Stefan Börjesson

Articles in journals

• Fischerström, K. , Dryselius, R. , Lindblad, M. , Kühlmann-Berenzon, S. , Karamehmedovic, N. , Börjesson, S. , Hashemi, N. , Gunn, I. & et al. (2024). Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Swedish pre-washed rocket salad, Sweden, September to November 2022. Eurosurveillance, 29 (10).
• Östholm Balkhed, Å. , Söderlund, R. , Gunnarsson, L. , Wikström, C. , Ljung, H. , Claesson, C. & Börjesson, S. (2023). An investigation of household dogs as the source in a case of human bacteraemia caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 13 (1).
• Woksepp, H. , Karlsson, K. , Börjesson, S. , Lindsjö, O. K. , Söderlund, R. & Bonnedahl, J. (2023). Dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales through wastewater and gulls at a wastewater treatment plant in Sweden. Science of the Total Environment, 886.
• Waller, K. P. , Myrenås, M. , Börjesson, S. , Kim, H. , Widerström, M. , Monsen, T. , Sigurðarson Sandholt, A. K. , Östlund, E. & et al. (2023). Genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus chromogenes and Staphylococcus simulans from Swedish cases of bovine subclinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science, 106 (11), 7991-8004.
• Waller, K. P. , Lundberg, Å. , Börjesson, S. & Nyman, A. (2023). Intramammary infections and risk factors in freshly calved heifers in dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 106 (11), 7893-7907.
• Dierikx, C. , Börjesson, S. , Perrin-Guyomard, A. , Haenni, M. , Norström, M. , Divon, H. H. , Ilag, H. K. , Granier, S. A. & et al. (2022). A European multicenter evaluation study to investigate the performance on commercially available selective agar plates for the detection of carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 193.
• Reid, C. J. , Cummins, M. L. , Börjesson, S. , Brouwer, M. S. M. , Hasman, H. , Hammerum, A. M. , Roer, L. , Hess, S. & et al. (2022). A role for ColV plasmids in the evolution of pathogenic Escherichia coli ST58. Nature Communications, 13.
• Börjesson, S. , Brouwer, M. S. M. , Östlund, E. , Eriksson, J. , Elving, J. , Karlsson Lindsjö, O. & Engblom, L. I. (2022). Detection of an IMI-2 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter asburiae at a Swedish feed mill. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13.
• Larsen, J. , Börjesson, S. & Larsen, A. R. (2022). Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics. Nature, 602, 135-141.
• Larkin, L. , Pardos de la Gandara, M. , Hoban, A. , Pulford, C. , Jourdan-Da Silva, N. , de Valk, H. , Browning, L. , Falkenhorst, G. & et al. (2022). Investigation of an international outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium associated with chocolate products, EU/EEA and United Kingdom, February to April 2022. Eurosurveillance, 27 (15).
• Perrin-Guyomard, A. , Granier, S. A. , Slettemeås, J. S. , Anjum, M. , Randall, L. , AbuOun, M. , Pauly, N. , Irrgang, A. & et al. (2022). Multicentre evaluation of a selective isolation protocol for detection of mcr-positive E. coli and Salmonella spp. in food-producing animals and meat. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 75 (2), 224-233.
• Chen, B. , Berglund, B. , Wang, S. , Börjesson, S. , Bi, Z. , Nilsson, M. , Yin, H. , Zheng, B. & et al. (2022). Rapid increase in occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthy rural residents in Shandong Province, China, from 2015 to 2017. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 28, 38-42.
• Dube, F. , Söderlund, R. , Lampinen Salomonsson, M. , Troell, K. & Börjesson, S. (2021). Benzylpenicillin-producing Trichophyton erinacei and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the mecC gene on European hedgehogs: a pilot-study. BMC Microbiology, 21.
• Börjesson, S. , Greko, C. , Myrenås, M. , Landén, A. , Nilsson, O. & Pedersen, K. (2020). A link between the newly described colistin resistance gene mcr-9 and clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates carrying bla_SHV-12 from horses in Sweden. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 20, 285-289.
