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Priority Research Area Infections

Diagnostic Mycobacteriology

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Publications

2020

Andres, S, Merker, M, Heyckendorf, J, Kalsdorf, B, Rumetshofer, R, Indra, A, Hofmann-Thiel, S, Hoffmann, H, Lange, C, Niemann, S & Maurer, FP 2020, 'Bedaquiline-resistant Tuberculosis: Dark Clouds on the Horizon', American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201909-1819LE

M. chimaera ISCVID investigators 2020, 'International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass', The Journal of hospital infection, Jg. 104, Nr. 2, S. 214-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.009

 

2019

Dupont, C, Chen, Y, Xu, Z, Roquet-Banères, F, Blaise, M, Witt, A-K, Dubar, F, Biot, C, Guérardel, Y, Maurer, FP, Chng, S-S & Kremer, L 2019, 'A piperidinol-containing molecule is active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by inhibiting the mycolic acid flippase activity of MmpL3', The Journal of biological chemistry, Jg. 294, Nr. 46, S. 17512-17523. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.010135

Diel, R, Kohl, TA, Maurer, FP, Merker, M, Meywald Walter, K, Hannemann, J, Nienhaus, A, Supply, P & Niemann, S 2019, 'Accuracy of whole genome sequencing to determine recent tuberculosis transmission: an 11-year population-based study in Hamburg, Germany', The European respiratory journal, Jg. 54, Nr. 5. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01154-2019

Lange, C, Kalsdorf, B, Maurer, FP & Heyckendorf, J 2019, 'Tuberkulose', Internist, Jg. 60, Nr. 11, S. 1155-1175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00108-019-00685-z

Engström, A, Antonenka, U, Kadyrov, A, Kalmambetova, G, Kranzer, K, Merker, M, Kabirov, O, Parpieva, N, Rajabov, A, Sahalchyk, E, Sayfudtinov, Z, Niemann, S & Hoffmann, H 2019, 'Population structure of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Central Asia', BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 19, Nr. 1, S. 908. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4480-7

Homolka, S, Zallet, J, Albert, H, Witt, A-K & Kranzer, K 2019, 'Introduction of quality management in a National Reference Laboratory in Germany', PLOS ONE, Jg. 14, Nr. 10, S. e0222925. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222925

Polsfuss, S, Hofmann-Thiel, S, Merker, M, Krieger, D, Niemann, S, Rüssmann, H, Schönfeld, N, Hoffmann, H & Kranzer, K 2019, 'Emergence of Low-level Delamanid and Bedaquiline Resistance During Extremely Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment', CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 69, S. 1229-1231. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz074

Combrink, KD, Ramos, AR, Spring, S, Schmidl, S, Elizondo, K, Morin, P, De Jesus, B & Maurer, FP 2019, 'Rifamycin derivatives active against pathogenic rapidly-growing mycobacteria', BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS , Jg. 29, Nr. 16, S. 2112-2115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.07.001

Maurer, FP, Mintken, E, Rupp, J, Olaru, I & Kranzer, K 2019, 'The landscape of diagnostic mycobacteriology in Germany-challenges of decentralised care', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Jg. 23, Nr. 8, S. 913-918. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.18.0763

Asar, L, Pfefferle, S, Lütgehetmann, M, Hoffmann, A, Katchanov, J, Aepfelbacher, M, Rohde, H & Maurer, FP 2019, 'Influence of local epidemiology on the performance of common colistin drug susceptibility testing methods', PLOS ONE, Jg. 14, Nr. 6, S. e0217468. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217468

Havlicek, J, Dachsel, B, Slickers, P, Andres, S, Beckert, P, Feuerriegel, S, Niemann, S, Merker, M & Labugger, I 2019, 'Rapid microarray-based assay for detection of pyrazinamide resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis', Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Jg. 94, Nr. 2, S. 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.12.011

Ismail, NA, Said, HM, Rodrigues, C, Omar, SV, Ajbani, K, Sukhadiad, N, Kohl, TA, Niemann, S, Kranzer, K, Diels, M, Rigouts, L, Rüsch-Gerdes, S & Siddiqi, S 2019, 'Multicentre study to establish interpretive criteria for clofazimine drug susceptibility testing', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Jg. 23, Nr. 5, S. 594-599. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.18.0417

Maurer, FP, Pohle, P, Kernbach, M, Sievert, D, Hillemann, D, Rupp, J, Hombach, M & Kranzer, K 2019, 'Differential drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium chimaera and other members of the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex', CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION , Jg. 25, Nr. 3, S. 379.e1-379.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.010

Khalil, ZG, Hill, TA, De Leon Rodriguez, LM, Lohman, R-J, Hoang, HN, Reiling, N, Hillemann, D, Brimble, M, Fairlie, D, Blumenthal, A & Capon, RJ 2019, 'Structure-activity relationships of wollamide cyclic hexapeptides with activity against drug-resistant and intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis', ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Jg. 63, Nr. 3, S. e01773-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01773-18

Köser, CU, Maurer, FP & Kranzer, K 2019, ''Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it': Drug-susceptibility testing for bedaquiline and delamanid', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 80 supplement, S. 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2019.02.027

Maurer, FP 2019, 'Tuberkulose in Deutschland', Diagnostik im Dialog, S. 14-17.

