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Researcher

Stefan Heytens

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Awards & Distinctions

91 Results

2025

A clinical decision tool including a decision tree, point-of care testing of CRP, and safety-netting advice to guide antibiotic prescribing in acutely ill children in primary care in Belgium (ARON) : a pragmatic, cluster-randomised, controlled trial

Jan VerbakelRuben BurvenichErrin D'hulsterLiselore De RopAnn Van den BruelSibyl AnthierensSamuel CoenenAn De SutterStefan HeytensLouise Joly et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Do health professionals know about overdiagnosis in screening, and how are they dealing with it? A mixed-methods systematic scoping review

Veerle PiessensAnn Van den BruelAn PiessensAnn Van HeckeJohn Brandt BrodersenEmelien LauwerierFlorian StulAn De SutterStefan Heytens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

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 Journal Article in VACCINES

Exploring TREC and KREC levels in nursing home residents and staff and their association with SARS-CoV-2 antibody response after vaccination

Eline MeyersNatalja Van BiesenLiselore De RopTine De BurghgraeveMarina DigregorioLaëtitia BuretSamuel CoenenBeatrice ScholtesJan Y. VerbakelStefan Heytens et al.

A1 Journal Article in VACCINES

Investigating the role of general practitioners in prescribing physical activity in Belgium

Sherihane BensemmaneFanny BruninGreet CardonStefan HeytensRobrecht De Schreye

Safety netting advice for acutely ill children presenting to ambulatory care : exploring parents’ opinions, ideas, and expectations through focus group interviews

Ruben BurvenichStefan HeytensDavid A.G. BosKaatje Van RoyThomas StruyfJaan ToelenAn De SutterJan Y. Verbakel

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

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 Journal Article in VACCINE

SimSUM – simulated benchmark with structured and unstructured medical records

Paloma RabaeyStefan HeytensThomas Demeester

U Journal Article in Journal of Biomedical Semantics

SynSUM – synthetic benchmark with structured and unstructured medical records

Paloma RabaeyHenri ArnoStefan HeytensThomas Demeester

2024

10-year cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients : insights from Central Vietnam using WHO 2019 Chart

Ho Anh HienNguyen Minh TamDirk DevroeyStefan HeytensVo TamTran Binh ThangHoang Thi Bach YenDoan Pham Phuoc LongHuynh Van MinhHoang Anh Tien

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE

A reference standard for urinary tract infection research : a multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study

Manu P BilsenSimon P ConroyCaroline SchneebergerTamara N PlatteelCees van NieuwkoopLona ModyJeffrey M CaterinoSuzanne E GeerlingsBela KövesFlorian Wagenlehner et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cardiovascular disease risk management in primary care in Central Vietnam

Ho Anh HienDirk DevroeyAnselme DereseStefan HeytensVo Tam

Clinical reasoning over tabular data and text with bayesian networks

Paloma RabaeyJohannes DeleuStefan HeytensThomas Demeester

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 Journal Article in VACCINES

General Practitioners’ involvement in physical activity on prescription in Belgium

Sherihane BensemmaneRobrecht De SchreyeGreet CardonStefan Heytens

Hypertension knowledge and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in primary care settings in Central Vietnam : a cross-sectional study

Ho Anh HienNguyen Minh TamDirk DevroeyStefan HeytensVo TamTran Binh ThangVo Nu Hong DucDang Thi Thanh NhaDoan Pham Phuoc LongNguyen Vu Phong et al.

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH

Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acutely ill children

Ruben BurvenichJan VerbakelAn De SutterJaan ToelenStefan Heytens

Safe penicillin allergy de-labelling in primary care : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Florian StulStefan HeytensDidier Gaston EboVito SabatoVeerle Piessens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY : IN PRACTICE

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 Journal Article in VIRUSES-BASEL

The DAWN antivirals trial : process evaluation of a COVID-19 trial in general practice

Dajana TareSamuel CoenenAn De SutterStefan HeytensDirk DevroeyLaetitia BuretBirgitte SchoenmakersNicolas DelvauxJan Y VerbakelKris Bogaerts et al.

