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• 2021

  The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis on sexual well-being among men who have sex with men

  Amsterdam PrEP Project Team in the HIV Transmission Elimination Amsterdam Initiative (H-TEAM), 2021, In : Archives of Sexual Behavior.

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

  • HIV
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Well-being
  • Sexual

• 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

  • Reproductive Health
  • HIV Infections
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Health Behavior
  • Condoms

• The influence of HIV-1 subtype C LTR genotype on latency potential

  Doolabh, D. S., Selhorst, P., Chopera, D., Williamson, C. & Abrahams, M. -R., 2021, In : Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24, 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

• The legal vulnerability model for same-sex parent families: a mixed methods systematic review and theoretical integration

  Siegel, M., Assenmacher, C., Meuwly, N. & Zemp, M., 2021, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 12, p. 644258 28 p., 644258.

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

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• The risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with human heart valve transplantation: evaluation of cardio-vascular tissues from two consecutive heart donors with asymptomatic COVID-19

  Jashari, R., Van Esbroeck, M., Vanhaebost, J., Micalessi, I., Kerschen, A. & Mastrobuoni, S., 2021, In : Cell and Tissue Banking. 10 p.

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

  • SARS Virus
  • Coronavirus
  • Heart Valves
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Blood Vessels

• The simple direct slide method is comparable to indirect Lowenstein Jensen proportion culture for detecting rifampicin resistant tuberculosis

  Achan, B., Asiimwe, B. B., Joloba, M. L., Gumusboga, M., Ssengooba, W. & Bwanga, F., 2021, In : Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70, 3, 5 p., 001331.

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

• The survival and dispersal of Taenia eggs in the environment: what are the implications for transmission? A systematic review

  Jansen, F., Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Dermauw, V., Johansen, M. V. & Trevisan, C., 2021, In : Parasites and Vectors. 14, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 88.

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

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  • Taenia
  • Eggs
  • Sewage
  • Taeniasis
  • Cysticercosis

• Triazole-resistance in environmental Aspergillus fumigatus in Latin American and African countries

  Resendiz-Sharpe, A., Dewaele, K., Merckx, R., Bustamante, B., Vega-Gomez, M. C., Rolon, M., Jacobs, J., Verweij, P. E., Maertens, J. & Lagrou, K., 2021, In : Journal of Fungi. 7, 4, 14 p., 292.

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

  • Triazoles
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • African Americans
  • Peru
  • Paraguay

• Trypanosoma brucei gambiense-iELISA: a promising new test for the post-elimination monitoring of human African trypanosomiasis

  Geerts, M., Van Reet, N., Leyten, S., Berghmans, R., S Rock, K., Ht Coetzer, T., E-A Eyssen, L. & Büscher, P., 2021, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 7 p., ciaa1264.

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

  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
  • African Trypanosomiasis
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

• Tsetse salivary glycoproteins are modified with paucimannosidic N-glycans, are recognised by C-type lectins and bind to trypanosomes

  Kozak, R. P., Mondragon-Shem, K., Williams, C., Rose, C., Perally, S., Caljon, G., Van den Abbeele, J., Wongtrakul-Kish, K., Gardner, R. A., Spencer, D., Lehane, M. J. & Acosta-Serrano, A., 2021, In : PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15, 2, 22 p., 0009071.

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

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• Understanding adherence to reactive treatment of asymptomatic malaria infections in The Gambia

  Jaiteh, F., Okebe, J., Masunaga, Y., D'Alessandro, U., Achan, J., Gryseels, C., de Vries, D., Ribera, J. M. & Grietens, K. P., 2021, In : Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 10 p., 1746.

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

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• Understanding how communities respond to COVID-19: experiences from the Orthodox Jewish communities of Antwerp city

  Vanhamel, J., Meudec, M., Van Landeghem, E., Ronse, M., Gryseels, C., Reyniers, T., Rotsaert, A., Ddungu, C., Manirankunda, L., Katsuva, D., Grietens, K. P. & Nöstlinger, C., 2021, In : International Journal for Equity in Health. 20, 1, 13 p., 78.

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

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  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Communication
  • Pandemics
  • Clergy
  • Interviews
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• Universal access to quality-assured essential medicines

  Ravinetto, R., 2021, Quaderni della Società Italiana di Medicina Tropicale e Salute Globale. Caligaris, S. (ed.). Rome, Italy : Società Italiana di Medicina Tropicale e Salute Globale, Vol. 5. p. 37-39 3 p. (Quaderni della Società Italiana di Medicina Tropicale e Salute Globale).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Unveiling respectful maternity care as a way to address global inequities in maternal health

  Asefa, A., 2021, In : BMJ Global Health . 6, 1, 4 p., e003559.

