Fontana, Stefano

Ripellino, Paolo; Lascano, Agustina Maria; Scheidegger, Olivier; Schilg-Hafer, Lenka; Schreiner, Bettina; Tsouni, Pinelopi; Vicino, Alex; Peyer, Anne-Kathrin; Humm, Andrea Maria; Décard, Bernhard; Pianezzi, Enea; Zezza, Giulia; Sparasci, Davide; Hundsberger, Thomas; Dietmann, Anelia; Jung, Hans; Kuntzer, Thierry; Wilder-Smith, Einar; Martinetti-Lucchini, Gladys; Petrini, Orlando; ... (2024). Neuropathies related to hepatitis E virus infection: A prospective, matched case-control study. European journal of neurology, 31(1), e16030. Wiley 10.1111/ene.16030

Schimanski, Bernd; Kräuchi, Rahel; Stettler, Jolanda; Lejon Crottet, Sofia; Niederhauser, Christoph; Clausen, Frederik Banch; Fontana, Stefano; Hodel, Markus; Amylidi-Mohr, Sofia; Raio, Luigi; Abbal, Claire; Henny, Christine (2023). Fetal RHD Screening in RH1 Negative Pregnant Women: Experience in Switzerland. Biomedicines, 11(10) MDPI 10.3390/biomedicines11102646

Fontana, Stefano; Ripellino, Paolo; Niederhauser, Christoph; Widmer, Nadja; Gowland, Peter; Petrini, Orlando; Aprile, Manuela; Merlani, Giorgio; Bihl, Florian (2023). Epidemiology of HEV Infection in Blood Donors in Southern Switzerland. Microorganisms, 11(10) MDPI 10.3390/microorganisms11102375

Ackermann-Gäumann, Rahel; Eyer, Claudia; Vock, Michael; Gowland, Peter; Tinguely, Caroline; Leib, Stephen L; Bori, Mauro; Buser, Andreas; Fontana, Stefano; Thierbach, Jutta; Weingand, Tina; Niederhauser, Christoph (2023). Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015. Blood transfusion, 21(2), pp. 100-109. SIMTI Servizi Srl 10.2450/2022.0099-22

Hamzic, Seid; Schärer, Dominic; Offer, Steven M.; Meulendijks, Didier; Nakas, Christos; Diasio, Robert B; Fontana, Stefano; Wehrli, Marc; Schürch, Stefan; Amstutz, Ursula; Largiadèr, Carlo R. (2021). Haplotype structure defines effects of common DPYD variants c.85T > C (rs1801265) and c.496A > G (rs2297595) on dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity: Implication for 5-fluorouracil toxicity. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 87(8), pp. 3234-3243. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/bcp.14742

Keller, Peter; von Känel, Roland; Hincapié, Cesar A; da Costa, Bruno R; Jüni, Peter; Erlanger, Tobias E; Andina, Nicola; Niederhauser, Christoph; Lämmle, Bernhard; Fontana, Stefano (2020). The effects of intravenous iron supplementation on fatigue and general health in non-anemic blood donors with iron deficiency: a randomized placebo-controlled superiority trial. Scientific reports, 10(1), p. 14219. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-020-71048-0

Prudent, Michel; Tissot, Jean-Daniel; Fontana, Stefano; Niederhauser, Christoph (2019). Editorial: Transfusion Medicine and Blood. Frontiers in medicine, 5, p. 355. Frontiers 10.3389/fmed.2018.00355

Niederhauser, Christoph; Widmer, Nadja; Hotz, Magdalena; Tinguely, Caroline; Fontana, Stefano; Allemann, Gabrielle; Borri, Mauro; Infanti, Laura; Sarraj, Amira; Sigle, Jörg; Stalder, Michèle; Thierbach, Jutta; Waldvogel, Sophie; Wiengand, Tina; Züger, Max; Gowland, Peter (2018). Current hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in Swiss blood donors and apparent decline from 1997 to 2016. Eurosurveillance, 23(35) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.35.1700616

Reckhaus, Johanna; Jutzi, Markus; Fontana, Stefano; Bacher, Vera Ulrike; Vogt, Marco; Daskalakis, Michael; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz (2018). Platelet Transfusion Induces Alloimmunization to D and Non-D Rhesus Antigens. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 45(3), pp. 167-172. Karger 10.1159/000490122

Volken, Thomas; Buser, Andreas; Castelli, Damiano; Fontana, Stefano; Frey, Beat M; Rüsges-Wolter, Ilka; Sarraj, Amira; Sigle, Jörg; Thierbach, Jutta; Weingand, Tina; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz (2018). Red blood cell use in Switzerland: trends and demographic challenges. Blood transfusion, 16(1), pp. 73-82. SIMTI Servizi Srl 10.2450/2016.0079-16

Volken, Thomas; Bänziger, Andreas; Buser, Andreas; Castelli, Damiano; Fontana, Stefano; Frey, Beat M; Sarraj, Amira; Sigle, Jörg; Thierbach, Jutta; Weingand, Tina; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz (2016). Too Many Blood Donors - Response Bias in the Swiss Health Survey 2012. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 43(6), pp. 400-406. Karger 10.1159/000446815

Gowland, Peter; Fontana, Stefano; Stolz, Martin; Andina, Nicola; Niederhauser, Christoph (2016). Parvovirus B19 Passive Transmission by Transfusion of Intercept® Blood System-Treated Platelet Concentrate. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 43(3), pp. 198-202. Karger 10.1159/000445195

