A.P. van Dam PhD publications

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Publications PhD A.P. van Dam

Position
Medical Specialist
Main activities
Patient care, Research, Other
Specialisation
Medical microbiology
Focus of research

1. Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases. Main focus Neisseria gonorrhoeae and antimicrobial resistance. Present sidelines Treponema pallidum, Mycoplasma genitalium and shigellosis

2. Spiorochetal infections: Lyme borreliosis and leptospirosis (and syphilis, see above)

2020

  • Braam Joyce F., Hetem David J., Vergunst Clarissa E., Wessel Sophie Kuizenga, van Rooijen Martijn S., Nijhuis Roel H. T., van der Loeff Maarten F. Schim, van Dam Alje P., Bruisten Sylvia M. Evaluating the prevalence and risk factors for macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium using a newly developed qPCR assay PLoS ONE 2020;15 (10 October) [PubMed]
  • Slurink Isabel A. L., van Dam Alje P., Heijne J., van Bergen Jan E. A. M., van Benthem B. Laboratoriumsurveillance van soa: van toegevoegde waarde? Infectieziekten-bulletin 2020
  • Zondag Helene C. A., Cornelissen Akke R., van Dam Alje P., Bruisten Sylvia M. Molecular diversity of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum isolates in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Sexually transmitted infections 2020;96 (3):223-226 [PubMed]
  • van Dulm E., Klok S., Boyd A., Joore I. K., Prins M., van Dam A. P., Tramper-Stranders G. A., van Duijnhoven Y. T. H. P. Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among undocumented migrants and uninsured legal residents in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2020;9 (1):118 [PubMed]
  • de Korne-Elenbaas Jolinda, Pol Arno, Vet Jacqueline, Dierdorp Mirjam, van Dam Alje P., Bruisten Sylvia M. Simultaneous Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Mutations to Enable Rapid Prescription of Oral Antibiotics Sexually transmitted diseases 2020;47 (4):238-242 [PubMed]
  • Baas Michel, Beers Erna, van Dam Alje P., van Bergen Jan Eam Who cares for syphilis? A cross-sectional study on diagnosis and treatment of syphilis by GPs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands BJGP Open 2020;4 (2) [PubMed]

2019

  • de Laat Myrthe M., Wind Carolien M., Bruisten Sylvia M., Dierdorp Mirjam, de Vries Henry J. C., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., van Dam Alje P. Ceftriaxone Reduced Susceptible Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Netherlands, 2009 to 2017: From PenA Mosaicism to A501T/V Nonmosaicism Sexually transmitted diseases 2019;46 (9):594-601 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje Diversity and its decomposition into variety, balance and disparity Royal Society open science 2019;6 (7) [PubMed]
  • de Vries Henry J. C., van Dam A. P. Seksueel overdraagbare aandoeningen: Toelichting bij de update 2019 van de multidisciplinaire richtlijn Nederlands tijdschrift voor dermatologie en venereologie 2019;29 (5):41-43
  • Cole Michelle J., Quinten Chantal, Jacobsson Susanne, Day Michaela, Amato-Gauci Andrew J., Woodford Neil, Spiteri Gianfranco, Unemo Magnus, Stary Angelika, Haller Maria, Verbrugge Ruth, Crucitti Tania, Soteriou Soteroulla, Pieridou Despo, Cowan Susan, Hoffmann Steen, Epstein Jevgenia, Viktorova Jelena, Ndeikoundam Ndeindo, Goubard Agathe, Kohl Peter, Buder Susanne, Bremer Viviane, Tzelepi Eva, Konte Vasileia, Balla Eszter, Dudás M. ria, Sigmundsdóttir Guðrún, Hauksdóttir Guðrún Svanborg, Igoe Derval, Crowley Brendan, Suligoi Barbara, Stefanelli Paola, Pakarna Gatis, Mavcutko Violeta, Barbara Christopher, Melillo Jackie Maistre, van Dam Alje, van Benthem Birgit, Linde Ineke, Kløvstad Hilde, Bergheim Thea, Majewski Slawomir, Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska Beata, Azevedo Jacinta, Borrego Maria José, Pavlik Peter, Truska Peter, Klavs Irena, Jeverica Samo, Vazquez Julio, Diez Mercedes, Velicko Inga, Unemo Magnus, Hughes Gwenda, Eastick Kirstine The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area BMC infectious diseases 2019;19 (1) [PubMed]