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

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• Vaccinating children in high-endemic rabies regions: what are we waiting for?

  Soentjens, P., Berens-Riha, N., Van Herrewege, Y., Van Damme, P., Bottieau, E. & Ravinetto, R., 2021, In : BMJ Global Health . 6, 2, p. 1-3 3 p., e004074.

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

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  • Rabies
  • Viral Encephalitis
  • Appointments and Schedules
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Health

• Venous thromboembolism in patients discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization

  Engelen, M. M., Vandenbriele, C., Balthazar, T., Claeys, E., Gunst, J., Guler, I., Jacquemin, M., Janssens, S., Lorent, N., Liesenborghs, L., Peerlinck, K., Pieters, G., Rex, S., Sinonquel, P., Van der Linden, L., Van Laer, C., Vos, R., Wauters, J., Wilmer, A., Verhamme, P. & 1 others, Vanassche, T., 2021, In : Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. 10 p.

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

• Visceral leishmaniasis-HIV coinfection as a predictor of increased Leishmania transmission at the village level in Bihar, India

  Cloots, K., Marino, P., Burza, S., Gill, N., Boelaert, M. & Hasker, E., 2021, In : Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11, 7 p., 604117.

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

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• WGS of commensal Neisseria reveals acquisition of a new ribosomal protection protein (MsrD) as a possible explanation for high level azithromycin resistance in Belgium

  de Block, T., Laumen, J. G. E., Van Dijck, C., Abdellati, S., De Baetselier, I., Manoharan-Basil, S. S., Van den Bossche, D. & Kenyon, C., 2021, In : Pathogens. 10, 3, 14 p., 384.

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

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  • Neisseria
  • Azithromycin
  • Ribosomal Proteins
  • Belgium
  • Genome

• "When my information changes, I alter my conclusions." What can we learn from the failures to adaptively respond to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the under preparedness of health systems to manage COVID-19?

  Paul, E., Brown, G. W., Kalk, A., Van Damme, W., Ridde, V. & Sturmberg, J., 2021, In : International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 5 p.

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

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• Work shift, lifestyle factors, and subclinical atherosclerosis in Spanish male workers: a mediation analysis

  Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E., Muñoz-Cabrejas, A., León-Latre, M., Jarauta, E., Laclaustra, M., Ordovás, J. M., Casasnovas, J. A., Uzhova, I. & Moreno-Franco, B., 2021, In : Nutrients. 13, 4, 13 p., 1077.

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

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  • work schedules
  • atherosclerosis
  • lifestyle
  • Life Style
  • Atherosclerosis
• 2020

  A call to action: documenting and sharing solutions and adaptations in sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Benova, L., Sarkar, N. D., Fasehun, L-K. O., Semaan, A. & Affun-Adegbulu, C., 2020, In : Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 28, 1, 5 p., 1838054.

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

• A case-control study on the association between intestinal helminth infections and treatment failure in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis

  Martínez, D. Y., Llanos-Cuentas, A., Dujardin, J-C., Polman, K., Adaui, V., Boelaert, M. & Verdonck, K., 2020, In : Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7, 5, 9 p., ofaa155.

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

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  • Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
  • Helminths
  • Treatment Failure
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Infection

• A case of steroid-responsive, COVID-19 immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome following the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

  Mertens, J., Laghrib, Y. & Kenyon, C., 2020, In : Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7, 8, 3 p., ofaa326.

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

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  • Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
  • Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Steroids
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Acceptability and feasibility of a new approach to control cystic echinococcosis in Morocco: vaccination of sheep and anthelmintic treatment of dogs

  Saadi, A., Amarir, F. E., Filali, H., Thys, S., Rhalem, A., Kirschvink, N., Raes, M., Marcotty, T., Oukessou, M., Sahibi, H. & Antoine-Moussiaux, N., 2020, In : International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 101, p. 217-217 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

• Acceptance and willingness to pay for a hypothetical vaccine against monkeypox viral infection among frontline physicians: a cross-sectional study in Indonesia

  Harapan, H., Wagner, A. L., Yufika, A., Setiawan, A. M., Anwar, S., Wahyuni, S., Asrizal, F. W., Sufri, M. R., Putra, R. P., Wijayanti, N. P., Salwiyadi, S., Maulana, R., Khusna, A., Nusrina, I., Shidiq, M., Fitriani, D., Muharrir, M., Husna, C. A., Yusri, F., Maulana, R. & 4 others, Rajamoorthy, Y., Groneberg, D. A., Mueller, R. & Mudatsir, M., 2020, In : Vaccine. 38, 43, p. 6800-6806 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article
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• Accountability for SRHR in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

  Schaaf, M., Boydell, V., Van Belle, S., Brinkerhoff, D. W. & George, A., 2020, In : Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 28, 1, 5 p., 1779634.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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• A clinician's perspective on yellow fever vaccine-associated neurotropic disease

  Lecomte, E., Laureys, G., Verbeke, F., Carrasco, C. D., Van Esbroeck, M. & Huits, R., 2020, In : Journal of Travel Medicine. 27, 7, 8 p., 172.

