[HTML][HTML] Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting

…, ACR Hoste, M Bakker, M Klein, K Loens… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
A key unsolved question in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is
the duration of acquired immunity. Insights from infections with the four seasonal human …

[HTML][HTML] Aetiology of lower respiratory tract infection in adults in primary care: a prospective study in 11 European countries

M Ieven, S Coenen, K Loens, C Lammens… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the role of bacteria (including bacterial resistance), viruses (including
those recently described) and mixed bacterial–viral infections in adults presenting to …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae detections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a global survey, 2017 to 2021

…, N Bossuyt, M Vermeulen, K Loens… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections are transmitted by aerosol and
droplets in close contact. Aim We investigated global M. pneumoniae incidence after …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae: current knowledge on nucleic acid amplification techniques and serological diagnostics

K Loens, M Ieven - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) belongs to the class Mollicutes and has been
recognized as a common cause of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), including community-…

Mycoplasma pneumoniae beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: where is it?

…, G Schneider, N Bossuyt, M Vermeulen, K Loens… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Mycoplasma pneumoniae beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: where is it? Page 1 Correspondence
www.thelancet.com/microbe Vol 3 December 2022 e897 Mycoplasma pneumoniae …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes in Belgium in 2015

…, C Nonhoff, M Dodémont, O Denis, M Ieven, K Loens… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Following two studies conducted in 2005 and 2011, a third prevalence survey of
multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO) was organised in Belgian nursing homes (NHs) …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: screening algorithm with single nucleotide polymorphism detection for the rapid identification of established and …

J Mertens, J Coppens, K Loens, M Le Mercier… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate a testing algorithm for the rapid identification of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants that includes the use of PCR-based …

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory samples by real-time PCR using an inhibition control

D Ursi, K Dirven, K Loens, M Ieven… - Journal of microbiological …, 2003 - Elsevier
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with real-time detection using two adjacent fluorescent
probes in a Lightcycler instrument was applied for detection of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae …

Prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of pertussis in adults with acute cough: a prospective, observational study in primary care

J Teepe, BDL Broekhuizen, M Ieven, K Loens… - British Journal of …, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Most cases of adult pertussis probably remain undiagnosed. Aim To explore
the prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of acute pertussis infection in adult patients …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, 11 countries in Europe and Israel, 2011 to 2016

…, R Dumke, K Gullsby, M Ieven, K Loens… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia,
with large epidemics previously described to occur every 4 to 7 years. Aim To better …