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Jan Kluytmans

Researcher at Utrecht University

Publications -  364
Citations -  27157

Jan Kluytmans is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 335 publications receiving 22424 citations. Previous affiliations of Jan Kluytmans include Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences & VU University Amsterdam.

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Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

Evelina Tacconelli, +81 more
TL;DR: Future development strategies should focus on antibiotics that are active against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and Gram-negative bacteria, and include antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for community-acquired infections.
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks.

TL;DR: Elimination of carriage of S. aureus has been found to reduce the infection rates in surgical patients and those on hemodialysis and CAPD, and those colonized with MRSA.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

TL;DR: The success of MRSA is a consequence of the extensive arsenal of virulence factors produced by S. aureus combined with β-lactam resistance and, for most clones, resistance to other antibiotic classes as discussed by the authors.