Nikolayevskyy, V, Maurer, FP, Holicka, Y, Taylor, L, Liddy, H & Kranzer, K 2019, 'Novel external quality assurance scheme for drug susceptibility testing of non-tuberculous mycobacteria: a multicentre pilot study', JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, Jg. 74, Nr. 5, S. 1288-1294. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz027

Koushk-Jalali, B, Freitag, AP, Tigges, C, Oellig, F, Hillemann, D & Kreuter, A 2019, 'Sporotrichoid Fish Tank Granuloma', QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, Jg. 112, Nr. 2, S. 147. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcy203

Andres, S, Gröschel, MI, Hillemann, D, Merker, M, Niemann, S & Kranzer, K 2019, 'A Diagnostic Algorithm To Investigate Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol Resistance in Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in a Low-Incidence Setting', ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Jg. 63, Nr. 2. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01798-18

Houben, RMGJ, Lalli, M, Kranzer, K, Menzies, NA, Schumacher, SG & Dowdy, DW 2019, 'What if they don't have tuberculosis? The consequences and trade-offs involved in false-positive diagnoses of tuberculosis', CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 68, Nr. 1, S. 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy544

ESCMID generic competencies working group & Maurer, FP 2019, 'ESCMID generic competencies in antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship: towards a European consensus', CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION , Jg. 25, Nr. 1, S. 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.09.022

 

2018

Walker, TM, Merker, M, Knoblauch, AM, Helbling, P, Schoch, OD, van der Werf, MJ, Kranzer, K, Fiebig, L, Kröger, S, Haas, W, Hoffmann, H, Indra, A, Egli, A, Cirillo, DM, Robert, J, Rogers, TR, Groenheit, R, Mengshoel, AT, Mathys, V, Haanperä, M, Soolingen, DV, Niemann, S, Böttger, EC, Keller, PM & MDR-TB Cluster Consortium 2018, 'A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study' Lancet Infectious Diseases, Jg. 18, Nr. 4, S. 431-440. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30004-5

Katchanov, J, Asar, L, Klupp, E-M, Both, A, Rothe, C, König, C, Rohde, H, Kluge, S & Maurer, FP 2018, 'Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens in a German university medical center: Prevalence, clinical implications and the role of novel $-lactam/$-lactamase inhibitor combinations' PLOS ONE, Jg. 13, Nr. 4, S. e0195757.

Maurer, FP, Pohle, P, Kernbach, M, Sievert, D, Hillemann, D, Rupp, J, Hombach, M & Kranzer, K 2018, 'Differential drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium chimaera and other members of the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex' CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION . DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.06.010

Rukuni, R, McHugh, G, Majonga, E, Kranzer, K, Mujuru, H, Munyati, S, Nathoo, K, Gregson, CL, Kuper, H & Ferrand, RA 2018, 'Disability, Social Functioning and School Inclusion Among Older Children And Adolescents Living With HIV In Zimbabwe' Tropical medicine & international health, Jg. 23, Nr. 2, S. 149-155. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13012

Schliemann, S, Rässler, F, Tittelbach, J, Kranzer, K, Zollmann, C & Elsner, P 2018, 'Disseminated Mycobacterium marinum skin infection due to chronic lymphedema in an immunocompetent patient' JOURNAL DER DEUTSCHEN DERMATOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT , Jg. 16, Nr. 5, S. 614-616. DOI: 10.1111/ddg.13491

Schliemann, S, Räßler, F, Tittelbach, J, Kranzer, K, Zollmann, C & Elsner, P 2018, 'Disseminierte kutane Infektion mit Mycobacterium marinum bei chronischem Lymphödem bei einem immunkompetenten Patienten' JOURNAL DER DEUTSCHEN DERMATOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT , Jg. 16, Nr. 5, S. 613-616. DOI: 10.1111/ddg.13491_g

Kranzer, K, Simms, V, Bandason, T, Dauya, E, McHugh, G, Munyati, S, Chonzi, P, Dakshina, S, Mujuru, H, Weiss, HA & Ferrand, RA 2018, 'Economic incentives for HIV testing by adolescents in Zimbabwe: a randomised controlled trial' Lancet HIV, Jg. 5, Nr. 2, S. e79-e86. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30176-5

Zallet, J, Olaru, ID, Witt, A-K, Vock, P, Kalsdorf, B, Andres, S, Hillemann, D & Kranzer, K 2018, 'Evaluation of OMNIgene•SPUTUM reagent for mycobacterial culture' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Jg. 22, Nr. 8, S. 945-949. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0020

Deinhardt-Emmer, S, Höring, S, Mura, C, Hillemann, D, Hermann, B, Sachse, S, Bohnert, J & Löffler, B 2018, 'First Time Isolation of From a Respiratory Sample' Clinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine, Jg. 12, S. 1179548417747529. DOI: 10.1177/1179548417747529

