Publications

2019

Evaluation of three consecutive versions of a commercial rapid PCR test to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Bulliard E, Grandbastien B, Senn L, Greub G, Blanc DS.

Phenotypic and Genomic Analyses of Burkholderia stabilis Clinical Contamination, Switzerland.

Seth-Smith HMB, Casanova C, Sommerstein R, Meinel DM, Abdelbary MMH, Blanc DS, Droz S, Führer U, Lienhard R, Lang C, Dubuis O, Schlegel M, Widmer A, Keller PM, Marschall J, Egli A.

Whole-genome sequencing revealed independent emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium causing sequential outbreaks over 3 years in a tertiary care hospital.

Abdelbary MHH, Senn L, Greub G, Chaillou G, Moulin E, Blanc DS.

High-Quality Complete Genome Sequences of Three Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Retrieved from Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Units.

Magalhães B, Senn L, Blanc DS.

Molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile isolates from a university hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Diniz AN, de Oliveira Júnior CA, Vilela EG, Figueiredo HCP, Rupnik M, Wilcox MH, Fawley WN, Blanc DS, Faria Lobato FC, Silva ROS.

2018

Improving the quality and workflow of bacterial genome sequencing and analysis: paving the way for a Switzerland-wide molecular epidemiological surveillance platform.

Egli A, Blanc DS, Greub G, Keller PM, Lazarevic V, Lebrand A, Leib S, Neher RA, Perreten V, Ramette A, Schrenzel J, Stephan R, Wagner K, Wuethrich D, Xenarios I.

Recommandations provisoires d’experts à l’intention des établissements de soins pour lutter contre la propagation des entérocoques résistants à la vancomycine (VRE) en Suisse

D. Vuichard-Gysin, M. Schlegel, N. Troillet, L. Senn, J. Marschall, D. Blanc, N. Buetti, A. Egli, M. Eyer, S. Kuster, A. Kronenberg, C. Balmelli, L. Nartey, V. Masserey Spicher, C. Gardiol, A. F. Widmer, S. Harbarth, pour la task force VRE au nom de Swissnoso

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey.

Buetti N, Wassilew N, Rion V, Senn L, Gardiol C, Widmer A, Marschall J; for Swissnoso.

Vancomycine-resistant enterocci (VRE) : a new reality in our hospitals

Moulin E, Deggim-Messmer V, Erard V, Christin L, Petignat C, Blanc DS, Senn L.

Rev Med Suisse. 2018 Apr 11;14(602):791-794.

Rodents are carriers of Clostridioides difficile strains similar to those isolated from piglets

de Oliveira CA Jr, de Paula Gabardo M, Guedes RMC, Poncet F, Blanc DS, Lobato FCF, Silva ROS.

Anaerobe. 2018 Apr 9;51:61-63. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.04.006.

Clostridioides difficile infection in dogs with chronic-recurring diarrhea responsive to dietary changes

Silva ROS, de Oliveira Júnior CA, Blanc DS, Pereira ST, de Araujo MCR, Vasconcelos A, Lobato FCF.

Anaerobe. 2018 Apr 3;51:50-53. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.011.

Global emergence of the widespread Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone

Treepong P, Kos VN, Guyeux C, Blanc DS, Bertrand X, Valot B, Hocquet D.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Mar;24(3):258-266. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.06.018.

Evaluating the use of whole-genome sequencing for outbreak investigations in the lack of closely related reference genome

Abdelbary MMH, Senn L, Moulin E, Prod'hom G, Croxatto A, Greub G, Blanc DS.

Infect Genet Evol. 2018 Apr;59:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.01.014.

2017

Prévenir les infections associées aux soins en 2017

Senn L, Sommerstein R, Troillet N

Swiss medical forum 2017; 17(45):974-978

Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals the Contribution of Long-Term Carriers in Staphylococcus aureus Outbreak Investigation.

Gordon NC, Pichon B, Golubchik T, Wilson DJ, Paul J, Blanc DS, Cole K, Collins J, Cortes N, Cubbon M, Gould FK, Jenks PJ, Llewelyn M, Nash JQ, Orendi JM, Paranthaman K, Price JR, Senn L, Thomas HL, Wyllie S, Crook DW, Peto TEA, Walker AS, Kearns AM.

