Jaana Vuopio
Special Advisor, M.D. , Ph.D., Specialist in Clinical Microbiology
jaana.vuopio@utu.fi Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku : 7th floor, room 7024 |
• Bacterial infections and asymptomatic carriage caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci, genomic evolution of the bacterium, host susceptibility and risk factors to these infections.
• Molecular epidemiology, surveillance and prevention of spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in humans
• Diagnostics and genomic characterization of bacterial pathogens
Bacterial infections cause a significant disease burden in humans. We know that the disease spectrum can vary from asymptomatic carriage to life threatening infections.
Our aim is to gain understanding on reasons why certain individuals develop a disease and the others do not, why pathogens spread and cause epidemics and what could be the means to prevent this from happening. My long standing research interest has also resided in antimicrobial resistance, especially in molecular epidemiology and spread of MRSA, VRE and ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae both in health care setting and community.
Our current research areas cover:
- Invasive Group A streptococcal disease
- Molecular epidemiology and disease burden of Group A streptococcal infections
- Molecular epidemiology and spread of MRSA
- Surveillance of AMR
Research group members:
- Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Ph.D., Adjunct professor, University teacher
- Johanna Vilhonen, M.D., Ph.D., specialist in IDs
- Tiina Hirvioja, M.D., Ph.D. fellow, specialist in IDs
- Jaakko Silvola, M.D., Ph.D. fellow
- Ville Kaila, M.D., Ph.D. fellow, specialist in IDs (based at Tampere University Hospital, Tampere)
- Erastus Haindongo, M.Sc., Ph.D. fellow (based at University of Namibia, Windhoek)
- Laura Lindholm, M.Sc., Ph.D. fellow (based at Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare)
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- Screening for Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans in patients with upper respiratory tract infections 2007-2008: a multicentre European study[Update on current care guidelines Bacterial skin infections].2011
- Clinical Microbiology and InfectionClinical Microbiology and Infection
- A selective broth enrichment combined with real-time nuc-mecA-PCR in the exclusion of MRSA (2010)
- APMISEmerging Infectious Diseases
- Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae during the years 2000 and 2004 in Helsinki, Finland (2010)
- Clinical Microbiology and InfectionJournal of Clinical Microbiology
- Epidemiology, outcome and emm types of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Finland (2010)
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Factors predisposing to acute and recurrent bacterial non-necrotizing cellulitis in hospitalized patients: a prospective case-control study (2010)
- Human cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, Finland (2010)
- Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis Bacteremia, Finland, 1995-2004. (2010)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- (2010)
- Duodecim
- Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci and their SCCmec types in a long-term-care facility (2009)
- Clinical and microbiological characteristics of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe (2009)
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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