Prevalence rate of sexually transmitted infections in a Flemish population: the role of broad-spectrum screening 

(Ben Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, Lies Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, Gudrun Alliet) 

Poster: 12th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (12-14 oktober 2022) 

Influenza and RSV antigen diagnostic tests: do they still have a place in a routine diagnostic laboratory? 

(Ben Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, Lies Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, Gudrun Alliet) 

Poster: 12th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (12-14 oktober 2022)

It is All(plex) in the mix: the impact of SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutations on commercial diagnostic assays

(M. Coessens, B. Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, L. Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 31th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, (Online congress, 9-12 juli 2021)

Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori in West Flanders – Belgium: an observational cross-sectional study.

(Alexander Vanden Bulcke, Bruno Waked, Lise Haems, Guy Lambrecht, Anne-Sophie Hervent, G. Alliet, Filip Baert, Steven Vervaeke )

Publicatie: Acta Clinica Belgica, online 27 jan 2021

Automation in full genotyping of human papillomaviruses: evaluation of the analytical performance of Anyplex HPV28 Assay (Seegene)

(B. Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, L. Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 30th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, (Abstract book April 2020)

Influenza and RSV antigen diagnostic tests: do they still have a place in a routine diagnostic laboratory?

(B. Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, L. Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 30th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, (Abstract book April 2020)

Accuracy in identification of Brucella melitensis by the Vitek2 system: a report of two cases of misidentification.

(Marcella Mori, Kim Laffineur & Gudrun Alliet)

Publicatie: Infectious Diseases, Volume 52, 2020 – issue 6, online 21 Feb 2020

Thyroid gland involvement in secondary syphilis: a case report 

(Thomas Strypens, Gudrun Alliet, Greet Roef, Linsey Winne) 

Publicatie: 29/06/2020 – Acta Clinica Belgica

Automation in thrombogenetics: implementation of Anyplex II Thrombosis SNP Panel Assay (Seegene) 

(Ben Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, Lies Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, Gudrun Alliet)

Poster: 11th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (9-11/10/2019)

Tag-SNP versus SSP Genotyping for determining the HLA-B27 status

(Ben Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, Lies Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, Gudrun Alliet)

Poster: 11th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (9-11/10/2019)

PCR Automatisierung: Traum und Wirklichkeit 

(B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Regensburger Meeting für Angewandte Molekulare Diagnostik, Regensburg (11-13/04/2019) 

Voordracht: 3rd Seegene Multiplex PCR Symposium, Frankfurt Oberursel (16-17/09/2019)

Automation with HPV and SOA-panels of Seegene

(B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Spring Meeting MolecularDiagnostics.be (4/04/2019)

Point-of-care testing for the detection of influenza viruses: does speed compromise analytical performance?

(Ben Vanmassenhove, Anne-Sophie Hervent, Lies Persijn, Liesbeth Vynckier, Gudrun Alliet)

Poster: 21th European Society for Clinical Virology, Athene (23-26/09/2018)

Thallium intoxication, a forgotten diagnosis in Belgium after 1958

(A. Vanden Bulcke, M. Strubbe, S. Ingelaere, J.P. Yde, G. Fonteyn, A. De Vriese, G. Alliet, G. Van Parys, M. Cool, G. Deboever, G. Lambrecht)

Publicatie: 22/07/2018, Acta Clinica Belgica, case report

Lemierre’s syndrome: a case study with a short review of literature

(K. De Smet, P. E. Claus, G. Alliet, A. Simpelaere, G. Desmet)

Publicatie: 21/05/2018, Acta Clinica Belgica, Volume 74, 2019 – Issue 3

Laboratoriumdiagnostiek van trombofilie

(L. Persijn)

Voordracht: STA gebruikersmeeting (17/05/2018)

Preventie Antibiotica Resistentie

(A-S. Hervent)

Voordracht: Koninklijke Vereniging Geneesheren Oostende (27/04/2018)

Point-of-care testing for the detection of Clostridium difficile: does speed compromise analytical performance?

