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List of works by Janneke van de Wijgert

"Let's talk about sex": a qualitative study of Rwandan adolescents' views on sex and HIV

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'Mama and papa nothing': living with infertility among an urban population in Kigali, Rwanda ⬇️

scientific article published on January 7, 2011

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 randomised trial of a contraceptive vaginal ring in women at risk of HIV infection in Rwanda: Safety of intermittent and continuous use.

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Acceptability of Carraguard vaginal microbicide gel among HIV-infected women in Chiang Rai, Thailand

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Acceptability of Carraguard, a candidate microbicide and methyl cellulose placebo vaginal gels among HIV-positive women and men in Durban, South Africa

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Agreement between self- and clinician-collected specimen results for detection and typing of high-risk human papillomavirus in specimens from women in Gugulethu, South Africa

scientific article published on 4 April 2007

An Evaluation of Statistical Methods for Analyzing Follow-Up Gaussian Laboratory Data with a Lower Quantification Limit.

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

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Authors' reply re: Lactobacilli-containing vaginal probiotics to cure or prevent bacterial or fungal vaginal dysbiosis: a systematic review and recommendations for future trial designs

scientific article published on 20 October 2019

Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Reproductive Health up to 24 Months

scientific article published on 16 July 2015

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

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Cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV-1 infections in rural Zambia: a modeling study

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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

Determinants of prevalent HIV infection and late HIV diagnosis among young women with two or more sexual partners in Beira, Mozambique

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Dual testing algorithm of BED-CEIA and AxSYM Avidity Index assays performs best in identifying recent HIV infection in a sample of Rwandan sex workers

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Evaluation of Lysis Methods for the Extraction of Bacterial DNA for Analysis of the Vaginal Microbiota

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Exploring a road map to counter misconceptions about the cervicovaginal microbiome and disease

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Factors affecting transmission of mucosal human papillomavirus ⬇️

scientific article published on November 11, 2010

HIV Incidence Remains High in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Evidence from Three Districts ⬇️

scientific article published on April 19, 2012

HIV incidence in a cohort of women at higher risk in Beira, Mozambique: prospective study 2009-2012

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of available data with implications for surveillance and prevention planning

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HIV prevalence and incidence among sexually active females in two districts of South Africa to determine microbicide trial feasibility

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

High burden of prevalent and recently acquired HIV among female sex workers and female HIV voluntary testing center clients in Kigali, Rwanda

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

High seroprevalence of HBV and HCV infection in HIV-infected adults in Kigali, Rwanda

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Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition among women in South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on February 20, 2012

Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis

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Immune Activation in the Female Genital Tract: Expression Profiles of Soluble Proteins in Women at High Risk for HIV Infection

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Immunogenicity of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 14 capsular polysaccharide: influence of carriers and adjuvants on isotype distribution ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 1991

Impact of oral metronidazole treatment on the vaginal microbiota and correlates of treatment failure

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

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

scientific article published on 18 April 2019

Incorporating microbiota data into epidemiologic models: examples from vaginal microbiota research.

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Intermittent Lactobacilli-containing Vaginal Probiotic or Metronidazole Use to Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence: A Pilot Study Incorporating Microscopy and Sequencing

scientific article published on 03 March 2020

Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis

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Lactobacilli-containing vaginal probiotics to cure or prevent bacterial or fungal vaginal dysbiosis: a systematic review and recommendations for future trial designs

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Lactobacillus-dominated cervicovaginal microbiota associated with reduced HIV/STI prevalence and genital HIV viral load in African women

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Living situation affects adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adolescents in Rwanda: a qualitative study.

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Low primary and secondary HIV drug-resistance after 12 months of antiretroviral therapy in human immune-deficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals from Kigali, Rwanda

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Microfluidics-based diagnostics of infectious diseases in the developing world

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Molecular and phylogeographic analysis of human immuno-deficiency virus type 1 strains infecting treatment-naive patients from Kigali, Rwanda

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Preferences and practices related to vaginal lubrication: implications for microbicide acceptability and clinical testing

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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

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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

Prevalence, incidence and determinants of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among HIV-seronegative women at high-risk of HIV infection: a prospective study in Beira, Mozambique

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Results of infertility investigations and follow-up among 312 infertile women and their partners in Kigali, Rwanda ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Risk Factor Detection as a Metric of STARHS Performance for HIV Incidence Surveillance Among Female Sex Workers in Kigali, Rwanda

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Safety and effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy during the first year of treatment in HIV-1 infected Rwandan children: a prospective study

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Sexual violence, HSV-2 and HIV are important predictors for infertility in Rwanda ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 August 2010

The association between ethnicity and vaginal microbiota composition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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

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The global health impact of vaginal dysbiosis.

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

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

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The risk factor profile of women with secondary infertility: an unmatched case-control study in Kigali, Rwanda

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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

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The vaginal microbiome and sexually transmitted infections are interlinked: Consequences for treatment and prevention.

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

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19

publication published on 16 March 2021

Time is of the essence: impact of delays on effectiveness of contact tracing for COVID-19

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

Twelve-Month Antiretroviral Therapy Suppresses Plasma and Genital Viral Loads but Fails to Alter Genital Levels of Cytokines, in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Rwandan Women

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

Unique Insights in the Cervicovaginal Lactobacillus iners and L. crispatus Proteomes and Their Associations with Microbiota Dysbiosis

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Using sexually transmitted infection biomarkers to validate reporting of sexual behavior within a randomized, experimental evaluation of interviewing methods.

scientific article published on 4 June 2008

Vaginal dysbiosis and the risk of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Vaginal practices among women at high risk of HIV infection in Uganda and Tanzania: recorded behaviour from a daily pictorial diary

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Vaginal practices of HIV-negative Zimbabwean women

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Vaginal probiotic adherence and acceptability in Rwandan women with high sexual risk participating in a pilot randomised controlled trial: a mixed-methods approach

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

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