Search Results - "Verweij, J.J."

Short communication: Epidemiological assessment of Strongyloides stercoralis in Fijian children by Kim, S.H., Rinamalo, M., Rainima-Qaniuci, M., Talemaitoga, N., Kama, M., Rafai, E., Choi, M.-H., Hong, S.T., Verweij, J.J., Kelly-Hope, L., Stothard, J.R.

“…As a part of the lymphatic filariasis (LF) transmission assessment survey (TAS)/soil-transmitted helminths (STH) prevalence survey in Western Division of Fiji,…”
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Treatment and follow-up using microscopy and polymerase chain reaction in East African sleeping sickness: a case report by Vingerhoets, L.M.A, Bauer, M.P, Hamminga, E.A, Verweij, J.J, Visser, L.G

“…We report a case of East African trypanosomiasis in a 26-year-old traveler returning from Tanzania, including a series of pictures of the progression of the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have more than three times higher viral loads than non-transmitters – Practical use of viral load for disease control by Jajou, R., Mutsaers- van Oudheusden, AJG, Verweij, J.J., Rietveld, A., Murk, J.L.

“…•SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have > 3 times higher viral loads than non-transmitters.•Clinical patients showed considerably lower viral loads than non-clinical…”
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Successful containment of two vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) outbreaks in a Dutch teaching hospital using environmental sampling and whole-genome sequencing by Gast, K.B., van Oudheusden, A.J.G., Murk, J.L., Stohr, J.J.J.M., Buiting, A.G., Verweij, J.J.

“…Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) may cause nosocomial outbreaks. This article describes all VRE carriers that were identified in 2018 at…”
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Effect of Daily Antenatal Iron Supplementation on Plasmodium Infection in Kenyan Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Mwangi, Martin N, Roth, Johanna M, Smit, Menno R, Trijsburg, Laura, Mwangi, Alice M, Demir, Ayse Y, Wielders, Jos P. M, Mens, Petra F, Verweij, Jaco J, Cox, Sharon E, Prentice, Andrew M, Brouwer, Inge D, Savelkoul, Huub F. J, Andang’o, Pauline E. A, Verhoef, Hans

“…IMPORTANCE: Anemia affects most pregnant African women and is predominantly due to iron deficiency, but antenatal iron supplementation has uncertain health…”
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Performance of the Diasorin SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection assay on the LIAISON XL by Van der Moeren, N., Zwart, V.F., Goderski, G., Rijkers, G.T., van den Bijllaardt, W., Veenemans, J., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W., Pas, S.D., Meijer, A., Verweij, J.J., Murk, J.L.A.N., Stohr, J.J.J.M.

“…•We evaluated the performance of a direct two-step sandwich chemiluminescence immunoassay for the quantitative determination of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen…”
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Added diagnostic value of broad‐range 16S PCR on periprosthetic tissue and clinical specimens from other normally sterile body sites by Reuwer, A.Q., Bijllaardt, W., Murk, J.L., Buiting, A.G.M., Verweij, J.J.

“…Aims Evaluation of 16S PCR in addition to the standard culture to improve the pathogen detection rate in clinical specimens. Methods and Results…”
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Post-travel screening of asymptomatic long-term travelers to the tropics for intestinal parasites using molecular diagnostics by Soonawala, Darius, van Lieshout, Lisette, den Boer, Marion A M, Claas, Eric C J, Verweij, Jaco J, Godkewitsch, André, Ratering, Marchel, Visser, Leo G

“…The incidence of asymptomatic travel-related parasitic infection is uncertain. Previous studies did not distinguish new incident infections, from past…”
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Rapid clearance of Giardia lamblia DNA from the gut after successful treatment by van den Bijllaardt, W., Overdevest, I.T., Buiting, A.G., Verweij, J.J.

“…To assess the time it takes for a real-time PCR to become negative after treatment of a Giardia lamblia infection, we evaluated two consecutive follow-up…”
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) polymerase chain reaction assay on rectal swabs and enrichment broth for detection of ESBL carriage by van den Bijllaardt, W., Janssens, M.M., Buiting, A.G., Muller, A.E., Mouton, J.W., Verweij, J.J.

“…Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) screening and contact precautions on patients at high risk for ESBL carriage are considered important infection control…”
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Parasitological diagnosis combining an internally controlled real-time PCR assay for the detection of four protozoa in stool samples with a testing algorithm for microscopy by Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, L.E.S., Wallinga, J.A., Ruijs, G.J.H.M., Bruins, M.J., Verweij, J.J.

“…Molecular detection of gastrointestinal protozoa is more sensitive and more specific than microscopy but, to date, has not routinely replaced time-consuming…”
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Detection of diarrhoea-causing protozoa in general practice patients in The Netherlands by multiplex real-time PCR by ten Hove, R., Schuurman, T., Kooistra, M., Möller, L., van Lieshout, L., Verweij, J.J.

“…The diagnostic value of a multiplex real-time PCR for the detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum/Cryptosporidium…”
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Effect of continuous milking on immunoglobulin concentrations in bovine colostrum by Verweij, J.J., Koets, A.P., Eisenberg, S.W.F.

“…Continuous milking is defined as a dairy cattle management system without a planned dry period for cows in late gestation. Continuous milking has been…”
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Prevalence of phylogroups and O25/ST131 in susceptible and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates, the Netherlands by Overdevest, I.T.M.A., Bergmans, A.M.C., Verweij, J.J., Vissers, J., Bax, N., Snelders, E., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W.

“…To assess the distribution of phylogroups and O25/ST131 in the Netherlands, we performed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a collection of 108…”
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Development, validation and evaluation of a rapid PCR-nucleic acid lateral flow immuno-assay for the detection of Plasmodium and the differentiation between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax by Mens, Petra F, Moers, Antoine P H A, de Bes, Laura M, Flint, Jonathan, Sak, Jathee R S, Keereecharoen, Lily, van Overmeir, Chantal, Verweij, Jaco J, Hallett, Rachel L, Wihokhoen, Benchawan, Proux, Stephane, Schallig, Henk D F H, van Amerongen, Aart

“…Molecular tools are very sensitive and specific and could be an alternative for the diagnosis of malaria. The complexity and need for expensive equipment may…”
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Polymyxin B-horseradish peroxidase conjugates as tools in endotoxin research by Appelmelk, B J, Su, D, Verweij-van Vught, A M, Thijs, B G, MacLaren, D M

“…The peptide antibiotic Polymyxin B (PMB) binds to bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS). We prepared covalent conjugates of PMB and horseradish…”
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Application of a circulating-cathodic-antigen (CCA) strip test and real-time PCR, in comparison with microscopy, for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium in urine samples from Ghana by Obeng, B.B., Aryeetey, Y.A., de Dood, C. J., Amoah, A.S., Larbi, I.A., Deelder, A.M., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Hartgers, F.C., Boakye, D.A., Verweij, J.J., van Dam, G. J., van Lieshout, L.

“…In the detection of parasitic infection, the traditional methods based on microscopy often have low sensitivity and/or specificity compared with the newer,…”
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Measurement of antibody response to keyhole limpet haemocyanin was not adequate for early diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a group of Dutch visitors to Mali by Verweij, J J, Polderman, A M, Visser, L G, Deelder, A M

“…The detection of antibodies against keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH) (extracted from Megathura crenulata) has been described as a reliable tool for serological…”
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Serological diagnosis of Oesophagostomum infections by Polderman, A M, Krepel, H P, Verweij, J J, Baeta, S, Rotmans, J P

“…A sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is described to diagnose human infection with Oesophagostomum bifurcum. In an ELISA using…”
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Effect of Bacteroides fragilis cellular components on chemotactic activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes towards Escherichia coli by Namavar, F, Vught, A. M. J.J. Verweij-Van, Bal, M, Maclaren, D. M

“…Department of Medical Microbiology. Research Group for Commensal Infections, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands…”
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