List of works - Nicole Dukers

A Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling Pilot Targeting Young People at Risk for Chlamydia Trachomatis in Social and Sexual Networks with Testing: A Use Evaluation

scientific article

A longitudinal study to investigate previous Chlamydia trachomatis infection as a risk factor for subsequent anorectal infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) and women visiting STI clinics in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Acceptance of Home-Based Chlamydia Genital and Anorectal Testing Using Short Message Service (SMS) in Previously Tested Young People and Their Social and Sexual Networks.

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis Load Is Similar in Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women Reporting Anal Sex.

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Antibiotic use before chlamydia and gonorrhea genital and extragenital screening in the sexually transmitted infection clinical setting.

scientific article

Antibody Testing in Estimating Past Exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in the Netherlands Chlamydia Cohort Study

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Assessment of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis viable load in women by viability-PCR

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

Association of cytomegalovirus and other pathogens with frailty and diabetes mellitus, but not with cardiovascular disease and mortality in psycho-geriatric patients; a prospective cohort study ⬇️

scientific article published on July 23, 2013

Barriers to and facilitators of partner notification for chlamydia trachomatis among health care professionals.

scientific article

Characterization of an HIV-1 group M variant that is distinct from the known subtypes

scientific article published on March 2007

Chemsex among men who have sex with men living outside major cities and associations with sexually transmitted infections: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load, estimated by Cq values, in urogenital samples from men and women visiting the general practice, hospital or STI clinic

article

Chlamydia trachomatis load in population-based screening and STI-clinics: implications for screening policy.

scientific article

Chlamydia trachomatis test-of-cure cannot be based on a single highly sensitive laboratory test taken at least 3 weeks after treatment

scientific article

Chlamydia trachomatis testing among young people: what is the role of stigma?

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Comparison of urine samples and penile swabs for detection of human papillomavirus in HIV-negative Dutch men.

scientific article

Coxiella burnetii Infection Is Lower in Children than in Adults After Community Exposure: Overlooked Cause of Infrequent Q Fever Reporting in the Young

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Culture-free genotyping of revealed distinct strains at different anatomical sites in a quarter of patients, the Netherlands, 2012 to 2016

article

Detection of anorectal and cervicovaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infections following azithromycin treatment: prospective cohort study with multiple time-sequential measures of rRNA, DNA, quantitative load and symptoms.

scientific article

Drug use, sexual risk behaviour and sexually transmitted infections among swingers: a cross-sectional study in The Netherlands.

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Effectiveness of an opting-out strategy for HIV testing: evaluation of 4 years of standard HIV testing in a STI clinic

scientific article published on 22 December 2008

Erratum to: Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Ethnic differences in HSV1 and HSV2 seroprevalence in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

scientific article published on 12 June 2008

Evaluation of one-sample testing of self-obtained vaginal swabs and first catch urine samples separately and in combination for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by two amplified DNA assays in women visiting a sexually transmitted disease clini

scientific article published on June 2011

Evaluation of the anatomical site distribution of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men and in high-risk women by routine testing: cross-sectional study revealing missed opportunities for treatment strategies

scientific article published on 08 October 2013

Genital and anal Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load in concurrently infected women: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

High burden of STI and HIV in male sex workers working as internet escorts for men in an observational study: a hidden key population compared with female sex workers and other men who have sex with men.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

High co-occurrence of anorectal chlamydia with urogenital chlamydia in women visiting an STI clinic revealed by routine universal testing in an observational study; a recommendation towards a better anorectal chlamydia control in women

scientific article

High non-responsiveness of males and the elderly to standard hepatitis B vaccination among a large cohort of healthy employees.

scientific article published on 26 July 2013

Identification of hidden key hepatitis C populations: an evaluation of screening practices using mixed epidemiological methods

scientific article

Improving STD testing behavior among high-risk young adults by offering STD testing at a vocational school ⬇️

scientific article published on September 30, 2011

Improving sexual health for HIV patients by providing a combination of integrated public health and hospital care services; a one-group pre- and post test intervention comparison.

scientific article

Influence of Temperature, Medium, and Storage Duration on Chlamydia trachomatis DNA Detection by PCR ⬇️

scientific article published on December 19, 2012

Limits of chlamydial diagnostic tests in epidemiological studies.

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

Low positivity rate after systematic screening for Trichomonas vaginalis in three patient cohorts from general practitioners, STI clinic and a national population-based chlamydia screening study.

scientific article published on 02 July 2013

Men and women have an equal oropharyngeal and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load: a comparison of three anatomic sites

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Nasal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes and Staphylococcus aureus in Streptococcus pneumoniae-vaccinated and non-vaccinated young children.

