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  Pitfalls of rubella serology while on the brink of elimination: evaluation of national data, Belgium, 2017

  Colman, S., Vernelen, K., China, B., Van den Bossche, D., Cornelissen, L., Delforge, M-L., Reynders, M., Berth, M., Depypere, M., Van Gasse, N., Vijgen, S., Van Acker, J., Boel, A. & Padalko, E., 2021, In : Eurosurveillance. 26, 20, 9 p., 2807.

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

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• Poor, high parity women in rural Tanzania have remained unserved by hospital-based childbirth: analysis of national data over two decades

  Straneo, M., Benova, L., van den Akker, T., Pembe, A. B. & Hanson, C., 2021, In : Tropical Medicine and International Health. 26, p. 240-240 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

• Population genetics of African Schistosoma species

  Rey, O., Webster, B. L., Huyse, T., Rollinson, D., Van den Broeck, F., Kincaid-Smith, J., Onyekwere, A. & Boissier, J., 2021, In : Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 89, 14 p., 104727.

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

• Population genetic structure of the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus (Diptera, Culicidae), in Belgium suggests multiple introductions

  Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Kampen, H., Schaffner, F., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Werner, D., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W., 2021, In : Parasites and Vectors. 14, 1, 12 p., 179.

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• Population impact of girls-only human papillomavirus 16/18 vaccination in The Netherlands: cross-protective and second-order herd effects

  Med Microbiol Labs Public Hlth Ser, 2021, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72, 5, p. E103-E111 9 p.

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

• Postmortem study of cause of death among children hospitalized with respiratory illness in Kenya

  Njuguna, H. N., Zaki, S. R., Roberts, D. J., Rogena, E. A., Walong, E., Fligner, C. L., Keating, M. K., Gachii, A. K., Maleche-Obimbo, E., Irimu, G., Mathaiya, J., Orata, N., Lopokoiyit, R., Michuki, J., Emukule, G. O., Onyango, C. O., Gikunju, S., Owuor, C., Muturi, P. K., Bunei, M. & 5 others, Gloria Carvalho, M., Fields, B., Mott, J. A., Widdowson, M-A. & Chaves, S. S., 2021, In : Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal. 40, 8, p. 715-722 8 p.

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

• Predictors of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis mortality among HIV-coinfected patients in Rwanda

  Habimana, D. S., Ngabonziza, J. C. S., Migambi, P., Mucyo-Habimana, Y., Mutembayire, G., Byukusenge, F., Habiyambere, I., Remera, E., Mugwaneza, P., Mwikarago, I. E., Mazarati, J. B., Turate, I., Nsanzimana, S., Decroo, T. & de Jong, C. B., 2021, In : American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 105, 1, p. 47-53 7 p.

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

• Predictors of virological failure among people living with HIV receiving first line antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar: retrospective cohort analysis

  Mesic, A., Spina, A., Mar, H. T., Thit, P., Decroo, T., Lenglet, A., Thandar, M. P., Thwe, T. T., Kyaw, A. A., Homan, T., Sangma, M., Kremer, R., Grieg, J., Piriou, E., Ritmeijer, K., Van Olmen, J., Lynen, L. & Oo, H. N., 2021, In : AIDS Research and Therapy. 18, 1, 12 p., 16.

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• Preprints in times of COVID19: the time is ripe for agreeing on terminology and good practices

  Ravinetto, R., Caillet, C., Zaman, M. H., Singh, J. A., Guerin, P. J., Ahmad, A., Durán, C. E., Jesani, A., Palmero, A., Merson, L., Horby, P. W., Bottieau, E., Hoffmann, T. & Newton, P. N., 2021, In : BMC Medical Ethics. 22, 1, 106.

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

• Pretomanid for tuberculosis: a systematic review

  Gils, T., Lynen, L., de Jong, B. C., Van Deun, A. & Decroo, T., 2021, In : Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

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

• Prevalence and incidence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals before vaccination: a prospective cohort study

  Mortgat, L., Verdonck, K., Hutse, V., Thomas, I., Barbezange, C., Heyndrickx, L., Fischer, N., Vuylsteke, B., Kabouche, I., Ariën, K. K., Desombere, I. & Duysburgh, E., 2021, In : BMJ Open. 11, 6, 10 p., e050824.

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• Prevalence and risk assessment of porcine cysticercosis in Ngozi province, Burundi

  Minani, S., Dorny, P. & Trevisan, C., 2021, In : Veterinary Parasitology, Regional Studies and Reports. 23, 8 p., 100514.

