Most important recent publications

Benkendorff A, Hufnagel M, Rieg S, Meerpohl JJ. In Reply. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2026 Aug 7;123(16):m1069-m1070. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0106. PMID: 42708452; PMCID: PMC13502301.

Vaselli NM, Isler B, Stewart A, Mathé P, Escolà-Vergé L, Rieg S; ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis, and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Clinical phenotyping of bloodstream infections: a review of current evidence. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2026 Aug 26:S1198-743X(26)00486-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.07.056. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42648482.

Rieg S, Waibel SM, Giesen R, Kainz L, Strub M, Hornuss D, Müller MC, Kaech C, Wagner D, Hug MJ, Först G. Implementation of automated alerts for last-resort antibiotics with indication review by infectious diseases specialists: impact on antibiotic prescription quality and costs. Infection. 2026 Aug 12. doi: 10.1007/s15010-026-02894-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42584819.

Mathé P, Graw K, Matzarakis A, Maros ME, Tobys D, Kohlmorgen B, Käding N, Peter S, Seifert H, Gastmeier P, Rupp J, Göpel S, Imirzalioglu C, Hornuss D, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Joost I, Tacconelli E, Kern WV, Wolkewitz M, Rieg S; DZIF R-Net Study Group. Impact of seasons and heat waves on the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteremia - A prospective multicenter study using biometeorological data. PLoS One. 2026 Jul 14;21(7):e0352186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0352186. PMID: 42447085; PMCID: PMC13367701.

Nikolai LA, Hornuss D, Gladstone BP, Walker SV, Vehreschild JJ, Schmauder K, Eisenbeis S, Mischnik A, Kramme E, Geffers C, Rieg S, Chakraborty T, Vehreschild MJGT, Seifert H, Rupp J, Peter S, Kern WV, Tacconelli E, Göpel S; BLOOMY.COM Study Group. Missed opportunities for antibiotic de-escalation among clinically stable adult patients with bloodstream infection: Secondary analysis of a prospective, multicentre study. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2026 Oct;67(10):107908. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2026.107908. Epub 2026 Jul 6. PMID: 42409132.

Mafiz T, Rieg S, Wolkewitz M. How to evaluate the robustness of causal findings in observational studies: application of E-values and bounding factors. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2026 Jun 8:S1198-743X(26)00311-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.05.048. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42264181.

Meyer-Schwickerath C, Schmidt-Hellerau K, Camp J, Last K, Joost I, Hohmann C, Weber C, Rieg S, Jung N. Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With Infective Endocarditis-A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Data From the DERIVE Cohort. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Apr 25;13(5):ofag238. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofag238. PMID: 42182832; PMCID: PMC13195295.

Bojti I, Bojtine Kovacs S, Ziegler A, Jung N, Maier A, Westermann D, Funk JL, Mathé P, Fink G, Usadel S, Rieg S, Szabo GT, Czuriga D, Müller MC. Viral suppression is associated with rising NT-proCNP levels and reduced systemic inflammation in people living with HIV. Infection. 2026 Aug;54(4):1945-1951. doi: 10.1007/s15010-026-02812-z. Epub 2026 May 11. PMID: 42113461; PMCID: PMC13476305.

Rinaldi M, Bartoletti M, Cojutti P, Escolà-Vergé L, Fernández-Hidalgo N, Hornuss D, Gatti M, Gudiol C, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, López-Cortés LE, Kern WV, Los-Arcos I, Muñoz P, Oliva A, Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M, Pai M, Pea F, Pericas JM, Rieg S, Russo A, Soriano A, Thursky K, Udy A, Venditti M, Yahav D, Mo Y, Viale P, Giannella M; ESGBIES Study Group. Managing Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infection: a Delphi document on clinical recommendations and research agenda. EClinicalMedicine. 2026 May 2;95:103925. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103925. PMID: 42088065; PMCID: PMC13136728.

Escolà-Vergé L, Mathé P, Isler B, Bartoletti M, Rieg S, Lamy B, Grillo S, Villamarín M, Tattevin P, Fernández-Hidalgo N; ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis, Sepsis (ESGBIES). Management and follow-up of patients with infective endocarditis: an international cross-sectional survey. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2026 Apr 28:S1885-5857(26)00078-2. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2026.04.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42061505.

Hornuss D, Mathé P, Giesen R, Escolà-Vergé L, Isler B, Bartoletti M, Lamy B, Wagner D, Kern WV, Rieg S; ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES). Quality indicators for clinical infectious diseases consultations-results from a hybrid Delphi-nominal group approach and scenario study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2026 Jun;32(6):942-948. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.03.006. Epub 2026 Mar 12. PMID: 41831716.

Benkendorff A, Puntscher S, Flatscher-Thöni M, Mühlberger N, Göhner A, Beck S, Bergt AC, Krabbe L, Heise TL, Gorenflo L, Rieg S, Hufnagel M, Breuer C, Kunzler AM, Siebert U, Schmucker C, Meerpohl JJ. Shorter versus longer antibiotic therapy for children with acute otitis media: A systematic review. Eur J Pediatr. 2026 Feb 28;185(3):155. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-06788-8. PMID: 41764103; PMCID: PMC12950071.

Burkhardt V, Hornuss D, Rieg S, Becker C, Knopf A, Ketterer MC. Multilokuläre mukokutane Leishmaniose mit Perforation des anterioren Nasenseptums: eine seltene Differenzialdiagnose [Multilocular mucocutaneous leishmaniasis with perforation of the anterior nasal septum: a rare differential diagnosis]. HNO. 2026 Mar;74(3):183-187. German. doi: 10.1007/s00106-026-01730-8. Epub 2026 Jan 30. PMID: 41615447; PMCID: PMC12935723.

Rieg S, Kern WV, Draenert R, Friedrichs A, Jung N, Joost I, Hennigs A. Kontroversen und Herausforderungen im Management der infektiösen Endokarditis [Controversies and challenges in the management of infective endocarditis - Critical update and comments on new guidelines - Position paper of the German Society for Infectious Diseases]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2025 Nov;150(23):1432-1439. German. doi: 10.1055/a-2685-4293. Epub 2025 Nov 10. PMID: 41213535. 15: Boll L, Kern WV, Schuster S, Schultheiß M, Schneider C, Vavra M, Thimme R, Rieg S, Camp J. Frequent high-level rifaximin resistance in Escherichia coli associated with long-term treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis: a prospective, controlled study. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Nov 4;13(11):e0334724. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03347-24. Epub 2025 Oct 13. PMID: 41081389; PMCID: PMC12584746.

Giesen R, Först G, Fink G, Allen R, Wimmesberger N, Hornuss D, Horn S, Khaleqi F, Mertins S, Schmid M, Schmidt A, Tremmel T, van Uden C, Wagner F, Witten-Stephan U, Wuwer Y, Mathé P, Kern WV, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S; I. D. ROLL O. U. T. study group. Antimicrobial Stewardship in German non-university hospitals: baseline status and impact of a multifaceted AMS intervention within the prospective ID ROLL OUT study. Infection. 2026 Feb;54(1):263-273. doi: 10.1007/s15010-025-02658-x. Epub 2025 Oct 6. PMID: 41051691; PMCID: PMC12864315.

Spielberger BD, Zink A, Rohr JC, Usadel S, Klinker H, Freudenhammer M, Elling R, Rieg S, Henneke P, Hufnagel M, Müller MC. Breastfeeding on ART and a closer look at drug transfer to HIV-exposed uninfected infants. Sci Rep. 2025 Sep 18;15(1):32612. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-20259-4. PMID: 40968165; PMCID: PMC12446422.

Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B, Gallego-Mesa B, Kaasch AJ, Riediger M, Rieg S, Trigo M, Salto-Alejandre S, Anguita-Santos F, Cano Á, Prolo-Acosta A, López-Cárdenas S, Pérez-Rodríguez MT, Martínez-Marcos FJ, Merino-Lucas E, Anaya-Baz B, Arizcorreta A, Plata-Ciézar A, Piscaglia M, Aceituno A, Romero-Calderón L, Hornuss D, Alemán-Rodríguez A, Gimeno-Gascón A, Recacha E, Torre-Cisneros J, Merchante N, Pascual Á, López-Cortés LE, Rodríguez-Baño J. Identification and validation of clinical phenotypes in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and their association with mortality (FEN-AUREUS study). EClinicalMedicine. 2025 May 7;83:103240. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103240. PMID: 40630616; PMCID: PMC12235390.

Sekandarzad A, Flügler A, Rheinboldt A, Rother D, Först G, Rieg S, Supady A, Lother A, Staudacher DL, Wengenmayer T, Kern WV, Biever PM. Reduced antimicrobial consumption through enhanced pneumonia management in critically ill patients: outcomes of an antibiotic stewardship program in the intensive care unit. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 May 22;12:1549355. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1549355. PMID: 40475964; PMCID: PMC12139207.

Hazard D, Grodd M, Walzer D, Biever P, Rieg S, Wolkewitz M. How to avoid time-related types of bias in the analysis of clinical infectious diseases: demonstration and methods. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Sep;31(9):1467-1474. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.005. Epub 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40222555.

Rieg S, Jung N, Tenenbaum T, Kern WV, Fätkenheuer G. Qualitätsstandards der Infektiologie in der stationären Versorgung [Standards in inpatient care of infectious diseases]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2025 Feb;150(5):230-236. German. doi: 10.1055/a-2498-1395. Epub 2025 Feb 12. PMID: 39938540.

