Publications
Capture-Recapture Estimators in Epidemiology with Applications to Pertussis and Pneumococcal Invasive Disease Surveillance KU Leuven University of Antwerp Hasselt University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Epidemiology and outcome of invasive pneumococcal disease among adults in Belgium, 2009-2011 KU Leuven University of Antwerp Ghent University
Trends in serotype prevalence in invasive pneumococcal disease before and after infant pneumococcal vaccination in Belgium, 2002-2010 Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the effect of the infant 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) program on the serotype distribution in invasive pneumococcal disease in the Belgian population.
METHODS: Serotyping was performed on 13,998 bacteraemic and pleural fluid isolates sent to the National Reference Laboratory between 2002 and 2010. We compared the distribution of serogroups (SGs) between the pre- (2002-2004) and post-PCV7 ...
Distribution of pilus islands of group B streptococcus associated with maternal colonization and invasive disease in South Africa Ghent University
Diagnostic-driven management of invasive fungal disease in hematology in the era of prophylaxis and resistance emergence: Dutch courage? KU Leuven
Clinical considerations in the early treatment of invasive mould infections and disease KU Leuven
Distinct Salmonella enteritidis lineages associated with enterocolitis in high-income settings and invasive disease in low-income settings Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven
An epidemiological paradox surrounds Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis. In high-income settings, it has been responsible for an epidemic of poultry-associated, self-limiting enterocolitis, whereas in sub-Saharan Africa it is a major cause of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease, associated with high case fatality. By whole-genome sequence analysis of 675 isolates of S. Enteritidis from 45 countries, we show the existence of a global ...