Publications
Clinical practice: diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis University of Antwerp
Performance of algorithms for tuberculosis active case finding in underserved high-prevalence settings in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Most studies evaluate active case findings (ACF) for bacteriologically confirmed TB. Adapted diagnostic approaches are needed to identify cases with lower bacillary loads. Objectives: To assess the likelihood of diagnosing all forms of TB, including clinically diagnosed pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB, using different ACF algorithms in Cambodia.
Methods: Clients were stratified into 'high-risk' (presumptive TB plus TB ...
Incidental radiological findings during clinical tuberculosis screening in Lesotho and South Africa : a case series Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Chest X-ray offers high sensitivity and acceptable specificity as a tuberculosis screening tool, but in areas with a high burden of tuberculosis, there is often a lack of radiological expertise to interpret chest X-ray. Computer-aided detection systems based on artificial intelligence are therefore increasingly used to screen for tuberculosis-related abnormalities on digital chest radiographies. The CAD4TB software has previously ...
Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Effect of compensatory evolution in the emergence and transmission of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa University of Antwerp
Patient-led active tuberculosis case-finding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo KU Leuven
Use of 18F-FDG PET to Predict Response to First-Line Tuberculostatics in HIV-Associated Tuberculosis KU Leuven Ghent University
Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current standards and open issues Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has rapidly progressed from a research tool to a clinical application for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and in public health surveillance. This development has been facilitated by drastic drops in cost, advances in technology and concerted efforts to translate sequencing data into actionable information. There is, however, a risk that, in the absence of a consensus and ...
Private practitioners' contributions to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in a South Indian district Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
SETTING: Tumkur District, South India.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the participation of for-profit, formal private practitioners (PPs) under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme's (RNTCP's) public-private mix (PPM) schemes and document their contribution to RNTCP pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) case finding.
DESIGN: RNTCP reports at district TB centre were reviewed. PPs were mapped and their referrals of presumptive TB cases ...