Camp J, Heine V, Bayrhuber M, Anka N, Glattacker M, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S. Longterm efficacy of a patient focused intervention in patients with asplenia- a three year follow-up of the PrePPS trial. Infection. 2025 Aug;53(4):1449-1455. doi: 10.1007/s15010-025-02472-5. Epub 2025 Jan 29. PMID: 39878834; PMCID: PMC12316774.

Mischnik A, Baltus H, Walker SV, Behnke M, Gladstone BP, Chakraborty T, Falgenhauer L, Gastmeier P, Gölz H, Göpel S, Häcker GA, Higgins PG, Imirzalioglu C, Käding N, Kramme E, Peter S, Rieg S, Rohde AM, Seifert H, Tacconelli E, Tobys D, Trauth J, Vehreschild MJGT, Xanthopoulou K, Rupp J, Kern WV; DZIF R-NET Study Group. Gram-negative bloodstream infections in six German university hospitals, 2016-2020: clinical and microbiological features. Infection. 2025 Apr;53(2):625-633. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02430-7. Epub 2024 Nov 25. PMID: 39586959; PMCID: PMC11971176.

Först G, Giesen R, Fink G, Sehlbrede M, Wimmesberger N, Allen R, Meyer K, Müller S, Niese H, Polk S, Reistle B, Schuhmacher C, von Ameln-Meyerhofer A, Winter K, Wirth D, Kern WV, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S; ID ROLL OUT Study group; Other members of the ID ROLLOUT study group. An in-depth analysis of antimicrobial prescription quality in 10 non-university hospitals, in southwest Germany, 2021. Euro Surveill. 2024 Nov;29(46):2400156. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.46.2400156. PMID: 39544144; PMCID: PMC11565651.

Heuer R, Paulmann M, Annecke T, Behr B, Boch K, Boos AM, Brockow K, French LE, Gille J, Gundlach V, Hartmann B, Höger P, Hofmann SC, Klein T, Lehnhardt M, Liß Y, Maier P, Mandel P, Marathovouniotis N, Marlok F, Mittelviefhaus H, Pleyer U, Pradeau M, Rall K, Rieg S, Rittner H, Sander F, Schnitzler S, Schut C, Stolle A, Vorobyev A, Wedi B, Weiss J, Zepp M, Ziemer M, Mockenhaupt M, Nast A. S3 guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of epidermal necrolysis (Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis) - Part 1: Diagnosis, initial management, and immunomodulating systemic therapy. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2024 Oct;22(10):1448-1466. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15515. Epub 2024 Sep 23. PMID: 39314017.

Salm J, Ikker F, Böhme T, Noory E, Beschorner U, Kramer TS, Rieg S, Westermann D, Zeller T. Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic limb- threatening ischemia and infected ulcers following endovascular therapy are pathogen dependent: A single-center experience from 2012 to 2021. Vasc Med. 2024 Dec;29(6):700-706. doi: 10.1177/1358863X241268692. Epub 2024 Sep 20. PMID: 39301992.

Schmidt-Hellerau K, Camp J, Marmulla PA, Rieg S, Jung N; DESTINi (German Network for Clinical Studies in Infectious Diseases). In Which Patients Do the 2023 Duke-ISCVID Criteria for Infective Endocarditis Increase the Diagnosis of "Definite Endocarditis"?-A Preliminary Analysis in the Prospectively Evaluated DERIVE Cohort. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 12;13(16):4721. doi: 10.3390/jcm13164721. PMID: 39200863; PMCID: PMC11355459.

Zink A, Hofer J, Schneider C, Kessler F, Klenze H, Klauwer D, Maleki K, Müller A, Goretzki S, Wang S, Kobbe R, Ramirez AV, Bode S, Janda A, Fressle R, Remppis J, Henneke P, Rieg S, Berger A, Sing A, Hufnagel M, Spielberger BD. Management and outcome of cutaneous diphtheria in adolescent refugees in Germany, June 2022 - October 2023. Infection. 2025 Feb;53(1):329-337. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02374-y. Epub 2024 Aug 27. PMID: 39190269; PMCID: PMC11825593.

Tscharntke LT, Jung N, Hanses F, Koll CEM, Pilgram L, Rieg S, Borgmann S, de Miranda SMN, Scherer M, Spinner CD, Rüthrich M, Vehreschild MJGT, von Bergwelt- Baildon M, Wille K, Merle U, Hower M, Rothfuss K, Nadalin S, Klinker H, Fürst J, Greiffendorf I, Raichle C, Friedrichs A, Rauschning D, de With K, Eberwein L, Riedel C, Milovanovic M, Worm M, Schultheis B, Schubert J, Bota M, Beutel G, Glück T, Schmid M, Wintermantel T, Peetz H, Steiner S, Ribel E, Schäfer H, Vehreschild JJ, Stecher M; LEOSS Study Group. Role and benefits of infectious diseases specialists in the COVID-19 pandemic: Multilevel analysis of care provision in German hospitals using data from the Lean European Open Survey on SARS-CoV-2 infected patients (LEOSS) cohort. Infection. 2025 Feb;53(1):259-269. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02362-2. Epub 2024 Aug 16. PMID: 39150640; PMCID: PMC11825572.

Salm J, Ikker F, Noory E, Beschorner U, Kramer TS, Rieg S, Westermann D, Zeller T. Antimicrobial resistance is not increasing in subsequent cases of ischaemic foot infections, a single-centre cohort from 2012 to 2021. Int Wound J. 2024 Jul;21(7):e14961. doi: 10.1111/iwj.14961. PMID: 38949168; PMCID: PMC11215677.

Madrid J, Agarwal P, Müller-Peltzer K, Benning L, Selig M, Rolauffs B, Diehl P, Kalbhenn J, Trummer G, Utzolino S, Wengenmayer T, Busch HJ, Stolz D, Rieg S, Panning M, Bamberg F, Schlett CL, Askani E. Cardioprotective effects of vaccination in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Clin Exp Med. 2024 May 17;24(1):103. doi: 10.1007/s10238-024-01367-3. PMID: 38758248; PMCID: PMC11101587.

Hornuss D, Göpel S, Walker SV, Tobys D, Häcker G, Seifert H, Higgins PG, Xanthopoulou K, Gladstone BP, Cattaneo C, Mischnik A, Rohde AM, Imirzalioglu C, Trauth J, Fritzenwanker M, Falgenhauer J, Gastmeier P, Behnke M, Kramme E, Käding N, Rupp J, Peter S, Schmauder K, Eisenbeis S, Kern WV, Tacconelli E, Rieg S; DZIF R.-N. E. T. Study Group. Epidemiological trends and susceptibility patterns of bloodstream infections caused by Enterococcus spp. in six German university hospitals: a prospectively evaluated multicentre cohort study from 2016 to 2020 of the R-Net study group. Infection. 2024 Oct;52(5):1995-2004. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02249-2. Epub 2024 Apr 30. PMID: 38684586; PMCID: PMC11499396.

Bockey AJ, Braun C, Camp J, Janda A, Kern WV, Müller AM, Stete K, Rieg SR, Lange B. Health care utilisation of asylum seekers and refugees in the South- West of Germany. PLoS One. 2024 Apr 18;19(4):e0299886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299886. PMID: 38635695; PMCID: PMC11025777.

Hasseli R, Hanses F, Stecher M, Specker C, Weise T, Borgmann S, Hasselberger M, Hertenstein B, Hower M, Hoyer BF, Koll C, Krause A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Lorenz HM, Merle U, Nunes de Miranda SM, Pletz MW, Regierer AC, Richter JG, Rieg S, Roemmele C, Ruethrich MM, Schmeiser T, Schulze-Koops H, Strangfeld A, Vehreschild MJGT, Voit F, Voll RE, Vehreschild JJ, Müller-Ladner U, Pfeil A. The protective effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases compared to the general population-A comparison of two German registries. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Mar 6;11:1332716. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1332716. PMID: 38510457; PMCID: PMC10953502.

Vehreschild MJGT, Fätkenheuer G, Sander LE, Lübbert C, Rieg S, Ertl G, Salzberger B. Infektiologie – eine neue Facharztdisziplin in Deutschland [Infectious Diseases - a new specialty for postgraduate training in Germany]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2024 Apr;149(9):533-536. German. doi: 10.1055/a-2258-7265. Epub 2024 Mar 18. PMID: 38499041; PMCID: PMC11018382.

Madrid J, Agarwal P, Müller-Peltzer K, Askani M, Benning L, Selig M, Diehl P, Kalbhenn J, Trummer G, Utzolino S, Wengenmayer T, Busch HJ, Stolz D, Rieg S, Panning M, Schlett CL, Bamberg F, Askani E. Vaccination protects against acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Clin Exp Med. 2024 Jan 27;24(1):21. doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01293-w. PMID: 38280024; PMCID: PMC10822002.

Meyer-Schwickerath C, Weber C, Hornuss D, Rieg S, Hitzenbichler F, Hagel S, Ankert J, Hennigs A, Glossmann J, Jung N; German; Clinical Study Group in Infectious Diseases (DESTINi). Complexity of patients with or without infectious disease consultation in tertiary-care hospitals in Germany. Infection. 2024 Apr;52(2):577-582. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02166-w. Epub 2024 Jan 26. PMID: 38277092; PMCID: PMC10955003.