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

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• A combination approach of behavioural and biomedical interventions for prevention of sexually transmitted infections

  Toskin, I., Bakunina, N., Gerbase, A. C., Blondeel, K., Stephenson, R., Baggaley, R., Mirandola, M., Aral, S. O., Laga, M., Holmes, K. K., Winkelmann, C. & Kiarie, J. N., 2020, In : Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 98, 6, p. 431-434 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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• A cosmopolitan outlook on health workforce development

  van de Pas, R., 2020, Global Academic Press.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

  Open Access

  • health
  • WHO
  • health policy
  • globalization
  • governance

• Action research and health system strengthening: the case of the health sector support programme in Mauritania, West Africa

  Accoe, K., Marchal, B., Gnokane, Y., Abdellahi, D., Bossyns, P. & Criel, B., 2020, In : Health Research Policy and Systems. 18, 1, 13 p., 25.

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

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  • Mauritania
  • Western Africa
  • Health Services Research
  • Health
  • Ownership
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• Actions targeting the double burden of malnutrition: a scoping review

  Menon, S. & Peñalvo, J. L., 2020, In : Nutrients. 12, 1, 14 p., 81.

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

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  • Malnutrition
  • malnutrition
  • Overnutrition
  • Central America
  • Food
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• Activity limitation and social participation restriction among leprosy patients in Boru Meda Hospital, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

  Abdela, S. G., van Henten, S., Abegaz, S. H., Bayuh, F. B., Zewdu, F. T., Berhe, F. T. & van Griensven, J., 2020, In : PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 9, 12 p., e0008702.

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

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  • Social Participation
  • Ethiopia
  • Leprosy
  • Educational Status
  • Rehabilitation
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• 'Alternative abridged preventive regimens against rabies for children in high endemic countries'

  Soentjens, P., Van Damme, P. & Bottieau, E., 2020, In : Vaccine. 38, 35, p. 5578-5579 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• Alternative antigens for a point of care test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa

  Kühne, V., 2020, Antwerp: University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences. 199 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

  Open Access

  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Eastern Africa
  • Visceral Leishmaniasis
  • Serologic Tests
  • Agglutination Tests

• A multicountry European study on Succeed: a general quality improvement tool in HIV prevention

  Urwitz, V., Vuylsteke, B., Apers, H., Hales, D., Wentzlaff-Eggebert, M. & Nostlinger, C., 2020, In : Health Promotion International. 35, 5, p. 935-946 12 p.

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

• A multimethod, multicountry evaluation of breakpoints for bedaquiline resistance determination

  Ismail, N. A., Aono, A., Borroni, E., Cirillo, D. M., Desmaretz, C., Hasan, R., Mitarai, S., Shakoor, S., Torrea, G., Kaniga, K. & Omar, S., 2020, In : Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64, 9, 9 p., e00479-20.

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

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• An African origin for Mycobacterium bovis

  Loiseau, C., Menardo, F., Aseffa, A., Hailu, E., Gumi, B., Ameni, G., Berg, S., Rigouts, L., Robbe-Austerman, S., Zinsstag, J., Gagneux, S. & Brites, D., 2020, In : Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 2020, 1, p. 49-59 11 p.

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

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  • tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Eastern Africa
  • genome
  • population structure

• Analytical performance of the RIDASCREEN® Hantavirus Puumala IgG/IgM ELISA assay

  Depypere, M., Lagrou, K., Van Esbroeck, M., Houben, E. & Van Ranst, M., 2020, In : Viruses. 12, 2, 5 p., 226.

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

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  • Hantavirus
  • Conjugated (USP) Estrogens
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

• Analytical sensitivity of loopamp and quantitative real-time PCR on dried blood spots and their potential role in monitoring human African trypanosomiasis elimination

  Alfred Compaoré, C. F., Ilboudo, H., Kaboré, J., Kaboré, J. W., Camara, O., Bamba, M., Sakande, H., Koné, M., Camara, M., Kaba, D., Gaston Belem, A. M., Deborggraeve, S., Büscher, P., Bucheton, B., Lejon, V. & Jamonneau, V., 2020, In : Experimental Parasitology. 219, 6 p., 108014.

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

  • African Trypanosomiasis
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Trypanosomiasis
  • Limit of Detection
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

• A narrative review of gaps in the provision of integrated care for noncommunicable diseases in India

  Pati, M. K., Swaroop, N., Kar, A., Aggarwal, P., Jayanna, K. & Van Damme, W., 2020, In : Public Health Reviews. 41, 16 p., 8.

