Climate change is a major contributor to the range shifts of several organisms such as plant species. A range is the geographical area where a species can be found and it is possible for plant species to undergo a range shift while still being present in their original one. These plants are called range-expanders. …

In May 23-29 2016, my colleague Dr. Gerard Parlevliet and myself, Prof. Dr. Willem van Leeuwen, were invited by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences to share information about microbiology and prevention of infections by performing workshops.

This paper describes the participatory development process of a web-based communication system focusing on disease management, particularly infection control of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are becoming a major public health issue; they can have serious consequences …

Thermal injury destroys the physical skin barrier that normally prevents invasion of microorganisms. This and concomitant depression of local and systemic host cellular and humoral immune responses are important factors that contribute to colonization and infection of the burn wound. One of the most …

OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by systemic vascular dysfunction and pathological changes in placental arteries. Growing evidence of chronic infection as an aetiological factor in vascular diseases prompted us to study maternal periodontal disease in subjects with …