Dominique S. Blanc

Dominique S. Blanc publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dominique S. Blanc sits on this spectrum.

Dominique S. Blanc D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dominique S. Blanc sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients receiving antacid, ranitidine, or sucralfate as prophylaxis for stress ulcer. A randomized controlled trial.

  Guy Prod'hom;Philippe Leuenberger;Jacques Koerfer;Andre Blum

  463
  Citations

• Biodiversity of amoebae and amoeba-resisting bacteria in a hospital water network.

  Vincent Thomas;Katia Herrera-Rimann;Dominique S. Blanc;Gilbert Greub

  365
  Citations

• Evaluation of MRSA-Screen, a Simple Anti-PBP 2a Slide Latex Agglutination Kit, for Rapid Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

  Matthias Cavassini;Aline Wenger;Katia Jaton;Dominique S. Blanc

  281
  Citations

• Global emergence of the widespread Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone

  Panissa Treepong;V.N. Kos;Christophe Guyeux;D.S. Blanc

  231
  Citations

• Panton-valentine leukocidin and staphyloccoccal skin infections in schoolchildren.

  Karim Boubaker;Patrick Diebold;Dominique S. Blanc;François Vandenesch

  206
  Citations

• Outbreak of human listeriosis associated with tomme cheese in northwest Switzerland, 2005.

  Bille J;Blanc Ds;Schmid H;Boubaker K

  165
  Citations

• Faucets as a reservoir of endemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization/infections in intensive care units.

  D. S. Blanc;I. Nahimana;C. Petignat;A. Wenger

  152
  Citations

• Frequency and molecular diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa upon admission and during hospitalization: a prospective epidemiologic study.

  Dominique S. Blanc;Christiane Petignat;Béatrice Janin;Jacques Bille

  149
  Citations

• Evaluation of three chromogenic media (MRSA‐ID, MRSA‐Select and CHROMagar MRSA) and ORSAB for surveillance cultures of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  I. Nahimana;P. Francioli;D.S. Blanc

  147
  Citations

• Use of an automated multiple-locus, variable-number tandem repeat-based method for rapid and high-throughput genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

  Patrice Francois;Antoine Huyghe;Yvan Charbonnier;Manuela Bento

  146
  Citations

• Water disinfection with ozone, copper and silver ions, and temperature increase to control Legionella: seven years of experience in a university teaching hospital.

  D.S. Blanc;Ph. Carrara;G. Zanetti;P. Francioli

  143
  Citations

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

  Laurence Senn;Olivier Clerc;Giorgio Zanetti;Patrick Basset

  131
  Citations

• High Proportion of Wrongly Identified Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers by Use of a Rapid Commercial PCR Assay Due to Presence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Element Lacking the mecA Gene

  Dominique S. Blanc;Patrick Basset;Immaculée Nahimana-Tessemo;Katia Jaton

  125
  Citations

• Multicenter Evaluation of Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Repetitive-Element PCR Analysis

  Ariane Deplano;Annette Schuermans;Johan Van Eldere;Wolfgang Witte

  123
  Citations

• Evidence for Clonal Evolution among Highly Polymorphic Genes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  G. Kuhn;P. Francioli;D. S. Blanc

  118
  Citations

• Which anatomical sites should be sampled for screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage by culture or by rapid PCR test?

  Unknown

  110
  Citations

• Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM carbapenemase in an intensive care unit and its termination by implementation of waterless patient care.

  Gaud Catho;R. Martischang;F. Boroli;M. N. Chraïti

  104
  Citations

• Genetic diversity and ecological success of Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing humans.

  Olga Sakwinska;Gerrit Kuhn;Gerrit Kuhn;Carlo Balmelli;Patrick Francioli

  102
  Citations

• Importation of Acinetobacter baumannii into a burn unit: a recurrent outbreak of infection associated with widespread environmental contamination.

  Giorgio Zanetti;Dominique S. Blanc;Isabelle Federli;Wassim Raffoul

  101
  Citations

• Characterization of Cell-to-Cell Signaling-Deficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Colonizing Intubated Patients

  Valerie Denervaud;Patrick TuQuoc;Dominique Blanc;Sabine Adelaide Eugenie Favre-Bonte

  100
  Citations