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An evaluation of three processing methods and the effect of reduced culture times for faster direct identification of pathogens from BacT/ALERT blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS by Loonen, A. J. M., Jansz, A. R., Stalpers, J., Wolffs, P. F. G., van den Brule, A. J. C.

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a fast and reliable method for the identification of bacteria…”
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Developments for improved diagnosis of bacterial bloodstream infections by Loonen, A. J. M., Wolffs, P. F. G., Bruggeman, C. A., van den Brule, A. J. C.

“…Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with high mortality and increased healthcare costs. Optimal management of BSI depends on several factors including…”
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Circuits regulating pleasure and happiness in major depression by Loonen, A.J.M, Ivanova, S.A

“…Abstract The introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has gradually changed the borders of the major depression disease class. Anhedonia was…”
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High pneumococcal DNA load, procalcitonin and suPAR levels correlate to severe disease development in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia by Loonen, A. J. M., Kesarsing, C., Kusters, R., Hilbink, M., Wever, P. C., van den Brule, A. J. C.

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is mostly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae . Identification of the pathogen causing CAP can be achieved by conventional…”
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Treatment adherence therapy in people with psychotic disorders: randomised controlled trial by Staring, A. B. P., Van der Gaag, M., Koopmans, G. T., Selten, J. P., Van Beveren, J. M., Hengeveld, M. W., Loonen, A. J. M., Mulder, C. L.

“…Interventions to improve adherence to treatment in people with psychotic disorders have produced inconclusive results. We developed a new treatment, treatment…”
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Mutations in KIT and RAS are frequent events in pediatric core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia by GOEMANS, B. F, ZWAAN, Ch. M, KASPERS, G. J. L, HEINRICH, M. C, MILLER, M, ZIMMERMANN, M, HARLOW, A, MESHINCHI, S, LOONEN, A. H, HIHLEN, K, REINHARDT, D, CREUTZIG, U

“…Activating mutations in RAS and receptor tyrosine kinases such as KIT and FLT3 are hypothesized to cooperate with chimeric transcription factors in the…”
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Exploring the paradigm of depressive disorders through an evolutionary and biopsychosocial lens by Ochi, T, Loonen, A J, Simutkin, G G, Bokhan, N A, Kornetov, A N, Ivanova, S A

“…IntroductionDepression can be considered to be a common psychological response to adversity or loss from which an individual may recover quickly based on a…”
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Diagnose, indicate, and treat severe mental illness (DITSMI) as appropriate care: A three-year follow-up study in long-term residential psychiatric patients on the effects of re-diagnosis on medication prescription, patient functioning, and hospital bed utilization by Veereschild, H M, Noorthoorn, E O, Nijman, H L I, Mulder, C L, Dankers, M, Van der Veen, J A, Loonen, A J M, Hutschemaekers, G J M

“…While polypharmacy is common in long-term residential psychiatric patients, prescription combinations may, from an evidence-based perspective, be irrational…”
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Practical recommendations for improvement of the physical health care of patients with severe mental illness by van Hasselt, F. M., Oud, M. J. T., Loonen, A. J. M.

“…Objective Health care for the physical health of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) needs to be improved. Therefore, we aimed to develop policy…”
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Identification of main malaria vectors and their insecticide resistance profile in internally displaced and indigenous communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by Loonen, Jeanine A C M, Dery, Dominic B, Musaka, Bertin Z, Bandibabone, Janvier B, Bousema, Teun, van Lenthe, Marit, Pop-Stefanija, Biserka, Fesselet, Jean-François, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M

“…Malaria remains a major public health concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its control is affected by recurrent conflicts. Médecins Sans…”
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Evaluating interventions to improve somatic health in severe mental illness: a systematic review by van Hasselt, F. M., Krabbe, P. F. M., van Ittersum, D. G., Postma, M. J., Loonen, A. J. M.

“…Objective To present a systematic review of the evaluation of randomized interventions directed toward improving somatic health for patients with severe mental…”
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Acceleration of the direct identification of Staphylococcus aureus versus coagulase-negative staphylococci from blood culture material: a comparison of six bacterial DNA extraction methods by Loonen, A. J. M, Jansz, A. R, Kreeftenberg, H, Bruggeman, C. A, Wolffs, P. F. G, van den Brule, A. J. C

“…To accelerate differentiation between Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), this study aimed to compare six different DNA…”
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NMDA receptor genotypes associated with the vulnerability to develop dyskinesia by Ivanova, S A, Loonen, A J M, Pechlivanoglou, P, Freidin, M B, Al Hadithy, A F Y, Rudikov, E V, Zhukova, I A, Govorin, N V, Sorokina, V A, Fedorenko, O Y, Alifirova, V M, Semke, A V, Brouwers, J R B J, Wilffert, B

“…Dyskinesias are involuntary muscle movements that occur spontaneously in Huntington's disease (HD) and after long-term treatments for Parkinson's disease…”
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Tardive dyskinesia and DRD3, HTR2A and HTR2C gene polymorphisms in Russian psychiatric inpatients from Siberia by Al Hadithy, A.F.Y., Ivanova, S.A., Pechlivanoglou, P., Semke, A., Fedorenko, O., Kornetova, E., Ryadovaya, L., Brouwers, J.R.B.J., Wilffert, B., Bruggeman, R., Loonen, A.J.M.

“…Pharmacogenetics of tardive dyskinesia and dopamine D3 (DRD3), serotonin 2A (HTR2A), and 2C (HTR2C) receptors has been examined in various populations, but not…”
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Influencing CYP enzymes to boost psychiatric treatment: a review on clinical evidence by van Hasselt, F M, Coehorst, Y, Wilffert, B, Loonen, A J M

“…Therapeutic drug monitoring to optimize blood plasma concentrations is advised for certain psychiatric drugs. The current standard is to change the dose based…”
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Missense polymorphisms in three oxidative-stress enzymes (GSTP1, SOD2, and GPX1) and dyskinesias in Russian psychiatric inpatients from Siberia by Al Hadithy, A. F. Y., Ivanova, S. A., Pechlivanoglou, P., Wilffert, B., Semke, A., Fedorenko, O., Kornetova, E., Ryadovaya, L., Brouwers, J. R. B. J., Loonen, A. J. M.

“…Neuronal degeneration due to oxidative stress (OS) has been proposed as a mechanism for tardive dyskinesia (TD) pathogenesis. Cellular defense mechanisms…”
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EPA-0301 – Improving somatic health of outpatients with severe mental illness by Van Hasselt, F, Oud, M, Krabbe, P, Postma, M, Loonen, A

“…Introduction Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) experience a 13- to 30-year reduction in life-expectancy. The majority of these deaths can be attributed…”
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TEL/AML1 gene fusion is related to in vitro drug sensitivity for L-asparaginase in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by WOERDEN, N. L. R.-V, PIETERS, R, HÄHLEN, K, SCHMIEGELOW, K, JANKA-SCHAUB, G. E, VEERMAN, A. J. P, LOONEN, A. H, HUBEEK, I, VAN DRUNEN, E, BEVERLOO, H. B, SLATER, R. M, HARBOTT, J, SEYFARTH, J, VAN WERING, E. R

“…The t(12;21) translocation resulting in TEL/AML1 gene fusion is present in approximately 25% of patients with precursor B-lineage pediatric acute lymphoblastic…”
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Skin disorders in chronic psychiatric illness by Mookhoek, EJ, Van De Kerkhof, PCM, Hovens, JEJM, Brouwers, JRBJ, Loonen, AJM

“…Background  Chronic psychiatric patients are prone to develop skin diseases. However, epidemiological data are scarce. Objective  To describe the prevalence of…”
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Incidence of additional genetic changes in the TEL and AML1 genes in DCOG and COALL-treated t(12;21)-positive pediatric ALL, and their relation with drug sensitivity and clinical outcome by STAMS, W. A. G, BEVERLOO, H. B, PIETERS, R, DEN BOER, M. L, DE MENEZES, R. X, STIGTER, R. L, VAN DRUNEN, E, RAMAKERS-VAN-WOERDEN, N. L, LOONEN, A. H, VAN WERING, E. R, JANKA-SCHAUB, G. E

“…Clinical heterogeneity within t(12;21) or TEL/AML1-positive ALL (25% of childhood common/preB ALL) indicates that additional genetic changes might contribute…”
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