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

• Prevalence estimates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Belgium: results from two cross-sectional studies

  Fischer, N., Peeters, I., Klamer, S., Montourcy, M., Cuylaerts, V., Van Beckhoven, D., De Baetselier, I., Van der Heyden, J. & Vanden Berghe, W., 2021, In : BMC Infectious Diseases. 21, 1, 13 p., 947.

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

• Prevalence of and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in the school-attending adolescent population of the United Arab Emirates: a large cross-sectional study

  Barakat, C., Yousufzai, S. J., Booth, A. & Benova, L., 2021, In : BMJ Open. 11, 9, 9 p., e046956.

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

• Problematic Covid-19 vaccine trials in times of vaccine nationalism

  Ravinetto, R., 2021, In : Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. VI, 2, p. 1-7 7 p.

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

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• Process evaluation of a bio-behavioural HIV research combined with prevention among GBMSM in 13 European countries

  Sialon II Network, 2021, In : Global Public Health. 16 p.

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

• Proposing an antibacterial mouthwash to prevent gonorrhoea is not sexy

  Rotsaert, A., Reyniers, T., Van Dijck, C., Vuylsteke, B. & Kenyon, C., 2021, In : Lancet Infectious Diseases. 21, 7, 909.

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

• Prospective SARS-CoV-2 cohort study among primary health care providers during the second COVID-19 wave in Flanders, Belgium

  Mariën, J., Ceulemans, A., Bakokimi, D., Lammens, C., Ieven, M., Heytens, S., De Sutter, A., Verbakel, J. Y., Van den Bruel, A., Goossens, H., Van Damme, P., Ariën, K. K. & Coenen, S., 2021, In : Family Practice.

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

• Psychometric evaluation of a new drug-resistant tuberculosis stigma scale

  Redwood, L., Mitchell, E. M. H., Nguyen, T. A., Viney, K., Nguyen, V. N. & Fox, G. J., 2021, In : Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 133, p. 101-110 10 p.

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

• Qualité de la communication soignant-patient : quels apports de l'intégration de la santé mentale dans des services de première ligne en Guinée ?

  Sow, A., Smekens, T., De Man, J., De Spigelaere, M., Vanlerberghe, V., Van Dormael, M. & Criel, B., 2021, In : Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 69, 5, p. 287-295 9 p.

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

• Quality assessment of an antimicrobial resistance surveillance system in a province of Nepal

  Acharya, J., Zolfo, M., Enbiale, W., Kyaw, K. W. Y., Bhattachan, M., Rijal, N., Shrestha, A., Shrestha, B., Madhup, S. K., Raghubanshi, B. R., Kattel, H. P., Rajbhandari, P., Bhandari, P., Thakur, S., Sharma, S., Singh, D. R. & Jha, R., 2021, In : Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 6, 2, 60.

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

• Quality of life in people living with HIV: an exploratory cross-sectional survey in Belgium

  Scheerder, G., Van den Eynde, S., Reyntiens, P., Koeck, R., Deblonde, J., Ddungu, C., Florence, E., Joosten, C., Van Wijngaerden, E. & Dewaele, A., 2021, In : AIDS Education and Prevention. 33, 3, p. 249-264 16 p.

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

• Quantifying transmission fitness costs of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis

  Pecerska, J., Kuehnert, D., Meehan, C. J., Coscolla, M., de Jong, B. C., Gagneux, S. & Stadler, T., 2021, In : Epidemics. 36, 9 p., 100471.

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• Reactive, self-administered malaria treatment against asymptomatic malaria infection: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial in The Gambia

  Okebe, J., Dabira, E., Jaiteh, F., Mohammed, N., Bradley, J., Drammeh, N-F., Bah, A., Masunaga, Y., Achan, J., Ribera, J. M., Yeung, S., Balen, J., Grietens, K. P. & D'Alessandro, U., 2021, In : Malaria Journal. 20, 1, 12 p., 253.

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• Reconstituting the genus Mycobacterium

  Meehan, C. J., Barco, R. A., Loh, Y-H. E., Cogneau, S. & Rigouts, L., 2021, In : International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 71, 9

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

• 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

• Reduced humoral immune response after BNT162b2 coronavirus disease 2019 messenger RNA vaccination in cancer patients under antineoplastic treatment

  Peeters, M., Verbruggen, L., Teuwen, L., Vanhoutte, G., Vande Kerckhove, S., Peeters, B., Raats, S., Van der Massen, I., De Keersmaecker, S., Debie, Y., Huizing, M., Pannus, P., Neven, K., Ariën, K. K., Martens, G. A., Van Den Bulcke, M., Roelant, E., Desombere, I., Anguille, S., Goossens, M. & 2 others, Vandamme, T. & van Dam, P., 2021, In : ESMO Open. 6, 5, 11 p., 100274.

