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Piet Cools
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Results
2024
Vaccine hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose among nursing home staff fully vaccinated with the primary vaccination course in Belgium
Marina Digregorio
Pauline Van Ngoc
Simon Delogne
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Nadia Dardenne
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine De Burghgraeve
Anja Coen
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
VACCINE: X
2024
2023
A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a case study
Luc E Coffeng
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Matthew Denwood
Marco Albonico
Shaali M Ame
Mio Ayana
Daniel Dana
Giuseppe Cringoli
Sake J de Vlas
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2023
Comparison between the Roche Cobas 4800 human papillomavirus (HPV), Abbott RealTime high-risk HPV, Seegene Anyplex II HPV28, and novel Seegene Allplex II HPV28 assays for high-risk HPV detection and genotyping in mocked self-samples
Margo Bell
Bo Verberckmoes
Janne Devolder
Heleen Vermandere
Olivier Degomme
Yasmin Medeiros Guimarães
Luani Rezende Godoy
Elena Ambrosino
Piet Cools
Elizaveta Padalko
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
2023
Evaluation of a smartphone‐operated point‐of‐care device using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification technology for rapid and remote detection of SARS‐CoV‐2
Eline Meyers
JeongHo Park
Anja Coen
LEEN RAMAN
Stefan Heytens
Joowon Rhee
Elizaveta Padalko
Piet Cools
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
2023
Evaluation of genome skimming to detect and characterise human and livestock helminths
Marina Papaiakovou
Natalia Fraija-Fernández
Katherine James
Andrew G. Briscoe
Andie Hall
Timothy P. Jenkins
Julia Dunn
Bruno Levecke
Zeleke Mekonnen
Piet Cools
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
2023
Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Heidi Janssens
Stefan Heytens
Eline Meyers
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Piet Cools
Tom Geens
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2023
No significant association between 25-OH vitamin D status and SARS-VoV-2 antibody response after COVID-19 vaccination in nursing home residents and staff
Eline Meyers
Evelien De Smet
Hanne Vercruysse
Steven Callens
Elizaveta Padalko
Stefan Heytens
Linos Vandekerckhove
Piet Cools
Wojciech Witkowski
A1
Journal Article
in
VACCINES
2023
Pooling isolates to address the diversity in antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
Sara Van den Bossche
Emmanuel Abatih
Lucia Grassi
Emma De Broe
Petra Rigole
Jerina Boelens
JORIS VAN CAENEGEM
Bruno Verhasselt
Iris Janssens
Eva Van Braeckel
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
2023
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Eline Meyers
Liselore De Rop
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Tine De Burghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Digregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
2023
Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health
Judith Brusselmans
An De Sutter
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Hans Verstraelen
Piet Cools
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC WOMENS HEALTH
2023
Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy : agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms
Amy Sturt
Henrietta Bristowe
Emily Webb
Isaiah Hansingo
Comfort Phiri
Maina Mudenda
Joyce Mapani
Tobias Mweene
Bruno Levecke
Piet Cools
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
WELLCOME OPEN RESEARCH
2023
2022
Changes in concentrations of cervicovaginal immune mediators across the menstrual cycle : a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data
SM Hughes
CN Levy
R Katz
EM Lokken
MN Anahtar
MB Hall
F Bradley
PE Castle
V Cortez
GF Doncel
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MEDICINE
2022
Declining prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among vaccinated nursing home residents and staff six months after the primary BNT162b2 vaccination campaign in Belgium : a prospective cohort study
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine De Burghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Digregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
VIRUSES-BASEL
2022
Diagnostic performance of the SARS-CoV-2 S1RBD IgG ELISA (immunodiagnostics) for the quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies on dried blood spots
Eline Meyers
Anja Coen
An De Sutter
Elizaveta Padalko
Steven Callens
Linos Vandekerckhove
Wojciech Witkowski
Stefan Heytens
Piet Cools
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
2022
Humoral and cellular responses to COVID-19 vaccination indicate the need for post-vaccination testing in frail population
Wojciech Witkowski
Sarah Gerlo
Evelien De Smet
Magdalena Wejda
Delphine Acar
Steven Callens
Stefan Heytens
Elizaveta Padalko
Hannelore Vercruysse
Piet Cools
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
VACCINES
2022
Optimization of propidium monoazide qPCR (viability-qPCR) to quantify the killing by the Gardnerella-specific endolysin PM-477, directly in vaginal samples from women with bacterial vaginosis
Agnieszka Łątka
Leen Van Simaey
Marijke Reynders
Piet Cools
Tess Rogier
Barbara Lebbe
Lorenzo Corsini
Christine Landlinger
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
2022
Pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among staff and residents of nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) in fall 2020
Heidi Janssens
Stefan Heytens
Eline Meyers
Ellen De Schepper
An De Sutter
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Asangwing Formukong
Sara Keirse
Elizaveta Padalko
Tom Geens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
2022
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents in March 2022 : brief communication on results of the scope-2 study (SARS-COV-2 seroprevalence)
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Elza Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine De Burghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Di Gregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Laëtitia Buret
et al.
