Publications
Continuous theta burst stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy Ghent University
Psychiatric comorbidities among patients with complex drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: People with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are known to suffer from many mental-health disorders. This study aims to describe the proportion of patients diagnosed with psychiatric comorbidities, the different psychiatric diagnoses made, and treatment outcomes among DR-TB patients with or without psychiatric comorbidity and initiated on DR-TB treatment between January 2012 and March 2019 at Médecins Sans Frontières independent ...
Transmission, distribution and drug resistance-conferring mutations of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province, South Africa University of Antwerp
Continuous surveillance of drug-resistant TB burden in Rwanda: a retrospective cross-sectional study Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background Since the roll-out of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, continuous surveillance can provide an estimate of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) prevalence, provided high drug susceptibility testing (DST) coverage is achieved. We use national data from Rwanda to describe rifampicin DST coverage, estimate the prevalence of RR-TB and assess its predictors. Methods Routinely collected DST data were entered into an electronic TB case-based ...
The role of emergent champions in policy implementation for decentralised drug-resistant tuberculosis care in South Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine
ObjectiveChampions are recognised as important to driving organisational change in healthcare quality improvement initiatives in high-income settings. In low-income and middle-income countries with a high disease burden and constrained human resources, their role is highly relevant yet understudied. Within a broader study on policy implementation for decentralised drug-resistant tuberculosis care in South Africa, we characterised the role, ...
Therapeutic efficacy of seizure onset zone-targeting high-definition cathodal tDCS in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Flanders Institute for Biotechnology University of Antwerp
Good citizens, perfect patients, and family reputation: stigma and prolonged isolation in people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Vietnam. Institute of Tropical Medicine
Acquired bedaquiline resistance during the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is considered to be a public health threat and is difficult to cure, requiring a lengthy treatment with potent, potentially toxic drugs. The novel antimicrobial agent bedaquiline has shown promising results for patients with DR-TB, improving the rate of culture conversion and reducing TB-related mortality. However, increasing numbers of cases with acquired bedaquiline resistance (ABR) have been ...