2020

• A Europe-wide assessment of antibiotic resistance rates in Bacteroides and Parabacteroides isolates from intestinal microbiota of healthy subjects.
  Sóki J, Wybo I, Hajdú E, et al. Anaerobe 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102182.
• Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of anaerobic bacteria, isolated from human clinical specimens, within different European and surrounding countries. A joint ESGAI study.
  Veloo ACM, Tokman HB, Jean-Pierre H, et al. Anaerobe 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102111.
• Detection of beta-lactamase production in clinical Prevotella species by MALDI-TOF MS method.
  Toprak NU, Akgul O, Sóki J et al. Anaerobe 2020; 65: 102240. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102240.
• Ceftriaxone treatment of spondylodiscitis and other serious infections with Cutibacterium acnes.
  Tiltnes T S, Kehrer M, Hughes H et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 75:3046-3048. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa259
  
  

2019

• Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of anaerobic bacteria, isolated from human clinical specimens, within different European and surrounding countries. A joint ESGAI study.
  Veloo ACM, Tokman HB, Jean-Pierre H et al,. Anaerobe 2019:102111. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102111.
• Comparing identification of clinically relevant Prevotella species by VITEK MS and MALDI biotyper.
  Toprak NU, Veloo ACM, Urban E, et al. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2019. doi: 10.1556/030.66.2019.022.

2018

• Performance of mass spectrometric identification of clinical Prevotella species
  using the VITEK MS system: A prospective multi-center study.
  Ulger Toprak N, Alida CMV, Urban E, et al. Anaerobe 2018 ;54:205-209. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.05.016.
• A multicenter survey of antimicrobial susceptibility of Prevotella species as
  determined by Etest methodology.
  Ulger Toprak N, Veloo ACM, Urban E, et al. Anaerobe 2018;52:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.05.005. 
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Bacteroides fragilis using the MALDI
  Biotyper antibiotic susceptibility test rapid assay (MBT-ASTRA).
  Justesen US, Acar Z, Sydenham TV, Johansson Å; ESGAI (ESCMID Study Group on Anaerobic Infections). Anaerobe 2018;54:236-239. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.02.007.
• How to isolate, identify and determine antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobic
  bacteria in routine laboratories.
  Nagy E, Boyanova L, Justesen US; ESCMID Study Group of Anaerobic Infections. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018;24:1139-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.008.
• The International Anaerobe Quality Assurance Scheme (IAQAS).
  Morris T, Copsey-Mawer S, Hughes H; ESCMID Study Group for Anaerobic Infections (ESGAI). Anaerobe 2018;49:132. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.10.009.
• Sample preparation method influences direct identification of anaerobic bacteria
  from positive blood culture bottles using MALDI-TOF MS.
  Jeverica S, Nagy E, Mueller-Premru M, Papst L. Anaerobe 2018;54:231-235. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.05.003.
• The first characterized carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis strain from Croatia
  and the case study for it.
  Bogdan M, Perić L, Ördög K, Vuković D, Urbán E, Sóki J. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2018;65:317-323. doi: 10.1556/030.65.2018.024.
• Bacteroides fragilis: A whole MALDI-based workflow from identification to
  confirmation of carbapenemase production for routine laboratories.
  Cordovana M, Kostrzewa M, Sóki J, Witt E, Ambretti S, Pranada AB. Anaerobe 2018;54:246-253. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.04.004

2017

• Phenotypic detection of the cfiA metallo-β-lactamase in Bacteroides fragilis with
  the meropenem-EDTA double-ended Etest and the ROSCO KPC/MBL Confirm Kit. Schwensen SA, Acar Z, Sydenham TV, Johansson ÅC, Justesen US. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017;72(2):437-440.

