The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been a
rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized …

We determined the prevalence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)
genes of Enterobacteriaceae in retail chicken meat and humans in the Netherlands. Raw …

New techniques have emerged for the detection of bacteria in blood, because the blood
culture as gold standard is slow and insufficiently sensitive when the patient has previously …

The use of real-time quantitative PCR (5′ nuclease PCR assay) as a tool to study the
gastrointestinal microflora that adheres to the colonic mucosa was evaluated. We developed …

Forty-eight clinical Acinetobacter isolates with different epidemic behavior were investigated
for the presence of integrons and plasmids and for antibiotic susceptibility. Integrons were …

Using 42 isolates contributed by laboratories in Canada, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom,
and the United States, we compared the results of analyses done with seven Clostridium …

Background. The worldwide prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing
Enterobacteriaceae is increasing rapidly both in hospitals and in the community. A …

The gut microbiota is amongst the most densely populated microbial ecosystem on earth.
While the microbiome exerts numerous health beneficial functions, the high density of micro-…

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major pathogen in destructive periodontal disease in humans.
Detection and quantification of this microorganism are relevant for diagnosis and treatment …

In renal collecting ducts, a vasopressin-induced cAMP increase results in the phosphorylation
of aquaporin-2 (AQP2) water channels at Ser-256 and its redistribution from intracellular …