Report
2022
Second-trimester vaginal microbiota disruption and adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guy Mulinganya
Steven Callens
Piet Cools
Ghislain Balaluka Bisimwa
Dissertation
2022
The presence of hemoglobin in cervicovaginal lavage is not associated with genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from the BILHIV study
Amy S. Sturt
Emily L. Webb
Comfort R. Phiri
Joyce Mapani
Maina Mudenda
Lisa Himschoot
Eyrun F. Kjetland
Tobias Mweene
Bruno Levecke
Govert J. van Dam
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2022
Vaccine hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in a random national sample of Belgian nursing home staff members
Marina Digregorio
Pauline Van Ngoc
Simon Delogne
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine De Burghgraeve
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
VACCINES
2022
2021
Ascaris lumbricoides eggs or artefacts? A diagnostic conundrum
M. P. Maurelli
L. C. Alves
C. S. Aggarwal
P. Cociancic
Bruno Levecke
Piet Cools
A. Montresor
D. Ianniello
L. Gualdieri
G. Cringoli
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PARASITOLOGY
2021
Association of female genital schistosomiasis with the cervicovaginal microbiota and sexually transmitted infections in zambian women
Amy S Sturt
Emily L Webb
Lisa Himschoot
Comfort R Phiri
Joyce Mapani
Maina Mudenda
Eyrun F Kjetland
Tobias Mweene
Bruno Levecke
Govert J van Dam
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2021
Cervicovaginal immune activation in Zambian women with female genital schistosomiasis
Amy S. Sturt
Emily L. Webb
Catriona Patterson
Comfort R. Phiri
Tobias Mweene
Eyrun F. Kjetland
Maina Mudenda
Joyce Mapani
Mable M. Mutengo
James Chipeta
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
2021
Characterization of the β-tubulin gene family in Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum and its implication for the molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance
Sara Roose
Russell W. Avramenko
Stephen M. J. Pollo
James D. Wasmuth
Shaali Ame
Mio Ayana Heda
Martha Betson
Piet Cools
Daniel Dana Medebo
Ben P. Jones
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2021
Comparison of dried blood spots and venous blood for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a population of nursing home residents
Eline Meyers
Stefan Heytens
Asangwing Formukong
Hanne Vercruysse
An De Sutter
Tom Geens
Kenneth Hofkens
Heidi Janssens
Eveline Nys
Elizaveta Padalko
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
2021
Effect of booster dose on the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among nursing home residents : brief communication on results of the SCOPE study : december 2021
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine Deburghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Di Gregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
Report
2021
Etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis and antibiotic resistance in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guy M Mulinganya
Maud Claeys
Serge Z Balolebwami
Bertrand A Bamuleke
Jules I Mongane
Jerina Boelens
Joris Delanghe
Daniel De Vos
Richard M Kambale
Ghislain B Maheshe
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2021
Evaluation of a turbidimetric C-reactive protein assay to monitor early-onset neonatal sepsis in South Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
G Mulinganya
S Balolebwami
S Zigabe
J Mongane
I Nianci
A Burume
E Hendwa
F Kampara
G Maheshe
A Sadiki Kishabongo
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
2021
Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure
Martin Walker
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali M. Ame
Mio Ayana Heda
D Dana
Jennifer Keiser
Leonardo F. Matoso
Antonio Montresor
Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2021
Prevalence, risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes of second trimester bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guy Mulinganya
Annelies De Vulder
G Bisimwa
Jerina Boelens
Geert Claeys
Karen De Keyser
Daniel De Vos
E Hendwa
F Kampara
Y Kujirakwinja
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2021
Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and control programs : toward a universal standard
Piet Cools
Johnny Vlaminck
Jaco J. Verweij
Bruno Levecke
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 1 : februari 2021
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine Deburghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Di Gregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
Report
2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 2 : april 2021
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine Deburghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Di Gregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
Report
2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium in August 2021 : brief communication on preliminary results of the SCOPE study
Eline Meyers
Ellen Deschepper
Els Duysburgh
Liselore De Rop
Tine Deburghgraeve
Pauline Van Ngoc
Marina Di Gregorio
Simon Delogne
Anja Coen
Nele De Clercq
et al.
Report
2021
2020
An in-depth report of quality control on Kato-Katz and data entry in four clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Mio Ayana
Daniel Dana Medebo
Jennifer Keiser
Leonardo F. Matoso
Antonio Montresor
Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2020
Emerging macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium
Piet Cools
Elizaveta Padalko
Editorial material
2020
First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides : a pilot study
Piet Cools
Lisette van Lieshout
Rob Koelewijn
David Addiss
Sitara S. R. Ajjampur
Mio Ayana Heda
Richard S. Bradbury
Jason L. Cantera
Daniel Dana Medebo
Kerstin Fischer
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2020
Gardnerella vaginalis enhances Atopobium vaginae viability in an in vitro model
Joana Castro
Aliona S. Rosca
Piet Cools
Mario Vaneechoutte
Nuno Cerca
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
2020
Identifying thresholds to classify moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth intensity infections for FECPAK(G2), McMaster, Mini-FLOTAC and qPCR
Bruno Levecke
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Cecile Angebault
Mio Ayana Heda
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jeffrey M. Bethony
Giuseppe Cringoli
Daniel Dana Medebo
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2020
Impact of different sampling schemes for decision making in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs
Luc E Coffeng
Veronica Malizia
Carolin Vegvari
Piet Cools
Katherine E Halliday
Bruno Levecke
Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane
Paul M Gichuki
Somphou Sayasone
Rajiv Sarkar
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2020
Piloting a surveillance system to monitor the global patterns of drug efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminth control programs : a Starworms study protocol
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Thipphavanh Chanthapaseuth
Vanisaveth Viengxay
Dung Do Trung
Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana
Elias Asuming-Brempong
Mohammad Jahirul Karim
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
GATES OPEN RESEARCH
2020
The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030
Antonio Montresor
Denise Mupfasoni
Alexei Mikhailov
Pauline Mwinzi
Ana Lucianez
Mohamed Jamsheed
Elkan Gasimov
Supriya Warusavithana
Aya Yajima
Zeno Bisoffi
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2020
2019
Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods
Piet Cools
Alexandr Nemec
Peter Kämpfer
Mario Vaneechoutte
Bookchapter
in
Manual of clinical microbiology
2019
Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis
Simon Chengo Masha
Collins Owuor
Joyce Mwongeli Ngoi
Piet Cools
Eduard J Sanders
Mario Vaneechoutte
Tania Crucitti
Etienne P de Villiers
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2019
Comparison of four DNA extraction and three preservation protocols for the molecular detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in stool
Mio Ayana Heda
Piet Cools
Zeleke Mekonnen
Abdissa Biruksew
Daniel Dana Medebo
Nour Rashwan
Roger Prichard
Johnny Vlaminck
Jaco J Verweij
Bruno Levecke
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2019
Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries
Piet Cools
Johnny Vlaminck
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Mio Ayana Heda
Barrios Perez José Antonio
Giuseppe Cringoli
Daniel Dana Medebo
Jennifer Keiser
Maria P Maurelli
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2019
Emended description of Gardnerella vaginalis and description of Gardnerella leopoldii sp. nov., Gardnerella piotii sp. nov. and Gardnerella swidsinskii sp. nov., with delineation of 13 genomic species within the genus Gardnerella
Mario Vaneechoutte
Alexandr Guschin
Leen Van Simaey
Yannick Gansemans
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Piet Cools
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2019
Prevalence, risk factors and associated adverse pregnancy outcome of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Annelies De Vulder
Guy Mulinganya
Jerina Boelens
Geert Claeys
Erick Hendwa
Yvette Kujirakwinja
Freddy Kampara
Jules Mongane
Innocent Mubalama
Mario Vaneechoutte
et al.
