Projects
Design of a platform for the selection and novel formulation of nasopharyngeal probiotics. University of Antwerp
Beneficial Lactobacillus interactions at the nasopharyngeal epithelium. University of Antwerp
MEANS TO REDUCE RADIOTHERAPY-RELATED TOXICITY FOR HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA KU Leuven
Head and neck cancers include malignancies originating in the oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx. In Belgium, more than 90 % of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), and more than 2500 patients were diagnosed with HNSCC in the year 2016. (Belgium Cancer Registry) The use of alcohol and tobacco, with a substantial synergistic effect, induces most HNSCC except for oropharyngeal (OPC) and ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae in conjugate vaccine period: epidemiology and molecular characterization KU Leuven
Vaccination of young children with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines is an important
tool to decrease the burden of pneumococcal disease.
In the first chapter we investigated the evolution of invasive pneumococcal disease
in Belgium during the sequential use of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
(2007-2018) with a focus on the period aft er the switch from PCV13 to PCV10 (2016-
2018). During the study period, a ...