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Organization profile
Organisation profile
Patients are the focal point of the research of our department. Our research fields include the diagnostics, prevention and treatment of the individual patient, with emphasis on tropical and infectious diseases including zoonoses, hiv/aids and tuberculosis.
Our expertise lies in descriptive and analytical pathology, laboratory medicine, pharmacology, medical decision sciences and clinical epidemiology. We also carry out clinical studies researching new means and medical technologies.
Head of Department: Johan van Griensven
Mission: to generate and disseminate clinical knowledge and to improve patient care by research, training and reference services in the field of tropical and global infectious diseases.
Spear points:
• Febrile illnesses in the tropics and in travellers
• Neglected tropical diseases
• Emerging and epidemic infectious diseases
• Tropical bacterial infections
• Antibiotic resistance and stewardship
• Sexually transmitted infections
• HIV & co-infections (tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, hepatitis C)
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Profiles
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Towards better diagnostics and a simplified treatment regimen for visceral leishmaniasis in southern Ethiopia
Degaga, T. S., van Griensven, J., Pareyn, M., Dujardin, J., Hailu, A. & Diro, E.
1/01/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Improving the clinical management and facility-based surveillance of febrile illness in rural Guinea: a multidisciplinary approach
Kourouma, K., Bottieau, E., Vercauteren, K., Liesenborghs, L., Vlieghe, E. & Delamou, A.
1/01/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Drug resistant tuberculosis: optimize the composition of new treatment regimens in Vietnam
Nguyen, T. M. P., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Callens, S., Viet Nhung Nguyen, V. N., Binh Hoa Nguyen, B. H. & Thi Thanh Thuy Hoang, T. T. T.
1/01/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse
Kariuki, J. W., Jacobs, J., Ngogang, M. P. & Howland, O., 2023, In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 12, 1, p. 3 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Characteristics of confirmed mpox cases among clinical suspects: a prospective single-centre study in Belgium during the 2022 outbreak
ITM mpox study groupc, 2023, In: New Microbes and New Infections. 52, p. 101093 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Detection of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in blood donors at two blood banks in Ethiopia
Mohammed, R., Melkamu, R., Pareyn, M., Abdellati, S., Bogale, T., Engidaw, A., Kinfu, A., Girma, T. & van Griensven, J., 2023, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 17, 3, p. e0011142 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review