Henrik T. Westh

Henrik T. Westh

Clinical Professor

Member of:

  • Clinical Microbiology


  1. 2024
  2. Published

    Gonorrhoea on the rise in Denmark since 2022: distinct clones drive increase in heterosexual individuals

    Pedersen, T. R., Wessman, M., Lindegaard, M., Hallstrøm, S., Westergaard, C., Brock, I., Dzajic, E., Holmgaard, D. B., Jensen, C. S., Justesen, U. S., Kornum, J. B., Søndergaard, T. S., Thomsen, M. K., Westh, Henrik T., Østergaard, C., Hoffmann, S. & Stegger, M., 2024, In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 29, 7, 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Long-term carriage and evolution of VREfmLong-term carriage and evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: A genomic study on consecutive isolates

    Knudsen, M. J. S., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Mollerup, S., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Hoppe, M., Westh, Henrik T., Pinholt, M. & Rubin, I. M. C., 2024, In: JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 6, 1, 4 p., dlad153.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Predicting the primary infection source of Escherichia coli bacteremia using virulence-associated genes

    Ilsby, C. S., Hertz, Frederik Boëtius, Westh, Henrik T., Monk, J., Worning, P., Johansen, Helle Krogh, Hansen, Katrine Hartung & Pinholt, M., 2024, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 43, 4, p. 641-648 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The impact of acute SARS-CoV-2 on testicular function including insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in men with mild COVID-19: A longitudinal study

    Lauritsen, M. P., Kristensen, T. L., Hansen, C. B., Schneider, U. V., Talbot, A. L., Skytte, A. B., Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Johannsen, T. H., Zedeler, A., Albrethsen, J., Juul, Anders, Priskorn, Lærke, Jørgensen, N., Westh, Henrik T., Freiesleben, Nina la Cour & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2024, In: Andrology. 12, 2, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Within-host genomic evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term carriers

    Larsen, T. G., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Worning, P., Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2024, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 95.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 2023
  8. Published

    Antibiotic-free vaginal microbiota transplant with donor engraftment, dysbiosis resolution and live birth after recurrent pregnancy loss: a proof of concept case study

    Wrønding, T., Vomstein, K., Bosma, E. F., Mortensen, B., Westh, Henrik T., Heintz, J. E., Mollerup, S., Petersen, Andreas Munk, Ensign, L. M., DeLong, K., van Hylckama Vlieg, J. E. T., Thomsen, A. B. & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2023, In: EClinicalMedicine. 61, 102070.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Diarrhoea-causing microorganisms are rare in adult patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: a prospective observational cohort study

    Fonnes, S., Rasmussen, T., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Olesen, C. S., Olsen, J. H. H., Schmidt, L., Alder, R., Sørensen, S. G., Gülen, S., Klarskov, Louise Laurberg, Krogfelt, K. A., Westh, Henrik T. & Rosenberg, Jacob, 2023, In: APMIS. 131, 6, p. 284-293 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    SARS-CoV-2 spike mRNA vaccine sequences circulate in blood up to 28 days after COVID-19 vaccination

    Castruita, J. A. S., Schneider, Uffe Vest, Mollerup, S., Leineweber, T. D., Weis, Nina, Bukh, Jens, Pedersen, M. S. & Westh, Henrik T., 2023, In: APMIS. 131, 3, p. 128-132 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Whole genome sequencing reveals two genetically distinct MRSA outbreaks among people who inject drugs and homeless people in Copenhagen

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Holm, M. K. A., Worning, P., Stavad, B., Schneider, Uffe Vest, Meiniche, H., Thiesen, H. & Westh, Henrik T., 2023, In: APMIS. 131, 6, p. 294-302 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 2022
  13. Published

    A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial of MRSA throat carriage treatment, with either standard decolonization alone or in combination with oral clindamycin.