C3
Conference
2019
Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Mio Ayana Heda
Giuseppe Cringoli
Daniel Dana Medebo
Jennifer Keiser
Maria P Maurelli
Leonardo F Matoso
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2019
Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV infection acquisition : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Simon Chengo Masha
Piet Cools
Eduard J Sanders
Mario Vaneechoutte
Tania Crucitti
A1
Journal Article
in
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
2019
Ultra-fast, sensitive and quantitative on-chip detection of group B streptococci in clinical samples
Qing Cai
Maarten Fauvart
Rodrigo Sergio Wiederkehr
Benjamin Jones
Piet Cools
Peter Goos
Mario Vaneechoutte
Tim Stakenborg
A1
Journal Article
in
TALANTA
2019
2018
Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance : a Starworms study protocol
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Mio Ayana
Jeffrey Bethony
Giuseppe Cringoli
Daniel Dana
Jennifer Keiser
Maria P Maurelli
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2018
Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool
Wendelin Moser
Oliver Bärenbold
Greg J Mirams
Piet Cools
Johnny Vlaminck
Said M Ali
Shaali M Ame
Jan Hattendorf
Penelope Vounatsou
Bruno Levecke
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2018
Modification and optimization of the FECPAKG2 protocol for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in human stool
Mio Ayana
Johnny Vlaminck
Piet Cools
Shaali Ame
Marco Albonico
Daniel Dana
Jennifer Keiser
Helen Manly
Leonardo F Matoso
Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
2018
Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth control programs : four potential applications
Piet Cools
Jaco J Verweij
Mio Ayana
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
Daniel Dana
Jennifer Keiser
Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane
Somphou Sayasone
Jozef Vercruysse
et al.
C3
Conference
2018
The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans
Bruno Levecke
Alice V Easton
Piet Cools
Marco Albonico
Shaali Ame
John S Gilleard
Jennifer Keiser
Antonio Montresor
Roger Prichard
Johnny Vlaminck
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE
2018
Urogenital pathogens, associated with Trichomonas vaginalis, among pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya : a nested case-control study
Simon Chengo Masha
Piet Cools
Patrick Descheemaeker
Marijke Reynders
Eduard J Sanders
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2018
2017
A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa
Vicky Jespers
Jordan Kyongo
Sarah Joseph
Liselotte Hardy
Piet Cools
Tania Crucitti
Mary Mwaura
Gilles Ndayisaba
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Jozefien Buyze
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2017
First international external quality assessment study for nucleic acid amplification tests for soil-transmitted helminths, Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma mansoni
Piet Cools
Jaap J van Hellemond
David Addis
Sitara Ajjampur
Mio Ayana
Richard Bradburry
Jason Canterry
Daniel Dana
Alison Elliott
Rubina Imtiaz
et al.