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Natural Course of Chlamydia trachomatis Bacterial Load in the Time Interval between Screening and Treatment in Anogenital Samples.

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Older and swinging; need to identify hidden and emerging risk groups at STI clinics.

scientific article published on 24 June 2010

Oral and topical antibiotic prescriptions for children in general practice ⬇️

scientific article published on December 25, 2012

Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis in women; spontaneous clearance and cure after treatment (FemCure)

scientific article published on 31 July 2020

Participation, retention, and associated factors of women in a prospective multicenter study on Chlamydia trachomatis infections (FemCure)

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Pertussis diagnostic practices of general practitioners in the Netherlands: A survey study

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Pilot implementation of a home-care programme with chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B, and syphilis self-sampling in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Predictors of Chlamydia Trachomatis testing: perceived norms, susceptibility, changes in partner status, and underestimation of own risk.

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Prevalence of Non-Volitional Sex Types and Associated Factors: A National Sample of Young People.

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Rectal-Only Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in Women and in Men Who Have Sex with Men.

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Prevalence of drug use during sex among swingers and perceived benefits and risks - a cross-sectional internet survey in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Proceed With Caution in Generating Evidence in the "Oropharyngeal-Anorectal Chlamydia Hypothesis" in Humans

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Q fever: Evidence of a massive yet undetected cross-border outbreak, with ongoing risk of extra mortality, in a Dutch-German border region

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

Q fever: single-point source outbreak with high attack rates and massive numbers of undetected infections across an entire region.

scientific article

Re-screening Chlamydia trachomatis positive subjects: a comparison of practices between an STI clinic, general practitioners and gynaecologists.

scientific article published on September 2012

Relation between infection and pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility in a Dutch cohort of women previously tested for chlamydia in a chlamydia screening trial

article

Retrieval and re-evaluation of previously diagnosed chronic hepatitis C infections lost to medical follow-up in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Revaccination with Fendrix® or HBVaxPro® results in better response rates than does revaccination with three doses of Engerix-B® in previous non-responders.

scientific article published on 11 September 2012

Review of Chlamydia trachomatis viability methods: assessing the clinical diagnostic impact of NAAT positive results

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

Seroprevalence and Determinants of Eight High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Types in Homosexual Men, Heterosexual Men, and Women: A Population-Based Study in Amsterdam

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Social Network Characteristics Are Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Complications: The Maastricht Study

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

Social networks in relation to self-reported symptomatic infections in individuals aged 40-75 - the Maastricht study.

scientific article published on 4 July 2018

Spontaneous clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis accounting for bacterial viability in vaginally or rectally infected women (FemCure)

scientific article published on 17 February 2020

Spontaneous clearance of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women, MSM and heterosexual men visiting the STI clinic: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Standard symptom- and sexual history-based testing misses anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in swingers and men who have sex with men.

scientific article published on April 2013

Standardisation is necessary in urogenital and extragenital Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load determination by quantitative PCR: a review of literature and retrospective study

scientific article published on 07 February 2019

Test of cure, retesting and extragenital testing practices for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among general practitioners in different socioeconomic status areas: A retrospective cohort study, 2011-2016.

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

The Characteristics of Patients Frequently Tested and Repeatedly Infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae

scientific article published on 26 February 2020

The Spatial Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Infections and Associated Determinants--An Application of a Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression for Evidence-Based Screening Interventions in Hotspots.

scientific article published on 9 September 2015

The added value of chlamydia screening between 2008-2010 in reaching young people in addition to chlamydia testing in regular care; an observational study

scientific article

The value of testing multiple anatomic sites for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in sexually transmitted infection centres in the Netherlands, 2006-2010.

scientific article published on September 2012

Treatment effectiveness of azithromycin and doxycycline in uncomplicated rectal and vaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women: a multicentre observational study (FemCure)

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Trends in antibiotic prescribing in adults in Dutch general practice

scientific article

Use of doxycycline and other antibiotics to prevent STIs among men who have sex with men visiting sexual health clinics in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 26 December 2019

Using intervention mapping for the development of a targeted secure web-based outreach strategy named SafeFriend, for Chlamydia trachomatis testing in young people at risk

scientific article

Viable bacterial load is key to azithromycin treatment failure in rectally Chlamydia trachomatis infected women (FemCure)

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Waterborne gastroenteritis outbreak at a scouting camp caused by two norovirus genogroups: GI and GII.

scientific article published on 6 January 2010

What is needed to guide testing for anorectal and pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women and men? Evidence and opinion.

