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Rita Verhelst

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Inge Tency; Mario Vaneechoutte; Bruno Verhasselt; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Olivier Degomme; Bart Saerens; Marleen Temmerman
Elevated soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1 levels in maternal serum during term and preterm labor.
Inge Tency; Mario Vaneechoutte; Bruno Verhasselt; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Gabriele Holtappels; Ivo Kroes; Marleen Temmerman
Imbalances between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in maternal serum during preterm labor.
Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Piet Cools; Ellen Decat; Marleen Temmerman; Inge Tency; Marijke Trog; Leen Vancoillie; Mario Vaneechoutte
Longitudinal qPCR study of the dynamics of L. crispatus, L. iners, A. vaginae, (sialidase positive) G. vaginalis, and P. bivia in the vagina.

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2013: Inge Tency; Mario Vaneechoutte; Bruno Verhasselt; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Olivier Degomme; Bart Saerens; Marleen Temmerman
Elevated soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1 levels in maternal serum during term and preterm labor.
PloS one 2013;8(2):e56050.
2012: Inge Tency; Mario Vaneechoutte; Bruno Verhasselt; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Gabriele Holtappels; Ivo Kroes; Marleen Temmerman
Imbalances between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in maternal serum during preterm labor.
PloS one 2012;7(11):e49042.
2012: Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Piet Cools; Ellen Decat; Marleen Temmerman; Inge Tency; Marijke Trog; Leen Vancoillie; Mario Vaneechoutte
Longitudinal qPCR study of the dynamics of L. crispatus, L. iners, A. vaginae, (sialidase positive) G. vaginalis, and P. bivia in the vagina.
PloS one 2012;7(9):e45281.
2012: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Kristien Roelens; Marleen Temmerman
Antiseptics and disinfectants for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review.
BMC infectious diseases 2012;12():148.
2011: Claude Mambo Muvunyi; Geert Claeys; Nathalie Dhont; Marleen Temmerman; Rita Verhelst; Elizaveta Padalko
Chlamydia trachomatis infection in fertile and subfertile women in Rwanda: prevalence and diagnostic significance of IgG and IgA antibodies testing.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2011;26(12):3319-26.
2011: Claude Mambo Muvunyi; Geert Claeys; Tania Crucitti; Nathalie Dhont; Brit Mulders; Martin Reijans; Guus Simons; Marleen Temmerman; Rita Verhelst; Elizaveta Padalko
Evaluation of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay STDFinder for the simultaneous detection of 7 sexually transmitted disease pathogens.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2011;71(1):29-37.
2011: Hans Verstraelen; Mario Vaneechoutte; Rita Verhelst; Marleen Temmerman
Group A streptococcal vaginitis: an unrecognized cause of vaginal symptoms in adult women.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2011;284(1):95-8.
2011: Nabil El Aila; Inge Tency; Bart Saerens; Ellen De Backer; Piet Cools; Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago; Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
Strong correspondence in bacterial loads between the vagina and rectum of pregnant women.
Research in microbiology 2011;162(5):506-13.
2011: Guido Lopes Dos Santos Santiago; Griet Missine; Marleen Temmerman; Inge Tency; Marijke Trog; Nabil El Aila; Geert Claeys; Piet Cools; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Mario Vaneechoutte
Longitudinal study of the dynamics of vaginal microflora during two consecutive menstrual cycles.
PloS one 2011;6(11):e28180.
2010: Nabil El Aila; Inge Tency; Geert Claeys; Bart Saerens; Piet Cools; Hans Verstraelen; Marleen Temmerman; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte
Comparison of different sampling techniques and of different culture methods for detection of group B streptococcus carriage in pregnant women.
BMC infectious diseases 2010;10():285.
2010: Nabil El Aila; Stefan Emler; Tarja Kaijalainen; Thierry de Baere; Bart Saerens; Elife Alkan; Pieter Deschaght; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte
The development of a 16S rRNA gene based PCR for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and comparison with four other species specific PCR assays.
BMC infectious diseases 2010;10():104.
2010: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte; Marleen Temmerman
The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour.
BMC infectious diseases 2010;10():81.
2009: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst
Bacterial vaginosis: an update on diagnosis and treatment.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy 2009;7(9):1109-24.
