List of works - Tania Crucitti

A DNA tool for early detection of vaginal dysbiosis in African women

scientific article published on 11 November 2015

A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study of Vaginal Carriage of Group B Streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in Resource-Poor Settings: Prevalences and Risk Factors

scientific article published on 26 January 2016

A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

An alarming high prevalence of resistance-associated mutations to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium in Belgium: results from samples collected between 2015 and 2018

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Association of Sexual Debut in Adolescents With Microbiota and Inflammatory Markers

scientific article

Association of vaginal dysbiosis and biofilm with contraceptive vaginal ring biomass in African women.

scientific article

Bacterial biofilms in the vagina

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Behavioural and medical predictors of bacterial vaginosis recurrence among female sex workers: longitudinal analysis from a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Comparison of culture and different PCR assays for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in self collected vaginal swab specimens ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women

scientific article

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Selected Genital Tract Immunological Markers and Molecular Vaginal Microbiota in Sub-Saharan African Women, with Relevance to HIV Risk and Prevention

scientific article published on 11 March 2015

Detection of new HIV infections in a multicentre HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis trial

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

Development and characterization of a solid dispersion film for the vaginal application of the anti-HIV microbicide UAMC01398.

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care

scientific article published on 06 June 2020

Diaryltriazine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are potent candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis in the prevention of sexual HIV transmission

scientific article

Effectiveness of cellulose sulfate vaginal gel for the prevention of HIV infection: results of a Phase III trial in Nigeria

scientific article

Evaluation of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay STDFinder for the simultaneous detection of 7 sexually transmitted disease pathogens

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Evaluation of an enzymatic Chlamydia trachomatis point-of-care rapid assay in Rwanda: the BioChekSwab Rapid Test.

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Evaluation of the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay using self-administered vaginal swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

scientific article published on 15 April 2013

Eve's garden: myths, legends and secrets unmasked

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

HIV and STI prevalence among female sex workers in Côte d'Ivoire: why targeted prevention programs should be continued and strengthened

scientific article

High prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among male sex workers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: need for services tailored to their needs

scientific article

High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya

scientific article

Implementation and evaluation of the Presto combined qualitative real-time assay for and in Rwanda

scientific article published on 18 April 2019

Injectable Progestin-Only Contraception is Associated With Increased Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in the Female Genital Tract

scientific article

Intermediate vaginal flora is associated with HIV prevalence as strongly as bacterial vaginosis in a cross-sectional study of participants screened for a randomised controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on May 24, 2012

Lack of effectiveness of cellulose sulfate gel for the prevention of vaginal HIV transmission

scientific article published on July 2008

Lymphogranuloma venereum is on the rise in Belgium among HIV negative men who have sex with men: surveillance data from 2011 until the end of June 2017

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Methodological issues in sampling the local immune system of the female genital tract in the context of HIV prevention trials

scientific article published on 27 December 2010

National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping in Belgium ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Non-sexual transmission of Trichomonas vaginalis in adolescent girls attending school in Ndola, Zambia

scientific article

Observation of a cytopathogenic effect on cell lines used for routine viral cultures led to the diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum

scientific article published on 06 December 2012

Obtaining valid laboratory data in clinical trials conducted in resource diverse settings: lessons learned from a microbicide phase III clinical trial

scientific article

Performance of a rapid and simple HIV testing algorithm in a multicenter phase III microbicide clinical trial

scientific article

Performance of serological and molecular tests within acute HIV infection

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an Additional Tool for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Belgium: The Be-PrEP-ared Study Protocol

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection among African women

scientific article (publication date: 2 August 2012)

Prevalence and Concordance of HPV, HIV, and HSV-2 in Heterosexual Couples in Kigali, Rwanda ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Prevalence and correlates of bacterial vaginosis in different sub-populations of women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

scientific article

Prevalence and incidence estimation of HSV-2 by two IgG ELISA methods among South African women at high risk of HIV.

scientific article

Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Kisumu, Western Kenya, 1997 and 2008.

scientific article

Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in men with urethritis in a large public hospital in Brussels, Belgium: An observational, cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site.

scientific article

Quantification of bacterial species of the vaginal microbiome in different groups of women, using nucleic acid amplification tests

scientific article

Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Searching for lower female genital tract soluble and cellular biomarkers: defining levels and predictors in a cohort of healthy Caucasian women

scientific article

Sharp increase in ciprofloxacin resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Yaounde, Cameroon: analyses of a laboratory database period 2012-2018

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Take three, test one: a cross-sectional study to evaluate the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pooled pharyngeal, anorectal and urine samples versus single-site testing among men who have sex with men in Belgi

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Tenofovir diphosphate and emtricitabine triphosphate concentrations in blood cells compared with isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells: a new measure of antiretroviral adherence?

scientific article

The development of mouthwashes without anti-gonococcal activity for controlled clinical trials: an in vitro study

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda.

scientific article

The global epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review

scientific article

The immunological response to syphilis differs by HIV status; a prospective observational cohort study

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

The presence of the putative Gardnerella vaginalis sialidase A gene in vaginal specimens is associated with bacterial vaginosis biofilm

scientific article

The ring plus project: safety and acceptability of vaginal rings that protect women from unintended pregnancy

scientific article

The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women

scientific article

The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization?

