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  1. Spatio-temporal dynamics of the human small intestinal microbiome and its response to a synbiotic

    Article • Gut Microbes, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  2. Back to the Future: Immune Protection or Enhancement of Future Coronaviruses

    Article • Microorganisms, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  3. The long and winding road of faecal microbiota transplants to targeted intervention for improvement of immune checkpoint inhibition therapy

    Article • Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  4. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution in Bangladeshi under-fives with community- acquired pneumonia pre-10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination

    Article • September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  5. The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Immune Status and Societal Restrictions in Controlling COVID-19 across the World

    Article • Vaccines, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  6. The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Immune Status and Societal Restrictions in Controlling COVID-19 Across the World

    Article • July 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  7. Christ Bearing the Cross: the original antigenic sin of the immune system and its potential role in emerging diseases

    Article • Qeios, June 2023, Qeios Ltd

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  8. Difference in survival between COPD patients with an impaired immune reaction versus an adequate immune reaction to seasonal influenza vaccination: The COMIC study

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, June 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  9. Serologic response to a third dose of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in lung transplant recipients

    Article • Transplant Immunology, June 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  10. “Get a shot of rhythm and blues”: Songs on corona and COVID-19 vaccination

    Article • Vaccine X, April 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  11. Corrigendum to ‘Performance of the Diasorin SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection assay on the LIAISON XL’ [Journal of Clinical Virology 141 (2021) 104909]

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, February 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  12. The “original antigenic sin” and its relevance for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination

    Article • Clinical Immunology Communications, December 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  13. Meta-analysis of the clinical performance of commercial SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid and antibody tests up to 22 August 2020

    Article • Eurosurveillance, November 2021, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  14. Poor Serologic Response to 2 Doses of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Lung Transplant Recipients

    Article • Transplantation, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  15. Editorial: Defects in Regulation: How, Where and When the Immune System Can Go Wrong

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, August 2021, Frontiers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  16. Vaccination and their importance for lung transplant recipients in a COVID-19 world

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  17. A Polymorphism in C-C Chemokine Receptor 5 (CCR5) Associates with Löfgren’s Syndrome and Alters Receptor Expression as well as Functional Response

    Article • Cells, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  18. Antigen Presentation of mRNA-Based and Virus-Vectored SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

    Article • Vaccines, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  19. Performance of the Diasorin SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection assay on the LIAISON XL

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  20. Antigen Presentation of mRNA Based and Viral Vector Corona Vaccines

    Article • June 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  21. The clinical relevance of IgM and IgA anti-pneumococcal polysaccharide ELISA assays in patients with suspected antibody deficiency

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  22. Adjunctive treatment with oral dexamethasone in non-ICU patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised clinical trial

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  23. Altruistic Participation in (Bio)medical Experiments on Both Sides of the European Rabbit Borderline

    Article • October 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  24. Helter Skelter or All Together Now: Beatles songs associated with the last 2 U.S. presidents.

    Article • October 2020, Center for Open Science

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  25. Data on global analysis of clinical trials with probiotics

    Article • Data in Brief, October 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  26. The Burden of Memory: Response to Ortega

    Article • Trends in Immunology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  27. Differences in Antibody Kinetics and Functionality Between Severe and Mild Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  28. Global analysis of clinical trials with probiotics

    Article • Heliyon, July 2020, Elsevier

    Tessa Dronkers, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  29. Genetic Variation in CCL18 Gene Influences CCL18 Expression and Correlates with Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Part A

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  30. Differences in antibody kinetics and functionality between severe and mild SARS-CoV-2 infections

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  31. The Haywain: Anti-synthetase Antibodies in Patients with Inflammatory Diseases: Targeting Monocytes or Neutrophils?

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, June 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  32. Saint John on Patmos: Revelations of the Role of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) in Vasculitis

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, June 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers, Dr. Frans J. van Overveld

  33. More bricks in the wall against SARS-CoV-2 infection: involvement of γ9δ2 T cells

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Immunology, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  34. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination Followed by Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination in Lung Transplant Candidates and Recipients

    Article • Transplantation Direct, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  35. Pneumococcal vaccination in lung transplant patients

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  36. Neonatal microbiota development and the effect of early life antibiotics are determined by two distinct settler types

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2020, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  37. Migration and tuberculosis in Europe

