Phagosomal rupture by Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in toxicity and host cell death.
Disruption of the ESX-5 system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes loss of PPE protein secretion, reduction of cell wall integrity and strong attenuation.
An Unexpected link between lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis and surface protein release in Mycobacterium marinum.
ESX-1-mediated translocation to the cytosol controls virulence of mycobacteria
A rare pulmonary infection caused by Arthrographis kalrae.
Old and new biomarkers for predicting high and low risk microbial infection in critically ill patients with new onset fever: A case for procalcitonin.
Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in screening samples by relative quantification between the mecA gene and the SA442 gene.
A Case of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase 1 (NDM-1)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with Putative Secondary Transmission from the Balkan Region in the Netherlands.
Resistance after selective decontamination.
For whom should we use selective decontamination of the digestive tract?
Costs and benefits of rapid screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in intensive care units: a prospective multicenter study.
A specific multi-nutrient formulation enhances M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor responses in vitro.
Hepatitis C in the general population of various ethnic origins living in the Netherlands: Should non-Western migrants be screened?
The origin and evolution of the unique HCV circulating recombinant form 2k/1b.
Female Sex and IL28B, a Synergism for Spontaneous Viral Clearance in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Seroconverters from a Community-Based Cohort.
Mycobacterial Secretion Systems ESX-1 and ESX-5 Play Distinct Roles in Host Cell Death and Inflammasome Activation.
Native and unfolded thrombocidin-1 exert antimicrobial activity via distinct structural elements.
Selective decontamination of the oral and digestive tract in surgical versus non-surgical patients in intensive care in a cluster-randomized trial.
Clinical Implications of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus, the Netherlands, 2007-2009.
Distribution of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes using a commercial DNA micro-array system.
Molecular relatedness of Propionibacterium species isolated from blood products and on the skin of blood donors.
Role for Escherichia coli YidD in membrane protein insertion.
Sensitive Detection and Quantification of the JAK2V617F Allele by Real-Time PCR Blocking Wild-Type Amplification by Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Oligonucleotide.
Genetic markers for Clostridium difficile lineages linked to hypervirulence.
Horizontal spread of highly resistant Gram-negative rods (HR-GNR) - A multicenter study of the DiversiLab(R) typing method.
The worldwide prevalence of highly resistant gram-negative rods (HR-GNR) is increasing rapidly.
Lipoarabinomannan biosynthesis in Corynebacterineae: the interplay of two α(1→2)-mannopyranosyltransferases MptC and MptD in mannan branching.
Sustained low prevalence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus upon admission to hospital in The Netherlands.
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes of Escherichia coli in chicken meat and humans, The Netherlands.
Eradication of carriage with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: effectiveness of a national guideline.
Eradication of carriage with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: determinants of treatment failure.
A new diagnostic microarray (Check-KPC ESBL) for detection and identification of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in highly resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
SecB-like chaperone controls a toxin-antitoxin stress-responsive system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Abiotrophia defectiva infection of a total hip arthroplasty diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Lipoarabinomannan and related glycoconjugates: structure, biogenesis and role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis physiology and host-pathogen interaction.
Conserved PE and PPE protein domains target LipY lipases of pathogenic mycobacteria to the cell surface via ESX-5
Highly resistant gram-negative microorganisms: incidence density and occurrence of nosocomial transmission (TRIANGLe Study).
Zebrafish embryo screen for mycobacterial genes involved in the initiation of granuloma formation reveals a newly identified ESX-1 component
Two major medicinal honeys have different mechanisms of bactericidal activity.
Rapid diagnostic testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at different anatomical sites: costs and benefits of less extensive screening regimens.
Performance and suitability of polymerase chain reaction for early detection of bacteria in platelet concentrates.
Coxiella burnetii DNA in goat milk after vaccination with Coxevac(®).
Discovery of zebrafish (Danio rerio) interleukin-23 (IL-23α) chain, a subunit important for the formation of IL-23, a cytokine involved in the development of Th17 cells and inflammation.
Efficacy of serology driven "test and treat strategy" for eradication of H. pylori in patients with rheumatic disease in the Netherlands.
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus in human immunodeficiency virus-negative men who have sex with men: a series of case reports.
Large differences between test strategies for the detection of anti-Borrelia antibodies are revealed by comparing eight ELISAs and five immunoblots.
SNP-genotyping of a Coxiella burnetii outbreak in the Netherlands.
Fighting bacterial resistance at the root: need for adapted EMEA guidelines.
Persistence of livestock-associated MRSA after short term occupational exposure to pigs and veal calves.
Influenza infection in suckling mice expands an NKT cell subset that protects against airway hyperreactivity.
Distribution, origin and risk of coagulase negative staphylococci from platelet concentrates.
Five-minute Giemsa stain for rapid detection of malaria parasites in blood smears.
ATP synthase in slow- and fast-growing mycobacteria is active in ATP synthesis and blocked in ATP hydrolysis direction.
Laboratory detection of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) - An evaluation of two screening agar plates and two confirmation techniques.
Rapid screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using PCR and chromogenic agar: a prospective study to evaluate costs and effects.
Interlaboratory evaluation of different extraction and real-time PCR methods for detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA in serum.
Abstract In the Netherlands, there is an ongoing and unparalleled outbreak of Q fever...
Survival of bacteria on uniforms in relation to risk management in dental clinics.
Appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy: a multicentre prevalence survey in the Netherlands, 2008-2009.
Synergism between maggot excretions and antibiotics.
Abstract Maggots are successfully used to treat severe, infected wounds...
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and risk factors for carriage in Dutch hospitals.
Mycobacterium marinum MMAR_2380, a predicted transmembrane acyltransferase, is essential for the presence of the mannose cap on lipoarabinomannan.
Abstract Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a major glycolipid in the mycobacterial cell envelope...
IS-pro: high-throughput molecular fingerprinting of the intestinal microbiota
Binary IS typing for Staphylococcus aureus.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe.
Evaluation of a fourth-generation latex agglutination test for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
Medical-grade honey enriched with antimicrobial peptides has enhanced activity against antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Alarmingly poor performance in Chlamydia trachomatis point-of-care testing.
Phylogenetic variation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype e reveals an aberrant distinct evolutionary stable lineage.
Maggot excretions inhibit biofilm formation on biomaterials.
Identification of mycobacterial alpha-glucan as a novel ligand for DC-SIGN: involvement of mycobacterial capsular polysaccharides in host immune modulation.
Phylogenetic analysis of acute hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infections among human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men in Germany.
High prevalence of reduced bone mineral density in primary HIV-1-infected men.
Comparative analysis of four methods to extract DNA from paraffin-embedded tissues: effect on downstream molecular applications.
Improving quinolone use in hospitals by using a bundle of interventions in an interrupted time series analysis.
Guideline for phenotypic screening and confirmation of carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae.
Carbapenem resistance in gram-negative bacteria.
[Antibiotic resistance: measures urgently needed].
Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak strains producing OXA-58 in Turkey.
Acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected men who have sex with men: an emerging sexually transmitted infection.
Physicians' and nurses' opinions on selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination: a survey.
How honey kills bacteria.
Characterization of DIM-1, an integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase from a Pseudomonas stutzeri clinical isolate in the Netherlands.
Development of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for eubacterial RNA detection in platelet concentrates.
Future diagnosis of sepsis.
Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ST398) in Dutch hospitals.
In vitro activity of tigecycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, including livestock-associated strains.
High prevalence of nasal MRSA carriage in slaughterhouse workers in contact with live pigs in The Netherlands.
Transient lowering of the viral set point after temporary antiretroviral therapy of primary HIV type 1 infection.
Performance evaluation of the new Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 test version 2.0 for quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA.
Progressive macular hypomelanosis is associated with a putative Propionibacterium species...
Prevalence of carriage of meticillin-susceptible and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in employees of five microbiology laboratories in The Netherlands...
Direct visualization by cryo-EM of the mycobacterial capsular layer: a labile structure containing ESX-1-secreted proteins.
Microscopic detection of viable Staphylococcus epidermidis in peri-implant tissue in experimental biomaterial-associated infection, identified by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation.
Ecological effects of selective decontamination on resistant gram-negative bacterial colonization.
Prevalence of livestock-associated MRSA in communities with high pig-densities in The Netherlands.
A truncated lipoglycan from mycobacteria with altered immunological properties.
Characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in a clinical isolate of Pseudomonas stutzeri
PFGE diversity within the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineage ST398.
Improved detection of microbial DNA after bead-beating before DNA isolation.
Do mycobacteria produce endospores?
Clinical evaluation of Bio-Rad MRSASelect™ medium for the detection of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in food products: cause for concern or case for complacency?
Integron class 1 reservoir among highly resistant gram-negative microorganisms recovered at a Dutch teaching hospital.
Abstract Integrons play an important role in the dissemination of resistance genes among bacteria...
Lipopolysaccharide Lewis Antigens.
Gastric Autoimmunity.