Phylogeographic analysis of dengue virus serotype 1 and cosmopolitan serotype 2 in Africa

Autor: Philippe Selhorst, Sebastian Lequime, Gytis Dudas, Sam Proesmans, Pascal Lutumba, Freddy Katshongo, Kadrie Ramadan, Isabel Micalessi, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Kevin K. Ariën

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 133, Iss , Pp 46-52 (2023)

Objectives: The origin and spread of dengue virus (DENV) circulating in Africa remain poorly characterized, with African sequences representing

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Nationwide Harmonization Effort for Semi-Quantitative Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test Results in Belgium

Autor: Lize Cuypers, Jannes Bode, Kurt Beuselinck, Lies Laenen, Klaas Dewaele, Reile Janssen, Arnaud Capron, Yves Lafort, Henry Paridaens, Bertrand Bearzatto, Mathieu Cauchie, Aline Huwart, Jonathan Degosserie, Olivier Fagnart, Yarah Overmeire, Arlette Rouffiange, Ilse Vandecandelaere, Marine Deffontaine, Thomas Pilate, Nicolas Yin, Isabel Micalessi, Sandrine Roisin, Veronique Moons, Marijke Reynders, Sophia Steyaert, Coralie Henin, Elena Lazarova, Dagmar Obbels, François E. Dufrasne, Hendri Pirenne, Raf Schepers, Anaëlle Collin, Bruno Verhasselt, Laurent Gillet, Stijn Jonckheere, Philippe Van Lint, Bea Van den Poel, Yolien Van der Beken, Violeta Stojkovic, Maria-Grazia Garrino, Hannah Segers, Kevin Vos, Maaike Godefroid, Valerie Pede, Friedel Nollet, Vincent Claes, Inge Verschraegen, Pierre Bogaerts, Marjan Van Gysel, Judith Leurs, Veroniek Saegeman, Oriane Soetens, Merijn Vanhee, Gilberte Schiettekatte, Evelyne Huyghe, Steven Martens, Ann Lemmens, Heleen Nailis, Kim Laffineur, Deborah Steensels, Elke Vanlaere, Jérémie Gras, Gatien Roussel, Koenraad Gijbels, Michael Boudewijns, Catherine Sion, Wim Achtergael, Wim Maurissen, Luc Iliano, Marianne Chantrenne, Geert Vanheule, Reinoud Flies, Nicolas Hougardy, Mario Berth, Vanessa Verbeke, Robin Morent, Anne Vankeerberghen, Sébastien Bontems, Kaat Kehoe, Anneleen Schallier, Giang Ho, Kristof Bafort, Marijke Raymaekers, Yolande Pypen, Amelie Heinrichs, Wim Schuermans, Dominique Cuigniez, Salah Eddine Lali, Stefanie Drieghe, Dieter Ory, Marie Le Mercier, Kristel Van Laethem, Inge Thoelen, Sarah Vandamme, Iqbal Mansoor, Carl Vael, Maxime De Sloovere, Katrien Declerck, Elisabeth Dequeker, Stefanie Desmet, Piet Maes, Katrien Lagrou, Emmanuel André

Publikováno v: Viruses, Vol 14, Iss 6, p 1294 (2022)

From early 2020, a high demand for SARS-CoV-2 tests was driven by several testing indications, including asymptomatic cases, resulting in the massive roll-out of PCR assays to combat the pandemic. Considering the dynamic of viral shedding during the

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Low Sensitivity of Real Time PCRs Targeting Retrotransposon Sequences for the Detection of Schistosoma japonicum Complex DNA in Human Serum

Autor: Hagen Frickmann, Ulrike Loderstädt, Beatrice Nickel, Sven Poppert, Peter Odermatt, Somphou Sayasone, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Isabel Micalessi, Lieselotte Cnops, Poom Adisakwattana, Gérard Leboulle, Olfert Landt, Thorsten Thye, Egbert Tannich

Publikováno v: Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 8, p 1067 (2021)

While hybridization probe-based real-time PCR assays targeting highly repetitive multi-copy genome sequences for the diagnosis of S. mansoni complex or S. haematobium complex from human serum are well established, reports on the evaluation of respect

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5a1f9626d0094fec8c6c74cc800abecb

The risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with human heart valve transplantation: evaluation of cardio-vascular tissues from two consecutive heart donors with asymptomatic COVID-19

Autor: R Jashari, Isabel Micalessi, A Kerschen, S Mastrobuoni, J Vanhaebost, M Van Esbroeck

Publikováno v: Cell and Tissue Banking

We report on two living donors of explanted hearts while receiving heart transplantation that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the day of donation, although clinically asymptomatic. They underwent heart transplantation for ischaemic and hypertrophic

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-021-09913-z

Molecular detection of Helicobacter pylori and clarithromycin resistance in gastric biopsies: a prospective evaluation of RIDA®GENE Helicobacter pylori assay

Autor: Pieter-Jan Cuyle, Claire Bourgain, Bea Van den Poel, Paul Christiaens, Veerle Moons, Johan Frans, Saskia Carton, Peter Bossuyt, Annick Smismans, Isabel Micalessi, Gust Van Olmen, Sarah Gils

Publikováno v: Acta Clinica Belgica. 76:177-183

Background: Empirical treatment of Helicobacter pylori (HP) depends on the local prevalence of clarithromycin resistance but data are lacking and culturing of HP is time-consuming. We evaluated RIDA®GENE Helicobacter pylori assay (r-biopharm), a qua

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https://doi.org/10.1080/17843286.2019.1685741