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

• Reduced sexual contacts with non-steady partners and less PrEP use among MSM in Belgium during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown: results of an online survey

  Reyniers, T., Rotsaert, A., Thunissen, E., Buffel, V., Masquillier, C., Van Landeghem, E., Vanhamel, J., Nöstlinger, C., Wouters, E., Laga, M. & Vuylsteke, B., 2021, In : Sexually Transmitted Infections. 97, 6, p. 414-419 6 p.

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• Reducing contacts to stop SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the second pandemic wave in Brussels, Belgium, August to November 2020

  Ingelbeen, B., Peckeu, L., Laga, M., Hendrix, I., Neven, I., van der Sande, M. A. B. & van Kleef, E., 2021, In : Eurosurveillance. 26, 7, p. 2-8 7 p., 2100065.

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• Reimagining global health systems for the 21st century: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

  Assefa, Y., Gilks, C. F., van de Pas, R., Reid, S., Gete, D. G. & Van Damme, W., 2021, In : BMJ Global Health . 6, 4, 5 p., e004882.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

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• Reply to the letter to the editor « The perceived efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in observational studies: the results of the confounding effects of "goals of care" »

  Dauby, N., Hautekiet, J., Catteau, L., Montourcy, M., Van Beckhoven, D., Bottieau, E. & Goetghebeur, E., 2021, In : International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 57, 4, 2 p., 106307.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• Reply to the letter to the editor "Low-dose hydroxychloroquine therapy and lower mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 association does not mean causality."

  Dauby, N., Catteau, L., Hautekiet, J., Montourcy, M., Bottieau, E., Goetghebeur, E. & Van Beckhoven, D., 2021, In : International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 57, 2, 2 p., 106261.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• Respiratory syncytial virus seasonality in three epidemiological zones of Kenya

  Rose, E. B., Nyawanda, B. O., Munywoki, P. K., Murunga, N., Bigogo, G. M., Otieno, N. A., Onyango, C., Chaves, S. S., Verani, J. R., Emukule, G. O., Widdowson, M-A., Nokes, D. J., Gerber, S. I. & Langley, G. E., 2021, In : Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 15, 2, p. 195-201 7 p.

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• Retention of healthcare workers 1 year after recruitment and deployment in rural settings: an experience post-Ebola in five health districts in Guinea

  Kolie, D., Van De Pas, R., Delamou, A., Dioubaté, N., Beavogui, F. T., Bouedouno, P., Beavogui, A. H., Kaba, A., Van De Put, W. & Van Damme, W., 2021, In : Human Resources for Health. 19, 1, 67.

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

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• Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment: way forward without hampering future options?

  Decroo, T., Mesic, A., de Jong, B. C., Rigouts, L., Gils, T., Mallick, J. & Lynen, L., 2021, In : Tropical Medicine and International Health. 26, p. 255-255 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

• rKOMICS: an R package for processing mitochondrial minicircle assemblies in population-scale genome projects

  Geerts, M., Schnaufer, A. & van den Broeck, F., 2021, In : Bioinformatics. 22, 1, p. 468 14 p., 468.

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

• Rotavirus A infection in children under five years old with a double health problem: undernutrition and diarrhoea - a cross-sectional study in four provinces of Mozambique

  Chissaque, A., Cassocera, M., Gasparinho, C., Langa, J. S., Loforte Bauhofer, A. F., Chilaule, J. J., Joao, E. D., Munlela, B. A., Monteiro Sambo, J. A., Boene, S. S., Djedje, M. B., Anapakala, E. M., Guimaraes, E. L., Bero, D. M., Manhique-Coutinho, L. V., Cossa-Moiane, I., Kellogg, T. A., Pires Goncalves, L. A. & de Deus, N., 2021, In : BMC Infectious Diseases. 21, 1, 13 p., 18.

