Team leaders: Ivo Steinmetz, Eva Leitner-Meyer, Gabriel Wagner-Lichtenegger
Focus: Knowledge of the distribution of infectious agents in the population and in health facilities is essential to goal-oriented patient diagnostics and the review of strategies for prevention. A state-of-the-art methodology in the lab is important in the identification and typification of infectious agents, new pathogenic variants and antimicrobial resistance. A large number of new developments in this area aim to further improve the speed and accuracy of the procedures. The goal of our work is to optimize these methods and evaluate their targeted use.
Networking: Our research work is conducted in close cooperation with clinical colleagues at University Hospital Graz and other national and international partners.
