Ivana Ferencak

Employment

• Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo Head of the laboratory
  2023 - Present
• Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo
  2021 - 2023
• Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo Head of the laboratory
  2012 - 2021

Education

• Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo Clinical microbiologist
  2005 - 2012
• University of Zagreb Medical doctor
  1997 - 2003

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (15)

• In silico prediction of Y. enterocolitica O:3, O:5/5,27, O:8 and O:9 serotypes and biotypes from whole-genome sequencing data
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-68349-1
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• Trends and Challenges of Surgical Site Infections Burden in Croatia: A Nationwide Comparative Analysis of Two Point Prevalence Surveys (2017–2023)
  Life 2026 DOI: 10.3390/life16020239
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• Enterovirus-D68—Neglected Pathogen in Acute Respiratory Infections: Insights from Croatia
  Pathogens 2026 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15010048
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• Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni in a Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patient: Evolution of Resistance Under the Selective Antibiotic Pressure
  Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2025 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10060165
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• Unravelling the Persistence of the Rare Serovar Salmonella Mikawasima in a Hospital Setting: A Whole-Genome Sequencing Study
  Pathogens 2025 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens14050408
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• Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Characterization of Clostridioides difficile Infection Cases at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb
  Microorganisms 2024 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12122434
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• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies: Comparison of Enzyme Immunoassay, Surrogate Neutralization and Virus Neutralization Test
  Antibodies 2023 DOI: 10.3390/antib12020035
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• Detection of Tahyna Orthobunyavirus-Neutralizing Antibodies in Patients with Neuroinvasive Disease in Croatia
  Microorganisms 2022 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10071443
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• SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Croatia—Rapid Detection of the First Case and Cross-Border Spread
  Pathogens 2022 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11050511
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• Emerging Trends in the Epidemiology of COVID-19: The Croatian ‘One Health’ Perspective
  Viruses 2021 DOI: 10.3390/v13122354
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