Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study. Bagutti C, Hug MA, Heim P, Hampe EI, Hübner P, Julian TR, Koch KN, Grosheintz K, Kraus M, Schaubhut C, Tarnutzer R, Würfel E, Fuchs S and Sutter ST. Swiss Medical Weekly. 2024; 154(3). https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3706

Influenza transmission dynamics quantified from RNA in wastewater in Switzerland. Nadeau S, Devaux AJ, Bagutti C, Alt M, Ilg Hampe E, Kraus M, Würfel E, Koch KN, Fuchs S, Tschudin-Sutter S, Holschneider A, Ort C, Chen C, Huisman JS, Julian TR and Stadler T. Swiss Medical Weekly. 2024; 154(1): 3503. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3503

Effectiveness of chemical inactivation of infectious liquid biological waste: a randomized sample study of research laboratories in Switzerland. Teuscher AC, Ruhnau C, Stöcklin N, Wichmann F, Hampe EI and Bagutti C. Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobb.2024.02.001

Neue Erkenntnisse über prähistorische Kunst: Tätowierungen. S. Kochs, U. Hauri, M. Foerster, W. Bäumler, I. Schreiver. Chemie in unserer Zeit. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/ciuz.20220002

Regulatory action needed to combat nickel contact allergy in the population. M.G. Ahlström, M. Wennervaldt, G. McCombie, P. Blaser, C. Lidén; Contact Dermatitis. 2023; (89): 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14330

Towards detecting genotoxic chemicals in food packaging at thresholds of toxicological concern using bioassays with high-performance thin-layer chromatography. A.J. Bergmann, M. Breitenbach, C. Muñoz, E. Simon, G. McCombie, M. Biedermann, A. Schönborn, E.L.M. Vermeirssen. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 2023; (36): 101052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101052.

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in diverse foodstuffs: a prospective, longitudinal study in the City of Basel, Switzerland. Bagutti* C, Gómez-Sanz* E, García-Martín A, Roth J, Alt M, Maurer L, Schindler R, Furger R, Eichenberger L and Steffen I. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023; 14: 1295037. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1295037

Spatiotemporal dissemination of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in municipal sewer systems: a prospective, longitudinal study in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Bagutti* C, Gómez-Sanz* E, Roth JA, Alt Hug M, García-Martín AB, Maurer Pekerman L, Schindler R, Furger R, Eichenberger L, Steffen I, Egli A, Hübner P, Stadler T, Aguilar-Bultet L and Tschudin-Sutter S. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023; 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1174336

Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 shows high correlation with COVID-19 case numbers and allowed early detection of the first confirmed B. 1.1. 529 infection in Switzerland: results of an observational surveillance study. Bagutti C, Hug Alt M, Heim P, Pekerman LM, Hampe Ilg E, Hübner P, Fuchs S, Savic M, Stadler T, Topolsky I, Icer Baykal P, Dreifuss D, Beerenwinkel N and Tschudin Sutter S. Swiss Medical Weekly. 2022; (152): w30202. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2022.w30202

Quality of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectra in Routine Diagnostics: Results from an International External Quality Assessment including 36 Laboratories from 12 countries using 47 challenging bacterial strains. Cuénod A, Aerni M, Bagutti C, Bayraktar B, Boz ES, Carneiro CB, Casanova C, Coste AT, Damborg P and van Dam D. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2022.05.017

Identification of a cluster of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 101 isolated from food and humans. Aguilar-Bultet L, Bagutti C, Egli A, Alt M, Maurer Pekerman L, Schindler R, Furger R, Eichenberger L, Roloff T, Steffen I, Huebner P, Stadler T and Tschudin-Sutter S. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1164

Identification of nitrite treated tuna fish meat via the determination of nitrous oxide by head space-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. M. Niederer , S. Lang, B. Roux, T. Stebler, C. Hohl; F1000Res. 2019; 8: 711. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19304.2

Genipin in Temporary Jagua Tattoos – Black Dye Causing Severe Allergic Dermatitis. Bircher AJ, Scherer Hofmeier K, Schlegel U, Hauri H. Dermatitis. 2019; 30(6): 375-376. https://doi.org/10.1097/DER.0000000000000484

Air-conditioner cooling towers as complex reservoirs and continuous source of Legionella pneumophila infection evidenced by a genomic analysis study in 2017, Switzerland. Wüthrich D, Gautsch S, Spieler-Denz R, Dubuis O, Gaia V, Moran-Gilad J, Hinic V, Seth-Smith HM, Nickel CH, Tschudin-Sutter S, Bassetti S, Haenggi M, Brodmann P, Fuchs S, Egli A., Euro Surveill. 2019, 24(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.4.1800192.

Monitoring of Natural Radioactivity in Drinking Water and Food with Emphasis on Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides. Zehringer M, Intech Open (2019), “Radio contamination of tea plants”, Zehringer M, Atlas of Science (2019) https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/70114

Transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae and their mobile genetic elements—identification of sources by whole genome sequencing: study protocol for an observational study in Switzerland. Stadler T, Meinel D, Aguilar-Bultet L, Huisman JS, Schindler R, Egli A, Seth-Smith HM, Eichenberger L, Brodmann P, Hübner P, Bagutti C and Tschudin-Sutter S. BMJ open. 2018; 8(2): e021823. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021823

Enterotoxin Production of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates From Biopesticides, Foods, and Outbreaks. S. Johler, E.M. Kalbhenn, N. Heini, P. Brodmann, S. Gautsch, M. Bagcioglu, M. Contzen, R. Stephan and M. Ehling-Schulz, Frontiers in Microbiology. 201; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01915

Cross-Contamination with Gluten by Using Kitchen Utensils: Fact or Fiction?. D. Studerus , E. Ilg Hampe, D. Fahrer, M. Wilhelmi, S.R. Vavricka, J Food Prot. 2018: 81(10) 1679-1684. https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-383

Photooxidation of Octahydro Tetramethy Naphtalenylethanone in Perfumes and Aftershaves. S. Schrack; C. Hohl, W. Schwack, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2018, 94: 965 – 974. https://doi.org/10.1111/php.12924

Origin and fate of radionuclides in Swiss soils. M. Zehringer, Atlas of Science, 4.12.2018.

A simple method for the rapid analysis of radiostrontium in drinking water, river water and seawater. M. Zehringer , Atlas of Science, 11.4.2018.

Fate of Radiopharmaceuticals in the Environment. M. Zehringer (2018), In: Sewage, Ivan Zhu, Ed., IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.74665.

Radionuclides in human hair of Swiss people. F. Kramer, Franziska Kammerer, M. Wagmann, M. Zehringer, Chimia 2018: 72, 726. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2018.726

Radionuclides in tea and their behaviour in the brewing process. M. Zehringer, J. Environ. Radio.2018. 19, 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.06.002

A prototype tracing-technique to assess the mobility of dispersed earthworm casts on a vegetated hillslope using caesium-134 and cobalt-60. P.Greenwood, S. Haley, M. Zehringer and N. J. Kuhn, Sci Tot. Env. 2018. 654. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.079

Monitoring of genetically modified Escherichia coli in laboratory wastewater. Wichmann F, Wyrsch I, Frank J, Müller M, Bertschi N, Brodmann P and Bagutti C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017; 24(30): 23725-23734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0021-3

Wastewater is a reservoir for clinically relevant carbapenemase- and 16s rRNA methylase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Zurfluh K, Bagutti C, Brodmann P, Alt M, Schulze J, Fanning S, Stephan R and Nuesch-Inderbinen M. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2017; 50(3): 436-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.04.017

Fate of 137Cs, 90Sr and 239+240Pu in soil profiles at a water recharge site in Basel, Switzerland. Abraham, J., Meusburger, K., Kohler Waldis, J., Ketterer, M.E., Zehringer, M., Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2017: 182: .85-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.11.019

Decision support for the selection of reference sites using 137Cs as a soil erosion tracer. Arata, L., Meusburger, K., Bürge, A., Zehringer, M., Ketterer, M.E., Mabit, L., Alewell, C. SOIL. 2017; 3: 113-122. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-3-113-2017

A Rapid Extraction Procedure for the Determination of Strontium-90 in Water Samples. Zehringer, Abraham, J., Kammerer, F., Syla, V., Wagmann, M. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 2017; 11: 116-123. DOI:10.17265/1934-7375/2017.03.006

Gamma-Ray Spectrometry and the Investigation of Environmental and Food Samples. Zehringer, M. 2017: chapter in „New Insights on Gamma Rays“. DOI: 10.5772/67099