Kaasch AJ, López-Cortés LE, Rodríguez-Baño J, Cisneros JM, Dolores Navarro M, Fätkenheuer G, Jung N, Rieg S, Lepeule R, Coutte L, Bernard L, Lemaignen A, Kösters K, MacKenzie CR, Soriano A, Hagel S, Fantin B, Lafaurie M, Talarmin JP, Dinh A, Guimard T, Boutoille D, Welte T, Reuter S, Kluytmans J, Martin ML, Forestier E, Stocker H, Vitrat V, Tattevin P, Rommerskirchen A, Noret M, Adams A, Kern WV, Hellmich M, Seifert H; SABATO study group. Efficacy and safety of an early oral switch in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABATO): an international, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 May;24(5):523-534. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00756-9. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38244557.

Götz V, Mathé P, Agarwal P, Hornuss D, Pfau S, Panning M, Prager E, Voll RE, Engelhardt M, Frye BC, Bamberg F, Fuchs J, Müller M, Wagner D, Rieg S. Clinical phenotype and outcome of persistent SARS-CoV-2 replication in immunocompromised hosts: a retrospective observational study in the Omicron era. Infection. 2024 Jun;52(3):923-933. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02138-0. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38095753; PMCID: PMC11142974.

Tilch K, Pütz SM, Appel K, Kraus M, Lorenz-Depiereux B, Pilgram L, Anton G, Berger S, Geisler R, Haas K, Illig T, Krefting D, Lorbeer R, Mitrov L, Muenchhoff M, Nauck M, Pley C, Reese JP, Rieg S, Scherer M, Stecher M, Stellbrink C, Valentin H, Winter C, Witzenrath M, Vehreschild JJ. Ethical and coordinative challenges in setting up a national cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. BMC Med Ethics. 2023 Oct 17;24(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00959-0. PMID: 37848886; PMCID: PMC10583323.

Hornuß D, Rieg S. Antibiotikaallergien – gezieltes Vorgehen bei vermeintlicher β‑Laktam-Allergie [Antibiotic allergies: targeted approach in suspected β‑lactam allergy]. Urologie. 2023 Oct;62(10):1096-1106. German. doi: 10.1007/s00120-023-02191-5. PMID: 37819359.

Camp J, Bayrhuber M, Anka N, Heine V, Glattacker M, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S. Efficacy of a novel patient-focused intervention aimed at increasing adherence to guideline-based preventive measures in asplenic patients: the PrePSS trial. Infection. 2023 Dec;51(6):1787-1795. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02088-7. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37653288; PMCID: PMC10665246.

Hornuss D, Mathé P, Usadel S, Zimmermann S, Müller M, Rieg S. Already current practice? A snapshot survey on doxycycline use for prevention of sexually transmitted infections in parts of the German MSM community. Infection. 2023 Dec;51(6):1831-1834. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02086-9. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37608042; PMCID: PMC10665247.

Steinbeis F, Thibeault C, Steinbrecher S, Ahlgrimm Y, Haack IA, August D, Balzuweit B, Bellinghausen C, Berger S, Chaplinskaya-Sobol I, Cornely O, Doeblin P, Endres M, Fink C, Finke C, Frank S, Hanß S, Hartung T, Hellmuth JC, Herold S, Heuschmann P, Heyckendorf J, Heyder R, Hippenstiel S, Hoffmann W, Kelle SU, Knape P, Koehler P, Kretzler L, Leistner DM, Lienau J, Lorbeer R, Lorenz- Depiereux B, Lüttke CD, Mai K, Merle U, Meyer-Arndt LA, Miljukov O, Muenchhoff M, Müller-Plathe M, Neuhann J, Neuhauser H, Nieters A, Otte C, Pape D, Pinto RM, Pley C, Pudszuhn A, Reuken P, Rieg S, Ritter P, Rohde G, Rönnefarth M, Ruzicka M, Schaller J, Schmidt A, Schmidt S, Schwachmeyer V, Schwanitz G, Seeger W, Stahl D, Stobäus N, Stubbe HC, Suttorp N, Temmesfeld B, Thun S, Triller P, Trinkmann F, Vadasz I, Valentin H, Vehreschild M, von Kalle C, von Lilienfeld- Toal M, Weber J, Welte T, Wildberg C, Wizimirski R, Zvork S, Sander LE, Vehreschild J, Zoller T, Kurth F, Witzenrath M. Analysis of acute COVID-19 including chronic morbidity: protocol for the deep phenotyping National Pandemic Cohort Network in Germany (NAPKON-HAP). Infection. 2024 Feb;52(1):93-104. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02057-0. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37434025; PMCID: PMC10811153.

Bayrhuber M, Anka N, Camp J, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S, Glattacker M. Effects of a health psychology-based intervention for patients with asplenia on psychological determinants of preventive behaviour: A propensity score analysis. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Sep;114:107851. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107851. Epub 2023 Jun 10. PMID: 37329725.

Mathé P, Göpel S, Hornuss D, Tobys D, Käding N, Eisenbeis S, Kohlmorgen B, Trauth J, Gölz H, Walker SV, Mischnik A, Peter S, Hölzl F, Rohde AM, Behnke M, Fritzenwanker M, Häcker G, Steffens B, Vehreschild M, Kramme E, Falgenhauer J, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Seifert H, Rupp J, Gastmeier P, Imirzalioglu C, Tacconelli E, Kern W, Rieg S; DZIF R-Net Study Group. Increasing numbers and complexity of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection-14 years of prospective evaluation at a German tertiary care centre with multi-centre validation of findings. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Sep;29(9):1197.e9-1197.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.05.031. Epub 2023 Jun 3. PMID: 37277092.

Schilling C, Nieters A, Schredl M, Peter RS, Rothenbacher D, Brockmann SO, Göpel S, Kindle G, Merle U, Steinacker JM, Kern W; Epidemiology of Long COVID (EPILOC) Phase I study group. Pre-existing sleep problems as a predictor of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. J Sleep Res. 2024 Apr;33(2):e13949. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13949. Epub 2023 May 25. PMID: 37227000.

Hazard DY, Grodd M, Makoudjou A, Lozano S, Prunotto A, Tippmann P, Zöller D, Mathé P, Rieg S, Wolkewitz M. Concurrent analysis of hospital stay durations and mortality of emerging severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants using real-time electronic health record data at a large German university hospital. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 May 4;3(1):e88. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.153. PMID: 37179766; PMCID: PMC10173280.

Hornuß D, Rieg S. Antibiotikaallergien – gezieltes Vorgehen bei vermeintlicher β‑Laktam-Allergie [Antibiotic allergies: targeted approach in suspected β‑lactam allergy]. Inn Med (Heidelb). 2023 Apr;64(4):351-361. German. doi: 10.1007/s00108-023-01490-5. Epub 2023 Mar 14. PMID: 36917227.

Yusuf KO, Miljukov O, Schoneberg A, Hanß S, Wiesenfeldt M, Stecher M, Mitrov L, Hopff SM, Steinbrecher S, Kurth F, Bahmer T, Schreiber S, Pape D, Hofmann AL, Kohls M, Störk S, Stubbe HC, Tebbe JJ, Hellmuth JC, Erber J, Krist L, Rieg S, Pilgram L, Vehreschild JJ, Reese JP, Krefting D. Consistency as a Data Quality Measure for German Corona Consensus Items Mapped from National Pandemic Cohort Network Data Collections. Methods Inf Med. 2023 Jun;62(S 01):e47-e56. doi: 10.1055/a-2006-1086. Epub 2023 Jan 3. PMID: 36596462; PMCID: PMC10306447.

Scholl S, Schuster D, Technau-Hafsi K, Stete K, Rieg S, May AM, Bogdan C, Schauer F. Case report: Cutaneous pseudolymphoma caused by a Leishmania infantum infection in a patient treated with anti-TNF antibody for plaque psoriasis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Dec 2;9:1055703. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1055703. PMID: 36530876; PMCID: PMC9755212.

Rohde AM, Walker S, Behnke M, Eisenbeis S, Falgenhauer L, Falgenhauer JC, Häcker G, Hölzl F, Imirzalioglu C, Käding N, Kern WV, Kola A, Kramme E, Mischnik A, Peter S, Rieg S, Rupp J, Schneider C, Schwab F, Seifert H, Tacconelli E, Tobys D, Trauth J, Weber A, Xanthopoulou K, Zweigner J, Higgins PG, Gastmeier P; DZIF R-NET Study Group. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: admission prevalence, sequence types and risk factors-a cross-sectional study in seven German university hospitals from 2014 to 2018. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Apr;29(4):515-522. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.11.025. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36481293.

Mathé PJG, Usadel S, Rieg S, Kern WV, Müller MC. Long-term follow-up after introduction of a systematic sexually transmitted infection screening program for men having sex with men living with HIV in a primary care setting: uptake, STI incidence, and risk factors for infection and reinfection. Infection. 2023 Aug;51(4):897-907. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01946-0. Epub 2022 Nov 9. PMID: 36352322; PMCID: PMC10352398.

Anka N, Glattacker M, Farin-Glattacker E, Camp J, Rieg S, Bayrhuber M. Patients' with asplenia and doctors' experiences in implementing preventative measures following a novel educational intervention: a qualitative analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 8;12(11):e060492. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060492. PMID: 36351729; PMCID: PMC9644314.

