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Vanessa Vankerckhoven
Researcher at University of Antwerp
Publications - 47
Citations - 3850
Vanessa Vankerckhoven is an academic researcher from University of Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Probiotic & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 43 publications receiving 3342 citations.
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use
Peter Zarb,Peter Zarb,Bruno Coignard,J Griskeviciene,Arno Muller,Vanessa Vankerckhoven,Klaus Weist,M. Goossens,S. Vaerenberg,Susan Hopkins,Boudewijn Catry,Dominique L Monnet,Herman Goossens,Carl Suetens +13 more
TL;DR: A standardised methodology for a combined point prevalence survey (PPS) on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was piloted across Europe.
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Food fermentations: Microorganisms with technological beneficial use
F Bourdichon,Serge Casaregola,Choreh Farrokh,Jens Christian Frisvad,Monica L. Gerds,Walter P. Hammes,James Harnett,Geert Huys,Svend Laulund,Arthur C. Ouwehand,Ian B. Powell,Jashbhai B. Prajapati,Yasuyuki Seto,Eelko Ter Schure,Aart Van Boven,Vanessa Vankerckhoven,Annabelle Zgoda,Sandra Tuijtelaars,Egon Bech Hansen +18 more
TL;DR: An updated inventory of microorganisms used in food fermentations covering a wide range of food matrices and the taxonomy is reviewed and updated in order to bring theTaxonomy in agreement with the current standing in nomenclature.
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Development of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of asa1, gelE, cylA, esp, and hyl Genes in Enterococci and Survey for Virulence Determinants among European Hospital Isolates of Enterococcus faecium
Vanessa Vankerckhoven,Tim Van Autgaerden,Carl Vael,Christine Lammens,Sabine Chapelle,Rosaria Rossi,Daniela Jabes,Herman Goossens,Herman Goossens +8 more
TL;DR: The multiplex PCR reported in this study is a convenient and rapid method for the simultaneous detection of the virulence genes asa1, gelE, cylA, esp, and hyl in enterococci.
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Differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children: a cross-sectional study
Liene Bervoets,Kim Van Hoorenbeeck,Ineke Kortleven,Caroline Van Noten,Niel Hens,Niel Hens,Carl Vael,Herman Goossens,Kristine Desager,Vanessa Vankerckhoven +9 more
TL;DR: The authors' findings corroborate a significant difference in the gut microbiota composition of important bacterial species between obese and lean children and could offer a new approach to manage childhood obesity and associated disorders.
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Accuracy of species identity of commercial bacterial cultures intended for probiotic or nutritional use
Geert Huys,Marc Vancanneyt,Klaas D'Haene,Vanessa Vankerckhoven,Herman Goossens,Herman Goossens,Jean Swings +6 more
TL;DR: The finding that more than 28% of the commercial cultures intended for human and/or animal probiotic use were misidentified at the genus or species level suggests that many cases of probiotic product mislabeling originate from the incorporation of incorrectly identified strains.