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Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

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Medicine
Switzerland
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
75757
World Ranking
4264
National Ranking
53

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Stéphan Juergen Harbarth is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases, microbiology, and epidemiology. Their research outputs encompass various critical subfields such as applied microbiology and biotechnology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular medicine, and clinical biochemistry.

The scientist's recent publications cover important topics in infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Notable papers include:

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) guidelines for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (endorsed by European society of intensive care medicine), 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers, 2021, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • 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
  • Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care unit patients: Changes in epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and contributions of new technologies, 2022, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
  • Effect of C-Reactive Protein-Guided Antibiotic Treatment Duration, 7-Day Treatment, or 14-Day Treatment on 30-Day Clinical Failure Rate in Patients With Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bacteremia, 2020, JAMA

Their work mainly revolves around main research topics including antibiotic use and resistance, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, central venous catheters and hemodialysis, COVID-19 and mental health, pneumonia and respiratory infections, and urinary tract infections management.

Frequent collaborators documented in their research include: Volker Emmerich, Jens Koch, Mathias Habersack, Jochen Vetter, and Heinz-Dieter Assmann.

The scientist's publications appear regularly in several key venues, especially in journals related to infection control and microbiology. These publication venues include:

  • Die Aktiengesellschaft
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book literature with at least one publication. Notably, a book titled "Handbuch Managerhaftung," published in 2023 by Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt eBooks, is part of their output.

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

  • Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene

    Didier Pittet;Stéphane Hugonnet;Stephan Harbarth;Philippe Mourouga

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Andie S Lee;Andie S Lee;Hermínia de Lencastre;Hermínia de Lencastre;Javier Garau;Jan Kluytmans

  • DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF PROCALCITONIN, INTERLEUKIN-6, AND INTERLEUKIN-8 IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH SUSPECTED SEPSIS

    Stephan Harbarth;Katarina Holeckova;Céline Froidevaux;Didier Pittet

  • Will 10 Million People Die a Year due to Antimicrobial Resistance by 2050

    Marlieke De Kraker;Andréw James Stewardson;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

  • Procalcitonin guidance of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial.

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Daiana Stolz;Roland Bingisser;Christian Müller

  • The impact of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia on patient outcomes: mortality, length of stay, and hospital charges.

    Sara E. Cosgrove;Youlin Qi;Keith S. Kaye;Stephan Harbarth

  • Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial

    Vandack Nobre;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Jean-Daniel Graf;Peter Rohner

  • Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Cardiovascular Surgery and Its Effect on Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

    Stephan Harbarth;Matthew H. Samore;Debi Lichtenberg;Yehuda Carmeli

  • Inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy and its effect on survival in a clinical trial of immunomodulating therapy for severe sepsis

    Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Jorge Garbino;Jérôme Pugin;Jacques-André Romand

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

    Robin Köck;Karsten Becker;B. Cookson;J. E. van Gemert-Pijnen

  • The preventable proportion of nosocomial infections: an overview of published reports

    S Harbarth;H Sax;P Gastmeier

  • Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients.

    Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Carolina Fankhauser;Jacques Schrenzel;Jan Christenson

  • Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA?

    Werner C. Albrich;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

  • Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in community-acquired pneumonia

    Beat Müller;Stephan Harbarth;Daiana Stolz;Roland Bingisser

  • Impact of a prevention strategy targeted at vascular-access care on incidence of infections acquired in intensive care

    Philippe Eggimann;Stephan Harbarth;Marie-Noëlle Constantin;Sylvie Touveneau

  • Antimicrobial resistance: a global view from the 2013 World Healthcare-Associated Infections Forum

    Angela Csaki Huttner;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Jean Carlet;Sara Cosgrove

  • Antibiotic selection pressure and resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes.

    Werner C. Albrich;Dominique L. Monnet;Stephan Harbarth

  • Characteristics and outcomes of public campaigns aimed at improving the use of antibiotics in outpatients in high-income countries.

    Benedikt Huttner;Herman Goossens;Theo Verheij;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Pittet
Didier Pittet University of Geneva
Jacques Schrenzel
Jacques Schrenzel University of Geneva
Patrice Francois
Patrice Francois University of Geneva
Yehuda Carmeli
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv University
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar University of Antwerp
Matthew H. Samore
Matthew H. Samore University of Utah
Jan Kluytmans
Jan Kluytmans Utrecht University
Marc J. M. Bonten
Marc J. M. Bonten Utrecht University
Daniel Pablo Lew
Daniel Pablo Lew University of Geneva

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