Björn Herrmann
Adjunct Professor at Department of Medical Sciences; Clinical Microbiology
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 39 52
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 699 39 52
- Fax:
- +46 18 55 91 57
- E-mail:
- Bjorn.Herrmann@medsci.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Dag Hammarskjölds väg 38
- Postal address:
- Klinisk Mikrobiologi, Hub
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 38
751 85 Uppsala
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Publications
Recent publications
- ompA Sequencing and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Cases in Buenos Aires Reveal New Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes (2024)
- SNP-based high-resolution typing of Chlamydia psittaci from humans and wild birds in Sweden (2024)
- Management of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections in Europe (2023)
- Changes in testing and incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2022)
- Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national and regional incidence, epidemiology and diagnostic testing of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Sweden, 2020 (2022)
All publications
Articles
- ompA Sequencing and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Cases in Buenos Aires Reveal New Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes (2024)
- SNP-based high-resolution typing of Chlamydia psittaci from humans and wild birds in Sweden (2024)
- Management of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections in Europe (2023)
- Changes in testing and incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2022)
- Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national and regional incidence, epidemiology and diagnostic testing of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Sweden, 2020 (2022)
- Patterns of sexual behaviour associated with repeated chlamydia testing and infection in men and women (2022)
- Parasites of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) from three localities in the Antarctic Peninsula and a review of their parasitic fauna (2021)
- Comparison of three real-time PCR methods for detection of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium in Sweden (2021)
- Comparison between Abbott m2000 RealTime and Alinity m STI systems for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium (2021)
- Ongoing evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (2021)
- Environmental contamination by Chlamydia trachomatis RNA can cause false-positive test results in clinical samples. (2021)
- Spread of clonal genovar E Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men (2021)
- Where to go to in chlamydia control? (2021)
- Changes in the trend of sexually acquired chlamydia infections in Sweden and the role of testing (2021)
- A New SNP-Based Genotyping Method for C. psittaci (2021)
- ‘To be on the safe side’ (2020)
- Users' Opinions of Internet-based Self-sampling Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Sweden (2020)
- Rise and fall of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Sweden (2020)
- Internet-based self-sampling for Chlamydia trachomatis testing (2020)
- Chlamydia psittaci in Fulmars on The Faroe Islands (2020)
- The repeated 36 amino acid motif of Chlamydia trachomatis Hc2 protein binds to the major groove of DNA (2019)
- Impact of a single round of mass drug administration with azithromycin on active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and circulating strains in The Gambia and Senegal (2019)
- Ten years transmission of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Sweden (2018)
- Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes A and B from urogenital specimens of patients in Spain (2018)
- A vertical flow paper-microarray assay with isothermal DNA amplification for detection of Neisseria meningitidis (2018)
- LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM IN SWEDEN 2004-2016 (2017)
- Lymphogranuloma venereum rates increased and Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes changed among men who have sex with men in Sweden 2004-2016 (2017)
- First case of human bacteraemia by Catabacter hongkongensis in Scandinavia (2017)
- Duplex detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and medically important non-tuberculosis mycobacteria by real-time PCR based on the rnpB gene (2016)
- Comparison of multilocus sequence typing and multilocus typing microarray of Chlamydia trachomatis strains from Argentina and Chile (2016)
- Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012 (2016)
- Sexual and testing behaviour associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection (2016)
- Clinical and Microbiological Factors Associated with High Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Density in Patients with Pneumococcal Pneumonia (2015)
- Global Multilocus Sequence Type Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains from 16 Countries (2015)
- Chlamydiaceae-like bacterium, but no Chlamydia psittaci, in sea birds from Antarctica (2015)
- Comparison of species identification of endocarditis associated viridans streptococci using rnpB genotyping and 2 MALDI-TOF systems (2015)
- Genital Chlamydia Prevalence in Europe and Non-European High Income Countries (2015)
- Association between Serotype-Specific Antibody Response and Serotype Characteristics in Patients with Pneumococcal Pneumonia, with Special Reference to Degree of Encapsulation and Invasive Potential (2014)
- Differentiation and Phylogenetic Relationships in Mycobacterium spp with Special Reference to the RNase P RNA Gene rnpB (2014)
- Comparison of Sputum and Nasopharyngeal Aspirate Samples and of the PCR Gene Targets lytA and Spn9802 for Quantitative PCR for Rapid Detection of Pneumococcal Pneumonia (2014)
- Bubonic lymphogranuloma venereum with multidrug treatment failure (2014)
- Quantitative fucK gene polymerase chain reaction on sputum and nasopharyngeal secretions to detect Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia (2013)
- Epitopes of Microbial and Human Heat Shock Protein 60 and Their Recognition in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (2013)
- Health evaluation of wild gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in the Antarctic Peninsula (2013)
- Autoimmunity and cystatin SA1 deficiency behind chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (2013)
- Unusual increase of psittacosis in southern Sweden linked to wild bird exposure, January to April 2013 (2013)
