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Researcher
Jan Jacobs
- Disciplines (KU Leuven):Biochemistry and metabolism, Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- See also: Jan Jacobs (Institute of Tropical Medicine)
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
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- Antimicrobial resistance containment in hospital settings in Francophone West AfricaFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: VLIR-UOS International Training Program (ITP)
- Selected topics in hospital infection prevention and control in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom22 Apr 2021 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- HOSPITAL-BASED SURVEILLANCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA IN PERUFrom29 Oct 2018 → 15 Mar 2024Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Predicting and treating non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infection in children in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom1 Oct 2018 → 31 Jan 2024Funding: FWO fellowships
- Invasive salmonellosis in the Democratic Republic of the CongoFrom15 Mar 2018 → 15 Mar 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Antiseptics, disinfectants and hand hygiene products as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: frequency, bacterial species and risk factorsFrom15 Mar 2018 → 15 Dec 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Effect of lactoferrin on pediatric infectionsFrom13 Nov 2017 → 15 May 2020Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, risk analysis, preventionFrom1 Jan 2017 → 19 Dec 2023Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Implementing clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: a new perspective on old methodsFrom1 Aug 2016 → 4 Feb 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Challenges in diagnosis and management of chikungunya and Zika virus infectionsFrom1 Dec 2015 → 1 Feb 2019Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
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- Nasopharyngeal colonisation dynamics of bacterial pathogens in patients with fever in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study(2022)
Authors: Jan Jacobs
- Considerations in evaluating equipment-free blood culture bottles: A short protocol for use in low-resource settings(2022)
Authors: Sien Ombelet, Jan Jacobs
- Direct association between rainfall and non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in hospital-admitted children in the Democratic Republic of Congo(2021)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Jan Jacobs, Liesbet Jacobs
- Performance of Automated Point-of-Care Respiratory Rate Counting versus Manual Counting in Children under Five Admitted with Severe Febrile Illness to Kisantu Hospital, DR Congo(2021)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Jaan Toelen, Jan Jacobs
- Culture media for clinical bacteriology in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, best practices for preparation and recommendations for improved access(2021)
Authors: Jan Jacobs
Pages: 1400 - 1408 - Antibiotic use prior to seeking medical care in patients with persistent fever: a cross-sectional study in four low- and middle-income countries(2021)
Authors: Jan Jacobs
Pages: 1293 - 1300 - COVID-19 Antibody Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests Show High Cross-Reactivity When Challenged with Pre-Pandemic Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Dengue Samples(2021)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Jan Jacobs
- Altered Ex-Vivo Cytokine Responses in Children With Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Burkina Faso: An Additional Argument to Treat Asymptomatic Malaria?(2021)
Authors: Jan Jacobs
- High frequency of Taenia solium antigen positivity in patients admitted for neurological disorders in the Rural Hospital of Mosango, Democratic Republic of Congo(2021)
Authors: Jan Jacobs
- Aetiology of acute febrile illness in children in a high malaria transmission area in West Africa(2021)
Authors: Palpouguini Lompo, Jan Jacobs
Pages: 590 - 596