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Robert Colebunders

Robert Colebunders

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Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
27209
World Ranking
974
National Ranking
24

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
29557
World Ranking
14051
National Ranking
175

Overview

Robert Colebunders is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases and Ecology as subfields.

Their main areas of study focus notably on parasitic diseases, parasite biology and host interactions, as well as the relationship between parasites and hosts. Other key topics within their research portfolio include interactions between insects and parasites, epilepsy research and treatment, and studies relating to COVID-19 and mental health and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Pathogens
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Colebunders cover a range of topics, including epidemiological and public health responses to infectious diseases. These include:

  • "Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: An International Survey among Low- and Middle-Income Countries," 2021, Vaccines
  • "COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Survey," 2021, Vaccines
  • "Preventive behavior of Vietnamese people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: adherence to national preventive measures and impact on people's lives, an online survey," 2021, BMC Public Health
  • "Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

The scientist frequently collaborates with others, with notable co-authors including Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Stephen Raimon Jada, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Amber Hadermann, and Bruno P. Mmbando.

Best Publications

  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.

    Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Fabio Scano;Gary Maartens

  • Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Monika Müller;Simon Wandel;Robert Colebunders;Suzanna Attia

  • The global epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review.

    Chris Kenyon;Robert Colebunders;Tania Crucitti

  • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clinical Observations in 103 Patients

    Mpia A. Bwaka;Marie-José Bonnet;Philippe Calain;Robert Colebunders

  • Treatment of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever with Blood Transfusions from Convalescent Patients

    K. Mupapa;M. Massamba;K. Kibadi;K. Kuvula

  • Anaemia is an independent predictive marker for clinical prognosis in HIV-infected patients from across Europe

    Mocroft A;Kirk O;Barton Se;Dietrich M

  • Acceptability of HIV self-testing: a systematic literature review.

    Janne Krause;Friederike Subklew-Sehume;Chris Kenyon;Chris Kenyon;Robert Colebunders;Robert Colebunders

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

    Suzanna Awang Bono;Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela;Ching Sin Siau;Won Sun Chen

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

    Lewis J Haddow;Lewis J Haddow;Robert Colebunders;Robert Colebunders;Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn

  • A review of the diagnosis and treatment of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis.

    R. Colebunders;I. Bastian

  • A Dual Infection/Competition Assay Shows a Correlation between Ex Vivo Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Fitness and Disease Progression

    Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu;Sarah C. Ball;Andre J. Marozsan;Vincent S. Torre

  • Marburg hemorrhagic fever associated with multiple genetic lineages of virus.

    Daniel G. Bausch;Daniel G. Bausch;Stuart T. Nichol;Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum;Matthias Borchert;Matthias Borchert

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

    John Ditekemena;Olivier Koole;Cyril Engmann;Richard Matendo

  • Knowledge, Health Seeking Behavior and Perceived Stigma towards Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Suspects in a Rural Community in Southwest Ethiopia

    Gemeda Abebe;Gemeda Abebe;Amare Deribew;Amare Deribew;Ludwig Apers;Kifle Woldemichael

  • HIV infection in patients with tuberculosis in Kinshasa, Zaire

    Colebunders Rl;Ryder Rw;Nzilambi N;Dikilu K

  • Changes in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 fitness and genetic diversity during disease progression

    Ryan M. Troyer;Kalonji R. Collins;Awet Abraha;Erika Fraundorf

  • 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

    Joseph H. Perriëns;Robert L. Colebunders;Cibangu Karahunga;Jean-Claude Willame

  • Use of specialised isolation media for recognition and identification of Candida dubliniensis isolates from HIV-infected patients

    A. Schoofs;F. C. Odds;R. Colebunders;M. Ieven

  • Selective increase of activation antigens HLA-DR and CD38 on CD4+ CD45RO+ T lymphocytes during HIV-1 infection.

    L. Kestens;G. Vanham;C. Vereecken;M. Vandenbruaene

  • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever and Pregnancy

    Kibadi Mupapa;Woliere Mukundu;Mpia Ado Bwaka;Mungala Kipasa

  • Herpes zoster in African patients: a clinical predictor of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

    Robert Colebunders;Jonathan M.M. Mann;Jonathan M.M. Mann;Jonathan M.M. Mann;Henry Francis;Henry Francis;Henry Francis;Kapita Bila;Kapita Bila;Kapita Bila

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Kestens
Luc Kestens University of Antwerp
Yukari C. Manabe
Yukari C. Manabe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Peter Piot
Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Allan R. Ronald
Allan R. Ronald University of Manitoba
Thomas C. Quinn
Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Moses R. Kamya
Moses R. Kamya Makerere University
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Rhoda K. Wanyenze Makerere University
Karl Peltzer
Karl Peltzer Asian University

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