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Organization 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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Impact of diagnostic delays and short treatment regimens on outcomes of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients in Cameroon
Jouego Tagne, C. G., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Netongo, P. M. & André, E.
1/01/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease and tuberculosis-nontuberculous mycobacteria co-infection: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management at a tertiary health facility in Ghana
Abbew, E. T., Lynen, L., Mesic, A., Rigouts, L., Obiri-Yeboah, D. & Lorent, N.
1/01/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Alternative methodological approaches to assess longterm HIV virological and clinical outcomes in resource limited settings
Mesic, A., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., van Olmen, J. & Ritmeijer, K.
27/04/21 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Acquired rifampicin resistance during first TB treatment: magnitude, relative importance, risk factors and keys to control in low-income settings
Van Deun, A., Bola, V., Lebeke, R., Kaswa, M., Hossain, M. A., Gumusboga, M., Torrea, G., De Jong, B. C., Rigouts, L. & Decroo, T., 2022, In : JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 4, 2, 9 p., dlac037.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Community-based ART service delivery for key populations in sub-Saharan Africa: scoping review of outcomes along the continuum of HIV care
Ibiloye, O., Masquillier, C., Jwanle, P., Van Belle, S., van Olmen, J., Lynen, L. & Decroo, T., 2022, In : AIDS and Behavior.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Definitive outcomes in patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treated in Niger from 2012 to 2019: a retrospective cohort study
Souleymane, M. B., Decroo, T., Mamadou, S., Soumana, A., Lawan, I. M., Gagara-Issoufou, A., Adehossi, E., Ortuño-Gutiérrez, N., Lynen, L., Rigouts, L., de Jong, B. C., Van Deun, A. & Piubello, A., 2022, In : International Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article