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Jef Van den Ende
Researcher at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Publications - 67
Citations - 2595
Jef Van den Ende is an academic researcher from Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 67 publications receiving 2425 citations. Previous affiliations of Jef Van den Ende include International Modeling and Talent Association.
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The role of rapid diagnostic tests in managing malaria
TL;DR: A new clinical trial in Zanzibar comparing symptom-based clinical diagnosis of malaria versus clinical diagnosis plus rapid diagnostic tests is discussed.
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Severe strongyloidiasis: a systematic review of case reports
Dora Buonfrate,Ana Requena-Méndez,Andrea Angheben,Jose Muñoz,Federico Gobbi,Jef Van den Ende,Zeno Bisoffi +6 more
TL;DR: Proper screening (which must include serology) is mandatory in high - risk patients, for instance candidates to immunosuppressive medications, currently or previously living in endemic countries.
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Assessment of the prozone effect in malaria rapid diagnostic tests
TL;DR: The prozone effect is confirmed as a cause of false-negative HRP-2 RDTs in samples with hyperparasitaemia.
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Etiology and Outcome of Fever After a Stay in the Tropics
Emmanuel Bottieau,Jan Clerinx,Ward Schrooten,Erwin Van den Enden,Raymond Wouters.,Marjan Van Esbroeck,T. Vervoort,Hendrik E. Demey,Robert Colebunders,Alfons Van Gompel,Jef Van den Ende +10 more
TL;DR: The clinical spectrum of imported fever is highly destination specific but also depends on other factors.
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Rapid malaria diagnostic tests vs. clinical management of malaria in rural Burkina Faso: safety and effect on clinical decisions. A randomized trial.
Zeno Bisoffi,Bienvenu Sodiomon Sirima,Andrea Angheben,Claudia Lodesani,Federico Gobbi,Halidou Tinto,Jef Van den Ende +6 more
TL;DR: If the clinical outcome of patients treated after performing a Rapid Diagnostic Test for malaria is at least equivalent to that of controls (treated presumptively without test) and the impact of the introduction of a malaria RDT on clinical decisions is determined.