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Christian G. Giske is affiliated with Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and has a significant body of research focused on microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, and clinical infectious diseases.

The main fields of study for Christian G. Giske include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields such as Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research covers various topics, most notably:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Christian G. Giske has contributed to a number of frequently cited papers, including the following:

  • "2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis," 2023, European Heart Journal
  • "New β-Lactam-β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations," 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Position Statements on Polymyxin B and Colistin Clinical Breakpoints," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Association Between Time to Appropriate Antimicrobial Treatment and 30-day Mortality in Patients With Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study," 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors working with Christian G. Giske include:

  • Gunnar Kahlmeter (20 publications)
  • Chaitanya Tellapragada (16 publications)
  • Fredrik Westerlund (14 publications)
  • Tsegaye Sewunet (13 publications)
  • John Turnidge (12 publications)

Christian G. Giske has often published in the following venues:

  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection (16 publications)
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (11 publications)
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (6 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (5 publications)
  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance

    A-P Magiorakos;A Srinivasan;R B Carey;Y Carmeli

  • Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

    Evelina Tacconelli;Elena Carrara;Alessia Savoldi;Stephan Harbarth

  • Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study

    Karthikeyan K. Kumarasamy;Mark Alexander Howard Toleman;Timothy Rutland Walsh;Jay Bagaria

  • Characterization of a New Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, blaNDM-1, and a Novel Erythromycin Esterase Gene Carried on a Unique Genetic Structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 14 from India

    DongEun Yong;Mark Alexander Howard Toleman;Christian G. Giske;Hyun S. Cho

  • Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

    R. Cantón;M. Akóva;Y. Carmeli;C.G. Giske

  • Clinical and Economic Impact of Common Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

    Christian G. Giske;Dominique L. Monnet;Otto Cars;Yehuda Carmeli;Yehuda Carmeli

  • EUCAST expert rules in antimicrobial susceptibility testing

    R. Leclercq;R. Cantón;D.F.J. Brown;C.G. Giske

  • Characterization of a new metallo-beta-lactamase gene, bla(NDM-1), and a novel erythromycin esterase gene carried on a unique genetic structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 14 from India

    Dongeun Yong;Mark A. Toleman;Christian G. Giske;Hyun S. Cho

  • Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study.

    Hajo Grundmann;Hajo Grundmann;Corinna Glasner;Corinna Glasner;Barbara Albiger;David M Aanensen;David M Aanensen

  • Molecular Epidemiology of KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in the United States: Clonal Expansion of Multilocus Sequence Type 258

    Brandon Kitchel;J. Kamile Rasheed;Jean B. Patel;Arjun Srinivasan

  • Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Increased Microbiological Yield with New Diagnostic Methods

    Niclas Johansson;Niclas Johansson;Mats Kalin;Mats Kalin;Annika Tiveljung-Lindell;Annika Tiveljung-Lindell;Christian G. Giske;Christian G. Giske

  • The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria : report from the EUCAST Subcommittee

    M J Ellington;O Ekelund;Frank Møller Aarestrup;R Canton

  • Identification and screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

    P. Nordmann;M. Gniadkowski;C.G. Giske;L. Poirel

  • Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues

    V. Miriagou;G. Cornaglia;M. Edelstein;I. Galani

  • New β-Lactam-β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations.

    Dafna Yahav;Dafna Yahav;Christian G. Giske;Alise Grāmatniece;Alise Grāmatniece;Henrietta Abodakpi

  • Escherichia coli: an old friend with new tidings.

    J. Vila;J. Vila;E. Sáez-López;James R Johnson;U. Römling

  • Global dissemination of extensively drug-resistant carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: clinical perspectives on detection, treatment and infection control.

    Thomas Tängdén;C G Giske

  • Carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: Conclusions from a meeting of national experts

    H. Grundmann;D. M. Livermore;C. G. Giske;R. Canton

  • MIC-based dose adjustment: facts and fables.

    Johan W Mouton;Anouk E Muller;Rafael Canton;Christian G Giske

  • The role of pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in setting clinical MIC breakpoints: the EUCAST approach

    J.W. Mouton;D.F.J. Brown;P. Apfalter;R. Cantón

  • Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread

    Sophia David;Sandra Reuter;Simon R. Harris;Corinna Glasner

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Kahlmeter
Gunnar Kahlmeter Uppsala University
Arnfinn Sundsfjord
Arnfinn Sundsfjord University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Ørjan Samuelsen
Ørjan Samuelsen University Hospital of North Norway
Alasdair P. MacGowan
Alasdair P. MacGowan North Bristol NHS Trust
Timothy R. Walsh
Timothy R. Walsh University of Oxford
Patrice Nordmann
Patrice Nordmann University of Fribourg
John D. Turnidge
John D. Turnidge University of Adelaide
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Thomas B. Schön
Thomas B. Schön Uppsala University

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