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2025
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** Bedenić, B; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G; Benčić, A; Sardelić, S; Anušić, M; Vraneš, J; Dobretzberger, V; Barišić, I; Grisold, A
Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Resistant to Cefiderocol from Hospitals and Outpatient Settings in Croatia.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2025; 14(2):
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** Leopold, M; Kolm, C; Linke, RB; Schachner-Groehs, I; Koller, M; Kandler, W; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G; Farnleitner, AH; Kirschner, AKT
Using a harmonised study design and quantitative tool-box reveals major inconsistencies when investigating the main drivers of water and biofilm antibiotic resistomes in different rivers.
J Hazard Mater. 2025; 488:137343
Doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137343
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2024
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** Bandić, Pavlović, D; Pospišil, M; Nađ, M; Vrbanović, Mijatović, V; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A; Tonković, D; Dobrić, M; Bedenić, B
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Surgical Intensive Care Units: Antibiotic Susceptibility and β-Lactamase Characterization.
Pathogens. 2024; 13(5): 411
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** Car, H; Dobrić, M; Pospišil, M; Nađ, M; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A; Nikić-Hecer, A; Vraneš, J; Bedenić, B
Comparison of Carbapenemases and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and Resistance Phenotypes in Hospital- and Community-Acquired Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Croatia.
Microorganisms. 2024; 12(11): 2224
Doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12112224
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** Schachner-Groehs, I; Koller, M; Leopold, M; Kolm, C; Linke, RB; Jakwerth, S; Kolarević, S; Kračun-Kolarević, M; Kandler, W; Sulyok, M; Vierheilig, J; Toumi, M; Farkas, R; Toth, E; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G; Farnleitner, AH; Kirschner, AKT
Linking antibiotic resistance gene patterns with advanced faecal pollution assessment and environmental key parameters along 2300 km of the Danube River.
Water Res. 2024; 252:121244
Doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121244
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** Skof, A; Koller, M; Baumert, R; Hautz, J; Treiber, F; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G
Comparison of the Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli Populations from Water and Biofilm in River Environments.
Pathogens. 2024; 13(2):
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** Uitz, C; Luxner, J; Friedl, S; Leitner, E; Grisold, A; Zarfel, G; Steinmetz, I; Dichtl, K
A comparison of two MALDI-TOF MS based assays for the detection of carbapenemases in Enterobacterales.
Sci Rep. 2024; 14(1): 27086
Doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77952-z
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** Leopold, M; Kabicher, A; Pap, IJ; Ströbele, B; Zarfel, G; Farnleitner, AH; Kirschner, AKT
A comparative study on antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Austrian patients and wastewater-influenced Danube River water and biofilms.
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024; 258:114361
Doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114361
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2023
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** Bedenić, B; Bratić, V; Mihaljević, S; Lukić, A; Vidović, K; Reiner, K; Schöenthaler, S; Barišić, I; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in a COVID-19 Hospital in Zagreb.
Pathogens. 2023; 12(1):
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** Bedenić, B; Luxner, J; Car, H; Sardelić, S; Bogdan, M; Varda-Brkić, D; Šuto, S; Grisold, A; Beader, N; Zarfel, G
Emergence and Spread of Enterobacterales with Multiple Carbapenemases after COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pathogens. 2023; 12(5):
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** Mulet, M; Martinez, MJ; Gomila, M; Dabernig-Heinz, J; Wagner, GE; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G; Lalucat, J; Garcia-Valdes, E
Genome-Based Species Diversity Assessment in the Pseudomonas chlororaphis Phylogenetic Subgroup and Proposal of Pseudomonas danubii sp. nov. Isolated from Freshwaters, Soil, and Rhizosphere
DIVERSITY-BASEL. 2023; 15(5): 617
Doi: 10.3390/d15050617
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** Paulitsch-Fuchs, AH; Melchior, N; Haitzmann, T; Fingerhut, T; Feierl, G; Baumert, R; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G
Analysis of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) Genes of Non-Invasive ESBL Enterobacterales in Southeast Austria in 2017.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2022; 12(1):
Doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12010001
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** Schachner-Gröhs, I; Strohhammer, T; Frick, C; Campostrini, L; Linke, RB; Zarfel, G; Farnleitner, AH; Kirschner, AKT
Low antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from two large Austrian alpine karstic spring catchments.