    Article • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, February 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  38. Cytokines and Chemokines Are Detectable in Swivel-Derived Exhaled Breath Condensate (SEBC): A Pilot Study in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

    Article • Disease Markers, January 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  39. Multilaboratory Comparison of Pneumococcal Multiplex Immunoassays Used in Immunosurveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae across Europe

    Article • mSphere, December 2019, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  40. A comparative and functional genomics analysis of the genusRomboutsiaprovides insight into adaptation to an intestinal lifestyle

    Article • November 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  41. Focusing on Good Responders to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination in General Hospital Patients Suspected for Immunodeficiency. A Decision Tree Based on the 23-Valent Pneumococcal IgG Assay

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, November 2019, Frontiers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  42. Death and the Miser: microbiota regulate the outcome of checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy

    Article • Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  43. Dataset on migration into EU+2 countries, as well as TB rates and numbers within those countries over the period 2011–2017

    Article • Data in Brief, August 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  44. Deciphering the genotype and phenotype of hairy cell leukemia: clues for diagnosis and treatment

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  45. Translating probiotic science into practice

    Article • Nutrition Bulletin, May 2019, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  46. Genetics in community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  47. Mycobacterium tuberculosis: escape room world champion

    Article • Pneumonia, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  48. Serum cytokine patterns in immunoglobulin m monoclonal gammopathy‐associated polyneuropathy

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, March 2019, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  49. Tuberculosis, the unsung infectious disease

    Article • Tuberculosis, March 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  50. Romboutsia hominis sp. nov., the first human gut-derived representative of the genus Romboutsia, isolated from ileostoma effluent

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2018, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  51. An unusual presentation of a patient with severe hypogammaglobulinemia

    Article • Clinical Case Reports, October 2018, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  52. health effects and health claims for probiotics

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, September 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers, Tessa Dronkers, Lizette Krist, Dr. Frans J. van Overveld

  53. Stability of individual LPS-induced ex vivo cytokine release in a whole blood assay over a five-year interval

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, September 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  54. A practical guide for probiotics applied to the case of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in The Netherlands

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  55. Vaccination of elderly to protect them against pneumonia

    Article • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, March 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers, Dr. Frans J. van Overveld

  56. Wheezing and infantile colic are associated with neonatal antibiotic treatment

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, February 2018, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  57. Course of SP-D, YKL-40, CCL18 and CA 15-3 in adult patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia and their association with disease severity and aetiology: A post-hoc analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2018, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  58. Impact of Using Different Response Criteria for Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination for Assessment of Humoral Immune Status

    Article • Journal of Clinical Immunology, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  59. Rocking pneumonia

    Article • Pneumonia, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  60. Case report on a defective antibody response against pneumococcal serotype 9V in a patient with a single episode of pneumonia

    Article • Pneumonia, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  61. Long-term Follow-up of Humoral Immune Status in Adult Lung Transplant Recipients

    Article • Transplantation, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  62. Persistent changes in circulating white blood cell populations after splenectomy

    Article • International Journal of Hematology, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  63. Dylan under the microscope: microbiology in Subterranean Homesick Blues

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  64. Genomic and functional analysis ofRomboutsia ilealisCRIBTreveals adaptation to the small intestine

    Article • PeerJ, September 2017, PeerJ

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  65. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination response in patients after community-acquired pneumonia, differences in patients with S. pneumoniae versus other pathogens

    Article • Vaccine, September 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  66. Intestinal colonisation patterns in breastfed and formula-fed infants during the first 12 weeks of life reveal sequential microbiota signatures

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  67. Changes in pathogens and pneumococcal serotypes causing community-acquired pneumonia in The Netherlands

    Article • Vaccine, July 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  68. Cytokines and Chemokines Involved in Acute Retinal Necrosis

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, May 2017, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Professor Rob J de Boer, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  69. Long-term Clinical Outcome of Antibody Replacement Therapy in Humoral Immunodeficient Adults With Respiratory Tract Infections

    Article • EBioMedicine, April 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  70. Microarray profile of the humoral immune response to influenza vaccination in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy

    Article • Vaccine, March 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  71. High‐sensitivity cardiac troponin T predicts mortality after hospitalization for community‐acquired pneumonia

    Article • Respirology, February 2017, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  72. Immune status assessment in adult lung transplant candidates

    Article • Transplant Immunology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  73. Mannose‐binding lectin and l‐ficolin polymorphisms in patients with community‐acquired pneumonia caused by intracellular pathogens

