Prof Robert Colebunders

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Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Methodological challenges for conducting case-control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome

Article • Brain Communications, December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an explorative case-control study with viral metagenomic analyses on Onchocerca volvulus

Article • F1000Research, December 2023, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

Prof Robert Colebunders
Non-adherence to ivermectin in onchocerciasis-endemic communities with persistent infection in the Bono Region of Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Accessibility to formal education among persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, Tanzania

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Persistence of onchocerciasis and associated dermatologic and ophthalmic pathologies after 27 years of ivermectin mass drug administration in the middle belt of Ghana

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2023, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Procedure for Handling and Storage of Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Obtained from Skin Snips for Downstream Genetic Work

Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, September 2023, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Disability assessment among persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, September 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The onchocerciasis hypothesis of nodding syndrome

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2023, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mortality among persons with epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic and non-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Article • Seizure, August 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Quality of life of persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, August 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Assessing Onchocerca volvulus Intensity of Infection and Genetic Diversity Using Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Single Microfilariae Obtained before and after Ivermectin Treatment

Article • Pathogens, July 2023, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of a bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin programme on the incidence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic area of Mahenge, Tanzania: A population-based prospective study

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2023, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2023, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2023, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
ASSOCIATION OF ONCHOCERCIASIS NODULE PREVALENCE IN MOTHERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EPILEPSY IN THEIR CHILDREN IN MAHENGE, AN ONCHOCERCIASIS-ENDEMIC AREA OF TANZANIA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Case definitions for onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and nodding syndrome: A focused review

Article • Seizure, April 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an update and future perspectives

Article • Trends in Parasitology, February 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
How to decrease the epilepsy disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa?

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, February 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Risks Factors, Access to Treatment, and Perceptions in the Greater Mundri Area, South Sudan

Article • Pathogens, January 2023, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of children with epilepsy including nodding syndrome in Uganda: A qualitative study

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, January 2023, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome, populations at risk need to be aware this is a preventable condition

Article • Brain Communications, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding Syndrome, a Case-control Study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as Risk Factor

Article • December 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries

Article • Pathogens, November 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1st year of the pandemic: Pooled analysis of the International Citizen Project on COVID-19 (ICPCovid) surveys

Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2022, Frontiers

Prof Robert Colebunders
New vector of River blindness identified in Africa

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 2022, PLOS

Anne Laudisoit, Prof Robert Colebunders
High Prevalence of Glaucoma among Patients in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area (Mahenge, Tanzania)

Article • Pathogens, September 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Enhanced surveillance of monkeypox in Bas-Uélé, Democratic Republic of Congo: the limitations of symptom-based case definitions

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University College of Health Sciences: a case study of a sustainable capacity building model for health care, research and training

Article • African Health Sciences, August 2022, African Journals Online (AJOL)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Onchocerciasis in Rural Villages With a High Epilepsy Prevalence in Mahenge, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

Article • July 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Correction: Dusabimana et al. Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and Ov16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening. Pathogens 2022, 11, 281

Article • Pathogens, June 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Immunoinformatics Design and Assessment of a Multiepitope Antigen (OvMCBL02) for Onchocerciasis Diagnosis and Monitoring

Article • Diagnostics, June 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Enhanced surveillance of monkeypox in Bas-Uélé, Democratic Republic of Congo: the limitations of symptom-based case definitions

Article • June 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Prof Robert Colebunders
‘There Were Moments We Wished She Could Just Die’: The Highly Gendered Burden of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda

Article • Qualitative Health Research, May 2022, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Low-Middle- Income Countries, December 2020 to February 2021

Article • International Journal of Public Health, May 2022, Frontiers

Prof Robert Colebunders
High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda

Article • Vaccines, April 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin for malaria control in mass drug administration programmes

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door-to-Door Survey

Article • Pathogens, March 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Defining post-COVID condition

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, March 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Reducing onchocerciasis-associated morbidity in onchocerciasis-endemic foci with high ongoing transmission: a focus on the children.

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding epilepsy in Mahenge, Tanzania: A socio-anthropological study in an onchocerciasis-endemic area with a high prevalence of epilepsy

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with epilepsy in Uganda: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Using Andersen’s model of health care utilization to assess factors associated with COVID-19 testing among adults in nine low-and middle-income countries: an online survey

Article • BMC Health Services Research, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening

Article • Pathogens, February 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door to Door Survey

Article • February 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community perception of epilepsy and its treatment in onchocerciasis-endemic villages of Maridi county, western equatoria state, South Sudan

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, February 2022, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures among Dental Care Workers in Vietnam: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2022, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Epilepsy in Six Health Districts of Mali: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional and Nested Case-Control Study

Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2022, Karger Publishers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia in Somalia

Article • Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, January 2022, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adults’ Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children in Selected Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Article • Vaccines, December 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among dental care workers in Vietnam: an online cross-sectional survey

Article • December 2021, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Treatment of Pregnant Women with Ivermectin during Mass Drug Distribution: Time to Investigate Its Safety and Potential Benefits

Article • Pathogens, December 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tandem Use of OvMANE1 and Ov-16 ELISA Tests Increases the Sensitivity for the Diagnosis of Human Onchocerciasis

Article • Life, November 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome and Other Forms of Epilepsy in Northern Uganda: A Case-Control Study

Article • Pathogens, November 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Mbam valley of Cameroon following 16 years of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin, and the description of a new cytotype of Simulium squamosum

Article • Parasites & Vectors, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
A peer support group intervention to decrease epilepsy-related stigma in an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Mahenge, Tanzania: A pilot study

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2021, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
“Slash and Clear”, a Community-Based Vector Control Method to Reduce Onchocerciasis Transmission by Simulium sirbanum in Maridi, South Sudan: A Prospective Study

Article • Pathogens, October 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Association Between Ov16 Seropositivity and Neurocognitive Performance Among Children in Rural Cameroon: a Pilot Study

Article • Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Should Not Be Recommended to Treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 Infection

Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages

Article • BMJ Open, September 2021, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epilepsy in the Sanaga‐Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis‐endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings

Article • Epilepsia Open, August 2021, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Its Determinants in Mozambique: An Online Survey

Article • Vaccines, July 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fear and depression during the COVID-19 outbreak in Cameroon: a nation-wide observational study

Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Stress and Associated Factors among Frontline Healthcare Workers in the COVID-19 Epicenter of Da Nang City, Vietnam

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
No Evidence for the Involvement of Leiomodin-1 Antibodies in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy

Article • Pathogens, July 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Extensive Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission Associated With Low Mortality in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: For How Long?