    Holm, M. K. A., Meiniche, H. K., Pedersen, M., Eriksen, H. B., Westh, Henrik T., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 16 Jun 2022, In: Trials. 23, 8 p., 502 .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The use of core genome multilocus sequence typing to determine the duration of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreaks

    Søndergaard Knudsen, M., Maria Cecilia Rubin, I., Gisselø, K., Mollerup, S., Petersen, Andreas Munk, Pinholt, M., Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Mar 2022, In: A P M I S. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (Online). 130, 6, p. 323-329

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    One Day in Denmark: Nationwide point-prevalence survey of human bacterial isolates and comparison of classical and whole-genome sequence-based species identification methods

    Rebelo, A. R., Ibfelt, T., Bortolaia, V., Leekitcharoenphon, P., Hansen, D. S., Nielsen, H. L., Ellermann-Eriksen, S., Kemp, M., Roder, B. L., Frimodt-Moller, N., Sondergaard, T. S., Coia, J. E., Ostergaard, C., Pedersen, M., Westh, Henrik T. & Aarestrup, F. M., 11 Feb 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 2, 17 p., 0261999.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    A roadmap for the generation of benchmarking resources for antimicrobial resistance detection using next generation sequencing: [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

    Petrillo, M., Fabbri, M., Kagkli, D. M., Querci, M., Van den Eede, G., Alm, E., Aytan-Aktug, D., Capella-Gutierrez, S., Carrillo, C., Cestaro, A., Chan, K-G., Coque, T., Endrullat, C., Gut, I., Hammer, P., Kay, G. L., Madec, J-Y., Mather, A. E., McHardy, A. C., Naas, T. & 11 others, Paracchini, V., Peter, S., Pightling, A., Raffael, B., Rossen, J., Ruppé, E., Schlaberg, R., Vanneste, K., Weber, L. M., Westh, Henrik T. & Angers-Loustau, A., 2022, In: F1000Research. 10, 37 p., 80.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Attributable mortality of vancomycin resistance in ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia in Denmark and the Netherlands: A matched cohort study

    Rottier, W. C., Pinholt, M., Van Der Bij, A. K., Arpi, M., Blank, S. N., Nabuurs-Franssen, M. H., Ruijs, G. J. H. M., Tersmette, M., Ossewaarde, J. M., Groenwold, R. H., Westh, Henrik T. & Bonten, M. J. M., 2022, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 43, 6, p. 719 - 727

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Emergence of circulating influenza A H3N2 viruses with genetic drift in the matrix gene: be alert of false-negative test results

    Jørgensen, R. L., Lerche, C. J., Pedersen, M. S., Kirkby, N. S., Botnen, A. B., Trebbien, R., Nilsson-Møller, S., Pinholt, M., Nielsen, A. C. Y., Westh, Henrik T., Lisby, J. G. & Schneider, Uffe Vest, 2022, In: APMIS. 130, 10, p. 612-617 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Estimated Roles of the Carrier and the Bacterial Strain When Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Fails: a Case-Control Study

    Holm, M. K. A., Jørgensen, K. M., Bagge, K., Worning, P., Pedersen, M., Westh, Henrik T., Monk, J. M. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 5, 12 p., e01296-22.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Genomic analysis of 600 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium reveals a high prevalence of ST80 and spread of similar vanA regions via IS1216E and plasmid transfer in diverse genetic lineages in Ireland

    Egan, S. A., Kavanagh, N. L., Shore, A. C., Mollerup, S., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., O’connell, B., Mcmanus, B. A., Brennan, G. I., Pinholt, M., Westh, Henrik T. & Coleman, D. C., 2022, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 77, 2, p. 320-330

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Next-generation sequencing in routine clinical microbiology and infectious diseases: an ESGMD-ESGEM ESCMID postgraduate course

    Aamot, H. V., Claas, E. C. J., Couto, N., Westh, Henrik T., Greub, G. & Rossen, J. W. A., 2022, In: New Microbes and New Infections. 49-50, 101046.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    No Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on Eradication of Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium or Microbiome Diversity in Hospitalized Adult Patients

    Rubin, I. M. C., Mollerup, S., Broholm, C., Knudsen, S. B., Baker, A., Helms, Morten, Holm, M. K. A., Kallemose, T., Westh, Henrik T., Dahl Knudsen, J., Pinholt, M. & Petersen, Andreas Munk, 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 3, e0234821.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    One Day in Denmark: Comparison of Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Bacterial Isolates From Clinical Settings

    Rebelo, A. R., Bortolaia, V., Leekitcharoenphon, P., Hansen, D. S., Nielsen, H. L., Ellermann-Eriksen, S., Kemp, M., Røder, B. L., Frimodt-Møller, N., Søndergaard, T. S., Coia, J. E., Østergaard, C., Westh, Henrik T. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 12 p., 804627.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Rapid in vivo development of resistance to daptomycin in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium due to genomic alterations