    Article • Immunology, January 2017, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  74. Scientists Gaining Inspiration from Bob Dylan and the Beatles Song Titles: What Goes on in Biomedical Literature

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  75. Effects of Supplementation of the Synbiotic Ecologic® 825/FOS P6 on Intestinal Barrier Function in Healthy Humans: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2016, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  76. YKL‐40, CCL18 and SP‐D predict mortality in patients hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia

    Article • Respirology, October 2016, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  77. Defect in the immune system explained

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers, Dr. Frans J. van Overveld

  78. Fixing a Hole: Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Vaccination

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, September 2016, Frontiers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  79. Can intermediate monocytes predict response to infliximab therapy in sarcoidosis?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  80. Efficacy of adalimumab in sarcoidosis patients who developed intolerance to infliximab

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  81. Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath Condensate Are Not Predictive for Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a One-Year Observational Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2016, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  82. Postpartum Circulating Markers of Inflammation and the Systemic Acute-Phase Response After Early-Onset Preeclampsia

    Article • Hypertension, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  83. Classical and lectin complement pathway activity in polyneuropathy associated with IgM monoclonal gammopathy

    Article • Journal of Neuroimmunology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  84. Probiotic supplementation influences faecal short chain fatty acids in infants at high risk for eczema

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, December 2015, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  85. Intestinal microbiota composition after antibiotic treatment in early life: the INCA study

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  86. Long Term Development of Gut Microbiota Composition in Atopic Children: Impact of Probiotics

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2015, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  87. Maternal use of probiotics during pregnancy and effects on their offspring’s health in an unselected population

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  88. Antibody replacement therapy in primary antibody deficiencies and iatrogenic hypogammaglobulinemia

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  89. More or less

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frans J. van Overveld, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  90. Antipyretic effect of dexamethasone in community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  91. Effect of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, L. casei 431 on immune response to influenza vaccination and upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adult volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  92. Prediction of Asthma Exacerbations in Children by Innovative Exhaled Inflammatory Markers: Results of a Longitudinal Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  93. Exhaled Biomarkers and Gene Expression at Preschool Age Improve Asthma Prediction at 6 Years of Age

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  94. Impact of Global Fxr Deficiency on Experimental Acute Pancreatitis and Genetic Variation in the FXR Locus in Human Acute Pancreatitis

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2014, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  95. Medical immunology: Two-way bridge connecting bench and bedside

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  96. Association between probiotics and enteral nutrition in an experimental acute pancreatitis model in rats

    Article • Pancreatology, November 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  97. Preventive effects of selected probiotic strains on the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis in childhood. The Panda study

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, October 2014, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  98. Pharmacokinetics of oral vs. intravenous dexamethasone in patients hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, June 2014, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  99. Microbial aetiology, outcomes, and costs of hospitalisation for community-acquired pneumonia; an observational analysis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  100. Response to pneumococcal vaccination in mannose-binding lectin-deficient adults with recurrent respiratory tract infections

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  101. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intesti...

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, May 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  102. Reduced local immune response with continuous positive airway pressure during one-lung ventilation for oesophagectomy

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  103. Association Analysis of Genetic Variants in the Myosin IXB Gene in Acute Pancreatitis

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2013, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  104. Functionality of the pneumococcal antibody response in down syndrome subjects

    Article • Vaccine, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Esther de Vries, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  105. Serum antibody response to influenza virus vaccination during chemotherapy treatment in adult patients with solid tumours

    Article • Vaccine, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Marten R Nijziel, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  106. Increased incidence of serotype-1 invasive pneumococcal disease in young female adults in The Netherlands

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  107. Neutrophils and emerging targets for treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frans J. van Overveld, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  108. The intricate association between gut microbiota and development of Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 diabetes

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frans J. van Overveld, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  109. Influence of repeated maximal exercise testing on biomarkers and fatigue in sarcoidosis

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, October 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  110. What is a health benefit? An evaluation of EFSA opinions on health benefits with reference to probiotics

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, September 2013, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  111. Prediction of relapse after discontinuation of infliximab therapy in severe sarcoidosis

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, August 2013, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  112. Nutrition, immunity and human health

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  113. Consumer perception of beneficial effects of probiotics for human health

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, March 2013, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  114. Meningococcal Sepsis Complicating Eculizumab Treatment Despite Prior Vaccination

    Article • American Journal of Transplantation, March 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  115. Biomarkers in Inflammatory Childhood Diseases

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Dirk Holzinger, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  116. Role of mast cells in mucosal diseases: current concepts and strategies for treatment

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frans J. van Overveld, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  117. What Is the Future for Therapies Derived from the Microbiome (Pharmabiotics)?

