PD Dr. Markus Hufnagel, MD, DTM&H
Contact
Center for Pediatrics and
Adolescent Medicine
University Hospital Freiburg
Mathildenstr. 1
D-79106 Freiburg
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)761-2704300
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- Curriculum Vitae
- Professional Experience
- Education, Training and Degrees
- Grants & Professional Memberships
- Original Published Research
- Medical Reviews
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
2009 – Present |
Attending Physician ("Funktionsoberarzt"); Specialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & Rheumatology; and Lecturer in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Rheumatology |
Dec. 2008 |
Visiting Lecturer and Infectious Diseases Consultant |
2007 – 2008 |
Senior Physician and Lecturer, Specialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow |
Apr.-May 2007 |
Tropical Medicine Fellow |
2005 – 2007 |
Senior Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, and |
2003 – 2005 |
Pediatric Resident and Assistant Director |
2000 – 2003 |
Research Fellow in Microbiology of Infectious Diseases |
1995 – 2000 |
Pediatric Resident and Assistant |
1994 |
Research Fellow in Immunology of Infectious Diseases |
1992 – 1994 |
Physician in Training ("Arzt im Praktikum") |
Education, Training & Degrees
| 2009 | Postdoctoral Medical Teaching Degree ("Habilitation") |
| 2009 | Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training Certification |
2005 |
License as Physician for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine |
1995 |
Diploma Course and License in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
1994 |
Approval of Medical Doctoral Thesis ("Promotion") |
1994 |
Medical License ("Approbation als Arzt") |
1992 |
Medical Certification ("Medizinisches Staatsexamen") |
1984 – 1992 |
Medical School, Study of Human Medicine |
Grants
2008 |
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) |
2005 |
German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI) |
1999 |
"Walter-Marget Vereinigung zur Förderung der Infektiologie" |
Professional Memberships
German Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ), German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI), German Society of Pediatric Rheumatology (GKJR), German Working Group for Tropical Pediatrics (ATP), European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)
Original Published Research
Hatz C, Werlein J, Mutsch M, Hufnagel M, Behrens RH (2009)
Japanese Encephalitis: Defining Risk Incidence for Travelers to Endemic Countries and Vaccine Prescribing From the UK and Switzerland.
J Travel Med, 16:200-203
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Hufnagel M, Burger A, Bartelt S, Henneke P, Berner R (2008)
Secular trends in pediatric bloodstream infections over a 20-year period at a tertiary care hospital in Germany.
European Journal of Pediatrics, 167:1149-59
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Hufnagel M, Burger A, Zwigart M, Berner R (2008)
Epidemiologie von Staphylococcus aureus-Bakteriämien im Kindesalter – "säkulare Trends".
[Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in childhood – "secular trends"]
Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, 8:88-92. German.
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Hufnagel M, Liese C, Löscher C, Kunze K, Prömpeler H, Berner R, Krüger M (2007)
Enterococcal colonization of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: Seasonal patterns and associated risk factors.
BMC Infectious Diseases, 7:107
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Schenk T, Strahm B, Kontny U, Hufnagel M, Neumann-Haefelin D, Falcone V (2007)
Disseminated human bocavirus infection in a child following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13:1425-1427
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Hufnagel M, Carey VJ, Baldassarri L, Reinert RR, Huebner J (2006)
Distribution of four capsular serotypes of Enterococcus faecalis among clinical isolates from different geographical origins and infection sites.
Infection, 34:22-25
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Buck D, Malivert L, de Chasseval R, Barraud A, Fondanèche M-C, Sanal O, Plebani A, Stèphan J-L, Hufnagel M, le Deist F, Fischer A, Durandy A, de Villartay JP, Revy P (2006)
Cernunnos, a novel nonhomologous end-joining factor, is mutated in human immunodeficiency with microcephaly.
Cell, 124:287-299
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Hufnagel M, Czech N, Schmidt M, Hero B, Claviez A (2006)
Neuroblastoma Stage 4S with 123I-MIBG-positive bone marrow involvement.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 46:264-265
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Hufnagel M, Huebner J (2005)
Analysis of the specific immune response against capsular polysaccharides of two patients with systemic enterococcal infections.
