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Anders Rhod Larsen

Anders Rhod Larsen

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Microbiology

D-Index
61
Citations
11523
World Ranking
3031
National Ranking
50

Overview

Anders Rhod Larsen is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark and has an extensive record of research primarily focused on infectious diseases and molecular biology. Their scholarly work spans medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant emphasis on the study of infectious agents and antimicrobial resistance.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields where Anders Rhod Larsen concentrates their research are:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their research covers several specific topics, notably:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Anders Rhod Larsen's frequent publication venues demonstrate the diversity of their research interests and include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Animal Microbiome
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers, notably:

  • Andreas Petersen (15 publications)
  • Jesper Larsen (9 publications)
  • Marc Stegger (9 publications)
  • Robert Skov (7 publications)
  • Niels Eske Bruun (7 publications)

Recent papers authored by Anders Rhod Larsen include:

  • "Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics," 2022, Nature
  • "Niche specialization and spread of Staphylococcus capitis involved in neonatal sepsis," 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • "Phage-Mediated Immune Evasion and Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Humans," 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • "COVID-19 preventive measures coincided with a marked decline in other infectious diseases in Denmark, spring 2020," 2022, Epidemiology and Infection
  • "Evolution and Population Dynamics of Clonal Complex 152 Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus," 2020, mSphere

Best Publications

  • Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study.

    Laura García-Álvarez;Matthew T G Holden;Heather Lindsay;Cerian R Webb

  • Rapid detection, differentiation and typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harbouring either mecA or the new mecA homologue mecALGA251

    M. Stegger;P.S. Andersen;A. Kearns;B. Pichon

  • DANMAP 2013: Use of antimicrobial agents and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from food animals, food and humans in Denmark

    Yvonne Agersø;Flemming Bager;Jeppe Boel;Birgitte Helwigh

  • Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics

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  • SCCmecFinder, a Web-Based Tool for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in Staphylococcus aureus Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

    Hülya Kaya;Hülya Kaya;Henrik Hasman;Jesper Larsen;Marc Stegger

  • Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis

    Jean J.Y.H. Lee;Ian I.R. Monk;Anders Gonçalves da Silva;Torsten Seemann

  • Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC.

    Ewan M. Harrison;Gavin K. Paterson;Matthew Thomas Geoffrey Holden;Jesper Larsen

  • Epidemiology of Emerging Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Denmark: a Nationwide Study in a Country with Low Prevalence of MRSA Infection

    Nuno A. Faria;Duarte C. Oliveira;Henrik Westh;Henrik Westh;Dominique L. Monnet

  • Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the novel mecC gene in Denmark corroborates a zoonotic reservoir with transmission to humans

    A Petersen;Mikael Ruge Stegger;O Heltberg;J Christensen

  • Livestock Origin for a Human Pandemic Clone of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Laura E. Spoor;Paul R. McAdam;Lucy A. Weinert;Andrew Rambaut

  • Comparing Whole-Genome Sequencing with Sanger Sequencing for spa Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Mette Damkjær Bartels;Andreas Petersen;Peder Worning;Jesper Boye Nielsen

  • Evaluation of a cefoxitin 30 µg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    R. Skov;R. Smyth;M. Clausen;A. R. Larsen

  • Novel Types of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Elements Identified in Clonal Complex 398 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains

    Shanshuang Li;Robert Leo Skov;Xiao Han;Anders Rhod Larsen

  • Increasing incidence but decreasing in-hospital mortality of adult Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia between 1981 and 2000.

    T. Benfield;F. Espersen;N. Frimodt-Møller;A.G. Jensen

  • The newly described mecA homologue, mecALGA251, is present in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a diverse range of host species

    Gavin K Paterson;AR Larsen;A Robb;GE Edwards

  • Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 is an increasing cause of disease in people with no livestock contact in Denmark, 1999 to 2011.

    Jesper Larsen;Andreas Petersen;Marit Sørum;Marc Stegger

  • Origin, evolution, and global transmission of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus ST8

    Lena Strauß;Marc Stegger;Patrick Eberechi Akpaka;Abraham Alabi

  • Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene

    Xiaoliang Ba;Ewan M. Harrison;Giles F. Edwards;Matthew T. G. Holden

  • Phenotypic Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Disk Diffusion Testing and Etest on Mueller-Hinton Agar

    R. Skov;R. Smyth;A. R. Larsen;A. Bolmstrôm

  • Development of a real-time quadruplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of nuc, Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL), mecA and homologue mecALGA251

    Bruno Pichon;Robert Hill;Frederic Laurent;Anders Rhod Larsen

  • Emergence and Characterization of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccocus Aureus Infections in Denmark, 1999 to 2006

    A. R. Larsen;M. Stegger;S. Böcher;M. Sørum

  • Distinct Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA and DNA Loads in Vaginal and Cervical Secretions

    Astrid K. N. Iversen;Anders R. Larsen;Trine Jensen;Lars Fugger

  • DANMAP 2016 - Use of antimicrobial agents and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from food animals, food and humans in Denmark

    Birgitte Borck Høg;Helle Bisgaard Korsgaard;Ute Wolff Sönksen;Flemming Bager

  • DANMAP 2017 - Use of antimicrobial agents and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from food animals, food and humans in Denmark

    Birgitte Borck Høg;Flemming Bager;Helle Bisgaard Korsgaard;Johanne Ellis-Iversen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Skov
Robert Skov Statens Serum Institut
Andreas Petersen
Andreas Petersen Copenhagen University Hospital
Marc Stegger
Marc Stegger Statens Serum Institut
Henrik Westh
Henrik Westh University of Copenhagen
Paal Skytt Andersen
Paal Skytt Andersen Statens Serum Institut
Thomas Benfield
Thomas Benfield Copenhagen University Hospital
Mark A. Holmes
Mark A. Holmes University of Cambridge
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Lance B. Price
Lance B. Price George Washington University
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge

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