Kristien Wouters

Research output

Research output per year 2012 2017 2018 2021 2023 2023

• 19 A1: Web of Science-article
• 3 Meeting abstract in journal
• 1 A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type)
• 1 Review

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Belgian endothelial surgical transplant of the cornea (BEST cornea) protocol : clinical and patient-reported outcomes of ultra-thin descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) versus descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) - a multicentric, randomised, parallel group pragmatic trial in corneal endothelial decompensation

  de Bruyn, B., Ní Dhubhghaill, S., Claerhout, I., Claes, K., Deconinck, A., Delbeke, H., Huizing, M., Krolo, I., Muijzer, M., Oellerich, S., Roels, D., Termote, K., Van den Bogerd, B., Van Gerwen, V., Verhaegen, I., Wisse, R., Wouters, K., Consortium, T. B. C., Duchesne, B. & Koppen, C., 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 9, 10 p., e072333.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Descemet Membrane 100%
  • Corneal Endothelium 24%
  • Congresses 17%
  • Visual Acuity 15%
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• Disease perception is correlated with health-related quality of life in patients suffering from Myelodysplastic syndromes: results of the Belgian Be-QUALMS study

  Heyrman, B., Meers, S., De Becker, A., Wouters, K., Van Hoof, A., Van De Velde, A., Graux, C., Mazure, D., Selleslag, D., Maes, H., Lemmens, J., Beckers, M., Breems, D., Sid, S., Berneman, Z. & Anguille, S., 2023, In: Cancers. 15, 13, 3296.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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• Insights into barriers and facilitators in PrEP uptake and use among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men in Belgium

  Van Landeghem, E., Dielen, S., Semaan, A., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Masquillier, C., Wouters, E., Wouters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T. & Nöstlinger, C., 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 712.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
  • Belgium 95%
  • migrant 71%
  • Interviews 32%
  • Mental Health Services 26%
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• 2021

  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., 2021, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97, 4, p. 297-303 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Mycoplasma genitalium 100%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 7%
  • DNA Sequence Analysis 7%

• 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 › peer-review

  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
  • Cross-Over Studies 88%
  • Placebos 66%
  • Incidence 18%
  • Ludwig's Angina 17%

• 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, 7 p., e25768.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • prophylaxis 100%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 78%
  • incidence 49%
  • event 42%
  • Gonorrhea 38%
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• Recurrent sexually transmitted infections among a cohort of men who have sex with men using pre-exposure prophylaxis in Belgium are highly associated with sexualized drug use

  De Baetselier, I., Reyniers, T., Platteau, T., Wouters, K., Nöstlinger, C., Cuylaerts, V., Buyze, J., Laga, M., Kenyon, C., Crucitti, T. & Vuylsteke, B., 2021, In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 48, 10, p. 726-732 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • prophylaxis 100%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 78%
  • Belgium 74%
  • drug use 67%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 31%

• The impact of PrEP on the sex lives of MSM at high risk for HIV infection: results of a Belgian cohort

  Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Vuylsteke, B., De Baetselier, I., Wouters, K. & Laga, M., 2021, In: AIDS and Behavior. 25, 2, p. 532-541 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article

  • Belgian 100%
  • health 41%
  • Condoms 19%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 18%
  • Health Behavior 18%
• 2020

  Drug use, depression and sexual risk behaviour: a syndemic among early pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adopters in Belgium?

  Nöstlinger, C., Reyniers, T., Smekens, T., Apers, H., Laga, M., Wouters, K. & Vuylsteke, B., 2020, In: AIDS Care. 32, Suppl.2, p. 57-64 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • prophylaxis 100%
  • risk behavior 76%
  • Belgium 74%
  • drug use 67%
  • Depression 49%

• Screening for STIs in PrEP cohorts results in high levels of antimicrobial consumption

  Kenyon, C., Baetselier, I. D. & Wouters, K., 2020, In: International Journal of STD & AIDS. 31, 12, p. 1215-1218 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
  • prophylaxis 85%
  41 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Daily and event-driven pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men in Belgium: results of a prospective cohort measuring adherence, sexual behaviour and STI incidence

  Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., De Baetselier, I., Nostlinger, C., Crucitti, T., Buyze, J., Kenyon, C., Wouters, K. & Laga, M., 2019, In: Journal of the International AIDS Society. 22, 10, 9 p., e25407.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • prophylaxis 100%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 78%
  • Belgium 74%
  • incidence 64%
  • event 42%
  81 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Case series on acute HCV in HIV-negative men in regular clinical practice: a call for action

