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The evaluation of a user-friendly lateral flow assay for the serodiagnosis of human brucellosis in Kazakhstan.

Mizanbayeva S, Smits HL, Zhalilova K, Abdoel TH, Kozakov S, Ospanov KS, Elzer PH, Douglas JT.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Sep;65(1):14-20.PMID: 19679230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Molecular epidemiology of Brucella genotypes in patients at a major hospital in central Peru.

Nöckler K, Maves R, Cepeda D, Draeger A, Mayer-Scholl A, Chacaltana J, Castañeda M, Espinosa B, Castillo R, Hall E, Al Dahouk S, Gilman RH, Cabeza F, Smits HL.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct;47(10):3147-55. Epub 2009 Aug 5.PMID: 19656979 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prospects for the control of neglected tropical diseases by mass drug administration.

Smits HL.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009 Feb;7(1):37-56. Review.PMID: 19622056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of a flow assay for brucellosis antibodies with the reference cELISA test in West African Bos indicus.

Bronsvoort BM, Koterwas B, Land F, Handel IG, Tucker J, Morgan KL, Tanya VN, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

PLoS One. 2009;4(4):e5221. Epub 2009 Apr 20.PMID: 19381332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of culture techniques at different stages of brucellosis.

Espinosa BJ, Chacaltana J, Mulder M, Franco MP, Blazes DL, Gilman RH, Smits HL, Hall ER.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Apr;80(4):625-7.PMID: 19346389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

MLVA genotyping of human Brucella isolates from Peru.

Smits HL, Espinosa B, Castillo R, Hall E, Guillen A, Zevaleta M, Gilman RH, Melendez P, Guerra C, Draeger A, Broglia A, Nöckler K.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Apr;103(4):399-402. Epub 2008 Nov 21.PMID: 19027131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Point-of-care testing for malaria outbreak management.

Ratnawati, Hatta M, Smits HL.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jul;102(7):699-704. Epub 2008 Jun 2.PMID: 18513771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Brucellosis in household members of Brucella patients residing in a large urban setting in Peru.

Mendoza-Núñez M, Mulder M, Franco MP, Maas KS, Castañeda ML, Bonifacio N, Chacaltana J, Yagui E, Gilman RH, Espinosa B, Blazes D, Hall E, Abdoel TH, Smits HL; Brucellosis Working Group in Callao.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Apr;78(4):595-8.PMID: 18385354 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Simple and rapid field tests for brucellosis in livestock.

Abdoel T, Dias IT, Cardoso R, Smits HL.

Vet Microbiol. 2008 Aug 25;130(3-4):312-9. Epub 2008 Feb 2.PMID: 18321664 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Simple, rapid, and affordable point-of-care test for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever.

Pastoor R, Hatta M, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Jun;61(2):129-34. Epub 2008 Feb 13.PMID: 18276100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Human brucellosis.

Franco MP, Mulder M, Gilman RH, Smits HL.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;7(12):775-86. Review.PMID: 18045560 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Correction: Persistence and relapse in brucellosis and need for improved treatment.

Smits HL.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 17825334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Laboratory evaluation of a simple and rapid latex agglutination assay for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever.

Abdoel TH, Pastoor R, Smits HL, Hatta M.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Oct;101(10):1032-8. Epub 2007 Jul 27.PMID: 17673269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Persistence and relapse in brucellosis and need for improved treatment.

Franco MP, Mulder M, Smits HL.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Sep;101(9):854-5. Epub 2007 Jun 29. Review. Erratum in: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;102(2):206. PMID: 17604065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of brucellosis by PCR and persistence after treatment in patients returning to the hospital for follow-up.

Maas KS, Méndez M, Zavaleta M, Manrique J, Franco MP, Mulder M, Bonifacio N, Castañeda ML, Chacaltana J, Yagui E, Gilman RH, Guillen A, Blazes DL, Espinosa B, Hall E, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Apr;76(4):698-702.PMID: 17426173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety and immunogenicity of subcutaneous or intramuscular administration of a monovalent inactivated vaccine against Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae in healthy volunteers.

Laurichesse H, Gourdon F, Smits HL, Abdoe TH, Estavoyer JM, Rebika H, Pouliquen P, Catalina P, Dubray C, Beytout J.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Apr;13(4):395-403.PMID: 17359323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid latex agglutination test for the serodiagnosis of human brucellosis.

Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;57(2):123-8.PMID: 17258083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detection of Salmonella typhi by nested polymerase chain reaction in blood, urine, and stool samples.

