Published in Euro Surveill on May 26, 2016
Identification of genes that are associated with DNA repeats in prokaryotes. Mol Microbiol (2002) 14.67
GP5+/6+ PCR followed by reverse line blot analysis enables rapid and high-throughput identification of human papillomavirus genotypes. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 5.63
Identification of a novel family of sequence repeats among prokaryotes. OMICS (2002) 3.94
Community-acquired MRSA and pig-farming. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2006) 3.80
Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, evolved from a distinct, human-associated lineage of B. bronchiseptica. PLoS Pathog (2005) 2.71
Effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 2 years after its introduction, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 2.48
Molecular identification of bloodmeal source in Ixodes ricinus ticks using 12S rDNA as a genetic marker. J Med Entomol (2007) 1.95
Generation of Campylobacter jejuni genetic diversity in vivo. Mol Microbiol (2002) 1.88
Multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis of Staphylococcus aureus: comparison with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and spa-typing. PLoS One (2009) 1.87
Longitudinal analysis of tick densities and Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia infections of Ixodes ricinus ticks in different habitat areas in The Netherlands. Appl Environ Microbiol (2006) 1.73
Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis, a novel typing scheme to study the genetic relatedness and epidemiology of Enterococcus faecium isolates. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.69
Invasive pneumococcal disease and 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 1.50
Increase in genetic diversity of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) strains after introduction of Hib vaccination in The Netherlands. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.33
Multicenter evaluation of reverse line blot assay for detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. J Microbiol Methods (2004) 1.29
Site-specific manifestations of invasive group a streptococcal disease: type distribution and corresponding patterns of virulence determinants. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.23
Identification of Anaplasma phagocytophila (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) variants in blood from sheep in Norway. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.23
Differences in clinical manifestations and hematological and serological responses after experimental infection with genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in sheep. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2003) 1.22
Identification of orthopaedic infections using broad-range polymerase chain reaction and reverse line blot hybridization. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2007) 1.20
Incidence of low-grade infection in aseptic loosening of total hip arthroplasty. Acta Orthop (2010) 1.15
Protection from routine vaccination at the age of 14 months with meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine in the Netherlands. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2006) 1.14
Population structure of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in The Netherlands in the pre-vaccination era assessed by MLVA and capsular sequence typing. PLoS One (2011) 1.14
Sequence diversity within the capsular genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 6 and 19. PLoS One (2011) 1.12
Optimization and application of a multiplex bead-based assay to quantify serotype-specific IgG against Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharides: response to the booster vaccine after immunization with the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2010) 1.09
Multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for Streptococcus pneumoniae: comparison with PFGE and MLST. PLoS One (2011) 1.07
PFGE diversity within the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineage ST398. BMC Microbiol (2010) 1.02
Invasive pneumococcal disease in the Netherlands: Syndromes, outcome and potential vaccine benefits. Vaccine (2009) 1.01
Changes in the composition of the pneumococcal population and in IPD incidence in The Netherlands after the implementation of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Vaccine (2012) 0.99
Cross border comparison of MRSA bacteraemia between The Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany): a cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2012) 0.97
Increase in transmitted resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors among newly diagnosed HIV-1 infections in Europe. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.96
Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 0.95
Vaccine preventability of meningococcal clone, Greater Aachen Region, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 0.94
"Mycobacterium tilburgii" infections. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 0.94
Development of a bead-based multiplex immunoassay for simultaneous quantitative detection of IgG serum antibodies against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella-zoster virus. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2012) 0.93
Determination of the relationship between group A streptococcal genome content, M type, and toxic shock syndrome by a mixed genome microarray. Infect Immun (2007) 0.90
High genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing patients with epidermolysis bullosa. Exp Dermatol (2012) 0.89
Dynamics in prophage content of invasive and noninvasive M1 and M28 Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in The Netherlands from 1959 to 1996. Infect Immun (2007) 0.88
High Resolution Typing by Whole Genome Mapping Enables Discrimination of LA-MRSA (CC398) Strains and Identification of Transmission Events. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.86
Absence of influenza A(H1N1) during seasonal and pandemic seasons in a sentinel nursing home surveillance network in the Netherlands. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 0.85
Estimates of HIV transmitted drug resistance can be inflated due to natural sequence polymorphisms. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 0.83
Two variants among Haemophilus influenzae serotype b strains with distinct bcs4, hcsA and hcsB genes display differences in expression of the polysaccharide capsule. BMC Microbiol (2008) 0.81
A collaborative environment allowing clinical investigations on integrated biomedical databases. Stud Health Technol Inform (2009) 0.81
Evaluation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis, N. gonorrhoeae Multiantigen sequence typing, and full-length porB gene sequence analysis for molecular epidemiological typing. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 0.80
Broad range 16S rRNA gene PCR compared to bacterial culture to confirm presumed synovial infection in horses. Vet J (2005) 0.80
Genotyping by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis reveals persistence and recurrence of infection with Streptococcus anginosus group organisms. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.80
MRSA spa t1081, a highly transmissible strain endemic to Hong Kong, China, in the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 0.78
The epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Burkina Faso. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2006) 0.77
Next-generation sequencing of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms: a key tool for surveillance and infection control. Future Microbiol (2015) 0.76
Livestock-associated MRSA: innocent or serious health threat? Future Microbiol (2015) 0.75
Outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus infections in a nursing home and possible sources of introduction: the Netherlands, winter 2012/2013. J Am Geriatr Soc (2013) 0.75