Anna H Roukens

Summary

Affiliation: Leiden University Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Elderly subjects have a delayed antibody response and prolonged viraemia following yellow fever vaccination: a prospective controlled cohort study
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e27753. 2011
  2. ncbi Performance of self-diagnosis and standby treatment of malaria in international oilfield service employees in the field
    Anna H Roukens
    Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center LUMC, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Malar J 7:128. 2008
  3. ncbi Reduced intradermal test dose of yellow fever vaccine induces protective immunity in individuals with egg allergy
    Anna H Roukens
    Dept of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 27:2408-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Intradermal hepatitis B vaccination in non-responders after topical application of imiquimod (Aldara)
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 28:4288-93. 2010
  5. ncbi Hepatitis B vaccination strategy in vaccine low and non-responders: a matter of quantity of quality?
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Hum Vaccin 7:654-7. 2011
  6. ncbi Intradermally administered yellow fever vaccine at reduced dose induces a protective immune response: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 3:e1993. 2008
  7. ncbi Yellow fever vaccine: past, present and future
    Anna H Roukens
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden, Netherlands
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 8:1787-95. 2008
  8. ncbi Symptoms of infectious diseases in travelers with diabetes mellitus: a prospective study with matched controls
    Gijs G Baaten
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service GGD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Travel Med 17:256-63. 2010

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Elderly subjects have a delayed antibody response and prolonged viraemia following yellow fever vaccination: a prospective controlled cohort study
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e27753. 2011
    ..The mechanism of these SAEs is poorly understood. Older age has been identified as a risk factor. We tested the hypothesis that the humoral immune response to yellow fever vaccine develops more slowly in elderly than in younger subjects...
  2. ncbi Performance of self-diagnosis and standby treatment of malaria in international oilfield service employees in the field
    Anna H Roukens
    Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center LUMC, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Malar J 7:128. 2008
    ..Compliance to preventive strategies is poor in travellers, especially business travellers, expatriates and long-term travellers...
  3. ncbi Reduced intradermal test dose of yellow fever vaccine induces protective immunity in individuals with egg allergy
    Anna H Roukens
    Dept of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 27:2408-9. 2009
    ..Intradermal injection of 1/5th dose of the yellow fever vaccine appears to be sufficient, in non-allergic as well as allergic persons, and non-inferior to the subcutaneous full dose...
  4. ncbi Intradermal hepatitis B vaccination in non-responders after topical application of imiquimod (Aldara)
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 28:4288-93. 2010
    ..We investigated the immune response to intradermal hepatitis B vaccination after pre-treatment of the skin with the TLR7 agonist imiquimod...
  5. ncbi Hepatitis B vaccination strategy in vaccine low and non-responders: a matter of quantity of quality?
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Hum Vaccin 7:654-7. 2011
    ..In this commentary we focus on the possible biological mechanisms of hepatitis B vaccine unresponsiveness, and give practical advice to overcome this unresponsiveness...
  6. ncbi Intradermally administered yellow fever vaccine at reduced dose induces a protective immune response: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
    Anna H Roukens
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 3:e1993. 2008
    ..Implementation of yellow fever vaccination is currently hampered by limited supply of vaccine. An alternative route of administration with reduced amounts of vaccine but without loss of vaccine efficacy would boost vaccination programmes...
  7. ncbi Yellow fever vaccine: past, present and future
    Anna H Roukens
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden, Netherlands
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 8:1787-95. 2008
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  8. ncbi Symptoms of infectious diseases in travelers with diabetes mellitus: a prospective study with matched controls
    Gijs G Baaten
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service GGD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Travel Med 17:256-63. 2010
    ..Evidence for this is needed. This study evaluates whether travelers with diabetes are at increased risk of symptomatic infectious diseases...