Publicaties
Towards improved monitoring of human soil-transmitted helminthiases by serology : adapting a proven veterinary diagnostic test to human medicine Universiteit Gent
Human filariasis in travelers and migrants: a retrospective 25-year analysis at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Information on human filariasis in international travelers is scarce. We describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcome of these infections in a reference travel clinic over the past decades.
METHODS: We reviewed all cases of filariasis diagnosed at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 1994 to 2018. Diagnosis was obtained by either parasitological methods (confirmed) or strict clinical ...
Optimizing the European Regulatory Framework for Sustainable Bacteriophage Therapy in Human Medicine Vrije Universiteit Brussel
DSD : a discussion at the crossroads of medicine, human rights, and politics Universiteit Gent
Human pluripotent stem cells in regenerative medicine Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Human pluripotent stem cells have the capacity to self-renew indefinitely and the ability to differentiate into all cell types of a human body. These characteristics instill them with an enormous promise in regenerative medicine, where they could be used in cell, tissue and even organ-based replacement therapy. In this review, we discuss their potential clinical applications and the advantages and pitfalls for the different types of human ...