Alex W. Friedrich

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
112 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Alex W. Friedrich is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex W. Friedrich has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Infectious Diseases, 29 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Alex W. Friedrich's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (27 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (25 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (21 papers). Alex W. Friedrich is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (27 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (25 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (21 papers). Alex W. Friedrich collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Alex W. Friedrich's co-authors include John W. A. Rossen, R. H. Deurenberg, Karsten Becker, Ellen E. Stobberingh, C. A. Bruggeman, Smilja Kalenić, Cor J. Vink, Hajo Grundmann, Henrik Westh and Wolfgang Witte and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alex W. Friedrich

109 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

2010 487 citations Robin Köck, Julia E.W.C. van Gemert‐Pijnen et al. Eurosurveillance profile →
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): global epidemiology and harmonisation of typing methods

2012 435 citations Alex W. Friedrich et al. profile →
Overview of molecular typing methods for outbreak detection and epidemiological surveillance

2013 376 citations A. Sabat, Jan Maarten van Dijl et al. Eurosurveillance profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases/European Committee on infection control clinical guidelines on pre-operative decolonization and targeted prophylaxis in patients colonized by multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria before surgery 2024 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Elda Righi, Nico T. Mutters, Xavier Guirao, María Dolores del Toro, Christian Eckmann, Alex W. Friedrich, Maddalena Giannella, Elisabeth Presterl, Eirini Christaki, Elizabeth Cross, (unknown), Gabriele Sganga, Constantinos Tsioutis, Evelina Tacconelli, Jan Kluytmans	7
2	The Opportunity of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in General Practice: Modelling the Effects on Antimicrobial Resistance 2022 ·PharmacoEconomics ·(unknown), Daniëlle Jansen, (unknown), Christopher Butler, Theo Verheij, Alex W. Friedrich, Maarten J. Postma, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt	5
3	Novel insights into pivotal risk factors for rectal carriage of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing enterobacterales within the general population in Lower Saxony, Germany 2021 ·Journal of Applied Microbiology ·Cara Symanzik, (unknown), (unknown), Jörg‐Christian Greie, Alex W. Friedrich, M Pulz, Swen Malte John, (unknown)	5
4	Effects of Clinical Wastewater on the Bacterial Community Structure from Sewage to the Environment 2021 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), H. Pieter J. van Veelen, K. Waar, John W. A. Rossen, Alex W. Friedrich, Lucía Hernández Leal, Silvia García-Cobos, Heike Schmitt	19
5	Modelling and Simulation of the Effect of Targeted Decolonisation on Incidence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infections in Haematological Patients 2021 ·Infectious Diseases and Therapy ·(unknown), Fulvia Mazzaferri, (unknown), (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich, Evelina Tacconelli	1
6	<p>The Impacts of Deep Surgical Site Infections on Readmissions, Length of Stay, and Costs: A Matched Case–Control Study Conducted in an Academic Hospital in the Netherlands</p> 2020 ·Infection and Drug Resistance ·(unknown), Christian F. Luz, (unknown), Bernardina T.F. van der Gun, Jan-Willem H. Dik, Alex W. Friedrich, Maarten J. Postma	3
7	Circulating plasma concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in men and women with heart failure and effects of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone inhibitors 2020 ·European Heart Journal ·Iziah E Sama, Alice Ravera, Bernadet T. Santema, Harry van Goor, Jozine M. ter Maaten, John G.F. Cleland, Michiel Rienstra, Alex W. Friedrich, Nilesh J. Samani, Leong L. Ng, Kenneth Dickstein, Chim C. Lang, Gerasimos Filippatos, Stefan D. Anker, Piotr Ponikowski, Marco Metra, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Adriaan A. Voors	313
8	Determining the Virulence Properties of Escherichia coli ST131 Containing Bacteriocin-Encoding Plasmids Using Short- and Long-Read Sequencing and Comparing Them with Those of Other E. coli Lineages 2019 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jan Maarten van Dijl, Natacha Couto, Jan Zrimec, Jerome R. Lo Ten Foe, Ana Cláudia P. Rosa, (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich, (unknown), John W. A. Rossen	6
9	<p>Multidrug-Resistant Infections Among Hospitalized Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia In An Indonesian Tertiary Referral Hospital</p> 2019 ·Infection and Drug Resistance ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laksmi Wulandari, (unknown), (unknown), Tjip S. van der Werf, Alex W. Friedrich, Maarten J. Postma	10
10	Validation of MALDI-TOF MS Biotyper database optimized for anaerobic bacteria: The ENRIA project 2018 ·Anaerobe ·A.C.M. Veloo, Hélène Jean‐Pierre, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Trefor Morris, (unknown), (unknown), Markus Kostrzewa, Alex W. Friedrich, H. Shah, (unknown), E. Nagy, (unknown)	47
11	ESCMID white paper: a guide on ESCMID guidance documents 2018 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Luigia Scudeller, Jesús Rodríguez‐Baño, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Evelina Tacconelli, Murat Akova, Alex W. Friedrich, Maurizio Sanguinetti, (unknown), Mario Poljak	0
12	An overview of the data obtained during the validation of an optimized MALDI-TOF MS Biotyper database for the identification of anaerobic bacteria 2018 ·Data in Brief ·A.C.M. Veloo, Hélène Jean‐Pierre, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Trefor Morris, (unknown), Ingrid Wybo, Markus Kostrzewa, Alex W. Friedrich, (unknown)	10
13	High Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Drug-Resistant Microorganisms in Asylum Seekers Admitted to Hospital; No Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae until September 2015 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Mariëtte Lokate, (unknown), (unknown), Alewijn Ott, Alex W. Friedrich, Rob van Hest, Onno W. Akkerman, (unknown), Tjip S. van der Werf, Erik Bathoorn, Ymkje Stienstra	32
14	How to deal with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms in cross-border healthcare? Comparison of Dutch and German guidelines. 2015 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), A. Voss, Robin Köck, Bhanu Sinha, John W. A. Rossen, Martin Kaase, Martin Mielke, I. Daniels-Haardt, Annette Jurke, Ron Hendrix, Jan Kluytmans, (unknown), M Pulz, (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich	2
15	The influence of incubation time, sample preparation and exposure to oxygen on the quality of the MALDI-TOF MS spectrum of anaerobic bacteria 2014 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·A.C.M. Veloo, (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich, E. Nagy, A.J. van Winkelhoff	64
16	Bioinformatics in bacterial molecular epidemiology and public health 2013 ·Eurosurveillance ·João André Carriço, A. Sabat, Alex W. Friedrich, (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Molecular epidemiology of human pathogens 2012 ·Eurosurveillance ·Daniel Palm, Karin Johansson, (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich, Hajo Grundmann, (unknown), Marc Struelens	1
18	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 2010 ·Eurosurveillance ·Robin Köck, Katrin Anne Becker, B Cookson, Julia E.W.C. van Gemert‐Pijnen, Stéphan Harbarth, Jan Kluytmans, Martin Mielke, Georg Peters, Robert Skov, Marc Struelens, E. Tacconelli, (unknown), W Witte, Alex W. Friedrich	4
19	The general public's beliefs about methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus: a mental models approach 2008 ·University of Twente Research Information ·Fenne Verhoeven, (unknown), Julia E.W.C. van Gemert‐Pijnen, (unknown), Alex W. Friedrich, I. Daniels-Haardt	1
20	In vitro activity of moxifloxacin against Stenottophomonas maltophilia blood isolates from patients with hematologic malignancies 2001 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Mario Venditti, Monica Monaco, Alessandra Micozzi, A. Tarasi, Alex W. Friedrich, P. Martino	12

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