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

What is the optimal testing strategy for oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with men? Comparing selective testing versus routine universal testing from Dutch STI clinic data (2008-2017)

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Who tests whom? A comprehensive overview of Chlamydia trachomatis test practices in a Dutch region among different STI care providers for urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal sites in young people: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

List of works by Nicole Dukers

A Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling Pilot Targeting Young People at Risk for Chlamydia Trachomatis in Social and Sexual Networks with Testing: A Use Evaluation

A longitudinal study to investigate previous Chlamydia trachomatis infection as a risk factor for subsequent anorectal infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) and women visiting STI clinics in the Netherlands

Acceptance of Home-Based Chlamydia Genital and Anorectal Testing Using Short Message Service (SMS) in Previously Tested Young People and Their Social and Sexual Networks.

Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis Load Is Similar in Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women Reporting Anal Sex.

Antibiotic use before chlamydia and gonorrhea genital and extragenital screening in the sexually transmitted infection clinical setting.

Antibody Testing in Estimating Past Exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in the Netherlands Chlamydia Cohort Study

Assessment of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis viable load in women by viability-PCR

Association of cytomegalovirus and other pathogens with frailty and diabetes mellitus, but not with cardiovascular disease and mortality in psycho-geriatric patients; a prospective cohort study ⬇️

Barriers to and facilitators of partner notification for chlamydia trachomatis among health care professionals.

Characterization of an HIV-1 group M variant that is distinct from the known subtypes

Chemsex among men who have sex with men living outside major cities and associations with sexually transmitted infections: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.

Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load, estimated by Cq values, in urogenital samples from men and women visiting the general practice, hospital or STI clinic

Chlamydia trachomatis load in population-based screening and STI-clinics: implications for screening policy.

Chlamydia trachomatis test-of-cure cannot be based on a single highly sensitive laboratory test taken at least 3 weeks after treatment

Chlamydia trachomatis testing among young people: what is the role of stigma?

Comparison of urine samples and penile swabs for detection of human papillomavirus in HIV-negative Dutch men.

Coxiella burnetii Infection Is Lower in Children than in Adults After Community Exposure: Overlooked Cause of Infrequent Q Fever Reporting in the Young

Culture-free genotyping of revealed distinct strains at different anatomical sites in a quarter of patients, the Netherlands, 2012 to 2016

Detection of anorectal and cervicovaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infections following azithromycin treatment: prospective cohort study with multiple time-sequential measures of rRNA, DNA, quantitative load and symptoms.

Drug use, sexual risk behaviour and sexually transmitted infections among swingers: a cross-sectional study in The Netherlands.

Effectiveness of an opting-out strategy for HIV testing: evaluation of 4 years of standard HIV testing in a STI clinic

Erratum to: Chlamydia trachomatis and the Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Female Infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Primary Care Patients

Ethnic differences in HSV1 and HSV2 seroprevalence in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Evaluation of one-sample testing of self-obtained vaginal swabs and first catch urine samples separately and in combination for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by two amplified DNA assays in women visiting a sexually transmitted disease clini

Evaluation of the anatomical site distribution of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men and in high-risk women by routine testing: cross-sectional study revealing missed opportunities for treatment strategies

Genital and anal Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load in concurrently infected women: a cross-sectional study

High burden of STI and HIV in male sex workers working as internet escorts for men in an observational study: a hidden key population compared with female sex workers and other men who have sex with men.

High co-occurrence of anorectal chlamydia with urogenital chlamydia in women visiting an STI clinic revealed by routine universal testing in an observational study; a recommendation towards a better anorectal chlamydia control in women

High non-responsiveness of males and the elderly to standard hepatitis B vaccination among a large cohort of healthy employees.

Identification of hidden key hepatitis C populations: an evaluation of screening practices using mixed epidemiological methods

Improving STD testing behavior among high-risk young adults by offering STD testing at a vocational school ⬇️

Improving sexual health for HIV patients by providing a combination of integrated public health and hospital care services; a one-group pre- and post test intervention comparison.

Influence of Temperature, Medium, and Storage Duration on Chlamydia trachomatis DNA Detection by PCR ⬇️

Limits of chlamydial diagnostic tests in epidemiological studies.

Low positivity rate after systematic screening for Trichomonas vaginalis in three patient cohorts from general practitioners, STI clinic and a national population-based chlamydia screening study.

