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The Capital Region of Denmark
- a part of Copenhagen University Hospital
Karen Leth Nielsen
M. Sc. Eng (Biotechnology), Ph.D
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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