    Article • January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  118. Differential expression of TNFR1 (CD120a) and TNFR2 (CD120b) on subpopulations of human monocytes

    Article • Journal of Inflammation, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  119. Probiotic treatment with Probioflora in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis without organ failure

    Article • Pancreatology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  120. Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  121. Relatively high serum vitamin D levels do not impair the antibody response to encapsulated bacteria

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  122. Dexamethasone Downregulates the Systemic Cytokine Response in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2012, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  123. Biomarkers define the clinical response to dexamethasone in community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Journal of Infection, July 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  124. Erratum

    Article • Nanomedicine, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  125. Treatment with anti‐inflammatory drugs in community‐acquired pneumonia

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, June 2012, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  126. Changes in serum cortisol levels during community-acquired pneumonia: The influence of dexamethasone

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, June 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  127. Gold Nanoparticles as Carriers for A Synthetic Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 14 Conjugate Vaccine

    Article • Nanomedicine, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  128. Prediction of asthma exacerbations in children: results of a one‐year prospective study

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, April 2012, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  129. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

    Article • March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  130. Dexamethasone Treatment Has No Effect on the Formation of Pneumococcal Antibodies during Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, February 2012, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  131. Symptoms, but Not a Biomarker Response to Inhaled Corticosteroids, Predict Asthma in Preschool Children with Recurrent Wheeze

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  132. Elevated inflammatory markers at preschool age precede persistent wheezing at school age

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, December 2011, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  133. Immunomodulatory effects of macrolides during community-acquired pneumonia: a literature review

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  134. The influence of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum on a rat model of intestinal anastomosis healing

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  135. Genetic variation in the Toll‐like receptor gene cluster (TLR10‐TLR1‐TLR6) influences disease course in sarcoidosis

    Article • Tissue Antigens, December 2011, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  136. Gut derived lactic acid bacteria induce strain specific CD4+ T cell responses in human PBMC

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, December 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  137. Genetic variability in the IL1RN gene and the balance between interleukin (IL)-1 receptor agonist and IL-1β in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  138. Potential Prevention and Treatment of Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction Using Active Components of Lactobacillus

    Article • Annals of Surgery, November 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  139. The immune response to group B streptococcus type III capsular polysaccharide is directed to the -Glc-GlcNAc-Gal- backbone epitope

    Article • Glycoconjugate Journal, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  140. 26th Hohenheim Consensus Conference, September 11, 2010 Scientific substantiation of health claims: Evidence-based nutrition

    Article • Nutrition, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Renger Witkamp , Prof Ger T Rijkers

  141. Correlation between Protection against Sepsis by Probiotic Therapy and Stimulation of a Novel Bacterial Phylotype

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2011, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  142. Antibody- and cell-mediated immune responses to a synthetic oligosaccharide conjugate vaccine after booster immunization

    Article • Vaccine, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  143. In vitro assessment of the immunomodulatory effects of multispecies probiotic formulations for management of allergic diseases

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, September 2011, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  144. Dexamethasone in community-acquired pneumonia – Authors' reply

    Article • The Lancet, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  145. Response to influenza virus vaccination during chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  146. Age-Related Immunity to Meningococcal Serogroup C Vaccination: An Increase in the Persistence of IgG2 Correlates with a Decrease in the Avidity of IgG

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2011, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  147. Health benefits and health claims of probiotics: bridging science and marketing

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, August 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  148. Vaccination leads to an aberrant FOXP3 T-cell response in non-remitting juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, August 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  149. Dexamethasone and length of hospital stay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet, June 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  150. Can exhaled inflammatory markers predict a steroid response in wheezing preschool children?