    Mollerup, S., Elmeskov, C., Pinholt, M., Sejersen, T. S., Pedersen, M. S., Worning, P., Frees, Dorte & Westh, Henrik T., 2022, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 369, 1, 6 p., 063.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Substantial Decrease in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak Duration and Number of Patients During the Danish COVID-19 Lockdown: A Prospective Observational Study

    Gisselø, K. L., Rubin, I. M. C., Knudsen, M. S., From-Hansen, M., Stangerup, M., Kavalaris, C. P., Pinholt, M., Mollerup, S., Westh, Henrik T., Bartels, Mette Damkjær & Petersen, Andreas Munk, 2022, In: Microbial Drug Resistance. 28, 1, p. 73-80

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Synbiotic Intervention with Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, and Inulin in Healthy Volunteers Increases the Abundance of Bifidobacteria but Does Not Alter Microbial Diversity

    Rubin, I. M. C., Mollerup, S., Broholm, C., Baker, A., Holm, M. K. A., Pedersen, M. S., Pinholt, M., Westh, Henrik T. & Petersen, Andreas Munk, 2022, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88, 19, 11 p., e01087.22.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Topical niclosamide (ATx201) reduces Staphylococcus aureus colonization and increases Shannon diversity of the skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial

    Weiss, A., Delavenne, E., Matias, C., Lagler, H., Simon, D., Li, P., Hansen, J. U., Dos Santos, T. P., Jana, B., Priemel, P., Bangert, C., Bauer, M., Eberl, S., Nussbaumer-Pröll, A., Anne Österreicher, Z., Matzneller, P., Quint, T., Weber, M., Nielsen, H. M., Rades, T. & 17 others, Johansen, Helle Krogh, Westh, Henrik T., Kim, W., Mylonakis, E., Friis, C., Guardabassi, Luca, Pace, J., Lundberg, C. V., M'Zali, F., Butty, P., Sørensen, N., Nielsen, H. B., Toft-Kehler, R., Guttman-Yassky, E., Stingl, G., Zeitlinger, M. & Sommer, M., 2022, In: Clinical and Translational Medicine. 12, 5, e790.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 2021
  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 2020
  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 2019
  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. Published

    Eradicating MRSA carriage: the impact of throat carriage and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes on success rates

    Bagge, K., Benfield, Thomas, Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2019, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 38, 4, p. 683-688 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  57. Published

    Evolution and global transmission of a multidrug-resistant, community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus lineage from the Indian subcontinent

    Steinig, E. J., Duchene, S., Robinson, D. A., Monecke, S., Yokoyama, M., Laabei, M., Slickers, P., Andersson, P., Williamson, D., Kearns, A., Goering, R. V., Dickson, E., Ehricht, R., Ip, M., O’sullivan, M. V. N., Coombs, G. W., Petersen, A., Brennan, G., Shore, A. C., Coleman, D. C. & 18 others, Pantosti, A., Lencastre, H. D., Westh, Henrik T., Kobayashi, N., Heffernan, H., Strommenger, B., Layer, F., Weber, S., Aamot, H. V., Skakni, L., Peacock, S. J., Sarovich, D., Harris, S., Parkhill, J., Massey, R. C., Holden, M. T. G., Bentley, S. D. & Tong, S. Y. C., 2019, In: mBio. 10, 6, 20 p., e01105-19.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. Published

    Implications of identifying the recently defined members of the Staphylococcus aureus complex S. argenteus and S. schweitzeri: a position paper of members of the ESCMID Study Group for Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases (ESGS)

    Becker, K., Schaumburg, F., Kearns, A., Larsen, A. R., Lindsay, J. A., Skov, R. L. & Westh, Henrik T., 2019, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 25, 9, p. 1064-1070 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  59. Published

    Increased risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in hemodialysis—A nationwide study

    Chaudry, M. S., Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar, Kamper, A. L., Rix, M., Larsen, A. R., Petersen, A., Andersen, P. S., Skov, R. L., Fosbøl, Emil Loldrup, Westh, Henrik T., Schønheyder, H. C., Benfield, Thomas, Fowler, V. G., Torp-Pedersen, C. & Bruun, Niels Eske, 2019, In: Hemodialysis International. 23, 2, p. 230-238 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  60. Published

    Surveillance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci reveals shift in dominating clones and national spread of a vancomycin-variable vanA Enterococcus faecium ST1421-CT1134 clone, Denmark, 2015 to March 2019