(B. Vanmassenhove, A-S. Hervent, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Madrid (20-24/4/2018)

Ascaris lumbricoides: challenges in diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies in a European refugee camp

(P. E. Claus, A.S. Ceuppens, M. Cool, G. Alliet)

Publicatie: 19/02/2018, Acta Clinica Belgica, Volume 73, 2018 - Issue 6

Analytical performance of the multiplex S-DiaMGTV kit (Diagenode) for the detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and Trichomonas vaginalis in cervical smear specimens

(B. Vanmassenhove, A-S. Hervent, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 10th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (14-16/10/2017)

Pitfalls and solutions for the verification of the FilmArray® 

Meningitis/Encephalitis panel (BioMérieux)

(B. Vanmassenhove, A-S. Hervent, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, E. Vanlaere, P. Van Lint, G. Alliet)

Poster: 10th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (14-16/10/2017)

Implementation validation of the papillocheck® kit for genotypering HPV in preservcyt liquid medium

(B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Eurogin, Amsterdam (8-9/10/2017)

Tarificatie in de klinische biologie

(L. Persijn)

Voordracht: LOK Bio-Logica (27/09/2017)

Validation of BioFire FilmArray Meningitis Encephalitis Panel and its routine use

(M. Raymaekers, B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Spring Meeting MolecularDiagnostics.be (9/3/2017)

Extraction problems with MagNA pure LC32

(L. Cnops, B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Spring Meeting MolecularDiagnostics.be (9/3/2017)

Validierung des FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panels

(B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Regensburger Meeting für Angewandte MolekulareDiagnostik, Regensburg (6-8/4/2017)

Evaluation of pelvocheck® CT/NG (GREINER BIO-ONE): A new diagnostic microarray-based kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA in urogenital specimens

(B. Vanmassenhove, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam (9-12/4/2016)

Evaluation of the analytical performance of the multiplex R-DIAFLU™ kit (Diagenode) for the detection of Influenza A and B viruses in nasopharyngeal specimens

(B. Vanmassenhove, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam (09-12/4/2016)

Evaluation of a recently developed enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the determination of anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies

(A.S. Messiaen, M. Speeckaert, W. Uyttenbroeck, J. Penders, L. Van Hoovels, C. Verfaillie, L. Persijn and C. Bonroy)

Poster and oral discussion: congres Autoimmunity Liepzig 2016 (6-10/4/2016)

Five years of experience with ISO 15189 in Belgian molecular diagnostics laboratories

(M. Raymaekers, L.Cnops, B. Vanmassenhove, J. Gras, K. Vandepoele, A. Vankeerberghen, F. Vaeyens, P Descheemaeker, P. Van Lint)

Poster: 9th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (14-16/10/2015)

MolecularDiagnostics.be 2014 external quality control sheme on the molecular detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and Trichomonas vaginalis

(P. Descheemaeker, B. Vanmassenhove, S. Pereyre, M. Raymaekers, I. Micalessi, T. Crucitti, D. Ursi, O. Pontesilli, N. Pinon, L. Coorevits, M. Reynders)

Poster: 9th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (14-16/10/2015)

Validation and clinical performance of an in-house JAK2V617F mutation detection assay on the Rotor Gene Q  

(B. Vanmassenhove, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet)

Poster: 9th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Noordwijk aan Zee (14-16/10/2015)

CMV gastritis in the immunocompetent host

(M. Claeys, M. Cool, G. Lambrecht, K. Hertveldt, G. Alliet, G. Deboever)

Publicatie: Acta Gastro-enterologica Belgica. 2015 Jun;78(2):244-5. (06/2015)

Results of the MolecularDiagnostics.be study group: storage conditions of respiratory samples 

(A. Vankeerberghen, K. Beuselinck, P. Descheemaeker, MJ. Stouten, D. Ursi, B. Vanmassenhove, H. De Beenhouwer) 

