Henrik T. Westh

Henrik T. Westh

Clinical Professor

Member of:

  • Clinical Microbiology


  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant and –sensitive Enterococcus faecium obtained from Danish hospitals to benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidine and hydrogen eroxide biocides

    Alotaibi, S. M. I., Ayibiekea, A., Pedersen, A. F., Jakobsen, L., Pinholt, M., Gumpert, H., Hammerum, A. M., Westh, Henrik T. & Ingmer, Hanne, Dec 2017, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 66, 12, p. 1744-1751 8 p., 000642.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Analytical and clinical performance of the Hologic Aptima HCV Quant Dx Assay for the quantification of HCV RNA in plasma samples

    Schønning, Kristian, Pedersen, M. S., Johansen, K., Landt, B., Nielsen, L. G., Weis, Nina & Westh, Henrik T., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 248, p. 159-165 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Multidrug-resistantinfection with ceftriaxone resistance and intermediate resistance to azithromycin, Denmark, 2017

    Terkelsen, D., Tolstrup, J., Johnsen, C. H., Lund, O., thg519, thg519, Worning, P., Unemo, M. & Westh, Henrik T., Oct 2017, In: Eurosurveillance (Online Edition). 22, 42, 4 p., pii=17-00659.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Draft genome sequence of a Kluyvera intermedia isolate from a patient with a pancreatic abscess

    Thele, R., Gumpert, H., Christensen, L. B., Worning, P., Schønning, Kristian, Westh, Henrik T. & Hansen, T. A., Sep 2017, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 10, Sep, p. 1-2

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus emerged long before the introduction of methicillin into clinical practice

    Harkins, C. P., Pichon, B., Doumith, M., Parkhill, J., Westh, Henrik T., Tomasz, A., de Lencastre, H., Bentley, S. D., Kearns, A. M. & Holden, M. T. G., 20 Jul 2017, In: Genome Biology (Online Edition). 18, 11 p., 130.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Comparison of the Hologic Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay to the Roche COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 for the quantification of HIV-1 RNA in plasma samples.

    Schønning, Kristian, Johansen, K., Landt, B., Benfield, Thomas & Westh, Henrik T., Jul 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 92, p. 14-19 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Genomic analysis of 495 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium reveals broad dissemination of a vanA plasmid in more than 19 clones from Copenhagen, Denmark

    Pinholt, M., Gumpert, H., Bayliss, S., Nielsen, J. B., Vorobieva, V., Pedersen, M., Feil, E., Worning, P. & Westh, Henrik T., Jan 2017, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 72, 1, p. 40-47 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Staphylococcal aureus Enterotoxin C and Enterotoxin-Like L Associated with Post-partum Mastitis

    Franck, K. T., Gumpert, H., Olesen, B., Larsen, A. R., Petersen, A., Bangsborg, J., Albertsen, P., Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 5 p., 173.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Comparison of the population excess fraction of Chlamydia trachomatis infection on pelvic inflammatory disease at 12-months in the presence and absence of chlamydia testing and treatment: Systematic review and retrospective cohort analysis

    Davies, B., Turner, K. M. E., Leung, S., Yu, B. N., Frølund, M., Benfield, Thomas, Blanchard, J., Westh, Henrik T. & Ward, H., 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 2, 12 p., e0171551.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Determination of Elizabethkingia Diversity by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Whole-Genome Sequencing

    Eriksen, H. B., Gumpert, H., Faurholt, C. H. & Westh, Henrik T., 2017, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases . 23, 2, p. 320-323

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Emergence of vanA Enterococcus faecium in Denmark, 2005-15

    Hammerum, A. M., Baig, S., Kamel, Y., Roer, L., Pinholt, M., Gumpert, H., Holzknecht, B., Røder, B., Justesen, U. S., Samulioniené, J., Kjærsgaard, M., Østergaard, C., Holm, A., Dzajic, E., Søndergaard, T. S., Gaini, S., Edquist, P., Alm, E., Lilje, B., Westh, H. & 2 others, Stegger, M. & Hasman, H., 2017, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 72, 8, p. 2184-2190

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Evaluating next-generation sequencing for direct clinical diagnostics in diarrhoeal disease

    Joensen, K. G., Engsbro, A. L. Ø., Lukjancenko, O., Kaas, R. S., Lund, O., Westh, Henrik T. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2017, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 36, 7, p. 1325-1338

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Genetic characterisation confirms sporadic occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Copenhagen, Denmark

    Holzknecht, B. J., Pinholt, M., Gumpert, H., Hammerum, A. M. & Westh, Henrik T., 2017, In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 50, 3, p. 501-502

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Genome-wide-analyses of Listeria monocytogenes from food-processing plants reveal clonal diversity and date the emergence of persisting sequence types

    Knudsen, G. M., Nielsen, J. B., Marvig, R. L., Ng, Y., Worning, P., Westh, Henrik T. & Gram, L., 2017, In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 9, 4, p. 428-440

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    RUCS: rapid identification of PCR primers for unique core sequences

    Thomsen, M. C. F., Hasman, H., Westh, Henrik T., Kaya, H. & Lund, O., 2017, In: Bioinformatics. 33, 24, p. 3917-3921

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Signatures of cytoplasmic proteins in the exoproteome distinguish community- and hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 lineages

    Mekonnen, S. A., Palma Medina, L. M., Glasner, C., Tsompanidou, E., de Jong, A., Grasso, S., Schaffer, M., Mäder, U., Larsen, A. R., Gumpert, H., Westh, Henrik T., Völker, U., Otto, A., Becher, D. & van Dijl, J. M., 2017, In: Virulence. 8, 6, p. 891-907 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Whole Genome Sequencing of Danish Staphylococcus argenteus Reveals a Genetically Diverse Collection with Clear Separation from Staphylococcus aureus

    Hansen, T. A., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Hogh, S. V., Dons, L. E., Pedersen, M., Jensen, T. G., Kemp, M., Skov, M. N., Gumpert, H., Worning, P. & Westh, Henrik T., 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 7 p., 1512.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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