• A European multicentre evaluation of detection and typing methods for human enteroviruses and parechoviruses using RNA transcripts 

      Hayes, A; Nguyen, Dung; Andersson, Monique; Antón, Andres; Bailly, Jean-Luc; Beard, Stuart; Benschop, Kimberley; Berginc, Natasa; Blomqvist, Soile; Cunningham, Emma; Davis, D; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Diedrich, Sabine; Dudman, Susanne Marie Rogne Gjeruldsen; Dyrdak, R; Eltringham, G. J. A.; Gonzales-Goggia, S; Gunson, R; Howson-Wells, H. C.; Jääskeläinen, A. J.; López-Labrador, F. Xavier; Maier, M.; Majumdar, M.; Midgley, S.; Mirand, A.; Morley, U.; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Oikarinen, S; Osman, H; Papa, A; Pellegrinelli, L; Piralla, A; Rabella, N; Richter, J; Smith, M; Söderlund Strand, A; Templeton, K; Vipond, B; Vuorinen, T; Williams, C; Wollants, E; Zakikhany, K; Fischer, T. K.; Harvala, H; Simmonds, P (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection has become the gold standard for diagnosis and typing of enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) infections. Its effectiveness depends critically on using the appropriate ...
    • Acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in children: A comparative study with evaluation of diagnostic criteria. 

      Helfferich, J; Roodbol, Joyce; de Wit, Marie-Claire; Brouwer, Oebele F; Jacobs, Bart C.; Aberle, Stephan W.; Popow-Kraupp, Theresia; Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira; Rainetova, Petra; Midgley, Sofie; Fischer, Thea Kølsen; Simonlatser, Grethel; Savolainen-Kopra, Carita; Lina, Bruno; Schuffenecker, Isabelle; Aubart, Melodie; Gitiaux, Cyril; Antona, Denise; Eis-Hübinger, Anna Maria; Buderus, Stephan; Panning, Marcus; Nowotny, Markus; Kiechle, Lisa; Böttcher, Sindy; Takas, Maria; Farkas, Agnes; Löve, Arthur; Baldanti, Fausto; Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria; Valli, Maria Beatrice; Esposito, Susanna; Pariani, Elena; Binda, Sandro; Neuteboom, Rinze; Pas, Suzan; Benschop, Kimberley; Meijer, Adam; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Hafström, Maria; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Pfeiffer, Helle Cecilie Viekilde; Guiomar, Raquel; Palminha, Paula; Costa, Ines; Dias, Andrea Sofia; Tecu, Cristina; Cherciu, Carmen Maria; Lazarevic, Ivana; Filipovic-Vignjevic, Svetlana; Berginc, Natasa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background and purpose Differentiation between acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) can be difficult, particularly in children. Our objective was to improve the diagnostic accuracy by giving ...
    • Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Trajectory of Emerging Echovirus 30, Europe. 

      Benschop, Kimberley; Broberg, Eeva; Hodcroft, E; Schmitz, D; Albert, Jan; Baicus, A; Bailly, Jean-Luc; Baldvinsdottir, Gudrun; Berginc, N; Blomqvist, S; Böttcher, S; Brytting, M; Bujaki, Erika; Cabrerizo, Maria; Celma, Cristina; Cinek, Ondrej; Claas, Eric CJ; Cremer, Jeroen; Dean, Jonathan; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn; Demchyshyna, Iryna; Diedrich, Sabine; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dunning, Jake; Dyrdak, Robert; Emmanouil, Mary; Farkas, Agnes; De Gascun, Cillian; Fournier, Guillaume; Georgieva, Irina; Gonzalez-Sanz, Ruben; van Hooydonk-Elving, Jolanda; Jääskeläinen, A. J.; Jancauskaite, Ruta; Keeren, Kathrin; Fischer, Thea Kølsen; Krokstad, Sidsel; Nikolaeva–Glomb, Lubomira; Novakova, Ludmila; Midgley, SE; Mirand, Audrey; Molenkamp, Richard; Morley, Ursula; Mossong, Joël; Muralyte, Svajune; Murk, Jean-Luc; Nguyen, Trung; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Österback, Riikka; Pas, Suzan; Pellegrinelli, Laura; Pogka, Vassiliki; Prochazka, Birgit; Rainetova, Petra; Van Ranst, Marc; Roorda, Lieuwe; Schuffenecker, Isabelle; Schuurman, Rob; Stoyanova, Asya; Templeton, Kate E.; Verweij, Jaco J.; Voulgari-Kokota, Androniki; Vuorinen, Tytti; Wollants, Elke; Wolthers, Katja; Zakikhany, Katherina; Neher, Richard; Harvala, Heli; Simmonds, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In 2018, an upsurge in echovirus 30 (E30) infections was reported in Europe. We conducted a large-scale epidemiologic and evolutionary study of 1,329 E30 strains collected in 22 countries in Europe during 2016–2018. Most ...
    • Twenty-nine Cases of Enterovirus-D68-associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Europe 2016: A Case Series and Epidemiologic Overview. 

      Knoester, Marjolein; Helfferich, J; Poelman, Randy; Van Leer-Buter, Coretta; Brouwer, OF; Niesters, Hubert G.M.; Aberle, SW; Popow-Kraupp, T; Nikolaeva-Glomb, L; Rainetova, P; Midgley, Sofie; Fischer, T.K.; Simonlatser, G; Savolainen-Kopra, Carita; Lina, Bruno; Shuffenecker, I; Kossorotoff, M; Antona, D; Eis-Hübinger, Anna M.; Buderus, S; Panning, Marcus; Nowotny, Marlene; Kiechle, L; Böttcher, S; Takács, Monika; Farkas, Árpád; Love, A; Baldanti, Fausto; Piralla, Antonio; Capobianchi, Maria R; Valli, Mats; Esposito, S; Pariani, E; Binda, S; Neuteboom, R; Pas, Suzan D.; Benschop, Kimberley; Meijer, A; Nordbø, SA; Hafström, Maria; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Pfeiffer, H; Guiomar, R; Palminha, P; Costa, I; Dias, Assembayev; Tecu, C; Cherciu, CM; Lazarevic, Ivana; Filipovic-Vignjevic, S; Berginc, Natasa; Marguello, MG; Cabrerizo, Maria; Garcia-Iniguez, JP; Perez-Castro, S; Rodrigo, CP; Antón, Annie; Rabella, N; Dyrdak, Robert; Albert, J; Kramer, R.B.G.; Stacpoole, S; Thomas, R; O'Flaherty, N; Drew, RA; Templeton, K; McDougall, Craig; Eunson, Paul; Chinchankar, N; Shetty, J; Moore, Catherine; Williams, C (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) is a respiratory virus within the genus Enterovirus and the family of Picornaviridae. Genetically, it is closely related to rhinovirus that replicates in the respiratory tract and causes ...