• Nilsson, O. , Börjesson, S. , Landén, A. , Greko, C. & Bengtsson, B. (2020). Decreased detection of ESBL- or pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli in broiler breeders imported into Sweden. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 62 (1).
• Börjesson, S. , Gunnarsson, L. , Landén, A. & Grönlund, U. (2020). Low occurrence of extended-spectrum cephalosporinase producing Enterobacteriaceae and no detection of methicillin-resistant coagulase-positive staphylococci in healthy dogs in Sweden. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 62.
• Atterby, C. , Osbjer, K. , Tepper, V. , Rajala, E. , Hernandez, J. , Seng, S. , Holl, D. , Bonnedahl, J. & et al. (2019). Carriage of carbapenemase- and extended-spectrum cephalosporinase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and livestock in rural Cambodia; gender and age differences and detection of bla_OXA-48 in humans.. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66 (6), 603-617.
• Chi, X. , Berglund, B. , Zou, H. , Zheng, B. , Börjesson, S. , Ji, X. , Ottoson, J. , Lundborg, C. S. & et al. (2019). Characterization of Clinically Relevant Strains of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Occurring in Environmental Sources in a Rural Area of China by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10.
• Ström Hallenberg, G. , Börjesson, S. , Sokerya, S. , Sothyra, T. & Magnusson, U. (2019). Detection of mcr-Mediated Colistin Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Pigs in Small-Scale Farms in Cambodia. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63 (3).
• Sun, C. , Chen, B. , Hulth, A. , Schwarz, S. , Ji, X. , Nilsson, L. E. , Ma, S. , Sun, Q. & et al. (2019). Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus along a pork production chain and in the community, Shandong Province, China. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 54 (1), 8-15.
• Hang, B. P. T. , Wredle, E. , Börjesson, S. , Sjaunja, K. S. , Dicksved, J. & Duse, A. (2019). High level of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in young dairy calves in southern Vietnam. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 51, 1405-1411.
• Li, J. , Bi, Z. , Ma, S. , Chen, B. , Cai, C. , He, J. , Schwarz, S. , Sun, C. & et al. (2019). Inter-host Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli among Humans and Backyard Animals. Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, 127 (10).
• Söderlund, R. , Skarin, H. , Börjesson, S. , Sannö, A. , Jernberg, T. , Aspán, A. , Ågren, E. O. & Hansson, I. (2019). Prevalence and genomic characteristics of zoonotic gastro-intestinal pathogens and ESBL/pAmpC producing Enterobacteriaceae among Swedish corvid birds. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 9 (1).
• Myrenås, M. , Slettemeås, J. S. , Thorsteinsdottir, T. R. , Bengtsson, B. , Börjesson, S. , Nilsson, O. , Landén, A. & Sunde, M. (2018). Clonal spread of Escherichia coli resistant to cephalosporins and quinolones in the Nordic broiler production. Veterinary Microbiology, 213, 123-128.
• Bi, Z. , Sun, C. , Börjesson, S. , Chen, B. , Ji, X. , Berglund, B. , Wang, M. , Nilsson, M. & et al. (2018). Identical genotypes of community-associated MRSA (ST59) and livestock-associated MRSA (ST9) in humans and pigs in rural China. Zoonoses and Public Health, 65 (3), 367-371.
• Lupo, A. , Haenni, M. , Saras, E. , Gradin, J. , Madec, J. & Börjesson, S. (2018). Is bla_CTX-M-1 Riding the Same Plasmid Among Horses in Sweden and France?. Microbial Drug Resistance, 24 (10), 1580-1586.
• Ma, S. , Sun, C. , Hulth, A. , Li, J. , Nilsson, L. E. , Zhou, Y. , Börjesson, S. , Bi, Z. & et al. (2018). Mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-5 in porcine Aeromonas hydrophila. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (7), 1777-1780.
• Corrò, M. , Skarin, J. , Börjesson, S. & Rota, A. (2018). Occurrence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in successive parturitions of bitches and their puppies in two kennels in Italy. BMC Veterinary Research, 14.
• Li, J. , Hulth, A. , Nilsson, L. E. , Börjesson, S. , Chen, B. , Bi, Z. , Wang, Y. , Schwarz, S. & et al. (2018). Occurrence of the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli from household pigs in rural areas. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (6), 1721-1723.