Zignol, M, Cabibbe, AM, Dean, AS, Glaziou, P, Alikhanova, N, Ama, C, Andres, S, Barbova, A, Borbe-Reyes, A, Chin, DP, Cirillo, DM, Colvin, C, Dadu, A, Dreyer, A, Driesen, M, Gilpin, C, Hasan, R, Hasan, Z, Hoffner, S, Hussain, A, Ismail, N, Kamal, SMM, Khanzada, FM, Kimerling, M, Kohl, TA, Mansjö, M, Miotto, P, Mukadi, YD, Mvusi, L, Niemann, S, Omar, SV, Rigouts, L, Schito, M, Sela, I, Seyfaddinova, M, Skenders, G, Skrahina, A, Tahseen, S, Wells, WA, Zhurilo, A, Weyer, K, Floyd, K & Raviglione, MC 2018, 'Genetic sequencing for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis in highly endemic countries: a multi-country population-based surveillance study' Lancet Infectious Diseases, Jg. 18, Nr. 6, S. 675-683. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30073-2

Desai, SR, Nair, A, Rylance, J, Mujuru, H, Nathoo, K, McHugh, G, Majonga, E, Metcalfe, J, Kranzer, K & Ferrand, RA 2018, 'HIV-Associated Chronic Lung Disease in Children and Adolescents in Zimbabwe: Chest Radiographic and High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings' CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 66, Nr. 2, S. 274-281. DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix778

Pham, TH, Peter, J, Mello, FCQ, Parraga, T, Lan, NTN, Nabeta, P, Valli, E, Caceres, T, Dheda, K, Dorman, SE, Hillemann, D, Gray, CM & Perkins, MD 2018, 'Performance of the TB-LAMP diagnostic assay in reference laboratories: Results from a multicentre study' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Jg. 68, S. 44-49. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.005

Olaru, ID, Patel, H, Kranzer, K & Perera, N 2018, 'Turnaround time of whole genome sequencing for mycobacterial identification and drug susceptibility testing in routine practice' CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION , Jg. 24, Nr. 6, S. 659.e5-659.e7. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.10.001

Hillemann, D, Haasis, C, Andres, S, Behn, T & Kranzer, K 2018, 'Validation of the FluoroType® MTBDR assay for the detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in complex isolates' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Jg. 56, Nr. 6, pii:e00072-18. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00072-18

Heyckendorf, J, Andres, S, Köser, CU, Olaru, ID, Schön, T, Sturegård, E, Beckert, P, Schleusener, V, Kohl, TA, Hillemann, D, Moradigaravand, D, Parkhill, J, Peacock, SJ, Niemann, S, Lange, C & Merker, M 2018, 'What is resistance? Impact of phenotypic versus molecular drug resistance testing on multi- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis therapy' ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Jg. 62, Nr. 2, S. e01550-17. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01550-17

 

2017

Fiebig, L, Kohl, TA, Popovici, O, Mühlenfeld, M, Indra, A, Homorodean, D, Chiotan, D, Richter, E, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Schmidgruber, B, Beckert, P, Hauer, B, Niemann, S, Allerberger, F & Haas, W 2017, 'A joint cross-border investigation of a cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Austria, Romania and Germany in 2014 using classic, genotyping and whole genome sequencing methods: lessons learned' Euro Surveillance, Bd 22, Nr. 2. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.2.30439

Havlicek, J, Rivera-Milla, E, Slickers, P, Andres, S, Feuerriegel, S, Niemann, S, Merker, M & Labugger, I 2017, 'An application of competitive reporter monitored amplification (CMA) for rapid detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)' PLOS ONE, Bd 12, Nr. 8, S. e0183561. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183561

Pedrazzoli, D, Lalli, M, Boccia, D, Houben, R & Kranzer, K 2017, 'Can tuberculosis patients in resource-constrained settings afford chest radiography?' The European respiratory journal, Bd 49, Nr. 3. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01877-2016

Wilmore, SM, Kranzer, K, Williams, A, Makamure, B, Nhidza, AF, Mayini, J, Bandason, T, Metcalfe, J, Nicol, MP, Balakrishnan, I, Ellington, MJ, Woodford, N, Hopkins, S, McHugh, TD & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in HIV-infected children in Zimbabwe' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 66, Nr. 5, S. 609-615. DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000474

Khan, PY, Glynn, JR, Mzembe, T, Mulawa, D, Chiumya, R, Crampin, AC, Kranzer, K & Fielding, KL 2017, 'Challenges in the estimation of the annual risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children aged under 5 years' International journal of epidemiology, Bd 186, Nr. 8, S. 1015-1022. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx153

McHugh, G, Simms, V, Dauya, E, Bandason, T, Chonzi, P, Metaxa, D, Munyati, S, Nathoo, K, Mujuru, H, Kranzer, K & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Clinical outcomes in children and adolescents initiating antiretroviral therapy in decentralized healthcare settings in Zimbabwe' AIDS, Bd 20, Nr. 1, S. 21843. DOI: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21843

