JV - Award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report

Department ofClinical SciencesPublications in international peer-reviewedjournals with impact factorAbebe G, Paasch F, Apers L, Rigouts L, Colebunders R. Tuberculosisdrug resistance testing by molecular methods: opportunitiesand challenges in resource limited settings. J Microbiol Methods2011;84(2):155-60.Abouyannis M, Menten J, Kiragga A, Lynen L, Robertson G, CastelnuovoB, Manabe YC, Reynolds SJ, Roberts L. Development and validation ofsystems for rational use of viral load testing in adults receiving first-lineART in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS 2011;25(13):1627-35.Aerssens A, De Vos D, Pirnay JP, Yansouni C, Clerinx J, Van Gompel A,Soentjens P. Schistosomiasis in Belgian military personnel returningfrom the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mil Med 2011;176(11):1341-6.Bakeera-Kitaka S, Conesa-Botella A, Dhabangi A, Maganda A,Kekitiinwa A, Colebunders R, Boulware DR. Tuberculosis in humanimmunodeficiency virus infected Ugandan children starting onantiretroviral therapy. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011;15(8):1082-6.Bisoffi Z, Sirima SB, Meheus F, Lodesani C, Gobbi F, Angheben A,Tinto H, Neya B, Van den Ende K, Romeo A, Van den Ende J. Strictadherence to malaria rapid test results might lead to a neglect of otherdangerous diseases: a cost benefit analysis from Burkina Faso. Malar J2011;10(226):1-13.Boelaert M, Chappuis F, Menten J, van Griensven J, Sunyoto T, Rijal S.Rapid diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis (Protocol). CochraneDatabase Syst Rev 2011;(6):CD009135.Bottieau E, Vekemans M, Van Gompel A. Therapy of vector-borneprotozoan infections in nonendemic settings. Exp Rev Anti Infect Ther2011;9(5):583-608.Bottieau E, Clerinx J, Vlieghe E, Van Esbroeck M, Jacobs J, Van GompelA, Van den Ende J. Epidemiology and outcome of Shigella, Salmonellaand Campylobacter infections in travellers returning from the tropicswith fever and diarrhoea. Acta Clin Belg 2011;66(3):191-5.Buregyeya E, Kulane A, Colebunders R, Wajja A, Kiguli J, Mayanja H,Musoke P, Pariyo G, Mitchell EM. Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudesand health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis2011;15(7):938-42.Casas EC, Decroo T, Mahoudo JAB, Baltazar JM, Dores CD, Cumba L,De Weggheleire A, Huyst V, Bottieau E. Burden and outcome of HIVinfection and other morbidities in health care workers attendingan occupational health program at the Provincial Hospital of Tete,Mozambique. Trop Med Int Health 2011;16(11):1450-6.Clerinx J, Bottieau E, Wichmann D, Tannich E, Van Esbroeck M. Acuteschistosomiasis in a cluster of travelers from Rwanda: diagnosticcontribution of schistosome DNA detection in serum compared toparasitology and serology. J Travel Med 2011;18(6):367-72.Cnops L, Boderie M, Gillet P, Van Esbroeck M, Jacobs J. Rapid diagnostictests as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR.Malar J 2011;10(67):1-11.Cnops L, Jacobs J, Van Esbroeck M. Validation of a four-primer real-timePCR as a diagnostic tool for single and mixed Plasmodium infections.Clin Microbiol Infect 2011;17(7):1101-7.Conesa-Botella A, Massinga-Loembe M, Manabe YC, Worodria W,Mazakpwe D, Luzinda K, Mayanja-Kizza H, Miri M, Mbabazi O, KooleO, Kestens L, Colebunders R. Urinary lipoarabinomannan as predictorfor the tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. JAcquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011;58(5):463-8.Cox JA, Lukande RL, Kateregga A, Mayanja-Kizza H, Manabe YC,Colebunders R. Autopsy acceptance