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
No Evidence Known Viruses Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. An Explorative Metagenomic Case-Control Study

Article • Pathogens, June 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Azuay Province, Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Article • Vaccines, June 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
First description of Nodding Syndrome in the Central African Republic

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2021, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in Brazil between August and November 2020: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Serotonin Levels in the Serum of Persons with Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study

Article • Pathogens, June 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey

Article • Vaccines, May 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Stress and associated factors among frontline healthcare workers in the COVID-19 epicenter of Da Nang city, Vietnam

Article • May 2021, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: An International Survey among Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Article • Vaccines, May 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
The World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030: implications for onchocerciasis elimination programs

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
High Prevalence of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis-Endemic Area in Mvolo County, South Sudan: A Door-To-Door Survey

Article • Pathogens, May 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Intimate Partners Violence against Women during a COVID-19 Lockdown Period: Results of an Online Survey in 7 Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Well-Being of Healthcare Workers and the General Public during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam: An Online Survey

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Secretome of Filarial Nematodes and Its Role in Host-Parasite Interactions and Pathogenicity in Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy

Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, April 2021, Frontiers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Follow-Up Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV during the Second Semester of the Pandemic

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Cuenca, Ecuador, October 2020, a Cross-Sectional Study

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19: The African Enigma

Article • Colombia Medica, April 2021, Universidad del Valle

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mvolo County, South Sudan: A Door to Door Survey

Article • April 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Vietnamese People’s Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey

Article • March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis Prevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis Hypo-Endemic Area in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study

Article • Pathogens, March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Potential Parasitic Causes of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area in the Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • Pathogens, March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Violence and discrimination among Ugandan residents during the COVID-19 lockdown

Article • BMC Public Health, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cytokines and Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy, a Pilot Study and Review of the Literature

Article • Pathogens, March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Results of Two Consecutive Online Surveys

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours in Cameroon: A Six-Month Online National Survey

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome research revisited

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2021, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community perceptions and attitudes regarding epilepsy and disease cost after implementation of a community-based epilepsy treatment program in onchocerciasis-endemic communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2021, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of COVID-19 on the lives and psychosocial well-being of persons with epilepsy during the third trimester of the pandemic: Results from an international, online survey

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2021, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Methods (MCM) discontinuation among childbearing age women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Article • February 2021, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
In pursuit of a cure: The plural therapeutic landscape of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Cameroon – A mixed methods study

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2021, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Article • Vaccines, February 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fear and Depression during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Cameroon: A Nation-wide Observational Study

Article • February 2021, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Mozambique: Two Consecutive Online Surveys

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Neuropathological Changes in Nakalanga Syndrome—A Case Report

Article • Pathogens, January 2021, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: adherence to national preventive measures and impact on people’s lives, an online survey

Article • BMC Public Health, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2021, PLOS

Anne Laudisoit, Prof Robert Colebunders
Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures Prior to Vaccine Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Online Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa

Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Assessment of adherence to public health measures and their impact on the COVID-19 outbreak in Benin Republic, West Africa

Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2021, Pan African Medical Journal

Prof Robert Colebunders
Factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): results of an online survey

Article • BMJ Open, January 2021, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome, many questions remain but we can prevent it by eliminating onchocerciasis

Article • Brain Communications, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lack of elevated pre-ART elastase-ANCA levels in patients developing TB-IRIS

Article • PLoS ONE, December 2020, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Effect of Ivermectin Treatment on the Frequency of Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy Infected with Onchocerca volvulus

Article • Pathogens, December 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Case Report: Nakalanga Syndrome Revisited: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient Living in Western Uganda, 1994–2018

Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2020, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Treatment Response in Two Rural Villages with a High Prevalence of Onchocerciasis and Epilepsy, Mahenge Tanzania

Article • December 2020, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy an unrecognised important preventable public health problem

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Level and Determinants of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in the First Stage of the Outbreak in Uganda

Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Medical Follow-up and Psychosocial Well-Being of People Living With HIV: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Access to healthcare and prevalence of anxiety and depression in persons with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicountry online survey

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Changes in epilepsy burden after onchocerciasis elimination in a hyperendemic focus of western Uganda: a comparison of two population-based, cross-sectional studies

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, November 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC

Article • Conflict and Health, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
OV16 Seroprevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Regions: A Multi-Country Study

Article • Pathogens, October 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Violence and Discrimination Among Ugandan Residents During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Article • October 2020, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
A call for strengthened evidence on targeted, non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 for the protection of vulnerable individuals in sub-Saharan Africa

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epilepsy-related stigma and cost in two onchocerciasis-endemic areas in South Sudan: A pilot descriptive study

Article • Seizure, October 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Vietnamese People’s Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey

Article • September 2020, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Vietnamese people’s well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey&nbsp;

Article • September 2020, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Preventive behavior of Vietnamese people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Article • PLoS ONE, September 2020, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 in Somalia: Adherence to Preventive Measures and Evolution of the Disease Burden

Article • Pathogens, September 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries

Article • Journal of Infection, September 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Evidence for significant COVID-19 community transmission in Somalia using a clinical case definition

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Treatment Response in Onchocerca Volvulus Infected Persons with Epilepsy: A Three-Country Short Cohort Study

Article • Pathogens, July 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: Adherence to national preventive measures and impact on people’s lives

Article • July 2020, Research Square

Prof Robert Colebunders
Le français innovant

Article • June 2020, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Comparison of Diagnostic Tests for Onchocerca volvulus in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • Pathogens, June 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Dried Blood Microsampling-Based Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs in Children With Nodding Syndrome and Epilepsy in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, June 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

Christophe Stove, Prof Robert Colebunders
Persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and nodding seizures have a more severe form of epilepsy with more cognitive impairment and higher levels of Onchocerca volvulus infection

Article • Epileptic Disorders, June 2020, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Preventive behavior of Vietnamese people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Article • May 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Prof Robert Colebunders
From nodding syndrome to onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

Article • Revue Neurologique, May 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Focus of Ongoing Onchocerciasis Transmission Close to Bangui, Central African Republic

Article • Pathogens, April 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Role of the Maridi Dam in Causing an Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy Epidemic in Maridi, South Sudan: An Epidemiological, Sociological, and Entomological Study

Article • Pathogens, April 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Serological Evaluation of Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in the Bakoye and Falémé Foci, Mali

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Single versus Multiple Dose Ivermectin Regimen in Onchocerciasis-Infected Persons with Epilepsy Treated with Phenobarbital: A Randomized Clinical Trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • Pathogens, March 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Meta-analysis of epilepsy prevalence in West Africa and its relationship with onchocerciasis endemicity and control

Article • International Health, March 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Urinary N-acetyltyramine-O,β-glucuronide in Persons with Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy

Article • Pathogens, March 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in northern Uganda after the implementation of onchocerciasis control measures

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Safety of ivermectin during pregnancy

Article • The Lancet Global Health, March 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerca volvulus is not detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2020, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Single Versus Multiple Dose Ivermectin Regimen in Onchocerciasis-infected Persons with Epilepsy Treated with Phenobarbital: A Randomized Clinical Trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • January 2020, MDPI AG

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lymphedema in three previously Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic health districts in Mali after cessation of mass drug administration

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin as an adjuvant to anti-epileptic treatment in persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: A randomized proof-of-concept clinical trial

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2020, PLOS

Anne Laudisoit, Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin use in children below 15 kg: potential benefits for onchocerciasis and scabies elimination programmes

Article • British Journal of Dermatology, December 2019, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epilepsy prevention

Article • The Lancet, December 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding Syndrome

Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Women with epilepsy in sub–Saharan Africa: A review of the reproductive health challenges and perspectives for management

Article • Seizure, October 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Emergomyces: The global rise of new dimorphic fungal pathogens

Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2019, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome

Article • Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, September 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Analysis of the RIMDAMAL trial

Article • The Lancet, September 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Would ivermectin for malaria control be beneficial in onchocerciasis-endemic regions?