2018

  • van der Veer Charlotte, van Houdt Robin, van Dam Alje, de Vries Henry, Bruisten Sylvia Accuracy of a commercial multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis Journal of medical microbiology 2018;67 (9):1265-1270 [PubMed]
  • van Bergen Jan E. A. M., Robberse Erik J., van Dam Alje P. Een jongeman met scrotale huiduitslag Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 2018;162 (22) [PubMed]
  • Lääveri Tinja, Vlot Jessica A., van Dam Alje P., Häkkinen Hanni K., Sonder Gerard J. B., Visser Leo G., Kantele Anu Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) among travellers to Africa: Destination-specific data pooled from three European prospective studies BMC infectious diseases 2018;18 (1) [PubMed]
  • Hananta Yuda P. Y. Gonorrhoea in Indonesia and the Netherlands: Diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance 2018. 253p. ISBN 9789463751971. [UvA Dissertations Online] University of Amsterdam. (Supervisors: de Vries H. J. C. , Soebono H.; Co-supervisors: van Dam A. P. , Schim van der Loeff M. F.)
  • Hananta I. Putu Yuda, van Dam Alje Pieter, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus, Dierdorp Mirjam, Wind Carolien Marleen, Soebono Hardyanto, de Vries Henry John Christiaan, Bruisten Sylvia Maria Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains circulating in Indonesia using multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-NAST) techniques BMC infectious diseases 2018;18 (1):7 [PubMed]
  • Harris Simon R., Cole Michelle J., Spiteri Gianfranco, Sánchez-Busó Leonor, Golparian Daniel, Jacobsson Susanne, Goater Richard, Abudahab Khalil, Yeats Corin A., Bercot Beatrice, Borrego Maria José, Crowley Brendan, Stefanelli Paola, Tripodo Francesco, Abad Raquel, Aanensen David M., Unemo Magnus, Azevedo Jacinta, Balla Eszter, Barbara Christopher, Bergheim Thea, Borrego Maria José, Bremer Viviane, Buder Susanne, Maikanti-Charalambous Panayiota, Chisholm Stephanie, Cowan Susan, Crowley Brendan, Crucitti Tania, Diez Mercedes, Dudás M. ria, Eastick Kirstine, Goubard Agathe, Haller Maria, Hauksdóttir Guôrún Svanborg, Hoffmann Steen, Hughes Gwenda, Igoe Derval, Jeverica Samo, Klavs Irena, Kløvstad Hilde, Kohl Peter, Konte Vasileia, Linde Ineke, Mavcutko Violeta, Melillo Jackie Maistre, Pakarna Gatis, Pavlik Peter, Pieridou Despo, van Dam Alje Public health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe: a genomic survey Lancet infectious diseases 2018;18 (7):758-768
  • de Vries H. J. C., van Dam A. P., Bax C. J., van Bergen J. E. A. M., Chung Y. Y., ten Dam-van Loon N. H. , van Everdingen J. J. E., Geelen K. , Götz H., Hoornenborg E. , van Hulzen A. G. W., Kardaun S. H., Lanjouw E., van Leeuwen E. , Meijer B., Moorlag J. , Oomen T. , Portegies P. , Quint K. D. , Rijnders B. J. A., Rours G. I. J. G. , van der Sande A. A. J., van der Sande M. A. B., Scherpbier H. J. , Schim van der Loeff M. , Sigurdsson V., Soetekouw R., van Steenbergen J., Teeuw A. H. , Tjhie H. T., Vergunst C. E. , Verlee L. Seksueel Overdraagbare Aandoeningen: Multidisciplinaire Richtlijn (Herziening 2018) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dermatologie en Venereologie (NVDV); 2018. 194p.
  • Hananta I. Putu Yuda, de Vries Henry John Christiaan, van Dam Alje Pieter, van Rooijen Martijn Sebastiaan, Soebono Hardyanto, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus Spontaneous Clearance of Pharyngeal Gonococcal Infections: A Retrospective Study in Patients of the Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2012 to 2015 Sexually transmitted diseases 2018;45 (9):594-599 [PubMed]
  • Day Michaela J., Spiteri Gianfranco, Jacobsson Susanne, Woodford Neil, Amato-Gauci Andrew J., Cole Michelle J., Unemo Magnus, Indra Alexander, Huhlescu Steliana, Vanden Berghe Wim, Crucitti Tania, Hunjak Blaženka, Nemeth Blažić Tatjana, Kubele Jan, Zákoucká Hana, Žemličková Helena, Berthelsen Lene, Cowan Susan, Hoffmann Steen, Epstein Jevgenia, Viktorova Jelena, Ndeikoundam Ndeindo, Goubard Agathe, Bercot Beatrice, Kohl Peter, Buder Susanne, Bremer Viviane, Jansen Klaus, Tzelepi Eva, Konte Vasileia, Balla Eszter, Dudás M. ria, Sigmundsdóttir Guerún, Hauksdóttir Guerún Svanborg, Igoe Derval, Crowley Brendan, Suligoi Barbara, Stefanelli Paola, Pakarna Gatis, Mavcutko Violeta, Reichert Paul, Hoffmann Patrick, Barbara Christopher, Vella Francesca, Melillo Jackie Maistre, van Dam Alje, van Benthem Birgit, Linde Ineke, Kløvstad Hilde, Steinbakk Martin, Majewski S. awomir, Azevedo Jacinta, Borrego Maria-José, Pavlik Peter, Truska Peter, Klavs Irena, Jeverica Samo, Vazquez Julio, Diaz Asuncion, Abad Raquel, Velicko Inga, Hughes Gwenda, Templeton Kate, Irvine Neil Stably high azithromycin resistance and decreasing ceftriaxone susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 25 European countries, 2016 BMC infectious diseases 2018;18 (1) [PubMed]
  • Dessau R. B., van Dam A. P., Fingerle V., Gray J., Hovius J. W., Hunfeld K.-P., Jaulhac B., Kahl O., Kristoferitsch W., Lindgren P.-E., Markowicz M., Mavin S., Ornstein K., Rupprecht T., Stanek G., Strle F. To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: a position paper of ESGBOR, the ESCMID study group for Lyme borreliosis Clinical microbiology and infection 2018;24 (2):118-124 [PubMed]
  • Dessau Ram B., van Dam Alje P., Fingerle Volker, Gray Jeremy, Hovius Joppe, Hunfeld Klaus-Peter, Jaulhac Benoit, Kahl Olaf, Kristoferitsch Wolfgang, Lindgren Per-Eric, Markowicz Mateusz, Mavin Sally, Ornstein Katharina, Rupprecht Tobias, Stanek Gerold, Strle Franc To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis - Author's reply Clinical microbiology and infection 2018;24 (2):211-212 [PubMed]
  • Hofstraat Sanne H. I., Götz Hannelore M., van Dam Alje P., van der Sande Marianne A. B., van Benthem Birgit H. B. Trends and determinants of antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Netherlands, 2007 to 2015 Euro surveillance 2018;23 (36) [PubMed]

