Luca Guardabassi

Luca Guardabassi

Professor with special responsibilities, Professor

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    1. Published

      Driving laboratory standardization of bacterial culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in veterinary clinical microbiology in Europe and beyond

      Timofte, D., Broens, E. M., Guardabassi, Luca, Pomba, C., Allerton, F., Ikonomopoulos, J., Overesch, G. & Damborg, Peter Panduro, 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 59, 6, e02572-20.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      EUCAST disc diffusion criteria for the detection of mecA-Mediated β-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: oxacillin versus cefoxitin

      Skov, R., Varga, A., Matuschek, E., Åhman, J., Bemis, D., Bengtsson, B., Sunde, M., Humphries, R., Westblade, L., Guardabassi, Luca & Kahlmeter, G., 2020, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26, 1, p. 122.e1-122.e6

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Effect of a disinfectant powder on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs, bedding and air samples under simulated farm conditions

      Gongora, C. E., Damborg, Peter Panduro, Nielsen, Søren Saxmose, Gibbs, S. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2013, In: The Pig Journal. 68, p. 13-18 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Effect of a probiotic on prevention of diarrhea and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens shedding in foals

      Schoster, A., Staempfli, H. R., Abrahams, M., Jalali, M., Weese, J. S. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2015, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 29, 3, p. 925-931 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Effect of antibiotic treatment in canine and feline urinary tract infections: a systematic review

      Jessen, Lisbeth Rem, Sørensen, Tina Møller, Bjørnvad, Charlotte Reinhard, Nielsen, Søren Saxmose & Guardabassi, Luca, 2015, In: The Veterinary Journal. 203, 3, p. 270-277 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    6. Published
    7. Published

      Effect of cephalosporins on conjugation of IncI1 plasmids encoding CMY-2 beta-lactamases: The 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013). 10-13 September 2013. Denver, Colorado, USA

      Minoia, M., Bortolaia, V., Villa, L., Carattoli, A. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2013.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Effectiveness of a combined (4% chlorhexidine digluconate shampoo and solution) protocol in MRS and non-MRS canine superficial pyoderma: a randomized, blinded, antibiotic-controlled study

      Borio, S., Colombo, S., La Rosa, G., De Lucia, M., Damborg, Peter Panduro & Guardabassi, Luca, 2015, In: Veterinary Dermatology. 26, 5, p. 339-344, e72 7 p., e72.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published
    10. Published

      Effects of tetracycline and zinc on selection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 in pigs

      Moodley, Arshnee, Nielsen, Søren Saxmose & Guardabassi, Luca, 2011, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 152, 3-4, p. 420-423 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Efficacy of antimicrobial and nutraceutical treatment for canine acute diarrhoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis for European Network for Optimization of Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines

      Scahill, K., Jessen, Lisbeth Rem, Prior, C., Singleton, D., Foroutan, F., Ferran, A. A., Arenas, C., Bjørnvad, Charlotte Reinhard, Lavy, E., Allerton, F., Weese, J. S., Allenspach, K., Guardabassi, Luca, Unterer, S., Bodnárová, T., Windahl, U., Brennan, M. L. & Werner, M., 2024, In: Veterinary Journal. 303, 13 p., 106054.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Efficacy of natural antimicrobial peptides versus peptidomimetic analogues: a systematic review

      Hellewell, L., Gilani, N. M., Stanton, C. J., Pelligand, L., Franzyk, Henrik, Guardabassi, Luca & Good, L., 2022, In: Future Medicinal Chemistry. 14, 24, p. 1899–1921

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in companion animals: anthropozoonosis, zoonosis, or both?

      Guardabassi, Luca, Baptiste, K. E. & Lloyd, D. H., 2006. 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    14. Published

      Enhanced adherence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sequence type 71 to canine and human corneocytes

      Latronico, F., Moodley, Arshnee, Nielsen, Søren Saxmose & Guardabassi, Luca, 2014, In: Veterinary Research. 45, 7 p., 70.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      European multicenter study on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from companion animal urinary tract infections

      Marques, C., Gama, L. T., Belas, A., Bergström, K., Beurlet, S., Briend-Marchal, A., Broens, E. M., Costa, M., Criel, D., Damborg, P., van Dijk, M. A. M., van Dongen, A. M., Dorsch, R., Espada, C. M., Gerber, B., Kritsepi-Konstantinou, M., Loncaric, I., Mion, D., Misic, D., Movilla, R. & 10 others, Overesch, G., Perreten, V., Roura, X., Steenbergen, J., Timofte, D., Wolf, G., Zanoni, R. G., Schmitt, S., Guardabassi, Luca & Pomba, C., 22 Sep 2016, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 12, 17 p., 213.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Evaluation of Veterinary-Specific Interpretive Criteria for Susceptibility Testing of Streptococcus equi Subspecies with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim-Sulfadiazine