C3
Conference
2017
Group B Streptococcus and perinatal mortality
Piet Cools
Pierette Melin
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2017
HIV-exposed uninfected infants at increased risk for neonatal GBS disease : systematic review and meta-analysis
Piet Cools
Janneke van de Wijgert
Vicky Jespers
Tania Crucitti
Eduard Sanders
Hans Verstraelen
Mario Vaneechoutte
C3
Conference
2017
High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya
Simon Chengo Masha
Elizabeth Wahome
Mario Vaneechoutte
Piet Cools
Tania Crucitti
Eduard J Sanders
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2017
Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by actin gene sequence analysis and carriage of T. vaginalis viruses
Simon Chengo Masha
Piet Cools
Tania Crucitti
Eduard J Sanders
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
PARASITES & VECTORS
2017
Role of HIV exposure and infection in relation to neonatal GBS disease and rectovaginal GBS carriage : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Piet Cools
Janneke HHM van de Wijgert
Vicky Jespers
Tania Crucitti
Eduard J Sanders
Hans Verstraelen
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2017
The role of Escherichia coli in reproductive health : state of the art
Piet Cools
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2017
Vaginal colonization by Group B Streptococcus in different populations of African women : risk factors and relation with the vaginal microbiome and the cervicovaginal immune system
Piet Cools
Mario Vaneechoutte
Dissertation
2017
Women with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture : PCR-based quantification of Escherichia coli suggests infection in most cases
Stefan Heytens
An De Sutter
Liselotte Coorevits
Piet Cools
Jerina Boelens
Leen Van Simaey
Thierry Christiaens
Mario Vaneechoutte
Geert Claeys
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
2017
2016
A multi-country cross-sectional study of vaginal carriage of group B Streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in resource-poor settings : prevalences and risk factors
Piet Cools
Vicky Jespers
Liselotte Hardy
Tania Crucitti
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Mary Mwaura Mwaura
Gilles F Ndayisaba
Janneke HHM van de Wijgert
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2016
Epidemic Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain among Belgian cystic fibrosis patients and review of literature
Piet Cools
Erwin Ho
Katleen Vranckx
Petra Schelstraete
Bettina Wurth
Hilde Franckx
Greet Ieven
Leen Van Simaey
Sabine Van daele
Stijn Verhulst
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MICROBIOLOGY
2016
2015
A single clone of Achromobacter xylosoxidans colonizes Belgian cystic fibrosis patients from different centres
Piet Cools
E Ho
Petra Schelstraete
B Würth
H Franckx
Leen Van Simaey
Sabine Van daele
S Verhulst
Frans De Baets
Mario Vaneechoutte
C3
Conference
2015
Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods
Mario Vaneechoutte
Alexandr Nemec
Peter Kämpfer
Piet Cools
Georges Wauters
Bookchapter
in
Manual of clinical microbiology
2015
Cross-sectional analysis of selected genital tract immunological markers and molecular vaginal microbiota in Sub-Saharan African women, with relevance to HIV risk and prevention
Jordan K Kyongo
Tania Crucitti
Joris Menten
Liselotte Hardy
Piet Cools
Johan Michiels
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Mary Mwaura
Gilles Ndayisaba
Sarah Joseph
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY
2015
The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women
Vicky Jespers
Janneke van de Wijgert
Piet Cools
Rita Verhelst
Hans Verstraelen
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Mary Mwaura
Gilles F Ndayisaba
Kishor Mandaliya
Joris Menten
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2015
Validation of high resolution melting analysis (HRM) of the amplified ITS2 region for the detection and identification of yeasts from clinical samples : comparison with culture and MALDI-TOF based identification
Hans Duyvejonck
Piet Cools
Johan Decruyenaere
Kristien Roelens
Lucien Noens
Stefan Vermeulen
Geert Claeys
Ellen Decat
Els Van Mechelen
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2015
Validation of high resolution melting analysis (HRM) of the amplified ITS2 region for the detection and identification of yeasts from clinical samples : comparison with culture and MALDI-TOF based identification (vol 10, e0132149, 2015)