- Chlamydia psittaciin Swedish Wetland Birds (2012)
- Chlamydia psittaci in birds of prey, Sweden (2012)
- Chlamydia trachomatis Strains Show Specific Clustering for Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared to Heterosexual Populations in Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United States (2012)
- Multilocus Sequence Typing of Genital Chlamydia trachomatis in Norway Reveals Multiple New Sequence Types and a Large Genetic Diversity (2012)
- Prevalence Trends of the New Variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Four Counties of Sweden in 2007-2011 (2012)
- Genotyping markers used for multi locus VNTR analysis with ompA (MLVA-ompA) and multi sequence typing (MST) retain stability in Chlamydia trachomatis (2012)
- Chlamydia control activities in Europe (2012)
- MLVA Subtyping of Genovar E Chlamydia trachomatis Individualizes the Swedish Variant and Anorectal Isolates from Men who Have Sex with Men (2012)
- Variation-tolerant capture and multiplex detection of nucleic acids (2012)
- Chlamydia infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility (2011)
- Evaluation of High-Resolution Typing Methods for Chlamydia trachomatis in Samples from Heterosexual Couples (2011)
- Multilocus sequence typing of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis from patients with different degrees of clinical symptoms (2011)
- High-Resolution Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis by Use of a Novel Multilocus Typing DNA Microarray (2011)
- Prevalence trends in Sweden for the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (2011)
- Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis strains from culture and clinical samples using an ompA-based DNA microarray assay (2011)
- Usefulness of real-time PCR for lytA, ply, and Spn9802 on plasma samples for the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia (2010)
- Multiplex quantitative PCR for detection of lower respiratory tract infection and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis (2010)
- A novel Chlamydiaceae-like bacterium found in faecal specimens from sea birds from the Bering Sea (2010)
- Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Chlamydia trachomatis Strains (2010)
- Characterisation of Chlamydia trachomatis by ompA sequencing and multilocus sequence typing in a Swedish county before and after identification of the new variant (2010)
- Mosaic structure of intragenic repetitive elements in histone H1-like protein Hc2 varies within serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis (2010)
- Is quantitative PCR for the pneumolysin (ply) gene useful for detection of pneumococcal lower respiratory tract infection? (2009)
- Detection of Haemophilus influenzae in respiratory secretions from pneumonia patients by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (2009)
- Multiplex and quantifiable detection of nucleic acid from pathogenic fungi using padlock probes, generic real time PCR and specific suspension array readout (2009)
- Typing Chlamydia trachomatis (2009)
- Lymphogranuloma venereum - ökad spridning i Sverige (2009)
- Toward a quantitative DNA-based definition of pneumococcal pneumonia (2008)
- Update on the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (2008)
- Emergence and Spread of Chlamydia trachomatis Variant, Sweden (2008)
- Klamydia hos kvinnor i Sverige (2008)
- TaqMan assay for Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant (2007)
- Ny klamydiavariant upptäckt 2006. Snabb spridning i Sverige, diagnosmetoder missade mutation (2007)
- A new genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (2007)
- Multiplex real-time PCR targeting the RNase P RNA gene for detection and identification of Candida species in blood (2007)
- High-resolution genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis strains by multilocus sequence analysis (2007)
- Spatial bridges and the spread of Chlamydia (2007)
- Experiences with the new genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Orebro county, Sweden - proportion, characteristics and effective diagnostic solution in an emergent situation (2007)
- No increase of ectopic pregnancies among adolescents (2006)
- We need a better strategy against Chlamydia infections (2006)
- Chlamydia infections increasing in Sweden, too. Better knowledge and a national intervention program are necessary (2006)
- Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands. (2006)
- Aire deficient mice develop hematopoetic irregularities and marginal zone B cell lymphoma (2006)
- Lymphogranuloma venereum prevalence in Sweden among men who have sex with men and characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis ompA genotypes (2006)
- Incidence of severe reproductive tract complications associated with diagnosed genital chlamydial infection (2006)
- Impact of a genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis on national detection rates in Sweden (2006)
- Two cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in homosexual men in Stockholm (2005)
- Identification of 43 Streptococcus species by pyrosequencing analysis of the rnpB gene. (2005)
- Screening for chlamydia (2005)
- Phylogenetic relationships and species differentiation of 39 Legionella species by sequence determination of the RNase P RNA gene rnpB (2005)
- Real-time PCR for pharmacodynamic studies of Chlamydia trachomatis (2005)
- Improved contact tracing of Chlamydia trachomatis in a Swedish county--is genotyping worthwhile? (2005)
- Comparison of a duplex quantitative real-time PCR assay and the COBAS Amplicor CMV Monitor test for detection of cytomegalovirus (2004)
- Characterization of ompA genotypes by sequence analysis of DNA from all detected cases of Chlamydia trachomatis infections during 1 year of contact tracing in a Swedish County. (2004)
- Cellular responses to cytomegalovirus in immunosuppressed patients (2003)
- Missing links in the divergence of Chlamydophila abortus from Chlamydophila psittaci (2003)
- Syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydial infection among women undergoing legalor illegal abortion in Maputo. (2002)
- Simultaneous detection and typing of influenza viruses A and B by a nested reverse transcription-PCR: Comparison to virus isolation and antigen detection by immunofluorescence and optimal immunoassay (2001)
- Respiratory syncytial virus and chlamydia are not detectable by PCR inongoing vernal keratoconjunctivitis. (2001)
- Screening for chlamydial infections and the risk of ectopic pregnancy in a county in Sweden: ecological analysis (1998)