Thomas A. Wichelhaus
Thomas A. Wichelhaus is Professor for Microbiology at the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control at University Hospital, Frankfurt. He is involved in different fields of clinical microbiology. As head of the diagnostic laboratory for Mycobacteria, he is highly interested in mycobacterial diseases such as NTM infections.
Publications
Publications
Clinical and genomic features of Mycobacterium avium complex: a multi-national European study
Clinical and genomic features of Mycobacterium avium complex: a multi-national European study
Genomic diversity and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium simiae.
Genomic diversity and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium simiae
Clinical characteristics and outcome of Mycobacterium chimaera infections after cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of 180 heater-cooler unit associated cases.
A systematic review and meta-analysis on HCU-associated M. chimaera infections.
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates Recovered from German Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Molecular epidemiology of M. abscessus in German CF patients.
High overall mortality of Mycobacterium genavense infections and impact of antimycobacterial therapy: Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis on M. genavense infections.
Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing of rapid growing mycobacteria and the issue of antibiotic stability.
Investigation of antibiotic stability in agents used in the phenotypic drug susceptibility testing of rapid growing mycobacteria.
Disseminated disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV positive patients: A retrospective case control study
A retrospective case control study of mortality and morbidity in HIV patients with and without disseminated NTM infection.
Antimicrobial susceptibility and phylogenetic relations in a German cohort infected with Mycobacterium abscessus
Genotypic and phenotypic drug susceptibility as well as transmission analysis using whole genome seuquencing in a monocentric German cohort infected with Mycobacterium abscessus.
Comparative analysis of phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Mycobacterium avium complex
A comparison of phenotypic (Sensititre Myco) and genotypic (NTM-DR GenoType) antibiotic susceptibility testing in 98 isolates of M. avium complex.
Species distribution and clinical features of infection and colonisation with non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a tertiary care centre, central Germany, 2006–2016
An epidemiological investigation including all NTM infections and colonisations in a German tertiary care centre.