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increased cost‐benefit of strengthening onchocerciasis elimination efforts in areas with high onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, August 2019, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
The efficacy of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use in persons with HIV in South Africa, a randomized clinical trial

Article • PLoS ONE, August 2019, PLOS

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2019, PLOS

Anne Laudisoit, Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Clinical description and relationship with microfilarial density

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2019, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Low ivermectin use among 5- to 6-year-old children: observations from door-to-door surveys in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa

Article • International Health, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: another piece in the puzzle from the Mahenge mountains, southern Tanzania

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Stigma and epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa: a review and recommendations from the onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy working group

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mapping the medical outcomes study HIV health survey (MOS-HIV) to the EuroQoL 5 Dimension (EQ-5D-3 L) utility index

Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epidemiological evidence concerning the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increased KLRG1 and PD-1 expression on CD8 T lymphocytes in TB-IRIS

Article • PLoS ONE, April 2019, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
New filovirus disease classification and nomenclature

Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders, Dr Jens H. Kuhn
Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis area in Cameroon

Article • Parasites & Vectors, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Clinical description and relationship with microfilarial density

Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Prof Robert Colebunders
Economic Burden of Epilepsy in Rural Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • EClinicalMedicine, March 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Comprehensive management of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: lessons learnt from community-based surveys

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
High prevalence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite 14 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin: A mixed-method assessment

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Integrated seroprevalence-based assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in two lymphatic filariasis evaluation units of Mali with the SD Bioline Onchocerciasis/LF IgG4 Rapid Test

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2019, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Low prevalence of epilepsy and onchocerciasis after more than 20 years of ivermectin treatment in the Imo River Basin in Nigeria

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome research, lessons learned from the NSETHIO project

Article • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, January 2019, Cambridge University Press

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical presentations of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) in Cameroon

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, January 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Intervention for reducing epilepsy-associated stigma

Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, January 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Effect of Onchocerciasis Elimination on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in a Hyper-Endemic Focus of Western Uganda

Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Effect of TB/HIV Integration on TB and HIV Indicators in Rural Ugandan Health Facilities

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community perceptions of epilepsy and its treatment in an onchocerciasis endemic region in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epidemiology of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys of Cameroon: impact of more than 13 years of ivermectin

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
High prevalence of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan: A community-based survey

Article • Seizure, December 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Oral Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Smallpox

Article • New England Journal of Medicine, November 2018, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prednisone for the Prevention of Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated IRIS

Article • New England Journal of Medicine, November 2018, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
The effect of bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan: a study protocol

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Factors Influencing the Risk of Becoming Sexually Active Among HIV Infected Adolescents in Kampala and Kisumu, East Africa

Article • AIDS and Behavior, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan

Article • Seizure, November 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The temporal relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a population-based cohort study

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, November 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerca volvulus as a risk factor for developing epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a case control study

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?

Article • BMC Research Notes, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Opportunistic diseases diminish the clinical benefit of immediate antiretroviral therapy in HIV–tuberculosis co-infected adults with low CD4+ cell counts

Article • AIDS, September 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Aberrant plasma MMP and TIMP dynamics in Schistosoma - Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2018, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
High prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic health areas in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy: An important neglected public health problem

Article • Seizure, August 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epilepsy caused by onchocerciasis is an important public health problem in Africa

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Factors Associated with Wuchereria bancrofti Microfilaremia in an Endemic Area of Mali

Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2018, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Prof Robert Colebunders
The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania

Article • Acta Tropica, May 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Synergistic Impact of Training Followed by On-Site Support on HIV Clinical Practice: A Mixed-Design Study in Uganda With Pre/Post and Cluster-Randomized Trial Components

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Histological examination of post-mortem brains of children with nodding syndrome

Article • Annals of Translational Medicine, April 2018, AME Publishing Company

Prof Robert Colebunders
Considerations for Randomized Controlled Trials During Future Filovirus Outbreaks

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
From river blindness control to elimination: bridge over troubled water

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Evolution of epilepsy prevalence and incidence in a Tanzanian area endemic for onchocerciasis and the potential impact of community-directed treatment with ivermectin: a cross-sectional study and comparison over 28 years

Article • BMJ Open, March 2018, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Molecular tests expedite the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in childhood

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, March 2018, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy, an Additional Reason for Strengthening Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs

Article • Trends in Parasitology, March 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Emergomyces africanus in Soil, South Africa

Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2018, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Neutrophil Activation and Enhanced Release of Granule Products in HIV-TB Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, February 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2018, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Elevated inflammatory cytokines in aqueous cytokine profile in HIV-1 infected patients with cataracts in Uganda

Article • BMC Ophthalmology, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Patient-level benefits associated with decentralization of antiretroviral therapy services to primary health facilities in Malawi and Uganda

Article • International Health, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lopinavir plus nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors, lopinavir plus raltegravir, or lopinavir monotherapy for second-line treatment of HIV (EARNEST): 144-week follow-up results from a randomised controlled trial

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
High Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan

Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
High mortality in non-Ebola virus disease cases: need to provide timely and effective care

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, October 2017, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Attempted molecular detection of the thermally dimorphic human fungal pathogen Emergomyces africanus in terrestrial small mammals in South Africa

Article • Medical Mycology, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ivermectin Treatment in Patients With Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy: Protocol of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Article • JMIR Research Protocols, August 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

Prof Robert Colebunders
Significant rates of risky sexual behaviours among HIV-infected patients failing first-line ART: A sub-study of the Europe–Africa Research Network for the Evaluation of Second-line Therapy trial

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, August 2017, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor cross-resistance and outcomes from second-line antiretroviral therapy in the public health approach: an observational analysis within the randomised, open-label, EARNEST trial

Article • The Lancet HIV, August 2017, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Risk and Predictors of Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Coinfected Patients in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
High prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2017, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The predicament of patients with suspected Ebola

Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2017, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Treatment decisions and mortality in HIV-positive presumptive smear-negative TB in the Xpert® MTB/RIF era: a cohort study

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Development and external validation of a clinical prognostic score for death in visceral leishmaniasis patients in a high HIV co-infection burden area in Ethiopia

Article • PLoS ONE, June 2017, PLOS

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Trends in Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease at Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment — 10 Countries, 2004–2015

Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 2017, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

Prof Robert Colebunders
Early childhood transmission of hepatitis B prior to the first hepatitis B vaccine dose is rare among babies born to HIV-infected and non-HIV infected mothers in Gulu, Uganda

Article • Vaccine, May 2017, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: From recent epidemiological and clinical findings to policy implications

Article • Epilepsia Open, April 2017, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
First HIV prevalence estimates of a representative sample of adult sub-Saharan African migrants in a European city. Results of a community-based, cross-sectional study in Antwerp, Belgium

Article • PLoS ONE, April 2017, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Relationship Between Time to Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy and Treatment Outcomes: A Cohort Analysis of ART Eligible Adolescents in Zimbabwe

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy services on HIV testing and care at a population level in Agago District in rural Northern Uganda: results from the Lablite population surveys

Article • International Health, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Patients with HIV in South Africa and Associated Socio-demographic, Health Related and Psychosocial Factors

Article • AIDS and Behavior, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome: Preventable and treatable

Article • Science Translational Medicine, February 2017, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Prof Robert Colebunders
Persons living with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy also consulting traditional healers: a study in three African countries

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, February 2017, SAGE Publications

Jane Wanyama, Prof Robert Colebunders
AIDS-Related Endemic Mycoses in Western Cape, South Africa, and Clinical Mimics: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adults With Advanced HIV and Recent-Onset, Widespread Skin Lesions

Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome, other forms of epilepsy, and the Nakalanga syndrome most likely directly or indirectly caused by Onchocerca volvulus

Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, January 2017, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevention of Early Mortality by Presumptive Tuberculosis Therapy Study: An Open Label, Randomized Controlled Trial

Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2016, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Dr Frank van Leth, Prof Robert Colebunders
Weight status and associated factors among HIV infected people on antiretroviral therapy in rural Dikgale, Limpopo, South Africa

Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, November 2016, AOSIS Open Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
Is Plasmodium Species Parasitemia Really Associated With Increased Survival in Ebola Virus–Infected Patients?

