Author

Luc Kestens

Professor of Immunology - Cited by 11,190 - Immunology of Tropical Infectious Diseases

Biography

Dr. Luc Kestens is a professor in Immunology of Tropical Infectious diseases at the University of Antwerp. He is also a professor in the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM). He obtained the degree of Master of Science in Biology from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He joined the Laboratory of Pathology and experimental schistosomiasis of the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) and obtained a PhD on parasite immunology.
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WHO multicenter evaluation of FACSCount CD4 and Pima CD4 T-cell count systems: instrument performance and misclassification of HIV-infected patients
D Wade, G Daneau, S Aboud, GH Vercauteren, WSK Urassa, L KestensJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 66 (5), e98, 2014201
43
2014
A meta-analysis of the performance of the PimaTM CD4 for point of care testing
LE Scott, J Campbell, L Westerman, L Kestens, L Vojnov, L Kohastsu, ...BMC medicine 13 (1), 1-14, 2015201
35
2015
Immunomodulatory therapy of visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected patients
W Adriaensen, TPC Dorlo, G Vanham, L Kestens, PM Kaye, ...Frontiers in immunology 8, 1943, 2018201
34
2018
The role of NK cells in HIV-1 protection: autologous, allogeneic or both?
J Hens, W Jennes, L KestensAIDS Research and Therapy 13 (1), 1-12, 2016201
33
2016
Diagnosing congenital malaria in a high-transmission setting: clinical relevance and usefulness of P. falciparum HRP2-based testing
HM Natama, DF Ouedraogo, H Sorgho, E Rovira-Vallbona, ...Scientific reports 7 (1), 2080, 2017201
31
2017
Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis and Immunological Memory: Effect on Phenotypic Lymphocyte Profiles and Humoral Immunity
V Lejon, D Mumba Ngoyi, L Kestens, L Boel, B Barbé, V Kande Betu, ...PLoS pathogens 10 (3), e1003947, 2014201
29
2014
Modulation of innate immune responses at birth by prenatal malaria exposure and association with malaria risk during the first year of life
HM Natama, G Moncunill, E Rovira-Vallbona, H Sanz, H Sorgho, ...BMC medicine 16 (1), 1-15, 2018201
26
2018
Neutrophil activation and enhanced release of granule products in HIV-TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
JK Nakiwala, NF Walker, CR Diedrich, W Worodria, G Meintjes, ...Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 77 (2), 221, 2018201
26
2018
Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment and pregnancy outcomes: health facilities and community surveys in Chókwè district, southern Mozambique
P Arnaldo, E Rovira-Vallbona, JS Langa, C Salvador, P Guetens, ...Malaria journal 17 (1), 1-13, 2018201
26
2018
Thirty‐five years of CD4 T‐cell counting in HIV infection: from flow cytometry in the lab to point‐of‐care testing in the field
L Kestens, F MandyCytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry 92 (6), 437-444, 2017201
23
2017
The immunological response to syphilis differs by HIV status; a prospective observational cohort study
C Kenyon, KK Osbak, T Crucitti, L KestensBMC Infectious Diseases 17, 1-9, 2017201
22
2017
Lower pre-treatment T cell activation in early-and late-onset tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
O Goovaerts, W Jennes, M Massinga-Loembé, P Ondoa, A Ceulemans, ...PloS one 10 (7), e0133924, 2015201
22
2015
Malaria incidence and prevalence during the first year of life in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a birth-cohort study
HM Natama, E Rovira-Vallbona, MA Somé, SH Zango, H Sorgho, ...Malaria journal 17, 1-11, 2018201
22
2018
Repeat syphilis has a different immune response compared with initial syphilis: an analysis of biomarker kinetics in two cohorts
C Kenyon, A Tsoumanis, K Osbak, M Van Esbroeck, E Florence, T Crucitti, ...Sexually Transmitted Infections 94 (3), 180-186, 181
20
2018
Antigen-specific interferon-gamma responses and innate cytokine balance in TB-IRIS
O Goovaerts, W Jennes, M Massinga-Loembé, A Ceulemans, W Worodria, ...PLoS One 9 (11), e113101, 2014201
15
2014
Syphilis reinfection is associated with an attenuated immune profile in the same individual: a prospective observational cohort study
C Kenyon, KK Osbak, T Crucitti, L KestensBMC infectious diseases 18, 1-7, 2018201
14
2018
Complement Receptor 1 availability on red blood cell surface modulates Plasmodium vivax invasion of human reticulocytes
SK Prajapati, C Borlon, E Rovira-Vallbona, J Gruszczyk, S Menant, ...Scientific reports 9 (1), 1-13, 2019201
14
2019
Helios+ Regulatory T cell frequencies are correlated with control of viral replication and recovery of absolute CD4 T cells counts in early HIV-1 infection
R Matavele Chissumba, E Namalango, V Maphossa, I Macicame, N Bhatt, ...BMC immunology 18, 1-10, 2017201
13
2017
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients accept finger stick blood collection for point-of-care CD4 testing
G Daneau, N Gous, L Scott, J Potgieter, L Kestens, W StevensPloS one 11 (8), e0161891, 2016201
12
2016
Laboratory and field evaluation of the Partec CyFlow miniPOC for absolute and relative CD4 T-cell enumeration
D Wade, PA Diaw, G Daneau, AA Diallo, S Mboup, TN Dieye, L KestensPLoS One 10 (2), e0116663, 2015201
12
2015

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