Henri A. Verbrugh

30.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
387 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Henri A. Verbrugh is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Henri A. Verbrugh has authored 387 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 203 papers in Infectious Diseases, 112 papers in Epidemiology and 105 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Henri A. Verbrugh's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (145 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (88 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (67 papers). Henri A. Verbrugh is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (145 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (88 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (67 papers). Henri A. Verbrugh collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Indonesia. Henri A. Verbrugh's co-authors include Alex van Belkum, J. Kluytmans, Martine De Vos, Heiman Wertheim, Damian C. Melles∗, Willem van Leeuwen, Jan Nouwen, Jan Kluytmans, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls and Hélène Boelens and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Henri A. Verbrugh

385 papers receiving 21.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections

2005 2.0k citations Damian C. Melles∗, Martine De Vos et al. profile →
Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks

1997 1.9k citations Alex van Belkum, Henri A. Verbrugh et al. profile →
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus

2010 815 citations Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls, Andreas Voß et al. profile →
Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriers

2004 673 citations Martine De Vos, Alex van Belkum et al. profile →
Short-Sequence DNA Repeats in Prokaryotic Genomes

1998 533 citations Alex van Belkum, Henri A. Verbrugh et al. profile →
Import and spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by international travellers (COMBAT study): a prospective, multicentre cohort study

2016 325 citations Henri A. Verbrugh, Damian C. Melles∗ et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henri A. Verbrugh Netherlands	72	11.8k	6.1k	5.9k	4.5k	2.7k	387	22.8k
Georg Peters Germany	80	13.6k 1.2×	11.1k 1.8×	3.7k 0.6×	4.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	332	22.9k
David H. Persing United States	76	13.2k 1.1×	4.7k 0.8×	8.1k 1.4×	2.9k 0.6×	3.3k 1.2×	259	26.6k
Alex van Belkum Netherlands	81	15.0k 1.3×	9.9k 1.6×	5.8k 1.0×	6.6k 1.5×	3.0k 1.1×	528	28.6k
Derrick W. Crook United Kingdom	79	8.7k 0.7×	4.9k 0.8×	9.0k 1.5×	2.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	328	21.7k
Arnold S. Bayer United States	82	16.3k 1.4×	7.5k 1.2×	10.6k 1.8×	5.9k 1.3×	7.1k 2.6×	372	27.7k
Marc J. M. Bonten Netherlands	81	8.7k 0.7×	4.1k 0.7×	8.6k 1.5×	4.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	558	24.7k
Pierre‐Edouard Fournier France	87	11.2k 0.9×	8.7k 1.4×	5.3k 0.9×	4.3k 1.0×	6.0k 2.3×	881	31.2k
François Vandenesch France	76	17.3k 1.5×	12.6k 2.1×	4.6k 0.8×	6.8k 1.5×	5.4k 2.0×	399	26.2k
Sharon J. Peacock United Kingdom	85	16.9k 1.4×	10.2k 1.7×	12.2k 2.1×	5.3k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	433	35.5k
Tim Peto United Kingdom	74	7.0k 0.6×	3.8k 0.6×	6.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	258	17.8k

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Kok, Dik J., Juliëtte A. Severin, Henri A. Verbrugh, et al.. (2016). OXA-Carbapenemases Present in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Isolates from Patients in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Microbial Drug Resistance. 22(8). 627–637. 19 indexed citations

Dijkmans, Anneke C., Erik B. Wilms, Ingrid M. C. Kamerling, et al.. (2014). Colistin. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 37(4). 419–427. 54 indexed citations

Steenwinkel, Jurriaan E.M. de, Rob E. Aarnoutse, Gerjo J. de Knegt, et al.. (2013). Optimization of the Rifampin Dosage to Improve the Therapeutic Efficacy in Tuberculosis Treatment Using a Murine Model. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(10). 1127–1134. 67 indexed citations

Steenwinkel, Jurriaan E.M. de, Marian T. ten Kate, Gerjo J. de Knegt, et al.. (2012). Drug Susceptibility ofMycobacterium tuberculosisBeijing Genotype and Association with MDR TB. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(4). 660–663. 79 indexed citations