      Sadaka, C., Kanellos, T., Guardabassi, Luca, Boucher, J. & Watts, J. L., Jan 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55, 1, p. 326-330 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Evaluation of different sampling methods and criteria for diagnosing canine urinary tract infection by quantitative bacterial culture

      Sørensen, Tina Møller, Jensen, A. B., Damborg, Peter Panduro, Bjørnvad, Charlotte Reinhard, Guardabassi, Luca & Jessen, Lisbeth Rem, Aug 2016, In: The Veterinary Journal. 216, p. 168-173 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Evaluation of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius isolated from dogs

      Meucci, V., Vanni, M., Guardabassi, Luca, Moodley, Arshnee, Soldani, G. & Intorre, L., 2010, In: Veterinary Research Communications. 34, Suppl 1, p. S79-S82 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Evidence for the evolutionary steps leading to mecA-mediated β-lactam resistance in staphylococci

      Rolo, J., Worning, P., Boye Nielsen, J., Sobral, R., Bowden, R., Bouchami, O., Damborg, Peter Panduro, Guardabassi, Luca, Perreten, V., Westh, Henrik T., Tomasz, A., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., 2017, In: PLoS Genetics. 13, 4, 22 p., e1006674.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Evolutionary Origin of the Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec)

      Rolo, J., Worning, P., Nielsen, J. B., Bowden, R., Bouchami, O., Damborg, Peter Panduro, Guardabassi, Luca, Perreten, V., Tomasz, A., Westh, Henrik T., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., 2017, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 61, 6, 16 p., e02302-16.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Expanding the Repertoire of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo-ss-Lactamases by Functional Metagenomic Analysis of Soil Microbiota

      Gudeta, D. D., Bortolaia, V., Pollini, S., Docquier, J., Rossolini, G. M., Amos, G. C. A., Wellington, E. M. H. & Guardabassi, Luca, 26 Dec 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 9 p., 1985.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Experimental colonization of pigs with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): insights into the colonization and transmission of livestock-associated MRSA

      Moodley, Arshnee, Latronico, F. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2011, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 139, 10, p. 1594-1600 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Extended spectrum ß-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig production: possible zoonotic implications

      Moodley, Arshnee, Concalves Cavaco, L. M., Olsen, John Elmerdahl & Guardabassi, Luca, 2008, In: Acta Scientiae Veterinariae. 36, Suppl. 1, p. s1-s3 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Faecal shedding of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli in horses receiving broad-spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis after hospital admission

      Damborg, Peter Panduro, Marskar, P., Baptiste, K. E. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2012, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 154, 3-4, p. 298-304 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Farm-specific lineages of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus clonal complex 398 in Danish pig farms

      Espinosa-Gongora, C., Larsen, J., Moodley, Arshnee, Nielsen, Jens Peter, Skov, R. L., Andreasen, M. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2012, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 140, 10, p. 1794-1799 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Farm-specific lineages of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 in Danish pig farms

      Espinosa-Gongora, C., Larsen, J., Moodley, Arshnee, Nielsen, Jens Peter, Skov, R. L., Andreasen, M. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2012, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 140, 10, p. 1794-1799 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Fate of CMY-2-Encoding Plasmids Introduced into the Human Fecal Microbiota by Exogenous Escherichia coli

      Anjum, M., Madsen, Jonas Stenløkke, Nesme, Joseph, Jana, B., Wiese, M., Jasinskyte, D., Nielsen, Dennis Sandris, Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Dalsgaard, Anders, Moodley, Arshnee, Bortolaia, V. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2019, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63, 5, 13 p., e02528-18.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      First report of multiresistant, mecA-positive Staphylococcus intermedius in Europe: 12 cases from a veterinary dermatology referral clinic in Germany

      Loeffler, A., Linek, M., Moodley, Arshnee, Guardabassi, Luca, Sung, J. M. L., Winkler, M., Weiss, R. & Lloyd, D. H., 2007, In: Veterinary Dermatology. 18, 6, p. 412-421 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Frequency, antimicrobial susceptibility and clonal distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in canine clinical samples submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Italy: A 3-year retrospective investigation

      Ventrella, G., Moodley, Arshnee, Grandolfo, E., Parisi, A., Corrente, M., Buonavoglia, D. & Guardabassi, Luca, Nov 2017, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 211, p. 103-106

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Genes homologous to glycopeptide resistance vanA are widespread in soil microbial communities

      Guardabassi, Luca & Agersø, Y., 2006, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 259, 2, p. 221-225 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Genetic background of neomycin resistance in clinical Escherichia coli isolated from Danish pig farms

      Subramani, P., Menichincheri, G., Pirolo, Mattia, Arcari, G., Kudirkiene, E., Polani, R., Carattoli, A., Damborg, Peter Panduro & Guardabassi, Luca, 2023, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89, 10, 17 p., e00559-23.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolated from healty dogs in Copenhagen, Denmark

      Latronico, F., Bärgman, S. C., Paul, N. C., Moodley, Arshnee & Guardabassi, Luca, 2011. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

    33. Genome and plasmid sequences of Escherichia coli KV7, an extended- spectrum β-Lactamase isolate derived from feces of a healthy pig

      Bateman, M. D., De Vries, S. P. W., Gupta, S., Guardabassi, Luca, Cavaco, L. M., Grant, A. J. & Holmes, M. A., Sep 2017, In: Genome Announcements. 5, 38, 2 p., e00595-17.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Genome sequence of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strain E140, an ST71 European-associated methicillin-resistant isolate.