Infection, 33:373-376
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Kropec A, Hufnagel M, Zimmermann K, Huebner J (2005)
In vitro assessment of the host response against Enterococcus faecalis in probiotic preparations.
Infection, 33:377-379
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Hufnagel M, Kropec A, Theilacker C, Huebner J (2005)
Naturally acquired antibodies against four Enterococcus faecalis capsular polysaccharides in normal human sera.
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (formerly Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology), 12:930-934
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Hufnagel M, Hancock LE, Koch S, Theilacker C, Gilmore MS, Huebner J (2004)
Serological and genetic diversity of capsular polysaccharides in Enterococcus faecalis.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42:2548-2557
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Hufnagel M, Koch S, Creti R, Baldassarri L, Huebner J (2004)
A putative sugar-binding transcriptional regulator in a novel gene locus in Enterococcus faecalis contributes to biofilm formation and prolonged bacteremia in mice.
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 189:420-430
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Hufnagel M, Koch S, Kropec A, Huebner J (2003)
Opsonophagocytic assay as a potentially useful tool for assessing safety of Enterococcal preparation.
International Journal of Food Microbiology, 88:263-267
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Lässker U, Harder TC, Hufnagel M, Suttorp M (2002)
Rapid molecular discrimination of infection with wild-type varicella zoster virus or varicella vaccine virus.
Infection, 30:320-322
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Harder TC, Hufnagel M, Zahn K, Beutel K, Schmitt HJ, Ullmann U, Rautenberg P (2001)
A new LightCyclerTM polymerase chain reaction for rapid and sensitive quantification of parvovirus B19 DNA guides therapeutic decision-making in chronic infections.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 39:4413-4419
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Eichmann D, Hufnagel M, Quick P, Santer R (1999)
Treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with nifedipine.
European Journal of Pediatrics, 158:204-206
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Muller D, Hufnagel M, Suttorp (1999)
Accidental overdose of vancomycin in preterm twins.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal, 18:744-745
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Hufnagel M, Eichmann D, Stieh J, Santer R (1998)
Further evidence for a dominant form of familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy: a family with documented hyperinsulinemia in two generations.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 83:2215-2216
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Dai WJ, Bartens W, Kohler G, Hufnagel M, Kopf M, Brombacher F (1997)
Impaired macrophage listericidal and cytokine activities are responsible for the rapid death of Listeria monocytogenes-infected IFN-gamma receptor-deficient mice.
Journal of Immunology, 158:5297-5304
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Hufnagel M, Niemeyer C, Zimmerhackl LB, Tuchelmann T, Sauter S, Brandis M (1995)
Hemophagocytosis: a complication of acute Q fever in a child.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 21:1029-1031
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Medical Reviews
Hufnagel M, Berner R (2009)
Lymphadenitis colli – ein Leitfaden für das diagnostische und therapeutische Vorgehen. [Lymphadenitis colli – a guideline for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures]
Kinder- und Jugendarzt, 40:300-11. German.
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Hufnagel M (2008)
Pneumokokken: Das Krankheitsbild. [Pneumococcus: The Clinical Picture]
Chapter 3 in "Konjugatimpfstoffe und Infektionskrankheiten durch bekapselte Erreger." [Conjugate Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Caused by Capsulated Microorganisms],
ed. Berner R. Uni-Med Science, 1:25-35. German.
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Hufnagel M, Berner R (2007)
Läuse, Flöhe und anderes Getier. [Lice, fleas and other beasts]
Kinderkrankenschwester, 26:283-8. German.
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Koch S, Hufnagel M, Theilacker C, Huebner J (2004)
Enterococcal infections: host response, therapeutic, and prophylactic possibilities.
Vaccine, 22:822–830
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Koch S, Hufnagel M, Huebner J (2004)
Treatment and prevention of enterococcal infections – alternative and experimental approaches.
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 4:1519-31
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Hufnagel M (2001)
Hand-Mund-Fuß-Krankheit [Hand, mouth, foot disease]
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, 126:1125-1126. German.
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