2017

  • Wind Carolien M., Bruisten Sylvia M., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., Dierdorp Mirjam, de Vries Henry J. C., van Dam Alje P. A Case-Control Study of Molecular Epidemiology in Relation to Azithromycin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates Collected in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between 2008 and 2015 Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2017;61 (6):e02374-16 [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M., de Vries Esther, Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., van Rooijen Martijn S., van Dam Alje P., Demczuk Walter H. B., Martin Irene, de Vries Henry J. C. Decreased Azithromycin Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates in Patients Recently Treated with Azithromycin Clinical infectious diseases 2017;65 (1):37-45 [PubMed]
  • Versteeg Bart, Bruisten Sylvia M., Heijman Titia, Vermeulen Wilma, van Rooijen Martijn S., van Dam Alje P., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., de Vries Henry J. C., Scholing Maarten Monitoring therapy success of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women: A prospective observational cohort study PLoS ONE 2017;12 (9):e0185295 [PubMed]
  • Demczuk W., Sidhu S., Unemo M., Whiley D. M., Allen V. G., Dillon J. R., Cole M., Seah C., Trembizki E., Trees D. L., Kersh E. N., Abrams A. J., de Vries H. J. C., van Dam A. P., Medina I., Bharat A., Mulvey M. R., van Domselaar G., Martin I. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sequence Typing for Antimicrobial Resistance, a Novel Antimicrobial Resistance Multilocus Typing Scheme for Tracking Global Dissemination of N. gonorrhoeae Strains Journal of clinical microbiology 2017;55 (5):1454-1468 [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M. Neisseria gonorrhoeae: testing, typing and treatment in an era of increased antimicrobial resistance 2017. 200p. ISBN 9789463321181. [UvA Dissertations Online] University of Amsterdam. (Supervisor: de Vries H. J. C.; Co-supervisors: van Dam A. P., Schim van der Loeff M. F.)
  • Hananta I. Putu Yuda, de Vries Henry John Christiaan, van Dam Alje P., van Rooijen Martijn Sebastiaan, Soebono Hardyanto, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus Persistence after treatment of pharyngeal gonococcal infections in patients of the STI clinic, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2012-2015: a retrospective cohort study Sexually transmitted infections 2017;93 (7):467-471 [PubMed]
  • de Vries H. J. C., van Dam A. P. Toelichting bij de nieuwe samenvattingskaart 2018 diagnostiek en behandeling van seksueel overdraagbare aandoeningen Nederlands tijdschrift voor dermatologie en venereologie 2017;27 (10):595-596
  • Wind Carolien M., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., van Dam Alje P., de Vries Henry Jc, van der Helm Jannie J. Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility for azithromycin and ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between 2012 and 2015 Euro surveillance 2017;22 (1):30431 [PubMed]
  • Hananta I. Putu Yuda, van Dam Alje P., Bruisten Sylvia Maria, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus, Soebono Hardyanto, de Vries Henry John Christiaan Value of light microscopy to diagnose urogenital gonorrhoea: a diagnostic test study in Indonesian clinic-based and outreach sexually transmitted infections services BMJ open 2017;7 (8):e016202 [PubMed]

2016

  • Hananta I. Putu Yuda, van Dam Alje P., Bruisten Sylvia Maria, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus, Soebono Hardyanto, de Vries Henry John Christiaan Gonorrhea in Indonesia: High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Urogenital Gonorrhea but No Circulating Extended Spectrum Cephalosporins-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Denpasar, Indonesia Sexually transmitted diseases 2016;43 (10):608-616 [PubMed]
  • Schweitzer Valentijn A., van Dam Alje P., Hananta I. Putu Yuda, Schuurman Rob, Kusters Johannes G., Rentenaar Rob J. Identification of neisseria gonorrhoeae by the bruker biotyper matrix- assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry system is improved by a database extension Journal of clinical microbiology 2016;54 (4):1130-1132 [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., Unemo Magnus, Schuurman Rob, van Dam Alje P., de Vries Henry J. C. Test of Cure for Anogenital Gonorrhoea Using Modern RNA-Based and DNA-Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests: A Prospective Cohort Study Clinical infectious diseases 2016;62 (11):1348-1355 [PubMed]
  • Leeflang M. M. G., Ang C. W., Berkhout J., Bijlmer H. A., van Bortel W., Brandenburg A. H., van Burgel N. D., van Dam A. P., Dessau R. B., Fingerle V., Hovius J. W. R., Jaulhac B., Meijer B., van Pelt W., Schellekens J. F. P., Spijker R., Stelma F. F., Stanek G., Verduyn-Lunel F., Zeller H., Sprong H. The diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for Lyme borreliosis in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMC infectious diseases 2016;16 (1):140 [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., Unemo Magnus, Schuurman Rob, van Dam Alje P., de Vries Henry J. C. Time to clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis RNA and DNA after treatment in patients coinfected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae - a prospective cohort study BMC infectious diseases 2016;16 (1):554 [PubMed]
  • Reuland E. A., Sonder G. J. B., Stolte I., al Naiemi N., Koek A., Linde G. B., van de laar T. J. W., Vandenbroucke-Grauls C. M. J. E., van Dam A. P. Travel to Asia and traveller's diarrhoea with antibiotic treatment are independent risk factors for acquiring ciprofloxacin-resistant and extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae-a prospective cohort study Clinical microbiology and infection 2016;22 (8):731.e1-731.e7 [PubMed]
  • Jacobsson Susanne, Golparian Daniel, Cole Michelle, Spiteri Gianfranco, Martin Irene, Bergheim Thea, Borrego Maria José, Crowley Brendan, Crucitti Tania, van Dam Alje P., Hoffmann Steen, Jeverica Samo, Kohl Peter, Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska Beata, Pakarna Gatis, Stary Angelika, Stefanelli Paola, Pavlik Peter, Tzelepi Eva, Abad Raquel, Harris Simon R., Unemo Magnus WGS analysis and molecular resistance mechanisms of azithromycin-resistant (MIC >2 mg/L) Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Europe from 2009 to 2014 Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2016;71 (11):3109-3116 [PubMed]