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
PrEP for African migrants in Europe? A research agenda

Article • The Lancet HIV, November 2016, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Improved Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Observed Among HIV-Infected Children Whose Caregivers had Positive Beliefs in Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa

Article • AIDS and Behavior, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Overlooking the importance of immunoassays – Authors' reply

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, October 2016, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders, Dr Jens H. Kuhn
Effect of On-Site Support on Laboratory Practice for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Testing

Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Preventing Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in High-Risk Patients: Protocol of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Prednisone (PredART Trial)

Article • JMIR Research Protocols, August 2016, JMIR Publications Inc.

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Effectiveness of educational outreach in infectious diseases management: a cluster randomized trial in Uganda

Article • BMC Public Health, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Risk factors for epilepsy in Bas-Uélé Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a case–control study

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2016, Elsevier

Dr Kenneth M. Pfarr, Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding Syndrome in Onchocerciasis Endemic Areas

Article • Trends in Parasitology, August 2016, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Oral abstracts of the 21st International AIDS Conference 18–22 July 2016, Durban, South Africa

Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, July 2016, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
High-risk alcohol use and associated socio-demographic, health and psychosocial factors in patients with HIV infection in three primary health care clinics in South Africa

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, July 2016, SAGE Publications

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Added Value of Long-Term Cytokine Release Assays to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in HIV-Infected Subjects in Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, July 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Essentials of filoviral load quantification

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2016, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders, Dr Jens H. Kuhn
Prevalence of River Epilepsy in the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2016, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions: comparing preliminary observations from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with data from Uganda

Article • BMC Research Notes, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies

Article • JMIR Research Protocols, March 2016, JMIR Publications Inc.

Prof Robert Colebunders
Implementation and Operational Research

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome—we can now prevent it

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2016, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Reasons for Missing Antiretroviral Therapy: Results from a Multi-Country Study in Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

Article • PLoS ONE, January 2016, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Evaluation of Convalescent Plasma for Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea

Article • New England Journal of Medicine, January 2016, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Reply to “A Word of Caution in Considering the Use of the Lipoarabinomannan Lateral Flow Assay on Cerebrospinal Fluid for Detection of Tuberculous Meningitis”

Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2016, ASM Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
Temporal trends in death causes in adults attending an urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a retrospective chart review

Article • BMJ Open, January 2016, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Critical Appraisal of the Ideology of Monogamy’s Influence on HIV Epidemiology

Article • World Journal of AIDS, January 2016, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

Prof Robert Colebunders
Systematic screening for drug-resistant tuberculosis with Xpert® MTB/RIF in a referral hospital in Cambodia

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, December 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in people with HIV infection treated with ART in rural South Africa: a cross sectional study

Article • AIDS Research and Therapy, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lower Levels of Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment Among Men with HIV Compared with Women — 12 Countries, 2002–2013

Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 2015, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

Prof Robert Colebunders
Use of Pentamidine As Secondary Prophylaxis to Prevent Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in HIV Infected Patients, the First Twelve Months of a Prospective Cohort Study

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2015, PLOS

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Determinants of Weight Evolution Among HIV-Positive Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Treatment in Low-Resource Settings

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Effect of Educational Outreach Timing and Duration on Facility Performance for Infectious Disease Care in Uganda: A Trial with Pre-Post and Cluster Randomized Controlled Components

Article • PLoS ONE, September 2015, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding Syndrome May Be Only the Ears of the Hippo

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2015, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Use of Ebola Convalescent Plasma to Treat Ebola Virus Disease in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Perspective From the Field

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Challenges from Tuberculosis Diagnosis to Care in Community-Based Active Case Finding among the Urban Poor in Cambodia: A Mixed-Methods Study

Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Short-term weight gain after antiretroviral therapy initiation and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: the D:A:D study

Article • HIV Medicine, July 2015, Wiley

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Lower Pre-Treatment T Cell Activation in Early- and Late-Onset Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Accuracy of Lipoarabinomannan and Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Cerebrospinal Fluid To Diagnose Tuberculous Meningitis in an Autopsy Cohort of HIV-Infected Adults

Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2015, ASM Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes of Disseminated Emmonsiosis: A Retrospective Case Series

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Population level usage of health services, and HIV testing and care, prior to decentralization of antiretroviral therapy in Agago District in rural Northern Uganda

Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Behaviour, not mobility, is a risk factor for HIV

Article • The Lancet HIV, June 2015, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
La dia-variation en français actuel

Article • May 2015, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Is Urinary Lipoarabinomannan the Result of Renal Tuberculosis? Assessment of the Renal Histology in an Autopsy Cohort of Ugandan HIV-Infected Adults

Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Malaria Care in Infants Aged under Six Months in Uganda: An Area of Unmet Needs!

Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cancer Risk and Use of Protease Inhibitor or Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor–Based Combination Antiretroviral Therapy

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Filovirus epidemic in 1956 in Bili, DRC

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 2015, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV Infection Using Prospective Cohort Data from the D:A:D Study

Article • PLoS Medicine, March 2015, PLOS

Dr Alejandro J Krolewiecki, Dr. Vicente Soriano, Lut Lynen, Hugh Montgomery, Prof Robert Colebunders
Large-scale Convalescent Blood and Plasma Transfusion Therapy for Ebola Virus Disease

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Incomplete adherence among treatment-experienced adults on antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

Article • AIDS, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lactating mothers infected with Ebola virus: EBOV RT-PCR of blood only may be insufficient

Article • Eurosurveillance, January 2015, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Is frontloaded sputum microscopy an option in active tuberculosis case finding?

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, January 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Atypical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with HIV in north Ethiopia: a gap in guidelines for the management of opportunistic infections in resource poor settings

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Correlates of concurrency among young people in Carletonville, South Africa

Article • SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral Treatment Program Retention among HIV-Infected Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • PLoS ONE, December 2014, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Practice of percutaneous needle autopsy; a descriptive study reporting experiences from Uganda

Article • BMC Clinical Pathology, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Antigen-Specific Interferon-Gamma Responses and Innate Cytokine Balance in TB-IRIS

Article • PLoS ONE, November 2014, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome since 2012: recent progress, challenges and recommendations for future research

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, November 2014, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Priorities for Ebola virus disease response in west Africa

Article • The Lancet, November 2014, Elsevier

John schieffelin, Prof Robert Colebunders
Disease diagnosis in primary care in Uganda

Article • BMC Family Practice, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cost-Effectiveness of Socioeconomic Support as Part of HIV Care for the Poor in an Urban Community-Based Antiretroviral Program in Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Needle Autopsy to Establish the Cause of Death in HIV-Infected Hospitalized Adults in Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nodding syndrome—a new hypothesis and new direction for research

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2014, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Retention and risk factors for attrition among adults in antiretroviral treatment programmes in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, September 2014, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Concentration of Lymph Node Aspirate Improves the Sensitivity of Acid Fast Smear Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders, Prof Gemeda Abebe
CD4 T-cell activation and reduced regulatory T-cell populations are associated with early development of cataracts among HIV-infected adults in Uganda

Article • Immunology Letters, September 2014, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Assessment of Second-Line Antiretroviral Regimens for HIV Therapy in Africa

Article • New England Journal of Medicine, July 2014, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Trends in underlying causes of death in people with HIV from 1999 to 2011 (D:A:D): a multicohort collaboration

Article • The Lancet, July 2014, Elsevier

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Migration intensity has no effect on peak HIV prevalence: an ecological study

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Wakiso and Mukono districts, Uganda

Article • BMC Public Health, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
A non-synonymous polymorphism in IL-23R Gene (rs1884444) is associated with reduced risk to schistosomiasis-associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Kenyan population

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
A survey of ATRIPLA use in clinical practice as first-line therapy in HIV-positive persons in Europe

Article • Infection, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Severity of Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Among Patients With HIV Is Related to Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation

Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with age in HIV-positive men: a comparison of the D:A:D CVD risk equation and general population CVD risk equations

