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Overview

Andreas F. Widmer is affiliated with the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland and has a significant body of work in the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and related clinical areas.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

The subfields of study show a more specialized concentration on:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The research topics that Widmer has contributed to are diverse but largely center around infection control and antibiotic use:

  • Surgical site infection prevention
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Infection Control in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Widmer's recent publications illustrate their engagement with pressing medical challenges, especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable papers include:

  • SARS-CoV2: should inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system be withdrawn in patients with COVID-19?, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19, 2020, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): estimating the case fatality rate - a word of caution, 2020, Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Reproductive number of the COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland with a focus on the Cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, 2020, Swiss Medical Weekly

Widmer has frequently collaborated with other researchers within their field. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Sarah Tschudin-Sutter
  • Rami Sommerstein
  • Nicolas Troillet
  • Danielle Vuichard-Gysin
  • Jonas Marschall

Their work is often published in journals that focus on infection control and medical research. These frequent publication venues are:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • Swiss Medical Weekly
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Role of Rifampin for Treatment of Orthopedic Implant–Related Staphylococcal Infections : A Randomized Controlled Trial

    W Zimmerli;A F Widmer;M Blatter;R Frei

  • 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults

    Elie F. Berbari;Souha S. Kanj;Todd J. Kowalski;Rabih O. Darouiche

  • Distribution of Legionella Species and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community-Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey

    Victor L. Yu;Joseph F. Plouffe;Maddalena Castellani Pastoris;Janet E. Stout

  • Infections associated with orthopedic implants.

    Andrej Trampuz;Andreas F Widmer

  • No time for handwashing!? Handwashing versus alcoholic rub: can we afford 100% compliance?

    Andreas Voss;Andreas F. Widmer

  • New developments in diagnosis and treatment of infection in orthopedic implants.

    Andreas F. Widmer

  • Efficient Detection and Long-Term Persistence of the Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Melissa D. Sanford;Andreas F. Widmer;Martha J. Bale;Ronald N. Jones

  • SARS-CoV2: should inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system be withdrawn in patients with COVID-19?

    Gabriela M Kuster;Otmar Pfister;Thilo Burkard;Qian Zhou

  • Correlation between In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents against Foreign Body Infections

    A. F. Widmer;R. Frei;Z. Rajacic;W. Zimmerli

  • Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults.

    Elie F. Berbari;Souha S. Kanj;Todd J. Kowalski;Rabih O. Darouiche

  • Human Infection Due to Ebola Virus, Subtype Côte d'Ivoire: Clinical and Biologic Presentation

    Pierre Formenty;Christophe Hatz;Bernard Le Guenno;Agnés Stoll

  • Update of Clostridium difficile infection due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe, 2008.

    E J Kuijper;F Barbut;J S Brazier;N Kleinkauf

  • The timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.

    Walter P. Weber;Walter R. Marti;Marcel Zwahlen;Heidi Misteli

  • Hand Hygiene: A Frequently Missed Lifesaving Opportunity During Patient Care

    Andrej Trampuz;Andreas F. Widmer

  • Replace Hand Washing with Use of a Waterless Alcohol Hand Rub

    Andreas F. Widmer

  • Prevalence and risk factors for nosocomial infections in four university hospitals in Switzerland

    Didier Pittet;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Christian Ruef;Patrick Francioli

  • Antimicrobial Treatment of Orthopedic Implant-related Infections with Rifampin Combinations

    Andreas F. Widmer;Andre Gaechter;Peter E. Ochsner;Werner Zimmerli

  • Throat Swabs Are Necessary to Reliably Detect Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus

    Dominik Mertz;Reno Frei;Barbara Jaussi;Andreas Tietz

  • Microbiological tests to predict treatment outcome in experimental device-related infections due to Staphylococcus aureus.

    W Zimmerli;R Frei;A F Widmer;Z Rajacic

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Patients with Hematological Diseases: Single-Center Study and Review of the Literature

    Nina Khanna;Andreas F. Widmer;Michael Decker;Ingrid Steffen

  • Is Routine Replacement of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Necessary

    Thomas Bregenzer;Dieter Conen;Pascal Sakmann;Andreas F. Widmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Reno Frei
Reno Frei University Hospital of Basel
Manuel Battegay
Manuel Battegay University Hospital of Basel
Hans H. Hirsch
Hans H. Hirsch University Hospital of Basel
Didier Pittet
Didier Pittet University of Geneva
Andreas Voss
Andreas Voss Heidelberg University
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth University of Geneva
Andrej Trampuz
Andrej Trampuz Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Marcel Zwahlen
Marcel Zwahlen University of Bern
Alois Gratwohl
Alois Gratwohl University of Basel
Richard P. Wenzel
Richard P. Wenzel Virginia Commonwealth University

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