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Epidemiological aspects of healthcare-associated infections and microbial genomics by Mirande, C., Bizine, I., Giannetti, A., Picot, N., van Belkum, A.

“…Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a cause of continuously increasing morbidity and mortality. Most of these infections are caused by a limited set of…”
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A Novel Solid Medium for Culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Clinical Specimens by Asmar, S, Chatellier, S, Mirande, C, van Belkum, A, Canard, I, Raoult, D, Drancourt, M

“…The laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis usually relies on culture-based isolation of the causative Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. We developed and…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, serotype distribution and virulence determinants among invasive, non-invasive and colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) from Malaysian patients by Eskandarian, N., Ismail, Z., Neela, V., van Belkum, A., Desa, M. N. M., Amin Nordin, S.

“…A total of 103 group B streptococci (GBS) including 22 invasive, 21 non-invasive, and 60 colonizing isolates were collected in a Malaysian hospital (June…”
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Molecular characterization of piezotolerant and stress‐resistant mutants of Staphylococcus aureus by Karatzas, K.A.G., Lemmens‐den Toom, N.A., Tassou, C.C., Leeuwen, W., Belkum, A.

“…Aims In the previous work, following a pressure treatment with wild‐type Staphylococcus aureus, we obtained piezotolerant isolates showing altered phenotypic…”
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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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Campylobacter jejuni capsular genotypes are related to Guillain–Barré syndrome by Heikema, A.P., Islam, Z., Horst-Kreft, D., Huizinga, R., Jacobs, B.C., Wagenaar, J.A., Poly, F., Guerry, P., van Belkum, A., Parker, C.T., Endtz, H.P.

“…In about one in a thousand cases, a Campylobacter jejuni infection results in the severe polyneuropathy Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). It is established that…”
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New Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Specimens Containing a Mixture of Staphylococci by HULETSKY, A, GIROUX, R, VAN BELKUM, A, OUELLETTE, M, ROY, P. H, BERGERON, M. G, ROSSBACH, V, GAGNON, M, VAILLANCOURT, M, BERNIER, M, GAGNON, F, TRUCHON, K, BASTIEN, M, PICARD, F. J

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Rapid urine preparation prior to identification of uropathogens by MALDI-TOF MS by Veron, L., Mailler, S., Girard, V., Muller, B. H., L’Hostis, G., Ducruix, C., Lesenne, A., Richez, A., Rostaing, H., Lanet, V., Ghirardi, S., van Belkum, A., Mallard, F.

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) has been introduced in clinical routine microbiology laboratories…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on Staphylococcus aureus carriage in psoriasis, acne and rosacea by Totté, J. E. E., van der Feltz, W. T., Bode, L. G. M., van Belkum, A., van Zuuren, E. J., Pasmans, S. G. M. A.

“…Staphylococcus aureus might amplify symptoms in chronic inflammatory skin diseases. This study evaluates skin and mucosal colonization with S. aureus in…”
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Humoral immune consequences of Staphylococcus aureus ST239-associated bacteremia by Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, H., van Wamel, WJB, van Belkum, A., Hamat, R. A., Tavakol, M., Neela, V. K.

“…The humoral immune responses against 46 different staphylococcal antigens in 27 bacteremia patients infected by clonally related methicillin-resistant…”
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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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Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Surgery: The Effect of Mupirocin Nasal Ointment in a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study by Kalmeijer, M. D, Coertjens, H, van Nieuwland-Bollen, P. M, Bogaers-Hofman, D, de Baere, G. A. J, Stuurman, A, van Belkum, A, Kluytmans, J. A. J. W

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether use of mupirocin nasal ointment for perioperative eradication of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is…”
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Comparative population structure analysis of Campylobacter jejuni from human and poultry origin in Bangladesh by Islam, Z., van Belkum, A., Wagenaar, J. A., Cody, A. J., de Boer, A. G., Sarker, S. K., Jacobs, B. C., Talukder, K. A., Endtz, H. P.

“…Campylobacter jejuni is the most important cause of antecedent infections leading to Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS). The…”
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Role of Genomic Typing in Taxonomy, Evolutionary Genetics, and Microbial Epidemiology by VAN BELKUM, Alex, STRUELENS, Marc, DE VISSER, Arjan, VERBRUGH, Henri, TIBAYRENC, Michel

“…Classifications Services CMR Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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High-throughput epidemiologic typing in clinical microbiology by Belkum, A. van

“…Mapping, and ultimately preventing, the dissemination of infectious agents is an important topic in public health. Newly developed molecular—microbiological…”
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Prevalence and odds of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Totté, J.E.E., van der Feltz, W.T., Hennekam, M., van Belkum, A., van Zuuren, E.J., Pasmans, S.G.M.A.

“…Summary Background Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly implicated as a possible causal factor in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). However, the…”
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Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bovine and Human Skin, Milking Equipment, and Bovine Milk by Phage Typing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and Binary Typing by ZADOKS, R. N, VAN LEEUWEN, W. B, KREFT, D, FOX, L. K, BARKEMA, H. W, SCHUKKEN, Y. H, VAN BELKUM, A

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MCR: modern colistin resistance by Caniaux, I., van Belkum, A., Zambardi, G., Poirel, L., Gros, M. F.

“…Recently, plasmid-mediated and, therefore, transferable bacterial polymyxin resistance was discovered in strains from both humans and animals. Such a trait may…”
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Lack of Association between the Presence of the pVir Plasmid and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis by Louwen, R.P.L, Belkum, A. van, Wagenaar, J.A, Doorduyn, Y, Achterberg, R, Endtz, H.P

“…The main mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni causes diarrhea are unknown. In contrast to a recent communication, we report here the absence of an…”
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First case of vanA -positive Enterococcus mundtii in human urinary tract infection in Iran by Sharifi-Rad, M, Shadanpour, S, van Belkum, A, Soltani, A, Sharifi-Rad, J

“…Abstract We cultured enterococci from urinary tract infections in Iranian hospitals. Seven different Enterococcus species (E . raffinosus, E. durans, E. hirae,…”
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