Publications
Evaluation of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay STDFinder for the simultaneous detection of 7 sexually transmitted disease pathogens Ghent University
Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to isoniazid and/or rifampicin: standardization of multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Drug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance the identification of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays were developed to detect the most common resistance-associated mutations to isoniazid (katGS315T, inhA-15C -> T), and rifampicin (rpoBH526Y and rpoBS531L). To assess the species specificity of the qPCR, we selected 31 nontuberculous mycobacteria ...
Study of HIV type 1 gag/env variability in The Gambia, using a multiplex DNA polymerase chain reaction Institute of Tropical Medicine
Reaction-mapped quantitative multiplexed polymerase chain reaction on a microfluidic device KU Leuven
Identification of flea blood meals using multiplexed real-time polymerase chain reaction targeting mitochondrial gene fragments University of Antwerp
Utility of Microscopic Techniques and Quantitative Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Vaginal Microflora Alterations KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Development of a one-tube multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for the simultaneous amplification of HIV type 1 group M gag and env heteroduplex mobility assay fragments Institute of Tropical Medicine
Detection of multiple Verticillium species in soil using density flotation and real-time polymerase chain reaction Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ghent University
Combined stool-based multiplex PCR and microscopy for enhanced pathogen detection in patients with persistent diarrhoea and asymptomatic controls from Côte d'Ivoire Institute of Tropical Medicine
Infectious diarrhoea ranks among the leading causes of morbidity worldwide. Although most acute diarrhoeal episodes are self-limiting, the diagnosis and treatment of persistent diarrhoea (≥2 weeks) are cumbersome and require laboratory identification of the causative pathogen. Stool-based PCR assays have greatly improved the previously disappointing pathogen detection rates in high-income countries, but there is a paucity of quality data from ...