Men and women have an equal oropharyngeal and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load: a comparison of three anatomic sites

Nasal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes and Staphylococcus aureus in Streptococcus pneumoniae-vaccinated and non-vaccinated young children.

Natural Course of Chlamydia trachomatis Bacterial Load in the Time Interval between Screening and Treatment in Anogenital Samples.

Older and swinging; need to identify hidden and emerging risk groups at STI clinics.

Oral and topical antibiotic prescriptions for children in general practice ⬇️

Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis in women; spontaneous clearance and cure after treatment (FemCure)

Participation, retention, and associated factors of women in a prospective multicenter study on Chlamydia trachomatis infections (FemCure)

Pertussis diagnostic practices of general practitioners in the Netherlands: A survey study

Pilot implementation of a home-care programme with chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B, and syphilis self-sampling in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

Predictors of Chlamydia Trachomatis testing: perceived norms, susceptibility, changes in partner status, and underestimation of own risk.

Prevalence of Non-Volitional Sex Types and Associated Factors: A National Sample of Young People.

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Rectal-Only Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in Women and in Men Who Have Sex with Men.

Prevalence of drug use during sex among swingers and perceived benefits and risks - a cross-sectional internet survey in the Netherlands

Proceed With Caution in Generating Evidence in the "Oropharyngeal-Anorectal Chlamydia Hypothesis" in Humans

Q fever: Evidence of a massive yet undetected cross-border outbreak, with ongoing risk of extra mortality, in a Dutch-German border region

Q fever: single-point source outbreak with high attack rates and massive numbers of undetected infections across an entire region.

Re-screening Chlamydia trachomatis positive subjects: a comparison of practices between an STI clinic, general practitioners and gynaecologists.

Relation between infection and pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility in a Dutch cohort of women previously tested for chlamydia in a chlamydia screening trial

Retrieval and re-evaluation of previously diagnosed chronic hepatitis C infections lost to medical follow-up in the Netherlands

Revaccination with Fendrix® or HBVaxPro® results in better response rates than does revaccination with three doses of Engerix-B® in previous non-responders.

Review of Chlamydia trachomatis viability methods: assessing the clinical diagnostic impact of NAAT positive results

Seroprevalence and Determinants of Eight High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Types in Homosexual Men, Heterosexual Men, and Women: A Population-Based Study in Amsterdam

Social Network Characteristics Are Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Complications: The Maastricht Study

Social networks in relation to self-reported symptomatic infections in individuals aged 40-75 - the Maastricht study.

Spontaneous clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis accounting for bacterial viability in vaginally or rectally infected women (FemCure)

Spontaneous clearance of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women, MSM and heterosexual men visiting the STI clinic: a prospective cohort study

Standard symptom- and sexual history-based testing misses anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in swingers and men who have sex with men.

Standardisation is necessary in urogenital and extragenital Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load determination by quantitative PCR: a review of literature and retrospective study

Test of cure, retesting and extragenital testing practices for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among general practitioners in different socioeconomic status areas: A retrospective cohort study, 2011-2016.

The Characteristics of Patients Frequently Tested and Repeatedly Infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae

The Spatial Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Infections and Associated Determinants--An Application of a Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression for Evidence-Based Screening Interventions in Hotspots.

The added value of chlamydia screening between 2008-2010 in reaching young people in addition to chlamydia testing in regular care; an observational study

The value of testing multiple anatomic sites for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in sexually transmitted infection centres in the Netherlands, 2006-2010.

Treatment effectiveness of azithromycin and doxycycline in uncomplicated rectal and vaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women: a multicentre observational study (FemCure)

Trends in antibiotic prescribing in adults in Dutch general practice

Use of doxycycline and other antibiotics to prevent STIs among men who have sex with men visiting sexual health clinics in the Netherlands

Using intervention mapping for the development of a targeted secure web-based outreach strategy named SafeFriend, for Chlamydia trachomatis testing in young people at risk

Viable bacterial load is key to azithromycin treatment failure in rectally Chlamydia trachomatis infected women (FemCure)

Waterborne gastroenteritis outbreak at a scouting camp caused by two norovirus genogroups: GI and GII.

What is needed to guide testing for anorectal and pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women and men? Evidence and opinion.

What is the optimal testing strategy for oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with men? Comparing selective testing versus routine universal testing from Dutch STI clinic data (2008-2017)

Who tests whom? A comprehensive overview of Chlamydia trachomatis test practices in a Dutch region among different STI care providers for urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal sites in young people: a cross-sectional study.