A2 Journal Article in BJGP OPEN

Time-dependent complexity characterisation of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Paloma RabaeyPeter DecatStefan HeytensDirk VogelaersAn MarimanThomas Demeester

A1 Journal Article in BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE

Towards an international consensus on safety netting advice for acutely ill children presenting to ambulatory care : a modified e-Delphi procedure

Ruben BurvenichStefan HeytensAn De SutterThomas StruyfJaan ToelenJan Y Verbakel

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD

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 Journal Article in VACCINE: X

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 MeyersJeongHo ParkAnja CoenLeen RamanStefan HeytensJoowon RheeElizaveta PadalkoPiet Cools

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

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 Journal Article 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 Journal Article in VACCINES

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 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Validation of a rapid SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in general practice

Julie DomenJan Yvan Jos VerbakelNiels AdriaenssensBeatrice ScholtesBart PeetersRobin BruyndonckxAn De SutterStefan HeytensAnn Van den BruelIsabelle Desombere et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2022

Antibiotic use in ambulatory care for acutely ill children in high-income countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruben BurvenichHannelore DillenNhung T. H. TrinhJoseph FreerLaure WynantsStefan HeytensAn De SutterJan Y. Verbakel

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD

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 Journal Article 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 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY

Do doctors and other healthcare professionals know overdiagnosis in screening and how are they dealing with it? A protocol for a mixed methods systematic review

Veerle PiessensStefan HeytensAnn Van Den BruelAnn Van HeckeAn De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Downstream activities after laboratory testing in primary care : an exploratory outcome of the ELMO cluster randomised trial (Electronic Laboratory Medicine Ordering with evidence-based order sets in primary care)

Veerle PiessensNicolas DelvauxStefan HeytensBert AertgeertsAn De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

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 Journal Article in VACCINES

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 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Prevalence, incidence and longevity of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium : a prospective cohort study with 12 months of follow-up

Niels AdriaenssensBeatrice ScholtesRobin BruyndonckxPauline Van NgocJan Yvan Jos VerbakelAn De SutterStefan HeytensAnn Van Den BruelIsabelle DesomberePierre Van Damme et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

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

Joachim MariënAnn CeulemansDiana BakokimiChristine LammensMargareta IevenStefan HeytensAn De SutterJan Y. VerbakelAnn Van den BruelHerman Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in FAMILY PRACTICE

Reducing antibiotic use in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women : a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

Yvonne KaußnerChristian RöverJudith HeinzEva HummersThomas P.A. DebrayAlastair D. HayStefan HeytensIngvild VikPaul LittleMichael Moore et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 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.

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 Journal Article in VACCINES

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

A1 Journal Article 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.

Infectierisico van eerstelijnszorgverleners tijdens COVID-19 : een prospectief cohortonderzoek

Joachim MariënAnn CeulemansDiana BakokimiChristine LammensMargareta IevenStefan HeytensAn De SutterJan VerbakelAnn Van den BruelHerman Goossens et al.

A2 Journal Article in HUISARTS NU

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

Estimation of the cardiovascular risk using world health organization/international society of hypertension risk prediction charts in Central Vietnam

Ho Anh HienNguyen Minh TamVo TamHuynh Van MinhNguyen Phuong HoaStefan HeytensAnselme DereseDirk Devroey

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Myalgische Encefalomyelitis = Chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom

Strategies to reduce antibiotic use in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care : protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis including individual patient data

Judith HeinzChristian RoverGhefar FuraijatYvonne KaussnerEva HummersThomas DebrayAlastair D. HayStefan HeytensIngvild VikPaul Little et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2019

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults : the most fragile women are prone to long-term colonization

Michael BiggelStefan HeytensKatrien LatourRobin BruyndonckxHerman GoossensPieter Moons

A1 Journal Article in BMC GERIATRICS

Comparison of antibiotic treatment guidelines for urinary tract infections in 15 European countries : results of an online survey

K. MalmrosB.D. HuttnerC. McNultyJ. Rodriguez-BanoC. PulciniT. TangdenF. ThalhammerN. DelvauxStefan HeytensL. Bjerrum et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Een 70-jarige man met acute onderbuikpijn : wat leert het diagnostisch landschap? : nabeschouwing

Editorial material

Opinion paper: the role of work in the management of medically unexplained physical symptoms

Els TobbackAn MarimanLies ClauwaertLode GodderisStefan HeytensPatrick RuppolDaniel SpoorenRita TytgatMartine De MuynckDirk Vogelaers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Urinekweken in verpleeghuis schieten te kort

Stefan HeytensMichael BiggelPieter Moons

Editorial material

2018

Diagnose van cystitis bij vrouwen

2017

Diagnosis and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in non-pregnant women in primary care

Stefan HeytensThierry ChristiaensAn De SutterGeert Claeys

Ga af op de symptomen : cystitis ook mogelijk bij negatieve urinekweektest

The resident microflora of voided midstream urine of healthy controls : standard versus expanded urine culture protocols

Liselotte CoorevitsStefan HeytensJerina BoelensGeert Claeys

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Uropathogen distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility in uncomplicated cystitis in Belgium, a high antibiotics prescribing country : 20-year surveillance

Stefan HeytensJerina BoelensGeert ClaeysAn De SutterThierry Christiaens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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 Journal Article in CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

2016

Ibuprofen als alternatief voor antibiotica bij urineweginfecties?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Richtlijn cystitis bij de vrouw : herziening 2016