    Hammerum, A. M., Justesen, U. S., Pinholt, M., Roer, L., Kaya, H., Worning, P., Nygaard, S., Kemp, M., Clausen, M. E., Nielsen, K. L., Samulioniené, J., Kjærsgaard, M., Østergaard, C., Coia, J., Søndergaard, T. S., Gaini, S., Schønning, Kristian, Westh, Henrik T., Hasman, H. & Holzknecht, B. J., 2019, In: Eurosurveillance. 24, 34, p. 1-5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  61. Published

    Trends and prediction of antimicrobial susceptibility in urinary bacteria isolated in European emergency departments: the EuroUTI 2010-2016 Study

    Quaegebeur, A., Brunard, L., Javaudin, F., Vibet, M., Bemer, P., Le Bastard, Q., Batard, E., Montassier, E., EuroUTI 2010-2016 Study Group , E. 2. S. G., Pedersen, M. & Westh, Henrik T., 2019, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 74, 10, p. 3069-3076 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  62. Published

    WGS of 1058 Enterococcus faecium from Copenhagen, Denmark, reveals rapid clonal expansion of vancomycin-resistant clone ST80 combined with widespread dissemination of a vanA-containing plasmid and acquisition of a heterogeneous accessory genome

    Pinholt, M., Bayliss, S. C., Gumpert, H., Worning, P., Jensen, V. V. S., Pedersen, M., Feil, E. J. & Westh, Henrik T., 2019, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 74, 7, p. 1776-1785

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  63. 2018
  64. Published

    Clinical and analytical evaluation of the new Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, with data on M. genitalium prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in M. genitalium in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 2016

    Unemo, M., Salado-Rasmussen, K., Hansen, M., Olsen, A. O., Falk, M., Golparian, D., Aasterød, M., Ringlander, J., Nilsson, C. S., Sundqvist, M., Schønning, Kristian, Moi, H., Westh, Henrik T. & Jensen, J. S., May 2018, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 24, 5, p. 533-539

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  65. Published

    Pelvic inflammatory disease risk following negative results from chlamydia nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) versus non-NAATs in Denmark: A retrospective cohort

    Davies, B., Turner, K. M. E., Benfield, Thomas, Frølund, M., Westh, Henrik T., Danish Chlamydia Study, D. C. S. & Ward, H., Jan 2018, In: PLoS Medicine. 15, 1, 14 p., e1002483.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  66. Published

    A sporadic four-year hospital outbreak of a ST97-IVa MRSA with half of the patients first identified in the community

    Rubin, I. M., Hansen, T. A., Klingenberg, A. M., Petersen, Andreas Munk, Worning, P., Westh, Henrik T. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, p. 1-6 1494.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  67. Published

    Analytical performance of the Hologic Aptima HBV Quant Assay and the COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HBV test v2.0 for the quantification of HBV DNA in plasma samples

    Schønning, Kristian, Johansen, K., Nielsen, L. G., Weis, Nina & Westh, Henrik T., 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 104, p. 83-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  68. Published

    Emergence of a vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium ST1421 strain containing a deletion in vanX

    Hansen, T. A., Pedersen, M. S., Nielsen, L. G., Ma, C. M. G., Søes, L. M., Worning, P., Østergaard, C., Westh, Henrik T., Pinholt, M. & Schønning, Kristian, 2018, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 73, 11, p. 2936-2940

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  69. Published

    European external quality assessments for identification, molecular typing and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus

    Deplano, A., Dodémont, M., Denis, O., Westh, H., Gumpert, H., Larsen, A. R., Larsen, J., Kearns, A., Pichon, B., Layer, F., Schulte, B., Wolz, C., Spiliopoulou, I., Brennan, G., Empel, J., Hryniewicz, W., de Lencastre, H., Faria, N. A., Codita, I., Sabat, A. J. & 6 others, Friedrich, A. W., Deurenberg, R. H., Tristan, A., Laurent, F., Vandenesch, F. & on behalf of the Study Group on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections (ESGS) of ESCMID, O. B. O. T. S. G. O. S. A. S. I. (. O. E., 2018, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 73, 10, p. 2662-2666

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  70. Published

    Evolution of the b-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae PMEN3 clone over a 30 year period in Barcelona, Spain

    Càmara, J., Cubero, M., Martín-Galiano, A. J., García, E., Grau, I., Nielsen, J. B., Worning, P., Tubau, F., Pallarés, R., Ángeles Domínguez, M., Kilian, M., Liñares, J., Westh, Henrik T. & Ardanuy, C., 2018, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 73, 11, p. 2941-2951

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  71. Published

    Genomics-Based Identification of Microorganisms in Human Ocular Body Fluid

    Kirstahler, P., Bjerrum, S. S., Friis-Møller, A., la Cour, Morten, Aarestrup, F. M., Westh, Henrik T. & Pamp, S. J., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 14 p., 4126.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  72. Published

    Gonorré

    Tolstrup, J., Westh, Henrik T. & Vestergaard, T., 2018, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 180, 20, 4 p., V01180041.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  73. Published

    Identification of a PVL-negative SCCmec-IVa sublineage of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC80 lineage: understanding the clonal origin of CA-MRSA

    Edslev, S. M., Westh, Henrik T., Andersen, P. S., Skov, R., Kobayashi, N., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Vandenesch, F., Petersen, A., Worning, P., Larsen, A. R. & Stegger, M., 2018, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 24, 3, p. 273-278

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  74. Published

    Typing of vancomycin-resistant enterococci with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in a nosocomial outbreak setting

    Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Dargis, R., Pedersen, M., Pinholt, M., Christensen, J. J., Hammerum, A. M., Littauer, P., Worning, P., Westh, Henrik T., Moser, C., Justesen, U. S., Lemming, L. E., Søndergaard, T. S., Dzajic, E., Ejlertsen, T. & the Danish Enterococcal Study Group, T. D. E. S. G., 2018, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 24, 10, p. 1104.e1-1104.e4

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  75. Published

    Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe: Towards a common nomenclature

    Bender, J. K., Cattoir, V., Hegstad, K., Sadowy, E., Coque, T. M., Westh, Henrik T., Hammerum, A. M., Schaffer, K., Burns, K., Murchan, S., Novais, C., Freitas, A. R., Peixe, L., Del Grosso, M., Pantosti, A. & Werner, G., 2018, In: Drug Resistance Updates. 40, p. 25-39 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  76. Published

    Use of a regression model to study host-genomic determinants of phage susceptibility in MRSA

    Zschach, H., Larsen, M. V., Hasman, H., Westh, Henrik T., Nielsen, M., Międzybrodzki, R., Jónczyk-Matysiak, E., Weber-Dąbrowska, B. & Górski, A., 2018, In: Antibiotics. 7, 1, 16 p., 9.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  77. 2017
  78. 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

  79. 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

  80. 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

  81. 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

  82. 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

  83. 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

  84. 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

  85. 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

  86. 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

  87. 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

  88. 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

  89. 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

  90. 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

  91. 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

  92. 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

  93. 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

  94. 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

  95. 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

  96. 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

  97. 2016
  98. Published

    Novel pathways for ameliorating the fitness cost of gentamicin resistant small colony variants

    Vestergaard, M., Paulander, W. E. A., Leng, B., Nielsen, J. B., Westh, Henrik T. & Ingmer, Hanne, 22 Nov 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 12 p., 1866.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  99. Published

    Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Larsen, J., Stegger, M., Andersen, P. S., Petersen, A., Larsen, A. R., Westh, H., Agersø, M. Y. F., Fetsch, A., Kraushaar, B., Käsbohrer, A., Feβler, A. T., Schwarz, S., Cuny, C., Witte, W., Butaye, P., Denis, O., Haenni, M., Madec, J-Y., Jouy, E., Laurent, F. & 15 others, Battisti, A., Franco, A., Alba, P., Mammina, C., Pantosti, A., Monaco, M., Wagenaar, J. A., de Boer, E., van Duijkeren, E., Heck, M., Domínguez, L., Torres, C., Zarazaga, M., Price, L. B. & Skov, R. L., Nov 2016, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63, 10, p. 1349-1352 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  100. Published

    Risk of reproductive complications following chlamydia testing: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Denmark

    Davies, B., Turner, K. M. E., Frølund, M., Ward, H., May, M. T., Rasmussen, S., Benfield, Thomas, Westh, Henrik T. & Danish Chlamydia Study Group, D. C. S. G., Sep 2016, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16, 9, p. 1057-64 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  101. Published

    Fatal Septicemia Linked to Transmission of MRSA Clonal Complex 398 in Hospital and Nursing Home, Denmark

    Nielsen, R. T., Kemp, M., Holm, A., Skov, M. N., Detlefsen, M., Hasman, H., Aarestrup, F. M., Kaas, R. S., Nielsen, J. B., Westh, Henrik T. & Kolmos, H. J., May 2016, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases . 22, 5, p. 900-2 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  102. Published

    Bacterial viruses enable their host to acquire antibiotic resistance genes from neighbouring cells

    Haaber, J. K., Leisner, Jørgen, Cohn, M. T., Catalan Moreno, A., Nielsen, J. B., Westh, Henrik T., Penadés, J. R. & Ingmer, Hanne, 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 8 p., 13333.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  103. Published

    Dansk stafylokokovervågning og -forskning 1955-2015

    Westh, Henrik T., Skov, R., Kolmos, H. J. & Rosdahl, V., 2016, In: Bibliotek for Laeger. 208, 4, p. 425-34

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  104. Published

    Sexually transmitted infections and use of contraceptives in women living with HIV in Denmark: the SHADE cohort

    Thorsteinsson, K., Ladelund, S., Storgaard, M., Rønsholt, F. F., Johansen, I. S., Pedersen, G., Nielsen, L. N., Bonde, J., Westh, Henrik T., Obel, Niels, Katzenstein, T. L. & Lebech, Anne-Mette, 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 10 p., 81.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  105. Published

    The soil microbiota harbors a diversity of carbapenem-hydrolyzing β-lactamases of potential clinical relevance

    Gudeta, D. D., Bortolaia, V., Amos, G., Wellington, E. M. H., Brandt, Kristian Koefoed, Poirel, L., Nielsen, J. B., Westh, Henrik T. & Guardabassi, Luca, 2016, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60, 1, p. 151-160 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  106. 2015
  107. Published

    Increased risk of arterial thromboembolic events after Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A matched cohort study

    Mejer, N., Gotland, N., Uhre, M. L., Westh, Henrik T., Schønheyder, H. C., Petersen, A., Jensen, A. G., Larsen, A. R., Skov, R., Benfield, Thomas & Danish Staphylococcal Bacteremia Study Group, D. S. B. S. G., Aug 2015, In: Journal of Infection. 71, 2, p. 167-78 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  108. Published

    Monitoring meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its spread in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013, through routine whole genome sequencing

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Larner-Svensson, H., Meiniche, H., Kristoffersen, K., Schønning, Kristian, Nielsen, J. B., Rohde, S. M., Christensen, L. B., Skibsted, A. W., Jarlov, J. O., Johansen, Helle Krogh, Andersen, L. P., Petersen, I. S., Crook, D. W., Bowden, R., Boye, K., Worning, P. & Westh, Henrik T., 30 Apr 2015, In: Eurosurveillance. 20, 17, 9 p., 21112.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  109. 2014
  110. Published

    Comparing whole-genome sequencing with sanger sequencing for spa typing of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Petersen, A., Worning, P., Nielsen, J. B., Larner-Svensson, H., Johansen, Helle Krogh, Andersen, Leif Percival, Jarløv, J. O., Boye, K., Larsen, A. R. & Westh, Henrik T., 1 Dec 2014, In: Journal of clinical microbiology. 52, 12, p. 4305-4308 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  111. Published

    Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant staphylococci

    Faria, N. A., Conceição, T., Miragaia, M., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, De Lencastre, H. & Westh, Henrik T., 1 Apr 2014, In: Microbial Drug Resistance. 20, 2, p. 108-117 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  112. Published

    Increased risk of venous thromboembolism within the first year after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a nationwide observational matched cohort study

    Mejer, N., Westh, Henrik T., Schønheyder, H. C., Jensen, A. G., Larsen, A. R., Skov, R., Benfield, Thomas & Danish Staphylococcal Bacteraemia Study Group, D. S. B. S. G., Apr 2014, In: Journal of Internal Medicine. 275, 4, p. 387-397 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  113. Published

    Evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus towards increasing resistance

    Strommenger, B., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Kurt, K., Layer, F., Rohde, S. M., Boye, K., Westh, Henrik T., Witte, W., De Lencastre, H. & Nübel, U., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 69, 3, p. 616-622 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  114. Published

    Detection of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a semi-selective enrichment broth

    Ekenberg, C., Boye, K., Schønning, Kristian, Westh, Henrik T. & Lisby, G., 2014, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 69, 10, p. 2864 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  115. Published

    Fuldgenomsekventering af mikroorganismer: Et nyt værktøj i klinisk mikrobiologi

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Nielsen, X. C., Christensen, J. J. E. & Westh, Henrik T., 2014, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  116. Published