Sci Total Environ. 2023; 894: 164949
Doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164949
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** Zarfel, G; Schmidt, J; Luxner, J; Grisold, AJ
No Changes in the Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in South-East Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pathogens. 2023; 12(11): 1308
Doi: 10.3390/pathogens12111308
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2022
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** Šuto, S; Bedenić, B; Likić, S; Kibel, S; Anušić, M; Tičić, V; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A; Barišić, I; Vraneš, J
Diffusion of OXA-48 carbapenemase among urinary isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-hospitalized elderly patients.
BMC Microbiol. 2022; 22(1): 30
Doi: 10.1186/s12866-022-02443-y
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2021
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** Bedenić, B; Sardelić, S; Bogdanić, M; Zarfel, G; Beader, N; Šuto, S; Krilanović, M; Vraneš, J
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) in urinary infection isolates.
Arch Microbiol. 2021; 203(4):1825-1831
Doi: 10.1007/s00203-020-02161-x
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** Galler, H; Luxner, J; Petternel, C; Reinthaler, FF; Habib, J; Haas, D; Kittinger, C; Pless, P; Feierl, G; Zarfel, G
Multiresistant Bacteria Isolated from Intestinal Faeces of Farm Animals in Austria.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2021; 10(4):
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** Grisold, AJ; Luxner, J; Bedenić, B; Diab-Elschahawi, M; Berktold, M; Wechsler-Fördös, A; Zarfel, GE
Diversity of Oxacillinases and Sequence Types in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Austria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(4):
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** Izghirean, N; Waidacher, C; Kittinger, C; Chyba, M; Koraimann, G; Pertschy, B; Zarfel, G
Effects of Ribosomal Protein S10 Flexible Loop Mutations on Tetracycline and Tigecycline Susceptibility of Escherichia coli.
Front Microbiol. 2021; 12: 663835
Doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.663835
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** Liu, X; Zarfel, G; van, der, Weijden, R; Loiskandl, W; Bitschnau, B; Dinkla, IJT; Fuchs, EC; Paulitsch-Fuchs, AH
Density-dependent microbial calcium carbonate precipitation by drinking water bacteria via amino acid metabolism and biosorption.
Water Res. 2021; 202:117444
Doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117444
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2020
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** Mertschnigg, T; Patz, S; Becker, M; Feierl, G; Ruppel, S; Bunk, B; Spröer, C; Overmann, J; Zarfel, G
First Report of Kosakonia radicincitans Bacteraemia from Europe (Austria) - Identification and Whole-Genome Sequencing of Strain DSM 107547.
Sci Rep. 2020; 10(1): 1948-1948.
Doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58689-x
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** Mulet, M; Montaner, M; Román, D; Gomila, M; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G; Lalucat, J; García-Valdés, E
Pseudomonas Species Diversity Along the Danube River Assessed by rpoD Gene Sequence and MALDI-TOF MS Analyses of Cultivated Strains.
Front Microbiol. 2020; 11: 2114-2114.
Doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02114
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2019
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** Franolić, I; Bedenić, B; Beader, N; Lukić-Grlić, A; Mihaljević, S; Bielen, L; Zarfel, G; Meštrović, T
NDM-1-producing Enterobacter aerogenes isolated from a patient with a JJ ureteric stent in situ.
CEN Case Rep. 2019; 8(1):38-41
Doi: 10.1007/s13730-018-0360-z
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** Kittinger, C; Toplitsch, D; Folli, B; Masoud Landgraf, L; Zarfel, G
Phenotypic Stability of Staphylococcus Aureus Small Colony Variants (SCV) Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(11):
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** Lukić-Grlić, A; Kos, M; Žižek, M; Luxner, J; Grisold, A; Zarfel, G; Bedenić, B
Emergence of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinases in Acinetobacter baumannii in Children from Croatia.
Chemotherapy. 2019; 64(4):167-172
Doi: 10.1159/000503746
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** Tomić Paradžik, M; Drenjančević, D; Presečki-Stanko, A; Kopić, J; Talapko, J; Zarfel, G; Bedenić, B
Hidden Carbapenem Resistance in OXA-48 and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Positive Escherichia coli.
Microb Drug Resist. 2019; 25(5):696-702
Doi: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0309
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2018
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** Bedenić, B; Slade, M; Starčević, LŽ; Sardelić, S; Vranić-Ladavac, M; Benčić, A; Zujić Atalić, V; Bogdan, M; Bubonja-Šonje, M; Tomić-Paradžik, M; Tot, T; Lukić-Grlić, A; Drenjančević, D; Varda-Brkić, D; Bandić-Pavlović, D; Mihaljević, S; Zarfel, G; Gužvinec, M; Conzemius, R; Barišić, I; Tambić-Andraševic, A
Epidemic spread of OXA-48 beta-lactamase in Croatia.