Robinson, James O., Geoffrey W. Coombs, Ronan J. Murray, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in healthcare workers in a Western Australian acute care hospital. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 31(6). 1067–1072. 24 indexed citations

Verkaik, Nelianne J., Olivier Dauwalder, Corné P. de Vogel, et al.. (2009). Immunogenicity of Toxins duringStaphylococcus aureusInfection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50(1). 61–68. 57 indexed citations

Melles∗, Damian C., Fred C. Tenover, Matthew J. Kuehnert, et al.. (2008). Overlapping population structures of nasal isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from healthy Dutch and American individuals. 3 indexed citations

Severin, Juliëtte A., Endang Sri Lestari, Kuntaman Kuntaman, et al.. (2008). Unusually high prevalence of panton-valentine leukocidin genes among methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strains carried in the Indonesian population.. 3 indexed citations

Lestari, Endang Sri, P. Margreet G. Filius, Kuntaman Kuntaman, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the accuracy of disk diffusion zone diameters obtained by manual zone measurements to that by automated zone measurements to determine antimicrobial susceptibility. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 75(2). 177–181. 12 indexed citations

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Sande, Wendy W. J. van de, et al.. (2007). Melanin biosynthesis in Madurella mycetomatis and its effect on susceptibility to itraconazole and ketoconazole. Microbes and Infection. 9(9). 1114–1123. 65 indexed citations

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Adesida, Solayide A., Hélène Boelens, Susan V. Snijders, et al.. (2005). Major Epidemic Clones of Staphylococcus aureus in Nigeria. Microbial Drug Resistance. 11(2). 115–121. 33 indexed citations

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Snijders, Susan V., Martine De Vos, Andreas Voß, et al.. (2005). Associations between Staphylococcus aureus Genotype, Infection, and In-Hospital Mortality: A Nested Case-Control Study. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 1 indexed citations

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Nouwen, Jan, M. W. J. A. Fieren, Susan V. Snijders, Henri A. Verbrugh, & Alex van Belkum. (2005). Persistent (not intermittent) nasal carriage ofStaphylococcus aureus is the determinant of CPD-related infections. Kidney International. 67(3). 1084–1092. 100 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, Willem B. van, Deborah Kreft, & Henri A. Verbrugh. (2002). Validation of Rapid Screening Tests for the Identification of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococci. Microbial Drug Resistance. 8(1). 55–59. 8 indexed citations

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Man, Peter de, Willem van Leeuwen, Martine De Vos, et al.. (2001). EnterobacterSpecies in a Pediatric Hospital: Horizontal Transfer or Selection in Individual Patients?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 184(2). 211–214. 22 indexed citations

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Belkum, Alex van, Willem van Leeuwen, Jan Kluytmans, & Henri A. Verbrugh. (1995). Molecular Nosocomial Epidemiology: High Speed Typing of Microbial Pathogens by Arbitrary Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(11). 658–666. 9 indexed citations

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Belkum, Alex van, et al.. (1995). Investigation into the repeated recovery of coagulase-negative staphylococci from blood taken at the end of cardiopulmonary by-pass. Journal of Hospital Infection. 31(4). 285–293. 12 indexed citations

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Kluytmans, Jan, et al.. (1995). Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus as a Major Risk Factor for Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery. RePub (Erasmus University, Rotterdam). 9 indexed citations

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IJzerman, E. P. F., Hélène Boelens, Jeroen H. T. Tjhie, et al.. (1995). ΔApache II for Predicting Course and Outcome of Nosocomial Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia and Its Relation to Host Defense. RePub (Erasmus University, Rotterdam). 1 indexed citations

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Verbrugh, Henri A., et al.. (1979). Staphylococcus aureus opsonization mediated via the classical and alternative complement pathways. A kinetic study using MgEGTA chelated serum and human sera deficient in IgG and complement factors C1s and C2.. PubMed. 36(3). 391–7. 28 indexed citations

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