Campylobacter is a major cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in humans worldwide. This study
was aimed at summarizing the current understanding of host mechanisms involved in the …

Background Interpretation of serological assays in Lyme borreliosis requires an understanding
of the clinical indications and the limitations of the currently available tests. We therefore …

Foodborne diseases are an important cause of human illness worldwide. Humans acquire
these infections from a variety of sources and routes of transmission. Many efforts have been …

To inform risk management decisions on control, prevention and surveillance of foodborne
disease, the disease burden of foodborne pathogens is estimated using Disability Adjusted …

In continuous surveillance of routine samples from five Dutch laboratories, we studied
resistance to the antibiotics most commonly prescribed for urinary tract infections (UTI) in The …

Campylobacter is among the most important agents of enteritis in developed countries. We
have described the potential environmental determinants of the seasonal pattern of infection …

As a major foodborne pathogen, Campylobacter jejuni receives much attention in quantitative
risk assessment. To date, all dose–response assessments have been based on a single …

… Wilfrid van Pelt … Wilfrid van Pelt … Doorduyn Y, van Pelt W, Siezen CL, van Der Horst F,
van Duynhoven YT, et al. (2008) Novel insight in the association between salmonellosis or …

Background Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC),
plasmid-mediated AmpC-producing E coli (pAmpC-EC), and other bacteria are resistant to …

Since 1996 Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 salmonellosis has increased in The Netherlands.
This prompted a case-control study of risk factors for salmonellosis to inform transmission …