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Xavier Bertrand is affiliated with the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon in France. Their research spans key areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong focus on the molecular medicine and infectious diseases subfields.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on antimicrobial resistance and bacterial infections. Notable papers include:

  • "Human Infection of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus CC398: A Review," 2020, published in Microorganisms
  • "One Health compartmental analysis of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli on Reunion Island reveals partitioning between humans and livestock," 2022, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • "Populations of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are different in human-polluted environment and food items: a multicentre European study," 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Hydrofluorination of Alkenes: A Review," 2021, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • "High prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carriage in residents of French and German long-term care facilities," 2022, Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Their frequent co-authors include Didier Hocquet, Benoı̂t Valot, Houssein Gbaguidi-Haore, Kévin Bouiller, and C. Slekovec.

Xavier Bertrand has published extensively in several journals, notably:

  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Infectious Diseases Now
  • PLoS ONE
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The main research fields include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Key subfields explored in their work encompass:

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases

The scientist's research topics reveal a focus on bacterial antibiotic resistance and related mechanisms, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Best Publications

  • Escherichia coli ST131, an Intriguing Clonal Group

    Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine;Xavier Bertrand;Jean-Yves Madec

  • What happens in hospitals does not stay in hospitals: antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewater systems.

    D Hocquet;Allison Muller;X Bertrand

  • Endemicity, molecular diversity and colonisation routes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units.

    X Bertrand;M Thouverez;D Talon;A Boillot

  • The health and economic burden of bloodstream infections caused by antimicrobial-susceptible and non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus aureus in European hospitals, 2010 and 2011: A multicentre retrospective cohort study

    Andréw James Stewardson;Arthur Allignol;Jan Beyersmann;Nicholas Graves

  • Global emergence of the widespread Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone

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

  • 10-Fold increase (2006–11) in the rate of healthy subjects with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli faecal carriage in a Parisian check-up centre

    Marie Hélène Nicolas-chanoine;Marie Hélène Nicolas-chanoine;Coraline Gruson;Suzanne Bialek-Davenet;Suzanne Bialek-Davenet;Xavier Bertrand

  • Identification of targets for quality improvement in antimicrobial prescribing: the web-based ESAC Point Prevalence Survey 2009

    Peter Zarb;Brice Amadeo;Arno Muller;Nico Drapier

  • Can MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Reasonably Type Bacteria?

    Marlène Sauget;Benoît Valot;Xavier Bertrand;Didier Hocquet

  • Wastewater Treatment Plants Release Large Amounts of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli Into the Environment

    Caroline Bréchet;Julie Plantin;Marlène Sauget;Michelle Thouverez

  • Control of the duration of urinary catheterization: impact on catheter-associated urinary tract infection

    J. Crouzet;X. Bertrand;A.G. Venier;M. Badoz

  • Discrepancies between prescribed daily doses and WHO defined daily doses of antibacterials at a university hospital.

    Arno Muller;Dominique L Monnet;Daniel Talon;Thierry Hénon

  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility Among Gram-Negative Isolates Collected From Intensive Care Units in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific Rim, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa Between 2004 and 2009 as Part of the Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial

    Xavier Bertrand;Michael J. Dowzicky

  • Relationship between Spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Antimicrobial Use in a French University Hospital

    Arno A. Muller;Frédéric Mauny;Maud Bertin;Christian Cornette

  • Evidence for induction of integron-based antibiotic resistance by the SOS response in a clinical setting.

    Didier Hocquet;Catherine Llanes;Michelle Thouverez;Hemantha D. Kulasekara

  • Risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition in intensive care units: a prospective multicentre study

    A.-G. Venier;C. Leroyer;C. Slekovec;D. Talon

  • What It Takes to Be a Pseudomonas aeruginosa? The Core Genome of the Opportunistic Pathogen Updated.

    Benoît Valot;Christophe Guyeux;Julien Yves Rolland;Kamel Mazouzi

  • Prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis in French cheeses.

    Emmanuel Jamet;Elodie Akary;Elodie Akary;Marie-Ange Poisson;Jean-François Chamba

  • Tracking down antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in a wastewater network.

    Céline Slekovec;Julie Plantin;Pascal Cholley;Michelle Thouverez

  • Genetic and phenotypic variations of a resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa epidemic clone

    Didier Hocquet;Xavier Bertrand;Thilo Köhler;Daniel Talon

  • Most Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Hospitals in Eastern France Belong to a Few Clonal Types

    Pascal Cholley;Michelle Thouverez;Didier Hocquet;Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet

  • Genital human papillomavirus infection among women recruited for routine cervical cancer screening or for colposcopy determined by Hybrid Capture II and polymerase chain reaction.

    Didier Riethmuller;Xavier Bertrand;Dominique Bettinger

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: antibiotic susceptibility and genotypic characterization of strains isolated in the intensive care unit

    X. Bertrand;M. Thouverez;C. Patry;P. Balvay

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Plésiat
Patrick Plésiat University of Franche-Comté
Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine
Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine Université Paris Cité
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño University of Seville
Vincent Jarlier
Vincent Jarlier Sorbonne University
Jacques Schrenzel
Jacques Schrenzel University of Geneva
Gudrun Bornette
Gudrun Bornette University of Franche-Comté
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth University of Geneva
Samuel I. Miller
Samuel I. Miller University of Washington
Dominique S. Blanc
Dominique S. Blanc University of Lausanne
Didier Mazel
Didier Mazel Université Paris Cité

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