AG Stefan Ross

AG Stefan Roß

Forschungsschwerpunkte

  • Epidemiologische Studien über HCV-Infektionen
  • Molekulare Typisierung von HCV-Isolaten
  • Weiterentwicklung, Evaluation und Standardisierung von HCV-Diagnostik
  • Molekulare und epidemiologische Studien über potentielle neue Hepatitis-Viren
  • Molekulare und epidemiologische Studien über das Tollwut-Virus
  • Diagnostik und klinische Implikationen von viralen Infektionen in immunsupprimierten Patienten

Arbeitsgruppe

Leiter

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Stefan Roß
Tel.: +49 (0)201 723 3561
E-Mail: stefan.ross@uni-due.de

Publikationen

    2025

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Schmidt, Katarzyna; Böhm, Stefanie; Hesse, Raffaella; Bock, C.-Thomas; Haller, Sebastian; Katz, Katharina; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Timm, Jörg; Zimmermann, Ruth; Niendorf, Sandra
    A healthcare-associated outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections attributable to tampering injectable anaesthetic opioids, South Germany, 2017–2018
    In: Frontiers in Public Health, Jg. 13, 2025, 1589562
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Sachse, Sven; Kraiselburd, Ivana; Anastasiou, Olympia Evdoxia; Elsner, Carina; Goretzki, Sarah Christina; Goer, Stefan; Koldehoff, Michael; Thomas, Alexander; Schoth, Jens; Voigt, Sebastian; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Dittmer, Ulf; Meyer, Folker; Schmithausen, Ricarda
    From Entry to Outbreak in a High School Setting : Clinical and Wastewater Surveillance of a Rare SARS-CoV-2 Variant
    In: Viruses, Jg. 17, 2025, Nr. 4, 477
    DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)

    • 2021

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Krempe, Friederike; Schöler, Lara; Katschinski, Benjamin; Herrmann, Anke; Anastasiou, Olympia E.; Elsner, Carina; Roß, R. Stefan; Scholz, Friedrich; Dittmer, Ulf; Miethe, Peter; Le-Trilling, Vu Thuy Khanh; Trilling, Mirko
    A rapid test recognizing mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies distinguishes prodromal from convalescent COVID-19
    In: iScience, Jg. 24, 2021, Nr. 10, 103194
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Leserer, Saskia; Bayraktar, Evren; Trilling, Mirko; Bogdanov, Rashit; Arrieta-Bolaños, Esteban; Tsachakis-Mück, Nikolaos; Crivello, Pietro; Koldehoff, Michael; Maaßen, Fabienne; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Fleischhauer, Katharina; Beelen, Dietrich; Turki, Amin T.
    Cytomegalovirus kinetics after hematopoietic cell transplantation reveal peak titers with differential impact on mortality, relapse and immune reconstitution
    In: American Journal of Hematology, Jg. 96, 2021, Nr. 4, S. 436 – 445
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Klingen, Robin L.; Katschinski, Benjamin; Anastasiou, Olympia E.; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Dittmer, Ulf; Le-Trilling, Vu Thuy Khanh; Trilling, Mirko
    Over 90% of clinical swabs used for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics contain sufficient nucleic acid concentrations
    In: Journal of Medical Virology, Jg. 93, 2021, Nr. 5, S. 2848 – 2856
    DOI (Open Access)