Hatta M, Smits HL.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jan;76(1):139-43. Erratum in: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Aug;77(2):403. PMID: 17255243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of Brucella immunoglobulin M and G flow assays with serum agglutination and 2-mercaptoethanol tests in the diagnosis of brucellosis.

Zeytinoğlu A, Turhan A, Altuğlu I, Bilgiç A, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2006;44(2):180-4.PMID: 16475904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in rural and suburban communities in three provinces of Turkey: need for improved diagnosis and prevention.

Kose S, Smits HL, Abdoel TH, Ozbel Y.

J Infect. 2006 Nov;53(5):308-14. Epub 2006 Feb 7.PMID: 16466662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Brucellosis in India: a deceptive infectious disease.

Smits HL, Kadri SM.

Indian J Med Res. 2005 Nov;122(5):375-84. Review.PMID: 16456249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Brucellosis is not a major cause of febrile illness in patients at public health care facilities in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam.

Nga TT, de Vries PJ, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

J Infect. 2006 Jul;53(1):12-5. Epub 2005 Nov 2.PMID: 16269181 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Application of a user-friendly Brucella-specific IgM and IgG antibody assay for the rapid confirmation of Rose Bengal-positive patients in a hospital in Iran.

Roushan MR, Amin MJ, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Oct;99(10):744-50.PMID: 16095642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leptospirosis: an emerging health problem in Thailand.

Tangkanakul W, Smits HL, Jatanasen S, Ashford DA.

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2005 Mar;36(2):281-8. Review.PMID: 15916031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid serological assays for leptospirosis are of limited value in southern Vietnam.

Wagenaar JF, Falke TH, Nam NV, Binh TQ, Smits HL, Cobelens FG, de Vries PJ.

Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2004 Dec;98(8):843-50.PMID: 15667716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of the Brucella IgM and IgG flow assays in the serodiagnosis of human brucellosis in an area endemic for brucellosis.

Irmak H, Buzgan T, Evirgen O, Akdeniz H, Demiroz AP, Abdoel TH, Smits HL.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Jun;70(6):688-94.PMID: 15211015 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immunochromatographic Brucella-specific immunoglobulin M and G lateral flow assays for rapid serodiagnosis of human brucellosis.

Smits HL, Abdoel TH, Solera J, Clavijo E, Diaz R.

Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2003 Nov;10(6):1141-6.PMID: 14607880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of a dipstick assay for detection of Brucella-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies with other tests for serodiagnosis of human brucellosis.

Clavijo E, Díaz R, Anguita A, García A, Pinedo A, Smits HL.

Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2003 Jul;10(4):612-5.PMID: 12853393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antibody response in typhoid fever in endemic Indonesia and the relevance of serology and culture to diagnosis.

Hatta M, Mubin H, Abdoel T, Smits HL.

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2002 Dec;33(4):742-51.PMID: 12757221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Simple and fast lateral flow test for classification of leprosy patients and identification of contacts with high risk of developing leprosy.

Bührer-Sékula S, Smits HL, Gussenhoven GC, van Leeuwen J, Amador S, Fujiwara T, Klatser PR, Oskam L.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 May;41(5):1991-5.PMID: 12734239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical utility of a dipstick assay in patients with brucellosis: correlation with the period of evolution of the disease.

Casao MA, Smits HL, Navarro E, Solera J.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Apr;9(4):301-5.PMID: 12667240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Establishing national goals for quality improvement.

McGlynn EA, Cassel CK, Leatherman ST, DeCristofaro A, Smits HL.

Med Care. 2003 Jan;41(1 Suppl):I16-29.PMID: 12544813 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality improvement in the developing world.

Smits HL, Leatherman S, Berwick DM.

Int J Qual Health Care. 2002 Dec;14(6):439-40. No abstract available. PMID: 12515329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Simple dipstick assay for the detection of Salmonella typhi-specific IgM antibodies and the evolution of the immune response in patients with typhoid fever.

Hatta M, Goris MG, Heerkens E, Gooskens J, Smits HL.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Apr;66(4):416-21.PMID: 12164298 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of the clinical utility of a rapid blood test for human leptospirosis.

Eapen CK, Sugathan S, Kuriakose M, Abdoel T, Smits HL.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Apr;42(4):221-5.PMID: 12007438 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of a simple and rapid dipstick assay for the diagnosis of typhoid fever in Indonesia.

Gasem MH, Smits HL, Goris MG, Dolmans WM.

