PD Dr. med. Philipp Kohler
chief of service
Division of Infectious Diseases, Infection Prevention and Travel Medicine · Dept. I
Assessment of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) viral load as marker for baseline immunity in healthcare workers
Dec 2, 2024This project will retrospectively assess the association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status with TTV viral loads in a cohort of healthcare workers and correlation with susceptibility to respiratory infections, determined by total number of influenza-li...
Clinical Studies - Dec 2, 2024 - Oct 31, 2025
Scheduled
Project leader: Kohler Philipp
Members: Kuster Stefan, Kahlert Christian, Grässli Fabian
Humoral immunity and risk factors for Alongshan-virus in healthcare workers from Eastern Switzerland –proposal for a seroepidemiologic analysis
Aug 1, 2024In dieser prospektiven Studie innerhalb der SURPRISE+ Kohorte möchten wir die Seroprävalenz und Serokonversion gegen das Alongshan-Virus (ALSV). ALSV ist ein Flavivirus, welches ein FSME-ähnliches Krankheitsbild auslösen kann. Das Virus wird häufig i...
Clinical Studies - Aug 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2026
Ongoing
Project leader: Kohler Philipp
Members: Frischknecht Manuel, Kuster Stefan, Kahlert Christian
OASIS – Optimierung der Antibiotikanutzung im stationären Setting durch Interprofessionelles Stewardship
Dec 1, 2023Zur Optimierung des Antibiotikaverbrauchs wurde am Kantonsspital St.Gallen ein Antimicrobial Stewardship Programm (ASP) eingeführt. Für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung braucht es die aktive Einbindung aller beteiligten Fachpersonen über den gesamten Verso...
Healthcare Research - Dec 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2024
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Project leader: Künzler-Heule Patrizia
Members: Kohler Philipp, Kuster Stefan, Ledergerber Katrin, Flury Domenica, Schoop Barbara, Nicca D
Symptoms compatible with long-COVID in SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative healthcare workers – analysis of prospective cohort data
Mar 1, 2022In this analysis, we are aiming to determine the impact of viral variant and of vaccination on the occurence and the temporal dynamics of long COVID symptoms in healthcare workers.
Healthcare Research - Mar 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
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Project leader: Kohler Philipp
Regional spread of an untypical ESBL-E.coli ST131H89 clone among different human and environmental reservoirs in Western Switzerland
Jan 1, 2022We are investigating the clonal dissemination of a novel ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ST131 H89) in Western Switzerland.
Healthcare Research - Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
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Project leader: Kohler Philipp
SURPRISE+: SURveillance of infectious diseases among health PRofessionals In SwitzErland – a longitudinal, multicentre cohort
Sep 1, 2020In this multicentre healthcare worker cohort, we are studying risk factors, humoral immunity and long COVID symptoms in healthcare workers from 9 healthcare systems from Eastern and Northern Switzerland.
Healthcare Research - Sep 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
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Project leader: Kohler Philipp