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What’s the Best Way to Measure Antibiotic Use in Hospitals?

C. Ruef, 2006, Infection.

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative pathogens in community-acquired urinary tract infections: an increasing challenge for antimicrobial therapy

R. Zbinden, B. Hasse, C. Ruef, 2011, Infection.

Correlation between case mix index and antibiotic use in hospitals.

Rainer Weber, Bruno Ledergerber, R. Weber, 2008, The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

SARS – A Fast Moving Infectious Disease

C. Ruef, 2003, Infection.

Nosocomial infections in Swiss university hospitals: a multi-centre survey and review of the published experience. Swiss-Noso Network.

P. Francioli, D. Pittet, A. Widmer, 1999, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift.

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Zürich, Switzerland (2003): Prevalence of Type IV SCCmec and a New SCCmec Element Associated with Isolates from Intravenous Drug Users

N. McCallum, B. Berger-Bächi, C. Ruef, 2005, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Fluconazole non-susceptible breakthrough candidemia after prolonged low-dose prophylaxis: a prospective FUNGINOS study.

J. Schrenzel, R. Zbinden, T. Calandra, 2018, The Journal of infection.

Candida Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing According to EUCAST and New vs. Old CLSI Clinical Breakpoints: a Six-Year Prospective Candidemia Survey from the Fungal Infection Network of Switzerland (FUNGINOS)

J. Schrenzel, R. Zbinden, T. Calandra, 2017 .

Candida species distribution and antifungal susceptibility testing according to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and new vs. old Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute clinical breakpoints: a 6-year prospective candidaemia survey from the fungal infection network of Sw

J. Schrenzel, R. Zbinden, T. Calandra, 2014, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: pleiotropic cytokine with potential clinical usefulness.

C. Ruef, D. Coleman, 1990, Reviews of infectious diseases.

Prosthetic joint infections: what to do if the C-reactive protein level remains elevated

C. Ruef, 2010, Infection.

Cryopreserved arterial allografts in the treatment of major vascular infection: a comparison with conventional surgical techniques.

J. Debatin, B. Seifert, M. Turina, 1998, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Treatment options of invasive fungal infections in adults.

D. Pittet, T. Calandra, M. Glauser, 2006, Swiss medical weekly.

Elevated serum macrophage inhibitory factor-related protein (MRP) 8/14 levels in advanced HIV infection and during disease exacerbation.

C. Ruef, F. Strasser, P. Gowland, 1997, Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association.

Early versus late initial echocardiographic assessment in infective endocarditis: similar find ings and no difference in clinical outcome

F. Tanner, R. Jenni, C. Ruef, 2012 .

Epidemiology of candidemia in Swiss tertiary care hospitals: secular trends, 1991-2000.

D. Pittet, T. Calandra, M. Glauser, 2004, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Successful control of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak at a university department of dermatology

L. French, C. Ruef, S. Gilomen, 2011, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV.

Three consecutive outbreaks of Serratia marcescens in a neonatal intensive care unit.

R. Zbinden, D. Nadal, R. Arlettaz, 2002, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Sternal wound infection after heart operations in pediatric patients associated with nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

D. Nadal, S. Fanconi, C. Ruef, 1996, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Mycobacterium smegmatis infection in a healthy woman following a facelift: case report and review of the literature.

G. Pfyffer, C. Ruef, A. Pennekamp, 1997, Annals of plastic surgery.

Infection Control in Switzerland

P. Francioli, D. Pittet, A. Widmer, 1995, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Summary Background: The optimal timing of the initial echo- cardiographic assessment and the influence of micro- organisms on echocardiographic findings in patients

R. Jenni, C. Ruef, C. Gruner, 2012 .

Diagnosing Influenza—Clinical Assessment and/or Rapid Antigen Testing?

