Development of a Swiss Surveillance Database for Molecular Epidemiology of Hypervirulent and Multi-drug Resistant Pathogens

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients with either colonisations or infections with either a bacterial or a viral pathogen, where whole genome sequencing data and available minimal epidemiological, demographic and clinical data * Pathogens included into analysis are: Multidrug-resistant bacteria include: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Carbapenemase- and/or extended spectrum betalactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenting bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium, and others; virulent bacteria include: Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, and others; Viruses include: Influenza viruses, Measles virus, Enterovirus E68, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and others. Exclusion Criteria: * Decline to sign a general consent or any other declining statement against using data for research purposes.