Verena Kufner

704 total citations
14 papers, 222 citations indexed

About

Verena Kufner is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Verena Kufner has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 222 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Verena Kufner's work include Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Verena Kufner is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Verena Kufner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Slovakia and United States. Verena Kufner's co-authors include Michael Huber, Stefan Schmutz, Alexandra Trkola, Osvaldo Zagordi, Riccarda Capaul, Jürg Böni, Maryam Zaheri, Andrea Zbinden, Nicolas J. Mueller and Irène A. Abela and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, PLoS Biology and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

Verena Kufner

13 papers receiving 220 citations

Peers

Verena Kufner
Florian Laubscher Switzerland
Timothy Peto United Kingdom
Sandra Isabel Canada
Cecilia Lindau Sweden
Malinna Yeang Australia
A Huguenin France
Baptiste Delaire France
Maria Teresa Barbani Switzerland
Malania M. Wilson United States
В. В. Зверев Russia
Florian Laubscher Switzerland
Verena Kufner
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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Hirsch, Betsy, Patrick Roth, Tobias Weiß, et al.. (2025). Viral metagenomic sequencing reveals rare pathogens and improves diagnostic accuracy in neuroinflammatory disorders. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 114(2). 117140–117140.
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Schmutz, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Retrospective Genotyping of Enteroviruses Using a Diagnostic Nanopore Sequencing Workflow. Pathogens. 13(5). 390–390. 1 indexed citations
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Kufner, Verena, Sara Burkhard, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2024). Exploring viral aetiology in upper respiratory tract infections: insights from metagenomic next-generation sequencing in Swiss outpatients before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Swiss Medical Weekly. 154(4). 3797–3797. 1 indexed citations
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Hamelin, Baptiste, Philippe Pérot, Jasmin D. Haslbauer, et al.. (2024). Circovirus Hepatitis in Immunocompromised Patient, Switzerland. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(10). 2140–2144. 5 indexed citations
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Schmutz, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Rapid and sensitive single-sample viral metagenomics using Nanopore Flongle sequencing. Journal of Virological Methods. 320. 114784–114784. 8 indexed citations
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Wolfensberger, Aline, Verena Kufner, Maryam Zaheri, et al.. (2022). Nosocomial COVID-19 Incidence and Secondary Attack Rates among Patients of Tertiary Care Center, Zurich, Switzerland. Emerging infectious diseases. 28(10). 2087–2090. 9 indexed citations
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Pohl, Marie O., Idoia Busnadiego, Verena Kufner, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 variants reveal features critical for replication in primary human cells. PLoS Biology. 19(3). e3001006–e3001006. 39 indexed citations
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Böni, Jürg, Silvana K. Rampini, Verena Kufner, et al.. (2020). Does respiratory co-infection facilitate dispersal of SARS-CoV-2? investigation of a super-spreading event in an open-space office. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 9(1). 191–191. 19 indexed citations
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Schmutz, Stefan, Verena Kufner, Fiona Pigny, et al.. (2019). Meningitis and epididymitis caused by Toscana virus infection imported to Switzerland diagnosed by metagenomic sequencing: a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 591–591. 25 indexed citations
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Junier, Thomas, Michael Huber, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2019). Viral Metagenomics in the Clinical Realm: Lessons Learned from a Swiss-Wide Ring Trial. Genes. 10(9). 655–655. 26 indexed citations
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Kufner, Verena, Andreas Plate, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2019). Two Years of Viral Metagenomics in a Tertiary Diagnostics Unit: Evaluation of the First 105 Cases. Genes. 10(9). 661–661. 38 indexed citations
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Schreiber, Peter W., Verena Kufner, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2018). Metagenomic Virome Sequencing in Living Donor and Recipient Kidney Transplant Pairs Revealed JC Polyomavirus Transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 69(6). 987–994. 12 indexed citations
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Zagordi, Osvaldo, Verena Kufner, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2017). Optimization and validation of sample preparation for metagenomic sequencing of viruses in clinical samples. Microbiome. 5(1). 38 indexed citations
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Zagordi, Osvaldo, Verena Kufner, Stefan Schmutz, et al.. (2017). Optimization And Validation Of Sample Preparation For Metagenomic Sequencing Of Viruses In Clinical Samples. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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