Researcher
Jan Jacobs
- Disciplines (KU Leuven):Biochemistry and metabolism, Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- See also: Jan Jacobs (KU Leuven)
Affiliations
- Tropical Bacteriology (Research unit)
Member
From1 Jan 2006 → Today - Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → Today - Tropical Bacteriology (Research unit)
Member
From31 Dec 2005 → 16 Apr 2015
Projects
1 - 10 of 42
- Improve research capacity in infectious disease to inform policy & control strategiesFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- Clinical diagnostic trial in Western Africa of a simplified blood culture system to improve healthcare in low-resource settingsFrom1 Jul 2021 → Today
- Selected topics in hospital infection prevention and control in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom1 Jan 2021 → Today
- Predicting and treating non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in children in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom17 Apr 2020 → Today
- Understanding antimicrobials use: An ethnographic study of rural communities in Burkina FasoFrom1 Jan 2020 → Today
- Old school bacteriology revisited: need for in-depth knowledge on bacterial growth to tune diagnosis of bloodstream infections for use in low resource settingsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022
- Advancing a GMMA-based vaccine against invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis through Phase I trial in Europe and sub-Saharan AfricaFrom1 Oct 2019 → 31 Oct 2023
- Pilot clinical bacteriology in the EVD care response to detect intercurring bloodstream infections and inform about appropriate antibiotic treatmentFrom1 Aug 2019 → 30 Jun 2020
- Effect of a novel typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa: a multicenter study in Ghana and the DRCFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2023
- To strengthen the research capacity in the resource limited setting of Burkina Faso.From1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Publications
1 - 10 of 240
- Challenges of Antibiotic Formulations and Administration in the Treatment of Bloodstream Infections in Children Under Five Admitted to Kisantu Hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo(2023)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Daniel Vita, Emmanuel Ntangu, Japhet Ngina, Pathy Mukoko, Adèle Lutumba, Dina Vangeluwe, Jaan Toelen, Karel Allegaert, Octavie Lunguya, et al.
Pages: 1245-1259 - Coherence of output gaps in the euro area: the impact of the COVID-19 shock(2023)
Authors: Jakob de Haan, Jan Jacobs, Renske Zijm
- Characterization of typhoid intestinal perforation in Africa: results from the severe typhoid fever surveillance in Africa program(2023)
Authors: Megan Birkhold, Shrimati Datta, Gi Deok Pak, Justin Im, Olakayode O Ogundoyin, Dare I Olulana, Taiwo A Lawal, Oludolapo O Afuwape, Aderemi Kehinde, Marie-France Phoba, et al.
Pages: S67-S73 - A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia(2023)
Authors: Wim Cuypers, Pieter Meysman, François-Xavier Weill, Rene S Hendriksen, Getenet Beyene, John Wain, Satheesh Nair, Marie A Chattaway, Blanca M Perez-Sepulveda, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, et al.
- Growth of gram-negative bacteria in antiseptics, disinfectants and hand hygiene products in two tertiary care hospitals in West Africa-a cross-sectional survey(2023)
Authors: Palpouguini Lompo, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Esenam Agbobli, Adama Kazienga, Marjan Peeters, Halidou Tinto, Katrien Lagrou, Lassana Sangaré, Dissou Affolabi, Jan Jacobs
- Health itinerary-related survival of children under-five with severe malaria or bloodstream infection, DR Congo(2023)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Daniel Vita, José Nketo, Naomie Wasolua, Nathalie Ndengila, Natacha Herssens, Emmanuel Ntangu, Grace Kasidiko, Gaëlle Nkoji-Tunda, Marie-France Ndedi Phoba, et al.
Pages: e0011156 - Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse(2023)
Authors: Jeniffer Waiyego Kariuki, Jan Jacobs, Marie Paule Ngogang, Olivia Howland
Pages: 3 - Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacteria bloodstream infections in Peru and associated outcomes: VIRAPERU Study(2023)
Authors: Fiorella Krapp, C García, Noemi Hinostroza, Lizeth Astocondor, Claudia R Rondon, Brecht Ingelbeen, Hugo Alpaca-Salvador, Catherine Amaro, Carla Aguado Ventura, Evelyn Barco-Yaipén, et al.
Pages: 1095-1106 - Knowledge, attitude and practice survey of bacterial contamination of blood for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(2023)
Authors: Anne-Sophie Heroes, Paul Kabamba, Aimée Luyindula, Bernard Bongenya, Pierre Nzazi, Monica Nasali, Cathérine Akele, Marie-Paule Lusinga, John Ekofo, José Coene, et al.
- Intestinal carriage of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella among household members of children with Salmonella bloodstream infection, Kisangani, DR Congo(2023)
Authors: Dadi Falay, Liselotte Hardy, Edmonde Bonebe, Wesley Mattheus, Dauly Ngbonda, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs