Mette Damkjær Bartels

Mette Damkjær Bartels

Clinical Associate Professor

Member of:

  • Clinical Microbiology


  1. 2024
  2. Published

    Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children <6 years old: a retrospective follow-up study of the natural course and effectiveness of decolonization treatment

    Helbo, T., Boel, J. B., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Ahlström, M. G., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane & Eriksen, H. B., 2024, In: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 79, 4, p. 826-834

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 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

  4. 2023
  5. Published

    An emerging Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive CC5-meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-IVc clone recovered from hospital and community settings over a 17-year period from 12 countries investigated by whole-genome sequencing

    Aloba, B. K., Kinnevey, P. M., Monecke, S., Brennan, G. I., O'Connell, B., Blomfeldt, A., McManus, B. A., Schneider-Brachert, W., Tkadlec, J., Ehricht, R., Senok, A., Bartels, Mette Damkjær & Coleman, D. C., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 132, p. 8-19 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Cryptic susceptibility to penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations in emerging multidrug-resistant, hospital-adapted Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages

    Ba, X., Raisen, C. L., Restif, O., Cavaco, L. M., Vingsbo Lundberg, C., Lee, J. Y. H., Howden, B. P., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Strommenger, B., Harrison, E. M., Larsen, A. R., Holmes, M. A. & Larsen, J., 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 12 p., 6479.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a level-IV neonatal intensive care unit: a retrospective study

    Galuszka, J. E., Thomsen, K., Knudsen, J. D., Stenkjaer, R. L., Nielsen, R., Nielsen, K. L., Petersen, A., Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane, Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Breindahl, M. & Aunsholt, Lise, 2023, In: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology. 3, 1, 10 p., e194.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. 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

  9. 2022
  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Rhinopharynx irrigations and mouthwash with dissolved mupirocin in treatment of MRSA throat colonization – proof-of-concept study

    Petersen, I. S., Zeuthen, A. B., Christensen, J. M., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Johansen, H. H. N., Johansen, S. P., Jarløv, J. O., Mogensen, D. & Pedersen, J., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 119, p. 16-21 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Published

    spa Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing: The Impact of the Assembler

    Mollerup, S., Worning, P., Petersen, A. & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 6, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. 2021
  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Exploring the evolution and epidemiology of european cc1mrsa-iv: Tracking a multidrug-resistant community-associated meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clone

    Earls, M. R., Steinig, E. J., Monecke, S., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Simbeck, A., Schneider-Brachert, W., Vremerǎ, T., Dorneanu, O. S., Loncaric, I., Bes, M., Lacoma, A., Aymerich, C. P., Wernery, U., Armengol-Porta, M., Blomfeldt, A., Duchene, S., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Ehricht, R. & Coleman, D. C., 2021, In: Microbial genomics. 7, 7, 000601.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. 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

  22. Published

    Occupational risk of exposure to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the quality of infection hygiene in nursing homes

    Rasmussen, P. U., Uhrbrand, K., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Neustrup, H., Karottki, D. G., Bültmann, U. & Madsen, A. M., 2021, In: Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 15, 3, 11 p., 41.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 2020
  27. Published

    A new device to prevent contamination of nasal swabs by Staphylococcus aureus in acute rhinosinutitis

    Kirkegaard Kiaer, E., Hakansson, K., Orntoft, S., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Johansen, Helle Krogh & von Buchwald, Christian, 2020, In: Rhinology Online. 3, p. 39-44

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 2019
  29. 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

  30. 2018
  31. 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

  32. Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis

    Lee, J. Y. H., Monk, I. R., Gonçalves da Silva, A., Seemann, T., Chua, K. Y. L., Kearns, A., Hill, R., Woodford, N., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Strommenger, B., Laurent, F., Dodémont, M., Deplano, A., Patel, R., Larsen, A. R., Korman, T. M., Stinear, T. P. & Howden, B. P., 2018, In: Nature Microbiology. 3, 10, p. 1175-1185 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. 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

  34. 2017
  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 2015
  38. 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

  39. 2014
  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 2013
  45. 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

  46. Published

    Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain M1, a unique t024-ST8-IVa Danish methicillin-resistant S. aureus clone

    Larner-Svensson, H., Worning, P., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Boye, K. & Westh, H., 2013, In: Genome Announcements. 1, 3, 2 p., e00336-13.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. 2011
  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 2010
  51. Published

    Mass spectrometry: pneumococcal meningitis verified and Brucella species identified in less than half an hour

    Nyvang Hartmeyer, G., Kvistholm Jensen, A., Böcher, Sidsel, Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Pedersen, M., Engell Clausen, M., Abdul-Redha, R., Dargis, R., Schouenborg, P., Højlyng, N., Kemp, M. & Christensen, J. J. E., Sep 2010, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 42, 9, p. 716-8 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Rise and subsequent decline of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST30-IVc in Copenhagen, Denmark through an effective search and destroy policy

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Kristoffersen, K., Boye, K. & Westh, H., 2010, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16, 1, p. 78-83 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. 2009
  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. 2008
  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 2007
  60. 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

  61. 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

  62. 2006
  63. Published

    Epidemic Increase in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Copenhagen.

    Westh, H., Boye, K., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Kristoffersen, K. L., Bergen, L., Havstreym, J., Bagersted, J., Petersen, I., Lester, A., Lisby, J. G., Friis-Møller, A., Knudsen, I. J. D., Slotsbjerg, T. & Lundgren, B., 2006, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 168, 7, p. 671-673

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  64. 2000
  65. Published

    Recruitment of SHP-1 protein tyrosine phosphatase and signalling by a chimeric T-cell receptor-killer inhibitory receptor

    Bartels, Mette Damkjær & Geisler, Carsten, 2000, In: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 51, 6, p. 557-64 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  66. 1998
  67. Published

    Leucine-based receptor sorting motifs are dependent on the spacing relative to the plasma membrane

    Geisler, Carsten, Dietrich, J., Nielsen, B. L., Kastrup, J., Lauritsen, J. P. H., Ødum, Niels & Bartels, Mette Damkjær, 1998, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273, 33, p. 21316-23 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  68. Published

    The phosphorylation state of CD3gamma influences T cell responsiveness and controls T cell receptor cycling

    Dietrich, J., Bäckström, T., Lauritsen, J. P., Kastrup, J., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, von Bülow, F., Palmer, E. & Geisler, Carsten, 1998, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273, 37, p. 24232-8 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  69. Published

    Two distinct pathways exist for down-regulation of the TCR

    Lauritsen, J. P., Bartels, Mette Damkjær, Dietrich, J., Kastrup, J., Odum, N. & Geisler, Carsten, 1998, In: Journal of Immunology. 161, 1, p. 260-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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