    • 2020

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Eshetu, Amare; Hauser, Andrea; an der Heiden, Matthias; Schmidt, Daniel; Meixenberger, Karolin; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Obermeier, Martin; Ehret, Robert; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Bartmeyer, Barbara; Bremer, Viviane; Bannert, Norbert
    Establishment of an anti-hepatitis C virus IgG avidity test for dried serum/plasma spots
    In: Journal of Immunological Methods, Jg. 479, 2020, S. 112744
    DOI
  • Enkelmann, Julia; Gassowski, Martyna; Nielsen, Stine; Wenz, Benjamin; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Marcus, Ulrich; Bremer, Viviane; Zimmermann, Ruth
    High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and low level of awareness among people who recently started injecting drugs in a cross-sectional study in Germany, 2011-2014 : missed opportunities for hepatitis C testing
    In: Harm Reduction Journal, Jg. 17, 2020, Nr. 1, S. 7
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Glebe, Dieter; van Bömmel, Florian; Dudareva, Sandra; Gärtner, Barbara; Monazahian, Masyar; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Rösler, Joachim; Slanina, Heiko; Spickhoff, Andreas; Thanheiser, Marc; Schüttler, Christian G.
    Prävention der nosokomialen Übertragung von Hepatitis-B-Virus (HBV) und Hepatitis-C-Virus (HCV) durch im Gesundheitswesen Tätige : Empfehlungen der Deutschen Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten (DVV) e. V.
    In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Jg. 63, 2020, Nr. 2, S. 218 – 225
    DOI
  • Meyer, Thomas; Eberle, Josef; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Schüttler, Christian G.; Baier, Michael; Buder, Susanne; Kohl, Peter K.; Münstermann, Dieter; Hagedorn, Hans-Jochen; Nick, Sigrid; Jansen, Klaus; Bremer, Viviane; Mau, Marcus; Brockmeyer, Norbert H.
    Schnelltestdiagnostik sexuell übertragbarer Infektionen : Gemeinsame Stellungnahme von DSTIG, RKI, PEI sowie den Referenzzentren für HIV, HBV und HCV und Konsiliarlaboren für Chlamydien, Gonokokken und Treponema pallidum
    In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Jg. 63, 2020, Nr. 10, S. 1271 – 1286
    DOI
  • Roß, Rudolf Stefan
    Tollwutprophylaxe: So beraten Sie in der Hausarztpraxis : Reisemedizin
    In: MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin, Jg. 162, 2020, Nr. 11, S. 53 – 58
    DOI (Open Access)

    • 2019

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Gassowski, Martyna; Nielsen, Stine; Bannert, Norbert; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Bremer, Viviane; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Wenz, Benjamin; Marcus, Ulrich; Zimmermann, Ruth
    History of detention and the risk of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Germany
    In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Jg. 81, 2019, S. 100 – 106
    DOI (Open Access)

    • 2018

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Koldehoff, Michael; Lindemann, Monika; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri
    Cytomegalovirus induces HLA-class-II-restricted alloreactivity in an acute myeloid leukemia cell line
    In: PLoS ONE, Jg. 13, 2018, Nr. 1, S. e0191482
    DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
  • Derks, Lineke; Gassowski, Martyna; Nielsen, Stine; An der Heiden, Matthias; Bannert, Norbert; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Bremer, Viviane; Kücherer, Claudia; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Wenz, Benjamin; Marcus, Ulrich; Zimmermann, Ruth; DRUCK-study group
    Risk behaviours and viral infections among drug injecting migrants from the former Soviet Union in Germany : Results from the DRUCK-study
    In: International Journal of Drug Policy, Jg. 59, 2018, S. 54 – 62
    DOI

    • 2017

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Koldehoff, Michael; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Dührsen, Ulrich; Beelen, Dietrich; Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri
    Early CMV-replication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation is associated with a reduced relapse risk in lymphoma
    In: Leukemia and Lymphoma, Jg. 58, 2017, Nr. 4, S. 822 – 833
    DOI
  • Meyer, Thomas; Schüttler, Christian G.; Straube, Eberhard; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Stürmer, Martin; Jansen, Klaus; Buder, Susanne; Nick, Sigrid; Hagedorn, Hans-Jochen; Bremer, Viviane; Brockmeyer, Norbert H.
    Schnelltest-Diagnostik sexuell übertragbarer Infektionen in niedrigschwelligen Einrichtungen : Gemeinsame Stellungnahme des RKI, PEI und der DSTIG
    In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Jg. 60, 2017, Nr. 2, S. 245 – 254
    DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)

