Hans Verstraelen

Best Publications

• Bacterial vaginosis is associated with uterine cervical human papillomavirus infection: a meta-analysis

  Evy Gillet;Evy Gillet;Joris Fa Meys;Hans Verstraelen;Carolyne Bosire

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• Bacterial vaginosis: an update on diagnosis and treatment.

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• The vaginal microbiota: What have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization?

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  535
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• Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae , Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis

  Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys;Gerda Verschraegen

  503
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• An adherent Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm persists on the vaginal epithelium after standard therapy with oral metronidazole.

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  479
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• Longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microflora in pregnancy suggests that L. crispatus promotes the stability of the normal vaginal microflora and that L. gasseri and/or L. iners are more conducive to the occurrence of abnormal vaginal microflora

  Hans Verstraelen;Rita Verhelst;Geert Claeys;Ellen De Backer

  471
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• The vaginal microbiota, human papillomavirus and cervical dysplasia: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis

  Johanna Norenhag;Juan Du;Juan Du;Matts Olovsson;Hans Verstraelen

  375
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• Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene.

  Hans Verstraelen;Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas;Fabian Desimpel;Ruy Jauregui

  355
  Citations

• Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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  328
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• Vaginal dysbiosis, and the risk of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer : systematic review and meta-analysis

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  326
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• Risks associated with bacterial vaginosis in infertility patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  326
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• Presence of a polymicrobial endometrial biofilm in patients with bacterial vaginosis

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  282
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• Quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L. iners

  Ellen De Backer;Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Mohammed A Alqumber

  276
  Citations

• Probiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

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  252
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• International Cancer Microbiome Consortium consensus statement on the role of the human microbiome in carcinogenesis.

  Alasdair J Scott;James L Alexander;Claire A Merrifield;David Cunningham

  250
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• Biostructure of Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Diarrhea

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  220
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• The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour

  Hans Verstraelen;Rita Verhelst;Mario Vaneechoutte;Marleen Temmerman

  220
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• The biofilm in bacterial vaginosis: implications for epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

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  216
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• Comparison between Gram stain and culture for the characterization of vaginal microflora: Definition of a distinct grade that resembles grade I microflora and revised categorization of grade I microflora

  Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys;Gerda Verschraegen

  212
  Citations

• Gardnerella biofilm involves females and males and is transmitted sexually.

  Alexander Swidsinski;Yvonne Doerffel;Vera Loening-Baucke;Sonja Swidsinski

  196
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