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by a new temporary blue-black tattoo dye-sensitization to genipin from jaqua (genipa Americana) fruit extract. Andreas J. Bircher, Rita Sigg, Kathrin Scherer Hofmeier, Urs Schlegel, Urs Hauri, Contact Dermatitis 2017; 77(6): 374-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.12844

Identification of organic pigment in tattoo inks and permanent make-up using desorption ionisation mass spectrometry. Markus Niederer, Urs Hauri, Lydia Kroll, Christopher Hohl, F1000 Research 2017; 6: 2034. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13035.2

Zur Belastung von Milchzähnen japanischer Kinder mit radioaktivem Strontium – Erste Ergebnisse. Zehringer, M., Wagmann, M., Walter M. Matsui, E., Strahlentelex. 2016; 30 (706-707). ISSN 0931-4288

Fast Survey of Radiostrontium after an Emergency Incident involving Ionizing Radiation. Abraham, J., Kammerer, F., Wagmann, M., Zehringer, M., Chimia. 2016; 70(11): 816. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.816

Radioactivity in Food: Experiences of the Food Control Authority of Basel-City since the Chernobyl Accident. Zehringer, M., 2016. book chapter in Radiation Effects in Materials. DOI: 10.5772/62460

Food Adulteration in Switzerland: From "Ravioli" over "Springbock" to "Disco Sushi". Hübner Ph. Chimia. 2016; 70(5): 334-337. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.334

Chemical Analysis: An Indispensable Means for Uncovering Severe Cases of Fraud with Cosmetics and Tattoo Inks. Hohl, C. and Hauri, U. Chimia. 2016; 70(5): 357-359. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.357

Carcinogenic Tattoos? Sabbioni G. and Hauri, U. Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health. 2016; 13(4). https://doi.org/10.2427/12018

Oxysterols in cosmetics Determination by planar solid phaseextraction and gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. S. Schrack, C. Hohl, W. Schwack , Journal of Chromatography A. 2016; 1473: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2016.10.056

Occurrence and concentrations of isothiazolinones in detergents and cosmetics in Switzerland. Elena Garcia-Hidalgo, Virginie Sottas, Natalie von Goetz, Urs Hauri, Christian Bogdal,Konrad Hungerbühler, Contact Dermatitis 2017; 76(2):96-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.12700

Low level impurities in imported wheat are a likely source of feral transgenic oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) in Switzerland. Schulze J, Brodmann P, Oehen B and Bagutti C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2015; (22 ): 16936–16942. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4903-y

Photostability and Breakdown Products of Pigments currently used in Tattoo Inks. Hauri U., Hohl C. Tattooed Skind and Health (2015) Karger. https://doi.org/10.1159/000369225

Radonbelastung in grossen Wasserwerken. Zehringer, M., Pedrazzi, L., Aqua & Gas. 2015; 9: 48-55.

Gamma Ray Spectrometry of Sewer Sludge – A Useful Tool for the Identification of Emission Sources in a City. Rumpel, N., Kammerer, F., Wagmann, M., Zehringer, M., Chimia. 2015; 69(5): 301. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.301

Determination of cholesterol oxides by gas chromatography-flame ionizations detection/mass selective detection and their occurrence in lanolin-containing cosmetics and ointments. Schrack, S., Hohl, C., Schwack, W., Niederer, M., Roux, B. International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 2015; 38(1): 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.12264

Mineral oil and synthetic hydrocarbons in cosmetic lip products. Niederer, M., Stebler, T., Grob,K., International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 2015; 38(2): 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.12276

Detection of feral GT73 transgenic oilseed rape (Brassica napus) along railway lines on entry routes to oilseed factories in Switzerland. Hecht M, Oehen B, Schulze J, Brodmann P and Bagutti C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2014; 21 1455-1465 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1881-9

Unexpected Diversity of Feral Genetically Modified Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Despite a Cultivation and Import Ban in Switzerland. Schulze J, Frauenknecht T, Brodmann P and Bagutti C. PloS one. 2014; 9(12): e114477. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114477

Development of an event-specific assay for the qualitative and quantitative detection of the genetically modified flax CDC Triffid (FP967). Vanella, R., Weston, A., Brodmann, P., Kübler, E. Food Control. 2014; 41: 128-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.01.014

Results of an International Interlaboratory Trial to Determine Twelve Allergens Using RealTime PCR- and ELISA-based Assays. Köppel, R., Rentsch, J., Eugster, A., Graf, C., Felderer, N., Pietsch, K., Ilg, E. Food Analysis. 2014; 68(10): 721-725. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2014.721

Use of a 137CS re-sampling technique to investigate temporal changes in soil erosion and sediment mobilisation for a small forested catchment in southern Italy. Porto, P., Walling, D.E., Alewell, C., Callegari, G., Mabit, L., Mallimo, N., Meusberger, K., Zehringer, M. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2014; 138: 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.08.007

Determination of Phosphine in Plant Materials: Method Optimization and Validation in Interlaboratory Comparison Tests. Amrein, T., Ringier, L., Amstein, N., Clerc, L., Bernauer, S., Baumgartner, T., Roux, B., Stebler, T., and Niederer, M. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2014; 62(9): 2049-2055. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf404918e

Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Swiss and Imported Poultry Meat. Abgottspon H, Stephan R, Bagutti C, Brodmann P, Hächler H and Zurfluh K. Journal of Food Protection. 2013; 77(1): 112-115. https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-120

Detection of feral GT73 transgenic oilseed rape (Brassica napus) along railway lines on entry routes to oilseed factories in Switzerland. M. Hecht, B. Oehen, J. Schulze, P. Brodmann C. Bagutti. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2013; 21: 1455-1465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-1881-9

Neutron Activation Analysis – Another Approach to Uranium and Thorium Analysis in Environmental Samples. M. Zehringer, J. Mazacek, R. Dolf, G. Testa, J. Jourdan.  CHIMIA; 67(11). https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.828

Determination of PCR products by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. M. Stojikovic, N.R. Uda, P. Brodmann, P.C. Hauser  CHIMIA 2013; 67(6):428. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.428

Determination of PCR products by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. Stojkovic, M., N. Rao Uda, P. Brodmann, and P. C. Hauser. Journal of Separation Science 2012; 35(24): 3509-3513. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.428

Polonium – on the Trace of a Powerful Alpha Nuclide in the Environment. Richter, F., M. Wagmann, and M. Zehringer. Chimia. 2012; 66(3): 131. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2012.131

Screening for Antimicrobials in Mouthwashes Using HPTLC Bioluminescence Detection Chromatographia. Vera Baumgartner, Christopher Hohl & Wolfgang Schwack Chromatographia. 2012; 76: 1315-1325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-012-2375-5

Organic UV filters in personal care products in Switzerland: A survey of occurrence and concentrations. Manová E., von Goetz N., Hauri U., Hungerbühler K.  International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2012; 216(4): 508-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.08.003

Washout kinetics of viral vectors from cultured mammalian cells. Bagutti C, Schmidlin M, Mueller M and Brodmann P. Appl Biosafety J. 2012; 17(4): 188-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/153567601201700404

Detection of adeno- and lentiviral (HIV1) contaminations on laboratory surfaces as a tool for the surveillance of biosafety standards. Bagutti C, Alt M, Schmidlin M, Vogel G, Vogeli U and Brodmann P. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2011; 111: 70-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05042.x

Hygienic-microbial quality of tattoo- and permanent make-up colours.Baumgartner, A. and Gautsch, S. Journal of Consumer Protction and Food Safety. 2011; 6:319-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13713

Insufficient Distinction Between DNA from Viable and Nonviable Staphylococcus aureus Cells in Wipe-Samples by Use of Propidium Monoazide-PCR. Schmidlin M, Alt M, Brodmann P and Bagutti C. Appl Biosafety J. 2010; 15: 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/153567601001500404

Contaminations of laboratory surfaces with Staphylococcus aureus are affected by the carrier status of laboratory staff. Schmidlin M, Alt M, Vogel G, Voegeli U, Brodmann P and Bagutti C. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2010; 109: 1284–1293. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04749.x

Migration of phthalates from soft PVC packaging into shower and bath gels and assessment of consumer risk. Amberg-Müller, J.P.; Hauri, U., Schlegel, U., Hohl, C. und Brühschweiler B.J. J. Consumer Protection and Food safety. 2010; 5: 429-442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-010-0620-0

Enhanced quantitative Evaluation of HPTLC-Bioluminiscence detection. Baumgartner, V und Schwack W. J. of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies. 2010; 33:980-995. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826071003766088