Simms, V, Dauya, E, Dakshina, S, Bandason, T, McHugh, G, Munyati, S, Chonzi, P, Kranzer, K, Ncube, G, Masimirembwa, C, Thelingwani, R, Apollo, T, Hayes, R, Weiss, HA & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Community burden of undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in Zimbabwe following primary healthcare-based provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: A cross-sectional survey' PLoS medicine, Bd 14, Nr. 7, S. e1002360. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002360

Lange, B, Khan, PY, Kalmambetova, G, Al-Darraji, HA, Alland, D, Antonenka, U, Brown, TJ, Balcells, ME, Blakemore, R, Denkinger, CM, Dheda, K, Hoffmann, H, Kadyrov, A, Lemaitre, N, Miller, MB, Nikolayevskyy, V, Ntinginya, NE, Ozkutuk, N, Palacios, JJ, Popowitch, EB, Porcel, JM, Teo, J, Theron, G & Kranzer, K 2017, 'Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert(®) MTB/RIF cycle threshold level to predict smear positivity: a meta-analysis' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Bd 21, Nr. 5, S. 493-502. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0702

Rukuni, R, McHugh, G, Majonga, E, Kranzer, K, Mujuru, H, Munyati, S, Nathoo, K, Gregson, CL, Kuper, H & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Disability, Social Functioning and School Inclusion Among Older Children And Adolescents Living With HIV In Zimbabwe' Tropical medicine & international health. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13012

Khan, PY, Crampin, AC, Mzembe, T, Koole, O, Fielding, KL, Kranzer, K & Glynn, JR 2017, 'Does antiretroviral treatment increase the infectiousness of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis?' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Bd 21, Nr. 11, S. 1147-1154. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0162

Majonga, ED, Rehman, AM, McHugh, G, Mujuru, HA, Nathoo, K, Patel, MS, Munyati, S, Odland, JO, Kranzer, K, Kaski, JP & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Echocardiographic reference ranges in older children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa' International journal of cardiology, Bd 248, S. 409-413. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.06.109

Kranzer, K, Simms, V, Bandason, T, Dauya, E, McHugh, G, Munyati, S, Chonzi, P, Dakshina, S, Mujuru, H, Weiss, HA & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Economic incentives for HIV testing by adolescents in Zimbabwe: a randomised controlled trial' Lancet. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30176-5

Olaru, ID, McHugh, G, Dakshina, S, Majonga, E, Dauya, E, Bandason, T, Kranzer, K, Mujuru, H & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'False-negative HIV tests using oral fluid tests in children taking antiretroviral therapy from Harare, Zimbabwe' AIDS, Bd 20, Nr. Suppl 6, S. 21751. DOI: 10.7448/IAS.20.7.21751

van Ingen, J, Kohl, TA, Kranzer, K, Hasse, B, Keller, PM, Katarzyna Szafrańska, A, Hillemann, D, Chand, M, Schreiber, PW, Sommerstein, R, Berger, C, Genoni, M, Rüegg, C, Troillet, N, Widmer, AF, Becker, SL, Herrmann, M, Eckmanns, T, Haller, S, Höller, C, Debast, SB, Wolfhagen, MJ, Hopman, J, Kluytmans, J, Langelaar, M, Notermans, DW, Ten Oever, J, van den Barselaar, P, Vonk, ABA, Vos, MC, Ahmed, N, Brown, T, Crook, DW, Lamagni, T, Phin, N, Smith, EG, Zambon, M, Serr, A, Götting, T, Ebner, W, Thürmer, A, Utpatel, C, Spröer, C, Bunk, B, Nübel, U, Bloemberg, GV, Böttger, EC, Niemann, S, Wagner, D & Sax, H 2017, 'Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study' Lancet Infectious Diseases, Bd 17, Nr. 10, S. 1033-1041. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30324-9

Desai, SR, Nair, A, Rylance, J, Mujuru, H, Nathoo, K, McHugh, G, Majonga, E, Metcalfe, J, Kranzer, K & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'HIV-Associated Chronic Lung Disease in Children and Adolescents in Zimbabwe: Chest Radiographic and High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings' CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES . DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix778

Hofmann-Thiel, S, Hoffmann, H, Hillemann, D, Rigouts, L, Van Deun, A & Kranzer, K 2017, 'How should discordance between molecular and growth-based assays for rifampicin resistance be investigated?' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Bd 21, Nr. 7, S. 721-726. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0140

Chand, M, Lamagni, T, Kranzer, K, Hedge, J, Moore, G, Parks, S, Collins, S, Del Ojo Elias, C, Ahmed, N, Brown, T, Smith, EG, Hoffman, P, Kirwan, P, Mason, B, Smith-Palmer, A, Veal, P, Lalor, MK, Bennett, A, Walker, J, Yeap, A, Isidro Carrion Martin, A, Dolan, G, Bhatt, S, Skingsley, A, Charlett, A, Pearce, D, Russell, K, Kendall, S, Klein, AA, Robins, S, Schelenz, S, Newsholme, W, Thomas, S, Collyns, T, Davies, E, McMenamin, J, Doherty, L, Peto, TEA, Crook, DW, Zambon, M & Phin, N 2017, 'Insidious Risk of Severe Mycobacterium chimaera Infection in Cardiac Surgery Patients' CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Bd 64, Nr. 3, S. 335-342. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw754

