSI Guideline Addresses Identification of Bacteria and Fungi Using DNA Target Sequencing

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  73. Cryptococcus gattii Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Person 13 Months after Exposure

    Article • Infection, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Philipp Bosshard

  74. New Vitek 2 Colorimetric GN Card for Identification of Gram-Negative Nonfermentative Bacilli

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2007, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  75. Identification of moulds in the diagnostic laboratory—an algorithm implementing molecular and phenotypic methods

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, September 2007, Elsevier

    Philipp Bosshard

  76. Evaluation of the Colorimetric VITEK 2 Card for Identification of Gram-Negative Nonfermentative Rods: Comparison to 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  77. 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing versus the API 20 NE System and the VITEK 2 ID-GNB Card for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Clinical Laboratory

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2006, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  78. Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequencing versus Biochemical Profiling for Identification of Medically Important Yeasts

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2006, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  79. Pulmonary Mycobacterium sherrisii Infection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patient

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  80. Comparison of Conventional and Molecular Methods for Identification of Aerobic Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2004, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  81. Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods in the Clinical Laboratory (an 18-Month Evaluation)

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  82. Etiologic Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis by Broad-Range Polymerase Chain Reaction: A 3-Year Experience

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  83. Paenibacillus turicensis sp. nov., a novel bacterium harbouring heterogeneities between 16S rRNA genes

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Philipp Bosshard

  84. Turicibacter sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Philipp Bosshard

  85. Quantitative Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nasopharyngeal Secretions by Real-Time PCR

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, ASM Journals

    Philipp Bosshard

  86. Seasonal and spatial community dynamics in the meromictic Lake Cadagno

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, August 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Philipp Bosshard

  87. Bacterial diversity and community composition in the chemocline of the meromictic alpine Lake Cadagno as revealed by 16S rDNA analysis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, February 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  88. Bacterial diversity and community composition in the chemocline of the meromictic alpine Lake Cadagno as revealed by 16S rDNA analysis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, February 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  89. Microbial recovery of metals from solids

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, July 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Philipp Bosshard

  90. Microbial recovery of metals from solids

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, July 1997, Wiley

    Philipp Bosshard

  91. Metal Leaching of Fly Ash from Municipal Waste Incineration by Aspergillus niger

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, September 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Philipp Bosshard