Publications

Publication list of VAXINFECTIO members

Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV)

The importance of first-void urine for assessing HPV-specific antibodies : a comparison with midstream urine

Source

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics - ISSN 2164-5515-22:1 (2026) p. 1-7

Author(s)

Anne Van Caesbroeck, Marijana Lipovac, Sofie Rennen, Laura Téblick

The diagnostic value of routine spirometry in occupational health practice for early detection of silicosis : a retrospective Belgian study among silica-exposed workers

Source

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine - ISSN 1076-2752-68:5 (2026) p. e353-e359

Author(s)

Nele Van Loon, Kevin Lamote, David Ruttens, Mathieu Verbrugghe, Sofie Acke, Cindy Mai, Annemie Snoeckx, Wim Siemons, Steven Ronsmans, Pierre van Damme, Therese Lapperre

Evaluating DNA methylation markers and extended HPV genotyping in first-void urine for detecting high-grade cervical lesions in HPV-positive women : a cross-sectional study

Source

BMC medicine - ISSN 1741-7015-24:1 (2026) p. 1-13

Author(s)

Mette Tranberg, Severien Van Keer, Albertus T. Hesselink, Pia Norgaard, Rikke Brondum, Chunsen Wu, Line Winther Gustafson, Anne Hammer, Pinar Bor, Karen Omann Binderup, Christina Blach, Alex Vorsters, Renske Steenbergen

Integrated drivers of basal and acute immunity in diverse human populations

Source

Cell reports medicine - ISSN 2666-3791-7:4 (2026) p. 1-25

Author(s)

Aisha Hegab Souquette, E. Kaitlynn Allen, Christine M. Oshansky, Evadnie Rampersaud, Emily V. Walker, Li Tang, Sook-San Wong, Trushar Jeevan, Lei Shi, Stanley Pounds, Jia-Hua Qu, George Elias, Guillermina Kuan, Angel Balmaseda, Raul Zapata, Kathryn Shaw-Saliba, Pierre van Damme, Vigor Van Tendeloo, Juan Carlos Dib, Jeremy Chase Crawford, Benson Ogunjimi, Richard Webby, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Andrew Pekosz, Richard E. Rothman, Aubree Gordon, Paul G. Thomas

Commentary: 1-year risks of cancers associated with COVID-19 vaccination : a large population-based cohort study in South Korea

Source

Frontiers in Public Health - ISSN 2296-2565-14 (2026) p. 1-3

Author(s)

Médéa Locquet, Charlotte Beaudart, Jonathan Douxfils, Dominique Roberfroid, Pierre van Damme, Jean-Michel Dogné

CHERMID

AIRRWAS integrates TCR-microbiome data to reveal how the gut microbiome shapes the circulating and mucosal T cell repertoire

Source

Cell reports - ISSN 2211-1247-45:6 (2026) p. 1-23

Author(s)

Romi Vandoren, My Ha, Vincent Van Deuren, Naomi De Roeck, Ting Pu, Eelco C. Brand, Mariia Kuznetsova, Hajar Besbassi, Esther Bartholomeus, Fabio Affaticati, Ilke De Boeck, Thies Gehrmann, Sarah Lebeer, Bas Oldenburg, Femke van Wijk, Peter Delputte, Sara Verbandt, Sabine Tejpar, Kris Laukens, Benson Ogunjimi, Pieter Meysman

Association of antiviral use for influenza among non-severe cases with subsequent hospitalization and mortality

Source

BMC medicine - ISSN 1741-7015-24:1 (2026) p. 1-9

Author(s)

Taito Kitano, Shinya Tsuzuki, Sayaka Yoshida

Global mobility flows and COVID-19 spread in Europe during the emergency phase : insights from Meta-Facebook data

Source

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology - ISSN 1877-5845-57 (2026) p. 1-11

Author(s)

Thi Huyen Trang Nguyen, Niel Hens, Christel Faes

Nontraditional data in pandemic preparedness and response : identifying and addressing first- and last-mile challenges

Source

Journal of medical internet research - ISSN 1439-4456-28 (2026) p. 1-17

Author(s)

Mattia Mazzoli, Irma Varela-Lasheras, Constantino Pereira Caetano, Andreia Leite, Lisa Hermans, Niel Hens, Polen Turkmen, Kyriaki Kalimeri, Leo Ferres, Ciro Cattuto, Daniela Paolotti, Stefaan Verhulst

Dynamic shift in the dominant transmission route of clade Ib monkeypox virus across networks with sexual and nonsexual contacts

Source

Science Advances - ISSN 2375-2548-12:14 (2026) p. 1-10

Author(s)

Fuminari Miura, Ka Yin Leung, Maria Xiridou, Marten van Antwerpen, Nicola Low, Niel Hens, Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Jacco Wallinga

Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH)

Mesenchymal stromal cells and neuroinflammation : a multimodal approach to neuroprotection and future therapeutic horizons

Source

Translational neurodegeneration - ISSN 2047-9158-15:1 (2026) p. 1-31

Author(s)

Alexandro Bufi, Andrea Papait, Peter Ponsaerts, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Ornella Parolini

Ethnicity affects relapse-free survival in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Source

Haematologica - ISSN 0390-6078-111:5 (2026) p. 1716-1724

Author(s)