Escrihuela-Vidal F, Kaasch AJ, Von Cube M, Rieg S, Kern WV, Seifert H, Song KH, Liao CH, Tilley R, Gott H, Scarborough M, Gordon C, Llewelyn MJ, Kuehl R, Morata L, Soriano A, Edgeworth J, De Gopegui ER, Nsutebu E, Cisneros JM, Fowler VG, Thwaites G, López-Contreras J, Barlow G, Ternavasio-De La Vega HG, Rodríguez-Baño J, López-Cortés LE; International Staphylococcus Aureus Collaboration Study Group, The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group For Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis And Sepsis. Impact of adherence to individual quality-of-care indicators on the prognosis of bloodstream infection due to Staphylococcus aureus: a prospective observational multicentre cohort. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Apr;29(4):498-505. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.10.019. Epub 2022 Oct 23. PMID: 36283610.

Peter RS, Nieters A, Kräusslich HG, Brockmann SO, Göpel S, Kindle G, Merle U, Steinacker JM, Rothenbacher D, Kern WV; EPILOC Phase 1 Study Group. Post- acute sequelae of covid-19 six to 12 months after infection: population based study. BMJ. 2022 Oct 13;379:e071050. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071050. PMID: 36229057; PMCID: PMC9557001.

Hornuss D, Daehne T, Goetz V, Mueller M, Usadel S, Lorz A, Mockenhaupt M, Huzly D, Bierbaum S, Fuchs J, Jaki L, Falcone V, Kochs G, Panning M, Rieg S. Transmission characteristics, replication patterns and clinical manifestations of human monkeypox virus-an in-depth analysis of four cases from Germany. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Jan;29(1):112.e5-112.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.09.012. Epub 2022 Sep 23. PMID: 36155255; PMCID: PMC9534158.

Bahrs C, Rieg S, Hennigs A, Hitzenbichler F, Brehm TT, Rose N, Jacobi RJ, Heine V, Hornuss D, Huppertz G, Hagel S, Hanses F; German Clinical Study Group in Infectious Diseases (DESTINi). Short-course versus long-course antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia: a retrospective multicentre cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Feb;29(2):200-207. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.08.023. Epub 2022 Sep 7. PMID: 36087919.

Raichle C, Borgmann S, Bausewein C, Rieg S, Jakob CEM, Simon ST, Tometten L, Vehreschild JJ, Leisse C, Erber J, Stecher M, Pauli B, Rüthrich MM, Pilgram L, Hanses F, Isberner N, Hower M, Degenhardt C, Hertenstein B, Vehreschild MJGT, Römmele C, Jung N; LEOSS Study Group. Hospitalized patients dying with SARS- CoV-2 infection-An analysis of patient characteristics and management in ICU and general ward of the LEOSS registry. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 29;17(7):e0271822. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271822. PMID: 35905129; PMCID: PMC9337665.

Singh B, Lant S, Cividini S, Cattrall JWS, Goodwin LC, Benjamin L, Michael BD, Khawaja A, Matos AMB, Alkeridy W, Pilotto A, Lahiri D, Rawlinson R, Mhlanga S, Lopez EC, Sargent BF, Somasundaran A, Tamborska A, Webb G, Younas K, Al Sami Y, Babu H, Banks T, Cavallieri F, Cohen M, Davies E, Dhar S, Fajardo Modol A, Farooq H, Harte J, Hey S, Joseph A, Karthikappallil D, Kassahun D, Lipunga G, Mason R, Minton T, Mond G, Poxon J, Rabas S, Soothill G, Zedde M, Yenkoyan K, Brew B, Contini E, Cysique L, Zhang X, Maggi P, van Pesch V, Lechien J, Saussez S, Heyse A, Brito Ferreira ML, Soares CN, Elicer I, Eugenín-von Bernhardi L, Ñancupil Reyes W, Yin R, Azab MA, Abd-Allah F, Elkady A, Escalard S, Corvol JC, Delorme C, Tattevin P, Bigaut K, Lorenz N, Hornuss D, Hosp J, Rieg S, Wagner D, Knier B, Lingor P, Winkler AS, Sharifi-Razavi A, Moein ST, SeyedAlinaghi S, JamaliMoghadamSiahkali S, Morassi M, Padovani A, Giunta M, Libri I, Beretta S, Ravaglia S, Foschi M, Calabresi P, Primiano G, Servidei S, Biagio Mercuri N, Liguori C, Pierantozzi M, Sarmati L, Boso F, Garazzino S, Mariotto S, Patrick KN, Costache O, Pincherle A, Klok FA, Meza R, Cabreira V, Valdoleiros SR, Oliveira V, Kaimovsky I, Guekht A, Koh J, Fernández Díaz E, Barrios-López JM, Guijarro-Castro C, Beltrán-Corbellini Á, Martínez-Poles J, Diezma-Martín AM, Morales-Casado MI, García García S, Breville G, Coen M, Uginet M, Bernard-Valnet R, Du Pasquier R, Kaya Y, Abdelnour LH, Rice C, Morrison H, Defres S, Huda S, Enright N, Hassell J, D'Anna L, Benger M, Sztriha L, Raith E, Chinthapalli K, Nortley R, Paterson R, Chandratheva A, Werring DJ, Dervisevic S, Harkness K, Pinto A, Jillella D, Beach S, Gunasekaran K, Rocha Ferreira Da Silva I, Nalleballe K, Santoro J, Scullen T, Kahn L, Kim CY, Thakur KT, Jain R, Umapathi T, Nicholson TR, Sejvar JJ, Hodel EM; Brain Infections Global COVID-Neuro Network Study Group; Tudur Smith C, Solomon T. Prognostic indicators and outcomes of hospitalised COVID-19 patients with neurological disease: An individual patient data meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2022 Jun 2;17(6):e0263595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263595. PMID: 35653330; PMCID: PMC9162376.

Müller MC, Usadel S, Zimmermann S, Fahrhöfer A, Kern WV, Hoffmeister U, Rieg S. Closing Sexual Health Service Gaps With a New Service Model in Germany: Performance of an on-Site Integrated, Cross-Sectoral, Low Threshold Sexually Transmitted Infections/HIV Counseling and Treatment Service. Front Public Health. 2022 Apr 25;10:793609. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.793609. PMID: 35548069; PMCID: PMC9082412.

Akbil B, Meyer T, Stubbemann P, Thibeault C, Staudacher O, Niemeyer D, Jansen J, Mühlemann B, Doehn J, Tabeling C, Nusshag C, Hirzel C, Sanchez DS, Nieters A, Lother A, Duerschmied D, Schallner N, Lieberum JN, August D, Rieg S, Falcone V, Hengel H, Kölsch U, Unterwalder N, Hübner RH, Jones TC, Suttorp N, Drosten C, Warnatz K, Spinetti T, Schefold JC, Dörner T, Sander LE, Corman VM, Merle U; Pa-COVID study Group; Kurth F, von Bernuth H, Meisel C, Goffinet C. Early and Rapid Identification of COVID-19 Patients with Neutralizing Type I Interferon Auto-antibodies. J Clin Immunol. 2022 Aug;42(6):1111-1129. doi: 10.1007/s10875-022-01252-2. Epub 2022 May 5. PMID: 35511314; PMCID: PMC9069123.

Camp J, Filla T, Glaubitz L, Kaasch AJ, Fuchs F, Scarborough M, Kim HB, Tilley R, Liao CH, Edgeworth J, Nsutebu E, López-Cortés LE, Morata L, Llewelyn MJ, Fowler VG Jr, Thwaites G, Seifert H, Kern WV, Rieg S; INSTINCT and ISAC study groups; ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis. Impact of neutropenia on clinical manifestations and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a propensity score-based overlap weight analysis in two large, prospectively evaluated cohorts. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Aug;28(8):1149.e1-1149.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.018. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PMID: 35339677.

Linden T, Hanses F, Domingo-Fernández D, DeLong LN, Kodamullil AT, Schneider J, Vehreschild MJGT, Lanznaster J, Ruethrich MM, Borgmann S, Hower M, Wille K, Feldt T, Rieg S, Hertenstein B, Wyen C, Roemmele C, Vehreschild JJ, Jakob CEM, Stecher M, Kuzikov M, Zaliani A, Fröhlich H; LEOSS study group, on behalf of the COPERIMOplus Consortium. Corrigendum to "Machine Learning Based Prediction of COVID-19 Mortality Suggests Repositioning of Anticancer Drug for Treating Severe Cases"[Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences] 1(2021), 100020. Artif Intell Life Sci. 2022 Dec;2:100032. doi: 10.1016/j.ailsci.2022.100032. Epub 2022 Feb 8. Erratum for: Artif Intell Life Sci. 2021 Dec;1:100020. doi: 10.1016/j.ailsci.2021.100020. PMID: 35156080; PMCID: PMC8824443.

Tacconelli E, Göpel S, Gladstone BP, Eisenbeis S, Hölzl F, Buhl M, Górska A, Cattaneo C, Mischnik A, Rieg S, Rohde AM, Kohlmorgen B, Falgenhauer J, Trauth J, Käding N, Kramme E, Biehl LM, Walker SV, Peter S, Gastmeier P, Chakraborty T, Vehreschild MJ, Seifert H, Rupp J, Kern WV; DZIF BLOOMY study group. Development and validation of BLOOMY prediction scores for 14-day and 6-month mortality in hospitalised adults with bloodstream infections: a multicentre, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 May;22(5):731-741. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00587-9. Epub 2022 Jan 19. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Apr;22(4):e101. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00160-8. PMID: 35065060.