Nakiwala, D, Kellgren, L, Herzmann, C, Olaru, ID, Brown, M, Ferrand, RA, Khan, P & Kranzer, K 2017, 'Language discordance between tuberculosis patients and healthcare providers challenging universal access' The European respiratory journal, Bd 49, Nr. 4. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00116-2017

Kranzer, K, Bradley, J, Musaazi, J, Nyathi, M, Gunguwo, H, Ndebele, W, Dixon, M, Ndhlovu, M, Rehman, A, Khan, P, Vogt, F, Apollo, T & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Loss to follow-up among children and adolescents growing up with HIV infection: age really matters' AIDS, Bd 20, Nr. 1, S. 1-7. DOI: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21737

Gurbanova, E, Mehdiyev, R, Blondal, K, Tahirli, R, Mirzayev, F, Hillemann, D, Ismayilov, A & Altraja, A 2017, 'Mitigation of Discordant Rifampicin-Susceptibility Results Obtained by Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampicin and Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube' Microbial Drug Resistance , Bd 23, Nr. 8, S. 1045-1052. DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0149

Kodama, C, Lange, B, Olaru, ID, Khan, P, Lipman, M, Seddon, JA, Sloan, D, Grandjean, L, Ferrand, RA & Kranzer, K 2017, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission from patients with drug-resistant compared to drug-susceptible TB: a systematic review and meta-analysis' The European respiratory journal, Bd 50, Nr. 4. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01044-2017

Herzmann, C, Golakov, M, Malekzada, F, Lonnroth, K & Kranzer, K 2017, 'Radiological screening of refugees in Germany' The European respiratory journal, Bd 49, Nr. 5. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02487-2016

Vogt, F, Rehman, AM, Kranzer, K, Nyathi, M, Van Griensven, J, Dixon, M, Ndebele, W, Gunguwo, H, Colebunders, R, Ndlovu, M, Apollo, T & Ferrand, RA 2017, 'Relationship Between Time to Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy and Treatment Outcomes: A Cohort Analysis of ART Eligible Adolescents in Zimbabwe' JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES, Bd 74, Nr. 4, S. 390-398. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001274

Nakatani, Y, Opel-Reading, HK, Merker, M, Machado, D, Andres, S, Kumar, SS, Moradigaravand, D, Coll, F, Perdigão, J, Portugal, I, Schön, T, Nair, D, Devi, KRU, Kohl, TA, Beckert, P, Clark, TG, Maphalala, G, Khumalo, D, Diel, R, Klaos, K, Aung, HL, Cook, GM, Parkhill, J, Peacock, SJ, Swaminathan, S, Viveiros, M, Niemann, S, Krause, KL & Köser, CU 2017, 'Role of alanine racemase mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis D-cycloserine resistance' ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Bd 61, Nr. 12, e01575-14. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01575-17

Feiterna-Sperling, C, Brinkmann, F, Adamczick, C, Ahrens, F, Barker, M, Berger, C, Berthold, LD, Bogyi, M, von Both, U, Frischer, T, Haas, W, Hartmann, P, Hillemann, D, Hirsch, FW, Kranzer, K, Kunitz, F, Maritz, E, Pizzulli, A, Ritz, N, Schlags, R, Spindler, T, Thee, S & Weizsäcker, K 2017, 'S2k-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie der Tuberkulose im Kindes- und Jugendalter' Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany), Bd 71, Nr. 10, S. 629-680. DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-116545

Marcus, R, Ferrand, RA, Kranzer, K & Bekker, L-G 2017, 'The case for viral load testing in adolescents in resource-limited settings' AIDS, Bd 20 Suppl 7. DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25002

Ferrand, RA, Simms, V, Dauya, E, Bandason, T, Mchugh, G, Mujuru, H, Chonzi, P, Busza, J, Kranzer, K, Munyati, S, Weiss, HA & Hayes, RJ 2017, 'The effect of community-based support for caregivers on the risk of virological failure in children and adolescents with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe (ZENITH): an open-label, randomised controlled trial' The lancet child & adolescent health, Bd 1, Nr. 3, S. 175-183. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(17)30051-2

Olaru, ID, Patel, H, Kranzer, K & Perera, N 2017, 'Turnaround time of whole genome sequencing for mycobacterial identification and drug susceptibility testing in routine practice' CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION . DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.10.001

Heyckendorf, J, Andres, S, Köser, CU, Olaru, ID, Schön, T, Sturegård, E, Beckert, P, Schleusener, V, Kohl, TA, Hillemann, D, Moradigaravand, D, Parkhill, J, Peacock, SJ, Niemann, S, Lange, C & Merker, M 2017, 'What is resistance?: Impact of phenotypic versus molecular drug resistance testing on multi- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis therapy' ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01550-17

 

2016

Rawson, TM, Abbara, A, Kranzer, K, Ritchie, A, Milburn, J, Brown, T, Adeboyeku, D, Buckley, J, Davidson, RN, Berry, M, Kon, OM & John, L 2016, 'Factors which influence treatment initiation for pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection in HIV negative patients; a multicentre observational study' RESPIRATORY MEDICINE , Bd 120, S. 101-108. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.10.001

Stagg, HR, Harris, RJ, Hatherell, H-A, Obach, D, Zhao, H, Tsuchiya, N, Kranzer, K, Nikolayevskyy, V, Kim, J, Lipman, MC & Abubakar, I 2016, 'What are the most efficacious treatment regimens for isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis? A systematic review and network meta-analysis' Thorax, Bd 71, Nr. 10, S. 940-9. DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208262

Bjerrum, S, Oliver-Commey, J, Kenu, E, Lartey, M, Newman, MJ, Addo, KK, Hillemann, D, Andersen, AB & Johansen, IS 2016, 'Tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria among HIV-infected individuals in Ghana' Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, Bd 21, Nr. 9, S. 1181-90. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12749

Mühlig, A, Bocklitz, T, Labugger, I, Dees, S, Henk, S, Richter, E, Andres, S, Merker, M, Stöckel, S, Weber, K, Cialla-May, D & Popp, J 2016, 'LOC-SERS: A Promising Closed System for the Identification of Mycobacteria' ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY , Bd 88, Nr. 16, S. 7998-8004. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01152

Gray, CM, Katamba, A, Narang, P, Giraldo, J, Zamudio, C, Joloba, M, Narang, R, Paramasivan, CN, Hillemann, D, Nabeta, P, Amisano, D, Alland, D, Cobelens, F & Boehme, CC 2016, 'Feasibility and Operational Performance of Tuberculosis Detection by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Platform in Decentralized Settings:Results from a Multicenter Study' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 54, Nr. 8, S. 1984-91. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03036-15

Lange, B, Stete, K, Bozorgmehr, K, Camp, J, Kranzer, K, Kern, W & Rieg, S 2016, 'Gesundheitsversorgung geflüchteter Menschen' Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), Bd 141, Nr. 11, S. 772-6. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-107178

Nathavitharana, RR, Hillemann, D, Schumacher, SG, Schlueter, B, Ismail, N, Omar, SV, Sikhondze, W, Havumaki, J, Valli, E, Boehme, C & Denkinger, CM 2016, 'Multicenter Noninferiority Evaluation of Hain GenoType MTBDRplus Version 2 and Nipro NTM+MDRTB Line Probe Assays for Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 54, Nr. 6, S. 1624-30. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00251-16

Nikolayevskyy, V, Kranzer, K, Niemann, S & Drobniewski, F 2016, 'Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of recent transmission and tracing outbreaks: A systematic review' Tuberculosis, Bd 98, S. 77-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.02.009

Nikolayevskyy, V, Hillemann, D, Richter, E, Ahmed, N, van der Werf, MJ, Kodmon, C, Drobniewski, F, Rüsch-Gerdes, S & ERLTB-Net Network 2016, 'External Quality Assessment for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Drug Resistance in the European Union: A Five Year Multicentre Implementation Study' PLOS ONE, Bd 11, Nr. 4, S. e0152926. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152926

Pink, F, Brown, TJ, Kranzer, K & Drobniewski, F 2016, 'Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cerebro-spinal fluid' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 54, Nr. 3, S. 809-811. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02806-15

Ferrand, RA, Briggs, D, Ferguson, J, Penazzato, M, Armstrong, A, MacPherson, P, Ross, DA & Kranzer, K 2016, 'Viral suppression in adolescents on antiretroviral treatment: review of the literature and critical appraisal of methodological challenges' Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, Bd 21, Nr. 3, S. 325-33. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12656

Diel, R, Nienhaus, A, Hillemann, D & Richter, E 2016, 'Cost-benefit analysis of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis suspects in German hospitals' The European respiratory journal, Bd 47, Nr. 2, S. 575-87. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01333-2015

Tortoli, E, Richter, E, Borroni, E, Cabibbe, AM, Capitolo, E, Cittaro, D, Engel, R, Hendricks, O, Hillemann, D, Kristiansen, JE, Mariottini, A, Schubert, S & Cirillo, DM 2016, 'Mycobacterium alsense sp. nov., a scotochromogenic slow grower isolated from clinical respiratory specimens' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 66, Nr. 1, S. 450-6. DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.000744

Ferrand, RA, Meghji, J, Kidia, K, Dauya, E, Bandason, T, Mujuru, H, Ncube, G, Mungofa, S & Kranzer, K 2016, 'The effectiveness of Routine Opt-out HIV Testing for children in Harare, Zimbabwe' JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES, Bd 71, Nr. 1, S. e24-9. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000867

Ford, N, Matteelli, A, Shubber, Z, Hermans, S, Meintjes, G, Grinsztejn, B, Waldrop, G, Kranzer, K, Doherty, M & Getahun, H 2016, 'TB as a cause of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis' AIDS, Bd 19, Nr. 1, S. 20714.

 

2015

Tagliani E, Cabibbe AM, Miotto P, Borroni E, Toro JC, Mansjö M, Hoffner S, Hillemann D, Zalutskaya A, Skrahina A, Cirillo DM. Diagnostic Performance of the New Version (v2.0) of GenoType MTBDRsl Assay for Detection of Resistance to Fluoroquinolones and Second-Line Injectable Drugs: a Multicenter Study. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Sep;53(9):2961-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01257-15. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Richter E, Andres S, Hillemann D. [Current microbiological methods in the investigation of mycobacteria]. Pneumologie. 2015 May;69(5):276-81. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1391960. Epub 2015 May 13.