    Insights into Alpha-Hemolysin (Hla) Evolution and Expression among Staphylococcus aureus Clones with Hospital and Community Origin

    Tavares, A., Nielsen, J. B., Boye, K., Rohde, S., Paulo, A. C., Westh, Henrik T., Schønning, K., de Lencastre, H. & Miragaia, M., 2014, In: PloS one. 9, 7, p. 1-13 13 p., e98634.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  117. 2013
  118. Published

    Associations between dru Types and SCCmec Cassettes

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Boye, K., Oliveira, D. C., Worning, P., Goering, R. & Westh, Henrik T., 25 Apr 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 4, e61860.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  119. Published

    Staphylococcus aureus but not Listeria monocytogenes adapt to triclosan and adaptation correlates with increased fabI expression and agr deficiency

    Nielsen, L. N., Larsen, M. H., Skovgaard, S., Kastbjerg, V. G., Westh, Henrik T., Gram, L. & Ingmer, Hanne, 2013, In: B M C Microbiology. 13, 10 p., 177.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  120. Published

    Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated in 1965 are more susceptible to triclosan than current isolates

    Skovgaard, S., Nielsen, L. N., Larsen, M. H., Skov, R. L., Ingmer, Hanne & Westh, Henrik T., 2013, In: PLOS ONE. 8, 4, 8 p., e62197.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  121. Published

    A nationwide study of comorbidity and risk of reinfection after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

    Wiese, L., Mejer, N., Schønheyder, H. C., Westh, Henrik T., Jensen, A. G., Larsen, A. R., Skov, R. & Benfield, Thomas, 2013, In: Journal of Infection. 67, 3, p. 199-205 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  122. Published

    Recently introduced qacA/B genes in Staphylococcus epidermidis do not increase chlorhexidine MIC/MBC

    Skovgaard, S., Larsen, M. H., Nielsen, L. N., Skov, R. L., Wong, C., Westh, Henrik T. & Ingmer, Hanne, 2013, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 68, 10, p. 2226-2233 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  123. 2012
  124. Published

    Stable incidence and continued improvement in short term mortality of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia between 1995 and 2008

    Jensen, A. G. & Danish Staphylococcal Bacteraemia Study Group, D. S. B. S. G., 17 Oct 2012, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 12, 260.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  125. 2011
  126. Published

    Sequence of a SCCmec type VII (former VT) found in Danish ST8-t024-PVLneg CA-MRSA

    Boye, K., Pulis, S., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Sørensen, Søren Johannes & Westh, Henrik T., Apr 2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

  127. Published

    An Unexpected Location of the Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element (ACME) in a USA300-Related MRSA Strain

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Boye, K., Sørensen, Søren Johannes & Westh, Henrik T., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 1, 5 p., e16193.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  128. Published

    Structural variations of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec Type IVa in Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 8 and unrelated lineages

    Damborg, Peter Panduro, Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Boye, K., Guardabassi, Luca & Westh, Henrik T., 2011, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55, 8, p. 3932-3935 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  129. 2010
  130. Published

    Semi-selective broth improves screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Böcher, Sidsel, Middendorf, B., Westh, Henrik T., Mellmann, A., Becker, K., Skov, R. & Friedrich, A. W., Apr 2010, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 65, 4, p. 717-20 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  131. Published

    A novel FRET pair for detection of parallel DNA triplexes by the LightCycler

    Schneider, U. V., Severinsen, J. K., Géci, I., Okkels, L. M., Jøhnk, N., Mikkelsen, N. D., Klinge, T., Pedersen, E. B., Westh, Henrik T. & Lisby, G., 2010, In: B M C Biotechnology. 10, p. 4 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  132. Published

    Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Iceland from 2000 to 2008: a challenge to current guidelines

    Holzknecht, B. J., Hardardottir, H., Haraldsson, G. H., Westh, Henrik T., Valsdottir, F., Boye, K., Karlsson, H. S., Kristinsson, K. & Gudlaugsson, O., 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48, 11, p. 4221-7 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  133. Published

    Optimal design of parallel triplex forming oligonucleotides containing Twisted Intercalating Nucleic Acids--TINA

    Schneider, U. V., Mikkelsen, N. D., Jøhnk, N., Okkels, L. M., Westh, Henrik T. & Lisby, G., 2010, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 38, 13, p. 4394-403

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  134. Published

    The search and destroy strategy prevents spread and long-term carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results from the follow-up screening of a large ST22 (E-MRSA 15) outbreak in Denmark

