Researcher
Jan Jacobs
- Disciplines (KU Leuven):Biochemistry and metabolism, Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- See also: Jan Jacobs (KU Leuven)
Affiliations
- Tropical Bacteriology (Research unit)
Member
From1 Jan 2006 → Today - Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → Today - Tropical Bacteriology (Research unit)
Member
From31 Dec 2005 → 16 Apr 2015
Projects
1 - 10 of 42
- Improve research capacity in infectious disease to inform policy & control strategiesFrom1 Jan 2022 → Today
- Clinical diagnostic trial in Western Africa of a simplified blood culture system to improve healthcare in low-resource settingsFrom1 Jul 2021 → Today
- Selected topics in hospital infection prevention and control in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom1 Jan 2021 → Today
- Predicting and treating non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in children in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom17 Apr 2020 → Today
- Understanding antimicrobials use: An ethnographic study of rural communities in Burkina FasoFrom1 Jan 2020 → Today
- Old school bacteriology revisited: need for in-depth knowledge on bacterial growth to tune diagnosis of bloodstream infections for use in low resource settingsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022
- Advancing a GMMA-based vaccine against invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis through Phase I trial in Europe and sub-Saharan AfricaFrom1 Oct 2019 → Today
- Pilot clinical bacteriology in the EVD care response to detect intercurring bloodstream infections and inform about appropriate antibiotic treatmentFrom1 Aug 2019 → 30 Jun 2020
- To strengthen the research capacity in the resource limited setting of Burkina Faso.From1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
- Effect of a novel typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa: a multicenter study in Ghana and the DRCFrom1 Jan 2019 → Today
Publications
1 - 10 of 235
- Characterization of typhoid intestinal perforation in Africa: results from the severe typhoid fever surveillance in Africa program(2023)
Authors: Megan Birkhold, Shrimati Datta, Gi Deok Pak, Justin Im, Olakayode O Ogundoyin, Dare I Olulana, Taiwo A Lawal, Oludolapo O Afuwape, Aderemi Kehinde, Marie-France Phoba, et al.
Pages: S67-S73 - A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia(2023)
Authors: Wim Cuypers, Pieter Meysman, François-Xavier Weill, Rene S Hendriksen, Getenet Beyene, John Wain, Satheesh Nair, Marie A Chattaway, Blanca M Perez-Sepulveda, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, et al.
- Coherence of output gaps in the euro area: the impact of the COVID-19 shock(2023)
Authors: Jakob de Haan, Jan Jacobs, Renske Zijm
- Salmonella Typhi whole genome sequencing in Rwanda shows a diverse historical population with recent introduction of haplotype H58(2023)
Authors: Jean Pierre Rutanga, Tessa de Block, Wim Cuypers, Josephine Cafmeyer, Marjan Peeters, Esperance Umumararungu, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Aniceth Rucogoza, Olivier Vandenberg, Delphine Martiny, et al.
- Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacteria bloodstream infections in Peru and associated outcomes(2023)
Authors: Fiorella Krapp, C García, Noemi Hinostroza, Lizeth Astocondor, Claudia R Rondon, Brecht Ingelbeen, Hugo Alpaca-Salvador, Catherine Amaro, Carla Aguado Ventura, Evelyn Barco-Yaipén, et al.
- Health itinerary-related survival of children under-five with severe malaria or bloodstream infection, DR Congo(2023)
Authors: Bieke Tack, Daniel Vita, José Nketo, Naomie Wasolua, Nathalie Ndengila, Natacha Herssens, Emmanuel Ntangu, Grace Kasidiko, Gaëlle Nkoji-Tunda, Marie-France Phoba, et al.
Pages: e0011156 - Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse(2023)
Authors: Jeniffer Waiyego Kariuki, Jan Jacobs, Marie Paule Ngogang, Olivia Howland
Pages: 3 - Growth of gram-negative bacteria in antiseptics, disinfectants and hand hygiene products in two tertiary care hospitals in West Africa-a cross-sectional survey(2023)
Authors: Palpouguini Lompo, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Esenam Agbobli, Adama Kazienga, Marjan Peeters, Halidou Tinto, Katrien Lagrou, Lassana Sangaré, Dissou Affolabi, Jan Jacobs
- Phylogenomic investigation of an outbreak of fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi A in Phnom Penh, Cambodia(2023)
Authors: Rutaiwan Dusadeepong, Gauthier Delvallez, Sokleaph Cheng, Soda Meng, Navin Sreng, Joanne Letchford, Kimcheng Choun, Syna Teav, Liselotte Hardy, Jan Jacobs, et al.
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients in Peru(2023)
Authors: C García, Noemí Hinostroza, Valeria Gordillo, Maria L Inchaustegui, Lizeth Astocondor, Omayra Chincha, Saúl Alejos, Marco Olivera, Digna Bojórquez-Fernández, Fátima Concha-Velasco, et al.