2015

  • Ang C. W., Brandenburg A. H., van Burgel N. D., Bijlmer H. A., Herremans T., Stelma F., Lunel F. Verduyn, van Dam A. P. A Dutch nationwide evaluation of serological assays for detection of Borrelia antibodies in clinically well-defined patients Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2015;83 (3):222-228 [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M., de Vries Henry J. C., van Dam Alje P. Determination of in vitro synergy for dual antimicrobial therapy against resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae using Etest and agar dilution International journal of antimicrobial agents 2015;45 (3):305-308 [PubMed]
  • Rumyantseva Tatiana, Golparian Daniel, Nilsson Christian S., Johansson Emma, Falk My, Fredlund Hans, van Dam Alje, Guschin Alexander, Unemo Magnus Evaluation of the new AmpliSens multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis APMIS 2015;123 (10):879-886 [PubMed]
  • Unemo Magnus, Ringlander Johan, Wiggins Catherine, Fredlund Hans, Jacobsson Susanne, Cole Michelle, Balla Eszter, Barbara Christopher, Jose Borrego Maria, Brilene Tatiana, Chisholm Stephanie, Crucitti Tania, van Dam Alje, Hoffmann Steen, Jeverica Samo, Kohl Peter, Maikanti Panayiota, Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska Beata, Pakarna Gatis, Pavlik Peter, Stary Angelika, Stefanelli Paola, Svanborg Guðrún, Syversen Gaute, Tzelepi Eva, Vazquez Julio High in Vitro susceptibility to the novel spiropyrimidinetrione ETX0914 (AZD0914) among 873 contemporary clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from 21 European countries from 2012 to 2014 Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2015;59 (9):5220-5225 [PubMed]
  • Cole Michelle J., Spiteri Gianfranco, Jacobsson Susanne, Pitt Rachel, Grigorjev Vlad, Unemo Magnus, Stary Angelika, Haller Maria, Verbrugge Ruth, Crucitti Tania, Soteriou Soteroulla, Cowan Susan, Hoffmann Steen, Goubard Agathe, Kohl Peter, Buder Susanne, Bremer Viviane, Tzelepi Eva, Konte Vasileia, Dudás M. ria, Sigmundsdóttir Guðrún, Hauksdóttir Guðrún Svanborg, Igoe Derval, Crowley Brendan, Suligoi Barbara, Stefanelli Paola, Pakarna Gatis, Mavcutko Violeta, Barbara Christopher, Melillo Jackie Maistre, van Dam Alje, van Benthem Birgit, Linde Ineke, Kløvstad Hilde, Syversen Gaute, Azevedo Jacinta, Borrego Maria José, Pavlik Peter, Truska Peter, Klavs Irena, Jeverica Samo, Vazquez Julio, Velicko Inga, Chisholm Stephanie, Hughes Gwenda, Eastick Kirstine Is the tide turning again for cephalosporin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe? Results from the 2013 European surveillance BMC infectious diseases 2015;15 (1) [PubMed]
  • van Rooijen Martijn S., van der Loeff Maarten F. Schim, Morré Servaas A., van Dam Alje P., Speksnijder Arjen G. C. L., de Vries Henry J. C. Spontaneous pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis RNA clearance. A cross-sectional study followed by a cohort study of untreated STI clinic patients in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sexually transmitted infections 2015;91 (3):157-+ [PubMed]
  • Wind Carolien M., de Vries Henry J. C., Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., Unemo Magnus, van Dam Alje P. Successful Combination of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostics and Targeted Deferred Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture Journal of clinical microbiology 2015;53 (6):1884-1890 [PubMed]