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

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  • India
  • Primary Health Care
  • Organizations
  • Community Health Planning
  • Research

• A new genetic variant of dengue serotype 2 virus circulating in the Peruvian Amazon

  Falconi-Agapito, F., Selhorst, P., Merino, X., Torres, F., Michiels, J., Fernandez, C., Talledo, M. & Ariën, K. K., 2020, In : International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 96, p. 136-138 3 p.

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

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  • Dengue Virus
  • Peru
  • Asian Americans
  • Dengue
  • Disease Outbreaks

• A plea to merge clinical and public health practices: reasons and consequences

  Unger, J-P., Morales, I., De Paepe, P. & Roland, M., 2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 11 p., 1068.

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

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• APOL1 C-terminal variants may trigger kidney disease through interference with APOL3 control of actomyosin

  Uzureau, S., Lecordier, L., Uzureau, P., Hennig, D., Graversen, J. H., Homble, F., Mfutu, P. E., Arcolino, F. O., Ramos, A. R., La Rovere, R. M., Luyten, T., Vermeersch, M., Tebabi, P., Dieu, M., Cuypers, B., Deborggraeve, S., Rabant, M., Legendre, C., Moestrup, S. K., Levtchenko, E. & 4 others, Bultynck, G., Erneux, C., Perez-Morga, D. & Pays, E., 2020, In : Cell Reports. 30, 11, p. 3821-3836/ e1–e13 29 p.

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

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• A policy analysis of the chronic care policies in Belgium

  Danhieux, K., Martens, M., Colman, E., Remmen, R., Van Olmen, J. & Anthierens, S., 2020, In : European Journal of Public Health. 30, Suppl.5, p. V201-V201 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

• Application of CRISPR/Cas9-based reverse genetics in Leishmania braziliensis: conserved roles for HSP100 and HSP23

  Adaui, V., Kröber-Boncardo, C., Brinker, C., Zirpel, H., Sellau, J., Arévalo, J., Dujardin, J-C. & Clos, J., 2020, In : Genes and Immunity. 11, 10, 24 p., 1159.

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

  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
  • Leishmania braziliensis
  • Reverse Genetics
  • Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
  • Transgenes

• Applying the Robson classification to routine facility data to understand the Caesarean section practice in conflict settings of South Kivu, eastern DR Congo

  Mulinganya, G., Bwenge Malembaka, E., Lukula Akonkwa, M., Mpunga Mukendi, D., Kajibwami Birindwa, E., Maheshe Balemba, G., Temmerman, M., Tambwe, A. M., Criel, B. & Bisimwa Balaluka, G., 2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 9, 12 p., e0237450.

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

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  • Congo
  • Cesarean Section
  • Health
  • Health Facilities
  • Head
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• A praziquantel treatment study of immune and transcriptome profiles in Schistosoma haematobium-infected Gabonese schoolchildren

  Labuda, L. A., Adegnika, A. A., Rosa, B. A., Martin, J., Ateba-Ngoa, U., Amoah, A. S., Lima, H. M., Meurs, L., Mbow, M., Manurung, M. D., Zinsou, J. F., Smits, H. H., Kremsner, P. G., Mitreva, M. & Yazdanbakhsh, M., 2020, In : Journal of Infectious Diseases. 222, 12, p. 2103-2113 11 p.

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

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• A randomized, multicentre, open-label phase II proof-of-concept trial investigating the clinical efficacy and safety of the addition of convalescent plasma to the standard of care in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: the Donated Antibodies Working against nCoV (DAWn-Plasma) trial

  Devos, T., Geukens, T., Schauvlieghe, A., Ariën, K. K., Barbezange, C., Cleeren, M., Compernolle, V., Dauby, N., Desmecht, D., Grimaldi, D., Lambrecht, B. N., Luyten, A., Maes, P., Moutschen, M., Romano, M., Seyler, L., Nevessignsky, M. T., Vandenberghe, K., van Griensven, J., Verbeke, G. & 5 others, Vlieghe, E., Yombi, J. C., Liesenborghs, L., Verhamme, P. & Meyfroidt, G., 2020, In : Trials. 21, 1, 15 p., 981.

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

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  • Standard of Care
  • Safety
  • Antibodies
  • Belgium
  • Random Allocation
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• A rare case of imported Strongyloides fuelleborni infection in a Belgian student

  Potters, I., Micalessi, I., Van Esbroeck, M., Gils, S. & Theunissen, C., 2020, In : Clinical Infection in Practice. 7-8

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

• Are differences in the oral microbiome due to ancestry or socioeconomics?

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : mSystems. 5, 2, 1 p., e00836-19.

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

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