Julia Weisinger, Florian Blanchard, Benoit Suzon, Christophe Deligny, Jehane Fadlallah, Francois Provot, Pascale Poullin, Manon Marie, David Ribes, Gabriel Choukroun, Yahsou Delmas, Elie Azoulay, Ygal Benhamou, Maximilien Grall, Jean-Michel Halimi, Moglie Le Quintrec, Aude Servais, Thomas Papo, Camille Lepart, Claire Cartery, Valerie Chatelet, Jean-Francois Augusto, Simon Ville, Pierre Perez, Loic Lievre, Mathieu Legendre, Anne Rumpler, Alexandre Hertig, Virginie Rieu, Arnaud Jaccard, Patricia Zunic, Laurent Gilardin, Nihal Martis, Sara Rovira Puig, Rutuja Gupte, Maria del Mar Tolos Garcia, Margot Dierickx, Daniela Greco, Timon Albrecht, Andreea-Adela Icleanu, Raida Bouzid, Berangere Joly, Agnes Veyradier, Adrien Picod, Paul Coppo

Increasing transfection of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells by optimizing lipid nanoparticle ionizable lipid and mRNA uridine modification

Source

Pharmaceutics - ISSN 1999-4923-18:4 (2026) p. 1-15

Author(s)

Izabella Lambart, Daniel Flender, Dana Liu, Jenny Hong Hoang, Max Hesse, Diana Campillo Davó, Eva Lion, Jonas van Audenaerde, Stefan Schiller, Johanna Simon, Simon Geissler, Evelien Smits, Karsten Maeder, Hannah Zaryouh

A cell line-derived, immune-competent neurospheroid model to study neuroinflammation and human brain disorders

Source

Frontiers in immunology - ISSN 1664-3224-17 (2026) p. 1-19

Author(s)

Alexandro Bufi, Andrea Papait, Serafina Farigu, Elsa Vertua, Patrizia Bonassi Signoroni, Elisa Scalvini, Elisabetta Giuzzi, Alice Paini, Paola Chiodelli, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Peter Ponsaerts, Ornella Parolini

Leveraging digital technology and artificial intelligence to describe the real-world Belgian chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient population : the BE-CLLEAR study

Source

JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics - ISSN 2473-4276-10 (2026) p. 1-11

Author(s)

Matthias Vanderkerken, Koen Van Eygen, Veerle Galle, Annelies Verbiest, Ann Janssens, Imke Masuy, Kristof Theys, Tine Cuppens, Katoo Muylle, Ann De Becker

Laboratory for Medical Microbiology (LMM)

Phenotypic convergence and collateral susceptibility development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under antibiotic exposure in ICU patients

Source

npj Antimicrobials and resistance - ISSN 2731-8745-4:1 (2026) p. 1-16

Author(s)

Thomas van der Schalk, Matilda Berkell, An Hottebeekx, Leen Timbermont, David E. Tabor, Christine Lammens, Claudia Recanatini, Alexey Ruzin, Antonio DiGiandomenico, Hasan Jafri, Jean Chastre, Mark T. Esser, Bruno François, Marc J. M. Bonten, Herman Goossens, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Antonio Oliver, Gérald Glupczynski, Samir Kumar-Singh, Surbhi Malhotra, Fleur Paling, Claudia Recanatini, Marc J. M. Bonten, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Denise van Hout, Darren Troeman, Sebastian Hullegie, Daniel Prins, Thomas E. van der Schalk, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Herman Goossens, Christine Lammens, Jelle Vlaeminck, Leen Timbermont, Tuba Vilken, Jasmine Coppens, Basil Britto Xavier, Thilo Köhler, Craig MacLean, Frangiscos Sifakis, Martin Wolkewitz, Derek Hazard, Susanne Weber, Omar Ali, Alexey Ruzin, Hasan Jafri, Rubana Kalyani, Kathryn Shoemaker, Frank Coenjaerts, Christopher Polk

A standardized workflow for typing S. marcescens outbreaks using FT-IR spectroscopy

Source

European journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases - ISSN 0934-9723- (2026) p.

Author(s)

Ioannis Passaris, Sam Van Goethem, Florence Crombe, Hannelore Hamerlinck, Stefanie Desmet, Reinout Naesens, Philippe Willems, Deborah De Geyter, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Gérald Glupczynski, Surbhi Malhotra, Herman Goossens, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens

Association of SARS-CoV-2 variants and quasispecies with transmissibility, disease severity, and immune evasion

Source

Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2026,208 p.

Author(s)

Mathias Smet, Surbhi Malhotra, Samir Kumar-Singh, Matilda Berkell

Quantifying immune dysregulation in pneumonia and sepsis with a parsimonious machine-learning model : a multicohort analysis across care settings and reanalysis of a hydrocortisone randomised controlled trial

Source

The lancet respiratory medicine - ISSN 2213-2600-14:4 (2026) p. 328-340

Author(s)

Erik H.A. Michels, Pierre-François Dequin, Joe M. Butler, Antoine Guillon, Bruno Evrard, Fleur P. Paling, Tom D.Y. Reijnders, Alex R. Schuurman, Tjitske S.R. van Engelen, Xanthe Brands, Bastiaan W. Haak, Lieuwe D.J. Bos, Carolyn Leroux, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Jaap Stoker, Jan M. Prins, Daniël R. Faber, Renée A. Douma, Timothy E. Sweeney, Surbhi Malhotra, Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans, Brendon P. Scicluna, Olaf L. Cremer, Michael Matthay, Carolyn Calfee, W. Joost Wiersinga, Hessel Peters-Sengers, Tom van der Poll

Considerations for the design of impactful citizen-science projects in microbiome research

Source

Nature protocols - ISSN 1754-2189- (2026) p.

Author(s)

Sarah Ahannach, Sandra Condori, Jelle Dillen, Caroline Dricot, Thies Gehrmann, Stijn Wittouck, Marie Josiane Kenfack Zanguim, Wannes Van Beeck, Ilke De Boeck, Tom Eilers, Monica Ticlla Ccenhua, Agustina Santullo, Wenke Smets, Jari Temmermans, Enya Arconada Nuin, Sandra Van Puyvelde, Irina Spacova, Veronique Verhoeven, Sarah Lebeer