Publications
Surveillance des infections sexuellement transmissibles dans la population générale; données de 2012 pour la Belgique et les 3 régions Institute of Tropical Medicine
Whole genome-based population biology and epidemiological surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a major human foodborne pathogen. Numerous Lm outbreaks have been reported worldwide and associated with a high case fatality rate, reinforcing the need for strongly coordinated surveillance and outbreak control. We developed a universally applicable genome-wide strain genotyping approach and investigated the population diversity of Lm using 1,696 isolates from diverse sources and geographical locations. We ...
Impact of lack of surgery on outcomes in elderly women with nonmetastatic breast cancer—A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results 18 population based study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Elderly women with early-stage, nonmetastatic breast cancer do not always receive recommendations for definitive surgical treatment. The reasons vary and include patient and provider-related reasons.We queried the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database from 2010 to 2013 for women age 60 and older with stage I/II/III invasive breast cancer for whom local treatment was known. We divided the patients into 3 groups: patients for ...