Mätz-Rensing, K, Hartmann, T, Wendel, GM, Frick, JS, Homolka, S, Richter, E, Munk, MH, Kaup, F-J 2015, 'Outbreak of Tuberculosis in a Colony of Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) after Possible Indirect Contact with a Human TB Patient' JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY ., 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.05.006

Cambau, E, Viveiros, M, Machado, D, Raskine, L, Ritter, C, Tortoli, E, Matthys, V, Hoffner, S, Richter, E, Perez Del Molino, ML, Cirillo, DM, van Soolingen, D, Böttger, EC 2015, 'Revisiting susceptibility testing in MDR-TB by a standardized quantitative phenotypic assessment in a European multicentre study' JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, Bd 70, Nr. 3, S. 686-96.

Merker, M, Blin, C, Mona, S, Duforet-Frebourg, N, Lecher, S, Willery, E, Blum, M, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Mokrousov, I, Aleksic, E, Allix-Béguec, C, Antierens, A, Augustynowicz-Kopeć, E, Ballif, M, Barletta, F, Beck, HP, Barry, CE, Bonnet, M, Borroni, E, Campos-Herrero, I, Cirillo, D, Cox, H, Crowe, S, Crudu, V, Diel, R, Drobniewski, F, Fauville-Dufaux, M, Gagneux, S, Ghebremichael, S, Hanekom, M, Hoffner, S, Jiao, W-W, Kalon, S, Kohl, TA, Kontsevaya, I, Lillebæk, T, Maeda, S, Nikolayevskyy, V, Rasmussen, M, Rastogi, N, Samper, S, Sanchez-Padilla, E, Savic, B, Shamputa, IC, Shen, A, Sng, L-H, Stakenas, P, Toit, K, Varaine, F, Vukovic, D, Wahl, C, Warren, R, Supply, P, Niemann, S, Wirth, T 2015, 'Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage' NATURE GENETICS, Bd 47, Nr. 3, S. 242-9.

Hammer, P, Richter, E, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Walte, H-GC, Matzen, S, Kiesner, C 2015, 'Inactivation of Mycobacterium bovis ssp. caprae in high-temperature, short-term pasteurized pilot-plant milk' JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE , Bd 98, Nr. 3, S. 1634-9.

 

2014

Prodinger, WM, Indra, A, Koksalan, OK, Kilicaslan, Z & Richter, E 2014, 'Mycobacterium caprae infection in humans' Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy , Bd 12, Nr. 12, S. 1501-13.

Diel, R, Nienhaus, A, Lampenius, N, Rüsch-Gerdes, S & Richter, E 2014, 'Cost of multi drug resistance tuberculosis in Germany' RESPIRATORY MEDICINE , Bd 108, Nr. 11, S. 1677-87.

Kolb, J, Hillemann, D, Möbius, P, Reetz, J, Lahiri, A, Lewin, A, Rüsch-Gerdes, S & Richter, E 2014, 'Genetic characterization of German Mycobacterium avium strains isolated from different hosts and specimens by multilocus sequence typing' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Bd 304, Nr. 8, S. 941-8.

Miotto, P, Cabibbe, AM, Feuerriegel, S, Casali, N, Drobniewski, F, Rodionova, Y, Bakonyte, D, Stakenas, P, Pimkina, E, Augustynowicz-Kopeć, E, Degano, M, Ambrosi, A, Hoffner, S, Mansjö, M, Werngren, J, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Niemann, S & Cirillo, DM 2014, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamide Resistance Determinants: a Multicenter Study' mBio, Bd 5, Nr. 5, S. e01819-14.

Lange, C, Abubakar, I, Alffenaar, J-WC, Bothamley, G, Caminero, JA, Carvalho, ACC, Chang, K-C, Codecasa, L, Correia, A, Crudu, V, Davies, P, Dedicoat, M, Drobniewski, F, Duarte, R, Ehlers, C, Erkens, C, Goletti, D, Günther, G, Ibraim, E, Kampmann, B, Kuksa, L, de Lange, W, van Leth, F, van Lunzen, J, Matteelli, A, Menzies, D, Monedero, I, Richter, E, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Sandgren, A, Scardigli, A, Skrahina, A, Tortoli, E, Volchenkov, G, Wagner, D, van der Werf, MJ, Williams, B, Yew, W-W, Zellweger, J-P & Cirillo, DM 2014, 'Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statement.' The European respiratory journal, Bd 44, Nr. 1, S. 23-63.

Napiórkowska, A, Rüsch-Gerdes, S, Hillemann, D, Richter, E & Augustynowicz-Kopeć, E 2014, 'Characterisation of pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Poland and Germany' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, Bd 18, Nr. 4, S. 454-60.

