Publications
hsp65 PCR-restriction analysis (PRA) with capillary electrophoresis for species identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group Institute of Tropical Medicine
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history Institute of Tropical Medicine
Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). The MTBC comprises several humanadapted lineages known as M. tuberculosis sensu stricto, as well as two lineages (L5 and L6) traditionally referred to as Mycobacterium africanum. Strains of L5 and L6 are largely limited to West Africa for reasons unknown, and little is known of their genomic diversity, phylogeography and evolution. Here, we analysed ...
The prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania Institute of Tropical Medicine
Low occurrence of tuberculosis drug resistance among pulmonary tuberculosis patients from an urban setting, with a long-running DOTS program in Zambia Institute of Tropical Medicine
Knowledge, health seeking behavior and perceived stigma towards tuberculosis among tuberculosis suspects in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia Institute of Tropical Medicine
Diagnóstico Serológico de Tuberculosis; Utilización del antÃgeno P32 y el antÃgeno SLIV, para el diagnóstico rápido y precoz de la tuberculosis por la serologÃa (ELISA) en el Hospital Regional IHSS en San Pedro Sula, Honduras Institute of Tropical Medicine
Holistic study of the disease ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine
Impaired fitness of Mycobacterium africanum despite secretion of ESAT-6 Institute of Tropical Medicine
Outbreak of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison, Democratic Republic of the Congo Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
After an alert regarding approximate to 31 tuberculosis (TB) cases, 3 of which were rifampin-resistant TB cases, in Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison, Democratic Republic of the Congo, we conducted an outbreak investigation in January 2015. We analyzed sputum of presumptive TB patients by using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. We also assessed the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates' drug-susceptibility patterns and risk factors for TB infection. Among a ...