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, May 2011, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  151. Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics

    Article • Genes & Nutrition, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  152. Longitudinal Analysis of Pneumococcal Antibodies during Community-Acquired Pneumonia Reveals a Much Higher Involvement of Streptococcus pneumoniae than Estimated by Conventional Methods Alone

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, March 2011, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  153. Response to conjugate pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines in asplenic patients

    Article • Vaccine, January 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  154. Codelivery of adjuvants at the primary immunization site is essential for evoking a robust immune response to neoglycoconjugates

    Article • Vaccine, January 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  155. Probiotics for severe trauma patients

    Article • Critical Care, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  156. Impaired antibody response to conjugated meningococcal serogroup C vaccine in asplenic patients

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  157. Effect of butyrate enemas on inflammation and antioxidant status in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, December 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Koen Venema, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  158. INTRAOCULAR AND SERUM LEVELS OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR IN ACUTE RETINAL NECROSIS AND OCULAR TOXOPLASMOSIS

    Article • Retina, November 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  159. What do the next 100 years hold for pneumococcal vaccination?

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  160. Systemic cytokine response in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, September 2010, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  161. Systemic and exhaled cytokine and chemokine profiles are associated with the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, September 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  162. Wheezing in preschool children is associated with increased levels of cytokines/chemokines in exhaled breath condensate

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  163. Toll-like receptor (TLR)-9 genetics and function in sarcoidosis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, August 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  164. Erratum

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, June 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  165. Polymorphisms in innate immunity genes associated with development of bronchiolitis obliterans after lung transplantation

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, June 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  166. Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Research1–3

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  167. Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Impact of Probiotics on Digestive System Metabolism1–3

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  168. Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Prevention and Management of Allergic Diseases by Probiotics1–3

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  169. Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Prevention and Management of Infections by Probiotics

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  170. Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Probiotics in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Functional Disorder Irritable Bowel Syndrome1–3

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  171. Feasibility of a new method to collect exhaled breath condensate in pre‐school children

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, February 2010, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  172. Increased Consumption of Fatty and Lean Fish Reduces Serum C-Reactive Protein Concentrations but Not Inflammation Markers in Feces and in Colonic Biopsies

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, December 2009, American Society for Nutrition

    Dr Elizabeth K Lund, Prof Ger T Rijkers

  173. Increased cytokines, chemokines and soluble adhesion molecules in exhaled breath condensate of asthmatic children

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, December 2009, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  174. Lactic acid bacteria differ in their ability to induce functional regulatory T cells in humans

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, December 2009, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  175. Antibody Response to Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines after Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Article • Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, December 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  176. Kinetics of antibody responses after primary immunization with meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine or secondary immunization with either conjugate or polysaccharide vaccine in adults

    Article • Vaccine, November 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  177. The effects of selected probiotic strains on the development of eczema (the PandA study)

    Article • Allergy, September 2009, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  178. Absence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C-Specific Antibodies during the First Year of Life in The Netherlands: an Age Group at Risk?

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2009, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  179. Haemophilus influenzaeSerotype b Vaccine Failure: What Is the Significance of Antibody Levels?

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  180. No effect of fish oil supplementation on serum inflammatory markers and their interrelationships: a randomized controlled trial in healthy, middle-aged individuals

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  181. The Fc  Receptor IIA-R/R131 Genotype Is Associated with Severe Sepsis in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2009, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  182. Ex vivocytokine release reflects sensitivity to occupational endotoxin exposure

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2009, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  183. Tolerance and safety ofLactobacillus paracaseissp.paracaseiin combination withBifidobacterium animalisssp.lactisin a prebiotic-containing infant formula: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, March 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  184. Hemolytic assay for the measurement of functional human mannose-binding lectin: A modification to avoid interference from classical pathway activation

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, March 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  185. Probiotics Prevent Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in Acute Pancreatitis in Rats via Induction of Ileal Mucosal Glutathione Biosynthesis

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2009, PLOS

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  186. Deficient mannose-binding lectin-mediated complement activation despite mannose-binding lectin–sufficient genotypes in an outbreak of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia

    Article • Human Immunology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  187. Pretreatment but not treatment with probiotics abolishes mouse intestinal barrier dysfunction in acute pancreatitis

    Article • Surgery, February 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  188. Prerequisites for cytokine measurements in clinical trials with multiplex immunoassays

    Article • BMC Immunology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  189. Vaccination coverage and awareness of infectious risks in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen in the Netherlands

    Article • Vaccine, December 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  190. Probiotics enhance pancreatic glutathione biosynthesis and reduce oxidative stress in experimental acute pancreatitis

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, November 2008, American Physiological Society

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  191. Development of a Fluorescent-Bead-Based Multiplex Immunoassay To Determine Immunoglobulin G Subclass Responses to Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A and C Polysaccharides

