Prof Dr.Branka Bedenić| Antibiotic resistance| Women Researcher Award

Born on May 30, 1963, in Zagreb. Graduated from Medical School, University of Zagreb in 1988. Obtained a master’s degree in basic experimental pharmacology in 1993 and a PhD in 1998 from the same institution. Gained international experience at institutions in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Austria, and Slovenia. Notable institutions include the University of Bonn, St Thomas’s Hospital London, and the University of Graz.

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Research and Innovations:

Completed/Ongoing Research Projects: 2 . Books Published (ISBN): 1. Journals Published (SCI, Scopus, etc.): Scopus 129. Editorial Appointments: Medicinski glasnik, Frontiers in Microbiology, Microorganisms

Collaborations:

Dr. Annarita Mazzariol, University of Verona, Italy (carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae). Prof. Andrea Grisold, University of Graz, Austria (extended-spectrum β-lactamases). Prof. Paolo Visca, University Rome 3, Italy (carbapenemases in Acinetobacter baumannii). Ass Prof. Karmen Godič-Torkar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (carbapenemases in B. Cereus). Dr. Ivan Barišić, Austrian Institute for Technology (new diagnostic method, Horizon project)

Professional Memberships:

Croatian Medical Association. ESCMID (European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases). ESGAR (since 2015)

Areas of Research:

Medical Microbiology. Experimental Pharmacology. Hygiene and Environmental Medicine

Publications:

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Surgical Intensive Care Units: Antibiotic Susceptibility and β-Lactamase Characterization
Authors: Bandić Pavlović, D., Pospišil, M., Nađ, M., … Dobrić, M., Bedenić, B.
Journal: Pathogens, 2024, 13(5), 411

Enterobacterales Carrying Chromosomal AmpC β-Lactamases in Europe (EuESCPM): Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Burden from a Cohort of 27 Hospitals, 2020–2022
Authors: Boattini, M., Bianco, G., Llorente, L.I., … Melo Cristino, J., Costa, C.
Journal: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2024, 63(5), 107115

Antimicrobial Resistance and Sports: The Scope of the Problem, Implications for Athletes’ Health and Avenues for Collaborative Public Health Action
Authors: Ožegić, O., Bedenić, B., Sternak, S.L., … Segedi, I., Meštrović, T.
Journal: Antibiotics, 2024, 13(3), 232

Bloodstream Infections by AmpC-Producing Enterobacterales: Risk Factors and Therapeutic Outcome
Authors: Pospišil, M., Car, H., Elveđi-Gašparović, V., … Herljević, Z., Bedenić, B.
Journal: Pathogens, 2023, 12(9), 1125

Emergence and Spread of Enterobacterales with Multiple Carbapenemases after COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Bedenić, B., Luxner, J., Car, H., … Beader, N., Zarfel, G.
Journal: Pathogens, 2023, 12(5), 677

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in a COVID-19 Hospital in Zagreb
Authors: Bedenić, B., Bratić, V., Mihaljević, S., … Zarfel, G., Grisold, A.
Journal: Pathogens, 2023, 12(1), 117

Causative Agents of Bloodstream Infections in Two Croatian Hospitals and Their Resistance Mechanisms
Authors: Bedenić, B., Likić, S., Žižek, M., … Gyssens, I., Barišić, I.
Journal: Journal of Chemotherapy, 2023, 35(4), pp. 281–291

In Vitro Killing of Multidrug/Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa by Fosfomycin Alone or in Combination with Antipseudomonal Antibiotics
Authors: Slade-Vitković, M., Bedenić, B., Bielen, L., … Kibel, S., Maravić-Vlahoviček, G.
Journal: Journal of Chemotherapy, 2023, 35(3), pp. 219–230

Diffusion of OXA-48 Carbapenemase Among Urinary Isolates of Klebsiella Pneumoniae in Non-Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Authors: Šuto, S., Bedenić, B., Likić, S., … Barišić, I., Vraneš, J.
Journal: BMC Microbiology, 2022, 22(1), 30

Evolution of Beta-Lactamases in Urinary Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolates from Croatia; from Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases to Carbapenemases and Colistin Resistance
Authors: Bedenić, B., Pešorda, L., Krilanović, M., … Frančula-Zaninović, S., Barišić, I.
Journal: Current Microbiology, 2022, 79(12), 355

Branka Bedenić| Antibiotic resistance| Women Researcher Award