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Research expertise
Chris Kenyon is currently Head of the Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections of ITM. In addition to his post here, he works as an Infectious Diseases Physician at the University Hospital Antwerp (UZA) and the University of Cape Town. He trained as an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a public health specialist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, and completed his PhD in Epidemiology at UAntwerp, Belgium. He also studied politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford, UK.
His research focuses on a better understanding and prevention of the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through stewardship and novel antimicrobial-sparing strategies, such as bacteriocins, bacteriophage therapy, and the use of antiseptics. His team is currently mapping AMR patterns in commensal Neisseria, with the intention of using commensal Neisseria as early warning systems for excessive antimicrobial consumption. He is also leading several projects involving G. mellonella, as well as mouse and human studies, to investigate whether the low doses of antimicrobials permitted in food can induce and select for AMR in various target bacterial species.
He is currently PI of a number of clinical studies, including:
- GonoScreen Study (NCT04269434): an RCT assessing if screening MSM on PrEP for gonorrhoea and chlamydia is associated with a reduction in the cumulative incidence of these infections;
- ResistAZM Study (NCT05027516): an RCT comparing the efficacy of ceftriaxone versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for the treatment of gonorrhoea;
- MoNg Study: efficacy of chlorhexidine mouthwash to treat pharyngeal N. gonorrhoeae;
- SafeDoxyPEP Study: what is the effect of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis on antimicrobial resistance in a range of target bacterial species?
Teaching expertise
His teaching assignments include:
- Teaching STI topics of Tropical Medicine and Clinical Decision-Making at ITM, Belgium
- Teaching Master of Public Health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Teaching the I3DC course at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Supervision of Master's and PhD candidates at ITM, Belgium, and the University of Western Cape, South Africa
Education/Academic qualification
PHD, Doctor
Award Date: 27-May-2012
MPH, Master
Award Date: 26-May-2000
External positions
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
30-Jan-2002 → …
Keywords
- B500-immunology
- S211-sociology-of-science
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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Chemified: the development of a mobile health intervention for people who participate in chemsex
Herrijgers, C., Kenyon, C., Platteau, T., Poels, K., Vandebosch, H. & Eric, F.
29/05/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Injectable PrEP: Investigating the feasibility of providing injectable PrEP for HIV Prevention in Flanders
Reyniers, T., De Baetselier, I., Nöstlinger, C., Kenyon, C., Hensen, B., Reyniers, T., Scheerder, G., Vanbaelen, T. & Togna Pabo Willy, L.
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research Project
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Use of network modeling to better understand STI epidemiology
Tsoumanis, A., Kenyon, C. & Hens, N.
28/08/17 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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2025 European guideline on the management of Chlamydia trachomatis infections
White, JA., Dukers-Muijrers, NHTM., Hoebe, CJPA., Kenyon, CR., Ross, JDC. & Unemo, M., 2025, In: International Journal of STD & AIDS. 36, 6, p. 434-449 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Acceptability, usability, and user experiences of an online postal self-sampling approach for HIV and STI testing in Belgium: Test2Know
De Baetselier, I., Herrijgers, C., Vanroye, F., Baudry, B., Lebacq, T., Verschueren, J., Cuylaerts, V., Kenyon, C., van Frankenhuijsen, M., Vanbaelen, T., Wouters, K., Van den Bossche, D. & Platteau, T., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of STD & AIDS.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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"Acceptable" concentrations of enrofloxacin in food lead to reduced enrofloxacin susceptibility in a mouse model of gastrointestinal Klebsiella pneumoniae
Gestels, Z., Torfs, B., Abdellati, S., De Baetselier, I., Rombouts, C., Dermauw, V., Manoharan-Basil, SS. & Kenyon, C., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microbiology Spectrum. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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An overview of potential combination therapies with ceftriaxone as a treatment for gonorrhoea
Kanesaka, I., Kong, FYS., Vanbaelen, T., Manoharan-Basil, SS. & Kenyon, C., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal Neisseria species in the Japanese population
Kanesaka, I., Manoharan-Basil, SS., De Block, T., Kenyon, C., Morita, M., Ito, T., Yamane, N., Kanayama, AK. & Kobayashi, I., 2025, In: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 31, 4, 5 p., 102670.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review