• Sun, Q. , Wang, Y. , Hulth, A. , Xiao, Y. , Nilsson, L. E. , Li, X. , Bi, Z. , Liu, Y. & et al. (2018). Study protocol for One Health data collections, analyses and intervention of the Sino-Swedish integrated multisectoral partnership for antibiotic resistance containment (IMPACT). BMJ Open, 8 (1).
• Unnerstad, H. E. , Mieziewska, K. , Börjesson, S. , Hedbäck, H. , Strand, K. , Hallgren, T. , Landin, H. , Skarin, J. & et al. (2018). Suspected transmission and subsequent spread of MRSA from farmer to dairy cows. Veterinary Microbiology, 225, 114-119.
• Ny, S. , Löfmark, S. , Börjesson, S. , Englund, S. , Ringman, M. , Bergström, J. , Nauclér, P. , Giske, C. G. & et al. (2017). Community carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli is associated with strains of low pathogenicity: a Swedish nationwide study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (2), 582-588.
• Atterby, C. , Börjesson, S. , Ny, S. , Järhult, J. D. , Byfors, S. & Bonnedahl, J. (2017). ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in Swedish gulls: A case of environmental pollution from humans?. PLOS ONE, 12 (12).
• Bengtsson, B. , Persson, L. , Ekström, K. , Unnerstad, H. E. , Uhlhorn, H. & Börjesson, S. (2017). High occurrence of mecC-MRSA in wild hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Sweden. Veterinary Microbiology, 207, 103-107.
• Sun, P. , Bi, Z. , Nilsson, M. , Zheng, B. , Berglund, B. , Stålsby Lundborg, C. , Börjesson, S. , Li, X. & et al. (2017). Occurrence of bla_KPC-2, bla_CTX-M, and mcr-1 in Enterobacteriaceae from Well Water in Rural China. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61 (4).
• Egervärn, M. , Englund, S. , Ljunge, M. , Wiberg, C. , Finn, M. , Lindblad, M. & Börjesson, S. (2017). Unexpected common occurrence of transferable extended spectrum cephalosporinase-producing Escherichia coli in Swedish surface waters used for drinking water supply. Science of the Total Environment, 587-588, 466-472.
• Cars, O. , Xiao, Y. , Stålsby Lundborg, C. , Nilsson, L. E. , Shen, J. , Sun, Q. , Bi, Z. , Börjesson, S. & et al. (2016). Building bridges to operationalise one health: A Sino-Swedish collaboration to tackle antibiotic resistance. One Health, 2, 139-143.
• Windahl, U. , Ågren, J. , Holst, B. S. & Börjesson, S. (2016). Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in multi-dog households: A longitudinal study using whole genome sequencing. Veterinary Microbiology, 189, 8-14.
• Atterby, C. , Ramey, A. M. , Hall, G. G. , Järhult, J. , Börjesson, S. & Bonnedahl, J. (2016). Increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E. coli in gulls sampled in Southcentral Alaska is associated with urban environments. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 6 (1).
• Börjesson, S. , Guillard, T. , Landén, A. , Bengtsson, B. & Nilsson, O. (2016). Introduction of quinolone resistant Escherichia coli to Swedish broiler population by imported breeding animals. Veterinary Microbiology, 194, 74-78.
• Börjesson, S. , Ny, S. , Egervärn, M. , Bergström, J. , Rosengren, Å. , Englund, S. , Löfmark, S. & Byfors, S. (2016). Limited Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and Plasmid-Encoded AmpC-Producing Escherichia coli from Food and Farm Animals, Sweden. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (4), 634-640.
• Lundberg, Å. , Nyman, A. , Aspán, A. , Börjesson, S. , Unnerstad, H. E. & Waller, K. P. (2016). Udder infections with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and Streptococcus uberis at calving in dairy herds with suboptimal udder health. Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (3), 2102-2117.
• Rota, A. , Corrò, M. , Drigo, I. , Bortolami, A. & Börjesson, S. (2015). Isolation of coagulase-positive staphylococci from bitches' colostrum and milk and genetic typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains. BMC Veterinary Research, 11.
• Börjesson, S. , Gómez-Sanz, E. , Ekström, K. , Torres, C. & Grönlund, U. (2015). Staphylococcus pseudintermedius can be misdiagnosed as Staphylococcus aureus in humans with dog bite wounds.. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 34, 839-844.
• Starlander, G. , Börjesson, S. , Grönlund-Andersson, U. , Tellgren-Roth, C. & Melhus, A. (2014). Cluster of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in humans in a tertiary hospital. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52 (8), 3118-3120.
• Egervärn, M. , Börjesson, S. , Byfors, S. , Finn, M. , Kaipe, C. , Englund, S. & Lindblad, M. (2014). Escherichia coli with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases or transferable AmpC beta-lactamases and Salmonella on meat imported into Sweden. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 171, 8-14.
• Nilsson, O. , Börjesson, S. , Landén, A. & Bengtsson, B. (2014). Vertical transmission of Escherichia coli carrying plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) through the broiler production pyramid. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69 (6), 1497-1500.
• Börjesson, S. , Jernberg, C. , Brolund, A. , Edquist, P. , Finn, M. , Landén, A. , Olsson-Liljequist, B. , Tegmark Wisell, K. & et al. (2013). Characterization of plasmid-mediated AmpC-producing E. coli from Swedish broilers and association with human clinical isolates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 19 (7), E309-E311.
• Börjesson, S. , Egervärn, M. , Lindblad, M. & Englund, S. (2013). Frequent occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and transferable ampc beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli on domestic chicken meat in Sweden. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (7), 2463-2466.
• Unnerstad, H. E. , Bengtsson, B. , Horn af Rantzien, M. & Börjesson, S. (2013). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing mecC in Swedish dairy cows. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 55 (1).
• Rota, A. , Milani, C. , Corrò, M. , Drigo, I. & Börjesson, S. (2013). Misuse of antimicrobials and selection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains in breeding kennels: genetic characterization of bacteria after a two-year interval. Reproduction in domestic animals, 48 (1), 1-6.
• Börjesson, S. , Bengtsson, B. , Jernberg, C. & Englund, S. (2013). Spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates in Swedish broilers mediated by an incl plasmid carrying bla(CTX-M-1). Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 55.
• Lindstedt, B. A. , Torpdahl, M. , Vergnaud, G. , Le Hello, S. , Weill, F. X. , Tietze, E. , Malorny, B. , Prendergast, D. M. & et al. (2013). Use of multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) in eight European countries, 2012. Eurosurveillance, 18 (4).
• Börjesson, S. , Landén, A. , Bergström, M. & Andersson, U. G. (2012). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Sweden. Microbial Drug Resistance, 18 (6), 597-603.
• Börjesson, S. , Mattsson, A. & Lindgren, P. (2010). Genes encoding tetracycline resistance in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant investigated during one year. Journal of Water and Health, 8 (2), 247-256.
• Börjesson, S. , Matussek, A. , Melin, S. , Löfgren, S. & Lindgren, P. E. (2010). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in municipal wastewater: an uncharted threat?. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 108 (4), 1244-1251.
• Wilhelmsson, P. , Fryland, L. , Börjesson, S. , Nordgren, J. , Bergström, S. , Ernerudh, J. , Forsberg, P. & Lindgren, P. (2010). Prevalence and diversity of Borrelia species in ticks that have bitten humans in Sweden. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (11), 4169-4176.
• Börjesson, S. , Melin, S. , Matussek, A. & Lindgren, P. (2009). A seasonal study of the mecA gene and Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin-resistant S. aureus in a municipal wastewater treatment plant.. Water Research, 43 (4), 925-932.
• Börjesson, S. , Dienues, O. , Jarnheimer, P. , Olsen, B. , Matussek, A. & Lindgren, P. (2009). Quantification of genes encoding resistance to aminoglycosides, β-lactams and tetracyclines in wastewater environments by real-time PCR. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 19 (3), 219-230.

Articles, reviews/surveys

• Anjum, M. F. , Schmitt, H. , Börjesson, S. & Berendonk, T. U. (2021). The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 64, 152-158.