Poster: 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Kopenhagen (25-28/4/2015)

Comparing the technical performance of two real-time PCR kits for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in the laboratory

(P. Willems, M. Raymaekers, K. Magerman, L. Waumans, B.Vanmassenhove and R. Cartuyvels)

Poster: 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Kopenhagen (25-28/4/2015)

Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium: prevalence in a Flemish population with high-risk sexual behaviour versus a population with an abnormal cervical smear

(B. Vanmassenhove, L. Persijn, L. Vynckier, K. Hertveldt, G. Alliet)

Poster: 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Kopenhagen (25-28/4/2015)

Herhaalde episoden van hypoglykemie bij een kind

(E. Braat, J. Baert, L. Vynckier, G. Alliet, M. Azou)

Publicatie: Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 2015;71(1):9-12. (2015)

Hereditaire sferocytose en de eosine-5’-maleimide (EMA) test

(L. Persijn)

Voordracht: LOK Hijmans van den Bergh (09/12/2014)

Evaluation of the BIO-RAD DX Real-Time System in combination with the Magna Pure Platform(Roche) for the detection of Mycoplasma Genitalium in urogenital specimens

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Poster: 10th International Symposium on Molecular Diagnostics, Graz (31/5/2014)

Evaluation of the BIO-RAD DX Real-Time System in combination with the Magna Pure Platform(Roche) for the detection of Mycoplasma Genitalium in urogenital specimens

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, (ECCMID 2014) Barcelona (10-14/5/2014)

Optimisation of an In-House Multiplex Real-Time PCR for the Simultaneous Detection of 3 Major Mutations in the Hemochromatosis(HFE) Gene on the Rotor-Gene Q 

 (B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Poster: 8th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics Scheveningen (2-4/10/2013)

Comparison of the Quantifast Pathogen RT-PCR® (Qiagen) and TaqMan® RNA Amplification Kit (Roche) for the detection of respiratory pathogens on the Rotor Gene Q platform

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Poster: 8th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Scheveningen (2-4/10/2013)

Comparison of prevalence of human papillomaviruses in cervical smears with different abnormal cytological pathology

(B. Vanmassenhove, K. Hertveldt, G. Van Parys, C. Monkerhey, G. Alliet)

Poster: 8th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Scheveningen (2-4/10/2013)

Automated indirect immunofluorescence antinuclear antibody analysis is a standardized alternative for visual microscope interpretation

(C. Bonroy, C. Verfaillie, V. Smith, L. Persijn, E. De Witte, F. De Keyser, K. Devreese)

Publicatie: Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013 Sep;51(9):1771-9. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0016. Erratum in: Clin Chem Lab Med. 2014 Nov;52(11):1677. (09/2013)

Comparison of prevalence of human papillomaviruses in cervical smears with different abnormal cytological pathology

(B. Vanmassenhove, K. Hertveldt, G. Van Parys, C. Monkerhey, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 23th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlijn (27-30/4/2013)

Implementation validation of the PapilloCheck® (Greiner Bio-One) kit for genotyping human papillomaviruses (HPV) in PreservCyt liquid medium

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Poster: 23th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlijn (27-30/4/2013)

Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and colonization in the burn unit: causal relationship with hydrotherapy in our cohort study? 

(L. Persijn, K. Colpaert, S. Callens, S. Monstrey, J. Decruyenaere, N. Bovyn) 

Poster: 23th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlijn (27-30/4/2013)

Evaluierung des Dx Real‐Time Systems (Bio‐Rad) zum Nachweis von Mycoplasma genitalium

(B. Vanmassenhove)

Voordracht: Regensburger Meeting für Angewandte Molekulare Diagnostik, Regensburg (21/3-23/3/2013)

Multi-centre study to evaluate the influence of pre-analytical storage conditions on the RNA concentration of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

