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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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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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Implementation and outcomes of the advanced HIV care package in high HIV/TB burden settings
Gils, T., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Vlieghe, E. & Reither, K.
8/06/23 → …
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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Alternative methodological approaches to assess long-term HIV virological and clinical outcomes in resource-limited settings
Mesic, A., 8-Feb-2024, Antwerpen: Universiteit Antwerpen. 179 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation
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A Prospective Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Point-of-Care VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test in 7 Countries
Gils, T., Hella, J., Jacobs, BKM., Sossen, B., Mukoka, M., Muyoyeta, M., Nakabugo, E., Van Nguyen, H., Ubolyam, S., Macé, A., Vermeulen, M., Nyangu, S., Sanjase, N., Sasamalo, M., Dinh, HT., Ngo, TA., Manosuthi, W., Jirajariyavej, S., Denkinger, CM., Nguyen, NV., & 8 others, 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Barriers to the quality delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Chad and Burkina Faso: a qualitative exploration of caregivers and community distributors' perspectives
Lasmi, K., Elimian, K., Donovan, L., Tounaikok, N., Traoré, A., Gils, T., Rassi, C., Marasciulo, M., Richardson, S., Tougri, G., Diar, MSI. & Baker, K., 2024, In: Malaria Journal. 23, 1, 15 p., 216.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
Open Access