Publikationen

Aldejohann AM, Wiese-Posselt M, Gastmeier P, Kurzai O (2022) Expert recommendations for prevention and management of Candida auris transmission. Mycoses 65(6), 590-598. (Review)

Bloos F, Held J, Kluge S, Simon P, Kogelmann K, de Heer G, Kuhn SO, Jarczak D, Motsch J, Hempel G, Weiler N, Weyland A, Drüner M, Gründling M, Meybohm P, Richter D, Jaschinski U, Moerer O, Günther U, Schädler D, Weiss R, Putensen C, Castellanos I, Kurzai O, Schlattmann P, Cornely OA, Bauer M, Thomas-Rüddel D (2022) (1 → 3)-β-D-Glucan-guided antifungal therapy in adults with sepsis: the CandiSep randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med 48(7), 865-875.

Forster J, Koc Ö, Koeppel MB, Hamprecht A, Kurzai O, Suerbaum S, Wagener J, Dichtl K (2022) β-1,3-D-glucan and galactomannan as biomarkers for the detection of invasive Geotrichum and Magnusiomyces infections: a retrospective evaluation. J Clin Microbiol 60(1), e0160721.

Fuchs F, Aldejohann AM, Hoffmann AM, Walther G, Kurzai O, Hamprecht AG (2022) In vitro activity of nitroxoline in antifungal-resistant Candida species isolated from the urinary tract. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 66(6), e0226521.

Hinrichs C, Wiese-Posselt M, Graf B, Geffers C, Weikert B, Enghard P, Aldejohann A, Schrauder A, Knaust A, Eckardt KU, Gastmeier P, Kurzai O (2022) Successful control of Candida auris transmission in a German COVID-19 intensive care unit. Mycoses 65(6), 643-649.

Koehler P, von Stillfried S, Garcia Borrega J, Fuchs F, Salmanton-García J, Pult F, Böll B, Eichenauer DA, Shimabukuro-Vornhagen A, Kurzai O, Boor P, Kochanek M, Cornely OA (2022) Aspergillus tracheobronchitis in COVID-19 ARDS patients - a cohort study. Eur Respir J 59(5), 2103142.

Kohlenberg A, Monnet DL, Plachouras D, Candida auris survey collaborative group; Candida auris survey collaborative group (including Kurzai O) (2022) Increasing number of cases and outbreaks caused by Candida auris in the EU/EEA, 2020 to 2021. Euro Surveill 27(46), 2200846.

Noster J, Köppel M, Desnos-Ollivier M, Aigner M, Bader O, Dichtl K, Göttig S, Haas A, Kurzai O, Pranada A, Stelzer Y, Walther G, Hamprecht A (2022) Bloodstream infections caused by Magnusiomyces capitatus and Magnusiomyces clavatus: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features of two emerging yeast species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 66(2), e0183421.

Papan C, Geipel M, Heidtmann S, Müller R, Praschmo D, Meier CM, Walther G, Kurzai O, Groll, AH, Zemlin M, Simon A (2022) A mould in the fold should never grow old: cutaneous aspergillosis in a preterm neonate. Clin Microbiol Infect 29(3), 338-339.

Rogers TR, Verweij PE, Castanheira M, Dannaoui E, White PL, Arendrup MC, and Subcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing (AFST) of the ESCMID European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) including Kurzai O (2022) Molecular mechanisms of acquired antifungal drug resistance in principal fungal pathogens and EUCASTguidance for their laboratory detection and clinical implications. J Antimicrob Chemother 77(8), 2053-2073. (Review)

Rohner S, Morell M, Wohlsein P, Stürznickel J, Reiter EB, Jahnke A, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Walther G, Striewe LC, Virgilio Failla A, Siebert U (2022) Fatal aspergillosis and evidence of unrelated hearing loss in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the German Baltic Sea. Front Mar Sci 9, 958019.

Seidel D, Simon M, Sprute R, Lubnow M, Evert K, Speer C, Seeßle J, Khatamzas E, Merle U, Behrens C, Blau IW, Enghard P, Haas CS, Steinmann J, Kurzai O, Cornely OA (2022) Results from a national survey on COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in Germany: 13 patients from six tertiary hospitals. Mycoses 65(1), 103-109.

Tappe B, Lauruschkat C, Strobel L, Kurzai O, Rebhan S, Kraus S, Lauruschkat C, Garcia JP, Bussemer L, Possler L, Held M, Huenniger K, Kniemeyer O, Schäuble S, Brakhage AA, Panagiotou G, White L, Einsele H, Löffler J, Wurster S (2022) COVID-19 patients share common, corticosteroid-independent features of impaired host immunity to pathogenic molds. Front Immunol 13, 954985.

Thomas-Rüddel D, Schlattmann P, Pletz M, Kurzai O, Bloos F (2022) Risk factors for invasive Candida infection in critically ill patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest 161(2), 345. (Review)

Aldejohann AM, Herz M, Martin R, Walther G, Kurzai O (2021) Emergence of resistant Candida glabrata in Germany. JAC Antimicrob Resist 3(3), dlab122.

Aldejohann AM, Theuersbacher J, Haug L, Lamm OS, Walther G, Kurzai O, Hillenkamp J, Kampik D (2021) First case of Kluyveromyces marxianus (Candida kefyr) late onset keratitis after lamellar endothelial corneal graft. Med Mycol Case Rep 32, 21-24.