C. Ruef, 2007, Infection.

Antibiotic susceptibility of Clostridium difficile is similar worldwide over two decades despite widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics: an analysis done at the University Hospital of Zurich

B. Ledergerber, R. Zbinden, S. Peter, 2014, BMC Infectious Diseases.

Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Infection Presenting with Nasal Enlargement

C. Ruef, E. Bächli, N. Fischer, 2008, Infection.

Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Two Patients Infected by a Colonized Surgeon

R. Lütticken, G. Funke, J. Rutishauser, 1999, Infection.

Stratification of cumulative antibiograms in hospitals for hospital unit, specimen type, isolate sequence and duration of hospital stay.

R. Weber, B. Ledergerber, R. Zbinden, 2008, The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Mesangial cell-matrix interactions. Effects on mesangial cell growth and cytokine secretion.

M. Kashgarian, C. Ruef, D. Coleman, 1992, The American journal of pathology.

Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells.

J. Lacy, K. Budde, C. Ruef, 1990, Kidney international.

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Zu¨rich, Switzerland (2003): Prevalence of Type IV SCC mec and a New SCC mec Element Associated with Isolates from Intravenous Drug Users

N. McCallum, B. Berger-Bächi, C. Ruef, 2005 .

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections — An Underdiagnosed Entity?

C. Ruef, 2002, Infection.

The Economic Impact of Influenza in a University Hospital Setting

T. Szucs, C. Ruef, D. Müller, 2001, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

[Significance of antibiotic resistance in treatment of soft tissue infections].

C. Ruef, 2002, Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique.

Interleukin-6: an autocrine regulator of mesangial cell growth.

C. Ruef, D. Coleman, 1992, Kidney international.

Antibiotic resistance really starts to hurt

C. Ruef, 2011, Infection.

Five Years After 9/11—Fearing Smallpox, ... and the Vaccine Against it

C. Ruef, 2006, Infection.

Training infection control and hospital hygiene professionals in Europe, 2010: agreed core competencies among 33 European countries.

C. Suetens, B. Cookson, J. Fabry, 2014, Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin.

Dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in relation to depressive somatic and suicidal manifestations

C. Ruef, J. Modestin, 1987, Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica.

Impact of a prevention strategy targeting hand hygiene and catheter care on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections*

Walter Zingg, W. Zingg, R. Stocker, 2009, Critical care medicine.

Severe infections caused by Propionibacterium acnes: an underestimated pathogen in late postoperative infections.

R. Zbinden, A. von Graevenitz, C. Ruef, 1996, The Yale journal of biology and medicine.

Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract—The Risks of Prevention

C. Ruef, 2004, Infection.

Prospective Evaluation of a Hospital Epidemiologist's Activities at a European Tertiary-Care Medical Center

C. Ruef, 1999, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis--still room for improvement.

C. Ruef, 2002, Infection.

Automated Ribotyping and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Reveal a Cluster of Group A Streptococci in Intravenous Drug Abusers

M. Altwegg, C. Ruef, F. Fleisch, 2000, Infection.

Infection Control in Switzerland

P. Francioli, D. Pittet, A. Widmer, 1994, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Impact of an Outbreak of Norovirus Infection on Hospital Resources

W. Zingg, W. Bossart, C. Ruef, 2005, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Severe Reversible Renal Failure Induced by Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in a Child with Chronic Acquired Agranulocytosis

E. Girardin, L. Paunier, C. Ruef, 1992 .

Clearance of an epidemic clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a drug-use network: A follow-up study in Switzerland

C. Ruef, C. Colombo, G. Senn, 2012, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases.

Nosocomial Legionnaires' disease — strategies for prevention

C. Ruef, 1998 .

Interleukin-6 expression in primary macrophages infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1).

B. F. Hall, J. Mellors, C. Ruef, 1991, AIDS research and human retroviruses.

Risk factors for urinary tract infections due to ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli in a tertiary care urology department in Switzerland.

R. Weber, B. Ledergerber, R. Zbinden, 2010, Swiss medical weekly.

Incidence of needlestick injuries and other sharps exposures in Swiss acute care hospitals: results of a sentinel surveillance study.