2014

  • Coumou J., Hovius J. W. R., van Dam A. P. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato serology in the Netherlands: guidelines versus daily practice European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2014;33 (10):1803-1808 [PubMed]
  • van Ierland-van Leeuwen Marloes, Peringa Jan, Blaauwgeers Hans, van Dam Alje Cat scratch disease, a rare cause of hypodense liver lesions, lymphadenopathy and a protruding duodenal lesion, caused by Bartonella henselae BMJ case reports 2014;2014 [PubMed]
  • Heuft Merel M., Houba Sanne M., van den Berk Guido E. L., Smissaert van de Haere Tessa, van Dam Alje P., Dijksman Lea M., Regez Rosa M., Brinkman Kees Protective effect of hepatitis B virus-active antiretroviral therapy against primary hepatitis B virus infection AIDS (London, England) 2014;28 (7):999-1005 [PubMed]
  • Cole Michelle J., Spiteri Gianfranco, Town Katy, Unemo Magnus, Hoffmann Steen, Chisholm Stephanie A., Amato-Gauci Andrew J., van de Laar Marita, Ison Catherine A., Stary Angelika, Haller Maria, Verbrugge Ruth, Crucitti Tania, Soteriou Soteroulla, Cowan Susan, Sednaoui Patrice, Kohl Peter, Bremer Viviane, Tzelepi Eva, Konte Vasileia, Balla Eszter, Dudás M. ria, Igoe Derval, Crowley Brendan, Suligoi Barbara, Stefanelli Paola, Pakarna Gatis, Mavcutko Violeta, Barbara Christopher, Melillo Jackie Maistre, van Dam Alje, van Benthem Birgit, Linde Ineke, Kløvstad Hilde, Syversen Gaute, Azevedo Jacinta, Borrego Maria José, Gheorghiu Viorica, Ionescu Dan, Pavlik Peter, Truska Peter, Klavs Irena, Jeverica Samo, Vazquez Julio, Diez Mercedes, Velicko Inga, Hughes Gwenda, Eastick Kirstine Risk factors for antimicrobial-resistant neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe Sexually transmitted diseases 2014;41 (12):723-729 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje P., van Ogtrop Marc L., Golparian Daniel, Mehrtens Jan, de Vries Henry J. C., Unemo Magnus Verified clinical failure with cefotaxime 1g for treatment of gonorrhoea in the Netherlands: a case report Sexually transmitted infections 2014;90 (7):513-514 [PubMed]

2013

  • de Taeye Steven W., Kreuk Lieselotte, van Dam Alje P., Hovius Joppe W., Schuijt Tim J. Complement evasion by Borrelia burgdorferi: it takes three to tango Trends in parasitology 2013;29 (3):119-128 [PubMed]
  • Verboeket Sebastiaan O., van den Berk Guido E. L., Arends Joop E., van Dam Alje P., Peringa Jan, Jansen Rogier R. Hookworm with hypereosinophilia: atypical presentation of a typical disease Journal of travel medicine 2013;20 (4):265-267 [PubMed]
  • Joore I. K. C. W., van Rooijen Martijn Sebastiaan, Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus, de Neeling A. J., van Dam Alje, de Vries Henry J. C. Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among men who have sex with men attending an STI clinic in Amsterdam: a cross-sectional study BMJ open 2013;3 (3):002505 [PubMed]

2012

  • Heymans Raymond, Bruisten Sylvia M., Golparian Daniel, Unemo Magnus, de Vries Henry J. C., van Dam Alje P. Clonally Related Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates with Decreased Susceptibility to the Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin Cefotaxime in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2012;56 (3):1516-1522 [PubMed]
  • van de Kassteele Jan, van Santen-Verheuvel Marga G., Koedijk Femke D. H., van Dam Alje P., van der Sande Marianne A. B., de Neeling Albert J. New statistical technique for analyzing MIC-based susceptibility data Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2012;56 (3):1557-1563 [PubMed]
  • Boveé Lian, Whelan Jane, Sonder Gerard J. B., van Dam Alje P., van den Hoek Anneke Risk factors for secondary transmission of Shigella infection within households: implications for current prevention policy BMC infectious diseases 2012;12:347 [PubMed]

2011

  • Schuijt Tim J., Coumou Jeroen, Narasimhan Sukanya, Dai Jianfeng, Deponte Kathleen, Wouters Diana, Brouwer Mieke, Oei Anneke, Roelofs Joris J. T. H., van Dam Alje P., van der Poll Tom, van't Veer Cornelis, Hovius Joppe W., Fikrig Erol A tick mannose-binding lectin inhibitor interferes with the vertebrate complement cascade to enhance transmission of the lyme disease agent Cell host & microbe 2011;10 (2):136-146 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Jansz A. Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections in The Netherlands: A nationwide survey Clinical microbiology and infection 2011;17 (2):312-315 [PubMed]
  • van Burgel N. D., Bakels F., Kroes A. C. M., van Dam A. P. Discriminating Lyme neuroborreliosis from other neuroinflammatory diseases by levels of CXCL13 in cerebrospinal fluid Journal of clinical microbiology 2011;49 (5):2027-2030 [PubMed]
  • van Burgel N. D., Brandenburg A., Gerritsen H. J., Kroes A. C. M., van Dam A. P. High sensitivity and specificity of the C6-peptide ELISA on cerebrospinal fluid in Lyme neuroborreliosis patients Clinical microbiology and infection 2011;17 (10):1495-1500 [PubMed]
  • Schuijt Tim J., Narasimhan Sukanya, Daffre Sirlei, Deponte Kathleen, Hovius Joppe W. R., Veer Cornelis Van't, van der Poll Tom, Bakhtiari Kamran, Meijers Joost C. M., Boder Eric T., van Dam Alje P., Fikrig Erol Identification and Characterization of Ixodes scapularis Antigens That Elicit Tick Immunity Using Yeast Surface Display PLoS ONE 2011;6 (1):e15926 [PubMed]
  • van Burgel N. D., Balmus N. C. M., Fikrig E., van Dam A. P. Infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is unaltered in C3-deficient mice Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2011;2 (1):20-26 [PubMed]
  • Schuijt T. J., Hovius J. W., van der Poll T., van Dam A. P., Fikrig E. Lyme borreliosis vaccination: the facts, the challenge and the future Trends in parasitology 2011;27 (1):40-47 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje P. Molecular diagnosis of Borrelia bacteria for the diagnosis of Lyme disease Expert opinion on medical diagnostics 2011;5 (2):135-149 [PubMed]
  • Brandenburg A. H., van Dam A. P., Schellekens J. Problems in comparing test strategies for detection of anti-Borrelia antibodies European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2011;30 (8):1033-1034 [PubMed]
  • Schuijt Tim J. Tick proteins in Borrelia. Transmission and tick feeding <t(r)ick or treat? > 2011. 186p. ISBN 9789057762277. [UvA Dissertations Online] University of Amsterdam. (Supervisors: van der Poll T., Kroes A. C. M.; Co-supervisors: Fikrig E., Hovius J. W. H., van Dam A. P.)

