Peter W Hermans
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Recent Articles
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Hommes T, van Lieshout M, Veer C, Florquin S, Bootsma H, Hermans P, et al.
PLoS One
. 2015 Dec;
10(12):e0145138.
PMID: 26673231
Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae is the most common causative pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing (NOD) 2 is a pattern recognition receptor located in the cytosol of myeloid cells that...
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de Vos A, Dessing M, Lammers A, De Porto A, Florquin S, de Boer O, et al.
PLoS One
. 2015 Feb;
10(2):e0118181.
PMID: 25700108
Toll-like receptors (TLR) and the downstream adaptor protein MyD88 are considered crucial for protective immunity during bacterial infections. Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae is a human respiratory pathogen and a large majority...
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PCR deduction of invasive and colonizing pneumococcal serotypes from Venezuela: a critical appraisal
Bello Gonzalez T, Rivera-Olivero I, Sisco M, Spadola E, Hermans P, de Waard J
J Infect Dev Ctries
. 2014 Apr;
8(4):469-73.
PMID: 24727513
Introduction: Serotype surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae is indispensable for evaluating the potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Serotyping by the standard Quellung reaction is technically demanding, time consuming, and expensive....
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Short K, von Kockritz-Blickwede M, Langereis J, Chew K, Job E, Armitage C, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2013 Nov;
82(1):364-70.
PMID: 24191297
Otitis media (OM) (a middle ear infection) is a common childhood illness that can leave some children with permanent hearing loss. OM can arise following infection with a variety of...
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Versleijen M, Roelofs H, Rombouts C, Hermans P, Noakes P, Calder P, et al.
Eur J Clin Invest
. 2011 Sep;
42(3):290-302.
PMID: 21880037
Background And Aims: Studies suggest clinical benefits of parenteral fish oil (FO), rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), over soyabean oil (SO), rich in n-6 PUFAs, in patients with...
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van Gent M, Bart M, van der Heide H, Heuvelman K, Kallonen T, He Q, et al.
PLoS One
. 2011 Jun;
6(5):e20340.
PMID: 21647370
To monitor changes in Bordetella pertussis populations, mainly two typing methods are used; Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) and Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA). In this study, a single nucleotide...
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Lammers A, de Porto A, Florquin S, de Boer O, Bootsma H, Hermans P, et al.
Immunobiology
. 2011 Mar;
216(8):863-70.
PMID: 21397979
Patients without a spleen are susceptible for overwhelming sepsis with Streptococcus pneumoniae. We investigated the relative contribution of the pneumococcal capsule in the reduced host defense after splenectomy. Sham-operated or...
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Versleijen M, Roelofs H, Te Morsche R, Simonetti E, Hermans P, Wanten G
Eur J Clin Invest
. 2010 Jun;
40(8):729-34.
PMID: 20561031
Background: Lipid-induced modulation of phagocyte function seems to contribute to increased susceptibility to infections in patients on parenteral nutrition, and an increased risk for development of pneumonia has been observed...
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Boleij A, Schaeps R, de Kleijn S, Hermans P, Glaser P, Pancholi V, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2009 Sep;
77(12):5519-27.
PMID: 19752027
Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly known as Streptococcus bovis biotype I) is a low-grade opportunistic pathogen which is considered to be associated with colon cancer. It is thought that colon polyps or...
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Tjalsma H, Lambooy L, Hermans P, Swinkels D
Proteomics
. 2008 Feb;
8(7):1415-28.
PMID: 18306176
Bacterial surface proteins are critically important in determining the success of bacterial strains in their competition for survival, which makes comprehensive knowledge of the microbial 'face' of high relevance to...