[FG] Tschudin Sutter Sarah

Research Focus

Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Area of Research

Hospital acquired infections, with a focus on transmission of multi drug-resistant pathogens, and infection prevention and control interventions.

Approved Research Projects

Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03465683)

Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04098133)

SIMPLIFY the Hand Hygiene Procedure - Three Steps Versus Six Steps for Performing Hand Hygiene (SIMPLIFY Study) (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04187040)

Collaborations

Local and national Collaborations

Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel

Cantonal Laboratory of the City of Basel

Department of Biosystems and Engineering Sciences, ETH Zürich

National Center for Infection Prevention (Swissnoso)

ANRESIS, Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance, Bern

International Collaborations

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

• European Committee of Infection Control (EUCIC)
• Guidelines Subcommittee
• Study Group for C. difficile (ESGCD)

Ongoing Research Projects

Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03465683)

Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03588221)

Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04098133)

AntiResist: New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05017766)

Fecal microbiota transplantation versus vancomycin or fidaxomicin in Clostridioides difficile infection first recurrence (FENDER) (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05266807)