Article • HIV Medicine, May 2014, Wiley

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa

Article • South African Family Practice, May 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
Early Tracking after a Missed Return Visit Reduces the Proportion of Untraceable Patients at a Large HIV Clinic in Kampala, Uganda

Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), April 2014, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Two year mortality and associated factors in a cohort of children from rural Uganda

Article • BMC Public Health, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Community-Based Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Poor Urban Settlements of Phnom Penh, Cambodia: A Feasible and Effective Strategy

Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Development of a definition for Rapid Progression (RP) of renal function in HIV-positive persons: the D:A:D study

Article • BMC Nephrology, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Patients who return to care after tracking remain at high risk of attrition: experience from a large HIV clinic, Uganda

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, March 2014, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Health Outcomes of Infants in a PMTCT Program in Kinshasa

Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), March 2014, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Deteriorating renal function and clinical outcomes in HIV-positive persons

Article • AIDS, March 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Immuno-Virological Discordance and the Risk of Non-AIDS and AIDS Events in a Large Observational Cohort of HIV-Patients in Europe

Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

Dr. Vicente Soriano, Prof Robert Colebunders
Effect of Integrated Capacity-Building Interventions on Malaria Case Management by Health Professionals in Uganda: A Mixed Design Study with Pre/Post and Cluster Randomized Trial Components

Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Association between Female Genital Cutting and Spousal HCV Infection in Egypt

Article • International Journal of Hepatology, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Prof Robert Colebunders
The role of monocytes in the development of Tuberculosis-associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • Immunobiology, January 2014, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
LPS-Binding Protein and IL-6 Mark Paradoxical Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV Patients

Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Does the CHER trial open up new therapeutic perspectives?

Article • The Lancet, November 2013, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increase in numbers and proportions of review articles in Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and oncology

Article • Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, October 2013, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Evaluation of the 2007 WHO guideline to diagnose smear negative tuberculosis in an urban hospital in Ethiopia

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders, Prof Gemeda Abebe
Predictors of Mortality among Tuberculosis/HIV-Coinfected Persons in Southwest Ethiopia

Article • Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, August 2013, SAGE Publications

Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie, Prof Robert Colebunders
Acceptability of HIV self-testing: a systematic literature review

Article • BMC Public Health, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Implementation of tuberculosis infection control in health facilities in Mukono and Wakiso districts, Uganda

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Burden of tuberculosis disease among adolescents in a rural cohort in Eastern Uganda

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

Willy SSENGOOBA, Prof Robert Colebunders
Factors before enrolment are associated with being removed from a Pharmacy-only Refill Programme at a large urban HIV/AIDS clinic, Uganda

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, July 2013, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Partner-concurrency associated with herpes simplex virus 2 infection in young South Africans

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, July 2013, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Modulation of the complement system in monocytes contributes to tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Article • AIDS, July 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
THE IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME: A CAUSE OF DEATH IN PERSONS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY?

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, July 2013, Peeters Publishers

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Martin Lammens, Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretrovirals During Pregnancy: A Note of Caution

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Determinants of generalized herpes simplex virus-2 epidemics: the role of sexual partner concurrency

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, May 2013, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Peak HIV prevalence: a useful outcome variable for ecological studies

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Change in quality of life: a follow up study among patients with HIV infection with and without TB in Ethiopia

Article • BMC Public Health, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Profiles and Response to Second-Line Therapy Among HIV Type 1-Infected Ugandan Children

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, March 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Birds of a feather: homophily and sexual network structure in sub-Saharan Africa

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, March 2013, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Hyperlactatemia and concurrent use of antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients in Uganda

Article • African Health Sciences, January 2013, African Journals Online (AJOL)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ellipse et fragment

Article • January 2013, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever Caused by a Newly Identified Virus Strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007–2008

Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Design of a cluster randomized trial assessing integrated infectious diseases training and on-site support for midlevel practitioners in Uganda

Article • International Journal of Care Pathways, December 2012, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Response to Antiretroviral Therapy of HIV Type 1-Infected Children in Urban and Rural Settings of Uganda

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, December 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Determinants of male involvement in maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

Article • Reproductive Health, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Severe efavirenz-induced vacuolar axonopathy complicated by fatal aspiration pneumonia

Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, November 2012, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral treatment in low-resource settings: what has changed in the last 10 years and what needs to change in the coming years?

Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Low prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Ugandan HIV-infected patients with and without tuberculosis

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, November 2012, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Prof Robert Colebunders
Strong association between point-concurrency and national peak HIV prevalence

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2012, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Utilization of HIV and Tuberculosis Services by Health Care Workers in Uganda: Implications for Occupational Health Policies and Implementation

Article • PLoS ONE, October 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The efficacy of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol misuse in patients with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among HIV-Infected Gambians on Antiretroviral Therapy

Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, October 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Corticosteroid-modulated Immune Activation in the Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 2012, American Thoracic Society

Prof Robert Colebunders
What Is the Optimal First Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings?

Article • PLoS Medicine, August 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Role of Raltegravir in the Treatment of HIV-2 Infections: Evidence from a Case Series

Article • Antiviral Therapy, August 2012, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Retention in a NGO Supported Antiretroviral Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis lymphadenitis in Southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Article • BMC Public Health, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders, Prof Gemeda Abebe
Sub-Optimal Vitamin B-12 Levels among ART-Naïve HIV-Positive Individuals in an Urban Cohort in Uganda

Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical Spectrum, Risk Factors and Outcome of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in Patients with Tuberculosis–HIV Coinfection

Article • Antiviral Therapy, July 2012, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Corticosteroid Therapy, Vitamin D Status, and Inflammatory Cytokine Profile in the HIV-Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Anna Coussens, Prof Robert Colebunders
Return to Normal Life After AIDS as a Reason for Lost to Follow-up in a Community-Based Antiretroviral Treatment Program

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Predictors of condom use and refusal among the population of Free State province in South Africa

Article • BMC Public Health, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Strategies for Optimizing Clinic Efficiency in a Community-Based Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in Uganda

Article • AIDS and Behavior, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
PhDs: Adapt training for developing world

Article • Nature, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Socioeconomic Support Reduces Nonretention in a Comprehensive, Community-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Program in Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
An Autopsy Study Describing Causes of Death and Comparing Clinico-Pathological Findings among Hospitalized Patients in Kampala, Uganda

Article • PLoS ONE, March 2012, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence of pulmonary TB and spoligotype pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among TB suspects in a rural community in Southwest Ethiopia

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders, Prof Gemeda Abebe
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Board Game on Patients' Knowledge Uptake of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Tale Of Two Epidemics Within TWO Countries

Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, February 2012, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Predictors of antiretroviral treatment-associated tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a nested case-control study

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, February 2012, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Interventions to reduce mortality in sub-Saharan Africa among HIV-infected adults not yet on antiretroviral therapy

Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV/AIDS

Article • January 2012, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Urinary Lipoarabinomannan as Predictor for the Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Filovirus Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Case Management: A Review of Current and Future Treatment Options

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome related to HIV co-infections: a review

Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral treatment in the private sector in Namibia

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, October 2011, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Incidence and Predictors of Mortality and the Effect of Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Cohort of TB/HIV Patients Commencing Antiretroviral Therapy

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, September 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

Dr Frank van Leth, Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus infected Ugandan children starting on antiretroviral therapy

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, August 2011, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Prof Robert Colebunders
Association of haptoglobin phenotypes with the development of Kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV patients

Article • Archives of Dermatological Research, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Electronic Medical Records and Same Day Patient Tracing Improves Clinic Efficiency and Adherence to Appointments in a Community Based HIV/AIDS Care Program, in Uganda

