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2026

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Microbiology

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164
Citations
108488
World Ranking
15
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2013 - European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Excellence Award

Overview

Patrice Nordmann is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Their research activity spans primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad areas, their work is further specialized in Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Pollution, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main research topics cover:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Patrice Nordmann has contributed significantly to research published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Laurent Poirel
  • Mustafa Sadek
  • Jacqueline Findlay
  • Christophe Le Terrier
  • Maxime Bouvier

Some recent papers showcasing their research output are:

  • "Contribution of PER-Type and NDM-Type β-Lactamases to Cefiderocol Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii" (2021), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM carbapenemase in an intensive care unit and its termination by implementation of waterless patient care" (2021), Critical Care
  • "Impact of Acquired Broad-Spectrum β-Lactamases on Susceptibility to Cefiderocol and Newly Developed β-Lactam/β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (2022), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Genetic Features Leading to Reduced Susceptibility to Aztreonam-Avibactam among Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates" (2020), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "KPC-Mediated Resistance to Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Collateral Effects in Klebsiella pneumoniae" (2021), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

In 2013, Patrice Nordmann received the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Excellence Award. This recognition is part of their documented accolades.

Best Publications

  • Global spread of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

    Patrice Nordmann;Thierry Naas;Laurent Poirel

  • Metallo-β-Lactamases: the Quiet before the Storm?

    Timothy R. Walsh;Mark A. Toleman;Laurent Poirel;Patrice Nordmann

  • The real threat of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria

    Patrice Nordmann;Gaelle Cuzon;Thierry Naas

  • Multiplex PCR for detection of acquired carbapenemase genes

    Laurent Poirel;Timothy R. Walsh;Vincent Cuvillier;Patrice Nordmann

  • Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases

    L Silvia Munoz-Price;L Silvia Munoz-Price;Laurent Poirel;Robert A Bonomo;Robert A Bonomo;Mitchell J Schwaber

  • Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms and epidemiology

    L. Poirel;P. Nordmann

  • Polymyxins: Antibacterial Activity, Susceptibility Testing, and Resistance Mechanisms Encoded by Plasmids or Chromosomes

    Laurent Poirel;Aurélie Jayol;Patrice Nordmann

  • Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: here is the storm!

    Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Dortet;Laurent Poirel

  • Emergence of Oxacillinase-Mediated Resistance to Imipenem in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Laurent Poirel;Claire Héritier;Venus Tolün;Patrice Nordmann

  • CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in Europe

    David M. Livermore;Rafael Canton;Marek Gniadkowski;Patrice Nordmann

  • Emergence of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in the community

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Patrice Nordmann;Kevin B. Laupland;Laurent Poirel

  • Emerging carbapenemases in Gram-negative aerobes

    P. Nordmann;L. Poirel

  • OXA-48-like carbapenemases: the phantom menace

    Laurent Poirel;Anaïs Potron;Patrice Nordmann

  • Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

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

  • Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe;Stéphane Audic

  • Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

    Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Poirel;Laurent Dortet

  • Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Key Pathogen Set for Global Nosocomial Dominance

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Poirel

  • Dissemination of Clonally Related Escherichia coli Strains Expressing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase CTX-M-15

    Teresa M. Coque;Ângela Novais;Alessandra Carattoli;Laurent Poirel

  • Characterization of VIM-2, a Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo-β-Lactamase and Its Plasmid- and Integron-Borne Gene from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate in France

    Laurent Poirel;Thierry Naas;Delphine Nicolas;Louis Collet

  • EUCAST expert rules in antimicrobial susceptibility testing

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Poirel
Laurent Poirel University of Fribourg
Thierry Naas
Thierry Naas University of Paris-Saclay
Laurent Dortet
Laurent Dortet University of Paris-Saclay
Rémy A. Bonnin
Rémy A. Bonnin University of Paris-Saclay
Youri Glupczynski
Youri Glupczynski Université Catholique de Louvain
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Johann D. D. Pitout
Johann D. D. Pitout University of Calgary
Alessandra Carattoli
Alessandra Carattoli Sapienza University of Rome
Roger Stephan
Roger Stephan University of Zurich

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