2010

  • van Burgel Nathalie D., Kraiczy Peter, Schuijt Tim J., Zipfel Peter F., van Dam Alje P. Identification and functional characterisation of Complement Regulator Acquiring Surface Protein-1 of serum resistant Borrelia garinii OspA serotype 4 BMC microbiology 2010;10:43 [PubMed]
  • van Burgel Nathalie D., Oosterloo Mayke, Kroon Frank P., van Dam Alje P. Severe course of Lyme neuroborreliosis in an HIV-1 positive patient; case report and review of the literature BMC neurology 2010;10 [PubMed]

2009

  • van Dam Alje P., van Weert Angela, Harmanus Celine, Hovius K. Emiel, Claas Eric C. J., Reubsaet Frans A. G. Molecular characterization of Capnocytophaga canimorsus and other canine Capnocytophaga spp. and assessment by PCR of their frequencies in dogs Journal of clinical microbiology 2009;47 (10):3218-3225 [PubMed]
  • de Vries H. J. C., van der Helm J. J., Schim van der Loeff M. F., van Dam A. P. MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE WITH REDUCED CEFOTAXIME SUSCEPTIBILITY IS INCREASINGLY COMMON IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS Euro surveillance 2009;14 (37):19330-- [PubMed]
  • Hovius Joppe W. R., Bijlsma Maarten F., van der Windt Gerritje J. W., Wiersinga W. Joost, Boukens Bastiaan J. D., Coumou Jeroen, Oei Anneke, de Beer Regina, de Vos Alex F., van 't Veer Cornelis, van Dam Alje P., Wang Penghua, Fikrig Erol, Levi Marcel M., Roelofs Joris J. T. H., van der Poll Tom The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) Facilitates Clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi PLoS pathogens 2009;5 (5):e1000447 [PubMed]
  • Hovius Joppe W. R. Tick-host-pathogen interactions in Lyme borreliosis 2009. 270p. ISBN 9789064643224. [UvA Dissertations Online] University of Amsterdam. (Supervisors: van der Poll T., Speelman P.; Co-supervisors: van Dam A. P., Fikrig E.)

2008

  • Hovius J. W., Schuijt T. J., de Groot K. A., Roelofs J. J. T. H., Oei G. A., Marquart J. A., de Beer R., van 't Veer C., van der Poll T., Ramamoorthi N., Fikrig E., van Dam A. P. Preferential protection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by a Salp15 homologue in Ixodes ricinus saliva Journal of infectious diseases 2008;198 (8):1189-1197 [PubMed]
  • Schuijt Tim J., Hovius Joppe W. R., van Burgel Nathalie D., Ramamoorthi Nandhini, Fikrig Erol, van Dam Alje P. The tick salivary protein Salp15 inhibits the killing of serum-sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates Infection and immunity 2008;76 (7):2888-2894 [PubMed]
  • van der Ploeg Vishnu, Gelinck Luc B. S., Jonkers Iris J. A. M., Mourer Jacqueline S., van Dam Alje P. Treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae due to a beta-lactamase low-level ampicillin-resistant organism Journal of infection 2008;57 (6):485-488 [PubMed]

2007

  • Hovius Joppe W. R., Li Xin, Ramamoorthi Nandhini, van Dam Alje P., Barthold Stephen W., van der Poll Tom, Speelman Peter, Fikrig Erol Coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia garinii alters the course of murine Lyme borreliosis FEMS immunology and medical microbiology 2007;49 (2):224-234 [PubMed]
  • Herzberger Pia, Siegel Corinna, Skerka Christine, Fingerle Volker, Schulte-Spechtel Ulrike, van Dam Alje, Wilske Bettina, Brade Volker, Zipfel Peter F., Wallich Reinhard, Kraiczy Peter Human pathogenic Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov. resists complement-mediated killing by direct binding of immune regulators factor H and factor H-like protein 1 Infection and immunity 2007;75 (10):4817-4825 [PubMed]
  • Hovius J. W. R., Ramamoorthi N., van't Veer C., de Groot K. A., Nijhof A. M., Jongejan F., van Dam A. P., Fikrig E. Identification of Salp15 homologues in Ixodes ricinus ticks Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 2007;7 (3):296-303 [PubMed]
  • de Boer M. G. J., Lambregts P. C. L. A., van Dam A. P., van 't Wout J. W. Meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus: When to expect the unexpected Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2007;109 (5):393-398 [PubMed]
  • Hovius Joppe W. R., van Dam Alje P., Fikrig Erol Tick-host-pathogen interactions in Lyme borreliosis Trends in parasitology 2007;23 (9):434-438 [PubMed]