2009: Guido Lopes Dos Santos Santiago; Hans Verstraelen; Nele Poelvoorde; Steven De Corte; Geert Claeys; Marijke Trog; Ellen De Backer; Bart Saerens; Chris Vervaet; Fabienne De Boeck; Lucas Van Bortel; Jean Paul Remon; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte; Rita Verhelst
A pilot study evaluating the safety of vaginal administration of a multi-particulate pellet formulation.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V 2009;73(3):399-403.
2009: Nele Poelvoorde; Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Bart Saerens; Ellen De Backer; Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago; Chris Vervaet; Mario Vaneechoutte; Fabienne De Boeck; Luc Van Bortel; Marleen Temmerman; Jean Paul Remon
In vivo evaluation of the vaginal distribution and retention of a multi-particulate pellet formulation.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V 2009;73(2):280-4.
2009: Nabil El Aila; Inge Tency; Geert Claeys; Hans Verstraelen; Bart Saerens; Guido Lopes Dos Santos Santiago; Ellen De Backer; Piet Cools; Marleen Temmerman; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte
Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora.
BMC infectious diseases 2009;9():167.
2009: Nabil El Aila; Inge Tency; Geert Claeys; Bart Saerens; Ellen De Backer; Marleen Temmerman; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte
Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy.
BMC infectious diseases 2009;9():153.
2009: T De Baere; J Hollants; A Waeytens; J Huyghe; C Cuvelier; Rita Verhelst; P Deschaght; Mario Vaneechoutte; I Dhooge
Otitis media microbes: culture, PCR, and confocal laser scanning microscopy.
B-ENT 2009;5(2):65-72.
2009: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Geert Claeys; Ellen De Backer; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
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.
BMC microbiology 2009;9():116.
2009: Steven Weyers; Hans Verstraelen; Jan Gerris; Stan Monstrey; Guido dos Santos Lopes Santiago; Bart Saerens; Ellen De Backer; Geert Claeys; Mario Vaneechoutte; Rita Verhelst
Microflora of the penile skin-lined neovagina of transsexual women.
BMC microbiology 2009;9():102.
2009: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Lieve Nuytinck; Kristien Roelens; Els De Meester; Daniel De Vos; Martine Van Thielen; Rudi Rossau; Wim Delva; Ellen De Backer; Mario Vaneechoutte; Marleen Temmerman
Gene polymorphisms of Toll-like and related recognition receptors in relation to the vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae.
Journal of reproductive immunology 2009;79(2):163-73.
2008: G M G Hommez; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte; Geert Claeys; R J G De Moor
Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the microflora in necrotic teeth of patients irradiated in the head and neck region.
Journal of endodontics 2008;34(9):1048-51.
2007: Maia Merabishvili; Rita Verhelst; Thea Glonti; Nino Chanishvili; Victor Krylov; Claude Cuvelier; Marina Tediashvili; Mario Vaneechoutte
Digitized fluorescent RFLP analysis (fRFLP) as a universal method for comparing genomes of culturable dsDNA viruses: application to bacteriophages.
Research in microbiology 2007;158(7):572-81.
2007: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Kristien Roelens; Geert Claeys; Steven Weyers; Ellen De Backer; Mario Vaneechoutte; Marleen Temmerman
Modified classification of Gram-stained vaginal smears to predict spontaneous preterm birth: a prospective cohort study.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2007;196(6):528.e1-6.
2007: Ellen De Backer; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Mohammed A Alqumber; Jeremy P Burton; John Tagg; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
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.
BMC microbiology 2007;7():115.
2006: Charlotte Matthys; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Georges Wauters; Dirk Vogelaers; Thierry de Baere; Rita Verhelst; Guido Van Nooten; Rudy Van Coster; Mario Vaneechoutte
Streptococcus cristatus isolated from a resected heart valve and blood cultures: case reports and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification.
Acta clinica Belgica 2006;61(4):196-200.
2006: Ellen De Backer; Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
Antibiotic susceptibility of Atopobium vaginae.
BMC infectious diseases 2006;6():51.
2005: Tim Stakenborg; Jo Vicca; Rita Verhelst; Patrick Butaye; Dominiek Maes; Anne Naessens; Geert Claeys; Catharine De Ganck; Freddy Haesebrouck; Mario Vaneechoutte
Evaluation of tRNA gene PCR for identification of mollicutes.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2005;43(9):4558-66.
2005: Sabine Van Daele; Rita Verhelst; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Hilde Franckx; Leen Van Simaey; Catharine De Ganck; Frans De Baets; Mario Vaneechoutte
Shared genotypes of Achromobacter xylosoxidans strains isolated from patients at a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation center.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2005;43(6):2998-3002.
2005: Sabine Van Daele; Hilde Franckx; Rita Verhelst; Petra Schelstraete; Filomeen Haerynck; Leen Van Simaey; Geert Claeys; Mario Vaneechoutte; Frans De Baets
Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation centre.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2005;25(3):474-81.
2005: Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Leen Van Simaey; Catharine De Ganck; Ellen De Backer; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
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.
BMC microbiology 2005;5():61.
2005: Tim Stakenborg; Jo Vicca; Patrick Butaye; Dominiek Maes; Thierry de Baere; Rita Verhelst; Johan Peeters; Aart de Kruif; Freddy Haesebrouck; Mario Vaneechoutte
Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of Mycoplasma species.
BMC infectious diseases 2005;5():46.
2004: G M G Hommez; Rita Verhelst; Geert Claeys; Mario Vaneechoutte; R J G De Moor
Investigation of the effect of the coronal restoration quality on the composition of the root canal microflora in teeth with apical periodontitis by means of T-RFLP analysis.
International endodontic journal 2004;37(12):819-27.
2004: Hans Verstraelen; Rita Verhelst; Geert Claeys; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
Culture-independent analysis of vaginal microflora: the unrecognized association of Atopobium vaginae with bacterial vaginosis.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2004;191(4):1130-2.
2004: Thierry de Baere; Rita Verhelst; Caroline Labit; Gerda Verschraegen; Georges Wauters; Geert Claeys; Mario Vaneechoutte
Bacteremic infection with Pantoea ananatis.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2004;42(9):4393-5.
2004: Rita Verhelst; Hans Verstraelen; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Joris Delanghe; Leen Van Simaey; Catharine De Ganck; Marleen Temmerman; Mario Vaneechoutte
Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis.
BMC microbiology 2004;4():16.
2003: Rita Verhelst; Tarja Kaijalainen; Thierry de Baere; Gerda Verschraegen; Geert Claeys; Leen Van Simaey; Catharine De Ganck; Mario Vaneechoutte
Comparison of five genotypic techniques for identification of optochin-resistant pneumococcus-like isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41(8):3521-5.
2002: Margo Baele; Mario Vaneechoutte; Rita Verhelst; Marc Vancanneyt; Luc A Devriese; Freddy Haesebrouck
Identification of Lactobacillus species using tDNA-PCR.
Journal of microbiological methods 2002;50(3):263-71.
2002: Thierry de Baere; Ricardo de Mendonça; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Wouter Mijs; Rita Verhelst; Sylvianne Rottiers; Leen Van Simaey; Catharine De Ganck; Mario Vaneechoutte
Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of cultured mycobacteria in a diagnostic laboratory.
BMC microbiology 2002;2():4.
1998: Bruno Verhasselt; Magda De Smedt; Rita Verhelst; Evelien Naessens; Jean Plum
Retrovirally transduced CD34++ human cord blood cells generate T cells expressing high levels of the retroviral encoded green fluorescent protein marker in vitro.
Blood 1998;91(2):431-40.
1996: Chris Verhofstede; Katrien Fransen; D Marissens; Rita Verhelst; G van der Groen; Sabine Lauwers; G Zissis; Jean Plum
Isolation of HIV-1 RNA from plasma: evaluation of eight different extraction methods.
Journal of virological methods 1996;60(2):155-9.
1994: A Elaichouni; J van Emmelo; Geert Claeys; Gerda Verschraegen; Rita Verhelst; Mario Vaneechoutte
Study of the influence of plasmids on the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction fingerprint of Escherichia coli strains.
FEMS microbiology letters 1994;115(2-3):335-9.