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• 2020

  Strengthening human and physical infrastructure of primary healthcare settings to deliver hypertension care in Vietnam: a mixed-methods comparison of two provinces

  Meiqari, L., Thi-Phuong-Lan Nguyen, Essink, D., Wright, P. & Scheele, F., 2020, In : Health Policy and Planning. 35, 8, p. 918-930 13 p.

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

• Strong association between adolescent obesity and consumption of macrolides in Europe and the USA: an ecological study

  Kenyon, C., Laumen, J., Manoharan-Basil, S. S. & Buyze, J., 2020, In : Journal of Infection and Public Health. 13, 10, p. 1517-1521 5 p.

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

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Macrolides
  • Population
  • Obesity
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

• Study of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a Belgian military education and training center in Maradi, Niger

  Pirnay, J-P., Selhorst, P., Cochez, C., Petrillo, M., Claes, V., Van der Beken, Y., Verbeken, G., Degueldre, J., T'Sas, F., Van den Eede, G., Weuts, W., Smets, C., Mertens, J., Geeraerts, P., Ariën, K. K., Neirinckx, P. & Soentjens, P., 2020, In : Viruses. 12, 9, p. 949

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

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  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Niger
  • Coronavirus
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Education
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• Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 reinfection of a health care worker in a Belgian nosocomial outbreak despite primary neutralizing antibody response

  Selhorst, P., Van Ierssel, S., Michiels, J., Mariën, J., Bartholomeeusen, K., Dirinck, E., Vandamme, S., Jansens, H. & Ariën, K. K., 14-Dec-2020, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • SARS Virus
  • Neutralizing Antibodies
  • Antibody Formation
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Delivery of Health Care

• Syndemic responses to COVID-19 should include an ecological dimension

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : Lancet. 396, 10264, p. 1730-1731 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• Systems and implementation science should be part of the COVID-19 response in low resource settings

  English, M., Moshabela, M., Nzinga, J., Barasa, E., Tsofa, B., Marchal, B. & Kruk, M. E., 2020, In : BMC Medicine. 18, 1, p. 219

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

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• Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in West Africa: have we learned from Ebola in Guinea?

  Delamou, A., Sidibé, S., Camara, A., Sahar Traoré, M., Touré, A. & Van Damme, W., 2020, In : Preventive Medicine Reports. 20, 101206.

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

• Take three, test one: a cross-sectional study to evaluate the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pooled pharyngeal, anorectal and urine samples versus single-site testing among men who have sex with men in Belgium

  De Baetselier, I., Osbak, K. K., Smet, H., Kenyon, C. R. & Crucitti, T., 2020, In : Acta Clinica Belgica. 75, 2, p. 91-95 5 p.

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

  Open Access

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  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Belgium
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Urine
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• Targeted next-generation sequencing of sputum for diagnosis of drug-resistant TB; results of a national survey in Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Kayomo, M. K., Mbula, V. N., Aloni, M., André, E., Rigouts, L., Boutachkourt, F., de Jong, B. C., Nkiere, N. M. & Dean, A. S., 2020, In : Scientific Reports. 10, 1, p. 10786

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

  Open Access

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  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sputum
  • Tuberculosis
  • Rifampin
  • Isoniazid

• Team-based primary health care for non-communicable diseases: complexities in South India

  Lall, D., Engel, N., Devadasan, N., Horstman, K. & Criel, B., 2020, In : Health Policy and Planning. 35, Supplement_2, p. ii22-ii34

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

  • India
  • Primary Health Care
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Quality Improvement
  • Capacity Building

• Temporary disengagement and re-engagement in human immunodeficiency virus care in a rural county serving pastoralist communities in Kenya: a retrospective cohort study

  Yonga, P., Kalya, S., Lynen, L. & Decroo, T., 2020, In : International Health. 12, 2, p. 95-100 6 p.

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

• Testing a self-determination theory model of healthy eating in a South African township

  De Man, J., Wouters, E., Delobelle, P., Puoane, T., Daivadanam, M., Absetz, P., Remmen, R. & van Olmen, J., 2020, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 11, p. 2181 9 p., 2181.

