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2025

Biotin/avidin-free sandwich aptamer-based lateral flow assay (ALFA) for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis

Christine Aubrey C. JustoVasso SkouridouPiet CoolsGuy MulinganyaAlexandra Ibáñez-EscribanoCiara K. O'Sullivan

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in SENSORS & DIAGNOSTICS

Comparison and optimization of DNA extraction methods for human DNA from dried blood spot samples

Natalja Van BiesenPiet CoolsEline Meyers

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PEDIATRIC REPORTS

Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in nursing home residents in Belgium throughout three BNT162b2 vaccination rounds : 19-month follow-up

Eline MeyersLiselore De RopClaudia GioveniFien EngelsAnja CoenTine De BurghgraeveMarina DigregorioPauline Van NgocNele De ClercqLaetitia Buret et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINES

Prevalence and clinical correlates of Gardnerella spp., Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L. iners in pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lisa HimschootGuy MulinganyaTess RogierGhislain BisimwaFreddy KamparaYvette KujirakwinjaJules MonganeInnocent MubalamaSteven CallensMario Vaneechoutte et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY

Relationship between vaginal and gut microbiome and pregnancy outcomes in eastern Ethiopia : a protocol for a longitudinal maternal-infant cohort study (the EthiOMICS study)

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuDesalegn Admassu AyanaTara WilfongMerga DheresaTesfaye Assebe YadetaAkewok Sime NegesaYohannes Mulugeta DemmuTewodros TesfaTegbaru Nibrat AlemuTadesse Gure Eticha et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMJ OPEN

SARS-CoV-2 seroreversion and all-cause mortality in nursing home residents and staff post-primary course vaccination in Belgium between February and December 2021

Eline MeyersLiselore De RopEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghTine De BurghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina DigregorioAnja CoenNele De ClercqSteven Wallaert et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINE

2024

Average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization analysis following PromethION nanopore-based whole genome sequencing allows for accurate prokaryotic typing

Nick VersmessenMarieke MispelaereMarjolein VandekerckhoveCedric HermansJerina BoelensKatleen VranckxFilip Van NieuwerburghMario VaneechouttePaco HulpiauPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in DIAGNOSTICS

Comparison of DeNovix, NanoDrop and Qubit for DNA quantification and impurity detection of bacterial DNA extracts

Nick VersmessenLeen Van SimaeyAbel Abera NegashMarjolein VandekerckhovePaco HulpiauMario VaneechouttePiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in Belgian nursing home residents and staff two, four and six months after primary course BNT162b2 vaccination

Eline MeyersLiselore De RopFien EngelsClaudia GioveniAnja CoenTine De BurghgraeveMarina DigregorioPauline Van NgocNele De ClercqLaëtitia Buret et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINES

Free DNA partially clarifies discrepancies between qPCR and the conventional phage quantification method

Saar Van OverfeltHans DuyvejonckFemke BaekeRiet De RyckeMaya MerabishviliStefan VermeulenPiet CoolsMario VaneechoutteEls Van Mechelen

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Genomic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among pediatric patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abel Abera NegashAna FerreiraDaniel AsratAbraham AseffaPiet CoolsLeen Van SimaeyPaulina A HawkinsLesley McGeeMario VaneechoutteStephen D Bentley et al.

Microbiological evaluation of ultraviolet C light-emitting diodes for disinfection of medical instruments

Hannah SiweAnnelies AerssensMieke V. FlourSilke TernestLeen Van SimaeyDuncan VerstraetenAlain KalmarIsabel Leroux-RoelsPhilip MeulemanPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in HELIYON

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in nursing home staff and residents during the first SARS-CoV-2 wave in Flanders, Belgium

Liselore De RopHanne VercruysseUlysse AlenusJudith BrusselmansSteven CallensMaud ClaeysNimphe De CoenePeter PersynElizaveta PadalkoStefan Heytens et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VIRUSES-BASEL

Second trimester vaginal Candida colonization among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo : prevalence, clinical correlates, risk factors and pregnancy outcomes

Mulumeoderhwa Guy MulinganyaKaren De KeyserIrenge Jules MonganeMirindi Freddy KamparaAnnelies De VulderJerina BoelensHans DuyvejonckErick HendwaBisimwa Yvette KujirakwinjaBalaluka Ghislain Bisimwa et al.

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMENS HEALTH

Short- and long-term stability of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies on dried blood spots under different storage conditions

Eline MeyersAnja CoenElizaveta PadalkoPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

Vaccine hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose among nursing home staff fully vaccinated with the primary vaccination course in Belgium

Marina DigregorioPauline Van NgocSimon DelogneEline MeyersEllen DeschepperNadia DardenneEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine De BurghgraeveAnja Coen et al.

