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Widmer, Andreas F; Atkinson, Andrew; Kuster, Stefan P; Wolfensberger, Aline; Klimke, Steffi; Sommerstein, Rami; Eckstein, Friedrich S; Schönhoff, Florian; Beldi, Guido; Gutschow, Christian A; Marschall, Jonas; Schweiger, Alexander; Jent, Philipp (2024). Povidone Iodine vs Chlorhexidine Gluconate in Alcohol for Preoperative Skin Antisepsis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 332(7), pp. 541-549. American Medical Association 10.1001/jama.2024.8531
Dörr, Tamara; Güsewell, Sabine; Cusini, Alexia; Brucher, Angela; Goppel, Stephan; Grässli, Fabian; Betschon, Elsbeth; Möller, J Carsten; Ortner, Manuela; Ruetti, Markus; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Besold, Ulrike; Risch, Lorenz; von Kietzell, Matthias; Schlegel, Matthias; Kuster, Stefan P; Kahlert, Christian R; Kohler, Philipp (2024). SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination is Not Associated With Involuntary Childlessness in Female Healthcare Workers: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 18(6) Wiley 10.1111/irv.13333
Schreiber, Peter W; Hoessly, Linard D; Boggian, Katia; Neofytos, Dionysios; van Delden, Christian; Egli, Adrian; Dickenmann, Michael; Hirzel, Cédric; Manuel, Oriol; Koller, Michael; Rossi, Simona; Banz, Vanessa; Schmied, Bruno; Guerke, Lorenz; Matter, Maurice; de Rougemont, Olivier; Bonani, Marco; Golshayan, Déla; Schnyder, Aurelia; Sidler, Daniel; ... (2024). Surgical site infections after kidney transplantation are independently associated with graft loss. American journal of transplantation, 24(5), pp. 795-802. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.11.013
Albrecht, Selina; Grässli, Fabian; Cusini, Alexia; Brucher, Angela; Goppel, Stephan; Betschon, Elsbeth; Möller, J Carsten; Ortner, Manuela; Ruetti, Markus; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Besold, Ulrike; Risch, Lorenz; Von Kietzell, Matthias; Schlegel, Matthias; Vernazza, Pietro; Kuster, Stefan P; Kahlert, Christian R; Kohler, Philipp (2024). SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reasons for non-vaccination among healthcare workers from eastern and northern Switzerland: results from a nested multicentre cross-sectional study. Swiss medical weekly, 154(3734) SMW supporting association 10.57187/s.3734
Eder, Marcus; Sommerstein, Rami; Szelecsenyi, Arlette; Schweiger, Alexander; Schlegel, Matthias; Atkinson, Andrew; Kuster, Stefan P; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Troillet, Nicolas; Widmer, Andreas F (2023). Association between the introduction of a national targeted intervention program and the incidence of surgical site infections in Swiss acute care hospitals. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 12(1), p. 134. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13756-023-01336-7
Schärer, Verena; Meier, Marie-Theres; Schuepbach, Reto A; Zinkernagel, Annelies S; Boumasmoud, Mathilde; Chakrakodi, Bhavya; Brugger, Silvio D; Fröhlich, Martin R; Wolfensberger, Aline; Sax, Hugo; Kuster, Stefan P; Schreiber, Peter W (2023). An intensive care unit outbreak with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa - spot on sinks. The journal of hospital infection, 139, pp. 161-167. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.013
Kahlert, Christian R; Strahm, Carol; Güsewell, Sabine; Cusini, Alexia; Brucher, Angela; Goppel, Stephan; Möller, Elisabeth; Möller, J Carsten; Ortner, Manuela; Ruetti, Markus; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Besold, Ulrike; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; Friedl, Andrée; Schlegel, Matthias; Vernazza, Pietro; Kuster, Stefan P and Kohler, Philipp (2023). Post-acute sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection by viral variant and vaccination status: a multicenter cross-sectional study. Clinical infectious diseases, 77(2), pp. 194-202. Oxford University Press 10.1093/cid/ciad143
Sommerstein, Rami; Troillet, Nicolas; Harbarth, Stephan; de Kraker, Marlieke E A; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Kuster, Stefan P; Widmer, Andreas F (2023). Timing of Cefuroxime Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Its Association With Surgical Site Infections. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2317370. American Medical Association 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17370
Kohler, Philipp; Babouee Flury, Baharak; Güsewell, Sabine; Egger, Thomas; Leal, Onicio; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Meier Kleeb, Dorette; Möller, J Carsten; Ortner, Manuela; Rieder, Philip; Ruetti, Markus; Schmid, Hans-Ruedi; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Speer, Oliver; Wiggli, Benedikt; Besold, Ulrike; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; ... (2023). Clinical symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection during the Omicron period in relation to baseline immune status and booster vaccination-A prospective multicentre cohort of health professionals (SURPRISE study). Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 17(6), e13167. Wiley 10.1111/irv.13167
