Research of the employee

Tübingen

Clinical Research Unit "Healthcare-associated Infections"

The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) for healthcare-associated infections, headed by Dr. med. Siri Göpel, combines knowledge from clinical practice, microbiology, basic research and epidemiology. Scientists and physicians work closely together, investigate various aspects of hospital-associated infections and develop measures to combat the increase in antibiotic-resistant pathogens in hospitals. The working [...]

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Hannover - Braunschweig | München | Tübingen

HelicoPTER study: Improving the clinical management of H. pylori infections

Almost every second person worldwide is infected with the pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori that causes chronic gastritis. In about 15 percent of infected individuals, gastric inflammation leads to peptic ulcers, and in one to two percent even to stomach cancer. Timely detection and treatment of the infection with antibiotics has [...]

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Bonn - Köln | Gießen - Marburg - Langen | Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems | Heidelberg | München | Tübingen

The impact of colonization with MDRO in complex surgical patients (TIARA)

Major abdominal surgery in particular is associated with high postoperative infection rates. Despite well-established surveillance systems for surgical wound infections, there is a lack of comprehensive reporting on infectious complications and the impact of the use of anti-infectives during and after surgery. The TIARA project aims to close this knowledge [...]

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