Sistonen, Johanna; Büchel, Barbara; Fröhlich, Tanja; Kummer, Dominic; Fontana, Stefano; Joerger, Markus; van Kuilenburg, André B P; Largiadèr, Carlo Rodolfo (2014). Predicting 5-fluorouracil toxicity: DPD genotype and 5,6-dihydrouracil:uracil ratio. Pharmacogenomics, 15(13), pp. 1653-1666. Future Medicine 10.2217/pgs.14.126

Wuillemin, Natascha Andrea; Terracciano, Luigi; Beltraminelli, Helmut; Schlapbach, Christoph; Fontana, Stefano; Krähenbühl, Stephan; Pichler, Werner Joseph; Yerly, Daniel (2014). T cells infiltrate the liver and kill hepatocytes in HLA-B(∗)57:01-associated floxacillin-induced liver injury. American journal of pathology, 184(6), pp. 1677-1682. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.02.018

Fontana, Stefano; de la Cuadra, Ana Cristina; Müller, Beatrice Ursula; Schmid, Pirmin; Perler, Gosia; Luginbühl, Martin; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz (2014). A Simple Guideline Reduces the Need for Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Swiss Hospitals: A Prospective, Multicentre, Before-and-After Study in Elective Hip and Knee Replacement. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 41(3), pp. 182-188. Karger 10.1159/000363540

Julmy, Friedgard; Ammann, Roland A.; Fontana, Stefano; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz; Hirt, Andreas; Leibundgut, Kurt (2014). Transfusion efficacy of apheresis platelet concentrates irradiated at the day of transfusion is significantly superior compared to platelets irradiated in advance. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 41(3), pp. 176-181. Karger 10.1159/000363484

Yun, James Jin Sup; Marcaida, Maria J; Eriksson, Klara K; Jamin, Heidi; Fontana, Stefano; Pichler, Werner Joseph; Yerly, Daniel (2014). Oxypurinol directly and immediately activates the drug-specific T cells via the preferential use of HLA-B*58:01. Journal of immunology, 192(7), pp. 2984-2993. American Association of Immunologists 10.4049/jimmunol.1302306

Crottet, Sofia Lejon; Henny, Christine; Meyer, Stefan; Still, Franziska; Stolz, Martin; Gottschalk, Jochen; Neuenschwander, Kathrin; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz; Gowland, Peter; Frey, Beat M; Fontana, Stefano; Hustinx, Hein; Niederhauser, Christoph; Gassner, Christoph (2014). Implementation of a mandatory donor RHD screening in Switzerland. Transfusion and apheresis science, 50(2), pp. 169-174. Elsevier 10.1016/j.transci.2014.02.011

Adam, Jacqueline; Wuillemin, Natascha Andrea; Watkins, Stephan Lloyd; Jamin, Heidi; Eriksson, Klara Kristin; Villiger, Peter; Fontana, Stefano; Pichler, Werner Joseph; Yerly, Daniel (2014). Abacavir induced T cell reactivity from drug naïve individuals shares features of allo-immune responses. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e95339. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0095339

Wuillemin, Natascha; Adam, Jacqueline; Fontana, Stefano; Krähenbühl, Stephan; Pichler, Werner J; Yerly, Daniel (2013). HLA haplotype determines hapten or p-i T cell reactivity to flucloxacillin. Journal of immunology, 190(10), pp. 4956-64. Bethesda, Md.: American Association of Immunologists 10.4049/jimmunol.1202949

Adam, Jacqueline; Eriksson, Klara K; Schnyder, Benno; Fontana, Stefano; Pichler, Werner J; Yerly, Daniel (2012). Avidity determines T-cell reactivity in abacavir hypersensitivity. European journal of immunology, 42(7), pp. 1706-16. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH 10.1002/eji.201142159

Fontana, Stefano; Rados, Lenka; Schmid, Pirmin; Leibundgut, Elisabeth Oppliger; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri (2011). Recruitment of platelets, white blood cells, and hematopoietic progenitor cells during high-yield plateletpheresis. Transfusion, 51(9), pp. 2034-43. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03117.x

Fontana, Stefano; Keller, Peter; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri (2011). Platelet Recruitment during Multiple Donor Platelet Apheresis Differs between Cell Separators. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 38(3), pp. 195-198. Basel: Karger 10.1159/000328634

Jeger, Victor; Jakob, Stephan M; Fontana, Stefano; Wolf, Martin; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K (2010). 500 ml of blood loss does not decrease non-invasive tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) as measured by near infrared spectroscopy - A hypothesis generating pilot study in healthy adult women. Journal of trauma management & outcomes, 4, p. 5. London: BioMed Central 10.1186/1752-2897-4-5

Julmy, Friedgard; Ammann, Roland A; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri; Fontana, Stefano; Hirt, Andreas; Leibundgut, Kurt (2009). Transfusion efficacy of ABO major-mismatched platelets (PLTs) in children is inferior to that of ABO-identical PLTs. Transfusion, 49(1), pp. 21-33. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01914.x

Julmy, Friedgard; Ammann, Roland A; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz; Fontana, Stefano; Hirt, Andreas; Leibundgut, Kurt (2008). Effects of high-yield thrombocytapheresis on the quality of platelet products. Transfusion, 48(3), pp. 442-50. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01548.x

Fontana, Stefano; Mordasini, Livio; Keller, Peter; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri (2006). Prospective, paired crossover comparison of multiple, single-needle plateletpheresis procedures with the Amicus and Trima Accel cell separators. Transfusion, 46(11), pp. 2004-10. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.01009.x

Lersch, Freidrich; Fontana, Stefano; Nohl, Felix; Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri (2006). Transfusion medicine illustrated. Pica, peanuts, and plasma exchange. Transfusion, 46(11), pp. 1853-4. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.09988.x