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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Unit of HIV/AIDS was created in 2011 and is headed by Prof. Lut Lynen (MD, internist). The unit’s field of interest is AIDS care in resource-limited settings, in particular HIV co-infections and opportunistic infections.
Research
- HIV co-infections (tuberculosis, hepatitis C)
- Diagnosis and management of MDR-TB
- Clinical decision making and guideline development
- Models of care for HIV patients
Teaching
- Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2003-2010)
- Electronic Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2008-)
- Short Course on Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine (2008-)
- AIDS care modules in all courses at ITM (2003-)
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Capacity building and operational research in low-resource settings
- Management of HIV & co-infections, in particular TB and hepatitis C
- Clinical Decision Making & Guideline Development
- Prognostic research: score building
In Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Africa
Service delivery by the Unit of HIV/AIDS includes active participation in
- Medical services (HIV, STI, Travel Medicine)
- WHO guideline development group in the field of HIV and opportunistic infections
- Advisory committees: Swaziland TasP advisory committee
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Profiles
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Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment: Improve Safety while Safeguarding Success in Niger
Maman Lawan Sahirou, I., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Lorent, N. & Ag Doutchi, M.
1/01/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Control of Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) in adolescents and young adults living in a peri-urban area of Maputo City, Mozambique: burden profile, PrEP use and syndromic evaluation.
Baduro, J. C. P. D. C., Kenyon, C., Decroo, T., Matavele Chissumba, R. & Verhoeven, V.
1/07/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Relevant interventions to tackle the gaps in HIV/HCV prevention and care in key affected populations, Myanmar.
Tun, N. N., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., van Olmen, J. & Conlon, C. P.
8/06/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Embedding risk monitoring in infectious disease surveillance for timely and effective outbreak prevention and control
Ingelbeen, B., van Kleef, E., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Danis, K., Macicame, I., Hens, N., Cleynen, E. & van der Sande, MAB., 2025, In: BMJ Global Health . 10, 2, 8 p., e016870.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Innovative diagnostic and therapeutic measures to improve multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) diagnosis and management in Conakry, Guinea
Hassane Harouna, S., 9-Jan-2025, Antwerpen: Universiteit Antwerpen. 127 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation
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Phenotypic and genotypic resistance to bedaquiline in patients with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis-experiences from Armenia
Ardizzoni, E., Mulders, W., Fuertes, MD., Hayrapetyan, A., Mirzoyan, A., Faqirzai, J., Khachatryan, N., Oganezova, I., Varaine, F., Bastard, M., Graulus, P., Meehan, CJ., Rigouts, L., de Jong, BC., Decroo, T., Hewison, C. & Van Rie, A., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
Open Access