    • 2016

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Wenz, Benjamin; Nielsen, Stine; Gassowski, Martyna; Santos-Hövener, Claudia; Cai, Wei; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Ratsch, Boris-Alexander; Kücherer, Claudia; Bannert, Norbert; Bremer, Viviane; Hamouda, Osamah; Marcus, Ulrich; Zimmermann, Ruth; Bapat, Vikas; Bombeck, Johannes; Dettmer, Kerstin; Kerres, Christiane; Hecht, Andreas; Heinz, Werner; Klee, Juergen; Leicht, Astrid; Lein, Sylke; Marrziniak, Baerbel; Ostermann, Olaf; Scherbaum, Norbert; Schäffer, Dirk; Stein, Ina; Wiederanders, Lutz
    High variability of HIV and HCV seroprevalence and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs : results from a cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling in eight German cities (2011-14)
    In: BMC Public Health, Jg. 16, 2016, S. 927
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Wiesmann, F; Naeth, G; Berger, A; Hirsch, H H; Regenass, S; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Sarrazin, C; Wedemeyer, H; Knechten, H; Braun, P
    Multicentric performance analysis of HCV quantification assays and its potential relevance for HCV treatment
    In: Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Jg. 205, 2016, Nr. 3, S. 263 – 268
    DOI (Open Access)

    • 2015

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Koldehoff, Michael; Lindemann, Monika; Opalka, Bertram; Bauer, Sebastian; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri
    Cytomegalovirus induces apoptosis in acute leukemia cells as a virus-versus-leukemia function
    In: Leukemia and Lymphoma, Jg. 56, 2015, Nr. 11, S. 3189 – 3197
    DOI
  • Grüner, Nico; Stambouli, Oumaima; Roß, Rudolf Stefan
    Dried blood spots : Preparing and processing for use in immunoassays and in molecular techniques
    In: JoVE, Jg. 2015, 2015, Nr. 97, S. e52619
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Wolters, Bernd; Hoffmann, Bernd; Geue, Lutz; Viazov, Sergey; Grüner, Nico; Roggendorf, Michael; Müller, Thomas
    Instructive even after a decade : complete results of initial virological diagnostics and re-evaluation of molecular data in the German rabies virus "outbreak" caused by transplantations
    In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM), Jg. 305, 2015, Nr. 7, S. 636 – 643
    DOI
  • Grüner, Nico; Viazov, Sergey; Korn, Klaus; Knöll, Antje; Trippler, Martin; Schlaak, Jörg Friedrich; Gerken, Guido; Roggendorf, Michael; Roß, Rudolf Stefan
    Performance characteristics of the VERSANT hepatitis C virus RNA 1.0 (kPCR) assay
    In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM), Jg. 305, 2015, Nr. 7, S. 627 – 635
    DOI

    • 2014

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Zimmermann, Ruth; Marcus, Ulrich; Schäffer, Dirk; Leicht, Astrid; Wenz, Benjamin; Nielsen, Stine; Santos-Hövener, Claudia; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Stambouli, Oumaima; Ratsch, Boris-Alexander; Bannert, Norbert; Bock, Claus-Thomas; Kücherer, Claudia; Hamouda, Osamah
    A multicentre sero-behavioural survey for hepatitis B and C, HIV and HTLV among People who inject drugs in Germany using respondent driven sampling
    In: BMC Public Health, Jg. 14, 2014, Nr. 1, S. 845
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Wolters, B; Müller, T; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Kundt, R; Roggendorf, Michael; Roggendorf, Hedwig
    Hepatitis A/B-Kombinationsimpfung : Evaluation eines Impfprogramms in Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung
    In: Das Gesundheitswesen, Jg. 76, 2014, Nr. 2, S. 96 – 102
    DOI

