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  1. Reply to "Premature Proposal of the Pine Weevil as a Vector of a Human Pathogen"

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  2. Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) and Whole-Genome MLST of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Human Infections in Three Districts during a Seasonal Peak in Finland

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen, Professor Marja-Liisa Hänninen

  3. The Capnocytophaga canimorsus Isolate That Caused Sepsis in an Immunosufficient Man Was Transmitted by the Large Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  4. Actinobaculum schaalii: identification with MALDI-TOF

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  5. Cytotoxic response persists in subjects treated for tuberculosis decades ago

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  6. It Is High Time To Reevaluate QuantiFERON-TB Gold for Clinical Practice

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  7. Evaluation of the automated multianalyte point‐of‐care mariPOC® test for the detection of influenza A virus and respiratory syncytial virus

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  8. Modification of Clearview Tuberculosis (TB) Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for TB Patients Not Infected with HIV

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  9. Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  10. Sarcina ventriculi in blood: the first documented report since 1872

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  11. A Review of Serological Tests to Assist Diagnosis of Reactive Arthritis: Critical Appraisal on Methodologies

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  12. A Simple Method to Quantitate IP-10 in Dried Blood and Plasma Spots

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2012, PLOS

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  13. Urine as a Specimen to Diagnose Infections in Twenty-First Century: Focus on Analytical Accuracy

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  14. Immunosuppression Adversely Affects TST but Not IGRAs in Patients with Psoriasis or Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Diseases

    Article • International Journal of Rheumatology, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  15. Evaluation of the filter paper IP-10 tests in school children after exposure to tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study with a 4-year follow-up

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2012, BMJ

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  16. Immunological Effects of Low-dose Cyclophosphamide in Cancer Patients Treated With Oncolytic Adenovirus

    Article • Molecular Therapy, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  17. A multicentre evaluation of the accuracy and performance of IP-10 for the diagnosis of infection with M. tuberculosis

    Article • Tuberculosis, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen, Dr Giovanni Ferrara

  18. Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection Causes Nonspecificity Frequently inBorreliaand Less Often inSalmonellaandCampylobacterSerology, Posing a Problem in Diagnosis of Infectious Arthropathy

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, November 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  19. Assessment of Imprecision in Gamma Interferon Release Assays for the Detection of Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, February 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  20. A case of Poncet disease diagnosed with interferon-γ-release assays

    Article • Nature Reviews Rheumatology, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  21. IGRA tests perform similarly to TST but cause no adverse reactions: pediatric experience in Finland

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  22. Pilot Study of Diagnostic Potential of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Recombinant HBHA Protein in a Vaccinated Population in Finland

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2008, PLOS

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  23. Feasibility of commercial interferon-γ-based methods for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Finland, a country of low incidence and high bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination coverage

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  24. Human CD8+ T Cell Memory Generation in Puumala Hantavirus Infection Occurs after the Acute Phase and Is Associated with Boosting of EBV-Specific CD8+ Memory T Cells

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, July 2007, The American Association of Immunologists

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  25. Comparison of two bacteremic Asaia bogorensis isolates from Europe

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  26. First Report of Bacteremia by Asaia bogorensis, in a Patient with a History of Intravenous-Drug Abuse

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  27. Use of quantitative and objective enzyme immunoassays to investigate the possible association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies and asthma

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  28. A Casuistic Immunologic Response in Primary and Repeated Chlamydophila pneumoniae Infections in an Immunocompetent Individual

    Article • Journal of Infection, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  29. Multicenter evaluation of the novel enzyme immunoassay based on P1-enriched protein for the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, October 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  30. Development of enzyme immunoassays to detect salivary sIgA to Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, July 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  31. Development of enzyme immunoassays to detect salivary sIgA to Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, July 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  32. Development of enzyme immunoassays to detect salivary sIgA to Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, July 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  33. Improved sensitivity and specificity of enzyme immunoassays with P1-adhesin enriched antigen to detect acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, February 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  34. Development of enzyme immunoassays to detect salivary sIgA toChlamydia pneumoniaeandMycoplasma pneumoniae

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  35. A preliminary evaluation of a new enzyme immunoassay to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific antibodies

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, December 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  36. The use of serologic tests for the diagnosis of chlamydial infections

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, November 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  37. Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae andMycoplasma pneumoniae Immunoglobulin G and A Antibodies in a Healthy Finnish Population as Analyzed by Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassays

    Article • Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, September 2000, ASM Journals

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  38. Multivariant Confirmation of Sickle Cell Disease Using a Non-Radioactive Minisequencing Reaction

    Article • Hemoglobin, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  39. Accidental discovery of congenital toxoplasmosis in a dried blood sample from a 3-year-old orphan girl from Moscow

    Article • The Lancet, September 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  40. Inaccuracy in phenylalanine measurements — a problem towards acceptance of common screening approaches

    Article • Screening, June 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  41. Need for guidelines for comparisons and assessments of new methods

    Article • Screening, December 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  42. Analytical quality control in neonatal screening

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, December 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  43. Fluorometric enzyme immunoassay for the determination of thyroxine from dried blood spots

    Article • Screening, April 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  44. Kinetic fluorometric micromethod for screening of newborns for galactosemia — a way to improve assay specificity?

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  45. A quantitative fluorometric micromethod used for the neonatal screening of biotinidase deficiency in Finland

    Article • Screening, July 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  46. Phenylketonuria screening in Moscow using a microplate fluorometric method

    Article • Screening, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  47. A rapid fluorometric enzyme immunoassay for the determination of neonatal TSH from blood spots

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, October 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen

  48. 3-p-Hydroxyphenylpropionic Acid—A Sensitive Fluorogenic Substrate for Automated Fluorometric Enzyme Immunoassays

    Article • Journal of Immunoassay, March 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Tamara Tuuminen