Article • AIDS and Behavior, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Reducing mortality from HIV infection and tuberculosis

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2011, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda

Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, July 2011, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Prof Robert Colebunders
Sexual Satisfaction Among Men Living with HIV in Europe

Article • AIDS and Behavior, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Autopsy acceptance rate and reasons for decline in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, May 2011, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Proposal to Adjust the WHO Clinical Staging System

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, April 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cured of fear of flying

Article • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2011, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Male partner voluntary counselling and testing associated with the antenatal services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a randomized controlled trial

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, March 2011, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
High T-cell immune activation and immune exhaustion among individuals with suboptimal CD4 recovery after 4 years of antiretroviral therapy in an African cohort

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis drug resistance testing by molecular methods: Opportunities and challenges in resource limited settings

Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, February 2011, Elsevier

Prof Gemeda Abebe, Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral Treatment-Associated Tuberculosis in a Prospective Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients Starting ART

Article • Clinical and Developmental Immunology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Prof Robert Colebunders
AWARENESS OF HEPATITIS C INFECTION AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN FLANDERS, BELGIUM

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, January 2011, Maney Publishing

Prof Robert Colebunders
Thoraco-abdominal Wall Reconstruction after Surgical Debulking of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: a Case Report

Article • Acta Chirurgica Belgica, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Body Weight Changes and Clinical Outcome in Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Countries With Limited Resources

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and antiretroviral therapy

Article • British Journal of Hospital Medicine, December 2010, Mark Allen Group

Prof Robert Colebunders
Nutritional Supplementation in HIV‐Infected Individuals Can Be Beneficial in Certain Patient Groups

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Diana Huis in 't Veld, Prof Robert Colebunders
Nevirapine pharmacokinetics when initiated at 200 mg or 400 mg daily in HIV-1 and tuberculosis co-infected Ugandan adults on rifampicin

Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-1-infected individuals: proposed clinical case definitions

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, November 2010, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Incidence and risk factors associated with lost to follow-up in a Belgian cohort of HIV-infected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, November 2010, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Challenges in the diagnosis of meningitis in low-resource settings

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2010, Wiley

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Knowledge, Health Seeking Behavior and Perceived Stigma towards Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Suspects in a Rural Community in Southwest Ethiopia

Article • PLoS ONE, October 2010, PLOS

Prof Gemeda Abebe, Prof Robert Colebunders
Sexual Protection Behavior in HIV-Positive Gay Men: Testing a Modified Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model

Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
ART in low-resource settings: how to do more with less

Article • The Lancet, August 2010, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Alcohol and Antiretroviral Adherence? What About Africa?

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, August 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Common mental disorders in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Ethiopia

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Gemeda Abebe, Prof Robert Colebunders
Prejudice and misconceptions about tuberculosis and HIV in rural and urban communities in Ethiopia: a challenge for the TB/HIV control program

Article • BMC Public Health, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Gemeda Abebe, Prof Robert Colebunders
Mirror, mirror on the wall: the face of HIV + women in Europe today

Article • AIDS Care, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Buruli Ulcer Lesions in HIV-Positive Patient

Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Predictors of HIV Testing among Patients with Tuberculosis in North West Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Article • PLoS ONE, March 2010, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
The International Index of Erectile Function: Development of an Adapted Tool for Use in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men

Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Role of the CD4 count in HIV management

Article • HIV Therapy, January 2010, Future Medicine

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Prevalence and Causes of Visual Loss Among HIV-Infected Individuals in Uganda

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, January 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Update on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of artemether&ndash;lumefantrine combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated malaria

Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
“It's Better Not To Know”: Perceived Barriers to HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Belgium

Article • AIDS Education and Prevention, December 2009, Guilford Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: its impact on quality of life

Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Provider-initiated HIV testing for paediatric inpatients and their caretakers is feasible and acceptable

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2009, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
An Algorithm to Optimize Viral Load Testing in HIV-Positive Patients With Suspected First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy Failure in Cambodia

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, September 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Five-year experience with scaling-up access to antiretroviral treatment in an HIV care programme in Cambodia

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, July 2009, Wiley

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Pediatric HIV: new opportunities to treat children

Article • Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, June 2009, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?

Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, June 2009, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV-1-Infected Individuals Traveling to Malaria Endemic Areas

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Initiating antiretroviral treatment in a resource-constrained setting: does clinical staging effectively identify patients in need?

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, June 2009, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Successful Treatment of Psoriasis-like Lesions in HIV Infected Patients in Uganda with Chloroquine

Article • The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, May 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

Prof Robert Colebunders
Substituting tenofovir for stavudine in resource-limited settings: there are challenges ahead

Article • AIDS, May 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Coping with TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Response to “Case of Yellow Fever Vaccine–Associated Viscerotropic Disease with Prolonged Viremia, Robust Adaptive Immune Responses, and Polymorphisms in CCR5 and RANTES Genes”

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria

Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of HIV-1 Infection on the Hematological Recovery After Clinical Malaria

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, February 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Improvement of the patient flow in a large urban clinic with high HIV seroprevalence in Kampala, Uganda

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, February 2009, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Clinical presentation and aetiologies of acute or complicated headache among HIV-seropositive patients in a Ugandan clinic

Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, January 2009, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Is vitamin D deficiency involved in the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?

Article • AIDS Research and Therapy, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mortality and Associated Factors After Initiation of Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, January 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Three-Year Outcome Data of Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Ugandan Adults: Good Virological Response but High Rate of Toxicity

Article • Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, January 2009, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Biology and Natural History of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Article • January 2009, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fatal and Fulminant Infections

Article • January 2009, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Visual Dosing Aid for First-line Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-poor Settings

Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Differences in perceptions on sexual and reproductive health between service providers and people living with HIV: A qualitative elicitation study

Article • Psychology Health & Medicine, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Episodic Antiretroviral Therapy Increases HIV Transmission Risk Compared With Continuous Therapy: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Universal access to HIV care: pitfalls and the way forward

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2008, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Drug-resistant TB and HIV in resource-limited settings: what TB/HIV programmes can learn from each other

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, September 2008, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fever After a Stay in the Tropics: Clinical Spectrum and Outcome in HIV-Infected Travelers and Migrants

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, August 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, August 2008, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
The impact of HIV-1 on the malaria parasite biomass in adults in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance

Article • Malaria Journal, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV education for health-care professionals in high prevalence countries: time to integrate a pre-service approach into training

Article • The Lancet, July 2008, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Immune restoration disease

Article • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, July 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Determination of the Incidence of Tuberculosis in Low‐Income Countries

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV care and treatment for children in resource-limited settings

Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pediatric HIV infection: the state of antiretroviral therapy

Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Sexual risk reduction needs of adolescents living with HIV in a clinical care setting

Article • AIDS Care, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Computed CD4 percentage as a low-cost method for determining pediatric antiretroviral treatment eligibility

Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increased Risk for Entamoeba histolytica Infection and Invasive Amebiasis in HIV Seropositive Men Who Have Sex with Men in Taiwan

Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2008, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Evaluation of the GIDEON Expert Computer Program for the Diagnosis of Imported Febrile Illnesses

Article • Medical Decision Making, February 2008, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Can response of a pruritic papular eruption to antiretroviral therapy be used as a clinical parameter to monitor virological outcome?

Article • AIDS, January 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Durba and Watsa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clinical Documentation, Features of Illness, and Treatment

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in tropical countries in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: do we know enough?

Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Current Hemoglobin Levels Are More Predictive of Disease Progression Than Hemoglobin Measured at Baseline in Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV Type 1 Infection

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, October 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Predictors of Long-Term Viral Failure Among Ugandan Children and Adults Treated With Antiretroviral Therapy

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pulmonary cystic disease in HIV positive individuals in the Democratic Republic of Congo: three case reports

Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Sexual dysfunction in HIV-positive men is multi-factorial: A study of prevalence and associated factors

Article • AIDS Care, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Vena cava inferior thrombosis detected by venous hum: a case report

Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lessons Learned From 2 Patients With Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection Successfully Treated With a Darunavir-Containing Antiretroviral Treatment Regimen

Article • Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, June 2007, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
When to switch for antiretroviral treatment failure in resource-limited settings?

Article • AIDS, May 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN AN HIV/TB CO-INFECTED PATIENT FOUR YEARS AFTER STARTING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, April 2007, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Quality of Life in HIV Clinical Trials: Why Sexual Health Must Not Be Ignored

Article • PLoS Clinical Trials, March 2007, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Selective ambulatory management of imported falciparum malaria: a 5-year prospective study

Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Tuberculosis in resource poor countries

Article • BMJ, January 2007, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda

Article • AIDS Care, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fever After a Stay in the Tropics

Article • Medicine, January 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV‐1 Immune Suppression and Antimalarial Treatment Outcome in Zambian Adults with Uncomplicated Malaria

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Remote consultations and HIV/AIDS continuing education in low-resource settings

Article • International Journal of Medical Informatics, September 2006, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Réponse des auteurs

Article • Annales de Pathologie, September 2006, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Multiple Genetic Lineages of Virus

Article • New England Journal of Medicine, August 2006, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Etiology and Outcome of Fever After a Stay in the Tropics

Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, August 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Authors' reply

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2006, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
The Added Value of a CD4 Count to Identify Patients Eligible for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Adults in Cambodia

Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, July 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV Eosinophilic Folliculitis in Uganda

Article • Archives of Dermatology, July 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
IMPORTED NON–PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA: A FIVE-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A EUROPEAN REFERRAL CENTER

Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 2006, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Prof Robert Colebunders
Infectious Mononucleosis–Like Syndromes in Febrile Travelers Returning From the Tropics

Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, July 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Unexpected improvement of sexual dysfunction during atazanavir therapy

Article • AIDS, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Imported Katayama fever: Clinical and biological features at presentation and during treatment

Article • Journal of Infection, May 2006, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Efficient stimulation of HIV-1-specific T cells using dendritic cells electroporated with mRNA encoding autologous HIV-1 Gag and Env proteins

Article • Blood, March 2006, American Society of Hematology

Prof Robert Colebunders
PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH HIV TREATED WITH A PROTEASE INHIBITOR-CONTAINING REGIMEN

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, February 2006, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Reply to Lawn and Wood

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
A new model to monitor the virological efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor countries

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2006, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Mycobacterium-associated immune reconstitution disease: macrophages running wild?

Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2006, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Review editorial: Prevention of tuberculosis in resource-poor countries with increasing access to highly active antiretroviral treatment

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, December 2005, Wiley

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Response to ‘Does immune reconstitution promote active tuberculosis in patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy?’ AIDS, 22 July 2005

Article • AIDS, November 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pulmonary Sporothrix schenckii Infection in a HIV Positive Child

Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, November 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
The effect of highly active antiretroviral treatment on viral load and antiretroviral drug levels in breast milk

Article • AIDS, November 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Replicative fitness of historical and recent HIV-1 isolates suggests HIV-1 attenuation over time

Article • AIDS, October 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Corrélations anatomo-biologiques dans un cas de fièvre jaune importé de Gambie

Article • Annales de Pathologie, October 2005, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Free Antiretrovirals Must Not Be Restricted Only to Treatment-Naive Patients

Article • PLoS Medicine, September 2005, PLOS

Prof Robert Colebunders
Palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa

Article • The Lancet, August 2005, Elsevier

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Analysis of two imported cases of yellow fever infection from Ivory Coast and The Gambia to Germany and Belgium

Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, August 2005, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Rolling Out Antiretrovirals in Africa: There Are Still Challenges Ahead

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Changes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Fitness and Genetic Diversity during Disease Progression

Article • Journal of Virology, July 2005, ASM Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
BILATERAL BLINDNESS AFTER STARTING HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT IN A PATIENT WITH HIV INFECTION AND CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, February 2005, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Risk factors for and types of oesophageal cancer

Article • The Lancet, December 2004, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Merkel cell carcinoma and multiple basal cell carcinoma in an African albino woman with HIV infection

Article • HIV Medicine, November 2004, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Efavirenz-Associated Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Article • Infection, October 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Lopinavir/ritonavir- and indinavir-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with HIV infection

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2004, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Five-year immunological outcome of highly active antiretroviral treatment in a clinical setting: results from a single HIV treatment centre

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, August 2004, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
The role of non-viral load surrogate markers in HIV-positive patient monitoring during antiviral treatment

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, August 2004, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Families affected by HIV: Parents’ and children's characteristics and disclosure to the children

Article • AIDS Care, July 2004, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction among HIV-positive women in Europe

Article • AIDS Care, July 2004, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Organisation of health care during an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999

Article • Journal of Infection, May 2004, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Development, Evaluation, and Validation of an Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridization Assay To Subtype Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Circulating Recombinant Form CRF02_AG

Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2004, ASM Journals

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pegylated interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin as therapy for chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients

Article • AIDS, January 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mixed Arterial and Venous Thromboembolism in a Person with HIV Infection

Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2003, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Risk Factors for Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Fanconi-like syndrome and rhabdomyolysis in a person with HIV infection on highly active antiretroviral treatment including tenofovir

Article • Journal of Infection, October 2003, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The use of complementary and alternative medicine by persons with HIV infection in Europe

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, October 2003, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Epitopes corresponding to the envelope genetic subtype are present on the surface of free virions of HIV-1 group M primary isolates and can be detected in neutralization assays with extended incubation phases

Article • Journal of Medical Virology, September 2003, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pancreatitis in an HIV-infected person on a tenofovir, didanosine and stavudine containing highly active antiretroviral treatment

Article • Journal of Infection, August 2003, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Current thinking on the management of tuberculosis

Article • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, May 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Editorial: Giving antiretrovirals in the peripartum period to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries: only a short-term stopgap measure

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, May 2003, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Multiple Tuberculous Brain Abscesses in an HIV-Infected Patient Successfully Treated with HAART and Antituberculous Treatment

Article • Infection, March 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Human and simian immunodeficiency virus-infected chimpanzees do not have increased intracellular levels of ?-chemokines in contrast to infected humans

Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2003, Wiley

Professor Jonathan Luke Heeney, Prof Robert Colebunders
Highly active antiretroviral treatment in countries with very limited resources: do we have cheaper alternatives?

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, January 2003, SAGE Publications

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV and sexual dysfunction

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, January 2003, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
FEVER AFTER A STAY IN THE TROPICS

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, December 2002, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
FEVER AFTER A STAY IN THE TROPICS

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, December 2002, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Regional and temporal changes in AIDS in Europe before HAART

Article • Epidemiology and Infection, December 2002, Cambridge University Press

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Belgian Traveler Who Acquired Yellow Fever in The Gambia

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Short communication: A cluster of Marburg virus disease involving an infant*

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2002, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Financial situation of people living with HIV in Europe

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, October 2002, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
IMPORTED VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH A POTENTIAL FOR PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION : REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF A SUSPECTED CASE IN BELGIUM

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, October 2002, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE ABSCESSES IN AN HIV/TB CO-INFECTED PATIENT AFTER INITIATION OF ANTITUBERCULOUS AND HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, August 2002, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
PATIENTS WITH HIV INFECTION AND FEVER: A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, August 2002, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Self-reported signs of lipodystrophy by persons living with HIV infection

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, June 2002, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Long-term follow-up: no effect of therapeutic vaccination with HIV-1 p17/p24:Ty virus-like particles on HIV-1 disease progression

Article • Vaccine, May 2002, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Management of co-infection with HIV and TB

Article • BMJ, April 2002, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Do Patents Prevent Access to Drugs for HIV in Developing Countries?