  Boerekamps, A., Wouters, K., Ammerlaan, H. S. M., Götz, H. M., Laga, M. & Rijnders, B. J. A., 2018, In: Netherlands Journal of Medicine. 76, 8, p. 374-378 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Infections 100%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 71%
  • Netherlands 67%
  • General Practitioners 64%
  • Multicenter Studies 60%

• Choosing between daily and event-driven Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: results of a Belgian PrEP demonstration project

  Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., De Baetselier, I., Crucitti, T., Wouters, K., Smekens, B., Buyze, J. & Vuylsteke, B., 2018, In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 79, 2, p. 186-194 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
  • Interviews 64%

• High level of macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium found among MSM at high risk for HIV in a Belgian PrEP demonstration project

  De Baetselier, I., Smet, H., Wouters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Laga, M. & Crucitti, T., 2018, In: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 34, S1, p. 293 1 p., P17.01.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract in journal

• Increases in condomless chemsex associated with HIV acquisition in MSM but not heterosexuals attending a HIV testing center in Antwerp, Belgium

  Kenyon, C., Wouters, K., Platteau, T., Buyze, J. & Florence, E., 2018, In: AIDS Research and Therapy. 15, 1, p. 14 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Heterosexuality 100%
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine 29%
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 22%
  • Odds Ratio 14%
  • Confidence Intervals 13%
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• Lymphogranuloma venereum among MSM using PrEP in Belgium: time to test!

  De Baetselier, I., Wouters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Buyze, J., Laga, M. & Crucitti, T., 2018, In: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 34, p. 294 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract in journal

• Physicians' preparedness for pre-exposure prophylaxis: results of an online survey in Belgium

  Reyniers, T., Vuylsteke, B., Pirotte, B., Hoornenborg, E., Bil, J. P., Wouters, K., Laga, M. & Nöstlinger, C., 2018, In: Sexual Health. 15, 6, p. 606-611 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • prophylaxis 100%
  • Belgium 74%
  • online survey 68%
  • physician 57%
  • Physicians 47%
• 2017

  First results of an HIV counselling and testing project in the irregular migrant population of Doctors of the World, Antwerp

  Coudere, K., Wouters, K., Erven, G., Van den Heuvel, A. & Fransen, K., 2017, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 22, p. 205-205 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract in journal

• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an additional tool for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Belgium: the Be-PrEP-ared study protocol

  De Baetselier, I., Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Wouters, K., Fransen, K., Crucitti, T., Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Schurmans, C., Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B. & Be-PrEP-Ared Study Group, 2017, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 6, 1, 13 p., E11.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
  • Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination Emtricitabine 13%
  • Handheld Computers 10%
  • Safe Sex 10%
  • France 7%
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• Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men in Europe: review of evidence for a much needed prevention tool

  Reyniers, T., Hoornenborg, E., Vuylsteke, B., Wouters, K. & Laga, M., 2017, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 93, 5, p. 363-367 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  • Sexual and Gender Minorities 100%
• 2016

  The impact of extended combination antiretroviral therapy on the decline of HIV prevalence in pregnant women in Malawi

  Liotta, G., Chimbwandira, F., Wouters, K., Nielsen-Saines, K., Jere, H., Mancinelli, S., Ceffa, S., Erba, F., Palombi, L. & Marazzi, M. C., 2016, In: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 15, 2, p. 172-177 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type) › peer-review

  • Malawi 100%
  • Viral Load 49%
  • Drug Combinations 13%
  • Incidence 6%
• 2014

  Use of rapid HIV testing in a low threshold centre in Antwerp, Belgium, 2007-2012

  Wouters, K., Fransen, C., Beelaert, G., Kenyon, C., Platteau, T., Van Ghyseghem, C., Collier, I., Buyze, J. & Florence, E., 2014, In: International Journal of STD & AIDS. 25, 13, p. 936-942 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Belgium 100%
  • Northern Africa 69%
  • HIV-1 44%
  • Outpatients 19%
  • migrant 18%
• 2013

  Using conventional HIV tests on oral fluid

  Fransen, K., Vermoesen, T., Beelaert, G., Menten, J., Hutse, V., Wouters, K., Platteau, T. & Florence, E., 2013, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 194, 1-2, p. 46-51 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

  • HIV-2 100%
  • Immunoassay 77%
  • HIV-1 67%
  • England 38%
  • Equipment and Supplies 23%
• 2012

  Voluntary outreach counselling and testing for HIV and STI among men who have sex with men in Antwerp

  Platteau, T., Wouters, K., Apers, L., Avonts, D., Nöstlinger, C., Sergeant, M. & Florence, E., 2012, In: Acta Clinica Belgica. 67, 3, p. 172-176 5 p.

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