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Heiman F. L. Wertheim

Heiman F. L. Wertheim

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
36860
World Ranking
6494
National Ranking
166

Overview

Heiman F. L. Wertheim is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with extensive work in epidemiology, infectious diseases, applied microbiology and biotechnology, clinical biochemistry, and molecular medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Wertheim has contributed to multiple scholarly articles, with key publications spanning from 2020 to 2024. Notable papers include:

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Community-based antibiotic access and use in six low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-method approach, 2021, The Lancet Global Health
  • Strong associations and moderate predictive value of early symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • Complement Activation in the Disease Course of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Its Effects on Clinical Outcomes, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Expanding antibiotic, vaccine, and diagnostics development and access to tackle antimicrobial resistance, 2024, The Lancet

Frequent coauthors working alongside Wertheim include:

  • H. Rogier van Doorn
  • Jakko van Ingen
  • Jordy P. M. Coolen
  • Wouter Hoefsloot
  • Joost Hopman

Wertheim's research has been published extensively in several venues, with a concentration of publications in the following journals and platforms:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

In addition to journal publications, Wertheim has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Radboud University Press eBooks titled "Honorary Doctorate Dr. Souha Kanj" in 2023.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Antibiotic resistance—the need for global solutions

    Ramanan Laxminarayan;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Adriano Duse;Chand Wattal;Anita K. M. Zaidi

  • The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections.

    Heiman F L Wertheim;Damian C Melles;Margreet C Vos;Willem van Leeuwen

  • Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health

    Kathryn E. Holt;Heiman Wertheim;Ruth N. Zadoks;Stephen Baker

  • Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriers.

    Heiman F L Wertheim;Margreet C Vos;Alewijn Ott;Alex van Belkum

  • A long neglected world malaria map: Plasmodium vivax endemicity in 2010.

    Peter W. Gething;Iqbal R. F. Elyazar;Catherine L. Moyes;David L. Smith;David L. Smith

  • Streptococcus suis: an emerging human pathogen.

    Heiman F. L. Wertheim;Ho Dang Trung Nghia;Walter Taylor;Walter Taylor;Constance Schultsz;Constance Schultsz

  • Reclassification of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage types.

    Alex van Belkum;Nelianne J. Verkaik;Corné P. de Vogel;Hélène A. Boelens

  • Antibody landscapes after influenza virus infection or vaccination

    J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;S. H. Wilks;S. H. Wilks;S. L. James;S. L. James;A. Fox

  • Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and prevention of nosocomial infections.

    J. A. J. W. Kluytmans;H. F. L. Wertheim

  • Antibiotic stewardship in low- and middle-income countries: the same but different?

    J.A. Cox;E. Vlieghe;M. Mendelson;H. Wertheim

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens: the Future of Nosocomial Outbreak Analysis

    Scott Quainoo;Jordy P. M. Coolen;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Martijn A. Huynen

  • The state of the World's Antibiotics 2015.

    Helen Gelbrand;Molly Miller-Petrie;Suraj Pant;Sumanth Gandra

  • Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission in the Netherlands: the value of search and destroy and restrictive antibiotic use

    H.F.L Wertheim;M.C Vos;H.A.M Boelens;A Voss

  • Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage: A Systematic Review

    Heidi S. M. Ammerlaan;Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans;Heiman F. L. Wertheim;Heiman F. L. Wertheim;Jan L. Nouwen

  • Co-evolutionary aspects of human colonisation and infection by Staphylococcus aureus.

    Alex van Belkum;Damian C Melles;Jan Nouwen;Willem B van Leeuwen

  • Clinical management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

    Guy E. Thwaites;Jonathan D. Edgeworth;Jonathan D. Edgeworth;Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas;Andrew Kirby

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands.

    Bas B Oude Munnink;David F Nieuwenhuijse;Mart Stein;Áine O'Toole

  • Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Outcomes of Streptococcus suis Infection in Humans

    Vu Thi Lan Huong;Ngo Ha;Nguyen Tien Huy;Peter Horby

  • Antibiotic sales in rural and urban pharmacies in northern Vietnam: an observational study

    Do Thi Thuy Nga;Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc;Nguyen Phuong Hoa;Nguyen Quynh Hoa

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Horby
Peter Horby University of Oxford
Jeremy Farrar
Jeremy Farrar World Health Organization
Guy E. Thwaites
Guy E. Thwaites University of Oxford
Jan Kluytmans
Jan Kluytmans Utrecht University
Constance Schultsz
Constance Schultsz University of Amsterdam
Henri A. Verbrugh
Henri A. Verbrugh Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alex van Belkum
Alex van Belkum BaseClear B.V.
Andreas Voss
Andreas Voss Heidelberg University
Tran Tinh Hien
Tran Tinh Hien University of Oxford
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

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