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

• The absence of C-5 DNA methylation in Leishmania donovani allows DNA enrichment from complex samples

  Cuypers, B., Dumetz, F., Meysman, P., Laukens, K., De Muylder, G., Dujardin, J-C. & Domagalska, M. A., 2020, In : Microorganisms. 8, 8

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

  • Leishmania donovani
  • DNA Methylation
  • Leishmania
  • DNA
  • Methylation

• The Burden of Malnutrition and Fatal COVID-19: A Global Burden of Disease Analysis

  Mertens, E. & Peñalvo, J. L., 2020, In : Frontiers in Nutrition. 7, p. 619850

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Coronavirus
  • Malnutrition
  • Vitamin A Deficiency
  • Body Mass Index
  • Global Burden of Disease

• The challenge of equitable quality mental, neurological, substance-use care and coverage: a local health systems analysis in eastern Uganda

  Sarkar, N., 2020, Amsterdam: VU Amsterdam. 365 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

  Open Access

  • Uganda
  • Systems Analysis
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Health
  • Substance-Related Disorders

• The complex health seeking pathway of a human African trypanosomiasis patient in Côte d'Ivoire underlines the need of setting up passive surveillance systems

  Koné, M., N'Gouan, E. K., Kaba, D., Koffi, M., Kouakou, L., N'Dri, L., Kouamé, C. M., Nanan, V. K., Tapé, G. A., Coulibaly, B., Courtin, F., Ahouty, B., Djohan, V., Bucheton, B., Solano, P., Büscher, P., Lejon, V. & Jamonneau, V., 2020, In : PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 9, p. e0008588

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

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  • African Trypanosomiasis
  • Health
  • Trypanosomiasis
  • Serologic Tests
  • Nervous System Diseases

• The COVID-19 pandemic: diverse contexts; different epidemics-how and why?

  Van Damme, W., Dahake, R., Delamou, A., Ingelbeen, B., Wouters, E., Vanham, G., van de Pas, R., Dossou, J-P., Ir, P., Abimbola, S., Van der Borght, S., Narayanan, D., Bloom, G., Van Engelgem, I., Ag Ahmed, M. A., Kiendrébéogo, J. A., Verdonck, K., De Brouwere, V., Bello, K., Kloos, H. & 8 others, Aaby, P., Kalk, A., Al-Awlaqi, S., Prashanth, N. S., Muyembe-Tamfum, J-J., Mbala, P., Ahuka-Mundeke, S. & Assefa, Y., 2020, In : BMJ Global Health . 5, 7, 16 p.

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

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  • Pandemics
  • Coronavirus
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Uncertainty
  • China
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• The current landscape of pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery models for HIV prevention: a scoping review

  Vanhamel, J., Rotsaert, A., Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., Van Landeghem, E. & Vuylsteke, B., 2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 704

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

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  • HIV
  • Telemedicine
  • Population
  • Literature
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
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• The diversity of lipopolysaccharide (O) and capsular polysaccharide (K) antigens of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae in a multi-country collection

  Choi, M., Hegerle, N., Nkeze, J., Sen, S., Jamindar, S., Nasrin, S., Sen, S., Permala-Booth, J., Sinclair, J., Tapia, M. D., Johnson, J. K., Mamadou, S., Thaden, J. T., Fowler, V. G., Aguilar, A., Terán, E., Decre, D., Morel, F., Krogfelt, K. A., Brauner, A. & 13 others, Protonotariou, E., Christaki, E., Shindo, Y., Lin, Y-T., Kwa, A. L., Shakoor, S., Singh-Moodley, A., Perovic, O., Jacobs, J., Lunguya, O., Simon, R., Cross, A. S. & Tennant, S. M., 2020, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, p. 1249

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

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  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • O Antigens
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction

• The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS, and prednisone on lung function

  Stek, C., Allwood, B., Du Bruyn, E., Buyze, J., Schutz, C., Thienemann, F., Lombard, A., Wilkinson, R. J., Meintjes, G. & Lynen, L., 2020, In : European Respiratory Journal. 55, 3, 10 p., 1901692.

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

  • Prednisone
  • Tuberculosis
  • HIV
  • Lung
  • Spirometry

• The effect of leadership on public service motivation: a multiple embedded case study in Morocco

  Belrhiti, Z., Van Damme, W., Belalia, A. & Marchal, B., 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 1, p. e033010

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

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  • Morocco
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Culture
  • Nurse Administrators
  • United States Public Health Service
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• The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, pre- and post-implementation of national malaria control efforts

  Kattenberg, J. H., Gumal, D. L., Ome-Kaius, M., Kiniboro, B., Philip, M., Jally, S., Kasian, B., Sambale, N., Siba, P. M., Karl, S., Barry, A. E., Felger, I., Kazura, J. W., Mueller, I. & Robinson, L. J., 2020, In : Malaria Journal. 19, 1, p. 198

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

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  • Plasmodium vivax
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Malaria
  • Epidemiology

• The epidemiology of tuberculosis-associated hyperglycemia in individuals newly screened for type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

  Menon, S., Rossi, R., Dusabimana, A., Zdraveska, N., Bhattacharyya, S. & Francis, J., 2020, In : BMC Infectious Diseases. 20, 1, 14 p., 937.