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• Rotavirus A infection in pre- and post-vaccine period: risk factors, genotypes distribution by vaccination status and age of children in Nampula Province, Northern Mozambique (2015-2019)

  Chissaque, A., Bauhofer, A. F. L., Cossa-Moiane, I., Sitoe, E., Munlela, B., Joao, E. D., Langa, J. S., Chilaule, J. J., Boene, S. S., Cassocera, M., Guimaraes, E. L., Kellogg, T. A., Goncalves, L. & de Deus, N., 2021, In : PLoS ONE. 16, 8, 17 p., 0255720.

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• Sachet water consumption as a risk factor for cholera in urban settings: findings from a case control study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2017-2018 outbreak

  Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Vogt, F., Miwanda, B., Sundika, T., Mbula, N., Pankwa, I., Lubula, L., Vanlerberghe, V., Magazani, A., Afoumbom, M. T. & Muyembe-Tamfum, J-J., 2021, In : PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15, 7, 13 p., e0009477.

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

• SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Antwerp sewer system, Belgium

  Colombo, V. C., Sluydts, V., Mariën, J., Broecke, B. V., Van Houtte, N., Leirs, W., Jacobs, L., Iserbyt, A., Hubert, M., Heyndrickx, L., Goris, H., Delputte, P., De Roeck, N., Elst, J., Ariën, K. K., Leirs, H. & Gryseels, S., 2021, In : Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

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

• Scaling-up an integrated care for patients witg non-communicable diseases: an anlysis of healthcare barriers and facilitators in Slovenia and Belgium

  Zavrnik, C., Danhieux, K., Hurtado Monarres, M., Stojnic, N., Mori Lukancic, M., Martens, M., Klemenc-Ketis, Z., Wouters, E., van Olmen, J. & Poplas-Susic, A., 2021, In : Zdravstveno Varstvo. 60, 3, p. 158-166 9 p.

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

• Screening for STIs is one of the main drivers of macrolide consumption in PrEP users

  Vanbaelen, T., Van Dijck, C., De Baetselier, I., Florence, E., Reyniers, T., Vuylsteke, B., Jacobs, B. K. & Kenyon, C., 2021, In : International Journal of STD & AIDS. 9564624211025940.

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

• Screening the asymptomatic soldiers after a stay in sub-Saharan Africa; a retrospective observational study

  Vanbrabant, P., Damanet, B., Maussen, C., Van Esbroeck, M. & Soentjens, P., 2021, In : Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 39, 5 p., 101941.

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

• Seasonal patterns of malaria, genital infection, nutritional and iron status in non-pregnant and pregnant adolescents in Burkina Faso: a secondary analysis of trial data

  Roberts, S. A., Brabin, L., Tinto, H., Gies, S., Diallo, S. & Brabin, B., 2021, In : BMC Public Health. 21, 1, 13 p., 1764.

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

• Second-line injectable drugs for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: better the devil we know?

  Tahseen, S., Van Deun, A., de Jong, B. C. & Decroo, T., 2021, In : Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76, 4, p. 831-835 5 p.

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

• Sensitivity and specificity of rapid diagnostic tests for hepatitis C virus with or without HIV coinfection: a multicentre laboratory evaluation study

  Vetter, B. N., Reipold, E. I., Ongarello, S., Audu, R., Ige, F. A., Alkhazashvili, M., Chitadze, N., Vanroye, F., De Weggheleire, A., Sokkab, A. & Fransen, K., 2021, In : Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11 p., jia389.

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

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• Serological evidence of equine infectious anaemia, West Nile fever, surra and equine piroplasmosis in a herd of horses in northern Argentina

  Hébert, L., Polledo, G., Lecouturier, F., Giorgi, M., Beck, C., Lowenski, S., Laroucau, K., Büscher, P., Hans, A. & Becù, T., 2021, In : Veterinary Parasitology, Regional Studies and Reports. 24, 100566.

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

• Should treatment of low-level rifampicin mono-resistant tuberculosis be different?

  Van Deun, A. & Decroo, T., 2021, In : Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 23, 2 p., 100240.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

• Simplified rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis in last-minute travellers

  Soentjens, P. & Croughs, M., 2021, In : Journal of Travel Medicine. 28, 1, 3 p., 185.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

• Sorted B cell transcriptomes point towards actively regulated B cell responses during ongoing chronic hepatitis B infections

  Van Hees, S., Cuypers, B., Bourgeois, S., Groothuismink, Z. M. A., Meysman, P., Van der Vlies, P., de Knegt, R., Vonghia, L., Michielsen, P., Francque, S., Laukens, K., Boonstra, A. & Vanwolleghem, T., 2021, In : Cellular Immunology. 362, 8 p., 104283.

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