Werner E Bischoff

Summary

Affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Exposure to influenza virus aerosols during routine patient care
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    J Infect Dis 207:1037-46. 2013
  2. ncbi Transocular entry of seasonal influenza-attenuated virus aerosols and the efficacy of n95 respirators, surgical masks, and eye protection in humans
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1042, USA
    J Infect Dis 204:193-9. 2011
  3. ncbi Transmission route of rhinovirus type 39 in a monodispersed airborne aerosol
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:857-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Preventing the airborne spread of Staphylococcus aureus by persons with the common cold: effect of surgical scrubs, gowns, and masks
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1148-54. 2007
  5. ncbi "Gesundheit!" sneezing, common colds, allergies, and Staphylococcus aureus dispersion
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157 1042, USA
    J Infect Dis 194:1119-26. 2006
  6. ncbi Airborne dispersal as a novel transmission route of coagulase-negative staphylococci: interaction between coagulase-negative staphylococci and rhinovirus infection
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 27157-1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:504-11. 2004
  7. ncbi Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus into the air associated with a rhinovirus infection
    Stefano Bassetti
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:196-203. 2005
  8. ncbi Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in a student community: prevalence, clonal relationships, and risk factors
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:485-91. 2004
  9. ncbi HIV and sexually transmitted disease risk among male Hispanic/Latino migrant farmworkers in the Southeast: Findings from a pilot CBPR study
    Scott D Rhodes
    Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1063, USA
    Am J Ind Med 53:976-83. 2010
  10. ncbi Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome
    Stefano Bassetti
    Clin Infect Dis 40:633-4; author reply 634-5. 2005

Research Grants

  1. Airborne Transmission of Viruses in Human Subjects: Efficacy of Face Masks
    Werner Bischoff; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Exposure to influenza virus aerosols during routine patient care
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    J Infect Dis 207:1037-46. 2013
    ..Defining dispersal of influenza virus via aerosol is essential for the development of prevention measures...
  2. ncbi Transocular entry of seasonal influenza-attenuated virus aerosols and the efficacy of n95 respirators, surgical masks, and eye protection in humans
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1042, USA
    J Infect Dis 204:193-9. 2011
    ..The efficacy of barrier precautions to prevent influenza transmission is unknown...
  3. ncbi Transmission route of rhinovirus type 39 in a monodispersed airborne aerosol
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:857-9. 2010
    ..Transocular exposure to an airborne infectious dose of human rhinovirus did not lead to infection...
  4. ncbi Preventing the airborne spread of Staphylococcus aureus by persons with the common cold: effect of surgical scrubs, gowns, and masks
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1148-54. 2007
    ..This study investigates the impact of barrier precautions on the spread of airborne S. aureus by volunteers with experimentally induced rhinovirus infection (ie, the common cold)...
  5. ncbi "Gesundheit!" sneezing, common colds, allergies, and Staphylococcus aureus dispersion
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157 1042, USA
    J Infect Dis 194:1119-26. 2006
    ..Staphylococcus aureus is among the most important pathogens in today's hospital setting...
  6. ncbi Airborne dispersal as a novel transmission route of coagulase-negative staphylococci: interaction between coagulase-negative staphylococci and rhinovirus infection
    Werner E Bischoff
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 27157-1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:504-11. 2004
    ..aureus carriers. Gowns, gloves, and caps had a protective effect, whereas wearing a mask did not further reduce airborne spread...
  7. ncbi Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus into the air associated with a rhinovirus infection
    Stefano Bassetti
    Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:196-203. 2005
    ..Wearing barrier garb but not a mask decreased dispersal of S. aureus into the air (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Virus-induced dispersal of S. aureus into the air may have an important role in the transmission of S. aureus and other bacteria...
  8. ncbi Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in a student community: prevalence, clonal relationships, and risk factors
    Werner E Bischoff
    Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1042, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:485-91. 2004
    ..Factors for azithromycin resistance were non-medical students and antibiotic use in the past 6 months. CONCLUSION: Older male volunteers suffering from chronic sinusitis and not taking antibiotics were at higher risk for carrying SA...
  9. ncbi HIV and sexually transmitted disease risk among male Hispanic/Latino migrant farmworkers in the Southeast: Findings from a pilot CBPR study
    Scott D Rhodes
    Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1063, USA
    Am J Ind Med 53:976-83. 2010
    ..This study was designed to describe risk factors for HIV and STD infection, explore personal characteristics associated with condom use, and evaluate the feasibility of collecting self-report and biomarker data from farmworkers...
  10. ncbi Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome
    Stefano Bassetti
    Clin Infect Dis 40:633-4; author reply 634-5. 2005

Research Grants1

  1. Airborne Transmission of Viruses in Human Subjects: Efficacy of Face Masks
    Werner Bischoff; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..This cnowledge is paramount in view of the inevitable viral pandemics. ..