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Jaana
Vuopio
Senior Advisor, Institute of Biomedicine
Special Advisor, M.D. , Ph.D., Specialist in Clinical Microbiology

Contact

Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

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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
surveillance and prevention of spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in humans
• 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

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Harmonization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocols for epidemiological typing of strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a single approach developed by consensus in 10 European laboratories and its application for tracing the spread of related strains (2003)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Murchan S, Kaufmann ME, Deplano A, de Ryck R, Struelens M, Zinn CE, Fussing V, Salmenlinna S, Vuopio-Varkila J, El Solh N, Cuny C, Witte W, Tassios PT, Legakis N, van Leeuwen W, Vindel A, van Belkum A, Garaizar J, Laconcha I, Olsson-Liljequist B, Haeggman S, Coombes G, Ransjo U, Cookson B
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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