C. Ruef, C. Colombo, V. Masserey, 2011, The Journal of hospital infection.

Non-purulent low-grade infection as cause of pain following shoulder surgery: preliminary results

C. Gerber, A. Schneeberger, C. Ruef, 2009, La Chirurgia degli organi di movimento.

Regulation of cytokine secretion by cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells.

S. Suter, D. Jefferson, C. Ruef, 1993, The European respiratory journal.

New Forms of Antibiotic Delivery for the Treatment of Foreign Body Infections

C. Ruef, 2006, Infection.

Incidence and predictors of virologic failure of antiretroviral triple-drug therapy in a community-based cohort.

B. Ledergerber, M. Opravil, C. Ruef, 1999, AIDS research and human retroviruses.

Nelfinavir urinary stones.

D. Engeler, K. Rentsch, C. Ruef, 2002, The Journal of urology.

An assessment of the evidence on antiseptics : a consensus paper on their use in wound care

H. Gerngross, R. Bergemann, A. Kramer, 2004 .

Aeromonas hydrophila infection associated with the use of medicinal leeches

S. Edberg, C. Ruef, A. Kuritza, 1989, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Switzerland: a nation-wide survey

H. Sax, D. Pittet, J. Marschall, 2019, Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.

Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results of a nation-wide survey in Switzerland.

R. Auckenthaler, P. Francioli, E. Bernasconi, 2002, Swiss medical weekly.

Swiss recommendations for the management of varicella zoster virus infections.

P. Meylan, D. Nadal, S. Gerber, 2007, Swiss medical weekly.

Different Patterns of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Surgical and Medical Units at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Switzerland: A Prevalence Survey

R. Weber, B. Ledergerber, C. Ruef, 2010, PloS one.

Epidemiology and Clinical Impact of Glycopeptide Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

C. Ruef, 2004, Infection.

Etiologic diagnosis of infective endocarditis by broad-range polymerase chain reaction: a 3-year experience.

R. Zbinden, E. Böttger, M. Altwegg, 2003, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

A deep sternal wound infection caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum.

G. Bloemberg, C. Ruef, S. Kuster, 2010, Journal of medical microbiology.

Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers and Vaccine Allocation for Healthcare Workers During Vaccine Shortages

S. Cosgrove, T. Talbot, J. Siegel, 2005, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Multidrug-resistant bacteria in travellers hospitalized abroad: prevalence, characteristics, and influence on clinical outcome.

B. Ledergerber, C. Ruef, J. Nemeth, 2012, The Journal of hospital infection.

Immunization for hospital staff

C. Ruef, 2004, Current opinion in infectious diseases.

Invasive candidiasis: comparison of management choices by infectious disease and critical care specialists

D. Pittet, T. Calandra, M. Glauser, 2005, Intensive Care Medicine.

Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis without Risk?

C. Ruef, 2000, Infection.

A second case of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome due to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 in the United States: the clinical implications.

R. D’Aquila, C. Ruef, R. D'Aquila, 1989, The American journal of medicine.

Low meningitis-incidence in primary spontaneous compared to secondary cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea.

K. Rufibach, C. Ruef, D. Holzmann, 2012, Rhinology.

Technical details with the use of cryopreserved arterial allografts for aortic infection: influence on early and midterm mortality.

M. Lachat, M. Turina, C. Ruef, 2002, Journal of vascular surgery.

Molecular epidemiology of predominant clones and sporadic strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Switzerland and comparison with European epidemic clones.

R. Auckenthaler, P. Francioli, D. Pittet, 2002, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

[Diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic joint infections].

C. Ruef, R. Laffer, 2006, Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie.

[Meningitis in adults].

C. Ruef, H. Dazzi, B. Risti, 1994, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift.

[Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis at the Clinic of Reconstructive Surgery of the Zurich University Hospital].

T. Szucs, C. Ruef, G. Beer, 2003, Swiss surgery = Schweizer Chirurgie = Chirurgie suisse = Chirurgia svizzera.

Cost of Infectious Diseases

C. Ruef, 2002, Infection.

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus A multiple-strain outbreak of eight weeks duration at a Swiss tertiary care hospital

G. Bloemberg, C. Ruef, P. Keller, 2012 .

Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis – the Threat of Summer

C. Ruef, 2000, Infection.

Determinants of costs and resource utilization associated with open heart surgery.

