F. MATTHYS

Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa : neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop (2009)

Marcotty, T., Matthys, F., Godfroid, Jacques, Rigouts, L., Ameni, G., Gey Van Pittius, Nico C., ...

Late in 2007, veterinary, medical and anthropological professionals from Europe and Africa met in a 2-day workshop in Pretoria, South Africa, to evaluate the burden, surveillance and control of...

Diagnostic validity of an expert tuberculosis commission that assists the diagnosis of bacteriologically negative suspected TB cases in Havana, Cuba (2009)

Matthys, F., Peralta Pérez, M., Valdés Díaz, S., García Silvera, E., Crespo Díaz, T., Armas Pérez, L., ...

The Provincial Tuberculosis Commission of Havana, Cuba, a multi-speciality committee, assists clinicians in diagnosing bacteriologically negative tuberculosis (TB). At its weekly meetings, clinicians...

Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop (2009)

Marcotty, T., Matthys, F., Godfroid, J., Rigouts, L., Ameni, G., Van Pittius, N. G., ...

Late in 2007, veterinary, medical and anthropological professionals from Europe and Africa met in a 2-day workshop in Pretoria, South Africa, to evaluate the burden, surveillance and control of...

Exploring HIV risk perception and behaviour in the context of antiretroviral treatment: results from a township household survey (2008)

Boulle, A, Hilderbrand, K., Menten, J., Coetzee, D., Ford, N., Matthys, F., ...

This is an electronic version of an article published in AIDS Care. 2008 Aug;20(7):771-81. AIDS Care is available online at informaworldTM

How can detection of infectious tuberculosis be improved? Experience in the Somali region of Ethiopia (2003)

Lambert, M. L., Sugulle, H., Seyoum, D., Abdurahman, S., Abdinasir, A., Frieden, M., ...

In early 1999, 48% of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases detected in the Somali region of Ethiopia were smear-positive. Actions at the laboratory level and peer-review of smear-negative PTB diagnoses...

Strong general health care systems: a prerequisite to reach global tuberculosis control targets (2003)

Mahendradhata, Y., Lambert, M. L., Van Deun, A., Matthys, F., Boelaert, M.

We argue that tuberculosis control cannot reach its proposed global targets without investment in an adequate network of accessible, effective and comprehensive health services. Lessons from the past...

European Union's research policy: a moving target? (2001)

Boelaert, M., Matthys, F., Henkens, M., D'Alessandro, U.

The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com

Evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tube for direct and indirect drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from respiratory specimens in a Siberian prison hospital (2001)

Goloubeva, V., Lecocq, M., Lassowsky, P., Matthys, F., Portaels, F., Bastian, I.

The manual Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) method was evaluated for performing direct and indirect drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for isoniazid and rifampin...