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Trichomonas vaginalis is highly prevalent in adolescent girls, pregnant women, and commercial sex workers in Ndola, Zambia

scientific article published on April 2010

Ulcerative skin lesions among children in Cameroon: It is not always Yaws

scientific article published in 2021

Unravelling the Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm: A Multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes.

scientific article published on 25 August 2015

Vaginal microbicides can interfere with nucleic acid amplification tests used for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

List of works by Tania Crucitti

A DNA tool for early detection of vaginal dysbiosis in African women

A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Study of Vaginal Carriage of Group B Streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in Resource-Poor Settings: Prevalences and Risk Factors

A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm

An alarming high prevalence of resistance-associated mutations to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium in Belgium: results from samples collected between 2015 and 2018

Association of Sexual Debut in Adolescents With Microbiota and Inflammatory Markers

Association of vaginal dysbiosis and biofilm with contraceptive vaginal ring biomass in African women.

Bacterial biofilms in the vagina

Behavioural and medical predictors of bacterial vaginosis recurrence among female sex workers: longitudinal analysis from a randomized controlled trial

Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis

Comparison of culture and different PCR assays for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in self collected vaginal swab specimens ⬇️

Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women

Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Selected Genital Tract Immunological Markers and Molecular Vaginal Microbiota in Sub-Saharan African Women, with Relevance to HIV Risk and Prevention

Detection of new HIV infections in a multicentre HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis trial

Development and characterization of a solid dispersion film for the vaginal application of the anti-HIV microbicide UAMC01398.

Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care

Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care

Diaryltriazine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are potent candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis in the prevention of sexual HIV transmission

Effectiveness of cellulose sulfate vaginal gel for the prevention of HIV infection: results of a Phase III trial in Nigeria

Evaluation of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay STDFinder for the simultaneous detection of 7 sexually transmitted disease pathogens

Evaluation of an enzymatic Chlamydia trachomatis point-of-care rapid assay in Rwanda: the BioChekSwab Rapid Test.

Evaluation of the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay using self-administered vaginal swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Eve's garden: myths, legends and secrets unmasked

HIV and STI prevalence among female sex workers in Côte d'Ivoire: why targeted prevention programs should be continued and strengthened

High prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among male sex workers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: need for services tailored to their needs

High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya

Implementation and evaluation of the Presto combined qualitative real-time assay for and in Rwanda

Injectable Progestin-Only Contraception is Associated With Increased Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in the Female Genital Tract

Intermediate vaginal flora is associated with HIV prevalence as strongly as bacterial vaginosis in a cross-sectional study of participants screened for a randomised controlled trial ⬇️

Lack of effectiveness of cellulose sulfate gel for the prevention of vaginal HIV transmission

Lymphogranuloma venereum is on the rise in Belgium among HIV negative men who have sex with men: surveillance data from 2011 until the end of June 2017

Methodological issues in sampling the local immune system of the female genital tract in the context of HIV prevention trials

National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping in Belgium ⬇️

Non-sexual transmission of Trichomonas vaginalis in adolescent girls attending school in Ndola, Zambia

Observation of a cytopathogenic effect on cell lines used for routine viral cultures led to the diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum

Obtaining valid laboratory data in clinical trials conducted in resource diverse settings: lessons learned from a microbicide phase III clinical trial

Performance of a rapid and simple HIV testing algorithm in a multicenter phase III microbicide clinical trial

Performance of serological and molecular tests within acute HIV infection

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an Additional Tool for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Belgium: The Be-PrEP-ared Study Protocol

Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection among African women

Prevalence and Concordance of HPV, HIV, and HSV-2 in Heterosexual Couples in Kigali, Rwanda ⬇️

Prevalence and correlates of bacterial vaginosis in different sub-populations of women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence and incidence estimation of HSV-2 by two IgG ELISA methods among South African women at high risk of HIV.

Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Kisumu, Western Kenya, 1997 and 2008.

Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in men with urethritis in a large public hospital in Brussels, Belgium: An observational, cross-sectional study.

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site.

Quantification of bacterial species of the vaginal microbiome in different groups of women, using nucleic acid amplification tests

Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study

Searching for lower female genital tract soluble and cellular biomarkers: defining levels and predictors in a cohort of healthy Caucasian women

Sharp increase in ciprofloxacin resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Yaounde, Cameroon: analyses of a laboratory database period 2012-2018

Take three, test one: a cross-sectional study to evaluate the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pooled pharyngeal, anorectal and urine samples versus single-site testing among men who have sex with men in Belgi

Tenofovir diphosphate and emtricitabine triphosphate concentrations in blood cells compared with isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells: a new measure of antiretroviral adherence?

The development of mouthwashes without anti-gonococcal activity for controlled clinical trials: an in vitro study

The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda.

The global epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review

The immunological response to syphilis differs by HIV status; a prospective observational cohort study

The presence of the putative Gardnerella vaginalis sialidase A gene in vaginal specimens is associated with bacterial vaginosis biofilm

The ring plus project: safety and acceptability of vaginal rings that protect women from unintended pregnancy

The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women

The vaginal microbiota: what have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization?

Trichomonas vaginalis is highly prevalent in adolescent girls, pregnant women, and commercial sex workers in Ndola, Zambia

Ulcerative skin lesions among children in Cameroon: It is not always Yaws

Unravelling the Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm: A Multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes.

Vaginal microbicides can interfere with nucleic acid amplification tests used for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection