Reclassification of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage Types

A van Belkum, NJ Verkaik, CP De Vogel… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Persistent nasal carriers have an increased risk of Staphylococcus aureus
infection, whereas intermittent carriers and noncarriers share the same low risk. This study …

Development and validation of a multiplex immunoassay for the simultaneous determination of serum antibodies to Bordetella pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus

PGM van Gageldonk, FG van Schaijk… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
To increase testing of vaccine induced humoral immunity in immune surveillance studies
and vaccine trials, a rapid and simple microsphere-based multiplex assay (pentaplex) was …

Anti-Staphylococcal Humoral Immune Response in Persistent Nasal Carriers and Noncarriers of Staphylococcus aureus

NJ Verkaik, CP de Vogel, HA Boelens… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Persistent carriers have a higher risk of Staphylococcus aureus infections than
noncarriers but a lower risk of bacteremia-related death. Here, the role played by anti …

Correlates of Protection for M Protein‐Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus

SK Tsoi, PR Smeesters, HRC Frost… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is known to cause a broad spectrum of illness, from
pharyngitis and impetigo, to autoimmune sequelae such as rheumatic heart disease, and …

Spectrum-resolved dual-color electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for simultaneous detection of two targets with nanocrystals as tags

G Zou, X Tan, X Long, Y He, W Miao - Analytical chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
A spectrum-resolved dual-color electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunoassay was
designed and implemented to simultaneously detect carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and …

Characterization of the Humoral Immune Response during Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Global Gene Expression by Staphylococcus aureus in Human …

PM den Reijer, N Lemmens-den Toom, S Kant… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Attempts to develop an efficient anti-staphylococcal vaccine in humans have so far been
unsuccessful. Therefore, more knowledge of the antigens that are expressed by …

Heterogeneity of the humoral immune response following Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

NJ Verkaik, HA Boelens, CP de Vogel… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Expanding knowledge on the humoral immune response in Staphylococcus aureus-infected
patients is a mandatory step in the development of vaccines and immunotherapies. Here, we …

Detection of Alpha-Toxin and Other Virulence Factors in Biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus on Polystyrene and a Human Epidermal Model

PM Den Reijer, EM Haisma, NA Lemmens-den Toom… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background & Aim The ability of Staphylococcus aureus to successfully colonize (a) biotic
surfaces may be explained by biofilm formation and the actions of virulence factors. The aim …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of antibodies by Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in young children

NJ Verkaik, A Lebon, CP de Vogel, H Hooijkaas… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
In order to develop novel antlstaphylococcal strategies, understanding the determinants of
carriage and how humans respond to Staphylococcus aureus exposure is essential. Here …

Immunogenicity of Toxins during Staphylococcus aureus Infection

NJ Verkaik, O Dauwalder, K Antri… - Clinical Infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Toxins are important Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors, but little
is known about their immunogenicity during infection. Here, additional insight is generated …