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINE: X

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 CoffengJohnny VlaminckPiet CoolsMatthew DenwoodMarco AlbonicoShaali M AmeMio AyanaDaniel DanaGiuseppe CringoliSake J de Vlas et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

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 BellBo VerberckmoesJanne DevolderHeleen VermandereOlivier DegommeYasmin Medeiros GuimarãesLuani Rezende GodoyElena AmbrosinoPiet CoolsElizaveta Padalko

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

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 MeyersJeongHo ParkAnja CoenLeen RamanStefan HeytensJoowon RheeElizaveta PadalkoPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Evaluation of genome skimming to detect and characterise human and livestock helminths

Marina PapaiakovouNatalia Fraija-FernándezKatherine JamesAndrew G. BriscoeAndie HallTimothy P. JenkinsJulia DunnBruno LeveckeZeleke MekonnenPiet Cools et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

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 JanssensStefan HeytensEline MeyersBrecht DevleesschauwerPiet CoolsTom Geens

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

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 MeyersEvelien De SmetHanne VercruysseSteven CallensElizaveta PadalkoStefan HeytensLinos VandekerckhovePiet CoolsWojciech Witkowski

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINES

Pooling isolates to address the diversity in antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis

Sara Van den BosscheEmmanuel AbatihLucia GrassiEmma De BroePetra RigoleJerina BoelensJoris Van CaenegemBruno VerhasseltIris JanssensEva Van Braeckel et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Eline MeyersLiselore De RopEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghTine De BurghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina DigregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health

Judith BrusselmansAn De SutterBrecht DevleesschauwerHans VerstraelenPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC WOMENS HEALTH

Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy : agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms

Amy SturtHenrietta BristoweEmily WebbIsaiah HansingoComfort PhiriMaina MudendaJoyce MapaniTobias MweeneBruno LeveckePiet Cools et al.

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in WELLCOME OPEN RESEARCH

2022

Changes in concentrations of cervicovaginal immune mediators across the menstrual cycle : a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

SM HughesCN LevyR KatzEM LokkenMN AnahtarMB HallF BradleyPE CastleV CortezGF Doncel et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC MEDICINE

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 MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine De BurghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina DigregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VIRUSES-BASEL

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 MeyersAnja CoenAn De SutterElizaveta PadalkoSteven CallensLinos VandekerckhoveWojciech WitkowskiStefan HeytensPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY

Humoral and cellular responses to COVID-19 vaccination indicate the need for post-vaccination testing in frail population

Wojciech WitkowskiSarah GerloEvelien De SmetMagdalena WejdaDelphine AcarSteven CallensStefan HeytensElizaveta PadalkoHannelore VercruyssePiet Cools et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINES

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 ŁątkaLeen Van SimaeyMarijke ReyndersPiet CoolsTess RogierBarbara LebbeLorenzo CorsiniChristine LandlingerMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL

Pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among staff and residents of nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) in fall 2020

Heidi JanssensStefan HeytensEline MeyersEllen De SchepperAn De SutterBrecht DevleesschauwerAsangwing FormukongSara KeirseElizaveta PadalkoTom Geens et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

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 MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine De BurghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina Di GregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenLaëtitia Buret et al.

Second-trimester vaginal microbiota disruption and adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guy MulinganyaSteven CallensPiet CoolsGhislain Balaluka Bisimwa

The presence of hemoglobin in cervicovaginal lavage is not associated with genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from the BILHIV study

Amy S. SturtEmily L. WebbComfort R. PhiriJoyce MapaniMaina MudendaLisa HimschootEyrun F. KjetlandTobias MweeneBruno LeveckeGovert J. van Dam et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Vaccine hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in a random national sample of Belgian nursing home staff members

Marina DigregorioPauline Van NgocSimon DelogneEline MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine De BurghgraeveAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VACCINES

2021

Ascaris lumbricoides eggs or artefacts? A diagnostic conundrum

M. P. MaurelliL. C. AlvesC. S. AggarwalP. CociancicBruno LeveckePiet CoolsA. MontresorD. IannielloL. GualdieriG. Cringoli et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PARASITOLOGY

Association of female genital schistosomiasis with the cervicovaginal microbiota and sexually transmitted infections in Zambian women

Amy S SturtEmily L WebbLisa HimschootComfort R PhiriJoyce MapaniMaina MudendaEyrun F KjetlandTobias MweeneBruno LeveckeGovert J van Dam et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cervicovaginal immune activation in Zambian women with female genital schistosomiasis