    • 2013

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Ross, R. Stefan; Stambouli, Oumaima; Grüner, Nico; Marcus, Ulrich; Cai, Wei; Zhang, Weidong; Zimmermann, Ruth; Roggendorf, Michael
    Detection of infections with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus by analyses of dried blood spots - performance characteristics of the ARCHITECT system and two commercial assays for nucleic acid amplification
    In: Virology Journal, Jg. 10, 2013, 72
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Poethko-Müller, C.; Zimmermann, R.; Hamouda, O.; Faber, M.; Stark, K.; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Thamm, M.
    Die Seroepidemiologie der Hepatitis A, B und C in Deutschland : Ergebnisse der Studie zur Gesundheit Erwachsener in Deutschland (DEGS1)
    In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Jg. 56, 2013, Nr. 5-6, S. 707 – 715
    DOI

    • 2012

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Freuling, Conrad M.; Delere, Yvonne; Müller, Thomas
    Assessment of the human medical significance of the rabies zoonosis in Germany : Analysis of available data and desiderata
    In: Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift (BMTW), Jg. 125, 2012, Nr. 5-6, S. 272 – 277
    DOI
  • Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri; Koldehoff, Michael; Janson, D.; Steckel, Nina Kristin; Lindemann, Monika; Ditschkowski, Markus; Gromke, Tanja; Christoph, S.; Trenschel, Rudolf; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Beelen, Dietrich
    Jian-Jian Luan Award CMV-replication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation is associated with a GvHD-independent reduced relapse risk in lymphoma : evidence for a putative virus-versus-lymphoma effect
    In: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Jg. 47, 2012, Nr. Suppl. 1, S. 60
  • Johansson, Patricia; Eisele, Lewin; Wymer, Leonie; Hollenbeck, Anita; Kahraman, Alisan; Hilgard, Gudrun; Dührsen, Ulrich; Bröcker-Preuß, Martina; Assert, Roland; Gerken, Guido; Schlaak, Jörg Friedrich; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Dürig, Jan
    Serum immunoglobulin alterations in patients with chronic hepatitis C
    In: Onkologie, Jg. 35, 2012, Nr. Suppl. 6, S. 142 – 143
  • Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri; Koldehoff, Michael; Sonius, M.; Steckel, Nina Kristin; Lindemann, Monika; Trenschel, Rudolf; Ditschkowski, Markus; Gromke, Tanja; Ottinger, Hellmut; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Beelen, Dietrich
    T-cells but not KIR ligand incompatibilities are required for the CMV-induced anti-leukaemic effect in patients with AML after transplant
    In: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Jg. 47, 2012, Nr. Suppl. 1, S. 71

    • 2011

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Elmaagacli, Ahmet Hayri; Steckel, Nina Kristin; Koldehoff, Michael; Hegerfeldt, Yael; Trenschel, Rudolf; Ditschkowski, Markus; Christoph, Sandra; Gromke, Tanja; Kordelas, Lambros; Ottinger, Hellmut; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Horn, Peter; Schnittger, Susanne; Beelen, Dietrich
    Early human cytomegalovirus replication after transplantation is associated with a decreased relapse risk : evidence for a putative virus-versus-leukemia effect in acute myeloid leukemia patients
    In: Blood, Jg. 118, 2011, Nr. 5, S. 1402 – 1412
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Kahraman, Alisan; Witzke, Oliver; Scherag, Andre; Pütter, Carolin; Miller, M.; Dechene, Alexander; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Gerken, Guido; Hilgard, Philip Alexander
    Impact of immunosuppressive therapy on hepatitis C infection after renal transplantation
    In: Clinical Nephrology, Jg. 75, 2011, Nr. 1, S. 16 – 25
    DOI
  • Stein, Anja; Keller, Matthias; Roß, Stefan; Roggendorf, Michael; Heitmann, Friedhelm; Hoehn, Thomas; Göpel, Wolfgang; Felderhoff-Müser, Ursula; Härtel, Christoph
    Pandemic A/H1N1(2009) influenza infections in very-low-birth-weight infants a case series from the German neonatal network
    In: Klinische Pädiatrie, Jg. 223, 2011, Nr. 5, S. 267 – 270
    DOI
  • Vetter, Jan M.; Frisch, Lars; Drosten, Christian; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Roggendorf, Michael; Wolters, Bernd; Müller, Thomas; Dick, H Burkhard; Pfeiffer, Norbert
    Survival After Transplantation of Corneas From a Rabies-Infected Donor
    In: Cornea, Jg. 30, 2011, Nr. 2, S. 241 – 244
    DOI

    • 2010

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Viazov, Sergei; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Kyuregyan, Karen K.; Timm, Jörg; Neumann-Haefelin, Christoph; Isaeva, Olga V.; Popova, Oksana E.; Dmitriev, Petr N.; Sharkawi, Fathia El; Thimme, Robert; Michailov, Michail I.; Roggendorf, Michael; El Sharkawi, Fathia
    Hepatitis C virus recombinants are rare even among intravenous drug users
    In: Journal of Medical Virology, Jg. 82, 2010, Nr. 2, S. 232 – 238
    DOI
  • Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Viazov, Sergey; Salloum, S.; Hilgard, Philip Alexander; Gerken, Guido; Roggendorf, Michael
    Analytical Performance Characteristics and Clinical Utility of a Novel Assay for Total Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Quantification
    In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jg. 48, 2010, Nr. 4, S. 1161 – 1168
    DOI
  • Maier, Tanja; Schwarting, Andreas; Mauer, Dietmar; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Martens, Andreas; Kliem, Volker; Wahl, Jochen; Panning, Marcus; Baumgarte, Sigrid; Müller, Thomas F.; Pfefferle, Susanne; Ebel, Horst; Schmidt, Jan S.; Tenner-Ràcz, Klara; Racz, Paul; Schmid, Markus C.; Strüber, Martin; Wolters, Bernd; Gotthardt, Daniel Nils; Bitz, F.; Frisch, Lars; Pfeiffer, Norbert; Fickenscher, Helmut R.; Sauer, Peter W.; Rupprecht, Charles E.; Roggendorf, Michael; Haverich, Axel; Galle, Peter R.; Hoyer, Joachim; Drosten, Christian
    Management and outcomes after multiple corneal and solid organ transplantations from a donor infected with rabies virus
    In: Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID), Jg. 50, 2010, Nr. 8, S. 1112 – 1119
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Hofmann, Joerg; Frenzel, Katrin; Minh, Bui Q.; von Haeseler, Arndt; Edelmann, Anke; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Berg, Thomas; Krüger, Detlev H.; Meisel, Helga
    Quantitative detection and typing of hepatitis D virus in human serum by real-time polymerase chain reaction and melting curve analysis
    In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Jg. 67, 2010, Nr. 2, S. 172 – 179
    DOI
  • Sarrazin, Christoph M.; Berg, Thomas; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Schirmacher, Peter; Wedemeyer, Heiner; Neumann, U.; Schmidt, Hartmut H.J.; Spengler, Ulrich; Wirth, Stefan; Kessler, Harald H.; Peck-Radosavljevic, Markus J.; Ferenci, Péter; Vogel, Wolfgang; Moradpour, Darius; Heim, Markus H.; Cornberg, Markus; Protzer, Ulrike; Manns, Micheal P.; Fleig, Wolfgang E.; Dollinger, Matthias M.; Zeuzem, Stefan S.
    Update der S 3-Leitlinie Prophylaxe, Diagnostik und Therapie der Hepatitis-C-Virus(HCV)-Infektion, AWMF-Register-Nr.: 021 / 012
    In: Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie, Jg. 48, 2010, Nr. 2, S. 289 – 351
    DOI

    • 2006

    Artikel in Zeitschriften

  • Hilgard, Philip Alexander; Kahramann, Alisan; Lehmann, Nils; Seltmann, Cornelia; Beckebaum, Susanne; Roß, Rudolf Stefan; Baba, Hideo Andreas; Malago, Massimo; Broelsch, Christoph E.; Gerken, Guido
    Cyclosporine versus tacrolimus in patients with HCV infection after liver transplantation: Effects on virus replication and recurrent hepatitis
    In: World Journal of Gastroenterology, Jg. 12, 2006, Nr. 5, S. 697 – 702
    DOI (Open Access)

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