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

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• The Forrest Gump approach to preventing severe COVID-19 - reverse the predisposing pro-inflammatory state with exercise

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : Microbes and Infection. 22, 4-5, p. 151-153 3 p.

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

• The impact of COVID-19 on chronic care according to providers: a qualitative study among primary care practices in Belgium

  Danhieux, K., Buffel, V., Pairon, A., Benkheil, A., Remmen, R., Wouters, E. & van Olmen, J., 2020, In : Family Practice. 21, 1, 6 p., 255.

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

• The impact of maternal HIV infection on the burden of respiratory syncytial virus among pregnant women and their infants, western Kenya

  Nyawanda, B. O., Otieno, N. A., Otieno, M. O., Emukule, G. O., Bigogo, G., Onyango, C. O., Lidechi, S., Nyaundi, J., Langley, G. E., Widdowson, M-A. & Chaves, S. S., 2020, In : Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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

  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
  • Kenya
  • HIV Infections
  • Pregnant Women
  • Mothers

• 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., 28-Aug-2020, In : AIDS and Behavior.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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

• The importance of visual inspection in national quality assurance systems for medicines

  Ali, G. K. M., Ravinetto, R. & Alfald, A. A., 2020, In : Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. 13, p. 52

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

  Open Access

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• The Mini-Lab: accessible clinical bacteriology for low-resource settings

  Mini-Lab Sci Comm, 2020, In : Lancet Microbe. 1, 2, p. E56-E58 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

• The perceived impact of isoniazid resistance on outcome of first-line rifampicin-throughout regimens is largely due to missed rifampicin resistance

  Van Deun, A., Decroo, T., Kya Jai Maug, A., Hossain, M. A., Gumusboga, M., Mulders, W., Ortuño-Gutiérrez, N., Lynen, L., de Jong, B. C. & Rieder, H. L., 2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 5, p. e0233500

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

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  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin
  • Retreatment
  • Tuberculosis
  • Bangladesh
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• The physician and professionalism today: challenges to and strategies for ethical professional medical practice

  Unger, J-P., Morales, I., De Paepe, P. & Roland, M., 2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 5 p., 1069.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  Open Access

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• The Plasma Mobile, 'A gift from heaven': the impact of health technology transfer on trial perceptions and expectations during the Ebola-Tx Trial, Conakry

  Marí Sáez, A., Ronse, M., Delamou, A., Haba, N., Bigey, F., van Griensven, J. & Peeters Grietens, K., 2020, In : PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 4, p. e0008206

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

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  • Technology Transfer
  • Gift Giving
  • Biomedical Technology
  • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Technology
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• The prominence of asymptomatic superspreaders in transmission mean universal face masking should be part of COVID-19 de-escalation strategies

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 97, p. 21-22 2 p.

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

• The serostatus approach to fighting COVID-19

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 94, p. 53-54 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), Severe Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa (SETA), Surveillance of Enteric Fever in India (SEFI), and Strategic Typhoid Alliance Across Africa and Asia (STRATAA) population-based enteric fever studies: a review of methodological similarities and differences

  Carey, M. E., MacWright, W. R., Im, J., Meiring, J. E., Gibani, M. M., Park, S. E., Longley, A., Jeon, H. J., Hemlock, C., Yu, A. T., Soura, A., Aiemjoy, K., Owusu-Dabo, E., Terferi, M., Islam, S., Lunguya, O., Jacobs, J., Gordon, M., Dolecek, C., Baker, S. & 19 others, Pitzer, V. E., Yousafzai, M. T., Tonks, S., Clemens, J. D., Date, K., Qadri, F., Heyderman, R. S., Saha, S. K., Basnyat, B., Okeke, I. N., Qamar, F. N., Voysey, M., Luby, S., Kang, G., Andrews, J., Pollard, A. J., John, J., Garrett, D. & Marks, F., 2020, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 71, Supplement_2, p. S102-S110

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

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  • Salmonella Infections
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines
  • India
  • Conjugate Vaccines
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• The unfinished story of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: the right anti-inflammatory dose at the right moment?