2006

  • Gooskens J., Templeton K. E., Claas E. C., van Dam A. P. Evaluation of an internally controlled real-time PCR targeting the ospA gene for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in cerebrospinal fluid Clinical microbiology and infection 2006;12 (9):894-900 [PubMed]
  • Koek A. G., Bruisten S. M., Dierdorp M., van Dam A. P., Templeton K. Specific and sensitive diagnosis of syphilis using a real-time PCR for Treponema pallidum Clinical microbiology and infection 2006;12 (12):1233-1236 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje P., Pronk Marjolijn, van Hoek Bart, Claas Eric C. J. Successful treatment of Legionella maceachernii pneumonia after diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction and culture [7] Clinical infectious diseases 2006;42 (7):1057-1059 [PubMed]

2005

  • Kumwenda J. J., Mateyu G., Kampondeni S., van Dam A. P., van Lieshout L., Zijlstra E. E. Differential diagnosis of stroke in a setting of high HIV prevalence in blantyre, Malawi Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation 2005;36 (5):960-964 [PubMed]
  • Beersma Matthias F. C., Dirven Kristien, van Dam Alje P., Templeton Kate E., Claas Eric C. J., Goossens Herman Evaluation of 12 commercial tests and the complement fixation test for Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies, with PCR used as the "gold standard" Journal of clinical microbiology 2005;43 (5):2277-2285 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Pruijm M. T. C., Harinck B. I. J., Gelinck L. B. S., Kuijper E. J. Pneumonia involving Aspergillus and Rhizopus spp. after a near-drowning incident with subsequent Nocardia cyriacigeorgici and N. farcinica coinfection as a late complication European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2005;24 (1):61-64 [PubMed]

2004

  • Schippers E. F., van Dam A. P., Lavrijsen A. P. M. Sterke toename van het aantal syfilispatiënten in Nederland: Vroegtijdige herkenning en behandeling van groot belang Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 2004;148 (25):1221-1226 [PubMed]

2003

  • Templeton Kate E., Scheltinga Sitha A., Sillekens Peter, Crielaard Jantine W., van Dam Alje P., Goossens Herman, Claas Eric C. J. Development and clinical evaluation of an internally controlled, single-tube multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of Legionella pneumophila and other Legionella species Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41 (9):4016-4021 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Schippers E. F., Visser L. G., Peek N., Swaan C. M., Kuijper E. J. Difterie door infectie met Corynebacterium ulcerans in Nederland Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 2003;147 (9):403-406 [PubMed]

2002

  • van Dam Alje P. Diversity of Ixodes-borne Borrelia species--clinical, pathogenetic, and diagnostic implications and impact on vaccine development. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 2002;2 (4):249-254 [PubMed]

2001

  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Dankert J. Analysis of a VMP-like sequence (vls) locus in Borrelia garinii and Vls homologues among four Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species FEMS microbiology letters 2001;199 (1):39-45 [PubMed]
  • Ulvestad E., Kanestrøm A., Sønsteby L. J., Jureen R., Omland T., Edvardsen B., Lundervik J., Kristoffersen E., van Dam A. P. Diagnostic and biological significance of anti-p41 IgM antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Scandinavian journal of immunology 2001;53 (4):416-421 [PubMed]
  • Kuijper E. J., de Weerdt J., Kato H., Kato N., van Dam A. P., van der Vorm E. R., Weel J., van Rheenen C., Dankert J. Nosocomial outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea due to a clindamycin-resistant enterotoxin A-negative strain European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2001;20 (8):528-534 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje P. Recent advances in the diagnosis of Lyme disease Expert review of molecular diagnostics 2001;1 (4):413-427 [PubMed]

2000

  • Hovius J. W., Hovius K. E., Oei A., Houwers D. J., van Dam A. P. Antibodies against specific proteins of and immobilizing activity against three strains of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato can be found in symptomatic but not in infected asymptomatic dogs Journal of clinical microbiology 2000;38 (7):2611-2621 [PubMed]
  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Dankert J. Two distinct ospA genes among Borrelia valaisiana strains Research in microbiology 2000;151 (5):325-331 [PubMed]

1999

  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Dankert J. Evidence for frequent OspC gene transfer between Borrelia valaisiana sp. nov. and other Lyme disease spirochetes FEMS microbiology letters 1999;177 (2):289-296 [PubMed]
  • van Dobbenburgh A., van Dam A. P., Fikrig E. Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in western Europe New England journal of medicine 1999;340 (15):1214-1216 [PubMed]
  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Schwartz I., Dankert J. Molecular typing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: taxonomic, epidemiological, and clinical implications Clinical microbiology reviews 1999;12 (4):633-653 [PubMed]
  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Dankert J. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a novel Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolate from a patient with lyme borreliosis Journal of clinical microbiology 1999;37 (9):3025-3028 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., van Gool T., Wetsteyn J. C., Dankert J. Tick-borne relapsing fever imported from West Africa: diagnosis by quantitative buffy coat analysis and in vitro culture of Borrelia crocidurae Journal of clinical microbiology 1999;37 (6):2027-2030 [PubMed]

1998

  • Das A. T., van Dam A. P., Klaver B., Berkhout B. Improved envelope function selected by long-term cultivation of a translation-impaired HIV-1 mutant Virology 1998;244 (2):552-562 [PubMed]
  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Spanjaard L., Dankert J. Molecular typing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting analysis Journal of clinical microbiology 1998;36 (3):768-776 [PubMed]