Gauchel N, Rieder M, Krauel K, Goller I, Jeserich M, Salzer U, Venhoff AC, Baldus N, Pollmeier L, Wirth L, Kern W, Rieg S, Busch HJ, Hofmann M, Bode C, Duerschmied D, Lother A, Heger LA. Complement system component dysregulation is a distinctive feature of COVID-19 disease: a prospective and comparative analysis of patients admitted to the emergency department for suspected COVID-19 disease. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2022 May;53(4):788-797. doi: 10.1007/s11239-021-02617-x. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904186; PMCID: PMC8668393.

Zimmermann N, Allen R, Fink G, Först G, Kern WV, Farin-Glattacker E, Rieg S; ID ROLL OUT Study group. Antimicrobial Stewardship with and without Infectious Diseases Specialist Services to Improve Quality-of-Care in Secondary and Tertiary Care Hospitals in Germany: Study Protocol of the ID ROLL OUT Study. Infect Dis Ther. 2022 Feb;11(1):617-628. doi: 10.1007/s40121-021-00552-1. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID: 34751941; PMCID: PMC8576457.

Weigang S, Fuchs J, Zimmer G, Schnepf D, Kern L, Beer J, Luxenburger H, Ankerhold J, Falcone V, Kemming J, Hofmann M, Thimme R, Neumann-Haefelin C, Ulferts S, Grosse R, Hornuss D, Tanriver Y, Rieg S, Wagner D, Huzly D, Schwemmle M, Panning M, Kochs G. Within-host evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an immunosuppressed COVID-19 patient as a source of immune escape variants. Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 4;12(1):6405. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26602-3. PMID: 34737266; PMCID: PMC8568958.

Cattaneo C, Rieg S, Schwarzer G, Müller MC, Blümel B, Kern WV. Enterococcus faecalis bloodstream infection: does infectious disease specialist consultation make a difference? Infection. 2021 Dec;49(6):1289-1297. doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01717-3. Epub 2021 Oct 29. PMID: 34716548; PMCID: PMC8613167.

Dressing A, Bormann T, Blazhenets G, Schroeter N, Walter LI, Thurow J, August D, Hilger H, Stete K, Gerstacker K, Arndt S, Rau A, Urbach H, Rieg S, Wagner D, Weiller C, Meyer PT, Hosp JA. Neuropsychologic Profiles and Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Neurocognitive Long COVID Syndrome. J Nucl Med. 2022 Jul;63(7):1058-1063. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262677. Epub 2021 Oct 14. PMID: 34649946; PMCID: PMC9258569.

Rieder M, Gauchel N, Kaier K, Jakob C, Borgmann S, Classen AY, Schneider J, Eberwein L, Lablans M, Rüthrich M, Dolff S, Wille K, Haselberger M, Heuzeroth H, Bode C, von Zur Mühlen C, Rieg S, Duerschmied D. Pre-medication with oral anticoagulants is associated with better outcomes in a large multinational COVID-19 cohort with cardiovascular comorbidities. Clin Res Cardiol. 2022 Mar;111(3):322-332. doi: 10.1007/s00392-021-01939-3. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34546427; PMCID: PMC8453472.

Meintrup D, Borgmann S, Seidl K, Stecher M, Jakob CEM, Pilgram L, Spinner CD, Rieg S, Isberner N, Hower M, Vehreschild M, Göpel S, Hanses F, Nowak-Machen M. Specific Risk Factors for Fatal Outcome in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Results from a European Multicenter Study. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 27;10(17):3855. doi: 10.3390/jcm10173855. PMID: 34501301; PMCID: PMC8432209.

Lambert JF, Stete K, Balmford J, Bockey A, Kern W, Rieg S, Boeker M, Lange B. Reducing burden from respiratory infections in refugees and immigrants: a systematic review of interventions in OECD, EU, EEA and EU-applicant countries. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 26;21(1):872. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06474-0. PMID: 34445957; PMCID: PMC8390210.

Kleineberg NN, Knauss S, Gülke E, Pinnschmidt HO, Jakob CEM, Lingor P, Hellwig K, Berthele A, Höglinger G, Fink GR, Endres M, Gerloff C, Klein C, Stecher M, Classen AY, Rieg S, Borgmann S, Hanses F, Rüthrich MM, Hower M, Tometten L, Haselberger M, Piepel C, Merle U, Dolff S, Degenhardt C, Jensen BO, Vehreschild MJGT, Erber J, Franke C, Warnke C; LEOSS Study Group. Neurological symptoms and complications in predominantly hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Results of the European multinational Lean European Open Survey on SARS-Infected Patients (LEOSS). Eur J Neurol. 2021 Dec;28(12):3925-3937. doi: 10.1111/ene.15072. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34411383; PMCID: PMC8444823.

Greinacher A, Selleng K, Mayerle J, Palankar R, Wesche J, Reiche S, Aebischer A, Warkentin TE, Muenchhoff M, Hellmuth JC, Keppler OT, Duerschmied D, Lother A, Rieg S, Gawaz MP, Mueller KAL, Scheer CS, Napp M, Hahnenkamp K, Lucchese G, Vogelgesang A, Flöel A, Lovreglio P, Stufano A, Marschalek R, Thiele T; Immune-Response in COVID-19 Vaccination Study Group. Anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies causing VITT do not cross-react with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Blood. 2021 Oct 7;138(14):1269-1277. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021012938. PMID: 34280256; PMCID: PMC8294553.

Jakob CEM, Mahajan UM, Oswald M, Stecher M, Schons M, Mayerle J, Rieg S, Pletz M, Merle U, Wille K, Borgmann S, Spinner CD, Dolff S, Scherer C, Pilgram L, Rüthrich M, Hanses F, Hower M, Strauß R, Massberg S, Er AG, Jung N, Vehreschild JJ, Stubbe H, Tometten L, König R; LEOSS Study group. Prediction of COVID-19 deterioration in high-risk patients at diagnosis: an early warning score for advanced COVID-19 developed by machine learning. Infection. 2022 Apr;50(2):359-370. doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01656-z. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34279815; PMCID: PMC8287547.

Jung N, Ernst A, Joost I, Yagdiran A, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Grau S, Breuninger M, Hellmich M, Kubosch DC, Klingler JH, Seifert H, Kern WV, Kaasch AJ, Rieg S. Vertebral osteomyelitis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: Evaluation of risk factors for treatment failure. J Infect. 2021 Sep;83(3):314-320. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 17. PMID: 34146597.

Bourgeois FT, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Keller MS, Liu M, Hong C, Bonzel CL, Tan ALM, Aronow BJ, Boeker M, Booth J, Cruz Rojo J, Devkota B, García Barrio N, Gehlenborg N, Geva A, Hanauer DA, Hutch MR, Issitt RW, Klann JG, Luo Y, Mandl KD, Mao C, Moal B, Moshal KL, Murphy SN, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Omenn GS, Patel LP, Jiménez MP, Sebire NJ, Balazote PS, Serret-Larmande A, South AM, Spiridou A, Taylor DM, Tippmann P, Visweswaran S, Weber GM, Kohane IS, Cai T, Avillach P; Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 by EHR (4CE). International Analysis of Electronic Health Records of Children and Youth Hospitalized With COVID-19 Infection in 6 Countries. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2112596. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12596. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2122388. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.22388. PMID: 34115127; PMCID: PMC8196345.

Schneider J, Jaenigen B, Wagner D, Rieg S, Hornuss D, Biever PM, Kern WV, Walz G. Therapy with lopinavir/ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine is associated with acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients. PLoS One. 2021 May 11;16(5):e0249760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249760. PMID: 33974624; PMCID: PMC8112697.

Camp J, Glaubitz L, Filla T, Kaasch AJ, Fuchs F, Scarborough M, Kim HB, Tilley R, Liao CH, Edgeworth J, Nsutebu E, López-Cortés LE, Morata L, Llewelyn M, Fowler VG, Thwaites G, Seifert H, Kern WV, Kuss O, Rieg S. Impact of Immunosuppressive Agents on Clinical Manifestations and Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis in 2 Large, Prospectively Evaluated Cohorts. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 5;73(7):1239-1247. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab385. PMID: 33914861.

Pilgram L, Eberwein L, Wille K, Koehler FC, Stecher M, Rieg S, Kielstein JT, Jakob CEM, Rüthrich M, Burst V, Prasser F, Borgmann S, Müller RU, Lanznaster J, Isberner N, Tometten L, Dolff S; LEOSS Study group. Clinical course and predictive risk factors for fatal outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with chronic kidney disease. Infection. 2021 Aug;49(4):725-737. doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01597-7. Epub 2021 Apr 13. PMID: 33851328; PMCID: PMC8043429.

Rilinger J, Zotzmann V, Bemtgen X, Rieg S, Biever PM, Duerschmied D, Pottgiesser T, Kaier K, Bode C, Staudacher DL, Wengenmayer T. Influence of immunosuppression in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy. Artif Organs. 2021 Sep;45(9):1050-1060. doi: 10.1111/aor.13954. Epub 2021 May 4. PMID: 33725377; PMCID: PMC8250998.

Huber MK, Raichle C, Lingor P, Synofzik M, Borgmann S, Erber J, Tometten L, Rimili W, Dolff S, Wille K, Knauss S, Piepel C, Lanznaster J, Rieg S, Prasser F, Pilgram L, Spottke A, Klockgether T, Klein C, Hopfner F, Höglinger GU; LEOSS Study Group. Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases in the LEOSS Cohort. Mov Disord. 2021 Apr;36(4):791-793. doi: 10.1002/mds.28554. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33638915; PMCID: PMC8014567.

