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  1. Occurrence of chemicals with known or suspected endocrine disrupting activity in drinking water, groundwater and surface water, Austria 2017/2018

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, November 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  2. Use of antibiotics in Austria / Antibiotikaeinsatz in Österreich

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  3. Antibiotics in Austrian drinking water resources, survey 2014

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  4. Improved Protocol for Rapid Identification of Certain Spa Types Using High Resolution Melting Curve Analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  5. Pregnancy related listeriosis: treatment and control

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  6. Effect of airborne hydrogen peroxide on spores of Clostridium difficile

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  7. Listeriosis: The Dark Side of Refrigeration and Ensiling

    Article • December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  8. Faecal microbiota transplantation—the Austrian approach

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  9. Hepatitis A as a foodborne infection

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  10. Listeriose in der Schwangerschaft

    Article • Frauenheilkunde up2date, August 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  11. Occurrence of Clostridium difficile infections due to PCR ribotype 027 in Bucharest, Romania

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, June 2014, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  12. Letter to the editor: Salmonella Stanley outbreaks – a prompt to reevaluate existing food regulations

    Article • Eurosurveillance, June 2014, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  13. Whole genome sequencing as a tool to investigate a cluster of seven cases of listeriosis in Austria and Germany, 2011–2013

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger, Prof. Dr. Alexander Mellmann

  14. Seroprevalence for Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis, Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Austrian adults: A cross-sectional survey among military personnel and civilians

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  15. Improved control of nosocomial C. difficile transmission by daily use of an oxygen-releasing sporicidal disinfectant

    Article • International Journal of Infection Control, March 2014, International Federation of Infection Control

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  16. Genome Sequencing of Listeria monocytogenes “Quargel” Listeriosis Outbreak Strains Reveals Two Different Strains with Distinct In Vitro Virulence Potential

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  17. Autochthonous Leptospirosis in South-East Austria, 2004–2012

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  18. Autochthonous Dirofilaria repens in Austria

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  19. Evaluating levels of knowledge on food safety among food handlers from restaurants and various catering businesses in Vienna, Austria 2011/2012

    Article • Food Control, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  20. A Food Handler-Associated, Foodborne Norovirus GII.4 Sydney 2012-Outbreak Following a Wedding Dinner, Austria, October 2012

    Article • Food and Environmental Virology, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  21. Limited value of routine spa typing: A cross-sectional study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-positive patients in an Austrian hospital

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  22. Detection of Plasmodium sp.-infested Anopheles hyrcanus (Pallas 1771) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Austria, 2012

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  23. Strukturelle Voraussetzungen und Bedingungen für eine effektive mikrobiologische Diagnostik bei Ausbruchsgeschehen

    Article • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  24. Absence of Clostridium difficile in asymptomatic hospital staff

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  25. A 2010 Austrian Salmonella enteritidis PT4 outbreak associated with a laying hen holding previously involved in an S. enteritidis PT4 cluster: Pitfalls of regulatory responses in risk management

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  26. Molecular Typing in Public Health Laboratories: From an Academic Indulgence to an Infection Control Imperative

    Article • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, January 2012, Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (KAMJE)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  27. The First Case(s) of Botulism in Vienna in 21 Years: A Case Report

    Article • Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  28. Time to act against Clostridium difficile infection

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  29. Outbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Langau, Austria, 2010

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  30. Influenza-related excess mortality, Austria 2001 till 2009

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  31. Livestock-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureu s in Humans, Europe

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  32. Gene Scanning of an Internalin B Gene Fragment Using High-Resolution Melting Curve Analysis as a Tool for Rapid Typing of Listeria monocytogenes

    Article • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  33. Laboratory-acquired Vibrio cholerae O1 infection in Austria, 2008

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  34. Rubella in Austria 2008–2009

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  35. Immunologie und Infektionskrankheiten

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  36. Listeriosis: a resurgent foodborne infection

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  37. Antibiotic stewardship implementation in the EU: the way forward

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  38. Incidence and microbiology of salad-borne disease.

    Article • CABI Reviews, June 2009, CABI Publishing

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  39. Clostridium difficile Infection in a Health Care Worker

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  40. Antifungal Activity of Diethyldithiocarbamate Antimyzetische Aktivitat von Diethylcarbamat

    Article • Mycoses, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  41. Foodborne outbreaks, Austria 2007

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  42. Epidemiology of listeriosis in Austria

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  43. Clostridium difficile: a new zoonotic agent?

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  44. Imported Salmonella Enteritidis cases: a multiphage outbreak among Austrian vacationers in Turkey, 2008

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  45. A food-borne outbreak of Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis, Austria, 2008

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  46. Outbreak of staphylococcal food intoxication after consumption of pasteurized milk products, June 2007, Austria

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  47. An outbreak of febrile gastroenteritis associated with jellied pork contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  48. A foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 6 in Austria, 2008

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  49. A non-foodborne norovirus outbreak among school children during a skiing holiday, Austria, 2007

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  50. An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in an Austrian hospital, winter 2006–2007

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger, Michael Schirmer

  51. Epidemiology of enterovirus types causing neurological disease in Austria 1999-2007: Detection of clusters of echovirus 30 and enterovirus 71 and analysis of prevalent genotypes

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  52. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-, intimin- and haemolysin genes in Escherichia coli isolates from drinking water supplies in a rural area of Austria

    Article • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  53. Antibiotic Stewardship through the EU Project "ABS International"

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  54. Hospital antibiotic management in Austria – results of the ABS maturity survey of the ABS International group

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  55. Antimicrobial stewardship

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  56. Optimization of Antibiotic Use in Hospitals – Antimicrobial Stewardship and the EU Project ABS International

    Article • Chemotherapy, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  57. Partial teicoplanin dependence in a vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecium isolated from an oncology patient 1 month after cessation of teicoplanin therapy, Austria 2007

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  58. Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis of unknown etiology caused by contaminated drinking water in a rural village in Austria, August 2006

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  59. Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae serogroups other than O1 and O139 in Austria

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  60. Lebensmittelbedingte infektiöse Krankheitsausbrüche, Österreich 2005

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  61. A Case of Healthcare-Associated, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Austria: Reconsidering the Value of Cohorting of Patients with Culture-Positive Tuberculosis

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  62. Detecting Clostridium botulinum

    Article • August 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  63. An outbreak of Norovirus infection affecting an Austrian nursing home and a hospital

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  64. Value of immunohistochemistry for rapid ante mortem rabies diagnosis

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  65. Verhütung von lebensmittelbedingten Infektionen

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  66. Outbreak of shigellosis in the Vienna Zoo affecting human and non-human primates

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  67. An Austrian outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 36 in 2004

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  68. Travel-associated Rabies in Austrian Man

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  69. Surveillance of Legionnaires’ disease in Austria

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, May 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  70. Listeria meningitis in transplant recipients

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, March 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  71. Need for national level outbreak control in Austria

    Article • The Lancet, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  72. Harnwegsinfektion im Kindesalter

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  73. Antibiotics in horticulture and antibiotic feed additives in animal husbandry, Austria 2002

    Article • Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, September 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  74. Identifying and subtyping species of dangerous pathogens by automated ribotyping

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  75. Listeria : growth, phenotypic differentiation and molecular microbiology

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, April 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  76. Occurrence of Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin in Austria

    Article • Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, April 2003, Wiley

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  77. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H infection and consumption of unpasteurized cow's milk

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  78. Clinical Course and the Role of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infection in the Hemolytic‐Uremic Syndrome in Pediatric Patients, 1997–2000, in Germany and Austria: A Prospective Study

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  79. Routine surface disinfection in health care facilities: Should we do it?