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2008, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  192. Synergistic immunosuppressive effect of anti-TNF combined with methotrexate on antibody responses to the 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

    Article • Vaccine, June 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  193. Comparison of the anti-inflammatory effects of extra-fine hydrofluoroalkane-beclomethasone vs fluticasone dry powder inhaler on exhaled inflammatory markers in childhood asthma

    Article • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, June 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  194. Statin synergizes with LPS to induce IL-1β release by THP-1 cells through activation of caspase-1

    Article • Molecular Immunology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  195. Biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate collected with different condensers

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2008, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  196. Distinct Cytokine Patterns in the Aqueous Humor of Children, Adolescents and Adults with Uveitis

    Article • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  197. Effect of Infliximab on Local and Systemic Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study

    Article • Respiration, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  198. Vaccination responses and lymphocyte subsets after autologous stem cell transplantation

    Article • Vaccine, December 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  199. Bacille–Calmette–Guerin vaccination and the development of allergic disease in children: a randomized, prospective, single‐blind study

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, October 2007, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  200. Cytokines, chemokines and soluble adhesion molecules in aqueous humor of children with uveitis

    Article • Experimental Eye Research, October 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  201. Toll-like Receptor 2 Polymorphism Is Associated With Preterm Birth

    Article • Pediatric Research, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  202. Atopy and new‐onset asthma in young Danish farmers and CD14, TLR2, and TLR4 genetic polymorphisms: a nested case‐control study

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, September 2007, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  203. Design of a multispecies probiotic mixture to prevent infectious complications in critically ill patients

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, August 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  204. Nutritional Support for the Infant's Immune System

    Article • Nutrition Reviews, August 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  205. Linkage between Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 promotor and intron polymorphisms: functional effects and relevance to sarcoidosis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, June 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  206. Development of T cell-mediated immunity after autologous stem cell transplantation: prolonged impairment of antigen-stimulated production of γ-interferon

    Article • Bone Marrow Transplantation, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  207. Selection of probiotic bacteria for prevention of allergic diseases: immunomodulation of neonatal dendritic cells

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  208. Anterior Uveitis

    Article • Ophthalmology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  209. Modification of intestinal flora with multispecies probiotics reduces bacterial translocation and improves clinical course in a rat model of acute pancreatitis

    Article • Surgery, April 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  210. The effect of ranitidine on antibody responses to polysaccharide vaccines in patients with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

    Article • European Journal Of Haematology, March 2007, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  211. Inflammatory Changes in Preeclampsia: Current Understanding of the Maternal Innate and Adaptive Immune Response

    Article • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, March 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  212. Successful treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with recombinant anti-IgE antibody

    Article • Thorax, March 2007, BMJ

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  213. Safety and efficacy of meningococcal c vaccination in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, January 2007, Wiley

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  214. Impact of genetic variants in IL-4, IL-4 RA and IL-13 on the anti-pneumococcal antibody response

    Article • Vaccine, January 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  215. Pneumococcal vaccination does not increase circulating levels of IgM antibodies to oxidized LDL in humans and therefore precludes an anti-atherogenic effect

    Article • Atherosclerosis, January 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  216. Association of CD14 Promoter Polymorphism with Otitis Media and Pneumococcal Vaccine Responses

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, December 2006, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  217. CSF protein profiling using Multiplex Immuno-assay

    Article • Journal of Neurology, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  218. Association of CD14 Promoter Polymorphism with Otitis Media and Pneumococcal Vaccine Responses

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2006, ASM Journals

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  219. Long-term effects of pediatric adenotonsillectomy on serum immunoglobulin levels: results of a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, August 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  220. Distinct Cytokine and Chemokine Profiles in the Aqueous of Patients With Uveitis and Cystoid Macular Edema

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology, July 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  221. Functional polymorphisms in the mannan-binding lectin 2 gene: Effect on MBL levels and otitis media

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, June 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  222. Effect of Combined Pneumococcal Conjugate and Polysaccharide Vaccination on Recurrent Otitis Media With Effusion

    Article • PEDIATRICS, March 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  223. Inflammatory Mediators for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis in Early Infancy

    Article • Pediatric Research, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Ger T Rijkers

  224. Interleukin-8 CSF levels predict survival in patients with leptomeningeal metastases

    Article • Neurology, January 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Ger T Rijkers