Pop, Roxana; Kaelin, Marisa B; Kuster, Stefan P; Sax, Hugo; Rampini, Silvana K; Zbinden, Reinhard; Relly, Christa; Zacek, Bea; Bassler, Dirk; Fontijn, Jehudith R; Berger, Christoph (2022). Low secondary attack rate after prolonged exposure to sputum smear positive miliary tuberculosis in a neonatal unit. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 11(1), p. 148. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13756-022-01179-8
Kachalov, Viacheslav N; Kuster, Stefan P; Balakrishna, Suraj; Schreiber, Peter W; Jakob, Werner; Sax, Hugo; Kouyos, Roger D; Wolfensberger, Aline (2022). Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP) identified in a retrospective cohort study. Clinical microbiology and infection, 28(11), pp. 1451-1457. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.05.011
Babouee Flury, Baharak; Güsewell, Sabine; Egger, Thomas; Leal, Onicio; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Meier Kleeb, Dorette; Möller, J Carsten; Rieder, Philip; Rütti, Markus; Schmid, Hans-Ruedi; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Wiggli, Benedikt; Besold, Ulrike; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; Friedl, Andrée; Schlegel, Matthias; Kuster, Stefan P; ... (2022). Risk and symptoms of COVID-19 in health professionals according to baseline immune status and booster vaccination during the Delta and Omicron waves in Switzerland-A multicentre cohort study. PLoS medicine, 19(11), e1004125. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004125
Hascic, Alen; Wolfensberger, Aline; Clack, Lauren; Schreiber, Peter W; Kuster, Stefan P; Sax, Hugo (2022). Documentation of adherence to infection prevention best practice in patient records: a mixed-methods investigation. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 11(1), p. 107. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13756-022-01139-2
Strahm, Carol; Seneghini, Marco; Güsewell, Sabine; Egger, Thomas; Leal-Neto, Onicio; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Meier Kleeb, Dorette; Möller, J Carsten; Rieder, Philip; Ruetti, Markus; Rutz, Remus; Schmid, Hans Ruedi; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Wiggli, Benedikt; Besold, Ulrike; Kuster, Stefan P; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; ... (2022). Symptoms Compatible With Long Coronavirus Disease (COVID) in Healthcare Workers With and Without Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection-Results of a Prospective Multicenter Cohort. Clinical infectious diseases, 75(1), e1011-e1019. Oxford University Press 10.1093/cid/ciac054
Haller, Sabine; Güsewell, Sabine; Egger, Thomas; Scanferla, Giulia; Thoma, Reto; Leal-Neto, Onicio B; Flury, Domenica; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Möller, J Carsten; Rieder, Philip; Rütti, Markus; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Wiggli, Benedikt; Besold, Ulrike; Kuster, Stefan P; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; Schlegel, Matthias; ... (2022). Impact of respirator versus surgical masks on SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in healthcare workers: a prospective multicentre cohort. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 11(1), p. 27. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13756-022-01070-6
Sommerstein, Rami; Atkinson, Andrew; Kuster, Stefan P; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Harbarth, Stephan; Troillet, Nicolas; Widmer, Andreas F (2021). Association Between Antimicrobial Prophylaxis With Double-Dose Cefuroxime and Surgical Site Infections in Patients Weighing 80 kg or More. JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2138926. American Medical Association 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.38926
Atkinson, Andrew; Eisenring, Marie-Christine; Troillet, Nicolas; Kuster, Stefan P; Widmer, Andreas; Zwahlen, Marcel; Marschall, Jonas (2021). Surveillance quality correlates with surgical site infection rates in knee and hip arthroplasty and colorectal surgeries: A call to action to adjust reporting of SSI rates. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 42(12), pp. 1451-1457. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/ice.2021.14
Dazio, Valentina; Nigg, Aurélien; Schmidt, Janne S; Brilhante, Michael; Campos-Madueno, Edgar I.; Mauri, Nico; Kuster, Stefan P; Gobeli Brawand, Stefanie; Willi, Barbara; Endimiani, Andrea; Perreten, Vincent; Schuller, Simone (2021). Duration of carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria in dogs and cats in veterinary care and co-carriage with their owners. One health, 13(100322), p. 100322. Elsevier 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100322
Kohler, Philipp; Güsewell, Sabine; Seneghini, Marco; Egger, Thomas; Leal, Onicio; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Möller, J Carsten; Rieder, Philip; Ruetti, Markus; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Wiggli, Benedikt; Besold, Ulrike; Kuster, Stefan P; McGeer, Allison; Risch, Lorenz; Friedl, Andrée; Schlegel, Matthias; Vernazza, Pietro; ... (2021). Impact of baseline SARS-CoV-2 antibody status on syndromic surveillance and the risk of subsequent COVID-19-a prospective multicenter cohort study. BMC medicine, 19(1), p. 270. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12916-021-02144-9
