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Henrik Westh Is Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen and Consultant in Clinical Microbiology at Hvidovre University Hospital. He co-heads the MRSA Knowledge Center and has built up a microbial genome sequencing center since 2009.
Main research areas
His research focus is on MRSA and VRE, using next generation sequencing for strain epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance genes and MGE and virulence factors. The goal being to improve hospital infection control and patient treatment. He also researches in sexual health and combating STI.
Current research
M.D. Bartels et al. Monitoring meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its spread in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013, through routine whole genome sequencing. Eurosurveillance 2015.;
M. Pinholt et al. Genomic epidemiology of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium reveals broad dissemination of a vanA transposon variant (Tn1546-like) in the Capital Region of Denmark, 2012-14. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2016;
B. Davies et al. Increased risk of adverse reproductive complications following chlamydial testing: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Denmark. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2016.
Potential conflicts of interest
Founder and co-owner of Anapa BioTech
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Diarrhoea-causing microorganisms are rare in adult patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis: a prospective observational cohort study
Fonnes, S., Rasmussen, T., Holzknecht, B. J., Olesen, C. S., Olsen, J. H. H., Schmidt, L., Alder, R., Sørensen, S. G., Gülen, S., Klarskov, L. L., Krogfelt, K. A., Westh, H. & Rosenberg, J., 18 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: APMIS - Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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SARS-CoV-2 spike mRNA vaccine sequences circulate in blood up to 28 days after COVID-19 vaccination
Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Schneider, U. V., Mollerup, S., Leineweber, T. D., Weis, N., Bukh, J., Pedersen, M. S. & Westh, H., Mar 2023, In: APMIS - Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. 131, 3, p. 128-132 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, H., Holzknecht, B. J. & Bartels, M. D., 16 Jun 2022, In: Trials. 23, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, H. & Bonten, M. J. M., Jun 2022, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 43, 6, p. 719-727 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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., Botnen, A. B., Trebbien, R., Nilsson-Møller, S., Pinholt, M., Nielsen, A. C. Y., Westh, H., Lisby, J. G. & Schneider, U. V., Oct 2022, In: APMIS - Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. 130, 10, p. 612-617 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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