Publicaties
Isolation of Marburg-like virus from a case of haemorrhagic fever in Zaire [letter] Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Incidence and risk factors of fever in a contemporary cohort of HIV-patients with good access to antiretroviral therapy Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
The clinical and microbiological characteristics of enteric fever in Cambodia, 2008-2015 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
BACKGROUND: Enteric fever remains a major public health problem in low resource settings and antibiotic resistance is increasing. In Asia, an increasing proportion of infections is caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A, which for a long time was assumed to cause a milder clinical syndrome compared to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.
METHODOLOGY: A retrospective chart review study was conducted of 254 unique cases of ...
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With and Without Fever at Baseline: Results From an Open-Label, Active-Treatment Extension Study KU Leuven
Immunogenicity and duration of protection after yellow fever vaccine in people living with human immunodeficiency virus Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: We lack the rationale on which to base the development of a yellow fever (YF) vaccination schedule for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHIV).
OBJECTIVES: To report on the current evidence regarding the seroconversion rate and the duration of humoral protection after YF vaccine, as well as the impact of revaccination in PLWHIV.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Google Scholar, LILACS and Cochrane CENTRAL ...
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of international travelers with enteric fever and antibiotic resistance profiles of their isolates: a GeoSentinel analysis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Enteric fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi ( S Typhi) and S. enterica serovar Paratyphi ( S Paratyphi), is a common travel-related illness. Limited data are available on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of these serovars among travelers. Records of travelers with a culture-confirmed diagnosis seen during or after travel from January 2007 to December 2018 were obtained from GeoSentinel. Traveler demographics and ...