[FG] Tschudin Sutter Sarah
Research Group Sarah Tschudin Sutter
Research Focus
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Area of Research
Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases with the main research interest in hospital acquired infections, multi drug-resistant pathogens, C. difficile 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)
- Comparison of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing to Determine Transmission Rate of ESBL-producing E.Coli (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04323553)
- Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03588221)
- SIMPLIFY the Hand Hygiene Procedure - Three Steps Versus Six Steps for Performing Hand Hygiene (SIMPLIFY Study) (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04187040)
- Clinical comparison of treatment strategiesin AmpC beta-laxtamase producing Enterobacterales in a Swiss tertiary hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov identifyer NCT04577989)
- Scientific Advisory Panel Covid-19 (SciAP), Bern
Collaborations
National Collaborations
- Advisory Board ANRESIS, Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance, Bern
- Abteilung Klinische Bakteriologie und Mykologie, Universitätsspital Basel
- Cantonal Laboratory of the City of Basel
- Department of Biosystems and Engineering Sciences at ETH Zurich
- National Centre for Infection Prevention (swissnoso)
International Collaborations
- European Working Group for C. difficile (ESCMID Study Group for C. difficile)
- Guideline Subcommittee European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Ongoing Research Projects
- Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03588221)
- Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03465683)
- Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04098133)
- Comparison of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing to Determine Transmission Rate of ESBL-producing E.Coli (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04323553)
- Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 shows high correlation with COVID-19 case numbers and allowed early detection of the first confirmed B1.1.529 infection in Switzerland: results of an observational surveillance study.