  Dauby, N. & Bottieau, E., 2020, In : International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 103, p. 1-2 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• The vaginal microbiota among adolescent girls in Tanzania around the time of sexual debut

  Francis, S. C., Crucitti, T., Smekens, T., Hansen, C. H., Andreasen, A., Jespers, V., Hardy, L., Irani, J., Changalucha, J., Baisley, K., Hayes, R., Watson-Jones, D. & Buvé, A., 2020, In : Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10, p. 305

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

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  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Tanzania
  • Microbiota
  • Neuraminidase
  • Biofilms
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• The virulence factor urease and its unexplored role in the metabolism of Cryptococcus neoformans

  Toplis, B., Bosch, C., Schwartz, I. S., Kenyon, C., Boekhout, T., Perfect, J. R. & Botha, A., 2020, In : FEMS Yeast Research. 20, 4

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

  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Urease
  • Virulence Factors
  • Urea
  • Arginase

• The Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium: a global initiative to estimate the effects of exposure to Zika virus during pregnancy on adverse fetal, infant, and child health outcomes

  Zika Virus Individual Participant, 2020, In : Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 5, 4, 7 p., 152.

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

• To pool or not to pool samples for sexually transmitted infections detection in men who have sex with men? An evaluation of a new pooling method using the GeneXpert instrument in West-Africa

  CohMSM-PrEP pooling study group, 2020, In : Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47, 8, p. 556-561 6 p.

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

  • Western Africa
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Asymptomatic Infections

• Towards a multilevel governance framework on the implementation of patient rights in health facilities: a protocol for a systematic scoping review

  Putturaj, M., Van Belle, S., Criel, B., Engel, N., Krumeich, A., B Nagendrappa, P. & Prashanth, N. S., 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. e038927

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

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  • Health Facilities
  • Patient Rights
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Literature
  • Quality of Health Care
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• Towards healthy and environmentally sustainable diets for European consumers

  Mertens, E., 2020

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

• Towards the trachoma elimination target in the southern region of Ethiopia: how well is the SAFE strategy being implemented?

  Asfaw, M., Zolfo, M., Negussu, N., Tadesse, F., Tadele, T., Sisay, A., Seyum, D., Gezmu, T., Senkoro, M., Owiti, P. & Adriaensen, W., 2020, In : Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 14, 6.1, p. 3S-9S 7 p.

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

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  • Trachoma
  • Ethiopia
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Neglected Diseases

• To what extent should we rely on antibiotics to reduce high gonococcal prevalence? Historical insights from mass-meningococcal campaigns

  Kenyon, C., 2020, In : PLoS Pathogens. 9, 2, 7 p., 134.

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

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  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Vaccines
  • Randomized Controlled Trials

• Translating drug resistant tuberculosis treatment guidelines to reality in war-torn Kandahar, Afghanistan: a retrospective cohort study

  Mesic, A., Khan, W. H., Lenglet, A., Lynen, L., Ishaq, S., Phyu, E. H. H., Mar, H. T., Oraegbu, A., Seddiq, M. K., Amirzada, H. K., Fernhout, J., Kamau, C., Ariti, C., Gomez, D. & Decroo, T., 2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 8, p. e0237787

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

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  • Afghanistan
  • Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Rifampin
  • Cohort Studies
  • Retrospective Studies

• Transmission of NS5A-inhibitor resistance-associated substitutions among men who have sex with men recently infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1a

  Popping, S., Verwijs, R., Cuypers, L., Claassen, M., van den Berk, G., De Weggheleire, A., Arends, J., Boerekamps, A., Molenkamp, R., Koopmans, M., Verbon, A., Boucher, C., Rijnders, B. & van de Vijver, D., 2020, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 71, 8, p. e215-e217 3 p.

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

  • Hepacivirus
  • Genotype
  • Antiviral Agents

• Traveller exposures to animals: a GeoSentinel analysis

  GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, 2020, In : Journal of Travel Medicine. 27, 7, 7 p., 010.

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

• Travel-related hepatitis E: a two decade GeoSentinel analysis

  Nicolini, L. A., Stoney, R. J., Vecchia, A. D., Grobusch, M., Gautret, P., Angelo, K. M., van Genderen, P. J. J., Bottieau, E., Leder, K., Asgeirsson, H., Leung, D., Connor, B., Pandey, P., Toscanini, F., Gobbi, F., Castelli, F., Bassetti, M. & Hamer, D. H., 2020, In : Journal of Travel Medicine. 27, 7

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

  • Hepatitis E
  • Hepatitis E virus
  • Virus Diseases
  • Serology
  • Referral and Consultation

• Trends in contraceptive use, unmet need and associated factors of modern contraceptive use among urban adolescents and young women in Guinea

  Sidibe, S., Delamou, A., Camara, B. S., Dioubate, N., Manet, H., El Ayadi, A. M., Benova, L. & Kouanda, S., 2020, In : BMC Public Health. 20, 1, 10 p., 1840.

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

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• 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., 2020, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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

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