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Corné H. W. Klaassen

Corné H. W. Klaassen

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Microbiology

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63
Citations
13733
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2734
National Ranking
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Overview

Corné H. W. Klaassen is a researcher affiliated with Erasmus MC in the Netherlands, focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their publication record spans key subfields such as molecular medicine, infectious diseases, microbiology, molecular biology, and clinical biochemistry.

The scientist has contributed to research topics including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Fungal Infections and Studies

Recent publications by Corné H. W. Klaassen include:

  • Interlaboratory evaluation of Mucorales PCR assays for testing serum specimens: A study by the fungal PCR Initiative and the Modimucor study group, 2020, Medical Mycology
  • Clinical Impact of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Aspergillus and Azole Resistance Detection in Invasive Aspergillosis: A Prospective Multicenter Study, 2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • National surveillance pilot study unveils a multicenter, clonal outbreak of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST111 in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2017, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Exploring antimicrobial resistance to beta-lactams, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones in E. coli and K. pneumoniae using proteogenomics, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Environmental contamination with highly resistant microorganisms after relocating to a new hospital building with 100% single-occupancy rooms: A prospective observational before-and-after study with a three-year follow-up, 2023, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Frequent co-authors associated with Klaassen's work include:

  • Martine De Vos
  • Juliëtte A. Severin
  • Marco J. Bruno
  • Wil H. F. Goessens
  • Bibi Mason-Slingerland

The primary publication venues where Klaassen's research appears are:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Corné H. W. Klaassen's work emphasizes molecular and clinical aspects of infectious diseases, with particular attention to antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, diagnostic molecular techniques, and hospital infection control. Their academic contributions cover a variety of experimental and surveillance studies that address bacterial and fungal pathogens in clinical and environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus

    R.A. Samson;C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;S. B. Hong

  • Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium.

    C.M. Visagie;J. Houbraken;Jens Christian Frisvad;S. B. Hong

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig farming.

    Andreas Voss;Frans Loeffen;Judith Bakker;Corné H.W. Klaassen

  • Triazole fungicides can induce cross-resistance to medical triazoles in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Eveline Snelders;Simone M. T. Camps;Anna Karawajczyk;Gijs Schaftenaar

  • The Q fever epidemic in The Netherlands: history, onset, response and reflection

    H. I. J. Roest;J. J. H. C. Tilburg;W. Van Der Hoek;P. Vellema

  • Use of a Novel Panel of Nine Short Tandem Repeats for Exact and High-Resolution Fingerprinting of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates

    Hanneke A. de Valk;Jacques F. G. M. Meis;Ilse M. Curfs;Konrad Muehlethaler

  • Species-Specific Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria Species

    Michaela Lackner;G. Sybren de Hoog;Paul E. Verweij;Mohammad J. Najafzadeh

  • Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among veterinarians: an international study

    M.W.H. Wulf;M. Sørum;A. van Nes;R. Skov

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii from Ruminants in Q Fever Outbreak, the Netherlands

    Hendrik I.J. Roest;Robin C. Ruuls;Jeroen J.H.C. Tilburg;Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen

  • Isolation of multiple-triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus strains carrying the TR/L98H mutations in the cyp51A gene in India

    Anuradha Chowdhary;Shallu Kathuria;Harbans S Randhawa;Shailendra N Gaur

  • Typing and Subtyping of Clostridium difficile Isolates by Using Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis

    Renate J. van den Berg;Inge Schaap;Kate E. Templeton;Corné H. W. Klaassen

  • Ancient dispersal of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon rainforest

    Ferry Hagen;Paulo C. Ceresini;Itzhack Polacheck;Hansong Ma

  • Presence of a Novel DNA Methylation Enzyme in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with Pig Farming Leads to Uninterpretable Results in Standard Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analysis

    Corina C. P. M. Bens;Andreas Voss;Corné H. W. Klaassen

  • High prevalence of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in adults with cystic fibrosis exposed to itraconazole.

    Pierre-Régis Burgel;Marie-Thérèse Baixench;Michaël Amsellem;Etienne Audureau

  • Clonal Expansion and Emergence of Environmental Multiple-Triazole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Strains Carrying the TR34/L98H Mutations in the cyp51A Gene in India

    Anuradha Chowdhary;Shallu Kathuria;Jianping Xu;Cheshta Sharma

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates Recovered from Water, Air, and Patients Shows Two Clusters of Genetically Distinct Strains

    Adilia Warris;Corné H. W. Klaassen;Jacques F. G. M. Meis;Maaike T. de Ruiter

  • In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibilities and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Genotyping of a Worldwide Collection of 350 Clinical, Veterinary, and Environmental Cryptococcus gattii Isolates

    Ferry Hagen;Maria-Teresa Illnait-Zaragozi;Karen H. Bartlett;Daniëlle Swinne

  • Autochthonous and dormant Cryptococcus gattii infections in Europe

    Ferry Hagen;M. Francisca Colom;Daniëlle Swinne;Kathrin Tintelnot

  • RespiFinder: a New Multiparameter Test To Differentially Identify Fifteen Respiratory Viruses

    Martin Reijans;Gijs Dingemans;Corné H. Klaassen;Jacques F. Meis

  • Characterization of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile Isolates from Outbreaks in Different Countries by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and PCR Ribotyping

    Renate J. van den Berg;Eric C. J. Claas;Duddy H. Oyib;Corné H. W. Klaassen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques F. Meis
Jacques F. Meis Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
Willem J. G. Melchers
Willem J. G. Melchers Radboud University
Andreas Voss
Andreas Voss Heidelberg University
Johan W. Mouton
Johan W. Mouton Radboud University Medical Center
Teun Boekhout
Teun Boekhout University of Amsterdam
Ferry Hagen
Ferry Hagen Utrecht University
Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh
Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Anuradha Chowdhary
Anuradha Chowdhary University of Delhi
Ed J. Kuijper
Ed J. Kuijper Leiden University Medical Center

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