Publications

Fischer F.B, Bigler M, Mäusezahl D, Hattendorf J, Egli A, Julian T.R, Rölli F, Gaia V, Wymann M, Fridez F, Bertschi S. Legionnaires' disease in Switzerland: rationale and study protocol of a prospective national case-control and molecular source attribution study (SwissLEGIO). Infection. 2023;51(5):1467-1479. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-023-02014-x

Fischer F.B, Mäusezahl D, Wymann M.N. Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19, Switzerland, 2000-2020. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023;247:113970. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113970

Fischer F.B, Saucy A, Vienneau D, Hattendorf J, Fanderl J, de Hoogh K, Mäusezahl D. Impacts of weather and air pollution on Legionnaires' disease in Switzerland: a national case-crossover study. Environ Res. 2023;233:116327. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116327

Fischer F.B, Deml M.J, Mäusezahl D. Legionnaires' disease: a qualitative study on Swiss physicians' approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Swiss Med Wkly. 2022;152:w30157. DOI: 10.4414/smw.2022.w30157

Fischer F.B, Fanderl J, Mäusezahl D. Évolution dans le temps et influence de différents facteurs sur la distribution géographique de la maladie du légionnaire en Suisse. BAG Bulletin. 2022;3:8-11

Fischer F.B, Fanderl J, Mäusezahl D. Zeitliche Entwicklung und Einfluss verschiedener Faktoren auf die räumliche Verteilung der Legionärskrankheit in der Schweiz. BAG Bulletin. 2022;3:8-11

Sant Fruchtman C, Fischer F.B, Monzón Llamas L, Tavakkoli M, Cobos Muñoz D, Antillón M. Did COVID-19 policies have the same effect on COVID-19 incidence among women and men? Evidence from Spain and Switzerland. Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1604994. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604994

Tavakkoli M, Karim A, Fischer F.B, Monzon Llamas L, Raoofi A, Zafar S, Sant Fruchtman C, de Savigny D, Takian A, Antillón M, Cobos Muñoz D. From public health policy to impact for COVID-19: a multi-country case study in Switzerland, Spain, Iran and Pakistan. Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1604969. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604969

Fischer F.B, Mengliboeva Z, Karimova G, Abdujabarov N, Prytherch H, Wyss K. Out of pocket expenditures of patients with a chronic condition consulting a primary care provider in Tajikistan: a cross-sectional household survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20:546. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05392-2

Fischer F.B, Saucy A, Schmutz C, Mäusezahl D. Do changes in STEC diagnostics mislead interpretation of disease surveillance data in Switzerland? Time trends in positivity, 2007 to 2016. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(33):12-22. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.33.1900584

Fischer F.B, Schmutz C, Gaia V, Mäusezahl D. Legionnaires’ disease on the rise in Switzerland: a denominator-based analysis of national diagnostic data, 2007–2016. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17:7343. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197343

Fischer F, Mengliboeva Z, Karimova G, Prytherch H, Wyss K. Out-of-pocket expenditures in rural Tajikistan and their impact on patients with chronic diseases. European J Pub Health, 2017;27(Suppl. 3)