Birgit De Smet

2021

A multidisciplinary investigation of the first Chikungunya virus outbreak in Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

De Weggheleire, A., Nkuba-Ndaye, A., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Mariën, J., Kindombe-Luzolo, E., Ilombe, G., Mangala-Sonzi, D., Binene-Mbuka, G., De Smet, B., Vogt, F., Selhorst, P., Matungala-Pafubel, M., Nkawa, F., Vulu, F., Mossoko, M., Pukuta-Simbu, E., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Van Bortel, W., Wat'senga-Tezzo, F., Makiala-Mandanda, S., & 1 othersAhuka-Mundeke, S., 2021, In: Viruses-Basel. 13, 10, 16 p., 1988.

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2020

Detection of Zika virus replication in human semen by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction targeting of antisense ribonucleic acid

Huits, R., De Smet, B., Grard, G., Eggermont, K., Minto-Bain, C., Jess, N., Leparc-Goffart, I., Malvy, D. & Cnops, L., 2020, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 222, 2, p. 319-323 5 p.

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Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus during the 2019 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Selhorst, P., Makiala-Mandanda, S., Smet, B. D., Mariën, J., Anthony, C., Binene-Mbuka, G., Weggheleire, A. D., Ilombe, G., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Pukuta-Simbu, E., Lubula, L., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Nkuba-Ndaye, A., Vogt, F., Watsenga, F., Bortel, W. V., Vanlerberghe, V., Ariën, K. K. & Ahuka-Mundeke, S., 2020, In: Emerging Microbes & Infections. 9, 1, p. 1912-1918 7 p.

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Role of wildlife in emergence of Ebola virus in Kaigbono (Likati), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017

Gryseels, S., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Akonda, I., Angoyo, R., Ayouba, A., Baelo, P., Mukadi, D. B., Bugentho, E., Bushmaker, T., Butel, C., Calvignac-Spencer, S., Delaporte, E., De Smet, B., Düx, A., Edidi-Atani, F., Fischer, R., Kahandi, C., Kapetshi, J., Sumba, S. K., Kouadio, L., & 25 othersBendeke, A. M., Mande, C., Sepolo, G. M., Moudindo, J., Ngole, E. M., Musaba, P., Mutombo, P., Bass, I. N., Nebesse, C., Ngoy, S., Kumogo, S-P. N., Seifert, S. N., Tanzito, J., Akaibe, D., Amundala, N., Ariën, K. K., Gembu, G-C., Leendertz, F. H., Leirs, H., Mukinzi, J-C., Munster, V., Muyembe-Tamfum, J-J., Peeters, M., Verheyen, E. & Ahuka-Mundeke, S., 2020, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 26, 9, p. 2205-2209 5 p.

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2019

Dengue and chikungunya among outpatients with acute undifferentiated fever in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

Proesmans, S., Katshongo, F., Milambu, J., Fungula, B., Muhindo Mavoko, H., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Van Esbroeck, M., Ariën, K. K., Cnops, L., De Smet, B., Lutumba, P., Van Geertruyden, J-P. & Vanlerberghe, V., 2019, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13, 9, 16 p., e0007047.

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Slow growth of Burkholderia pseudomallei compared to other pathogens in an adapted blood culture system in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Peeters, M., Ombelet, S., Chung, P., Tsoumanis, A., Lim, K., Long, L., De Smet, B., Kham, C., Teav, S., Vlieghe, E., Phe, T. & Jacobs, J., 2019, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 68, 8, p. 1159-1166 8 p.

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2017

Comparative genomics of Burkholderia singularis sp. nov., a low G+C content, free-living bacterium that defies taxonomic dissection of the genus Burkholderia

Vandamme, P., Peeters, C., De Smet, B., Price, E. P., Sarovich, D. S., Henry, D. A., Hird, T. J., Zlosnik, J. E. A., Mayo, M., Warner, J., Baker, A., Currie, B. J. & Carlier, A., 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 14 p., 1679.

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Global and regional dissemination and evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Chewapreecha, C., Holden, M. T. G., Vehkala, M., Välimäki, N., Yang, Z., Harris, S. R., Mather, A. E., Tuanyok, A., De Smet, B., Le Hello, S., Bizet, C., Mayo, M., Wuthiekanun, V., Limmathurotsakul, D., Phetsouvanh, R., Spratt, B. G., Corander, J., Keim, P., Dougan, G., Dance, D. A. B., & 3 othersCurrie, B. J., Parkhill, J. & Peacock, S. J., 2017, In: Nature Microbiology. 2, 8 p., 16263.

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Zika virus in semen: a prospective cohort study of symptomatic travellers returning to Belgium

Huits, R., De Smet, B., Ariën, K. K., Van Esbroeck, M., Bottieau, E. & Cnops, L., 2017, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 95, 12, p. 802-809 8 p.

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2016

Confirmed Zika virus infection in a Belgian traveler returning from Guatemala, and the diagnostic challenges of imported cases into Europe

De Smet, B., Van den Bossche, D., van de Werve, C., Mairesse, J., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Michiels, J., Ariën, K. K., Van Esbroeck, M. & Cnops, L., 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 80, p. 8-11 4 p.