Kahlert, Christian R; Persi, Raphael; Güsewell, Sabine; Egger, Thomas; Leal-Neto, Onicio B; Sumer, Johannes; Flury, Domenica; Brucher, Angela; Lemmenmeier, Eva; Möller, J Carsten; Rieder, Philip; Stocker, Reto; Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Wiggli, Benedikt; Albrich, Werner C; Babouee Flury, Baharak; Besold, Ulrike; Fehr, Jan; Kuster, Stefan P; McGeer, Allison; ... (2021). Non-occupational and occupational factors associated with specific SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among hospital workers - A multicentre cross-sectional study. Clinical microbiology and infection, 27(9), pp. 1336-1344. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.05.014
Schmidt, Janne S; Hartnack, Sonja; Schuller, Simone; Kuster, Stefan P; Willi, Barbara (2021). Hand hygiene compliance in companion animal clinics and practices in Switzerland: An observational study. Veterinary record, 189(1), e307. British Veterinary Association 10.1002/vetr.307
Kachalov, Viacheslav N; Nguyen, Huyen; Balakrishna, Suraj; Salazar-Vizcaya, Luisa; Sommerstein, Rami; Kuster, Stefan P; Hauser, Anthony; Abel Zur Wiesch, Pia; Klein, Eili; Kouyos, Roger D (2021). Identifying the drivers of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at a European level. PLoS computational biology, 17(1), e1008446. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008446
Schweiger, Alexander; Kuster, Stefan P; Maag, Judith; Züllig, Stephanie; Bertschy, Sonja; Bortolin, Emmanuelle; John, Gregor; Sax, Hugo; Limacher, Andreas; Atkinson, Andrew; Schwappach, David; Marschall, Jonas (2020). Impact of an evidence-based intervention on urinary catheter utilization, associated process indicators, and infectious and non-infectious outcomes. Journal of hospital infection, 106(2), pp. 364-371. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.002
Vuichard-Gysin, Danielle; Sommerstein, Rami; Martischang, Romain; Harbarth, Stephan; Kuster, Stefan P; Senn, Laurence; Widmer, Andreas (2020). Candida auris - recommendations on infection prevention and control measures in Switzerland. Swiss medical weekly, 150(w20297), w20297. EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag 10.4414/smw.2020.20297
Endimiani, Andrea; Brilhante, Michael; Bernasconi, Odette J.; Perreten, Vincent; Schmidt, Janne S; Dazio, Valentina; Nigg, Aurélien; Gobeli Brawand, Stefanie; Kuster, Stefan P; Schuller, Simone; Willi, Barbara (2020). Employees of Swiss veterinary clinics colonized with epidemic clones of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli. Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 75(3), pp. 766-768. Oxford University Press 10.1093/jac/dkz470
Niederhauser, Andrea; Züllig, Stephanie; Marschall, Jonas; Schweiger, Alexander; John, Gregor; Kuster, Stefan P; Schwappach, David LB (2019). Change in staff perspectives on indwelling urinary catheter use after implementation of an intervention bundle in seven Swiss acute care hospitals: results of a before/after survey study. BMJ open, 9(10), e028740. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028740
Sommerstein, Rami; Atkinson, Andrew; Kuster, Stefan P; Thurneysen, Maurus; Genoni, Michele; Troillet, Nicolas; Marschall, Jonas; Widmer, Andreas F (2019). Antimicrobial prophylaxis and the prevention of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery: an analysis of 21 007 patients in Switzerland†. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 56(4), pp. 800-806. Oxford University Press 10.1093/ejcts/ezz039
Sommerstein, Rami; Marschall, Jonas; Kuster, Stefan P; Troillet, Nicolas; Carrel, Thierry; Eckstein, Friedrich S; Widmer, Andreas F (2019). Cardiovascular daytime varying effect in cardiac surgery on surgical site infections and 1-year mortality: A prospective cohort study with 22,305 patients. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(6), pp. 727-728. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/ice.2019.89
Schreiber, Peter W; Kuster, Stefan P; Hasse, Barbara; Bayard, Cornelia; Rüegg, Christian; Kohler, Philipp; Keller, Peter M; Bloemberg, Guido V; Maisano, Francesco; Bettex, Dominique; Halbe, Maximilian; Sommerstein, Rami; Sax, Hugo (2016). Reemergence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater-Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol. Emerging infectious diseases, 22(10), pp. 1830-1833. U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 10.3201/eid2210.160925
Sommerstein, Rami; Rüegg, Christian; Kohler, Philipp; Bloemberg, Guido; Kuster, Stefan P; Sax, Hugo (2016). Transmission of Mycobacterium chimaera from Heater-Cooler Units during Cardiac Surgery despite an Ultraclean Air Ventilation System. Emerging infectious diseases, 22(6), pp. 1008-1013. U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 10.3201/eid2206.160045
Kuster, Stefan P; Ruef, Christian; Zbinden, Reinhard; Gottschalk, Jochen; Ledergerber, Bruno; Neuber, Lutz; Weber, Rainer (2008). Stratification of cumulative antibiograms in hospitals for hospital unit, specimen type, isolate sequence and duration of hospital stay. Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 62(6), pp. 1451-61. Oxford: Oxford University Press 10.1093/jac/dkn384