Stefan HeytensNicolas DelvauxThierry ChristiaensAn De Sutter

2015

A new health care model for patients with abnormal fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome

Els TobbackAn MarimanLIESBETH DELESIEPeter VermeirStefan HeytensTom DeclercqAn BouwenDaniel SpoorenPiet SnoeckDirk Vogelaers

Blijft nitrofurantoïne eerste keus bij cystitis?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Is nitrofurantoïne nog steeds de beste van de klas bij resistentie?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Mutual perception of communication between general practitioners and hospital-based specialists

Peter VermeirDominique VandijckSophie DegrooteDirk OmmeslagMarc Van De PutteStefan HeytensJan ReniersIgnace HanoulleRenaat PelemanDirk Vogelaers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Welk antibioticum kiezen voor de behandeling van een acute cystitis?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Zijn antibiotica nuttig bij asymptomatische bacteriurie?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

2014

A multidisciplinary network for the care of abnormal fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in the provinces of East and West Flanders in Belgium

Els TobbackAn MarimanStefan HeytensTom DeclercqAn BouwenDaniel SpoorenPiet SnoeckKarine Van DesselSimon D'HoogheSTEVEN RIMBAUT et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Een multidisciplinair zorgnet voor abnormale vermoeidheid en het chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom in Oost- en West-Vlaanderen

Stefan HeytensAnn BouwenDaniel SpoorenPiet SnoeckKarin Van DesselSimon D'HoogheSTEVEN RIMBAUTAn MarimanEls TobbackDirk Vogelaers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Een multidisciplinair zorgnet voor abnormale vermoeidheid en het chronischevermoeidheidssyndroom in Oost- en West-Vlaanderen

Stefan HeytensAnn BouwenDaniel SpoorenPiet SnoeckKarin Van DesselSimon D'HoogheSTEVEN RIMBAUTAn MarimanEls TobbackDirk Vogelaers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Effects of dispositional need for closure and training on medical decision making

Arne RoetsElke RamanStefan HeytensDirk Avonts

A1 Journal Article in MEDICAL DECISION MAKING

Geen paracetamol meer voor lagerugpijn?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

2013

Article in a newspaper

2012

Diagnostische waarde van klachten bij cystitis

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Diagnostische waarde van klachten en klinische bevindingen voor een acute ongecompliceerde urineweginfectie (UWI)

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Ischias: effectiviteit van verschillende invasieve en niet-invasieve behandelingsopties

Stefan HeytensTom Poelman

Editorial material

Recidiverende urineweginfecties te voorkomen met veenbessensap?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

A2 Journal Article in MINERVA (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

Zijn voorspellende factoren voor cystitis anders bij 85-plussers

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

2011

Cystitis: symptomatology in women with suspected uncomplicated urinary tract infection

Stefan HeytensAn De SutterDavid De BackerGerda VerschraegenThierry Christiaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH

Diagnose van het lumbaal spinale-stenose-syndroom

A2 Journal Article in MINERVA (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

Vermoeden van ongecompliceerde urineweginfectie: symptoomverloop bij behandelde vrouwen

Stefan HeytensAn De SutterDavid De BackerGerda VerschraegenThierry Christiaens

A4 Journal Article in HUISARTS NU

Zijn huisartsen gevoelig voor gevoeligheidsbepalingen?

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

A4 Journal Article in HUISARTS NU

2010

Als huisarts werken op de vakgroep: een persoonlijke getuigenis

Bookchapter in 30 jaar vakgroep Huisartsgeneeskunde en Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg op een kruispunt

De behandeling van CVS in de eerste lijn: uitdaging of verplicht nummer?

Tom DeclercqHugo StuerStefan HeytensSofie BlanckeRoland RogiersJan Eyskens

A4 Journal Article in HUISARTS NU

Een ingewikkeld kluwen

Stefan HeytensTom De Clercq

A4 Journal Article in HUISARTS NU

Vijf verschillende beleidsopties voor de behandeling van urineweginfecties bij vrouwen

Stefan HeytensThierry Christiaens

A2 Journal Article in MINERVA (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

2008

Evolution of bacterial susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in a country with high antibiotic consumption: a comparison of two surveys with a 10 year interval

David De BackerThierry ChristiaensStefan HeytensAn De SutterEllen StobberinghGerda Verschraegen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

2002

Randomised controlled trial of nitrofurantoin versus placebo in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in adult women

Thierry ChristiaensMarc De MeyereGerda VerschraegenWim PeersmanStefan HeytensJan De Maeseneer

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

1998

Which bacteria are found in Belgian women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections in primary health care, and what is their susceptibility pattern anno 95-96?

Thierry ChristiaensStefan HeytensGerda VerschraegenMarc De MeyereJan De Maeseneer

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

1988

Quantumfysica, vreemder dan science fiction