E. Schmid, M. Turina, M. Schwenkglenks, 2002, European heart journal.

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.

G. Bloemberg, C. Ruef, P. Keller, 2012, Swiss medical weekly.

Prevalence and risk factors for nosocomial infections in four university hospitals in Switzerland.

P. Francioli, D. Pittet, S. Harbarth, 1999, Infection control and hospital epidemiology.

High proportion of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection in the absence of prior exposure to urinary catheter: a cross-sectional study

E. Bernasconi, H. Sax, A. Gayet-Ageron, 2013, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

Unusual Presentations of Infectious Diseases

C. Ruef, 2000, Infection.

Quantitative Antibiotic Use in Hospitals: Comparison of Measurements, Literature Review, and Recommendations for a Standard of Reporting

R. Weber, B. Ledergerber, C. Ruef, 2008, Infection.

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis management: Results of a survey of medical institutions in German-speaking Switzerland in 2000

C. Ruef, C. Colombo, 2004 .

Initial management of and outcome in patients with pneumococcal bacteremia: a retrospective study at a Swiss university hospital, 2003–2009

B. Ledergerber, R. Zbinden, C. Ruef, 2011, Infection.

Update: HIV-2 infection--United States.

M. Chiasson, R. D’Aquila, A. Williams, 1989, MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report.

Epidemic spread of a single clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among injection drug users in Zurich, Switzerland.

R. Zbinden, C. Ruef, F. Fleisch, 2001, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Septicemia Caused by Dysgonic Fermenter 3 in a Severely Immunocompromised Patient and Isolation of the Same Microorganism from a Stool Specimen

R. Zbinden, M. Altwegg, A. von Graevenitz, 1999, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Rapid Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci After Surgery

N. Demartines, W. Zingg, C. Ruef, 2009, World Journal of Surgery.

Overall Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections Among Surgical Patients: Results of a National Study

E. Bernasconi, H. Sax, D. Pittet, 2011, Annals of surgery.

Air suctioning during colon biopsy forceps removal reduces bacterial air contamination in the endoscopy suite.

A. Schoepfer, S. Vavricka, M. Fried, 2010, Endoscopy.

Transregional Spread of a Single Clone of Methicillin–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus between Groups of Drug Users in Switzerland

C. Ruef, A. Imhof, W. Reinhart, 2005, Infection.

Risks Factors for Infections with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a Tertiary Care University Hospital in Switzerland

B. Ledergerber, R. Zbinden, C. Ruef, 2010, Infection.

Low doses of zidovudine plus didanosine are less effective than higher doses of didanosine monotherapy: a randomized trial in patients pretreated with zidovudine.

M. Battegay, H. Furrer, P. Vernazza, 1997, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Incidence of sternal wound infection after reexploration in the intensive care unit and the use of local gentamycin.

B. Seifert, V. Falk, D. Bettex, 2012, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

Multidrug-resistant bacteria in travellers hospitalized abroad: prevalence, characteristics, and influence on

B. Ledergerber, C. Ruef, J. Nemeth, 2012 .

Rapidly Destructive Staphylococcus epidermidis Endocarditis

W. Zingg, A. Zinkernagel, C. Ruef, 2005, Infection.

Infertility as the first symptom of male genitourinary tuberculosis.

C. Ruef, C. Sigg, M. Dubs, 1996, Urologia internationalis.

Treatment of Infectious Diseases – Taking Unexpected Drug Effects into Consideration

C. Ruef, 2008, Infection.

JAC-2008-0571 1 2 Stratification of Cumulative Antibiograms in Hospitals for Hospital Unit , 3 Specimen Type , Isolate Sequence and Duration of Hospital Stay 4 5

R. Weber, R. Zbinden, Bruno, 2008 .