The upcoming challenge of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease and tuberculosis/nontuberculous mycobacteria co-infection in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa

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Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences,204 p.
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    Elizabeth Abbew, Leen Rigouts, Lutgarde Lynen, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah

Integrated approaches for diagnosis and regional transmission control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda

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Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences,238 p.
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Improving tuberculosis diagnosis : evaluation of tongue swabbing as a complementary method to sputum analysis in Guinea

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Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - ISSN 1476-0711-24:1 (2025) p. 1-9
Author(s)
    Souleymane Hassane-Harouna, Moussa Conde, Kindy Bah, Sofie Marijke Braet, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Morten Ruhwald, Mary Gaichiri, Margaretha De Vos, Bouke C. De Jong, Leen Rigouts

Exploration of tongue dorsum sampling to support clinical diagnosis of leprosy patients in the Comoros : a cross-sectional study

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PLoS neglected tropical diseases - ISSN 1935-2735-19:9 (2025) p. 1-13
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    Lena Krausser, Maren Van Nieuwenhove, Nissad Attoumane, Silahi H. Grillone, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Leen Rigouts, Abdallah Baco, Wirdane Abdou, Aboubacar Mzembaba, Epco Hasker, Younoussa Assoumani, Bouke De Jong, Sofie M. Braet

Retrospective cohort analysis for identification of discordant rifampicin-resistant Xpert MTB/RIF assay results in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a high burden tuberculosis setting

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Clinical infectious diseases - ISSN 1058-4838- (2025) p.
Author(s)
    Bertin C. Bisimwa, Maja Kiselinova, Isabel Cuella-Martin, Leen Rigouts, Andre N.H. Bulabula, Valery Byela, Jean-Paul Chirambiza, Eric Mulume, Freddy Birembano, Patrick D.M.C. Katoto, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Michel Kaswa, Bouke C. de Jong, Steven Callens, Esto Bahizire