Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertises
- Next generation sequencing of human pathogenic bacteria
- Microbial Genetics
- Molecular microbiology
- Bioinformatics
- Phylogenetics
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Molecular typing
- Fitness cost
Main research areas
- Human pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial resistance in the clinical setting based on Next Generation Sequencing.
- Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecium
- inter- and intraclonal genetic variation
- outbreaks of multidrug resistant pathogens
Current research
High troughput sequencing of clinical bacterial isolates with the aim of improving current microbial diagnostics. Outbreak detection and analyses. Adaptation of human pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial resistance in the clinical setting.
Potential conflicts of interest
none
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Comparison of morbidity and mortality after bloodstream infection with vancomycin-resistant versus -susceptible Enterococcus faecium: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark, 2010-2019
Bager, P., Kähler, J., Andersson, M., Holzknecht, B. J., Kjær Hansen, S. G., Schønning, K., Nielsen, K. L., Koch, K., Pinholt, M., Voldstedlund, M., Larsen, A. R., Kristensen, B., Mølbak, K., Sönksen, U. W., Skovgaard, S., Skov, R. & Hammerum, A. M., 2024, In: Emerging microbes & infections. 13, 1, 2309969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Surveillance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci reveals shift in dominating clusters from vanA to vanB Enterococcus faecium clusters, Denmark, 2015 to 2022
Hammerum, A. M., Karstensen, K. T., Roer, L., Kaya, H., Lindegaard, M., Porsbo, L. J., Kjerulf, A., Pinholt, M., Holzknecht, B. J., Worning, P., Nielsen, K. L., Hansen, S. G. K., Clausen, M., Søndergaard, T. S., Dzajic, E., Østergaard, C., Wang, M., Koch, K. & Hasman, H., Jun 2024, In: Eurosurveillance. 29, 23, 2300633.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a tertiary hospital in Copenhagen
Misiakou, M.-A., Hertz, F. B., Schønning, K., Häussler, S. & Nielsen, K. L., Jul 2023, In: Microbial genomics. 9, 7, 001055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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, B. J., Damkjaer Bartels, M., Breindahl, M. & Aunsholt, L., 3 Oct 2023, In: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 3, 1, e194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Urinary and Vaginal Microbiomes
Frimodt-Møller, N., Nielsen, K. L. & Hertz, F. B., 2023, Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Cardozo, L. & Staskin, D. (eds.). 5 ed. Taylor & Francis, p. 598-608 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Education › peer-review