Medical Microbiology lab @UAntwerpen specialized in #antibiotic use and #AMR using #multiomics

Antwerp, Belgium
Joined September 2020
Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
"Evolutionary dynamics and clinical impact of evolving SARS-CoV-2 lineages in European COVID-19 cohorts" is one of the significant poster presentations at #ECCMID2023 from the team of Prof. @SMalhotraKumar from @MedMicroLab_UA at @UAntwerpen .
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
An interesting presentation in Hall L on ‘Collateral fitness and pathogenicity effects on #Pseudomonas aeruginosa after #antibiotic exposure’ from our @MedMicroLab_UA colleague Thomas van der Schalk #ECCMID2023 @Ecraid @ESCMID @IHIEurope
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Head over to the Poster Area at 12:00 to check our colleague’s Biljana Kakaraskoska Boceska poster on ‘External quality assessment within central and eastern European countries participating in LAB-Net to prepare for clinical trials’ @MedMicroLab_UA @ESCMID @IHIEurope #ECCMID2023
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Mathias Smet, @UAntwerpen, talking at #ECCMID2023 about "Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genomes in COVID-19 patients receiving monoclonal antibody treatments". High mutational homogeneity identified in Spike RBD between patients of the same treatment group. #COVID19 #virusmutations
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Another proud achievement! Our Social Science Team paper on Patients’ & clinicians’ perspectives on primary care consultations for acute respiratory infections during the early #COVID19 pandemic is in @BJGPOpen's Top 6 Most Read Research Articles 2022 ➡️ bit.ly/3mcfvIO
⭐️No 6 | BJGP Open Top Ten 2022⭐️ Patients’ and clinicians’ experience of care during the first wave of the COVID19 pandemic — an 8 country study ➡️doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0… @marta_wanat @hoste_melanie @sibylanthierens @SKGTonkinCrine @UAntwerpen @OxPrimaryCareSci...
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Today is the DRIVE-AMS kick-off event, coordinated by @radboudumc! The consortium is coming together to discuss activities to intensify antimicrobial stewardship #AMS programmes across the EU. #driveAMS #collaboration @EU_Commission @Auth_University @UMF_Cluj @chusaojoao
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Every year, we celebrate the #WAAW! @ValueDx contributes to the fight against #AMR by validating diagnostics & optimising antibiotic use. As healthcare professionals, it's vital to understand the responsibility that comes with prescribing antibiotics. bit.ly/3Anhqyq
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Hospital bacteria in newborns! NeoIPC aims to reduce the transmission of #resistantbacteria in #neonatal intensive care units. It is a new @HorizonEU funded project coordinated by @Penta_ID. LAB-Net @MedMicroLab_UA will play a key role in NeoIPC. cutt.ly/WUIJ1gJ
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Day 2 continues. Inspirational and energetic talk from @ProfHGoossens at #ECCMID2022. Read the world view he mentioned here: rdcu.be/cLZ2O nature.com/articles/542273a
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Our global network of hospitals is our strength. Proud to be present at #ECCMID2022 today, with participants from over 20 countries who share ideas and highlight their brilliant contribution to this project. @WHO @ESCMID #AMR #AntimicrobialStewardship
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Replying to @ProfHGoossens
@ProfHGoossens is supporting #VACCELERATE with providing ‘state-of-the-art’ laboratory expertise for all vaccine #clinicaltrials by building and maintaining a fully operational laboratory network. Find out more (Work Package 6): vaccelerate.eu/about-us/ @MedMicroLab_UA
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Today's #EAAD2021! @ValueDx believes awareness is essential in the fight against #AMR. Share our cartoon and spread awareness! Widespread use of #antibiotics leads to the evolution of #microbes that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. value-dx.eu/index.php/waaw-c… @IMI_JU #WAAW2021
Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Proud to participate in another new #EU funded project, #VERDI, studying VoC in paediatric and pregnant populations. Important to better understand transmissibility among children. We are grateful to the EU for their continuous support of #COVID19 research:uantwerpen.be/en/research-gr…
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Over the last 8 years, the team of LAB-Net built a global #laboratory #network of more than 1200 #laboratories. They presented all their #achievements in a short video presentation, now available on our website. bit.ly/3esiu9z @IMI_JU @MedMicroLab_UA @EFPIA
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Congratulations to our Coordinator @ProfHGoossens who received the @ESCMID Award for Excellence 2020 in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases! recover-europe.eu/prof-herma… @EU_Commission @H2020Projects #COVID19
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
1 Honored to receive the Award for Excellence 2020 by @ESCMID. #Research and #education in clinical microbiology and ID are essential, as the #COVID19 pandemic showed. I look forward to the next phase in which we work towards the sustainable clinical research organisation @ECRAID
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
Our LAB-Net Team just released their latest Newsletter! Get reading 👓 📑LAB-Net abstracts at #ECCMID2021 ▶️LAB-Net Video Presentation 🔬LAB-Net's role in #ClinicalTrials ➕more bit.ly/3y2zn20 @IMI_JU @MedMicroLab_UA @Jelle_Vlaeminck @ProfHGoossens @ESCMID @EFPIA
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
1 month to go until #ECCMID2021! We are beyond excited - as always - to share the science & results our colleagues will be presenting. Check out what LAB-Net has in store for you during this ECCMID: bit.ly/351Y5D1@ESCMID @IMI_JU @Jelle_Vlaeminck @MedMicroLab_UA @UAntwerpen
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
The dream of @Jelle_Vlaeminck is to spend the rest of his professional life on helping people in the #medical field. But first he will finish his PhD and doing #research on COMBACTE's #clinicaltrials at @MedMicroLab_UA. @IMI_JU Read his story here ⏩ bit.ly/3iqz4te
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Laboratory of Medical Microbiology UA retweeted
COMBACTE's LAB-Net will serve as a Central #Laboratory👨‍🔬 🔬for a Microbiology-Biomarker #study in four long term care facilities enrolling adult #patients for @ValueDx's PRUDENCE trial. Read more ➡️ combacte.com/news/lab-net-ce… @MedMicroLab_UA @efpia @IMI_JU
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