Klann JG, Estiri H, Weber GM, Moal B, Avillach P, Hong C, Tan ALM, Beaulieu- Jones BK, Castro V, Maulhardt T, Geva A, Malovini A, South AM, Visweswaran S, Morris M, Samayamuthu MJ, Omenn GS, Ngiam KY, Mandl KD, Boeker M, Olson KL, Mowery DL, Follett RW, Hanauer DA, Bellazzi R, Moore JH, Loh NW, Bell DS, Wagholikar KB, Chiovato L, Tibollo V, Rieg S, Li ALLJ, Jouhet V, Schriver E, Xia Z, Hutch M, Luo Y, Kohane IS; Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 by EHR (4CE) (CONSORTIA AUTHOR); Brat GA, Murphy SN. Validation of an internationally derived patient severity phenotype to support COVID-19 analytics from electronic health record data. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Jul 14;28(7):1411-1420. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab018. PMID: 33566082; PMCID: PMC7928835.

Spinner CD, Barton J, Biever P, Klein M, Rieg S, Schneider J, Thoden J, Wagner D, Kern WV. Steroide in der Infektionsmedizin [Steroids in infection medicine]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2021 Feb;146(3):162-166. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1302-3530. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33513649.

Rieder M, Wirth L, Pollmeier L, Jeserich M, Goller I, Baldus N, Schmid B, Busch HJ, Hofmann M, Thimme R, Rieg S, Kern W, Bode C, Duerschmied D, Lother A. Serum Protein Profiling Reveals a Specific Upregulation of the Immunomodulatory Protein Progranulin in Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 3;223(5):775-784. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa741. PMID: 33249471; PMCID: PMC7799036.

Arnold F, Westermann L, Rieg S, Neumann-Haefelin E, Biever PM, Walz G, Kalbhenn J, Tanriver Y. Comparison of different anticoagulation strategies for renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Nov 16;21(1):486. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-02150-8. PMID: 33198670; PMCID: PMC7668013.

Schulien I, Kemming J, Oberhardt V, Wild K, Seidel LM, Killmer S, Sagar, Daul F, Salvat Lago M, Decker A, Luxenburger H, Binder B, Bettinger D, Sogukpinar O, Rieg S, Panning M, Huzly D, Schwemmle M, Kochs G, Waller CF, Nieters A, Duerschmied D, Emmerich F, Mei HE, Schulz AR, Llewellyn-Lacey S, Price DA, Boettler T, Bengsch B, Thimme R, Hofmann M, Neumann-Haefelin C. Characterization of pre-existing and induced SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells. Nat Med. 2021 Jan;27(1):78-85. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-01143-2. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PMID: 33184509.

Rieg S, von Cube M, Kalbhenn J, Utzolino S, Pernice K, Bechet L, Baur J, Lang CN, Wagner D, Wolkewitz M, Kern WV, Biever P; COVID UKF Study Group. COVID-19 in-hospital mortality and mode of death in a dynamic and non-restricted tertiary care model in Germany. PLoS One. 2020 Nov 12;15(11):e0242127. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242127. PMID: 33180830; PMCID: PMC7660518.

Schöfer H, Enders M, Esser S, Feiterna-Sperling C, Hagedorn HJ, Magistro G, Mayr C, Münstermann D, Hahn K, Jansen K, Klein M, Krause W, Maschke M, Ochsendorf FR, Osowski S, Petry KU, Potthoff A, Rieg S, Sing A, Stücker M, Weberschock T, Werner RN, Brockmeyer NH. Erratum zu: Diagnostik und Therapie der Syphilis. Aktualisierung der S2k-Leitlinie 2020 der Deutsche STI-Gesellschaft (DSTIG) in Kooperation mit folgenden Fachgesellschaften: DAIG, dagnä, DDG, DGA, DGGG, DGHM, DGI, DGN, DGPI, DGU, RKI [Erratum to: Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis. Update of the S2k guidelines 2020 of the German STI Society (DSTIG) in cooperation with the following specialist societies: DAIG, dagnä, DDG, DGA, DGGG, DGHM, DGI, DGN, DGPI, DGU, RKI]. Hautarzt. 2020 Nov;71(11):898. German. doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04711-2. Erratum for: Hautarzt. 2020 Dec;71(12):969-999. doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04672-6. PMID: 33074369.

Jakob CEM, Borgmann S, Duygu F, Behrends U, Hower M, Merle U, Friedrichs A, Tometten L, Hanses F, Jung N, Rieg S, Wille K, Grüner B, Klinker H, Gersbacher- Runge N, Hellwig K, Eberwein L, Dolff S, Rauschning D, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Lanznaster J, Strauß R, Trauth J, de With K, Ruethrich M, Lueck C, Nattermann J, Tscharntke L, Pilgram L, Fuhrmann S, Classen A, Stecher M, Schons M, Spinner C, Vehreschild JJ. First results of the "Lean European Open Survey on SARS- CoV-2-Infected Patients (LEOSS)". Infection. 2021 Feb;49(1):63-73. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01499-0. Epub 2020 Oct 1. PMID: 33001409; PMCID: PMC7527665.

Schöfer H, Enders M, Esser S, Feiterna-Sperling C, Hagedorn HJ, Magistro G, Mayr C, Münstermann D, Hahn K, Jansen K, Klein M, Krause W, Maschke M, Ochsendorf FR, Osowski S, Petry KU, Potthoff A, Rieg S, Sing A, Stücker M, Weberschock T, Werner RN, Brockmeyer NH. Diagnostik und Therapie der Syphilis : Aktualisierung der S2k-Leitlinie 2020 der Deutsche STI-Gesellschaft (DSTIG) in Kooperation mit folgenden Fachgesellschaften: DAIG, dagnä, DDG, DGA, DGGG, DGHM, DGI, DGN, DGPI, DGU, RKI [Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis : Update of the S2k guidelines 2020 of the German STI Society (DSTIG) in cooperation with the following specialist societies: DAIG, dagnä, DDG, DGA, DGGG, DGHM, DGI, DGN, DGPI, DGU, RKI]. Hautarzt. 2020 Dec;71(12):969-999. German. doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04672-6. Erratum in: Hautarzt. 2020 Nov;71(11):898. doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04711-2. PMID: 32940778.

Shoumariyeh K, Biavasco F, Ihorst G, Rieg S, Nieters A, Kern WV, Miething C, Duyster J, Engelhardt M, Bertz H. Covid-19 in patients with hematological and solid cancers at a Comprehensive Cancer Center in Germany. Cancer Med. 2020 Nov;9(22):8412-8422. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3460. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32931637; PMCID: PMC7666742.

Kuehl R, Morata L, Boeing C, Subirana I, Seifert H, Rieg S, Kern WV, Kim HB, Kim ES, Liao CH, Tilley R, Lopez-Cortés LE, Llewelyn MJ, Fowler VG, Thwaites G, Cisneros JM, Scarborough M, Nsutebu E, Gurgui Ferrer M, Pérez JL, Barlow G, Hopkins S, Ternavasio-de la Vega HG, Török ME, Wilson P, Kaasch AJ, Soriano A; International Staphylococcus aureus collaboration study group and the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis. Defining persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;20(12):1409-1417. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30447-3. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32763194.

Bockey AJ, Janda A, Braun C, Müller AM, Stete K, Kern WV, Rieg SR, Lange B. Patient satisfaction & use of health care: a cross-sectional study of asylum seekers in the Freiburg initial reception centre. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Aug 3;20(1):709. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05579-7. PMID: 32746831; PMCID: PMC7397598.

Xanthopoulou K, Peter S, Tobys D, Behnke M, Dinkelacker AG, Eisenbeis S, Falgenhauer J, Falgenhauer L, Fritzenwanker M, Gölz H, Häcker G, Higgins PG, Imirzalioglu C, Käding N, Kern WV, Kramme E, Kola A, Mischnik A, Rieg S, Rohde AM, Rupp J, Tacconelli E, Vehreschild MJGT, Walker SV, Gastmeier P, Seifert H; DZIF R-Net Study Group. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonizing patients on hospital admission in Germany: prevalence and molecular epidemiology. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Oct 1;75(10):2743-2751. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa271. PMID: 32699884.

Kern WV, Biever PM, Rieg S, Panning M. SARS-CoV-2-Infektion (COVID-19): Was kommt auf uns zu? [SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19): what can we expect?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2020 Jun;145(11):740-746. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1114-3699. Epub 2020 Jun 3. PMID: 32492743.

Rieg S, Ernst A, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Joost I, Camp J, Hellmich M, Kern WV, Kaasch AJ, Seifert H. Combination therapy with rifampicin or fosfomycin in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection at high risk for complications or relapse: results of a large prospective observational cohort. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 1;75(8):2282-2290. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa144. PMID: 32355950.

Rieg S, Busch HJ, Hans F, Grundmann H, Biever P, Bürkle H, Hammer T, Thimme R, Kern W. COVID-19-Versorgung – Strategien der Taskforce Coronavirus und Erfahrungen von den ersten 115 Fällen am Universitätsklinikum Freiburg [COVID-19-Response - Strategies of the Task-Force Coronavirus and experiences upon implementation in the management of 115 cases at the University Medical Center Freiburg]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2020 May;145(10):657-664. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1147-6244. Epub 2020 Apr 28. PMID: 32344439; PMCID: PMC7295295.