J Med Microbiol. 2018; 67(8):1031-1041
Doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000777
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** Galler, H; Feierl, G; Petternel, C; Reinthaler, FF; Haas, D; Habib, J; Kittinger, C; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G
Multiresistant Bacteria Isolated from Activated Sludge in Austria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018; 15(3):
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** Kittinger, C; Kirschner, A; Lipp, M; Baumert, R; Mascher, F; Farnleitner, AH; Zarfel, GE
Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter spp. Isolates from the River Danube: Susceptibility Stays High
INT J ENV RES PUB HE. 2018; 15(1): 52
Doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010052
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** Leitner, E; Zechner, E; Ullrich, E; Zarfel, G; Luxner, J; Pux, C; Pichler, G; Schippinger, W; Krause, R; Zollner-Schwetz, I
Low prevalence of colonization with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in long-term care facilities in Graz, Austria.
Am J Infect Control. 2018; 46(1):76-80
Doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.004
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** Petrović, T; Uzunović, S; Barišić, I; Luxner, J; Grisold, A; Zarfel, G; Ibrahimagić, A; Jakovac, S; Slaćanac, D; Bedenić, B
Arrival of carbapenem-hydrolyzing-oxacillinases in Acinetobacter baumannii in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Infect Genet Evol. 2018; 58(7):192-198
Doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.12.021
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** Valentin, T; Feierl, G; Masoud-Landgraf, L; Kohek, P; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G
Proteus mirabilis harboring carbapenemase NDM-5 and ESBL VEB-6 detected in Austria.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018; 91(3):284-286
Doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.02.009
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2017
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** Hladicz, A; Kittinger, C; Zarfel, G
Tigecycline Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Austrian River Water.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017; 14(10):
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** Jajić, I; Benčić, A; Siroglavić, M; Zarfel, G; Ružić, B; Pezelj, I; Bedenić, B
Klebsiella Pneumoniaeoxa-48 in a Urology Patient: Case Report
Acta Clin Croat. 2017; 56(1):166-171
Doi: 10.20471/acc.2017.56.01.23
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** Mascher, F; Mascher, W; Pichler-Semmelrock, F; Reinthaler, FF; Zarfel, GE; Kittinger, C
Impact of Combined Sewer Overflow on Wastewater Treatment and Microbiological Quality of Rivers for Recreation
WATER-SUI. 2017; 9(11): 906
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** Zarfel, G; Lipp, M; Gürtl, E; Folli, B; Baumert, R; Kittinger, C
Troubled water under the bridge: Screening of River Mur water reveals dominance of CTX-M harboring Escherichia coli and for the first time an environmental VIM-1 producer in Austria.
Sci Total Environ. 2017; 593-594(6):399-405
Doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.138
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2016
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** Bedenić, B; Firis, N; Elveđi-Gašparović, V; Krilanović, M; Matanović, K; Štimac, I; Luxner, J; Vraneš, J; Meštrović, T; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A
Emergence of multidrug-resistant Proteus mirabilis in a long-term care facility in Croatia.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2016; 128(11-12):404-413
Doi: 10.1007/s00508-016-1005-x
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** Bedenić, B; Sardelić, S; Luxner, J; Bošnjak, Z; Varda-Brkić, D; Lukić-Grlić, A; Mareković, I; Frančula-Zaninović, S; Krilanović, M; Šijak, D; Grisold, A; Zarfel, G
Molecular characterization of class b carbapenemases in advanced stage of dissemination and emergence of class d carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae from Croatia.
Infect Genet Evol. 2016; 43(3):74-82
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** Kittinger, C; Lipp, M; Baumert, R; Folli, B; Koraimann, G; Toplitsch, D; Liebmann, A; Grisold, AJ; Farnleitner, AH; Kirschner, A; Zarfel, G
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Pseudomonas spp. Isolated from the River Danube.
Front Microbiol. 2016; 7(9):586-586
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** Kittinger, C; Lipp, M; Folli, B; Kirschner, A; Baumert, R; Galler, H; Grisold, AJ; Luxner, J; Weissenbacher, M; Farnleitner, AH; Zarfel, G
Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from the River Danube: Antibiotic Resistances, with a Focus on the Presence of ESBL and Carbapenemases.
PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0165820
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** Masoud-Landgraf, L; Zarfel, G; Kaschnigg, T; Friedl, S; Feierl, G; Wagner-Eibel, U; Eber, E; Grisold, AJ; Kittinger, C
Analysis and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants Isolated From Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Austria.
Curr Microbiol. 2016; 72(5):606-611
Doi: 10.1007/s00284-016-0994-z
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** Zarfel, G; Luxner, J; Folli, B; Leitner, E; Feierl, G; Kittinger, C; Grisold, A
Increase of genetic diversity and clonal replacement of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in South-East Austria.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2016; 363(14):
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2015
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** Bedenić, B; Beader, N; Godič-Torkar, K; Vranić-Ladavac, M; Luxner, J; Veir, Z; Grisold, AJ; Zarfel, G
Nursing Home as a Reservoir of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Microb Drug Resist. 2015; 21(3):270-278
Doi: 10.1089/mdr.2014.0157
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** Bedenić, B; Zujić-Atalić, V; Jajić, I; Djuras-Cuculić, B; Godič-Torkar, K; Vraneš, J; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A
Clonal spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC-2 beta-lactamase in Croatian University Hospital.
J Chemother. 2015; 27(4):241-245
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** Fölsch, C; Federmann, M; Kuehn, KD; Kittinger, C; Kogler, S; Zarfel, G; Kerwat, M; Braun, S; Fuchs-Winkelmann, S; Paletta, JR; Roessler, PP
Coating with a novel gentamicinpalmitate formulation prevents implant-associated osteomyelitis induced by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a rat model.
Int Orthop. 2015; 39(5):981-988
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** Kittinger, C; Baumert, R; Folli, B; Lipp, M; Liebmann, A; Kirschner, A; Farnleitner, AH; Grisold, AJ; Zarfel, GE
Preliminary Toxicological Evaluation of the River Danube Using in Vitro Bioassays
WATER-SUI. 2015; 7(5): 1959-1968.
Doi: 10.3390/w7051959
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** Leitner, E; Zarfel, G; Luxner, J; Herzog, K; Pekard-Amenitsch, S; Hoenigl, M; Valentin, T; Feierl, G; Grisold, AJ; Högenauer, C; Sill, H; Krause, R; Zollner-Schwetz, I
Contaminated handwashing sinks as the source of a clonal outbreak of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella oxytoca on a hematology ward.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015; 59(1):714-716
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** Leitner, E; Zollner-Schwetz, I; Zarfel, G; Masoud-Landgraf, L; Gehrer, M; Wagner-Eibel, U; Grisold, AJ; Feierl, G
Prevalence of emm types and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Austria.
Int J Med Microbiol. 2015; 305(8):918-924
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** Masoud-Landgraf, L; Johler, S; Badura, A; Feierl, G; Luxner, J; Wagner-Eibel, U; Eber, E; Zarfel, G; Grisold, AJ
Genetic and Phenotypic Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Austria.
Respiration. 2015; 89(5):390-395
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2014
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** Badura, A; Luxner, J; Feierl, G; Reinthaler, FF; Zarfel, G; Galler, H; Pregartner, G; Riedl, R; Grisold, AJ
Prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli from Austrian sandpits.
Environ Pollut. 2014; 194(8):24-30
Doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.007
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** Galler, H; Feierl, G; Petternel, C; Reinthaler, FF; Haas, D; Grisold, AJ; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G
KPC-2 and OXA-48 carbapenemase-harbouring Enterobacteriaceae detected in an Austrian wastewater treatment plant.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014; 20(2):O132-O134
Doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12336
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** Haas, D; Habib, J; Luxner, J; Galler, H; Zarfel, G; Schlacher, R; Friedl, H; Reinthaler, FF
Comparison of background levels of culturable fungal spore concentrations in indoor and outdoor air in southeastern Austria
ATMOS ENVIRON. 2014; 98: 640-647.
Doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.039
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** Luxner, J; Zarfel, G; Johler, S; Feierl, G; Leitner, E; Hoenigl, M; Grisold, AJ
Genetic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing bloodstream infections in Austria.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014; 78(2):153-156
Doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.010
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** Petternel, C; Galler, H; Zarfel, G; Luxner, J; Haas, D; Grisold, AJ; Reinthaler, FF; Feierl, G
Isolation and characterization of multidrug-resistant bacteria from minced meat in Austria.
