University Hospital Basel
Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology
Petersgraben 4
Basel
Switzerland
4031
Biographical Sketch: Deputy head of dept. infectious diseases and hospital epidemiology.
Hospital epidemiologist at the university hospitals of Basel, a 900 be tertiary care center.
Main interests are multiresistant strains, nosocomial infections, in particular surgical site infections, molecular typing of multiresistant strains, and disinfection/sterilization.
Member of task force at WHO, Geneva, on patient safety, member of guidelines committee of SHEA and IDSA. Scientific officer of the european study group of nosocomial infections (ESGNI), as part of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.