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M W M Wassenberg

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Articles 7
Citations 137
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Health Services
Top 10 Co-Authors
M J M Bonten
A Troelstra
J A J W Kluytmans
A Voss
G A de Wit
C M J E Vandenbroucke-Grauls
P F G Wolffs
R W Bosboom
A G M Buiting
M W H Wulf
Published In
Clin Microbiol Infect
Neth J Med
J Hosp Infect
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Int J Infect Dis
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Recent Articles
1.
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous uveitis in a low endemic setting
Vos A, Wassenberg M, de Hoog J, Oosterheert J
Int J Infect Dis . 2013 May; 17(11):e993-9. PMID: 23706496
Objective: To determine factors associated with the diagnosis of tuberculous uveitis and the response to anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT). Methods: A retrospective case study was performed at the University Medical Centre...
2.
Rapid diagnostic testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage at different anatomical sites: costs and benefits of less extensive screening regimens
Wassenberg M, Kluytmans J, Bosboom R, Buiting A, van Elzakker E, Melchers W, et al.
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2011 May; 17(11):1704-10. PMID: 21595786
Multiple body site screening and pre-emptive isolation of patients at risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage are considered essential for control of nosocomial spread. The relative importance of extranasal...
3.
Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ST398) in Dutch hospitals
Wassenberg M, Bootsma M, Troelstra A, Kluytmans J, Bonten M
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2010 May; 17(2):316-9. PMID: 20459436
We quantified nosocomial transmission rates of sequence type (ST) 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (an emerging livestock-associated MRSA clone) and non-ST398 MRSA isolates in patients hospitalized without infection control measures...
4.
Psychological impact of short-term isolation measures in hospitalised patients
Wassenberg M, Severs D, Bonten M
J Hosp Infect . 2010 Apr; 75(2):124-7. PMID: 20381912
Unintended negative effects, such as anxiety and depression, have been demonstrated in patients subjected to infection control strategies, such as isolation for long periods. Yet isolation precautions are mostly short-term....
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Rapid screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using PCR and chromogenic agar: a prospective study to evaluate costs and effects
Wassenberg M, Kluytmans J, Box A, Bosboom R, Buiting A, van Elzakker E, et al.
Clin Microbiol Infect . 2010 Mar; 16(12):1754-61. PMID: 20219077
Pre-emptive isolation of suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is considered essential for controlling the spread of MRSA, but noncolonized patients will be isolated unnecessarily as a result of a...
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[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of livestock origin in Dutch hospitals: high-risk patients need only to be investigated if admitted to hospital]
Wassenberg M, Hopmans T, Troelstra A, Kluytmans J, Bonten M
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd . 2009 Jan; 152(49):2681-8. PMID: 19137969
Objective: To determine the incidence and prevalence of carriage of methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients and hospital personnel, and to examine the consequences of the revised Dutch MRSA guideline...
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Hypertension management in primary care: standard care and attitude towards a disease management model
Wassenberg M, Willemsen J, Gaillard C, Braam B
Neth J Med . 2005 Feb; 62(10):375-82. PMID: 15683092
Introduction: Cardiovascular risk control has become one of the hallmarks in the treatment of diabetes and coronary heart disease, yet assessment of individual risk factors is suboptimal. We have designed...