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Aloys C. M. Kroes is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Oncology. Additionally, Kroes has contributed to studies in Animal Science and Zoology as well as Ecology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Animal Virus Infections Studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Polyomavirus and related diseases, Respiratory viral infections research, and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Recommendations for the introduction of metagenomic high-throughput sequencing in clinical virology, part I: Wet lab procedure (2020, Journal of Clinical Virology)
  • Benchmark of thirteen bioinformatic pipelines for metagenomic virus diagnostics using datasets from clinical samples (2021, Journal of Clinical Virology)
  • Torque teno virus loads after kidney transplantation predict allograft rejection but not viral infection (2021, Journal of Clinical Virology)
  • Improved diagnosis of viral encephalitis in adult and pediatric hematological patients using viral metagenomics (2020, Journal of Clinical Virology)

Kroes frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Jutte J.C. de Vries
  • Igor A. Sidorov
  • Eric C. J. Claas
  • Ellen C. Carbo
  • Mariet C.W. Feltkamp

The scientist's research has been published in multiple venues with particular frequency in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Virology
  • Nature Medicine
  • Pathogens
  • Transplantation

Best Publications

  • Rapid and Sensitive Method Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Infections by Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Parainfluenza Viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4

    Kate E. Templeton;Sitha A. Scheltinga;Matthias F. C. Beersma;Aloys C. M. Kroes

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands.

    Bas B Oude Munnink;David F Nieuwenhuijse;Mart Stein;Áine O'Toole

  • Prediction of severe disseminated adenovirus infection by serum PCR

    Marcela Echavarria;Michael Forman;Maarten J. D. Van Tol;Jaak M. Vossen

  • Relationship between exhaled nitric oxide and airway hyperresponsiveness following experimental rhinovirus infection in asthmatic subjects

    H. W. F. M. De Gouw;K. Grünberg;R. Schot;A. C. M. Kroes

  • Internally Controlled Real-Time PCR Monitoring of Adenovirus DNA Load in Serum or Plasma of Transplant Recipients

    Eric C. J. Claas;Marco W. Schilham;Caroline S. de Brouwer;Petr Hubacek

  • The apparent paradox of maternal seropositivity as a risk factor for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a population-based prediction model.

    Jutte J. C. de Vries;Erik W. van Zwet;Friedo W. Dekker;Aloys C. M. Kroes

  • High levels of adenovirus DNA in serum correlate with fatal outcome of adenovirus infection in children after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation.

    Marco W. Schilham;Eric C. Claas;Wouter van Zaane;Bianca Heemskerk

  • In vitro susceptibility of adenovirus to antiviral drugs is species-dependent.

    Florence Morfin;Sophie Dupuis-Girod;Stéphanie Mundweiler;Delphine Falcon

  • Immune Reconstitution and Clearance of Human Adenovirus Viremia in Pediatric Stem-Cell Recipients

    Bianca Heemskerk;Arjan C. Lankester;Tamara van Vreeswijk;Matthias F. C. Beersma

  • Validation of clinical application of cytomegalovirus plasma DNA load measurement and definition of treatment criteria by analysis of correlation to antigen detection.

    Jayant S. Kalpoe;Aloys C. M. Kroes;Menno D. de Jong;Janke Schinkel

  • Prolonged Influenza Virus Infection during Lymphocytopenia and Frequent Detection of Drug-Resistant Viruses

    Jairo Gooskens;Marcel Jonges;Eric C. J. Claas;Adam Meijer

  • Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.

    Eveline P. de Jong;Timo R. de Haan;Aloys C.M. Kroes;Matthias F.C. Beersma

  • Morbidity and mortality associated with nosocomial transmission of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) virus.

    Jairo Gooskens;Marcel Jonges;Eric C. J. Claas;Adam Meijer

  • The association of recombination events in the founding and emergence of subgenogroup evolutionary lineages of human enterovirus 71.

    E. C. McWilliam Leitch;M. Cabrerizo;J. Cardosa;H. Harvala

  • Effect of Ribavirin on the Plasma Viral DNA Load in Patients with Disseminating Adenovirus Infection

    A. C. Lankester;B. Heemskerk;E. C. J. Claas;M. W. Schilham

  • Cytomegalovirus infection in the Netherlands: seroprevalence, risk factors, and implications.

    M.J. Korndewal;L. Mollema;I. Tcherniaeva;F. van der Klis

  • Real-time PCR versus viral culture on urine as a gold standard in the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection

    Jutte J.C. de Vries;Annemiek A. van der Eijk;Katja C. Wolthers;Lisette G. Rusman

  • Evolutionary Dynamics and Temporal/Geographical Correlates of Recombination in the Human Enterovirus Echovirus Types 9, 11, and 30

    E. C. McWilliam Leitch;M. Cabrerizo;J. Cardosa;H. Harvala

  • Adenovirus infection in paediatric stem cell transplant recipients : increased risk in young children with a delayed immune recovery

    M J D van Tol;A C M Kroes;J Schinkel;W Dinkelaar

  • Transmission Networks and Population Turnover of Echovirus 30

    E. C. McWilliam Leitch;J. Bendig;M. Cabrerizo;J. Cardosa

  • Risk factors for developing EBV-related B cell lymphoproliferative disorders (BLPD) after non-HLA-identical BMT in children.

    Gerritsen Ej;Stam Ed;Hermans J;van den Berg H

  • Quantification of adenovirus DNA in plasma for management of infection in stem cell graft recipients.

    A. C. Lankester;M. J. D. van Tol;E. C. J. Claas;J. M. Vossen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric C. J. Claas
Eric C. J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Arjan C. Lankester
Arjan C. Lankester Leiden University Medical Center
Willy J. M. Spaan
Willy J. M. Spaan Leiden University Medical Center
Jaak M. Vossen
Jaak M. Vossen Leiden University Medical Center
Robbert G. M. Bredius
Robbert G. M. Bredius Leiden University Medical Center
Janke Schinkel
Janke Schinkel University of Amsterdam
Kate Templeton
Kate Templeton NHS Lothian
Marco W. Schilham
Marco W. Schilham Leiden University Medical Center
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford
Hans L. Zaaijer
Hans L. Zaaijer University of Amsterdam

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