Food Microbiol. 2014; 44(8):41-46
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** Zarfel, G; Galler, H; Luxner, J; Petternel, C; Reinthaler, FF; Haas, D; Kittinger, C; Grisold, AJ; Pless, P; Feierl, G
Multiresistant bacteria isolated from chicken meat in Austria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014; 11(12):12582-12593
Doi: 10.3390/ijerph111212582
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** Haas, D; Galler, H; Luxner, J; zarfel, G; Buzina, W; Friedl, H; Grisold, A; Habib, J; Reinthaler, FF
Interaction between Airborne Microorganisms and Particulate Matter
Mycoses: Diagnosis, Therapy and Prophylaxis of Fungal Diseases.. 2014; 57(2):25-25.-48. Wissenschaftliche Tagung der DMyG e.V. ; SEP 4-6, 2014; Salzburg, AUSTRIA.
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2013
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** Haas, D; Galler, H; Luxner, J; Zarfel, G; Buzina, W; Friedl, H; Marth, E; Habib, J; Reinthaler, FF;
The concentrations of culturable microorganisms in relation to particulate matter in urban air.
ATMOS ENVIRON. 2013; 65: 215-222.
Doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.031
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** Hoenigl, M; Drescher, M; Feierl, G; Valentin, T; Zarfel, G; Seeber, K; Krause, R; Grisold, A
Successful management of nosocomial ventriculitis and meningitis caused by extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Austria.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2013; 24(3):e88-e90
Doi: 10.1155/2013/613865
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** Kittinger, C; Marth, E; Reinthaler, FF; Zarfel, G; Pichler-Semmelrock, F; Mascher, W; Mascher, G; Mascher, F
Water quality assessment of a Central European River - Does the Directive 2000/60/EC cover all the needs for a comprehensive classification?
Sci Total Environ. 2013; 447(2):424-429
Doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.015
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** Reinthaler, FF; Galler, H; Feierl, G; Haas, D; Leitner, E; Mascher, F; Melkes, A; Posch, J; Pertschy, B; Winter, I; Himmel, W; Marth, E; Zarfel, G
Resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from sewage sludge in comparison with those isolated from human patients in 2000 and 2009.
J Water Health. 2013; 11(1):13-20
Doi: 10.2166/wh.2012.207
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** Strenger, V; Feierl, G; Resch, B; Zarfel, G; Grisold, A; Masoud-Landgraf, L; Dosch, V; Riedl, R; Zenz, W; Müller, W; Urlesberger, B
Fecal carriage and intrafamilial spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae following colonization at the neonatal ICU.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013; 14(2):157-163
Doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31824ea2a2
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** Zarfel, G; Galler, H; Feierl, G; Haas, D; Kittinger, C; Leitner, E; Grisold, AJ; Mascher, F; Posch, J; Pertschy, B; Marth, E; Reinthaler, FF
Comparison of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL) carrying Escherichia coli from sewage sludge and human urinary tract infection.
Environ Pollut. 2013; 173(2):192-199
Doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.09.019
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** Zarfel, G; Krziwanek, K; Johler, S; Hoenigl, M; Leitner, E; Kittinger, C; Masoud, L; Feierl, G; Grisold, AJ
Virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in human MRSA ST398 isolates in Austria.
Epidemiol Infect. 2013; 141(4):888-892
Doi: 10.1017/S0950268812001343
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2012
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** Hoenigl, M; Valentin, T; Zarfel, G; Wuerstl, B; Leitner, E; Salzer, HJ; Posch, J; Krause, R; Grisold, AJ
Nosocomial outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in Austria.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012; 56(4):2158-2161
Doi: 10.1128/AAC.05440-11
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** Masoud-Landgraf, L; Badura, A; Eber, E; Feierl, G; Posch, J; Zarfel, G; Zach, M; Marth, E
Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients from Southeast Austria.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2012; 124(7-8):262-265
Doi: 10.1007/s00508-012-0156-7
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2011
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** Kittinger, C; Marth, E; Windhager, R; Weinberg, AM; Zarfel, G; Baumert, R; Felisch, S; Kuehn, KD
Antimicrobial activity of gentamicin palmitate against high concentrations of Staphylococcus aureus.
J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2011; 22(6):1447-1453
Doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4333-4
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** Strenger, V; Gschliesser, T; Grisold, A; Zarfel, G; Feierl, G; Masoud, L; Hoenigl, M; Resch, B; Müller, W; Urlesberger, B
Orally administered colistin leads to colistin-resistant intestinal flora and fails to prevent faecal colonisation with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria in hospitalised newborns.