J Med Microbiol. 2002 Feb;51(2):173-7.PMID: 11865843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of three methods to measure anti-Brucella IgM antibodies and interference of IgA in the interpretation of mercaptan-based tests.

Marrodan T, Nenova-Poliakova R, Rubio M, Ariza J, Clavijo E, Smits HL, Diaz R.

J Med Microbiol. 2001 Aug;50(8):663-6.PMID: 11478668 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Introduction of a rapid dipstick assay for the detection of Leptospira-specific immunoglobulin m antibodies in the laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis in a hospital in Makassar, Indonesia.

Hatta M, Smits HL, Gussenhoven GC, Gooskens J.

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Sep;31(3):515-20.PMID: 11289012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Latex based, rapid and easy assay for human leptospirosis in a single test format.

Smits HL, Chee HD, Eapen CK, Kuriakose M, Sugathan S, Gasem MH, Yersin C, Sakasi D, Lai-A-Fat RF, Hartskeerl RA, Liesdek B, Abdoel TH, Goris MG, Gussenhoven GC.

Trop Med Int Health. 2001 Feb;6(2):114-8.PMID: 11251907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Lateral-flow assay for rapid serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis.

Smits HL, Eapen CK, Sugathan S, Kuriakose M, Gasem MH, Yersin C, Sasaki D, Pujianto B, Vestering M, Abdoel TH, Gussenhoven GC.

Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2001 Jan;8(1):166-9.PMID: 11139212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

International multi-centre evaluation of a dipstick assay for human leptospirosis.

Smits HL, Hartskeerl RA, Terpstra WJ.

Trop Med Int Health. 2000 Feb;5(2):124-8.PMID: 10747272 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Simple latex agglutination assay for rapid serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis.

Smits HL, van der Hoorn MA, Goris MG, Gussenhoven GC, Yersin C, Sasaki DM, Terpstra WJ, Hartskeerl RA.

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Mar;38(3):1272-5.PMID: 10699040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and evaluation of a rapid dipstick assay for serodiagnosis of acute human brucellosis.

Smits HL, Basahi MA, Díaz R, Marrodan T, Douglas JT, Rocha A, Veerman J, Zheludkov MM, Witte OW, de Jong J, Gussenhoven GC, Goris MG, van Der Hoorn MA.

J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Dec;37(12):4179-82.PMID: 10565959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increase of leptospirosis in dengue-negative patients after a hurricane in Puerto Rico in 1996 [correction of 1966]

Sanders EJ, Rigau-Pérez JG, Smits HL, Deseda CC, Vorndam VA, Aye T, Spiegel RA, Weyant RS, Bragg SL.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Sep;61(3):399-404. Erratum in: Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 Nov;61(5):861. PMID: 10497979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

International multicenter evaluation of the clinical utility of a dipstick assay for detection of Leptospira-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies in human serum specimens.

Smits HL, Ananyina YV, Chereshsky A, Dancel L, Lai-A-Fat RF, Chee HD, Levett PN, Masuzawa T, Yanagihara Y, Muthusethupathi MA, Sanders EJ, Sasaki DM, Domen H, Yersin C, Aye T, Bragg SL, Gussenhoven GC, Goris MG, Terpstra WJ, Hartskeerl RA.

J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Sep;37(9):2904-9.PMID: 10449473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Field evaluation of a one-step dipstick assay for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis in the Seychelles.

Yersin C, Bovet P, Smits HL, Perolat P.

Trop Med Int Health. 1999 Jan;4(1):38-45.PMID: 10203172 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for HPV detection in archival Pap smears. A population-based study from Greenland and Denmark.

Svare EI, Kjaer SK, Smits HL, Poll P, Tjong-A-Hung SP, ter Schegget J.

Eur J Cancer. 1998 Jul;34(8):1230-4.PMID: 9849485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A simple dipstick assay for the detection of antibodies to phenolic glycolipid-I of Mycobacterium leprae.

Bührer SS, Smits HL, Gussenhoven GC, van Ingen CW, Klatser PR.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Feb;58(2):133-6.PMID: 9502593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

No evidence of known types of human papillomavirus in squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus in a low-risk area. Rotterdam Oesophageal Tumour Study Group.

Kok TC, Nooter K, Tjong-A-Hung SP, Smits HL, Ter Schegget JT.

Eur J Cancer. 1997 Oct;33(11):1865-8.PMID: 9470848 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Managing the interface between medical schools, hospitals, and clinical research.

Gallin JI, Smits HL.

JAMA. 1997 Feb 26;277(8):651-4.PMID: 9039884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles