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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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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
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Building capacity for research on febrile illness in children and adults in DRC
1/03/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research Project
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Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for tuberculosis retreatment patients in Niger
Souleymane Tiemogo, M. B., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Rigouts, L., Mamadou, S. & Adehossi, E.
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Antibacterial mouthwash to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReGo): a randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover trial
Van Dijck, C., Tsoumanis, A., Rotsaert, A., Vuylsteke, B., Van den Bossche, D., Paeleman, E., De Baetselier, I., Brosius, I., Laumen, J., Buyze, J., Wouters, K., Lynen, L., Van Esbroeck, M., Herssens, N., Abdellati, S., Declercq, S., Reyniers, T., Van Herrewege, Y., Florence, E. & Kenyon, C., 2021, In : Lancet Infectious Diseases. 21, 5, p. 657-667 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Case report: therapeutic threshold for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a case report from Maputo, Mozambique
Gonzaga, L. D. M., Gils, T., Decroo, T., Jacobs, B. K. M. & Lynen, L., 2021, In : American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 104, 4, p. 1317-1320 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Community health worker-led ART delivery improved scheduled antiretroviral drug refill among men who have sex with men in Lagos State, Nigeria
Ibiloye, O., Akande, P., Plang, J., Emerenini, F., Omole, T., Osindero, O. & Decroo, T., 2021, In : International Health. 13, 2, p. 196-198 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article