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Lut Lynen graduated as a medical doctor in 1985 from the Catholic University of Leuven. Between 1986 and 1992 she worked for MSF Belgium in Chad, Sudan and Guinea. In 1997 she became a specialist in Internal Medicine at the University of Antwerp.
She worked for the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Cambodia from 1999-2002, and in 2003 she joined the HIV team at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Her field of interest is HIV and tuberculosis with a focus on resource-limited settings. She has been a member of the WHO guideline development group on Opportunistic Infections and the author of the MSF AIDS care guidelines.
In July 2011 she became the head of the department of Clinical Sciences, and in November 2011 the head of the Unit Infectious Diseases & HIV/AIDS.
The unit has currently 3 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral scientists.
Research
- HIV co-infections (tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and visceral leishmaniasis)
- Point of Care testing for HIV diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response
- Diagnosis and management of MDR-TB
- Clinical decision making
- Models of care for HIV patients
Teaching
- Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2003-2010)
- Electronic Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2008-2018)
- Short Course on Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine (2008-)
- AIDS care modules in all courses at ITM (2003-)
- Clinical decision making in DR-TB (2017-)
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Education/Academic qualification
Medical sciences, PhD, Universiteit Antwerpen
Medical Doctor, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Keywords
- B510-infections
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Performance of community-based ART programmes for key populations in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa
Ibiloye, O., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Van Belle, S., van Olmen, J., Masquillier, C. & Jwanle, P.
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: PhD-project
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TriDoRe: Novel High-Dose Tuberculosis Retreatment Regimens: How to overcome resistance without creating more?
Lynen, L., de Jong, B., Van Deun, A., Decroo, T., Gumusboga, M., Meehan, C., Lempens, P., Rigouts, L., Ratsarahery, L., Van Herrewege, Y., Buyze, J. & Herssens, N.
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
1/10/18 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Project
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TriDoRe: Novel high-dose tuberclosis retreatment regimens: How to overcome resistance without creating more?
Decroo, T., Lynen, L., de Jong, B. & Ratsarahery, L.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/10/18 → 30/09/21
Project: Research Project
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Hepatitis C/HIV coinfection in Cambodia: from pilot project to lessons learned for a public health approach
De Weggheleire, A., Lynen, L. & Francque, S.
26/04/18 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Finding the right balance between efficacy and tolerability for TB treatment: the search continues
Maug, A. K. J., Hossain, M. A., Gumusboga, M., Decroo, T., Mulders, W., Braet, S., Buyze, J., Jiménez, D. A., Schurmans, C., Herssens, N., Demeulenaere, T., Lynen, L., de Jong, B. C. & Van Deun, A., 2021, In : International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 25, 1, p. 84-86 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Better programmatic outcome with the shorter regimen for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Guinea: a retrospective cohort stud: y
Hassane-Harouna, S., Cherif, G-F., Ortuno-Gutierrez, N., Cisse, D., Camara, L. M., Diallo, B. D., Camara, S., Bangoura, A. M., Lynen, L. & Decroo, T., 2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 8, p. e0237355Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Challenges to differentiate hepatitis C genotype 1 and 6: results from a field study in Cambodia
De Weggheleire, A., De Baetselier, I., An, S., Goletti, S., Suin, V., Thai, S., Francque, S., Crucitti, T., Lynen, L., Van Gucht, S. & Kabamba, B. M., 2020, In : Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 9, 3, p. 657-667 11 p., s40121-020-00304-7.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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Comparison of first-line tuberculosis treatment outcomes between previously treated and new patients: a retrospective study in Machakos subcounty, Kenya
Ndambuki, J., Nzomo, J., Muregi, L., Mutuku, C., Makokha, F., Nthusi, J., Ambale, C., Lynen, L. & Decroo, T., 2020, In : International Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article