
Prof. Dr. med.
Sarah Tschudin Sutter
Position(s)
Head Division of Hospital Epidemiology and Deputy Head Division of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Epidemiology
Lead Expert Group Infection Prevention and Control of the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force
Institution
University Hospital Basel
Phone +41 61 328 68 51
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Research Group Sarah Tschudin Sutter
Research Focus
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Area of Research
Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases with the main research interest in hospital acquired infections, multi drug-resistant pathogens, C. difficile and infection prevention and control interventions.
Approved Research Projects
- Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03465683)
- Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04098133)
- Comparison of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing to Determine Transmission Rate of ESBL-producing E.Coli (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04323553)
- Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03588221)
- SIMPLIFY the Hand Hygiene Procedure - Three Steps Versus Six Steps for Performing Hand Hygiene (SIMPLIFY Study) (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04187040)
Collaborations
National Collaborations
- Abteilung Klinische Bakteriologie und Mykologie, Universitätsspital Basel
- Cantonal Laboratory of the City of Basel
- Department of Biosystems and Engineering Sciences at ETH Zurich
- National Centre for Infection Prevention (swissnoso)
- National Research Programme Antimicrobial Resistance (NRP72)
International Collaborations
- European Working Group for C. difficile (ESCMID Study Group for C. difficile)
- Guideline Subcommittee European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Ongoing Research Projects
- Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03588221)
- Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03465683)
- Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04098133)
- Comparison of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing to Determine Transmission Rate of ESBL-producing E.Coli (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04323553)
Research Team






Daniel Sepulcri | MD thesis |
Fiona Rudolf | MSc thesis |
Mario Meier | MSc thesis |
Ana Durovic | MD thesis |
Dimitri Dettwiler | MSc thesis |
Matthias Messerli | MSc thesis |
Samuel Wagner | MSc thesis |
Nicole Fosse | MD thesis |
Lukas Bock | MD thesis |
Isabelle Vock | MD thesis |
Jeanne Fasel | MSc thesis |
Rahel Stadler | MD thesis ongoing |
Selina Ehrenzeller | MD thesis |