Rieg S. Kardiovaskuläre Infektionen – ein Update [Cardiovascular infections - recent progress and future challenges]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2020 Apr;145(7):448-452. German. doi: 10.1055/a-0968-0844. Epub 2020 Apr 1. PMID: 32236924.

Rieg S, Bechet L, Naujoks K, Hromek J, Lange B, Juzek-Küpper MF, Stete K, Müller MC, Jost I, Kern WV, Theilacker C. A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study on Postsplenectomy Sepsis and its Prevention. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 13;7(3):ofaa050. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa050. PMID: 32158777; PMCID: PMC7051034.

Mathé PJG, Joost I, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Schneider C, Kern W, Rieg S. Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis, or: Think Twice Before Placing a Venous Catheter into Lesional Atopic Skin. J Invest Dermatol. 2020 Sep;140(9):1870-1872. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.02.004. Epub 2020 Feb 17. PMID: 32081611.

Kaasch AJ, Rommerskirchen A, Hellmich M, Fätkenheuer G, Prinz-Langenohl R, Rieg S, Kern WV, Seifert H; SABATO trial group. Protocol update for the SABATO trial: a randomized controlled trial to assess early oral switch therapy in low- risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. Trials. 2020 Feb 12;21(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4102-0. PMID: 32051007; PMCID: PMC7017556.

Gudiol C, Albasanz-Puig A, Laporte-Amargós J, Pallarès N, Mussetti A, Ruiz- Camps I, Puerta-Alcalde P, Abdala E, Oltolini C, Akova M, Montejo M, Mikulska M, Martín-Dávila P, Herrera F, Gasch O, Drgona L, Paz Morales H, Brunel AS, García E, Isler B, Kern WV, Morales I, Maestro-de la Calle G, Montero M, Kanj SS, Sipahi OR, Calik S, Márquez-Gómez I, Marin JI, Gomes MZR, Hemmatti P, Araos R, Peghin M, Del Pozo JL, Yáñez L, Tilley R, Manzur A, Novo A, Carratalà J; IRONIC Study Group. Clinical Predictive Model of Multidrug Resistance in Neutropenic Cancer Patients with Bloodstream Infection Due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Mar 24;64(4):e02494-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02494-19. PMID: 32015035; PMCID: PMC7179320.

Lambert J, von Cube M, Biard L, Rieg S, Wolkewitz M. Infectious disease consultation for candidaemia. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Feb;20(2):164-165. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30745-5. PMID: 32006499.

Bayrhuber M, Anka N, Camp J, Glattacker M, Farin E, Rieg S. Prevention of post-splenectomy sepsis in patients with asplenia - a study protocol of a controlled trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 14;20(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4752-2. PMID: 31937251; PMCID: PMC6961276.

Rilinger J, Staudacher DL, Rieg S, Duerschmied D, Bode C, Wengenmayer T. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: outcome in HIV and non-HIV patients. Crit Care. 2019 Nov 14;23(1):356. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2661-9. PMID: 31727133; PMCID: PMC6854795.

Kern WV, Rieg S. Burden of bacterial bloodstream infection-a brief update on epidemiology and significance of multidrug-resistant pathogens. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Feb;26(2):151-157. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.031. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31712069.

Kaasch AJ, Kern WV, Joost I, Hellmich M, Seifert H, Rieg S. Effect of Clinically Uninfected Orthopedic Implants and Pacemakers/AICDs in Low-Risk Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection on Crude Mortality Rate: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Large Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 15;6(5):ofz170. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz170. PMID: 31111077; PMCID: PMC6521783.

Rieg S, Usadel S, Müller M. Aktuelles zu sexuell übertragbaren Infektionen [Sexually Transmitted Infections - What's New, What's Different?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2019 Feb;144(3):165-170. German. doi: 10.1055/a-0655-6657. Epub 2019 Jan 31. PMID: 30703834.

Rieg S, von Cube M, Kaasch AJ, Bonaventura B, Bothe W, Wolkewitz M, Peyerl- Hoffmann G, Deppe AC, Wahlers T, Beyersdorf F, Seifert H, Kern WV. Investigating the Impact of Early Valve Surgery on Survival in Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis Using a Marginal Structural Model Approach: Results of a Large, Prospectively Evaluated Cohort. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 18;69(3):487-494. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy908. PMID: 30346527.

Nambiar K, Seifert H, Rieg S, Kern WV, Scarborough M, Gordon NC, Kim HB, Song KH, Tilley R, Gott H, Liao CH, Edgeworth J, Nsutebu E, López-Cortés LE, Morata L, Walker AS, Thwaites G, Llewelyn MJ, Kaasch AJ; International Staphylococcus aureus collaboration (ISAC) study group (with linked authorship to members in the Acknowledgements) and the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections and Sepsis (ESGBIS). Survival following Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: A prospective multinational cohort study assessing the impact of place of care. J Infect. 2018 Dec;77(6):516-525. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.08.015. Epub 2018 Sep 1. PMID: 30179645.

Rieg S, Kern WV, Soriano A. Rifampicin in treating S aureus bacteraemia. Lancet. 2018 Aug 18;392(10147):554-555. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31555-1. Epub 2018 Aug 16. PMID: 30152387.

Rieg S, Hitzenbichler F, Hagel S, Suarez I, Kron F, Salzberger B, Pletz M, Kern WV, Fätkenheuer G, Jung N. Infectious disease services: a survey from four university hospitals in Germany. Infection. 2019 Feb;47(1):27-33. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1191-8. Epub 2018 Aug 17. PMID: 30120718.

Smit J, Rieg SR, Wendel AF, Kern WV, Seifert H, Schønheyder HC, Kaasch AJ. Onset of symptoms, diagnostic confirmation, and occurrence of multiple infective foci in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a look into the order of events and potential clinical implications. Infection. 2018 Oct;46(5):651-658. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1165-x. Epub 2018 Jun 14. PMID: 29949090.

Joost I, Bothe W, Pausch C, Kaasch A, Lange B, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Flüh G, Müller M, Schneider C, Seifert H, Kern WV, Beyersdorf F, Rieg S. Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in patients with ventricular assist devices- Management and outcome in a prospective bicenter cohort. J Infect. 2018 Jul;77(1):30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 May 17. PMID: 29778631.

Alabi A, Kazimoto T, Lebughe M, Vubil D, Phaku P, Mandomando I, Kern WV, Abdulla S, Mellmann A, Peitzmann L, Bischoff M, Peters G, Herrmann M, Grobusch MP, Schaumburg F, Rieg S. Management of superficial and deep-seated Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in sub-Saharan Africa: a post hoc analysis of the StaphNet cohort. Infection. 2018 Jun;46(3):395-404. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1140-6. Epub 2018 Apr 17. PMID: 29667040.

Jung N, Rieg S. Essentials in the management of S. aureus bloodstream infection. Infection. 2018 Aug;46(4):441-442. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1130-8. Epub 2018 Mar 6. PMID: 29512028.

Borde JP, Zange S, Antwerpen MH, Georgi E, von Buttlar H, Kern WV, Rieg S. Five cases of vector-borne Francisella tularensis holarctica infections in south-western Germany and genetic diversity. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 Aug;8(5):808-812. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.06.009. Epub 2017 Jul 1. PMID: 28684041.

Borde JP, Dobler G, Rieg S. Neues zu zeckenübertragenen Infektionen [Update on Tick-Borne Diseases in Germany]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2017 Jun;142(11):805-810. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-122468. Epub 2017 May 31. PMID: 28564731.

Rieg S, Kaasch AJ. Kontroversen im Management schwerer Staphylokokkeninfektionen [Controversies in Treatment of Severe Staphylococcus Infections]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2017 Apr;142(7):493-498. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-120983. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PMID: 28388744.

Joost I, Kaasch A, Pausch C, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Schneider C, Voll RE, Seifert H, Kern WV, Rieg S. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - Data from the prospective INSTINCT cohort. J Infect. 2017 Jun;74(6):575-584. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 18. PMID: 28322887.

Hos NJ, Jazmati N, Stefanik D, Hellmich M, AlSael H, Kern WV, Rieg S, Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H, Kaasch AJ. Determining vancomycin Etest MICs in patients with MRSA bloodstream infection does not support switching antimicrobials. J Infect. 2017 Mar;74(3):248-259. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.12.007. Epub 2016 Dec 22. PMID: 28017826.

Joost I, Steinfurt J, Meyer PT, Kern WV, Rieg S. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with iliac artery endarteritis in a patient receiving ustekinumab. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Oct 20;16(1):586. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1912-5. PMID: 27765025; PMCID: PMC5072319.

Rieg S, Joost I, Weiß V, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Schneider C, Hellmich M, Seifert H, Kern WV, Kaasch A. Combination antimicrobial therapy in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-a post hoc analysis in 964 prospectively evaluated patients. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Jun;23(6):406.e1-406.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.08.026. Epub 2016 Sep 8. PMID: 27615722.

Rieg S, Küpper MF. Infectious diseases consultations can make the difference: a brief review and a plea for more infectious diseases specialists in Germany. Infection. 2016 Apr;44(2):159-66. doi: 10.1007/s15010-016-0883-1. Epub 2016 Feb 23. PMID: 26908131.

Rieg S. Endokarditis - ein Update [Endocarditis - an update]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Dec;140(24):1817-20. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-107649. Epub 2015 Dec 1. PMID: 26625230.

Hos NJ, Rieg S, Kern WV, Jonas D, Fowler VG Jr, Higgins PG, Seifert H, Kaasch AJ. Amino acid alterations in fibronectin binding protein A (FnBPA) and bacterial genotype are associated with cardiac device related infection in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. J Infect. 2015 Feb;70(2):153-9.

Burgey C, Kern WV, Römer W, Rieg S. Differential induction of innate defense antimicrobial peptides in primary nasal epithelial cells upon stimulation with inflammatory cytokines, Th17 cytokines or bacterial conditioned medium from Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Microb Pathog. 2016 Jan;90:69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.11.023. Epub 2015 Nov 23. PMID: 26616165.

Eichenberger EM, Thaden JT, Sharma-Kuinkel B, Park LP, Rude TH, Ruffin F, Hos NJ, Seifert H, Rieg S, Kern WV, Lower SK, Fowler VG Jr, Kaasch AJ. Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection. PLoS One. 2015 Nov 25;10(11):e0141436. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141436. PMID: 26606522; PMCID: PMC4659655.

Rieg S, Küpper MF. Der Einfluss eines infektiologischen Konsiliardienstes auf die Versorgungsqualität und das Überleben von Patienten mit Infektionskrankheiten [Impact of an infectious diseases consultation service on the quality of care and the survival of patients with infectious diseases]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2015;109(7):500-10. German. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2015.09.008. Epub 2015 Oct 17. PMID: 26593765.

Rieg S, Küpper MF, de With K, Serr A, Bohnert JA, Kern WV. Intestinal decolonization of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL): a retrospective observational study in patients at risk for infection and a brief review of the literature. BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 28;15:475. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1225-0. PMID: 26511929; PMCID: PMC4624661.

Weis S, Kaasch AJ, Rieg S, Löffler B, Hagel S, Forstner C, Brunkhorst FM, Pletz MW. Staphylococcus-aureus-Bakteriämie - eine eigene Entität [Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia - a distinct entity]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Jun;140(13):982-9. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-102453. Epub 2015 Jun 26. PMID: 26115133.

Stete K, Kern WV, Rieg S, Serr A, Maurer C, Tintelnot K, Wagner D. Importierte Histoplasmose [Imported histoplasmosis]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Jun;140(12):913-6. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-102040. Epub 2015 Jun 12. PMID: 26069920.

Burgey C, Kern WV, Römer W, Sakinc T, Rieg S. The innate defense antimicrobial peptides hBD3 and RNase7 are induced in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by classical inflammatory cytokines but not Th17 cytokines. Microbes Infect. 2015 May;17(5):353-9. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 Jan 28. PMID: 25637949.

Kaasch AJ, Barlow G, Edgeworth JD, Fowler VG Jr, Hellmich M, Hopkins S, Kern WV, Llewelyn MJ, Rieg S, Rodriguez-Baño J, Scarborough M, Seifert H, Soriano A, Tilley R, Tőrők ME, Weiß V, Wilson AP, Thwaites GE; ISAC, INSTINCT, SABG, UKCIRG, and Colleagues. Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a pooled analysis of five prospective, observational studies. J Infect. 2014 Mar;68(3):242-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.10.015. Epub 2013 Nov 16. Erratum in: J Infect. 2014 Sep;69(3):306-7. PMID: 24247070; PMCID: PMC4136490.

Rieg S, Jonas D, Kaasch AJ, Porzelius C, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Theilacker C, Küpper MF, Schneider C, Seifert H, Kern WV. Microarray-based genotyping and clinical outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: an exploratory study. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 14;8(8):e71259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071259. PMID: 23967176; PMCID: PMC3743874.

Kaasch AJ, Rieg S, Hellmich M, Kern WV, Seifert H. Differential time to positivity is not predictive for central line-related Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in routine clinical care. J Infect. 2014 Jan;68(1):58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.08.006. Epub 2013 Aug 15. PMID: 23954613.

Rieg S, Saborowski V, Kern WV, Jonas D, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Hofmann SC. Expression of the sweat-derived innate defence antimicrobial peptide dermcidin is not impaired in Staphylococcus aureus colonization or recurrent skin infections. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2014 Mar;39(2):209-12. doi: 10.1111/ced.12189. Epub 2013 Jun 20. PMID: 23782241.

Kaasch AJ, Rieg S, Kuetscher J, Brodt HR, Widmann T, Herrmann M, Meyer C, Welte T, Kern P, Haars U, Reuter S, Hübner I, Strauss R, Sinha B, Brunkhorst FM, Hellmich M, Fätkenheuer G, Kern WV, Seifert H; preSABATO study group. Delay in the administration of appropriate antimicrobial therapy in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a prospective multicenter hospital-based cohort study. Infection. 2013 Oct;41(5):979-85. doi: 10.1007/s15010-013-0428-9. Epub 2013 Mar 29. PMID: 23539143.

Borde JP, Batin N, Rieg S, Feik R, Reimling C, Kern WV, de With K, Hübner J, Ruhnke M, Kaier K. Adherence to an antibiotic stewardship bundle targeting Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infections at a 200-bed community hospital. Infection. 2014 Aug;42(4):713-9. doi: 10.1007/s15010-014-0633-1. Epub 2014 Jun 3. PMID: 24889541.

Herrmann M, Abdullah S, Alabi A, Alonso P, Friedrich AW, Fuhr G, Germann A, Kern WV, Kremsner PG, Mandomando I, Mellmann AC, Pluschke G, Rieg S, Ruffing U, Schaumburg F, Tanner M, Peters G, von Briesen H, von Eiff C, von Müller L, Grobusch MP. Staphylococcal disease in Africa: another neglected 'tropical' disease. Future Microbiol. 2013 Jan;8(1):17-26. doi: 10.2217/fmb.12.126. PMID: 23252490.

Hofmann SC, Saborowski V, Lange S, Kern WV, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Rieg S. Expression of innate defense antimicrobial peptides in hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Jun;66(6):966-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.07.020. Epub 2011 Oct 7. PMID: 21982063.

Thoden J, Rieg S, Venhoff N, Wennekes V, Schmitt-Graeff A, Wagner D, Kern WV. Fatal hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with a previously well-controlled asymptomatic HIV infection after EBV reactivation. J Infect. 2012 Jan;64(1):110-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.08.011. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 21888928.

Rieg S, Schmoldt S, Theilacker C, de With K, Wölfel S, Kern WV, Dobler G. Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) acquired in Southwestern Germany. BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Jun 10;11:167. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-167. PMID: 21663601; PMCID: PMC3128054.

Kaasch AJ, Fowler VG Jr, Rieg S, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Birkholz H, Hellmich M, Kern WV, Seifert H. Use of a simple criteria set for guiding echocardiography in nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 1;53(1):1-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir320. PMID: 21653295; PMCID: PMC3149212.

Rieg S, Kaasch AJ, Wehrle J, Hofmann SC, Szymaniak-Vits M, Saborowski V, Jonas D, Kalbacher H, Seifert H, Kern WV. Susceptibility of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates to innate defense antimicrobial peptides. Microbes Infect. 2011 Aug;13(8-9):761-5. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.03.010. Epub 2011 Apr 5. PMID: 21473929.

Kaasch AJ, Rieg S, Neumann S, Seifert H, Kern WV. Measuring mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: are 3 months of follow-up enough? Infection. 2011 Jun;39(3):281-2. doi: 10.1007/s15010-011-0104-x. Epub 2011 Mar 23. PMID: 21431340.

Rieg S, Martin Bauer T, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, Held J, Ritter W, Wagner D, Kern WV, Serr A. Paenibacillus larvae Bacteremia in injection drug users. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):487-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1603.091457. PMID: 20202425; PMCID: PMC3322038.

Rieg S, Meier B, Fähnrich E, Huth A, Wagner D, Kern WV, Kalbacher H. Differential activity of innate defense antimicrobial peptides against Nocardia species. BMC Microbiol. 2010 Feb 23;10:61. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-61. PMID: 20178618; PMCID: PMC2834671.

Rieg S, Peyerl-Hoffmann G, de With K, Theilacker C, Wagner D, Hübner J, Dettenkofer M, Kaasch A, Seifert H, Schneider C, Kern WV. Mortality of S. aureus bacteremia and infectious diseases specialist consultation--a study of 521 patients in Germany. J Infect. 2009 Oct;59(4):232-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.07.015. Epub 2009 Aug 3. PMID: 19654021.

Rieg S, Huth A, Kalbacher H, Kern WV. Resistance against antimicrobial peptides is independent of Escherichia coli AcrAB, Pseudomonas aeruginosa MexAB and Staphylococcus aureus NorA efflux pumps. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Feb;33(2):174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.07.032. Epub 2008 Oct 21. PMID: 18945595.

Rieg S, Lübbert M, Kern WV, Timme S, Gärtner F, Rump JA. Myelodysplastic syndrome with complex karyotype associated with long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy. Br J Haematol. 2009 Jun;145(5):670-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07665.x. Epub 2009 Mar 17. PMID: 19344389.

Rieg S, Theilacker C. Afrikanisches Zeckenbissfieber [African tick bite fever]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008 Feb;133(8):363-4. German. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1046720. PMID: 18270918.

Stubanus M, Göbel H, Rieg S, Walz G, Gerke P. Quiz page. Minimal change glomerulonephritis associated with secondary syphilis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2007 Jun;49(6):A49-50. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.03.006. PMID: 17687805.