Karin van Dijk

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Research interests

My research interest is to understand the pathophysiology, epidemiology and impact of invasive fungal infections in order to identify risk factors and optimize diagnostics and treatment.

Focussing on:

1. fungal infections in our globalizing world in which emerging threats are coming our way. Through epidemiological and clinical research I aim to:

- find the optimal diagnostic strategy for Candida auris,

- evaluate the impact of Aspergillus and Mucorales in patients with influenza and COVID-19. And understand the exposure risk to explain differences between countries using air samples in a joint study with Wageningen University and Research.

- evaluate the impact of Histoplasmosis in The Netherlands and try to validate a new test to screen for histoplasmosis in risk groups

2. fungal infections in the growing population of immunosuppressed patients (especially hematology patients). Using clinical research I aim to optimize diagnostic methods for Aspergillus, Mucorales and Candida spp.

3. emerging fields. I aim to understand the function and biology of mycoviridae and their virulence on fungi using fundamental research in order to eventually find new treatment options for fungal infections in a joint study with Wageningen University and Research.

Specialisation

Medical microbiology, mycology

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Explaining variation in bleeding pattern of severe haemophilia, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

30 Nov 2001 → 30 Apr 2026

Award Date: 26 Apr 2005

Clinical Epidemiology, Netherlands Institute for health sciences (NIHES), Erasmus University, Rotterdam

30 Sept 2002 → 25 Jun 2004

Award Date: 25 Jun 2004

Master, Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

4 Sept 1995 → 31 Oct 2001

Award Date: 1 Oct 2001

Bachelor, Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

5 Sept 1994 → 4 Sept 1995

Award Date: 1 Sept 1995

Keywords

R Medicine (General)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Airborne Mucorales in the Netherlands largely mirror Dutch clinical isolates causing mucormycosis
De Jong, M., Kortenbosch, H., Snelders, E. & Van Dijk, K., 1 Feb 2026, In: Medical Mycology. 64, 2, myag010.
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Ambler class C-type β-lactamases and porin alterations in Enterobacter cloacae complex and Klebsiella aerogenes in the Netherlands, 2012–2023
van Gorp, E., Lansu, S., Wielders, C. C. H., de Haan, A., Godeke, G. J., Witteveen, S., Bos, J., Landman, F., Ouw, M., Wunderink, H. F., van Meer, M. P. A., van der Zwet, W., Notermans, D. W., Hendrickx, A. P. A., van Arkel, A. L. E., Leversteijn-van Hall, M. A., van den Bijllaardt, W., van Mansfeld, R., van Dijk, K. & Zwart, B. & 47 others, Diederen, B. M. W., Berkhout, H., Ott, A., Waar, K., Ang, W., da Silva, J., Vlek, A. L. M., Stohr, J. J. J. M., Bode, L. G. M., Jansz, A., Paltansing, S., van Griethuysen, A. J., Lo Ten Foe, J. R., van Trijp, M. J. C. A., Wong, M., Muller, A. E., van der Linden, M. P. M., van Rijn, M., Debast, S. B., Kolwijck, E., Al Naiemi, N., Schulin, T., Dinant, S., van Mens, S. P., Melles, D. C., Stuart, J. W. T. C., Gruteke, P., van Dam, A. P., Maat, I., Maraha, B., Sinnige, J. C., van der Vorm, E., van Meer, M. P. A., de Graaf, M., de Jong, E., Vainio, S. J., Heikens, E., den Reijer, M., Dorigo-Zetsma, J. W., Troelstra, A., Bathoorn, E., de Vries, J., van Dam, D. W., de Brauwer, E. I. G. B., Steingrover, R., Koene, F. & Oliveira dos Santos, C., Dec 2026, In: BMC microbiology. 26, 1, 192.
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Candidozyma auris in The Netherlands: No Evidence of Nosocomial Transmission Supported by Effective Infection Control Policies
de Groot, C. C., Spruijtenburg, B., Severin, J. A., van Dijk, K., Buil, J. B., Verweij, P. E., de Jong, A. W. & Meijer, E. F. J., 1 Feb 2026, In: Mycopathologia. 191, 1, 17.
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Ophthalmologic Evaluation and Clinical Outcome in Candidemia: A 7-Year Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Lamberink, H., Ortega, S. A. E., Schellekens, I. M., Chong, G. L. M., Colijn, J. M., Tan, H. S., Van Dijk, K. & Rijnders, B. J. A., 1 Feb 2026, In: Open forum infectious diseases. 13, 2, ofag028.
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Postzone effect in Histoplasma urine lateral flow antigen tests can cause weak or false negative results
Ten Have, L., Buil, J. B. & Van Dijk, K., 1 Feb 2026, In: Medical Mycology. 64, 2, myag007.
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Airborne Mucorales in the Netherlands largely mirror Dutch clinical isolates causing mucormycosis

Ambler class C-type β-lactamases and porin alterations in Enterobacter cloacae complex and Klebsiella aerogenes in the Netherlands, 2012–2023

Candidozyma auris in The Netherlands: No Evidence of Nosocomial Transmission Supported by Effective Infection Control Policies

Ophthalmologic Evaluation and Clinical Outcome in Candidemia: A 7-Year Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study

Postzone effect in Histoplasma urine lateral flow antigen tests can cause weak or false negative results

Karin van Dijk

Personal profile

Research interests

Specialisation

Education/Academic qualification

Keywords

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Airborne Mucorales in the Netherlands largely mirror Dutch clinical isolates causing mucormycosis

Ambler class C-type β-lactamases and porin alterations in Enterobacter cloacae complex and Klebsiella aerogenes in the Netherlands, 2012–2023

Candidozyma auris in The Netherlands: No Evidence of Nosocomial Transmission Supported by Effective Infection Control Policies

Ophthalmologic Evaluation and Clinical Outcome in Candidemia: A 7-Year Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study

Postzone effect in Histoplasma urine lateral flow antigen tests can cause weak or false negative results