Henrik T. Westh

Henrik T. Westh

Clinical Professor

Member of:

  • Clinical Microbiology


  1. 2021
  2. Published

    Forekomst af SARS-CoV-2 i sæd og påvirkning af de mandlige reproduktive organer ved COVID-19

    Hansen, C. B., Leineweber, T. D., Jørgensen, N., Schneider, U. V., Westh, Henrik T., Freiesleben, Nina la Cour, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre & Lauritsen, M. P., 20 Dec 2021, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 183, 51, 9 p., V07210573.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing infections in humans is associated with high resistance to heavy metals

    Lawal, O. U., Fraqueza, M. J., Worning, P., Bouchami, O., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Goncalves, L., Paixão, P., Goncalves, E., Toscano, C., Empel, J., Urbaś, M., Domínguez, M. A., Westh, Henrik T., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., Jul 2021, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 65, 7, 17 p., e02685-20.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Staphylococcus saprophyticus From Clinical and Environmental Origins Have Distinct Biofilm Composition

    Lawal, O. U., Barata, M., Fraqueza, M. J., Worning, P., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Goncalves, L., Paixão, P., Goncalves, E., Toscano, C., Empel, J., Urbaś, M., Domiìnguez, M. A., Westh, Henrik T., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 663768.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    A major outbreak of covid-19 at a residential care home

    Andersen, C. Ø., Buch, I., Castruita, J. A. S., Jacobsen, N. G., Jensen, C. B., Westh, Henrik T., Marvig, R. L., Pedersen, M. S., Schønning, Kristian & Pinholt, M., 2021, In: Danish Medical Journal. 68, 10, 10 p., A03210227.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Danish whole-genome-sequenced candida albicans and candida glabrata samples fit into globally prevalent clades

    Szarvas, J., Rebelo, A. R., Bortolaia, V., Leekitcharoenphon, P., Hansen, D. S., Nielsen, H. L., Nørskov-Lauritsen, N., Kemp, M., Røder, B. L., Frimodt-Møller, N., Søndergaard, T. S., Coia, J. E., Østergaard, C., Westh, Henrik T. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2021, In: Journal of Fungi. 7, 11, 962.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Evaluation of the Hologic Panther Fusion MRSA Assay for the detection of MRSA in ESwab specimens obtained from nose, throat, and perineum

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Knudsen, D., Westh, Henrik T. & Schønning, Kristian, 2021, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 40, p. 2177–2183

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Foodborne origin and local and global spread of staphylococcus saprophyticus causing human urinary tract infections

    Lawal, O. U., Fraqueza, M. J., Bouchami, O., Worning, P., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Gonçalves, M. L., Paixao, P., Gonçalves, E., Toscano, C., Empel, J., Urbaś, M., Domínguez, M. A., Westh, Henrik T., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., 2021, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27, 3, p. 880-893 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Investigation of the introduction and dissemination of vanB Enterococcus faecium in the Capital Region of Denmark and development of a rapid and accurate clone-specific vanB E. faecium PCR

    Pinholt, M., Mollerup, S., Boye, K., Worning, P., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Nygaard, S., Nielsen, K. L., Hasman, H., Roer, L., Hammerum, A. M., Westh, Henrik T. & Schønning, Kristian, 2021, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76, 9, p. 2260-2267 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage among pregnant women in Copenhagen

    Holm, M. K. A., Winther, T. N., Kammann, S., Rasmusson, M. S., Brooks, L., Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, e0246343.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Rapid Open-Source SNP-Based Clustering Offers an Alternative to Core Genome MLST for Outbreak Tracing in a Hospital Setting

    Szarvas, J., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Westh, Henrik T. & Lund, O., 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 636608.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Repeated introduction and spread of the MRSA clone t304/ST6 in northern Europe

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Worning, P., Andersen, Leif Percival, Bes, M., Enger, H., Ås, C. G., Hansen, T. A., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Larssen, K. W., Laurent, F., Mäkitalo, B., Pichon, B., Svartström, O. & Westh, Henrik T., 2021, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 27, 2, p. 284.e1-284.e5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    SARS-CoV-2 in first trimester pregnancy: a cohort study

    la Cour Freiesleben, N., Egerup, P., Vauvert Römmelmayer Hviid, K., Rosenbek Severinsen, E., Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, D., Fich Olsen, L., Prætorius, L., Zedeler, A., Hellerung Christiansen, A-M., Reinhardt Nielsen, J., Bang, D., Berntsen, S., Ollé-López, J., Ingham, A., Bello-Rodríguez, J., Marie Storm, D., Ethelberg-Findsen, J., Hoffmann, E. R., Wilken-Jensen, C. & 4 others, Stener Jørgensen, F., Westh, Henrik T., Løvendahl Jørgensen, H. & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, 1, p. 40-47

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Antibodies at Delivery in Women, Partners, and Newborns

    Egerup, P., Fich Olsen, L., Christiansen, A-M. H., Westergaard, D., Severinsen, E. R., Hviid, K. V. R., Kolte, A. M., Boje, A. D., Bertelsen, M-L. M. F., Prætorius, L., Zedeler, A., Nielsen, J. R., Bang, D., Berntsen, S., Ethelberg-Findsen, J., Storm, D. M., Bello-Rodríguez, J., Ingham, A., Ollé-López, J., Hoffmann, E. R. & 7 others, Wilken-Jensen, C., Krebs, Lone, Jørgensen, Finn Stener, Westh, Henrik T., Jørgensen, Henrik Løvendahl, Freiesleben, Nina la Cour & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 137, 1, p. 49-55

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Sex-associated risk factors for co-infection with chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoea among patients presenting to a sexually transmitted infection clinic

    Barati Sedeh, F., Thomsen, Simon Francis, thg519, thg519, Westh, Henrik T. & Saladorasmussen, K., 2021, In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 101, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., adv00356.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    The global dissemination of hospital clones of Enterococcus faecium

    van Hal, S. J., Willems, R. J. L., Gouliouris, T., Ballard, S. A., Coque, T. M., Hammerum, A. M., Hegstad, K., Westh, H. T., Howden, B. P., Malhotra-Kumar, S., Werner, G., Yanagihara, K., Earl, A. M., Raven, K. E., Corander, J., Bowden, R., Pinholt, M., Loens, K., Xavier, B. B., Matheeussen, V. & 2 others, Goossens, H. & Enterococcal Group, E. G., 2021, In: Genome Medicine. 13, 1, 52.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. 2020
  18. Published

    Clinical Manifestations in Children with Staphylococcal Bacteremia Positive for Panton-Valentine Leucocidin: A Nationwide Survey in a Low Methicillin-Resistance Setting

    Bybeck Nielsen, A., Larsen, A. R., Petersen, A., Schønheyder, H. C., Westh, Henrik T., Benfield, Thomas & Nygaard, Ulrikka, Sep 2020, In: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 39, 9, p. e274-e276 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Association between vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization and subsequent infection: a retrospective WGS study

    Rubin, I. M. C., Pedersen, M. S., Mollerup, S., Kaya, H., Petersen, Andreas Munk, Westh, Henrik T. & Pinholt, M., 1 Jul 2020, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 75, 7, p. 1712-1715

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Sensitivity, specificity, inclusivity and exclusivity of the updated Aptima Combo 2 assay, which provides detection coverage of the new diagnostic-escape Chlamydia trachomatis variants

    Unemo, M., Hansen, M., Hadad, R., Puolakkainen, M., Westh, Henrik T., Rantakokko-Jalava, K., Thilesen, C., Cole, M. J., Boiko, I., Lan, P. T., Golparian, D., Ito, S. & Sundqvist, M., 16 Jun 2020, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 20, 1, 6 p., 419.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    A Chlamydia trachomatis 23S rRNA G1523A variant escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay (Hologic) was widespread across Denmark in July-September 2019

    Hadad, R., Jensen, J. S., Westh, Henrik T., Grønbaek, I., Schwartz, L. J., Nielsen, L., Vang, T. M., Nielsen, R., Weinreich, L. S., Skov, M. N., Olsen, M., Møller, J. K., Kolmos, B., Unemo, M. & Hoffmann, S., Jun 2020, In: A P M I S. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica. 128, 6, p. 440-444 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Core genome multi-locus sequence typing as an essential tool in a high-cost livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 hospital outbreak

    Slott Jensen, M. L., Nielsine Skov, M., Pries Kristiansen, H., Toft, A., Lundgaard, H., Gumpert, H., Westh, Henrik T., Holm, A., Kolmos, H. J. & Kemp, M., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 104, 4, p. 574-581

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Impact of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at delivery in women, partners and newborns

    Egerup, P., Olsen, L. F., Christiansen, A-MH., Westergaard, D., Severinsen, E. R., Hviid, K. V. R., Kolte, A. M., Boje, A. D., Bertelsen, M-LMF., Prætorius, L., Zedeler, A., Nielsen, J. R., Bang, D., Berntsen, S., Ethelberg-Findsen, J., Storm, D. M., Bello-Rodríguez, J., Ingham, A., Ollé-López, J., Hoffmann, E. R. & 7 others, Wilken-Jensen, C., Krebs, Lone, Jørgensen, F. S., Westh, Henrik T., Jørgensen, Henrik Løvendahl, Freiesleben, Nina la Cour & Nielsen, H. S., 2020, medRxiv, p. 1-20.

    Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

  24. Published

    ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes

    Bortolaia, V., Kaas, R. S., Ruppe, E., Roberts, M. C., Schwarz, S., Cattoir, V., Philippon, A., Allesoe, R. L., Rebelo, A. R., Florensa, A. F., Fagelhauer, L., Chakraborty, T., Neumann, B., Werner, G., Bender, J. K., Stingl, K., Nguyen, M., Coppens, J., Xavier, B. B., Malhotra-Kumar, S. & 15 others, Westh, Henrik T., Pinholt, M., Anjum, M. F., Duggett, N. A., Kempf, I., Nykäsenoja, S., Olkkola, S., Wieczorek, K., Amaro, A., Clemente, L., Mossong, J., Losch, S., Ragimbeau, C., Lund, O. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2020, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 75, 12, p. 3491-3500 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. 2019
  26. Published

    Resistance to piperacillin/tazobactam in Escherichia coli resulting from extensive IS26-associated gene amplification of blaTEM-1

    Hansen, K. H., Andreasen, M. R., Pedersen, M. S., Westh, Henrik T., Jelsbak, L. & Schønning, Kristian, 1 Nov 2019, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 74, 11, p. 3179-3183 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Prevalence and treatment of group B streptococcus colonization based on risk factors versus intrapartum culture screening

    Johansen, N. R., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A., Jønsson, S., Westh, Henrik T., Nilas, L. & Rørbye, Christina, Sep 2019, In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 240, p. 178-181 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in a pregnant traveller returning from Karachi, Pakistan to Denmark, 2019

    Engsbro, A. L., Riis Jespersen, H. S., Goldschmidt, Maria Ingeborg, Mollerup, S., Worning, P., Pedersen, M. S., Westh, Henrik T. & Schneider, Uffe Vest, May 2019, In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 24, 21, 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

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