      Moodley, Arshnee, Riley, M. C., Kania, S. A. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2013, In: Genome Announcements. 1, 2, 2 p., e00207-12.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      Genome-wide association study reveals a locus for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish crossbred pigs

      Skallerup, P., Gongora, C. E., Jørgensen, Claus Bøttcher, Guardabassi, Luca & Fredholm, Merete, 2015, In: B M C Veterinary Research. 11, 8 p., 290.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis sequence type 6 with reduced penicillin susceptibility: diagnostic and therapeutic implications

      Guardabassi, Luca, Larsen, J., Skov, R. & Schønheyder, H. C., 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 10, p. 3820-3821 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Gli animali da compagnia come reservoir di batteri resistenti agli antimicrobici: scoperte recenti e loro potenziali ripercussioni sulla salute umana

      Guardabassi, Luca, 2008, 59. Congresso internazionale multisala palacongressi della riviera di rimini. p. 180-181 2 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearch

    38. Published

      Global responses to oxytetracycline treatment in tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli

      Møller, T. S. B., Liu, G., Hartman, H. B., Rau, M. H., Mortensen, S., Thamsborg, K., Johansen, A. E., Sommer, M. O. A., Guardabassi, Luca, Poolman, M. G. & Olsen, John Elmerdahl, 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 13 p., 8438.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Glycopeptide resistance vanA operons in Paenibacillus strains isolated from soil

      Guardabassi, Luca, Perichon, B., Heijenoort, J. V., Blanot, D. & Courvalin, P., 2005, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49, 10, p. 4227-4233 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Guide to antimicrobial use in animals

      Guardabassi, Luca (ed.), Jensen, L. B. (ed.) & Kruse, H. (ed.), 2008, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 223 p.

      Research output: Book/ReportBookResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      Guidelines for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats: chapter 11

      Guardabassi, Luca, Houser, G. A., Frank, L. A. & Papich, M. G., 2008, Guide to antimicrobial use in animals. Guardabassi, L., Jensen, L. B. & Kruse, H. (eds.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, p. 183-206 24 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

    42. Published

      Guidelines for the diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy of canine superficial bacterial folliculitis (Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases)

      Hillier, A., Lloyd, D. H., Weese, J. S., Blondeau, J. M., Boothe, D., Breitschwerdt, E., Guardabassi, Luca, Papich, M. G., Rankin, S., Turnidge, J. D. & Sykes, J. E., 2014, In: Veterinary Dermatology. 25, 3, p. 163-175, e42-43 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Heterologous expression of glycopeptide resistance vanHAX gene clusters from soil bacteria in enterococcus faecalis

      Hasman, H., Aarestrup, F. M., Dalsgaard, Anders & Guardabassi, Luca, 2006, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 57, 4, p. 648-653 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published
    45. Published

      High diversity of extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from Italian broiler flocks

      Bortolaia, V., Guardabassi, Luca, Trevisani, M., Bisgaard, M., Venturi, L. & Bojesen, Anders Miki, 2010, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54, 4, p. 1623-1626 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      High diversity of genes and plasmids encoding resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and quinolones in clinical Escherichia coli from commercial poultry flocks in Italy

      Niero, G., Bortolaia, V., Vanni, M., Intorre, L., Guardabassi, Luca & Piccirillo, A., Mar 2018, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 216, p. 93-98 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      High diversity of plasmids harbouring blaCMY-2 among clinical Escherichia coli isolates from humans and companion animals in the upper Midwestern USA

      Bortolaia, V., Hansen, Katrine Hartung, Nielsen, C., Fritsche, T. R. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2014, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 69, 6, p. 1492-1496 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      High meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in intensive pig farms in southern China

      Boost, M. V., Ho, J., Guardabassi, Luca & O'Donoghue, M. M., 2012, In: Veterinary Record. 171, 156, 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      High prevalence of USA300 among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

      Guardabassi, Luca, Moodley, Arshnee, Williams, A., Stegger, M., Damborg, Peter Panduro, Halliday-Simmonds, I. & Butaye, P., 2019, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, JUN, 7 p., 1123.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      High prevalence of human pathogenic ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in healthy dogs

      Damborg, Peter Panduro & Guardabassi, Luca, 2007. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

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