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Colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in healthy children by Bogaert, D, van Belkum, A, Sluijter, M, Luijendijk, A, de Groot, R, Rümke, HC, Verbrugh, HA, Hermans, PWM

“…A trial with a 7-valent pneumococcal-conjugate vaccine in children with recurrent acute otitis media showed a shift in pneumococcal colonisation towards…”
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Preventing nosocomial MRSA infections by screening by Verbrugh, Ha

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An antibiotic policy to prevent emergence of resistant bacilli by de Man, P, Verhoeven, BAN, Verbrugh, HA, Vos, MC, van den Anker, JN

“…Fear of infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) often leads to early use of empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics, a strategy that selects for…”
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The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections by Wertheim, Heiman F L, Melles, Damian C, Vos, Margreet C, van Leeuwen, Willem, van Belkum, Alex, Verbrugh, Henri A, Nouwen, Jan L

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of infections in both the community and hospital. Worldwide, the increasing resistance of this pathogen to various…”
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Efficacy and safety of teicoplanin plus rifampicin in the treatment of bacteraemic infections caused by staphylococcus aureus by YZERMAN, E. P. F, BOELENS, H. A. M, VOGEL, M, VERBRUGH, H. A

“…An open study was carried out on 16 patients with hospital-acquired, bacteraemic Staphylococcus aureus infections to evaluate the safety and efficacy of…”
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Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use by Kerremans, J. J., Verboom, P., Stijnen, T., Hakkaart-van Roijen, L., Goessens, W., Verbrugh, H. A., Vos, M. C.

“…Introduction Rapid bacterial identification and susceptibility tests can lead to earlier microbiological diagnosis and pathogen-directed, appropriate therapy…”
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks by KLUYTMANS, J, VAN BELKUM, A, VERBRUGH, H

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Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriers by Wertheim, Heiman FL, Vos, Margreet C, Ott, Alewijn, van Belkum, Alex, Voss, Andreas, Kluytmans, Jan AJW, van Keulen, Peter HJ, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina MJE, Meester, Marlene HM, Verbrugh, Henri A

“…Staphylococcus aureus is the second most frequent cause of nosocomial blood infections. We screened 14 008 non-bacteraemic, non-surgical patients for S aureus…”
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Immune evasion cluster-positive bacteriophages are highly prevalent among human Staphylococcus aureus strains, but they are not essential in the first stages of nasal colonization by Verkaik, N.J., Benard, M., Boelens, H.A., de Vogel, C.P., Nouwen, J.L., Verbrugh, H.A., Melles, D.C., van Belkum, A., van Wamel, W.J.B.

“…The Staphylococcus aureus immune evasion cluster (IEC), located on β-haemolysin-converting bacteriophages (βC-Φs), encodes the immune-modulating proteins…”
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Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Household Contacts by Mollema, F.P.N, Richardus, J.H, Behrendt, M, Vaessen, N, Lodder, W, Hendriks, W, Verbrugh, H.A, Vos, M.C

“…The frequency of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission from a MRSA index person to household contacts were…”
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Natural population dynamics and expansion of pathogenic clones of Staphylococcus aureus by Melles, Damian C, Gorkink, Raymond F J, Boelens, Hélène A M, Snijders, Susan V, Peeters, Justine K, Moorhouse, Michael J, van der Spek, Peter J, van Leeuwen, Willem B, Simons, Guus, Verbrugh, Henri A, van Belkum, Alex

“…The population structure of Staphylococcus aureus carried by healthy humans was determined using a large strain collection of nonclinical origin (n = 829)…”
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Predicting the Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carrier State: Derivation and Validation of a “Culture Rule” by Nouwen, Jan L., Ott, Alewijn, Kluytmans-Vandenbergh, Marjolein F. Q., Boelens, Hélène A. M., Hofman, Albert, van Belkum, Alex, Verbrugh, Henri A.

“…Background. To study determinants and risks of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage, adequate differentiation between the different S. aureus carrier states is…”
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Heterogeneity of the humoral immune response following Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia by Verkaik, N. J, Boelens, H. A, de Vogel, C. P, Tavakol, M, Bode, L. G. M, Verbrugh, H. A, van Belkum, A, van Wamel, W. J. B

“…Expanding knowledge on the humoral immune response in Staphylococcus aureus-infected patients is a mandatory step in the development of vaccines and…”
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Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria by Raman Spectroscopy by Buijtels, P.C.A.M, Willemse-Erix, H.F.M, Petit, P.L.C, Endtz, H.P, Puppels, G.J, Verbrugh, H.A, van Belkum, A, van Soolingen, D, Maquelin, K

“…A number of rapid identification methods have been developed to improve the accuracy for diagnosis of tuberculosis and to speed up the presumptive…”
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Immunogenicity of Toxins during Staphylococcus aureus Infection by Verkaik, Nelianne J., Dauwalder, Olivier, Antri, Kenza, Boubekri, Ilhem, de Vogel, Corné P., Badiou, Cédric, Bes, Michèle, Vandenesch, Francçois, Tazir, Mohamed, Hooijkaas, Herbert, Verbrugh, Henri A., van Belkum, Alex, Etienne, Jerome, Lina, Gerard, Ramdani-Bouguessa, Nadjia, van Wamel, Willem J.B.

“…Background Toxins are important Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors, but little is known about their immunogenicity during infection. Here, additional…”
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Induction of antibodies by Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in young children by Verkaik, N.J., Lebon, A., de Vogel, C.P., Hooijkaas, H., Verbrugh, H.A., Jaddoe, V.W.V., Hofman, A., Moll, H.A., van Belkum, A., van Wamel, W.J.B.

“…In order to develop novel antlstaphylococcal strategies, understanding the determinants of carriage and how humans respond to Staphylococcus aureus exposure is…”
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Persistent (not intermittent) nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is the determinant of CPD-related infections by NOUWEN, Jan L, FIEREN, Marien W. J. A, SNIJDERS, Susan, VERBRUGH, Henri A, VAN BELKUM, Alex

“…We investigated the impact of staphylococcal carriage among patients on continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD) in a university hospital. Patients were screened…”
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Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission in the Netherlands: the value of search and destroy and restrictive antibiotic use by Wertheim, H.F.L, Vos, M.C, Boelens, H.A.M, Voss, A, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.M.J.E, Meester, M.H.M, Kluytmans, J.A.J.W, van Keulen, P.H.J, Verbrugh, H.A

“…In the Netherlands, less than 1% of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus are methicillin-resistant (MRSA). A national search and destroy policy prevents…”
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Selective decontamination of digestive tract in intensive care by Verbrugh, Henri A

“…Since de Jonge and colleagues elected not to switch the SDD regimen from one ICU to the other somewhere through their observation period, it is very difficult…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae exposure is associated with human metapneumovirus seroconversion and increased susceptibility to in vitro HMPV infection by Verkaik, N.J., Nguyen, D.T., de Vogel, C.P., Moll, H.A., Verbrugh, H.A., Jaddoe, V.W.V., Hofman, A., van Wamel, W.J.B., van den Hoogen, B.G., Buijs-Offerman, R.M.G.B., Ludlow, M., de Witte, L., Osterhaus, A.D.M.E., van Belkum, A., de Swart, R.L.

“…It remains largely unknown which factors determine the clinical outcome of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections. The aim of the present study was to analyse…”
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