Researcher
Rita Verhelst
- Disciplines:Clinical microbiology, Microbial diagnostics, Gynaecology
Affiliations
- Department of Uro-gynaecology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2011 → 30 Sep 2014 - Department of Clinical chemistry, microbiology and immunology (Department)
Member
From1 Apr 1995 → 31 Dec 2010
Publications
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- Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene(2016)
Authors: Ramiro Vilchez Vargas, Fabian Desimpel, Ruy Jauregui, NELE VANKEIRSBILCK, Steven Weyers, Rita Verhelst, Dietmar H Pieper, Tom Van de Wiele
- Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women(2015)
Authors: Raju Gautam, Hanneke Borgdorff, Vicky Jespers, Suzanna C Francis, Rita Verhelst, Mary Mwaura, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Gilles Ndayisaba, Jordan K Kyongo, Liselotte Hardy, et al.
- The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women(2015)
Authors: Vicky Jespers, Janneke van de Wijgert, Piet Cools, Rita Verhelst, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Mary Mwaura, Gilles F Ndayisaba, Kishor Mandaliya, Joris Menten, Liselotte Hardy, et al.
- Prevalence and correlates of bacterial vaginosis in different sub-populations of women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study(2014)
Authors: Vicky Jespers, Tania Crucitti, Joris Menten, Rita Verhelst, Mary Mwaura, Kishor Mandaliya, Gilles F Ndayisaba, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Liselotte Hardy, Anne Buvé, et al.
- The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization?(2014)
Authors: Janneke HHM van de Wijgert, Hanneke Borgdorff, Rita Verhelst, Tania Crucitti, Suzanna Francis, Vicky Jespers
- The vaginal microbiome and its clinical correlates in a cohort of African sex workers(2013)Volume: 89
Authors: Hanneke Borgdorff, Evgeni Tsivtsivadze, Rita Verhelst, Frank Schuren, Massimo Marzorati, Janneke van de Wijgert
Pages: A84 - A84 - Prevalence reproductive tract infections (RTI) in women targeted for microbicide trials: the Microbicide Safety Biomarkers Study in Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa(2013)
Authors: Mary Mwaura, Liselotte Hardy, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Gilles Ndayisaba, Kishor Mandaliya, Joris Menten, Rita Verhelst, Janneke van de Wijgert, Tania Crucitti, Vicky Jespers
Number of pages: 1 - The influence of hormonal contraception and pregnancy on the vaginal microbiome, sexually transmitted infections, and cytokine responses in a cohort of Rwandan sex workers(2013)
Authors: Marijn Verwijs, Hanneke Borgdorff, Ferdinand Wit, Frank Schuren, Rene Lutter, Rita Verhelst, Marc Bonten, Janneke van de Wijgert
Number of pages: 1 - Cervicovaginal microbiota not dominated by lactobacilli are associated with HIV viral shedding in African female sex workers(2013)
Authors: Hanneke Borgdorff, Evgeni Tsivtsivadze, Rita Verhelst, Suzanne Jurriaans, Gilles Ndayisaba, Frank Schuren, Janneke van de Wijgert
Number of pages: 1 - Association between bacterial vaginosis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis(2012)
Authors: Evy Gillet, Joris Meys, Rita Verhelst, Philippe De Sutter