Publications
Diagnostic bacteriology in district hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: at the forefront of the containment of antimicrobial resistance Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven
This review provides an update on the factors fuelling antimicrobial resistance and shows the impact of these factors in low-resource settings. We detail the challenges and barriers to integrating clinical bacteriology in hospitals in low-resource settings, as well as the opportunities provided by the recent capacity building efforts of national laboratory networks focused on vertical single-disease programmes. The programmes for HIV, ...
Implementing clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: a new perspective on old methods Institute of Tropical Medicine
Clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: today's solutions Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Low-resource settings are disproportionately burdened by infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Good quality clinical bacteriology through a well functioning reference laboratory network is necessary for effective resistance control, but low-resource settings face infrastructural, technical, and behavioural challenges in the implementation of clinical bacteriology. In this Personal View, we explore what constitutes successful ...
Implementing clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: a new perspective on old methods KU Leuven
Culture media for clinical bacteriology in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, best practices for preparation and recommendations for improved access Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Culture media are fundamental in clinical microbiology. In laboratories in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), they are mostly prepared in-house, which is challenging.
OBJECTIVES: This narrative review describes challenges related to culture media in LMICs, compiles best practices for in-house media preparation, gives recommendations to improve access to quality-assured culture media products in LMICs and formulates ...