2016

• Lactate dehydrogenase activity in Bacteroides fragilis group strains with inducedresistance to metronidazole. Stanko AP, Sóki J, Brikc DV, Plecko V. Journal of Global Antimicrobial resistance 2016; 5:11-14.
• The optimization and validation of the Biotyper MALDI-TOF MS database for the
  identification of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci. Veloo AC, de Vries ED, Jean-Pierre H, Justesen US, Morris T, Urban E, Wybo I, van Winkelhoff AJ; ENRIA workgroup (ESGAI). Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016;22(9):793-798.

• Nagy E. Justesen US, Eitel Z, Urbán E. on behalf of ESGAI
  Development of EUCAST disk diffusion method for susceptibility testing of the Bacteroides fragilis group isolates
  Anaerobe (2014)
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.008
• Johansson A, Nagy E, Sóki J, on behalf of ESGAI
  Detection of carbapenemase activities of Bacteroides fragilis strains with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
  Anaerobe 26:4952 (2014)
• Székely E, Eitel Z, Molár S, Szász IÉ, Bilca D, Sóki J (ESGAI acknowledged)
  Analysis of Romanian Bacteroides isolates for antibiotic resistance levels and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes
  Anaerobe (2014)
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.09.001
• Syndeham TV, Sóki J, Hasman H, Wang M, Justesen US, on behalf of ESGAI
  Identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in multidrug-resistant clinical Bacteroides fragilis isolates by whole genome shotgun sequencing
  Anaerobe (2014)
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.009

• Sóki J., Eitel Zs. Urbán E., Nagy E, on behalf of ESGAI
  Molecular analysis of the carbapenem and metronidazole resistace mechanisms of Bacteroides strains reported in a Europe-wide antibiotic resistance survey
  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 41: 122-125  (2013)
• Sóki J Eitel Z, Terhes G, Nagy E, Urban E, on behalf of ESGAI
  Occurrence and analysis of rare cfiA-bft doubly positive Bacteroides fragilis strains
  Anaerobe 23: 70–73 (2013)
• Eitel Zs., Sóki J., Urbán E., Nagy E., on behalf of ESGAI
  The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated in different European countries
  Anaerobe: 21: 43-49 (2013)

Differentiation of division I (cfiA-negative) and division II (cfiA-positive) Bacteroides fragilis strains by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

Nagy E., Backer S., Sóki J., Urbán E., Kostrzewa M.; ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria. 2011. Journal of Medical Microbiology  38: 522-525.

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group isolates in Europe: 20 years of experience

Nagy E, Urbán E, Nord CE et al

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Mar;17(3):371-9

Poster about the activities of ESGAI

21st ECCMID and 27th ICC Milan, Italy

Species identification of clinical isolates of Bacteroides by matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

Nagy E., Maier T., Urban E., Terhes G., Kostrzewa M. on behalf of ESGARAB

Clinical Microbiology and Infection 15: 796-802 (2009)

European surveillance study on antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci

Brazier J, Chmelar D, Dubreuil L, Feierl G, Hedberg M, Kalenic S, Könönen E, Lundgren B, Malamou-Ladas H, Nagy E, Sullivan A, Nord CE; ESCMID Study Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria. 2008. Int J Antimicrob Agents. Apr;31(4):316-20.

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• 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, June 16-22, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Symposium: Update on clinically significant anaerobes
  Chairperson: Carl Erik Nord
• 9th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas, June 24-27, 2008, Long Beach, California, USA
  Symposium: Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of anaerobic bacteria in Europe
  Chairperson: Carl Erik Nord

Antibiotic resistance in Propionibacterium acnes. Microbiological and clinical aspects.

Nord CE, Oprica, C. Antibiotic resistance in Propionibacterium acnes. Anaerobe.
2006; 12: 207-210

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Soki J, Edwards R, Hedberg M, Fang H, Nagy E, Nord CE, on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2006; 28: 497-502

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European surveillance study on the antibiotic susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes.

Oprica C, Nord CE. on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2005; 11: 204-213

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis group isolates in Europe.

Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003;9:475-488

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