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011; 37(1):67-69
Doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.09.010
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** Zarfel, G; Hoenigl, M; Würstl, B; Leitner, E; Salzer, HJ; Valentin, T; Posch, J; Krause, R; Grisold, AJ
Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Austria, 2001-2010.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011; 17(11):E5-E8
Doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03659.x
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** Zarfel, G; Hoenigl, M; Leitner, E; Salzer, HJ; Feierl, G; Masoud, L; Valentin, T; Krause, R; Grisold, AJ
Emergence of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase, Austria.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011; 17(1):129-130
Doi: 10.3201/eid1701.101331
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** Grisold, A; Hoenigl, M; Strenger, V; Feierl, G; Leitner, E; Posch, J; Zarfel, G
Effective and rapid analysis of nosocomial outbreaks using the DiversiLab semi-automated repetitive sequence-based PCR test system
INT J MED MICROBIOL. 2011; 301: 34-34.
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** Grisold, A; Wurstl, B; Hoenigl, M; Valentin, T; Salzer, H; Leitner, E; Feierl, G; Posch, J; Krause, R; Zarfel, G
Emergence of Carbapenem- resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including NDM-1 in Austria
INT J MED MICROBIOL. 2011; 301: 91-92.-63rd Annual Meeting of the German-Society-for-Hygiene-and-Microbiology (DGHM); SEP 25-28, 2011; Essen, GERMANY.
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** Kroiszenbrunner, MK; Zarfel, G; Reiterer, M; Grisold, A
Susceptibility of the new fluorochinolone Ulifloxacin vs. Ciprofloxacin vs. Norfloxacin against bacteria from Urinary tract infections
INT J MED MICROBIOL. 2011; 301: 24-25.
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2010
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** Grisold, AJ; Zarfel, G; Hoenigl, M; Krziwanek, K; Feierl, G; Masoud, L; Leitner, E; Wagner-Eibel, U; Badura, A; Marth, E
Occurrence and genotyping using automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Southeast Austria.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010; 66(2):217-221
Doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.09.006
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** Grisold, AJ; Zarfel, G; Strenger, V; Feierl, G; Leitner, E; Masoud, L; Hoenigl, M; Raggam, RB; Dosch, V; Marth, E
Use of automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR for rapid laboratory confirmation of nosocomial outbreaks.
J Infect. 2010; 60(1):44-51
Doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.10.045
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** Hoenigl, M; Fussi, P; Feierl, G; Wagner-Eibel, U; Leitner, E; Masoud, L; Zarfel, G; Marth, E; Grisold, AJ
Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Southeast Austria, 1997-2008.
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010; 36(1):24-27
Doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.03.001
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** Hoenigl, M; Grisold, AJ; Valentin, T; Leitner, E; Zarfel, G; Renner, H; Krause, R
Isolation of Carnobacterium sp. from a human blood culture.
J Med Microbiol. 2010; 59(Pt 4):493-495
Doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.016808-0
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** Reinthaler, FF; Feierl, G; Galler, H; Haas, D; Leitner, E; Mascher, F; Melkes, A; Posch, J; Winter, I; Zarfel, G; Marth, E
ESBL-producing E. coli in Austrian sewage sludge.
Water Res. 2010; 44(6): 1981-1985.
Doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.052
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** Struelens, MJ; Monnet, DL; Magiorakos, AP; O'Connor, FS; Giesecke, J
New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1-producing Enterobacteriaceae: emergence and response in Europe
EUROSURVEILLANCE. 2010; 15(46): 9-16.
Doi: 10.2807/ese.15.46.19716-en
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** Hoenigl, M; Leitner, E; Valentin, T; Zarfel, G; Salzer, HJ; Krause, R; Grisold, AJ
Endocarditis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii, Austria.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010; 16(7):1171-1173
Doi: 10.3201/eid1607.100349
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2009
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** Grisold, AJ; Zarfel, G; Stoeger, A; Feierl, G; Raggam, RB; Marth, E
Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Southeast Austria.
J Infect. 2009; 58(2):168-170
Doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.12.004
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2005
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** Zahrl, D; Wagner, M; Bischof, K; Bayer, M; Zavecz, B; Beranek, A; Ruckenstuhl, C; Zarfel, GE; Koraimann, G
Peptidoglycan degradation by specialized lytic transglycosylases associated with type III and type IV secretion systems.
Microbiology. 2005; 151(Pt 11):3455-3467
Doi: 10.1099/mic.0.28141-0
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