Article • JAMA, February 2002, American Medical Association (AMA)

Lut Lynen, Prof Robert Colebunders
Neuropsychiatric reaction induced by clarithromycin

Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, February 2002, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Multidrug, Including Voriconazole, Resistant Oral Candida Infection in an AIDS Patient Effectively Treated with Echinocandin

Article • Journal of Infection, January 2002, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Rheumatological complications associated with the use of indinavir and other protease inhibitors

Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, January 2002, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Direct costs of health care for HIV/AIDS patients in Belgium

Article • AIDS Care, December 2001, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Imported case of confirmed yellow fever detected in Belgium

Article • Weekly releases (1997–2007), November 2001, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Diagnosis at first glance: nodular hepatic lesions in persons with AIDS

Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2001, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Hospital based clinical surveillance for dengue haemorrhagic fever in Bandung, Indonesia 1994–1995

Article • Acta Tropica, October 2001, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Sexual dysfunction associated with protease inhibitor containing highly active antiretroviral treatment

Article • AIDS, May 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Hospital services for people with HIV infection in Flanders: Patients' satisfaction

Article • AIDS Care, April 2001, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Predominance of HIV Type 1 Subtype G among Commercial Sex Workers from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, March 2001, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Book: HIV

Article • BMJ, February 2001, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Antiretroviral treatments used among adults with HIV infection in Europe

Article • AIDS Care, February 2001, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Participants in HIV clinical trials in Europe

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, February 2001, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Systematic review of combination antiretroviral therapy with didanosine plus hydroxyurea: A partial solution to Africa's HIV/AIDS problem?

Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2001, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
T cell activation, apoptosis and cytokine dysregulation in the (co)pathogenesis of HIV and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)

Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, December 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Utilization of healthcare services by people living with HIV/AIDS in Europe

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, December 2000, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
A Dual Infection/Competition Assay Shows a Correlation between Ex Vivo Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Fitness and Disease Progression

Article • Journal of Virology, October 2000, ASM Journals

Western Research Chair in Viral Pathogenesis Miguel Quinones-Mateu, Prof Robert Colebunders
AIDS caused by HIV1 and HIV2 infection: are there clinical differences? Results of AIDS surveillance 1986-97 at Fann Hospital in Dakar, Senegal

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, October 2000, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Natural Residues versus Antiretroviral Drug-Selected Mutations in HIV Type 1 Group O Reverse Transcriptase and Protease Related to Virological Drug Failurein Vivo

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, September 2000, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Near Full-Length Genome Analysis of HIV Type 1 CRF02.AG, Subtype C and CRF02.AG Subtype G Recombinants

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, August 2000, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Curly Hair and Lipodystrophy as a Result of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment?

Article • Archives of Dermatology, August 2000, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Article • Journal of Infection, July 2000, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Impact of New Developments in Antiretroviral Treatment on AIDS Prevention and Care in Resource-Poor Countries

Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, May 2000, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Viewpoint: Filovirus haemorrhagic fever outbreaks: much ado about nothing?

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, May 2000, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cutaneous Ulcer Caused by Mycobacterium avium and Recurrent Genital Herpes After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Article • Archives of Dermatology, January 2000, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever – a Review

Article • Journal of Infection, January 2000, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Identification and characterization of sera from HIV-infected individuals with broad cross-neutralizing activity against group M (env clade A-H) and group O primary HIV-1 isolates

Article • Journal of Medical Virology, January 2000, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Multicentric Castleman’s Disease in 2 Patients with HIV Infection, Unresponsive to Antiviral Therapy

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Q Fever After A Journey In Syria: A Diagnosis Suggested by Bone Marrow Biopsy

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Quality of life in asymptomatic- and symptomatic HIV infected patients in a trial of ritonavir/saquinavir therapy

Article • AIDS, January 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

Prof Robert Colebunders
Unusual cutaneous lesions in two patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV infection

Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, November 1999, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Euthanasia and End-of-Life Care

Article • JAMA, April 1999, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Treatment and Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Article • Drugs, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Sequence Note: HIV Type 1 C2V3 env Diversity among Belgian Individuals

Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, September 1998, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Prof Robert Colebunders
Recurrence of blackwater fever: triggering of relapses by different antimalarials

Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, August 1998, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Painful hyperaesthesia caused by protease inhibitors?

Article • Infection, July 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Deafness Caused by Didanosine

Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Cross-sectional study of oral Candida carriage in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive population: predisposing factors, epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility

Article • Mycoses, May 1998, Wiley

Prof Robert Colebunders
Deafness caused by didanosine

Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
Splenic Rupture as a Complication ofP. FalciparumMalaria After Residence in The Tropics. Report of Two Cases.

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Eosinophilia in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Histoplasma Capsulatum Infection in Three AIDS Patients Living in Africa

Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Bordetella pertussis as a cause of chronic respiratory infection in an AIDS patient

Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders
HIV diagnosis delay in Antwerp, Belgium.

Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, April 1994, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Interleukin-2 Receptor Subunit Expression and Function on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from HIV-Infected and Control Persons

Article • Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, April 1994, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Surveillance case definition for AIDS in resource-poor countries

Article • The Lancet, October 1993, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Priorities for HIV testing in developing countries?

Article • The Lancet, September 1993, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Bibliographie

Article • June 1993, CAIRN

Prof Robert Colebunders
Imported Relapsing Fever in European Tourists

Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 1993, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
Orthostatic hypotension in HIV infection in Africa

Article • Journal of Infection, January 1993, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Pulmonary T-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 1993, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
The Prevalence of Hairy Leukoplakia in HIV Seropositive and HIV Seronegative Immunocompromised Patients

Article • International Journal of STD & AIDS, July 1992, SAGE Publications

Prof Robert Colebunders
Psoriasis regression in terminal AIDS

Article • The Lancet, May 1992, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
An African Patient With Aids And Linitis Plastica

Article • Acta Clinica Belgica, January 1992, Taylor & Francis

Prof Robert Colebunders
For debate. AIDS surveillance in Africa: a reappraisal of case definitions.

Article • BMJ, November 1991, BMJ

Prof Robert Colebunders
Increased Mortality and Tuberculosis Treatment Failure Rate among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Seropositive Compared with HIV Seronegative Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treated with “Standard” Chemotherapy in Kinshasa, Zaire

Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, October 1991, American Thoracic Society

Prof Robert Colebunders
Seroconversion Rate, Mortality, and Clinical Manifestations Associated with the Receipt of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Blood Transfusion in Kinshasa, Zaire

Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-negative, non-homosexual men

Article • The Lancet, April 1991, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
Mefloquine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Article • The Lancet, March 1991, Elsevier

Prof Robert Colebunders
The association between malaria, blood transfusions, and HIV seropositivity in a pediatric population in Kinshasa, Zaire

Article • JAMA, January 1988, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
BCG Vaccine Abscesses Are Unrelated to HIV Infection

Article • JAMA, January 1988, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Association Between HTLV-III/ LAV Infection and Tuberculosis in Zaire

Article • JAMA, July 1986, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Carcinoid Heart Disease

Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, February 1984, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Carcinoid heart disease

Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, February 1984, American Medical Association (AMA)

Prof Robert Colebunders
Opportunistic Infections

Article • Springer Science + Business Media

Prof Robert Colebunders

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