Esther van Kleef
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
7 Papers
Esther van Kleef is an academic researcher from Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19: Intersections and implications.
Gwenan M. Knight,Rebecca E Glover,C. Finn McQuaid,Ioana D. Olaru,Karin Gallandat,Quentin J Leclerc,Naomi M. Fuller,Sam Willcocks,Rumina Hasan,Rumina Hasan,Esther van Kleef,Clare I R Chandler +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, changes due to the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in terms of antimicrobial usage, infection prevention, and health systems affect the emergence, transmission, and burden of AMR.
What questions we should be asking about COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: perspectives from the Social Sciences Analysis Cell in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Simone E Carter,Nina Gobat,Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni,Juliet Bedford,Esther van Kleef,Thibaut Jombart,Mathias Mossoko,Dorothée Bulemfu Nkakirande,Carlos Navarro Colorado,Steve Ahuka-Mundeke +9 more
TL;DR: COVID-19 is but one of many public health crises facing the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where measles claimed the lives of over 6000 people including 4500 children under the age of 5, malaria killed 17’000 individuals, and cholera outbreaks affected 20 of 26 provinces, resulting in 31 000 cases.
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How to improve outbreak response: a case study of integrated outbreak analytics from Ebola in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Simone E Carter,Steve Ahuka-Mundeke,Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni,Carlos Navarro Colorado,Esther van Kleef,Pascale Lissouba,Sophie Meakin,Olivier le Polain de Waroux,Thibaut Jombart,Mathias Mossoko,Dorothée Bulemfu Nkakirande,Marjam Esmail,Giulia Earle-Richardson,Marie-Amelie Degail,Chantal Umutoni,Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko,Nina Gobat +16 more
TL;DR: The Cellulle d'Analyse en Sciences Sociales (Social Sciences Analytics Cell) (CASS) as discussed by the authors, a social science analytical cell, worked closely with data scientists and epidemiologists operating under the Epidemiological Cell to produce integrated outbreak analytics (IOA), where quantitative epidemiological analyses were complemented by behavioural field studies and social science analyses to help better explain and understand drivers and barriers to outbreak dynamics.
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Reducing contacts to stop SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the second pandemic wave in Brussels, Belgium
Brecht Ingelbeen,Laurène Peckeu,Marie Laga,Ilona Hendrix,Inge Neven,Marianne A B van der Sande,Marianne A B van der Sande,Esther van Kleef +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of physical distancing measures and of school reopening on contacts and consequently on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Brussels, a hotspot during the second European wave was evaluated.
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National point prevalence study on carriage of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in Dutch long-term care facilities in 2018.
Esther van Kleef,Cornelia C. H. Wielders,Leo M. Schouls,Sabiena G Feenstra,Cees M.P.M. Hertogh,Marc J. M. Bonten,Yolanda van Weert,Alma Tostmann,Mariken van der Lubben,Sabine C. de Greeff +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimated the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of rectal carriage with ESBL-E and CPE in residents of Dutch LTCFs between March 2018 and December 2018.