Anne-Sophie Heroes
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Recent Articles
1.
Kalema J, Heroes A, Kahindo I, Hyland P, Muzinga J, Lunguya O, et al.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
. 2024 Dec;
13(1):152.
PMID: 39707533
Background: As part of the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile handwashing stations (mHWS) were deployed in healthcare facilities in low-resource settings. We assessed mHWS in hospitals in the Democratic...
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Lompo P, Heroes A, Ouedraogo K, Okitale P, Wakpo A, Kalema J, et al.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
. 2024 Apr;
13(1):44.
PMID: 38627805
Background: Antiseptics, disinfectants, and hand hygiene products can be contaminated with bacteria and cause healthcare-associated infections, which are underreported from low- and middle-income countries. To better understand the user-related risk...
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Heroes A, Kabamba P, Luyindula A, Bongenya B, Nzazi P, Nasali M, et al.
Blood Transfus
. 2023 Dec;
22(3):213-225.
PMID: 38063792
Background: We assessed healthcare worker's knowledge-attitude-practice regarding bacterial contamination of blood products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Materials And Methods: In three hospitals and the National Blood Transfusion...
4.
Lompo P, Heroes A, Agbobli E, Kazienga A, Peeters M, Tinto H, et al.
Pathogens
. 2023 Jul;
12(7).
PMID: 37513763
Antiseptics, disinfectants, and hand hygiene products can act as reservoirs of Gram-negative bacteria causing healthcare-associated infections. This problem is rarely documented in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa....
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Birkhold M, Datta S, Pak G, Im J, Ogundoyin O, Olulana D, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2023 Jun;
10(Suppl 1):S67-S73.
PMID: 37274524
Background: Typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) remains the most serious complication of typhoid fever. In many countries, the diagnosis of TIP relies on intraoperative identification, as blood culture and pathology capacity...
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Heroes A, Okitale P, Ndalingosu N, Vandekerckhove P, Lunguya O, Jacobs J
Transfusion
. 2022 Dec;
63(2):360-372.
PMID: 36478388
Background: Skin bacteria may contaminate blood products but few data are available on sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). We assessed the presence of Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus on blood donor skin...
7.
Ahmad Y, Heroes A, Hume H, Farouk M, Owusu-Ofori A, Gehrie E, et al.
Transfusion
. 2021 Jan;
61(3):767-780.
PMID: 33469916
Background: Bacterial contamination of blood components (notably platelets) remains a leading infectious risk to the blood supply. There has been extensive research in high-income countries to characterize the risk of...
8.
Heroes A, Ndalingosu N, Kalema J, Luyindula A, Kashitu D, Akele C, et al.
Blood Transfus
. 2020 Sep;
18(5):348-358.
PMID: 32931413
Background: Bacterial contamination of blood for transfusion is rarely investigated in low-income countries. We determined the contamination rate of blood products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Material And...
9.
Mbuyi-Kalonji L, Barbe B, Nkoji G, Madinga J, Roucher C, Linsuke S, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2020 Feb;
14(2):e0007875.
PMID: 32084128
Background: Clinical observations and animal studies have suggested that Salmonella intestinal carriage is promoted by concurrent Schistosoma infection. The present study assessed association of Salmonella intestinal carriage and Schistosoma mansoni...
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Rutanga J, Van Puyvelde S, Heroes A, Muvunyi C, Jacobs J, Deborggraeve S
Expert Rev Mol Diagn
. 2018 Jul;
18(8):749-759.
PMID: 29985081
Bacterial bloodstream infections (BSI) form a large public health threat worldwide. Current routine diagnosis is based on blood culture (BC) but this technique suffers from limited sensitivity. Molecular diagnostic tools...