Sanchini, A, Fiebig, L, Drobniewski, F, Haas, W, Richter, E, Katalinic-Jankovic, V, Pimkina, E, Skenders, G, Cirillo, DM, Balabanova, Y & European Reference Laboratory Network for TB Members 2014, 'Laboratory diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis in the European Union/European Economic Area analysis of routine laboratory data, 2007 to 2011' Euro Surveillance, Bd 19, Nr. 11.

Andres, S, Hillemann, D, Rüsch-Gerdes, S & Richter, E 2014, 'Occurence of rpoB mutations in German isoniazid resistant but rifampicin susceptible M. tuberculosis isolates' ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Bd 58, Nr. 1, S. 590-592.

van der Werf, MJ, Kodmon, C, Katalinic-Jankovic, V, Kummik, T, Soini, H, Richter, E, Papaventsis, D, Tortoli, E, Perrin, M, van Soolingen, D, Zolnir-Dovc, M & Thomsen, VO 2014, 'Inventory study of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the European Union' BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES , Bd 14, S. 62.

 

2013

Folkvardsen DB, Thomsen VØ, Rigouts L, Rasmussen EM, Bang D, Bernaerts G, Werngren J, Toro JC, Hoffner S, Hillemann D, Svensson E. Rifampin heteroresistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures as detected by phenotypic and genotypic drug susceptibility test methods. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Dec;51(12):4220-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01602-13. Epub 2013 Sep 25. PubMed PMID:24068005

Merker M, Kohl TA, Roetzer A, Truebe L, Richter E, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Fattorini L, Oggioni MR, Cox H, Varaine F, Niemann S. Whole genome sequencing reveals complex evolution patterns of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strains in patients. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 6;8(12):e82551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082551. eCollection 2013

Schönfeld N, Haas W, Richter E, Bauer TT, Bös L, Castell S, Hauer B, Magdorf K, Matthiessen W, Mauch H, Reuss A, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Zabel P, Dalhoff K, Schaberg  T, Loddenkemper R. [Recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterioses of the German Central Committee against tuberculosis and the German Respiratory Society]. Pneumologie. 2013 Nov;67(11):605-33. doi.10.1055/s-0033-1344790. Epub 2013 Nov 6. German.

Hillemann D, Hoffner S, Cirillo D, Drobniewski F, Richter E, Rüsch-Gerdes S; Baltic-Nordic TB- Laboratory Network; TB PAN-NET; ECDC ERLN-TB Networks. First evaluation after implementation of a quality control system for the second line drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis joint efforts in low and high incidence countries. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 11;8(10):e76765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076765. eCollection 2013.

Folkvardsen DB, Svensson E, Thomsen VØ, Rasmussen EM, Bang D, Werngren J, Hoffner S, Hillemann D, Rigouts L. Can molecular methods detect 1% isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis? J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May;51(5):1596-9.

Roetzer A, Diel R, Kohl TA, Rückert C, Nübel U, Blom J, Wirth T, Jaenicke S, Schuback S, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Supply P, Kalinowski J, Niemann S. Whole genome sequencing versus traditional genotyping for investigation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak: a longitudinal molecular epidemiological study. PLoS Med.  2013;10(2):e1001387.

Weile J, Eickmeyer H, Dreier J, Liebke M, Fuchs U, Wittke JW, Richter E, Gummert J, Knabbe C, Schulz U. First case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission by heart transplantation from donor to recipient. Int J Med Microbiol. 2013 Jun 15.

Elze J, Grammel L, Richter E, Aupperle H. First description of Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection in a feline immunodeficiency virus-positive cat. J Feline Med Surg. 2013 May 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Hoefsloot W, van Ingen J, Andrejak C, Angeby K, Bauriaud R, Bemer P, Beylis N, Boeree MJ, Cacho J, Chihota V, Chimara E, Churchyard G, Cias R, Dasa R, Daley CL, Dekhuijzen PN, Domingo D, Drobniewski F, Esteban J, Fauville-Dufaux M, Folkvardsen DB, Gibbons N, Gómez-Mampaso E, Gonzalez R, Hoffmann H, Hsueh PR, Indra A, Jagielski T, Jamieson F, Jankovic M, Jong E, Keane J, Koh WJ, Lange B, Leao S, Macedo R, Mannsåker T, Marras TK, Maugein J, Milburn HJ, Mlinkó T, Morcillo N, Morimoto K, Papaventsis D, Palenque E, Paez-Peña M, Piersimoni C, Polanová M, Rastogi N, Richter E, Ruiz-Serrano MJ, Silva A, da Silva MP, Simsek H, van Soolingen D, Szabó N, Thomson R, Fernandez MT, Tortoli E, Totten SE, Tyrrell G, Vasankari T, Villar M, Walkiewicz R, Winthrop K, Wagner D; for NTM NET (www.ntm-net.org). The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: A NTM-NET collaborative study. Eur Respir J. 2013 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Genc GE, Richter E, Erturan Z. Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from hospital waters in Turkey. APMIS. 2013 Mar 20.  [Epub ahead of print]

Feuerriegel S, Köser CU, Richter E, Niemann S. Mycobacterium canettii is intrinsically resistant to both pyrazinamide and pyrazinoic acid. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Jun;68(6):1439-40.