Heike Claus

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used sequence typing of the spa gene repeat region to study the epidemiology of MRSA at a German university hospital during two periods of 10 and 4 months, respectively.

TL;DR: MATS analysis showed that a multicomponent vaccine could protect against a substantial proportion of invasive MenB strains isolated in Europe, however, monitoring of antigen expression will be needed in the future.

TL;DR: A comprehensive description of all N. meningitidis serogroups is provided, along with a proposed nomenclature, which was presented at the 2012 XVIIIth International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference.

TL;DR: Serogroup C capsule expression during carriage may contribute to the invasive character of ST-11 complex meningococci and to the high efficacy of meningitis C conjugate polysaccharide vaccine.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the incidence of invasive disease due to these pathogens during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and found that containment policies and public information campaigns likely reduced transmission of S pneumoniae, H influenzae, and N meningitidis, leading to a significant reduction in lifethreatening invasive diseases in many countries worldwide.