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Jan Jacobs

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine · BE
Area of research
Food Science · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Malaria Research and Control, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.
h-index
58
citations
27,682
works
373
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
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Recent publications

The cost of blood cultures: a barrier to diagnosis in low-income and middle-income countries
The Lancet Microbe 2025cited by 8position: middledoi
The cost of blood cultures: a barrier to diagnosis in low-income and middle-income countries.
2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Candidemia and antifungal susceptibility in Peruvian hospitals
Revista Médica Herediana 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Incidence of typhoid fever in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, and Nigeria (the Severe Typhoid in Africa programme): a population-based study
The Lancet Global Health 2024cited by 58position: middledoi
Combining machine learning with high-content imaging to infer ciprofloxacin susceptibility in isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium
Nature Communications 2024cited by 16position: middledoi
Combining machine learning with high-content imaging to infer ciprofloxacin susceptibility in isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium.
2024cited by 10position: contributordoi
Exploring Antibiotic Use in the Community: A Household-Based Survey Using the Drug Bag Method in Rural Burkina Faso.
2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
Exploring Antibiotics Use in Community: A Household-Based Survey Using the Drug Bag Method in Rural Burkina Faso
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Detection of the mcr-1 gene in bacteriaemia caused by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa
Nature Communications 2023cited by 46position: middledoi
Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2023cited by 43position: middledoi
Not recommended fixed-dose antibiotic combinations in low- and middle-income countries – the example of Tanzania
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2023cited by 36position: lastdoi
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa.
2023cited by 34position: contributordoi
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia
Nature Communications 2023cited by 23position: middledoi
Bacterial Contamination of Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Hand Hygiene Products in Healthcare Facilities in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Hygiene 2023cited by 14position: contributordoi
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
2023cited by 13position: contributordoi
Bacterial Contamination of Antiseptics, Disinfectants, and Hand Hygiene Products Used in Healthcare Settings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries—A Systematic Review
Hygiene 2023cited by 13position: contributordoi
Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria Bloodstream Infections in Peru and Associated Outcomes: VIRAPERU Study
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2023cited by 10position: lastdoi
Growth of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Hand Hygiene Products in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals in West Africa-A Cross-Sectional Survey.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Presence of Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus on the skin of blood donors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2023cited by 1position: contributordoi
Combining machine learning with high-content imaging to infer ciprofloxacin susceptibility in clinical isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Distribution of serotypes and antibiotic resistance of invasive Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a multi-country collection
BMC Microbiology 2022cited by 60position: middledoi
Use of WATCH antibiotics prior to presentation to the hospital in rural Burkina Faso
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2022cited by 39position: lastdoi
Antibiotic use from formal and informal healthcare providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a population-based study in two health zones
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Genetic and Structural Variation in the O-Antigen of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates Causing Bloodstream Infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
mBio 2022cited by 10position: middledoi
Escherichia coli from urine samples of pregnant women as an indicator for antimicrobial resistance in the community: a field study from rural Burkina Faso.
2022cited by 7position: contributordoi
Culture media for clinical bacteriology in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, best practices for preparation and recommendations for improved access
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2021cited by 30position: middledoi
Triazole-Resistance in Environmental <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> in Latin American and African Countries.
2021cited by 24position: contributordoi
Evaluation of MicroScan Bacterial Identification Panels for Low-Resource Settings.
2021cited by 11position: contributordoi
Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review on antimicrobial resistance and treatment
BMC Medicine 2020cited by 132position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 18 papers (2019–2025)Sandra Van Puyvelde · KU Leuven11 papers (2016–2024)Stijn Deborggraeve · University of California, Santa Barbara11 papers (2016–2022) · 11 papers (2016–2021)Halidou Tinto · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique9 papers (2014–2023)Palpouguini Lompo · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine9 papers (2014–2022)Emmanuel Bottieau · Research Institute for Tropical Medicine8 papers (2013–2020) · 8 papers (2019–2025)Jessica Maltha · KU Leuven8 papers (2013–2019) · 7 papers (2013–2022) · 7 papers (2012–2020)Marleen Boelaert · University of Antwerp6 papers (2013–2020) · 6 papers (2012–2016)Erika Vlieghe · University of Antwerp6 papers (2012–2022) · 6 papers (2013–2024) · 6 papers (2013–2016)Issa Guiraud · KU Leuven5 papers (2014–2019)Marianne A.B. van der Sande · Utrecht University5 papers (2019–2022)Brecht Ingelbeen · Utrecht University5 papers (2019–2022)Chris Van Geet · KU Leuven5 papers (2013–2014)