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Pentti Huovinen
Professor

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Institute of Biomedicine (Faculty of Medicine)
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Faculty of Medicine (University of Turku)

penhuo@utu.fi

+358 40 505 2284

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-1539

20 most important publications 260418.pdf

Areas of expertise

Bacteria, bacterial disease, antimicrobial agent, antibiotic, infectious disease diagnostic

Biography

Pentti Huovinen, MD, PhD, Professor of Bacteriology, University of Turku, Finland. I spent my postdoctoral years (1986-87) at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and did the Executive Development Program at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2003). I have published more than 400 scientific articles and several books.
In 2008 I received Award of Excellence , the greatest scientific honour of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, "for overall achievements in the fields of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases". In addition to the scientific work, I have served as a science journalist and an awarded science writer in Finland.

Research

Publications

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Role of Nasopharyngeal Bacteria and Respiratory Viruses in Acute Symptoms of Young Children. (2015)
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Uitti JM, Tähtinen PA, Laine MK, Huovinen P, Ruuskanen O, Ruohola A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Suomessa käytetään Pohjoismaista eniten mikrobilääkkeitä avohoidossa (2015)
- Lääkärilehti
Tommi Maunuksela, Pentti Huovinen, Jaana Vuopio
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework (2015)
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
Berendonk TU, Manaia CM, Merlin C, Fatta-Kassinos D, Cytryn E, Walsh F, Burgmann H, Sorum H, Norstrom M, Pons MN, Kreuzinger N, Huovinen P, Stefani S, Schwartz T, Kisand V, Baquero F, Martinez JL
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Toll-like Receptor 5 in Obesity: The Role of Gut Microbiota and Adipose Tissue Inflammation (2015)
- Obesity
Pekkala S, Munukka E, Kong LJ, Pollanen E, Autio R, Roos C, Wiklund P, Fischer-Posovszky P, Wabitsch M, Alen M, Huovinen P, Cheng SL
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cefotaxime-resistant Salmonella enterica in travelers returning from Thailand to Finland. (2014)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
Gunell M, Aulu L, Jalava J, Lukinmaa-Åberg S, Osterblad M, Ollgren J, Huovinen P, Siitonen A, Hakanen AJ.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
European Antibiotic Awareness Day: a five-year perspective of Europe-wide actions to promote prudent use of antibiotics. (2014)
- Eurosurveillance
Earnshaw S, Mancarella G, Mendez A, Todorova B, Magiorakos AP, Possenti E, Stryk M, Gilbro S, Goossens H, Albiger B, Monnet DL; European Antibiotic Awareness Day Technical Advisory Committee; European Antibiotic Awareness Day Collaborative Group.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fermentable fibres condition colon microbiota and promote diabetogenesis in NOD mice (2014)
- Diabetologia
Toivonen RK, Emani R, Munukka E, Rintala A, Laiho A, Pietila S, Pursiheimo J, Soidinsalo P, Linhala M, Eerola E, Huovinen P, Hanninen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Taistelu antibioottiresistenssiä vastaan vaatii kansainvälistä yhteistyötä (2014)
- Lääkärilehti
Huovinen P
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
The microbiome studies in metabolic diseases have advanced but are poorly standardized and lack a mechanistic perspective (2014)
- Journal of diabetes and metabolism
Satu Pekkala, Eveliina Munukka, Anniina Rintala, Pentti Huovinen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Urkurioppilas tulikokeessa (2014)
- Duodecim
Huovinen P
(D1 Article in a professional journal)