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jul;55(7):2188-2197. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00363-17.

Global emergence of the widespread Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone.

Treepong P, Kos VN, Guyeux C, Blanc DS, Bertrand X, Valot B, Hocquet D.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Jun 22. pii: S1198-743X(17)30342-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.06.018.

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains Isolated from Albanian and Togolese Patients.

Abdelbary MMH, Prod'hom G, Greub G, Senn L, Blanc DS.

Genome Announc. 2017 May 18;5(20). pii: e00115-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00115-17.

Universal screening and decolonization for control of MRSA in nursing homes: follow-up of a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Héquet D, Rousson V, Blanc DS, Büla C, Qalla-Widmer L, Masserey E, Zanetti G, Petignat C.

J Hosp Infect. 2017 May;96(1):69-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.03.019.

2016

Assessment and treatment of genitourinary infections.

Martel P, M'Baya O, Senn L, Jichlinski P, Cerantola Y.

Rev Med Suisse. 2016 Nov 30;12(541):2054-2059. French.

Prevention of health care associated infections and bacterial resistance : guidance for good practice.

Foguena AK, Cometta A, Senn L.

Rev Med Suisse. 2016 Nov 23;12(540):2026-2032. French.

New genotyping method discovers sustained nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care burn unit.

Tissot F, Blanc DS, Basset P, Zanetti G, Berger MM, Que YA, Eggimann P, Senn L.

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Sep;94(1):2-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.05.011.

Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci After Discharge From an Epidemic Ward: Results of Outpatient Contact Screening by Visiting Nurses.

Voide C, Petignat C, Blanc DS, Zanetti G, Genoud P, Wasserfallen JB, Senn L.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;37(6):731-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.43. No abstract available.

Hand soap contamination by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care hospital: no evidence of impact on patients.

Blanc DS, Gomes Magalhaes B, Abdelbary M, Prod'hom G, Greub G, Wasserfallen JB, Genoud P, Zanetti G, Senn L.

J Hosp Infect. 2016 May;93(1):63-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.02.010.

Vaccination Against Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza in Emergency Medical Services.

Moser A, Mabire C, Hugli O, Dorribo V, Zanetti G, Lazor-Blanchet C, Carron PN.

Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Apr;31(2):155-62. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X16000121.

The Stealthy Superbug: the Role of Asymptomatic Enteric Carriage in Maintaining a Long-Term Hospital Outbreak of ST228 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Senn L, Clerc O, Zanetti G, Basset P, Prod'hom G, Gordon NC, Sheppard AE, Crook DW, James R, Thorpe HA, Feil EJ, Blanc DS.

MBio. 2016 Jan 19;7(1):e02039-15. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02039-15.

Development and evaluation of double locus sequence typing for molecular epidemiological investigations of Clostridium difficile.

Stojanov M, Magalhaes B, Terletsky V, Basset P, Prod'hom G, Greub G, Senn L, Blanc DS.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;35(2):175-81. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2525-4.

2015

Health care workers' influenza vaccination: motivations and mandatory mask policy.

Dorribo V, Lazor-Blanchet C, Hugli O, Zanetti G.

Occup Med (Lond). 2015 Dec;65(9):739-45. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqv116.

Mise à jour des recommandations d’antibioprophylaxie chirurgicale en Suisse.

Senn L, Vuichard D, Widmer A, Zanetti G, Kuster S.

Bulletin Swissnoso Volume 20 No 1.

Comparison of double-locus sequence typing (DLST) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) for the investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations.

Cholley P, Stojanov M, Hocquet D, Thouverez M, Bertrand X, Blanc DS.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Aug;82(4):274-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.03.027.

Universal screening and decolonization for control of MRSA in nursing homes: a cluster randomized controlled study.

Bellini C, Petignat C, Masserey E, Büla C, Burnand B, Rousson V, Blanc DS, Zanetti G.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Apr;36(4):401-8. doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.74.

Changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Algerian hospital.

Basset P, Amhis W, Blanc DS.

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2015 Feb 19;9(2):206-9. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4620.

Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from 4 Cuban hospitals.