Welcome to the DZIF -

the German Center for Infection Research

Research Areas

DZIF is doing research in nine areas:

Community-Acquired Infections at Mucosal Interfaces

Hepatitis

HIV

Infections of the Immunocompromised Host

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Emerging Infections

Novel Antibiotics

Tuberculosis

News

News and Press Releases:

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New clinical standards strengthen antimicrobial stewardship in tuberculosis care

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Over five million euros for innovative therapy against hospital pathogen

The Cologne-based research project "INNOPAK", which focuses on developing innovative precision antibodies against infections with antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa -bacteria, will receive
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Impact of EU pharmaceutical reform on market incentives for new antibiotics

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on the comprehensive reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation. The legislative package reforms a legal
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Infections affect us all

The hospital reform has the stated goal of raising patient safety and quality of care in Germany to a higher level. However, these goals can only be achieved if the infectious diseases performance
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Study: Two-thirds of pig slurry samples from Northwestern Germany contain hepatitis E viruses

Scientists at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have examined pig slurry from the northwestern region of Germany and detected hepatitis E viruses in two-thirds of the samples, some
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The DZIF team wishes everyone:

A happy new year!

Here's to another year of exciting discoveries, new infectious disease diagnostic and therapeutic options, and the best health prospects for every single person in this world!

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Research in Focus

Hannover - Braunschweig | Heidelberg | München | Tübingen

Transplant Cohort

Medical data and biological samples obtained from transplant patients are collected and managed across Germany with the help of the DZIF Transplant Cohort. The data and samples form the basis of scientific studies which investigate the connections between numerous factors influencing an organ’s susceptibility to infection and organ function. In [...]

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Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

Clinical Tuberculosis Center

The Clinical Tuberculosis Center provides the expertise and infrastructure for the optimization, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) as well as for translating research results into clinical practice. The main objectives of the Clinical Tuberculosis Center include coordinating clinical research activities involving the DZIF TB cohort. This cohort includes [...]

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Tübingen

New strategies for specific eradication of Staphylococcus aureus

In this project, the scientists develop genetically engineered phage lysins and specific bacteriocins for the elimination of hospital germs such as Staphylococcus aureus, they clarify mechanisms of potential resistance mechanisms, and they analyse whether broad-spectrum or specifically acting agents have a more effective and lasting effect on colonization by [...]

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Hannover - Braunschweig

Preclinical development of Amidochelocardins

The challenge of antibiotic drug development today is the discovery and optimisation of novel bioactive compounds that do not show cross-resistances with clinically applied antibiotics, ideally due to a novel mode of action (MoA) which adresses unexploited microbial targets. In the case of chelocardin, this antibiotic substance was identified several [...]

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Our Partner Sites

Location

Hannover - Braunschweig

Research areas
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Silke Hartmann

Dr. Silke Hartmann

Hannover Medical School
Partner Site Manager Hannover - Braunschweig
Project Manager Community-Acquired Infections at Mucosal Interfaces
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München

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Bonn - Köln

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Prof Achim Hörauf: Coordinator of the consortium "Neglected tropical diseases" at DZIF.

Prof. Dr. Achim Hörauf

University Hospital Bonn
Deputy Partner Site Speaker Bonn-Köln
Deputy Coordinator Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

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München Tübingen Heidelberg Giessen – Marburg – Langen Bonn – Köln Hannover – Braunschweig Hamburg – Lübeck Borstel – Riems