Amy S. SturtEmily L. WebbCatriona PattersonComfort R. PhiriTobias MweeneEyrun F. KjetlandMaina MudendaJoyce MapaniMable M. MutengoJames Chipeta et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of the β-tubulin gene family in Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum and its implication for the molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance

Sara RooseRussell W. AvramenkoStephen M. J. PolloJames D. WasmuthShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaMartha BetsonPiet CoolsDaniel Dana MedeboBen P. Jones et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Comparison of dried blood spots and venous blood for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a population of nursing home residents

Eline MeyersStefan HeytensAsangwing FormukongHanne VercruysseAn De SutterTom GeensKenneth HofkensHeidi JanssensEveline NysElizaveta Padalko et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

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 MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine DeburghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina Di GregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

Etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis and antibiotic resistance in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guy M MulinganyaMaud ClaeysSerge Z BalolebwamiBertrand A BamulekeJules I MonganeJerina BoelensJoris DelangheDaniel De VosRichard M KambaleGhislain B Maheshe et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of a turbidimetric C-reactive protein assay to monitor early-onset neonatal sepsis in South Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

G MulinganyaS BalolebwamiS ZigabeJ MonganeI NianciA BurumeE HendwaF KamparaG MahesheA Sadiki Kishabongo et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure

Martin WalkerPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali M. AmeMio Ayana HedaD DanaJennifer KeiserLeonardo F. MatosoAntonio MontresorZeleke Mekonnen Kurmane et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Prevalence, risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes of second trimester bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guy MulinganyaAnnelies De VulderG BisimwaJerina BoelensGeert ClaeysKaren De KeyserDaniel De VosE HendwaF KamparaY Kujirakwinja et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and control programs : toward a universal standard

Piet CoolsJohnny VlaminckJaco J. VerweijBruno Levecke

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 1 : februari 2021

Eline MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine DeburghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina Di GregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 2 : april 2021

Eline MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine DeburghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina Di GregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

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 MeyersEllen DeschepperEls DuysburghLiselore De RopTine DeburghgraevePauline Van NgocMarina Di GregorioSimon DelogneAnja CoenNele De Clercq et al.

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 VlaminckPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio AyanaDaniel Dana MedeboJennifer KeiserLeonardo F. MatosoAntonio MontresorZeleke Mekonnen Kurmane et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Emerging macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium

Piet CoolsElizaveta Padalko

Redactioneel materiaal

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 CoolsLisette van LieshoutRob KoelewijnDavid AddissSitara S. R. AjjampurMio Ayana HedaRichard S. BradburyJason L. CanteraDaniel Dana MedeboKerstin Fischer et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Gardnerella vaginalis enhances Atopobium vaginae viability in an in vitro model

Joana CastroAliona S. RoscaPiet CoolsMario VaneechoutteNuno Cerca

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY

Identifying thresholds to classify moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth intensity infections for FECPAK(G2), McMaster, Mini-FLOTAC and qPCR

Bruno LeveckePiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeCecile AngebaultMio Ayana HedaJerzy M. BehnkeJeffrey M. BethonyGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana Medebo et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Impact of different sampling schemes for decision making in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs

Luc E CoffengVeronica MaliziaCarolin VegvariPiet CoolsKatherine E HallidayBruno LeveckeZeleke Mekonnen KurmanePaul M GichukiSomphou SayasoneRajiv Sarkar et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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 VlaminckPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeThipphavanh ChanthapaseuthVanisaveth ViengxayDung Do TrungMike Y. Osei-AtweneboanaElias Asuming-BrempongMohammad Jahirul Karim et al.

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in GATES OPEN RESEARCH

The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

Antonio MontresorDenise MupfasoniAlexei MikhailovPauline MwinziAna LucianezMohamed JamsheedElkan GasimovSupriya WarusavithanaAya YajimaZeno Bisoffi et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

2019

Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods

Piet CoolsAlexandr NemecPeter KämpferMario Vaneechoutte

Hoofdstuk in een boek in Manual of clinical microbiology

Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis

Simon MashaCollins OwuorJoyce Mwongeli NgoiPiet CoolsEduard J SandersMario VaneechoutteTania CrucittiEtienne P de Villiers

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Comparison of four DNA extraction and three preservation protocols for the molecular detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in stool

Mio Ayana HedaPiet CoolsZeleke MekonnenAbdissa BiruksewDaniel Dana MedeboNour RashwanRoger PrichardJohnny VlaminckJaco J VerweijBruno Levecke

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

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 CoolsJohnny VlaminckMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaBarrios Perez José AntonioGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana MedeboJennifer KeiserMaria P Maurelli et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

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 VaneechoutteAlexandr GuschinLeen Van SimaeyYannick GansemansFilip Van NieuwerburghPiet Cools

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Prevalence, risk factors and associated adverse pregnancy outcome of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Annelies De VulderGuy MulinganyaJerina BoelensGeert ClaeysErick HendwaYvette KujirakwinjaFreddy KamparaJules MonganeInnocent MubalamaMario Vaneechoutte et al.

Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods

Johnny VlaminckPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana MedeboJennifer KeiserMaria P MaurelliLeonardo F Matoso et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV infection acquisition : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Simon Chengo MashaPiet CoolsEduard J SandersMario VaneechoutteTania Crucitti

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Ultra-fast, sensitive and quantitative on-chip detection of group B streptococci in clinical samples

Qing CaiMaarten FauvartRodrigo Sergio WiederkehrBenjamin JonesPiet CoolsPeter GoosMario VaneechoutteTim Stakenborg

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in TALANTA

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 VlaminckPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio AyanaJeffrey BethonyGiuseppe CringoliDaniel DanaJennifer KeiserMaria P Maurelli et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool

Wendelin MoserOliver BärenboldGreg J MiramsPiet CoolsJohnny VlaminckSaid M AliShaali M AmeJan HattendorfPenelope VounatsouBruno Levecke et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Modification and optimization of the FECPAKG2 protocol for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in human stool

Mio AyanaJohnny VlaminckPiet CoolsShaali AmeMarco AlbonicoDaniel DanaJennifer KeiserHelen ManlyLeonardo F MatosoZeleke Mekonnen Kurmane et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth control programs : four potential applications

Piet CoolsJaco J VerweijMio AyanaMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeDaniel DanaJennifer KeiserZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneSomphou SayasoneJozef Vercruysse et al.

The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans

Bruno LeveckeAlice V EastonPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeJohn S GilleardJennifer KeiserAntonio MontresorRoger PrichardJohnny Vlaminck et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE

Urogenital pathogens, associated with Trichomonas vaginalis, among pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya : a nested case-control study

Simon MashaPiet CoolsPatrick DescheemaekerMarijke ReyndersEduard J SandersMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2017

A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa

Vicky JespersJordan KyongoSarah JosephLiselotte HardyPiet CoolsTania CrucittiMary MwauraGilles NdayisabaSinead Delany-MoretlweJozefien Buyze et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

First international external quality assessment study for nucleic acid amplification tests for soil-transmitted helminths, Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma mansoni

Piet CoolsJaap J van HellemondDavid AddisSitara AjjampurMio AyanaRichard BradburryJason CanterryDaniel DanaAlison ElliottRubina Imtiaz et al.

Group B Streptococcus and perinatal mortality

Piet CoolsPierette Melin

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

HIV-exposed uninfected infants at increased risk for neonatal GBS disease : systematic review and meta-analysis

Piet CoolsJanneke van de WijgertVicky JespersTania CrucittiEduard SandersHans VerstraelenMario Vaneechoutte

High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya

Simon MashaElizabeth WahomeMario VaneechouttePiet CoolsTania CrucittiEduard J Sanders

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by actin gene sequence analysis and carriage of T. vaginalis viruses

Simon MashaPiet CoolsTania CrucittiEduard J SandersMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PARASITES & VECTORS

Role of HIV exposure and infection in relation to neonatal GBS disease and rectovaginal GBS carriage : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Piet CoolsJanneke HHM van de WijgertVicky JespersTania CrucittiEduard J SandersHans VerstraelenMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

The role of Escherichia coli in reproductive health : state of the art

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

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 CoolsMario Vaneechoutte

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 HeytensAn De SutterLiselotte CoorevitsPiet CoolsJerina BoelensLeen Van SimaeyThierry ChristiaensMario VaneechoutteGeert Claeys

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

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 CoolsVicky JespersLiselotte HardyTania CrucittiSinead Delany-MoretlweMary Mwaura MwauraGilles F NdayisabaJanneke HHM van de WijgertMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Epidemic Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain among Belgian cystic fibrosis patients and review of literature

Piet CoolsErwin HoKatleen VranckxPetra SchelstraeteBettina WurthHilde FranckxGreet IevenLeen Van SimaeySabine Van daeleStijn Verhulst et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC MICROBIOLOGY

2015

A single clone of Achromobacter xylosoxidans colonizes Belgian cystic fibrosis patients from different centres

Piet CoolsE HoPetra SchelstraeteB WürthH FranckxLeen Van SimaeySabine Van daeleS VerhulstFrans De BaetsMario Vaneechoutte

Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods

Mario VaneechoutteAlexandr NemecPeter KämpferPiet CoolsGeorges Wauters

Hoofdstuk in een boek in Manual of clinical microbiology

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 KyongoTania CrucittiJoris MentenLiselotte HardyPiet CoolsJohan MichielsSinead Delany-MoretlweMary MwauraGilles NdayisabaSarah Joseph et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY

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 JespersJanneke van de WijgertPiet CoolsRita VerhelstHans VerstraelenSinead Delany-MoretlweMary MwauraGilles F NdayisabaKishor MandaliyaJoris Menten et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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 DuyvejonckPiet CoolsJohan DecruyenaereKristien RoelensLucien NoensStefan VermeulenGeert ClaeysEllen DecatEls Van MechelenMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

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 DuyvejonckPiet CoolsJohan DecruyenaereKristien RoelensLucien NoensStefan VermeulenGeert ClaeysEllen DecatEls Van MechelenMario Vaneechoutte

2014

Acinetobacter gandensis sp. nov. isolated from horse and cattle

Annemieke SmetPiet CoolsLenka KrizovaMartina MaixnerovaOndrej SedoFreddy HaesebrouckMarie KempfAlexandr NemecMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Atopobium deltae sp. nov., isolated from blood of a patient with Fournier's gangrene

Piet CoolsMatthijs OyaertMario VaneechoutteEmmanuel De LaereSteven Vervaeke

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium tilburgii in a male immunocompromised patient

SARAH TEMMERMANLinos VandekerckhoveERICA SERMIJNDirk VogelaersGeert ClaeysMario VaneechouttePiet CoolsSteven Callens

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Dual disseminated infection with Nocardia farcinica and Mucor in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus : a case report

FREDERIK DE CLERCKFLORENCE VAN RYCKEGHEMPieter DepuydtDominique BenoitPatrick DruwéArnika HugelGeert ClaeysPiet CoolsJohan Decruyenaere

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS

Genital tract immunological markers in Sub-Saharan African women with relevance to HIV risk and prevention

Jordan K. KyongoTania CrucittiJoris MentenLiselotte HardyPiet CoolsJohan MichielsSinead Delany-MoretlweMary MwauraGilles NdayisabaSarah Joseph et al.

Sepsis with an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene

Matthijs OyaertPiet CoolsJoke BreyneGert HeyvaertANNE VANDEWIELEMario VaneechoutteSteven VervaekeEmmanuel De Laere

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

2013

Edwardsiella tarda sepsis in a live-stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Piet CoolsJan HaeltersGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoGeert ClaeysJerina BoelensIsabel Leroux-RoelsMario VaneechouttePieter Deschaght

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Strong correspondence of the vaginal and rectal load of group B streptococci in pregnant women

Nabil Abdullah El AilaPiet CoolsPieter DeschaghtGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoGeert ClaeysMario Vaneechoutte

A2 Artikel in een tijdschrift in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

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 SantiagoInge TencyHans VerstraelenRita VerhelstMarijke TrogMarleen TemmermanLeen VancoillieEllen DecatPiet CoolsMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

2011

Piet CoolsHans VerstraelenMario VaneechoutteRita Verhelst

Hoofdstuk in een boek in Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens

Comparison of culture with two different qPCR assays for detection of rectovaginal carriage of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in pregnant women

Nabil El AilaInge TencyGeert ClaeysHans VerstraelenPieter DeschaghtEllen DecatGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoPiet CoolsMarleen TemmermanMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Rita VerhelstHans VerstraelenPiet CoolsGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoMarleen TemmermanMario Vaneechoutte

Hoofdstuk in een boek in Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens

Longitudinal study of the dynamics of vaginal microflora during two consecutive menstrual cycles

Guido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoPiet CoolsHans VerstraelenMarijke TrogGriet MissineNabil El AilaRita VerhelstInge TencyGeert ClaeysMarleen Temmerman et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in PLOS ONE

Strong correspondence in bacterial loads between the vagina and rectum of pregnant women

Nabil El AilaInge TencyBart SaerensEllen De BackerPiet CoolsGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoHans VerstraelenRita VerhelstMarleen TemmermanMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

2010

Comparison of different sampling techniques and of different culture methods for detection of group B streptococcus carriage in pregnant women

Nabil El AilaInge TencyGeert ClaeysBart SaerensPiet CoolsHans VerstraelenMarleen TemmermanRita VerhelstMario Vaneechoutte

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2009

Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora

Nabil El AilaInge TencyGeert ClaeysHans VerstraelenBart SaerensGuido Lopes dos Santos SantiagoEllen De BackerPiet CoolsMarleen TemmermanRita Verhelst et al.

A1 Artikel in een tijdschrift in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES