Publications
Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
PURPOSE: Current reports on acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) show wide variation in occurrence rate and are limited by study biases such as use of incomplete AKI definition, selected cohorts, or retrospective design. Our aim was to prospectively investigate the occurrence and outcomes of AKI in ICU patients.
METHODS: The Acute Kidney Injury-Epidemiologic Prospective Investigation (AKI-EPI) study was an ...
Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in bronchoalveolar lavage samples in a tertiary hospital Hasselt University KU Leuven Ghent University
Epidemiology of Taenia solium in Nepal: is it influenced by the social characteristics of the population and the presence of Taenia asiatica? Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
Bridging research integrity and global health epidemiology (BRIDGE) guidelines: explanation and elaboration Institute of Tropical Medicine
Over the past decade, two movements have profoundly changed the environment in which global health epidemiologists work: research integrity and research fairness. Both ought to be equally nurtured by global health epidemiologists who aim to produce high quality impactful research. Yet bridging between these two aspirations can lead to practical and ethical dilemmas. In the light of these reflections we have proposed the BRIDGE guidelines for ...
Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in children worldwide, including developing countries Ghent University
Connecting the dots: network data and models in HIV epidemiology Hasselt University KU Leuven
Epidemiology of mixed Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infections in northern Senegal Institute of Tropical Medicine
Amoebae as potential environmental hosts for Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycobacteria, but doubtful actors in Buruli ulcer epidemiology Institute of Tropical Medicine
Hip involvement in ankylosing spondylitis: epidemiology and risk factors associated with hip replacement surgery. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Although clinicians recognize hip involvement, which frequently leads to hip replacement surgery, as an important feature of AS, data on the epidemiology, nature of the disease and therapeutic strategies are scarce. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of clinical and radiological hip involvement and define the risk factors for the hip replacement surgery in AS patients.
METHODS:
Data from 3 ...