rate and reasons for declinein Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Trop Med Int Health2011;16(8):1015-8.Croughs M, Van Gompel A, Van den Ende J. Acute mountain sickness intravelers who consulted a pre-travel clinic. J Travel Med 2011;18(5):337-43.De Ryck I, Van den Berghe W, Antonneau C, Colebunders R. Awarenessof Hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men inFlanders, Belgium. Acta Clin Belg 2011;66(1):46-8.De Smedt S, Nkurikiye J, Fonteyne Y, Hogewoning A, Van EsbroeckM, De Bacquer D, Tuft S, Gilbert C, Delanghe J, Kestelyn P. Vernalkeratoconjunctivitis in school children in Rwanda and its associationwith socio-economic status: a population-based survey. Am J TropMed Hyg 2011;85(4):711-7.De Weggheleire A, Bortolotti V, Zolfo M, Crowley S, Colebunders R,Riedner G, Lynen L. Challenges in developing national HIV guidelines:experience from the eastern Mediterranean. Bull World Health Organ2011;89(6):442-50.Demeester RP, Bottieau E, Pini A, Visser LG, Torrus-Tendero D, WetsteynJC, Bisoffi Z, Pinazo MJ, Theunissen C, Van den Ende J. Prospectivemulticenter evaluation of the expert system “KABISA TRAVEL” indiagnosing febrile illnesses occurring after a stay in the tropics. J TravelMed 2011;18(6):386-94.Ditekemena J, Matendo R, Koole O, Colebunders R, KashamukaM, Tshefu A, Kilese N, Nanlele D, Ryder R. Male partner voluntarycounselling and testing associated with the antenatal services inKinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a randomized controlledtrial. Int J STD AIDS 2011;22(3):165-70.Domingo C, Niedrig M, Gascón J, Palacios G, Reyes N, Malo MJ,Wichmann O, Ruiz J, Schultze D, Schunk M, Puente S, Vinner L, VanEsbroeck M, Schuffenecker I, Grandadam M, López-Vélez R, TenorioA. Molecular surveillance of circulating dengue genotypes throughEuropean travelers. J Travel Med 2011;18(3):183-90.Garcia C, Deplano A, Denis O, Leon M, Siu H, Chincha O, SamalvidesF, Jacobs J. Spread of community-associated methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus to Peru [letter]. J Infect 2011;63(6):482-3.Gillet P, Maltha J, Hermans V, Ravinetto R, Bruggeman C, Jacobs J.Malaria rapid diagnostic kits: quality of packaging, design and labellingof boxes and components and readability and accuracy of informationinserts. Malar J 2011;10(39):1-15.Gillet P, Scheirlinck A, Stokx J, De Weggheleire A, Chaúque HS, CanhangaODJV, Tadeu BT, Mosse CDD, Tiago A, Mabunda S, Bruggeman C,Bottieau E, Jacobs J. Prozone in malaria rapid diagnostics tests: howmany cases are missed? Malar J 2011;10(166):1-11.Hermans V, Monzote L, Van den Sande B, Mukadi P, Sopheak T, Gillet P,Jacobs J. Assessment of the knowledge of graphical symbols labelledon malaria rapid diagnostic tests in four international settings. Malar J2011;10(331):1-9.Huis In ‘t Veld D, Makatini Z, Mzileni O, Colebunders R. Proposal toadjust the WHO clinical staging system [letter]. J Acquir Immune DeficSyndr 2011;56(5):e133.Kenyon C, Colebunders R. Role of concurrency in generalised HIVepidemics [letter]. Lancet 2011;378(9806):1844.Koole O, Colebunders R. Reducing mortality from HIV infection andtuberculosis [comment]. Lancet Infect Dis 2011;11(7):494-5.Koole O, Thai S, Khun KE, Pe R, van Griensven J, Apers L, Van den EndeJ, Mao TE, Lynen L. Evaluation of the 2007 WHO guideline to improvethe diagnosis of tuberculosis in ambulatory HIV-positive adults. PLoSONE 2011;6(4):e18502.Kowalska JD, Mocroft A, Ledergerber B, Florence E, Ristola M, BegovacJ, Sambatakou H, Pedersen C, Lundgren JD, Kirk O, EuroSIDA StudyGroup. A standardized algorithm for determining the underlying68 | ONDERZOEK