Barber AE*, Sae-Ong T*, Kang K, Seelbinder S, Li J, Walther G, Panagiotou G# & Kurzai O# (2021) Aspergillus fumigatus pan-genome analysis identifies genetic variants associated with human infection Nat Microbiol 6, 1526-1536.

Brasch J, Gräser Y, Beck-Jendroscheck V, Voss K, Torz K, Walther G, Schwarz T (2021) „Indische“ Trichophyton mentagrophytes-Stämme mit reduzierter Itraconazol-Empfindlichkeit in Deutschland. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 19(12), 1723-1728. (Review)

Brasch J, Gräser Y, Beck-Jendroscheck V, Voss K, Torz K, Walther G, Schwarz T (2021) "Indian" strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes with reduced itraconazole susceptibility in Germany. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 19(12), 1723-1727.

Forster J, Koc Ö, Koeppel MB, Hamprecht A, Kurzai O, Suerbaum S, Wagener J, Dichtl K (2021) β-1,3-D-glucan and galactomannan as biomarkers for the detection of invasive Geotrichum and Magnusiomyces infections: a retrospective evaluation. J Clin Microbiol 60(1), e0160721.

Fuchs F, Hof H, Hofmann S, Kurzai O, Meis JF, Hamprecht A (2021) Antifungal activity of nitroxoline against Candida auris isolates. Clin Microbiol Infect S1198-743X(21), 00366-9.

Groll AH, Gordon K, Buchheidt D, Willinger B, Heinz WJ, Kurzai O, Rickerts V, Cornely OA - Medical Mycology at German Academic Medical Centers (MMGAMC) Study Group (2021) State of Medical Mycology at German Academic Medical Centres: A survey of the German-Speaking Mycological Society (DMYKG) and the Paul-Ehrlich-Society for Chemotherapy (PEG). Mycoses 64(10), 1177-1182.

Loos D*, Zhang L, Beemelmanns C, Kurzai O, Panagiotou G# (2021) DAnIEL: A user-friendly web server for fungal ITS amplicon sequencing data. Front Microbiol 12, 720513.

Noster J, Köppel M, Desnos-Ollivier M, Aigner M, Bader O, Dichtl K, Göttig S, Haas A, Kurzai O, Pranada A, Stelzer Y, Walther G, Hamprecht A (2021) Bloodstream infections caused by Magnusiomyces capitatus and Magnusiomyces clavatus: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features of two emerging yeast species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Roth M, Holtmann C, Daas L, Kakkassery V, Kurzai O, Geerling G, Bäurle S, Bayoudh W, Brücher V, Cvetkova-Fischer N, Dias Blak M, Bornstein A, Fischer C, Fuest M, Grisanti S, Herwig-Carl M, Kroll S, Lenk J, Lommatzsch C, MacKenzie C, Matthaei M, Mehlan J, Messmer E, Müller V, Pawlik V, Ranjbar M, Renner-Wilde A, Rickmann A, Saeger M, Schargus M, Schwarz L, Seitz B, Steindor F, Unterlauf JD, Viestenz A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Walther G (2021) Results from the German fungal keratitis registry: Significant differences between cases with and without a history of contact lens use. Cornea 40(11), 1453-1461.

Sattler J, Noster J, Brunke A, Plum G, Wiegel P, Kurzai O, Meis JF, Hamprecht A (2021) Comparison of two commercially available qPCR kits for the detection of Candida auris. J Fungi (Basel) 7(2), 154.

Schneitler S, Bub F, Benthien S, Lepper PM, Kurzai O, Becker SL, Roth S (2021) Floating fungus balls in a blood culture bottle. Clin Microbiol Infect S1198-743X(21), 00096-3.

Seidel D, Simon M, Sprute R, Lubnow M, Evert K, Speer C, Seeßle J, Khatamzas E, Merle U, Behrens C, Blau IW, Enghard P, Haas CS, Steinmann J, Kurzai O, Cornely OA (2021) Results from a national survey on COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in Germany: 13 patients from six tertiary hospitals. Mycoses 65(1), 103-109.

Siscar-Lewin S, Gabaldón T, Aldejohann AM, Kurzai O, Hube B, Brunke S (2021) Transient mitochondria dysfunction confers fungal cross-resistance against phagocytic killing and fluconazole. mBio 12(3), e0112821.

Springer J, Held J, Mengoli C, Schlegel PG, Gamon F, Träger J, Kurzai O, Einsele H, Loeffler J, Eyrich M (2021) Diagnostic performance of (1→3)-β-D-glucan alone and in combination with Aspergillus PCR and galactomannan in serum of pediatric patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Fungi (Basel) 7(3), 238.

Thomas-Rüddel D, Schlattmann P, Pletz M, Kurzai O, Bloos F (2021) Risk factors for invasive candida infection in critically ill patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest S0012-3692(21), 04112-X.

Vaezi A, Walther G, Kurzai O, Mahdi D, Dadashzadeh M, Nasri E, Diba K, Badali H, Fakhim H (2021) Frequency of occurrence, seasonal variation and antifungal susceptibility of opportunistic Mucorales isolated from hospital soils in Iran. Mycoses 64(7), 780-787.

Walther G, Zimmermann A, Theuersbacher J, Kaerger K, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Roth M, Kampik D, Geerling G, Kurzai O (2021) Eye infections caused by filamentous fungi: Spectrum and antifungal susceptibility of the prevailing agents in germany. J Fungi (Basel) 7(7), 511.