Carel Thijs
Public Health Research Institute
204 Papers
1K Citations
Carel Thijs is an academic researcher from Public Health Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Atopy. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 198 publications. Previous affiliations of Carel Thijs include Maastricht University Medical Centre & Maastricht University.
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Papers
Factors influencing the composition of the intestinal microbiota in early infancy
John Penders,Carel Thijs,Carel Thijs,Cornelis Vink,Foekje Stelma,Bianca E. P. Snijders,Ischa Kummeling,Piet A. van den Brandt,Ellen E. Stobberingh +8 more
TL;DR: The most important determinants of the gut microbiotic composition in infants were the mode of delivery, type of infant feeding, gestational age, infant hospitalization, and antibiotic use by the infant.
The Efficacy of Influenza Vaccination in Elderly Individuals: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
TL;DR: In the elderly, influenza vaccination may halve the incidence of serological and clinical influenza (in periods of antigenic drift), which is less pronounced for self-reported influenza.
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Gut microbiota composition and development of atopic manifestations in infancy: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study
John Penders,Carel Thijs,Piet A. van den Brandt,Ischa Kummeling,Bianca E. P. Snijders,Foekje Stelma,Hanne Adams,Ronald van Ree,Ellen E. Stobberingh +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, Gut microbiota composition in early infancy and the subsequent development of atopic manifestations and sensitisation was examined, and the presence of Escherichia coli was associated with a higher risk of developing eczema (OR adj ǫ= 1.87; 95% CI 1.15 to 3.04).
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: Prevalence in the general population
TL;DR: To study the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and the value of brachialgia paraesthetica nocturna (BPN) in diagnosing CTS, an age and sex stratified random sample of 715 subjects was taken from the population register of Maastricht and surrounding villages between September 1983 and July 1985.
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Mode and place of delivery, gastrointestinal microbiota, and their influence on asthma and atopy
Frederika A. van Nimwegen,John Penders,Ellen E. Stobberingh,Dirkje S. Postma,Gerard H. Koppelman,Marjan Kerkhof,Naomi E. Reijmerink,Edward Dompeling,Piet A. van den Brandt,Isabel Ferreira,Monique Mommers,Carel Thijs +11 more
TL;DR: Mediation analysis showed that the effects of mode and place of delivery on atopic outcomes were mediated by C difficile colonization, and Vaginal home delivery compared with vaginal hospital delivery was associated with a decreased risk of eczema, sensitization to food allergens, and asthma.