1997

  • van Dam A. P., Oei A., Jaspars R., Fijen C., Wilske B., Spanjaard L., Dankert J. Complement-mediated serum sensitivity among spirochetes that cause Lyme disease Infection and immunity 1997;65 (4):1228-1236 [PubMed]
  • Wang G., van Dam A. P., Le Fleche A., Postic D., Peter O., Baranton G., de Boer R., Spanjaard L., Dankert J. Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Borrelia valaisiana sp. nov. (Borrelia genomic groups VS116 and M19) International journal of systematic bacteriology 1997;47 (4):926-932 [PubMed]

1995

  • van Dam A. P. Diagnostiek en behandeling van lymfoedeem. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 1995;139 (25):1307-1308 [PubMed]

1994

  • Kuiper H., de Jongh B. M., van Dam A. P., Dodge D. E., Ramselaar A. C., Spanjaard L., Dankert J. Evaluation of central nervous system involvement in Lyme borreliosis patients with a solitary erythema migrans lesion European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 1994;13 (5):379-387 [PubMed]
  • Kuiper H., van Dam A. P., Spanjaard L., de Jongh B. M., Widjojokusumo A., Ramselaar T. C., Cairo I., Vos K., Dankert J. Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from biopsy specimens taken from healthy-looking skin of patients with Lyme borreliosis Journal of clinical microbiology 1994;32 (3):715-720 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Kuiper Herman, Spanjaard Lodewijk, Dankert Jacob Lyme borreliosis Lancet 1994;343 (8912):1567 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Wekking E. M., Callewaert J. A. C., Schipperijn A. J. M., Oomen H. A. P. C., de Jong J., Swaak A. J. G., Smeenk R. J. T., Feltkamp T. E. W. Psychiatric symptoms before systemic lupus erythematosus is diagnosed Rheumatology international 1994;14 (2):57-62 [PubMed]
  • Vos Koen, van Dam Alje P., Kuiper Herman, Bruins Hans, Spanjaard Lodewijk, Dankert Jacob Seroconversion for lyme borreliosis among dutch military Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1994;26 (4):427-434 [PubMed]

1993

  • Suttorp-Schulten M. S. A., Luyendijk L., van Dam A. P., de Keizer R. J. W., Baarsma G. S., Bos P. J. M., Rothova A. Birdshot chorioretinopathy and Lyme borreliosis American journal of ophthalmology 1993;115 (2):149-153 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Kuiper H., Vos K., Widjojokusumo A., de Jongh B. M., Spanjaard L., Ramselaar A. C., Kramer M. D., Dankert J. Different genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi are associated with distinct clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis Clinical infectious diseases 1993;17 (4):708-717 [PubMed]
  • Suttorp-Schulten M. S. A., Kuiper H., Kijlstra A., van Dam A. P., Rothova A. Long-term effects of ceftriaxone treatment on intraocular lyme borreliosis American journal of ophthalmology 1993;116 (5):571-575 [PubMed]
  • Kuiper H., van Dam A. P., Moll van Charante A. W., Nauta N. P., Dankert J. One year follow-up study to assess the prevalence and incidence of Lyme borreliosis among dutch forestry workers European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 1993;12 (6):413-418 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P. Op zoek naar een tweede mening. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 1993;137 (44):2278-2279 [PubMed]

1991

  • Meilof J. F., van Dam A. P., Feltkamp T. E. W. Cerebral lupus erythematosus disseminatus: Brain-racking for patient and doctor (I) Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 1991;135 (6):245
  • Wekking E. M., Nossent J. C., van Dam A. P., Swaak A. J. J. G. Cognitive and emotional disturbances in systemic lupus erythematosus Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 1991;55 (2-4):126-131 [PubMed]
  • Wekking E. M., Vingerhoets A. J. J. M., van Dam A. P., Nossent J. C., Swaak A. J. J. G. Daily stressors and systemic lupus erythematosus: A longitudinal analysis - First findings Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 1991;55 (2-4):108-113 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P. Diagnosis and pathogenesis of CNS lupus Rheumatology international 1991;11 (1):1-11 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Wekking E. M., Oomen H. A. P. C. Psychiatric symptoms as features of systemic lupus erythematosus Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 1991;55 (2-4):132-140 [PubMed]

1990

  • Derksen R. H., van Dam A. P., Gmelig Meyling F. H., Bijlsma J. W., Smeenk R. J. A prospective study on antiribosomal P proteins in two cases of familial lupus and recurrent psychosis Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1990;49 (10):779-782 [PubMed]
  • van Dam A. P., Meilof J. F., van den Brink H. G., Smeenk R. J. T. Fine specificities of anti-nuclear antibodies in murine models of graft-versus-host disease Clinical and experimental immunology 1990;81 (1):31-38 [PubMed]
  • van Dam Alje P., Heleen G Van den Brink, Ruud J.t Smeenk Technical problems concerning the use of immunoblots for the detection of antinuclear antibodies Journal of immunological methods 1990;129 (1):63-70 [PubMed]
  • Meilof J. F., Bantjes I., de Jong J., van Dam A. P., Smeenk R. J. T. The detection of anti-Ro/SS-A and anti-La/SS-B antibodies. A comparison of counterimmunoelectrophoresis with immunoblot, ELISA, and RNA-precipitation assays Journal of immunological methods 1990;133 (2):215-226 [PubMed]

1988

  • van Hemert Formijn J., van Dam Alje P., Jonk Luigi J. C., Olivier H. J., Destrée J. T., Smeenk Ruud J. T. Monoclonal autoantibodies recognizing histone variants Immunological investigations 1988;17 (3):195-215 [PubMed]