Search Results - "Smit, Lidwien A. M"

Respiratory health effects of exposure to low levels of airborne endotoxin - a systematic review by Farokhi, Azadèh, Heederik, Dick, Smit, Lidwien A M

“…Elevated endotoxin levels have been measured in ambient air around livestock farms, which is a cause of concern for neighbouring residents. There is clear…”
Get full text

Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Ambient Air after a Large Q Fever Outbreak by de Rooij, Myrna M T, Borlée, Floor, Smit, Lidwien A M, de Bruin, Arnout, Janse, Ingmar, Heederik, Dick J J, Wouters, Inge M

“…One of the largest Q fever outbreaks ever occurred in the Netherlands from 2007-2010, with 25 fatalities among 4,026 notified cases. Airborne dispersion of…”
Get full text

Association of indoor microbial aerosols with respiratory symptoms among under-five children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fakunle, Adekunle Gregory, Jafta, Nkosana, Naidoo, Rajen N, Smit, Lidwien A. M

“…Background Despite the recognition of the importance of indoor microbial exposures on children's health, the role of different microbial agents in development…”
Get full text

Increased risk of pneumonia amongst residents living near goat farms in different livestock-dense regions in the Netherlands by Lotterman, Aniek, Baliatsas, Christos, de Rooij, Myrna M T, Huss, Anke, Jacobs, José, Dückers, Michel, Boender, Gert Jan, McCarthy, Catherine, Heederik, Dick, Hagenaars, Thomas J, Yzermans, C Joris, Smit, Lidwien A M

“…Previous studies, performed between 2009-2019, in the Netherlands observed an until now still unexplained increased risk for pneumonia among residents living…”
Get full text

Impact of COVID-19 containment measures on perceived health and health-protective behavior: a longitudinal study by van Kersen, Warner, de Rooij, Myrna M. T., Portengen, Lützen, Diez, Nekane Sandoval, Pieterson, Inka, Tewis, Marjan, Boer, Jolanda M. A., Koppelman, Gerard, Vonk, Judith M., Vermeulen, Roel, Gehring, Ulrike, Huss, Anke, Smit, Lidwien A. M.

“…This longitudinal study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 containment measures on perceived health, health protective behavior and risk perception, and…”
Get full text

Indoor bacterial and fungal aerosols as predictors of lower respiratory tract infections among under-five children in Ibadan, Nigeria by Fakunle, Adekunle Gregory, Jafta, Nkosana, Smit, Lidwien A M, Naidoo, Rajen N

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between exposure to diverse indoor microbial aerosols and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) among…”
Get full text

Associations between pneumonia and residential distance to livestock farms over a five-year period in a large population-based study by Kalkowska, Dominika A, Boender, Gert Jan, Smit, Lidwien A M, Baliatsas, Christos, Yzermans, Joris, Heederik, Dick J J, Hagenaars, Thomas J

“…In a recent study of electronic health records (EHR) of general practitioners in a livestock-dense area in The Netherlands in 2009, associations were found…”
Get full text

Establishing farm dust as a useful viral metagenomic surveillance matrix by Kwok, Kirsty T. T., de Rooij, Myrna M. T., Messink, Aniek B., Wouters, Inge M., Smit, Lidwien A. M., Cotten, Matthew, Heederik, Dick J. J., Koopmans, Marion P. G., Phan, My V. T.

“…Farm animals may harbor viral pathogens, some with zoonotic potential which can possibly cause severe clinical outcomes in animals and humans. Documenting the…”
Get full text

The air we breathe: understanding the impact of the environment on pneumonia by Smit, Lidwien A M

“…An increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia has been shown in residents of rural livestock farming areas in the Netherlands and United States, probably…”
Get full text

Risk of pneumonia among residents living near goat and poultry farms during 2014-2016 by Post, Pim M, Hogerwerf, Lenny, Huss, Anke, Petie, Ronald, Boender, Gert Jan, Baliatsas, Christos, Lebret, Erik, Heederik, Dick, Hagenaars, Thomas J, IJzermans, C Joris, Smit, Lidwien A M

“…In the Netherlands, an association was found between the prevalence of pneumonia and living near goat and poultry farms in 2007-2013. This association then led…”
Get full text

Livestock-associated risk factors for pneumonia in an area of intensive animal farming in the Netherlands by Freidl, Gudrun S, Spruijt, Ineke T, Borlée, Floor, Smit, Lidwien A M, van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Arianne B, Heederik, Dick J J, Yzermans, Joris, van Dijk, Christel E, Maassen, Catharina B M, van der Hoek, Wim

“…Previous research conducted in 2009 found a significant positive association between pneumonia in humans and living close to goat and poultry farms. However,…”
Get full text

Spirometry, questionnaire and electronic medical record based COPD in a population survey: Comparing prevalence, level of agreement and associations with potential risk factors by Borlée, Floor, Yzermans, C Joris, Krop, Esmeralda, Aalders, Bernadette, Rooijackers, Jos, Zock, Jan-Paul, van Dijk, Christel E, Maassen, Catharina B M, Schellevis, François, Heederik, Dick, Smit, Lidwien A M

“…COPD-diagnosis is confirmed by post-bronchodilator (BD) spirometry. However, epidemiological studies often rely on pre-BD spirometry, self-reports, or medical…”
Get full text

Q fever and pneumonia in an area with a high livestock density: a large population-based study by Smit, Lidwien A M, van der Sman-de Beer, Femke, Opstal-van Winden, Annemieke W J, Hooiveld, Mariëtte, Beekhuizen, Johan, Wouters, Inge M, Yzermans, Joris, Heederik, Dick

“…Concerns about public health risks of intensive animal production in The Netherlands continue to rise, in particular related to outbreaks of infectious…”
Get full text

Mobility assessment of a rural population in the Netherlands using GPS measurements by Klous, Gijs, Smit, Lidwien A M, Borlée, Floor, Coutinho, Roel A, Kretzschmar, Mirjam E E, Heederik, Dick J J, Huss, Anke

“…The home address is a common spatial proxy for exposure assessment in epidemiological studies but mobility may introduce exposure misclassification. Mobility…”
Get full text

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on mink farms between humans and mink and back to humans by Oude Munnink, Bas B, Sikkema, Reina S, Nieuwenhuijse, David F, Molenaar, Robert Jan, Munger, Emmanuelle, Molenkamp, Richard, van der Spek, Arco, Tolsma, Paulien, Rietveld, Ariene, Brouwer, Miranda, Bouwmeester-Vincken, Noortje, Harders, Frank, Hakze-van der Honing, Renate, Wegdam-Blans, Marjolein C A, Bouwstra, Ruth J, GeurtsvanKessel, Corine, van der Eijk, Annemiek A, Velkers, Francisca C, Smit, Lidwien A M, Stegeman, Arjan, van der Poel, Wim H M, Koopmans, Marion P G

“…Animal experiments have shown that nonhuman primates, cats, ferrets, hamsters, rabbits, and bats can be infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
Get full text

Occupational endotoxin exposure in association with atopic sensitization and respiratory health in adults: Results of a 5-year follow-up by Spierenburg, Elisabeth A J, Smit, Lidwien A M, Krop, Esmeralda J M, Heederik, Dick, Hylkema, Machteld N, Wouters, Inge M

“…The objective of the present longitudinal study was to investigate the effects of occupational endotoxin exposure on respiratory health and atopic…”
Get full text

Healthcare utilisation prior to the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases and the influence of livestock exposure: A longitudinal case-control study by van der Star, Baukje J, van Dijk, Christel E, Zock, Jan-Paul, Smit, Lidwien A M, Baliatsas, Christos, Heederik, Dick J J, Yzermans, C Joris

“…An increased prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, was found amongst residents in a livestock dense area. We…”
Get full text

Remarkable spatial variation in the seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii after a large Q fever epidemic by Pijnacker, Roan, Reimerink, Johan, Smit, Lidwien A M, van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Arianne B, Zock, Jan-Paul, Borlée, Floor, Yzermans, Joris, Heederik, Dick J J, Maassen, Catharina B M, van der Hoek, Wim

“…Prior to the 2007-2010 Q fever epidemic in the Netherlands, the seroprevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii in the general population was 1.5%,…”
Get full text

The European livestock resistome by Munk, Patrick, Yang, Dongsheng, Röder, Timo, Maier, Leonie, Petersen, Thomas Nordahl, Duarte, Ana Sofia Ribeiro, Clausen, Philip T L C, Brinch, Christian, Van Gompel, Liese, Luiken, Roosmarijn, Wagenaar, Jaap A, Schmitt, Heike, Heederik, Dick J J, Mevius, Dik J, Smit, Lidwien A M, Bossers, Alex, Aarestrup, Frank M

“…Metagenomic sequencing has proven to be a powerful tool in the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Here, we provide a comparative analysis of the…”
Get full text

Patients with overlapping diagnoses of asthma and COPD: is livestock exposure a risk factor for comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections? by Baliatsas, Christos, Smit, Lidwien A M, Dückers, Michel L A, van Dijk, Christel E, Heederik, Dick, Yzermans, C Joris

“…Epidemiological research on health effects of livestock exposure in population subgroups with compromised respiratory health is still limited. The present…”
Get full text