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Overview

Françoise Portaels is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on tuberculosis, including its diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology. The work also encompasses the study of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, particularly related to mycobacteria.

Their published works span several years and appear in multiple academic outlets. Notable papers include:

  • Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis control in Rwanda overcomes a successful clone that causes most disease over a quarter century, 2022, Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
  • Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Control in Rwanda Overcomes a Successful Clone That Causes Most Disease Over a Quarter Century, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Les mycobactéries peuvent parfois nous réserver d'étranges surprises!, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Armand Van Deun - pioneering public health physician (1953-2023), 2024, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several researchers, such as:

  • Leen Rigouts
  • Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza
  • Gabriela Torrea
  • Tom Decroo
  • Eliane Kamanzi

Françoise Portaels has contributed to the literature in various publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Their research domains cover broad and specialized fields within medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology, along with aspects of molecular medicine and surgery. The main topics of work include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Best Publications

  • Resazurin microtiter assay plate: Simple and inexpensive method for detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Juan Carlos Palomino;Anandi Martin;Mirtha Camacho;Humberto Guerra

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: mining the fourth international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification, population genetics and epidemiology

    Karine Brudey;Jeffrey R Driscoll;Leen Rigouts;Wolfgang M Prodinger

  • Predominance of a single genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in countries of east Asia.

    D. Van Soolingen;L. Qian;P. E. W. De Haas;J. T. Douglas

  • Worldwide Emergence of Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

    N. Sarita Shah;Abigail Wright;Gill-Han Bai;Lucia Barrera

  • Natural ecology and survival in water of mycobacteria of potential public health significance

    J. O. Falkinham;G. Nichols;J. Bartram;A. Dufour

  • A novel pathogenic taxon of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Canetti: characterization of an exceptional isolate from Africa.

    D. Van Soolingen;T. Hoogenboezem;P. E. W. De Haas;P. W. M. Hermans

  • Characterization of rifampin-resistance in pathogenic mycobacteria.

    D L Williams;C Waguespack;K Eisenach;J T Crawford

  • Mycobacteria in drinking water distribution systems: ecology and significance for human health.

    Mario J.M. Vaerewijck;Geert Huys;Juan Carlos Palomino;Jean Swings

  • Epidemiology of antituberculosis drug resistance (the Global Project on Anti-tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance): an updated analysis.

    Mohamed Abdel Aziz;Abigail Wright;Adalbert Laszlo;Aimé De Muynck

  • Molecular evidence to support a proposal to reserve the designation Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium for bird-type isolates and 'M. avium subsp. hominissuis' for the human/porcine type of M. avium.

    Wouter Mijs;Petra de Haas;Rudi Rossau;Tridia Van der Laan

  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Hiv-infected Patients in Zaire - a Controlled Trial of Treatment for Either 6 Or 12 Months

    Perriëns Jh;St Louis Me;Mukadi Yb;Brown C

  • Resazurin Microtiter Assay Plate Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Susceptibilities to Second-Line Drugs: Rapid, Simple, and Inexpensive Method

    Anandi Martin;Mirtha Camacho;Françoise Portaels;Juan Carlos Palomino

  • Insects in the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.

    Françoise Portaels;Pierre Elsen;Airton Guimaraes-Peres;Pierre-Alain Fonteyne

  • Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: patterns of isolation; a multi-country retrospective survey

    Nuria Martín-Casabona;A. R. Bahrmand;J. Bennedsen;V. Østergaard Thomsen

  • Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

    Paul D R Johnson;Timothy P Stinear;Pamela L C Small;Gerd Pluschke

  • Analysis of the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia, Tunisia, and the Netherlands : usefulness of DNA typing for global tuberculosis epidemiology

    Peter W. M. Hermans;Feriele Messadi;Haimanot Guebrexabher;Dick van Soolingen

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans disease

    Tjip S. van der Werf;Ymkje Stienstra;R. Christian Johnson;Richard Phillips

  • Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti infections among humans by using novel genetic markers.

    Dick van Soolingen;Adri G. M. van der Zanden;Petra E. W. de Haas;Gerda T. Noordhoek

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: control, diagnosis, and treatment

    Vinciane Sizaire;Fabienne Nackers;Eric Comte;Françoise Portaels

  • First cultivation and characterization of Mycobacterium ulcerans from the environment.

    Françoise Portaels;Wayne M. Meyers;Anthony Ablordey;Anthony Ablordey;António G. Castro

Frequent Co-Authors

Leen Rigouts
Leen Rigouts Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Timothy P. Stinear
Timothy P. Stinear University of Melbourne
Herwig Leirs
Herwig Leirs University of Antwerp
Gerd Pluschke
Gerd Pluschke Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Luc Kestens
Luc Kestens University of Antwerp
Marleen Boelaert
Marleen Boelaert Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Dick van Soolingen
Dick van Soolingen National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Marc Struelens
Marc Struelens Université Libre de Bruxelles
Paul D R Johnson
Paul D R Johnson Austin Health
Kristin Kremer
Kristin Kremer KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

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