(B. Vanmassenhove (AZ Damiaan Oostende) S. Lambin (AZ St-Lucas-Volkskliniek, Gent), S. Franke (CHU Liège) F. Hillen (Jessa  Hospital Hasselt) K. Pieters (UZA Antwerpen) (M. Boudewijns (AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk), K. Martens (Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk), P. Descheemaeker (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV), M. Raymaekers (Jessa Hospital Hasselt), D. Vaira (CHU Liège), N. Hougardy (Cliniques du Sud Luxembourg, Arlon), D. Ursi (UZA Antwerpen) K. Beuselinck (UZ Leuven) W. Verstrepen (ZNA, Antwerpen), On behalf of MolecularDiagnostics.be)

Abstract: 4th Scientific Meeting, Molecular Diagnostics.be, Antwerpen (11/12/2012)

Validation of COBAS® Taq Man® CT Test v2.0 (Roche) on the Rotor Gene Q Platform

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 4th Scientific Meeting, Molecular Diagnostics.be, Antwerpen (11/12/2012)

Performance of two new, automated  hemiluminescence assay panels for anticardiolipin and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies in the laboratory diagnosis of the antiphospholipid syndrome

(F. Van Hoecke, L. Persijn, AS. Decavele, K. Devreese)

Publicatie: Int J Lab Hematol. 2012 Dec;34(6):630-40. doi: 0.1111/j.1751-553X.2012.01448.x. Epub 2012 Jul 25 (12/2012)

Screening of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA): a comparative study of different immunofluorescence kits

(L. Persijn, A. Dumarey, G. Alliet)

Poster: BVKB congres, Gent (20/10/2012)

Multi-centre study to evaluate the influence of pre-analytical storage conditions on the RNA concentration of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

(B. Vanmassenhove (AZ Damiaan Oostende) S. Lambin (AZ St-Lucas-Volkskliniek, Gent), S. Franke (CHU Liège) F. Hillen (Jessa Hospital Hasselt) K. Pieters (UZA Antwerpen) (M. Boudewijns (AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk), K. Martens (Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk), P. Descheemaeker (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV), M. Raymaekers (Jessa Hospital Hasselt), D. Vaira (CHU Liège), N. Hougardy (Cliniques du Sud Luxembourg, Arlon), D. Ursi (UZA Antwerpen) K. Beuselinck (UZ Leuven) W. Verstrepen (ZNA, Antwerpen), On behalf of MolecularDiagnostics.be)

Poster: 22th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Londen (31/3-3/4/2012)

Validation of COBAS® Taq Man® CT Test v2.0 (Roche) on the Rotor Gene Q Platform

(B. Vanmassenhove, G. Alliet)

Poster: 22th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Londen (31/3-3/4/2012)

Evoluties in de hematologische en immunologische diagnostiek met flowcytometrie Hereditaire sferocytose en de eosine-5'-maleimide (EMA) test

(L. Persijn)

Voordracht: postgraduaat UZ Gent (16/02/2012)

Validation of decontamination procedures in the molecular lab

(B. Vanmassenhove, L. Persijn, G. Alliet)

Abstract: 3rd Scientific Meeting, MolecularDiagnostics.be, Antwerpen (13/12/2011)

Comparison of PapilloCheck (Greiner Bio-One) with the Hybrid Capture 2(HC2, Qiagen) and AMPLICOR HPV Test (Roche) for the detection of HR-HPV in genital samples

(B. Vanmassenhove, P. Descheemaeker, G. Alliet) 

Abstract: 3rd Scientific Meeting MolecularDiagnostics.be Antwerpen (13/12/2011)

Comparison of PapilloCheck (Greiner Bio-One) with the Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2, Qiagen) and AMPLICOR HPV Test (Roche) for the detection of HR-HPV in genital samples

(B. Vanmassenhove, P. Descheemaeker, G. Alliet)

Poster: 7th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Scheveningen (12-14/10/2011)