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L. Rigouts

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L. Rigouts — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 51
Works: 270
Citations: 8,927

Most-cited papers

Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current standards and open issues
C. Meehan, G. Goig, T. Kohl, Lennert Verboven +37 more
2019Nature Reviews Microbiology391 citations
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A sister lineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex discovered in the African Great Lakes region
J. Ngabonziza, C. Loiseau, M. Marceau, A. Jouet +21 more
2020Nature Communications182 citations Open access
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GWAS for quantitative resistance phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals resistance genes and regulatory regions
M. Farhat, L. Freschi, R. Calderón, T. Ioerger +11 more
2019Nature Communications160 citations Open access
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Genetic sequencing for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis in highly endemic countries: a multi-country population-based surveillance study
M. Zignol, A. