[HTML][HTML] An increasing threat in hospitals: multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
L Dijkshoorn, A Nemec, H Seifert - Nature reviews microbiology, 2007 - nature.com
Since the 1970s, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter strains among
critically ill, hospitalized patients, and subsequent epidemics, have become an increasing …
critically ill, hospitalized patients, and subsequent epidemics, have become an increasing …
Amplified-fragment length polymorphism analysis: the state of an art
…, HJM Aarts, J De Haas, L Dijkshoorn… - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the past decade, various methods have been developed for the identification and typing of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms at the DNA level. These methods differ in their …
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms at the DNA level. These methods differ in their …
Strain, clone and species: comments on three basic concepts of bacteriology
L Dijkshoorn, BM Ursing… - Journal of medical …, 2000 - microbiologyresearch.org
Different aspects of the terms strain, clone and species are discussed. The term strain is
commonly used to denote a pure culture–here called 'the strain in the taxonomic sense'–but …
commonly used to denote a pure culture–here called 'the strain in the taxonomic sense'–but …
[HTML][HTML] The Population Structure of Acinetobacter baumannii: Expanding Multiresistant Clones from an Ancestral Susceptible Genetic Pool
L Diancourt, V Passet, A Nemec, L Dijkshoorn… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Outbreaks of hospital infections caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
strains are of increasing concern worldwide. Although it has been reported that particular …
strains are of increasing concern worldwide. Although it has been reported that particular …
Guidelines for the validation and application of typing methods for use in bacterial epidemiology
A Van Belkum, PT Tassios, L Dijkshoorn… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
For bacterial typing to be useful, the development, validation and appropriate application of
typing methods must follow unified criteria. Over a decade ago, ESGEM, the ESCMID …
typing methods must follow unified criteria. Over a decade ago, ESGEM, the ESCMID …
Comparison of outbreak and nonoutbreak Acinetobacter baumannii strains by genotypic and phenotypic methods
L Dijkshoorn, H Aucken, P Gerner-Smidt… - Journal of clinical …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Thirty-one Acinetobacter baumannii strains, comprising 14 strains from 14 outbreaks in
different northwestern European cities and 17 sporadic strains, were compared by …
different northwestern European cities and 17 sporadic strains, were compared by …
[HTML][HTML] Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex with the proposal of Acinetobacter pittii sp …
…, M Vaneechoutte, S Brisse, L Dijkshoorn - Research in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter genomic species (gen. sp.) 3 and gen. sp. 13TU are increasingly recognized
as clinically important taxa within the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii …
as clinically important taxa within the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii …
Standardization and Interlaboratory Reproducibility Assessment of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis-Generated Fingerprints of Acinetobacter baumannii
…, D Stefanik, H Heersma, L Dijkshoorn - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A standard procedure for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of
macrorestriction fragments of Acinetobacter baumannii was set up and validated for its …
macrorestriction fragments of Acinetobacter baumannii was set up and validated for its …
Distribution of Acinetobacter species on human skin: comparison of phenotypic and genotypic identification methods
H Seifert, L Dijkshoorn, P Gerner-Smidt… - Journal of clinical …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
At least 19 genomic species are recognized as constituting the genus Acinetobacter.
However, little is known about the natural reservoirs of the various members of the genus …
However, little is known about the natural reservoirs of the various members of the genus …
Diversity of aminoglycoside-resistance genes and their association with class 1 integrons among strains of pan-European Acinetobacter baumannii clones
…, P van den Broek, L Dijkshoorn - Journal of medical …, 2004 - microbiologyresearch.org
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the diversity of the genes encoding
aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes and their association with class 1 integrons in three pan …
aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes and their association with class 1 integrons in three pan …