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Research expertise
Bea Vuylsteke was trained as a physician at the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she received her M.D. in 1984. After her studies, she worked for Médecins sans Frontières in Mali, Chad, Mozambique and Ethiopia.
In 1992, she joined the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, where she worked as advisor on Sexually Transmitted Infections in developing countries, including Tanzania, Rwanda, Brasil and South Africa.
From 1999 to 2010 she was based in Côte d’Ivoire, providing technical assistance and leadership for the design and evaluation of HIV prevention programs among sex workers.
She is back at ITM since July 2010.
Research
- Evaluation of the quality, coverage and impact of HIV prevention interventions, including among high risk populations
- Operations research on situation analysis and design of HIV prevention interventions among high risk populations
- Epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, with focus on highly vulnerable populations
- Validation of diagnostic algorithms for sexually transmitted infections in resource poor settings
Field projects
- HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya (frame work agreement 3.02)
- Operations Research on preventive behaviour, STI and HIV among Men who have Sex with Men in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (CDC PEPFAR)
- Support to the prevention strategy as part of the National Stratigic Plan on AIDS in Côte d’Ivoire (World Bank)
Teaching
- Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
- STI Control strategies and case management
- STI and HIV prevention among sex workers
- Quality assurance for sex worker programs
- Evaluation of sex worker programs: coverage, outcome and impact
Other assignments
- 2011-2012: member of WHO's Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV-AIDS (STAC-HIV)
- 2010-2011: member of the Guidelines Development Working Group for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections for Sex Workers and their Clients in Low and Middle-income Countries: WHO/UNAIDS
- 2004: Member of the Technical Reference Group for preparing the Toolkit for Targeted HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Sex Work Settings. WHO.
Education/Academic qualification
Master
PhD
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Projects
- 4 Active
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Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection diagnostics and control among Men who have sex with Men in low-and high-resource settings
De Baetselier, I., Kenyon, C., Vanham, G., Vuylsteke, B. & Crucitti, T.
11/04/19 → 13/09/21
Project: PhD-project
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PreP_OPTIMIZE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact
Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Loos, J., Nöstlinger, C. & Van Aerde, K.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Project
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PReGo: Preventing Resistance in Gonorrhoea Study
Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Crucitti, T., Vuylsteke, B., Yusuf, E., De Wit, S., Pirnay, J., Soentjens, P. & Ratsarahery, L.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/10/18 → 30/09/22
Project: Research Project
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CohMSM-PrEP: Access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Acceptability and Feasibility in Community-based Clinics in West Africa
Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B., Cuylaerts, V., De Baetselier, I., Van Aerde, K. & Everaert, R.
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
1/12/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research Project
Research output
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An alarming high prevalence of resistance-associated mutations to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium in Belgium: results from samples collected between 2015 and 2018
De Baetselier, I., Kenyon, C., Vanden Berghe, W., Smet, H., Wouters, K., Van den Bossche, D., Vuylsteke, B. & Crucitti, T., Jun-2021, In : Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97, 4, p. 297-303 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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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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Can we predict incorrect PrEP use in high HIV risk situations among Men who have Sex with Men? An analysis of Be-PrEP-ared, the Belgian PrEP demonstration study
Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Noëstlinger, C., Smekens, T., Kenyon, C. & Laga, M., 2021, In : Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 88, 1, p. 36-44 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Choosing event-driven and daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis - data from two European PrEP demonstration projects among men who have sex with men
Jongen, V. W., Reyniers, T., Ypma, Z. M., Schim van der Loeff, M. F., Davidovich, U., Zimmermann, H. M., Coyer, L., van den Elshout, M. A., de Vries, H. J., Wouters, K., Smekens, T., Vuylsteke, B., Prins, M., Laga, M. & Hoornenborg, E., 2021, In : Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24, 8, p. e25768Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men in west Africa: a multicountry demonstration study
CohMSM-PrEP Study Group, Jul-2021, In : Lancet HIV. 8, 7, p. e420-e428Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article