Jaana
Vuopio
Senior Advisor, Institute of Biomedicine
Special Advisor, M.D. , Ph.D., Specialist in Clinical Microbiology
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Areas of expertise
• 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
• Molecular epidemiology
surveillance and prevention of spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in humans
• Diagnostics and genomic characterization of bacterial pathogens
• Diagnostics and genomic characterization of bacterial pathogens
Research
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)
Publications
Large variation in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli carriers in six European countries including Russia (2018)
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
ESBL:ää tuottavien suolistobakteerien oireeton kantajuus Etelä-Suomessa (2018)
Lääkärilehti
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Spa type distribution in MRSA and MSSA bacteremias and association of spa clonal complexes with the clinical characteristics of bacteremia (2018)
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Performance of the Check-Direct ESBL Screen for BD MAX for detection of asymptomatic fecal carriage of ESBL producing E. coli and K. pneumonia (2018)
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
(Muu (O2))
The Psoriasis Risk Allele HLA-C*06:02 Shows Evidence of Association with Chronic or Recurrent Streptococcal Tonsillitis (2018)
Infection and Immunity
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Välikorvatulehdus (lasten äkillinen) - Käypä hoito -suositus (2017)
Duodecim
(Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa (D2))
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Treatment Improves Hepatic Health and Reduces Adipose Tissue Inflammation in High-fat Fed Mice (2017)
ISME Journal
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Comparison of outcome and clinical characteristics of bacteremia caused by methicillin-resistant, penicillin-resistant and penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains (2017)
Infectious Diseases
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Old enemies in new disguises: emergence of Enterococcus faecium as a significant clinical problem at an adult haematology ward (2017)
Infectious Diseases
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
A-ryhmän streptokokki voi aiheuttaa epidemian (2017)
Lääkärilehti
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))