Hans Duyvejonck
Piet Cools
Johan Decruyenaere
Kristien Roelens
Lucien Noens
Stefan Vermeulen
Geert Claeys
Ellen Decat
Els Van Mechelen
Mario Vaneechoutte
Correction
2015
2014
Acinetobacter gandensis sp. nov. isolated from horse and cattle
Annemieke Smet
Piet Cools
Lenka Krizova
Martina Maixnerova
Ondrej Sedo
Freddy Haesebrouck
Marie Kempf
Alexandr Nemec
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Atopobium deltae sp. nov., isolated from blood of a patient with Fournier's gangrene
Piet Cools
Matthijs Oyaert
Mario Vaneechoutte
Emmanuel De Laere
Steven Vervaeke
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium tilburgii in a male immunocompromised patient
SARAH TEMMERMAN
Linos Vandekerckhove
ERICA SERMIJN
Dirk Vogelaers
Geert Claeys
Mario Vaneechoutte
Piet Cools
Steven Callens
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Dual disseminated infection with Nocardia farcinica and Mucor in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus : a case report
FREDERIK DE CLERCK
FLORENCE VAN RYCKEGHEM
Pieter Depuydt
Dominique Benoit
PATRICK DRUWE
Arnika Hugel
Geert Claeys
Piet Cools
Johan Decruyenaere
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS
2014
Sepsis with an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene
Matthijs Oyaert
Piet Cools
Joke Breyne
Gert Heyvaert
ANNE VANDEWIELE
Mario Vaneechoutte
Steven Vervaeke
Emmanuel De Laere
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
2014
2013
Edwardsiella tarda sepsis in a live-stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Piet Cools
Jan Haelters
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Geert Claeys
Jerina Boelens
Isabel Leroux-Roels
Mario Vaneechoutte
Pieter Deschaght
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2013
Strong correspondence of the vaginal and rectal load of group B streptococci in pregnant women
Nabil Abdullah El Aila
Piet Cools
Pieter Deschaght
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Geert Claeys
Mario Vaneechoutte
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
2013
2012
Longitudinal qPCR study of the dynamics of L. crispatus, L. iners, A. vaginae, (sialidase positive) G. vaginalis, and P. bivia in the vagina
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Inge Tency
Hans Verstraelen
Rita Verhelst
Marijke Trog
Marleen Temmerman
Leen Vancoillie
Ellen Decat
Piet Cools
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2012
2011
Atopobium
Piet Cools
Hans Verstraelen
Mario Vaneechoutte
Rita Verhelst
Bookchapter
in
Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens
2011
Comparison of culture with two different qPCR assays for detection of rectovaginal carriage of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in pregnant women
Nabil El Aila
Inge Tency
Geert Claeys
Hans Verstraelen
Pieter Deschaght
Ellen Decat
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Piet Cools
Marleen Temmerman
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2011
Gardnerella
Rita Verhelst
Hans Verstraelen
Piet Cools
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Marleen Temmerman
Mario Vaneechoutte
Bookchapter
in
Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens
2011
Longitudinal study of the dynamics of vaginal microflora during two consecutive menstrual cycles
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Piet Cools
Hans Verstraelen
Marijke Trog
Griet Missine
Nabil El Aila
Rita Verhelst
Inge Tency
Geert Claeys
Marleen Temmerman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2011
Strong correspondence in bacterial loads between the vagina and rectum of pregnant women
Nabil El Aila
Inge Tency
Bart Saerens
Ellen De Backer
Piet Cools
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Hans Verstraelen
Rita Verhelst
Marleen Temmerman
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2011
2010
Comparison of different sampling techniques and of different culture methods for detection of group B streptococcus carriage in pregnant women
Nabil El Aila
Inge Tency
Geert Claeys
Bart Saerens
Piet Cools
Hans Verstraelen
Marleen Temmerman
Rita Verhelst
Mario Vaneechoutte
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2010
2009
Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora
Nabil El Aila
Inge Tency
Geert Claeys
Hans Verstraelen
Bart Saerens
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago
Ellen De Backer
Piet Cools
Marleen Temmerman
Rita Verhelst
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2009