    Böcher, Sidsel, Skov, R. L., Knudsen, M. A., Guardabassi, Luca, Mølbak, K., Schouenborg, P., Sørum, M. & Westh, Henrik T., 2010, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16, 9, p. 1427-1434 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  135. 2009
  136. Published

    A common variant of SCCmec type IVa in Copenhagen, Denmark is not detected by BD GeneOhm™ MRSA

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Boye, K., Rohde, S. M., Larsen, A. R., Torfs, H., Bouchy, P., Skov, R. L. & Westh, Henrik T., 2009, In: Journal of clinical microbiology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  137. Published

    A common variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IVa in isolates from Copenhagen, Denmark, is not detected by the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus assay

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Boye, K., Rohde, S. M., Larsen, A. R., Torfs, H., Bouchy, P., Skov, R. & Westh, Henrik T., 2009, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47, 5, p. 1524-7 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  138. Published

    Rapid evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: genome variation traces epidemic spread

    Nubel, U., Dordel, J., Kurt, K., Strommenger, B., Westh, Henrik T., Shukla, S. K., Berger-Bachi, B., Zemlickova, H. & Witte, W., 2009, In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology. JSEPSuppl. 46, p. 73

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  139. 2008
  140. Published

    Environmental meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disinfection using dry-mist-generated hydrogen peroxide.

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Kristoffersen, K., Slotsbjerg, T., Rohde, S., Lundgren, B. & Westh, Henrik T., Jul 2008, In: The Journal of hospital infection.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  141. Published

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone.

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Nanuashvili, A., Boye, K., Rohde, S., Jashiashvili, N., Faria, N., Kereselidze, M., Kharebava, S. & Westh, Henrik T., May 2008, In: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  142. Published

    A European laboratory network for sequence-based typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a communication platform between human and veterinary medicine an update on SeqNet.org

    Friedrich, A. W., Witte, W., de, L. H., Hryniewicz, W., Scheres, J. & Westh, Henrik T., 2008, In: Eurosurveillance (Print Edition). 13, 19, p. pii: 18862-

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  143. Published

    Characterisation, dissemination and persistence of gentamicin resistant Escherichia coli from a Danish university hospital to the waste water environment

    Jakobsen, L., Sandvang, D., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Bagger-Skjøt, L., Westh, Henrik T., Jørgensen, C., Hansen, D. S., Pedersen, B. M., Monnet, D. L., Frimodt-Møller, N., Sørensen, Søren Johannes & Hammerum, A. M., 2008, In: Environment International. 34, 1, p. 108-15 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  144. Published

    Frequent emergence and limited geographic dispersal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Nubel, U., Roumagnac, P., Feldkamp, M., Song, J. H., Ko, K. S., Huang, Y. C., Coombs, G., Ip, M., Skov, R., Struelens, M. J., Goering, R. V., Strommenger, B., Weller, A., Witte, W., Achtman, M. & Westh, Henrik T., 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America. 105, 37, p. 14130-14135 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  145. Published

    Low prevalence of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Denmark

    Jensen, J. S. & Westh, Henrik T., 2008, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 84, 7, p. 546-547 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  146. Published

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone

    Bartels, M. D., Nanuashvili, A., Boye, K., Rohde, S. M., Jashiashvili, N., Faria, N. A., Kereselidze, M., Kharebava, S. & Westh, Henrik T., 2008, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 27, 8, p. 757-760 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  147. 2007
  148. Published

    Rapid increase of genetically diverse methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Boye, K., Rhod, L. A., Skov, R. & Westh, Henrik T., Oct 2007, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  149. A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V.

    Boye, K., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Andersen, I., Møller, J. & Westh, Henrik T., Apr 2007, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  150. Published

    Primary pneumocystis infection in infants hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infection

    Larsen, H. H., von Linstow, M., Lundgren, B., Høgh, Birthe, Westh, Henrik T. & Lundgren, Jens, 2007, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Print Edition). 13, 1, p. 66-72 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  151. 1992
  152. Published

    Killing curve activity of ciprofloxacin is comparable to synergistic effect of beta-lactam-tobramycin combinations against Haemophilus species endocarditis strains

    Westh, Henrik T., Frimodt-Møller, N., Gutschik, E. & Bangsborg, Jette Marie, 1992, In: A P M I S. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica. 100, 9, p. 856-60 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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