Gunar Günther

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

Gunar Günther is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunar Günther has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Infectious Diseases, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Gunar Günther's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (35 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (17 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (10 papers). Gunar Günther is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (35 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (17 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (10 papers). Gunar Günther collaborates with scholars based in Namibia, Germany and Switzerland. Gunar Günther's co-authors include Christoph Lange, Helmut J.F. Salzer, Barbara Kalsdorf, Alexandre Alanio, Christian Hoffmann, Martin Hoenigl, Dan Kibuule, Roger K. Verbeeck, Timothy Rennie and Holger Heine and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gunar Günther

44 papers receiving 694 citations

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Targeted next-generation sequencing to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2024 38 citations Gunar Günther, Shaheed Vally Omar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gunar Günther Namibia	14	438	401	124	123	60	51	710
Ram Das India	18	452 1.0×	450 1.1×	213 1.7×	207 1.7×	46 0.8×	65	869
Changtai Zhu China	18	277 0.6×	269 0.7×	104 0.8×	174 1.4×	80 1.3×	54	807
Morounfolu Olugbosi United States	8	564 1.3×	567 1.4×	177 1.4×	149 1.2×	20 0.3×	12	896
Yingchun Xu China	16	480 1.1×	302 0.8×	38 0.3×	231 1.9×	51 0.8×	61	912
Billy Franks United States	16	499 1.1×	506 1.3×	86 0.7×	77 0.6×	96 1.6×	30	970
Elizabeth J. Brooks United States	11	343 0.8×	270 0.7×	75 0.6×	129 1.0×	68 1.1×	11	526
Yibing Peng China	18	468 1.1×	289 0.7×	79 0.6×	281 2.3×	34 0.6×	40	854
Xia Yu China	17	519 1.2×	480 1.2×	177 1.4×	259 2.1×	18 0.3×	54	860
Koji Takemoto Japan	16	193 0.4×	191 0.5×	128 1.0×	73 0.6×	172 2.9×	55	656
Olivia Smibert Australia	13	323 0.7×	190 0.5×	83 0.7×	61 0.5×	59 1.0×	44	701

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Joseph, Lavania, Denise Evans, Gunar Günther, et al.. (2025). Field evaluation of nanopore targeted next-generation sequencing to predict drug-resistant tuberculosis from native sputum in South Africa and Zambia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 63(3). e0139024–e0139024. 3 indexed citations

Kherabi, Yousra, Christoph Lange, François Bénézit, et al.. (2025). Treatment outcomes of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 56. 101380–101380. 1 indexed citations

Sebastián, J., Ioana D. Olaru, Matthew Arentz, et al.. (2024). Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(12). 533–539.

Günther, Gunar, Graeme Hoddinott, Hsien-Ho Lin, et al.. (2024). Enhanced active case finding of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Namibia: a protocol for the hotspots, hospitals, and households (H3TB) study. BMJ Open. 14(2). e082665–e082665.

Günther, Gunar, Lorenzo Guglielmetti, Yousra Kherabi, Raquel Duarte, & Christoph Lange. (2024). Availability of drugs and resistance testing for bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaL(M)) regimen for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Europe. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 30(9). 1197.e1–1197.e4. 7 indexed citations

Wyk, Susanna S van, Marriott Nliwasa, F. Lu, et al.. (2024). Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e46137–e46137. 1 indexed citations

Günther, Gunar, et al.. (2023). Update: Diagnostik und Therapie der pulmonalen Tuberkulose. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 148(19). 1227–1235. 1 indexed citations

Ozturk, Mumin, Patrick DMC Katoto, Tessa Kotze, et al.. (2023). PA-514 Immunomodulatory activities of atorvastatin on PBMCs from successfully treated TB patients presenting with or without persisting lung inflammation – preliminary findings of StatinTB trial. A92.2–A92.

Günther, Gunar, et al.. (2022). Percutaneous catheter drainage of a pyogenic lung abscess: A case report. PubMed. 28(1). 33–34. 1 indexed citations

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Wyk, Susanna S van, Marriott Nliwasa, James A. Seddon, et al.. (2022). Case-Finding Strategies for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(12). e40009–e40009. 2 indexed citations

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Schanne, Daniel H., et al.. (2022). Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent hemoptysis due to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a case report and systematic review of the literature. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 199(2). 192–200. 4 indexed citations

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Günther, Gunar, Jan Heyckendorf, J.-P. Zellweger, et al.. (2021). Defining Outcomes of Tuberculosis (Treatment): From the Past to the Future. Respiration. 100(9). 843–852. 10 indexed citations

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Otto-Knapp, Ralf, Torsten Bauer, Christoph Lange, et al.. (2020). Die neuen WHO-Empfehlungen für schnelle Diagnostik und Therapie resistenter Tuberkulose in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Pneumologie. 74(11). 742–749. 2 indexed citations

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Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., Anouk van Hooij, Elisa M. Tjon Kon Fat, et al.. (2019). OC 8435 MULTI-BIOMARKER TEST STRIP FOR POINT-OF-CARE SCREENING FOR ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS: A FIVE-COUNTRY MULTI-CENTRE TEST EVALUATION. BMJ Global Health. 4(Suppl 3). A6.2–A6. 2 indexed citations

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Kibuule, Dan, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of community-based DOTS strategy on tuberculosis treatment success rates in Namibia. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 23(4). 441–449. 15 indexed citations

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Lange, Christoph, Frank van Leth, Carole D. Mitnick, Keertan Dheda, & Gunar Günther. (2018). Time to revise WHO-recommended definitions of MDR-TB treatment outcomes. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 6(4). 246–248. 9 indexed citations

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Verbeeck, Roger K., Gunar Günther, Dan Kibuule, Christian J. Hunter, & Timothy Rennie. (2016). Optimizing treatment outcome of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs: the role of therapeutic drug monitoring. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 72(8). 905–916. 57 indexed citations

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Günther, Gunar, Frank van Leth, Neus Altet, et al.. (2015). Beyond multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 19(12). 1524–1527. 16 indexed citations

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Günther, Gunar, et al.. (2014). Availability, price and affordability of anti-tuberculosis drugs in Europe: a TBNET survey. European Respiratory Journal. 45(4). 1081–1088. 28 indexed citations

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Günther, Gunar & Agneta Philipson. (1988). Oral Trimethoprim as Follow-Up Treatment of Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 10(1). 53–55. 23 indexed citations

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