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, August 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  80. Anthrax inhalation and lethal human infection

    Article • The Lancet, February 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  81. The Effect of Antibiotics on Phagocytic Function of Granulocytes

    Article • December 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  82. Helminthic infestations in the Tyrol, Austria

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  83. HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME SURVEILLANCE TO MONITOR TRENDS IN INFECTION WITH ESCHERICHIA COLI O157 AND NON-O157 ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E. COLI IN AUSTRIA

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  84. Characterization of Consecutive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from Patients with Pharyngitis and Bacteriological Treatment Failure: Special Reference to prtF1 and sic / drs

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  85. Clostridium botulinum und Botulismus

    Article • January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  86. Epstein-barr virus-associated Hodgkin's lymphoma and legionella pneumophila infection complicating treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate and cyclosporine A

    Article • Human Pathology, February 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  87. Trends in infection morbidity in a pediatric oncology ward, 1986–1995

    Article • Medical and Pediatric Oncology, May 1999, Wiley

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  88. Trends in infection morbidity in a pediatric oncology ward, 1986-1995

    Article • Medical and Pediatric Oncology, May 1999, Wiley

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  89. Use of automated ribotyping of Austrian Listeria monocytogenes isolates to support epidemiological typing

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, April 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  90. In-vitro activity of fosfomycin against vancomycin-resistant enterococci

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  91. Die bundesstaatliche bakteriologisch-serologische Untersuchungsanstalt in Innsbruck

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  92. Comparative study of five different techniques for epidemiological typing of Escherichia coli O157

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, November 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  93. Review of meeting: European Study Group on Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, June 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  94. Typing of Austrian Listeria monocytogenes Isolates by Automated Laser Fluorescence Analysis of Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA

    Article • Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, June 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  95. Neurological stamp. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

    Article • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, April 1997, BMJ

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  96. Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857-1940).

    Article • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, March 1997, BMJ

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  97. Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver in a six-year-old girl with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, February 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  98. Therapie bakterieller Infektionen

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  99. In vitro Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes: Comparison of the E Test with the Agar Dilution Test

    Article • Chemotherapy, January 1997, Karger Publishers

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  100. Einleitung

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  101. Epilog

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  102. Klinische Mikrobiologie

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  103. Keimbesiedelung und Infektion

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  104. Antibakterielle Chemotherapie

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  105. Antibakterielle Wirkstoffe

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  106. Answer to Photo Quiz

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  107. Abdominal mycotic aneurysm due to Streptococcus zooepidemicus

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, March 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  108. Acinetobacterinfektion und Tokolyse

    Article • Gyn�kologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau, January 1994, Karger Publishers

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  109. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Austria

    Article • January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  110. To the editors:

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, December 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  111. Listeria monocytogenes infection in prosthetic joints

    Article • International Orthopaedics, September 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  112. Listeriosis and Cephalosporins

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  113. A new kind of orphan drug?

    Article • Nature, June 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  114. Subtyping meningococci

    Article • The Lancet, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  115. Urinary Tract Infection Caused by NontyphoidalSalmonella: Report of 30 Cases

    Article • Urologia Internationalis, January 1992, Karger Publishers

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  116. Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus infection

    Article • October 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  117. An Outbreak of Suppurative Lymphadenitis Connected with BCG Vaccination in Austria, 1990/1991

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 1991, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  118. Effect of prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii on toxoplasma encephalitis

    Article • The Lancet, May 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  119. Results of a 6-Month Survey of Stool Cultures for Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, June 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  120. Toxicity and clearance of intravitreal cefotetan

    Article • Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  121. Microcalorimetric assessment of gyrase-inhibitors

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, September 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  122. Microcalorimetric investigations on Listeria

    Article • Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene Series A Medical Microbiology Infectious Diseases Virology Parasitology, March 1988, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  123. Listerïa monocytogenes - microcalorimetric investigations regarding the antibacterial efficiency of chemotherapeutics

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, September 1987, Elsevier

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  124. The influence of third-generation cephalosporins on the aerobic intestinal flora

    Article • Infection, January 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  125. Good habits before filing a patent application

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, June 1979, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Franz Allerberger

  126. Listeria

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Franz Allerberger