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Development, evaluation, and integration of a quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction diagnostic test for Ebola virus on a molecular diagnostics platform

Cnops, L., Van den Eede, P., Pettitt, J., Heyndrickx, L., De Smet, B., Coppens, S., Andries, I., Pattery, T., Van Hove, L., Meersseman, G., Van Den Herrewegen, S., Vergauwe, N., Thijs, R., Jahrling, P. B., Nauwelaers, D. & Ariën, K. K., 2016, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214 , S3, p. S192-S202 11 p.

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Phylogenomic analysis reveals an Asian origin for African Burkholderia pseudomallei and further supports melioidosis endemicity in Africa

Sarovich, D. S., Garin, B., De Smet, B., Kaestli, M., Mayo, M., Vandamme, P., Jacobs, J., Lompo, P., Tahita, M. C., Tinto, H., Djaomalaza, I., Currie, B. J. & Price, E. P., 2016, In: mSphere. 1, 2, p. e00089-15 12 p.

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2015

Burkholderia stagnalis sp. nov. and Burkholderia territorii sp. nov., two novel Burkholderia cepacia complex species from environmental and human sources

De Smet, B., Mayo, M., Peeters, C., Zlosnik, J. E. A., Spilker, T., Hird, T. J., LiPuma, J. J., Kidd, T. J., Kaestli, M., Ginther, J. L., Wagner, D. M., Keim, P., Bell, S. C., Jacobs, J. A., Currie, B. J. & Vandamme, P., 2015, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65, 7, p. 2265-2271 7 p.

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Prevalence and distribution of beta-lactamase coding genes in third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from bloodstream infections in Cambodia

Vlieghe, E. R., Huang, T-D., Phe, T., Bogaerts, P., Berhin, C., De Smet, B., Peetermans, W. E., Jacobs, J. A. & Glupczynski, Y., 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 34, 6, p. 1223-1229 7 p.

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Whole-genome sequencing confirms that Burkholderia pseudomallei multilocus sequence types common to both Cambodia and Australia are due to homoplasy

De Smet, B., Sarovich, D. S., Price, E. P., Mayo, M., Theobald, V., Kham, C., Heng, S., Thong, P., Holden, M. T. G., Parkhill, J., Peacock, S. J., Spratt, B. G., Jacobs, J. A., Vandamme, P. & Currie, B. J., 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53, 1, p. 323-326 4 p.

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2013

Bloodstream infection among adults in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: key pathogens and resistance patterns

Vlieghe, E. R., Phe, T., De Smet, B., Veng, C. H., Kham, C., Lim, K., Koole, O., Lynen, L., Peetermans, W. E. & Jacobs, J. A., 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 3, p. e59775

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Does HIV status affect the aetiology, bacterial resistance patterns and recommended empiric antibiotic treatment in adult patients with bloodstream infection in Cambodia?

Phe, T., Vlieghe, E., Reid, T., Harries, A. D., Lim, K., Thai, S., De Smet, B., Veng, C., Kham, C., Ieng, S., van Griensven, J. & Jacobs, J., 2013, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 18, 4, p. 485-494 10 p.

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First national workshop on antibiotic resistance in Cambodia: Phnomh Penh, Cambodia, 16-18 November 2011

Vlieghe, E., Sary, S., Lim, K., Sivuthy, C., Phe, T., Parry, C., De Smet, B., Monidarin, C., Baron, E., Moore, C. E., Mfuko, W., Asgari, N., Chhorvoin, O., Steenkeste, N., Leyer, C., van Griensven, J., Thai, S. & Jacobs, J., 2013, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 1, 1, p. 31-34 4 p.

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Increase in Salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi A infections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 2011 to August 2013

Vlieghe, E., Phe, T., De Smet, B., Veng, C. H., Kham, C., Sar, D., van Griensven, J., Lim, K., Thai, S. & Jacobs, J., 2013, In: Eurosurveillance. 18, 39, p. pii=20592

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Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infections traced to the use of Ringer lactate solution as multiple-dose vial for catheter flushing, Phnomh Penh, Cambodia

De Smet, B., Veng, C., Kruy, L., Kham, C., van Griensven, J., Peeters, J., Ieng, S., Phe, T., Vlieghe, E., Vandamme, P. & Jacobs, J., 2013, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 19, 9, p. 832-837 6 p.

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2012

Azithromycin and ciprofloxacin resistance in Salmonella bloodstream infections in Cambodian adults

Vlieghe, E. R., Phe, T., De Smet, B., Veng, C. H., Kham, C., Bertrand, S., Vanhoof, R., Lynen, L., Peetermans, W. E. & Jacobs, J. A., 2012, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6, 12, p. e1933

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2011

Melioidosis, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Vlieghe, E., Kruy, L., De Smet, B., Kham, C., Veng, CH., Phe, T., Koole, O., Thai, S., Lynen, L. & Jacobs, J., 2011, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 17, 7, p. 1289-1292 4 p.

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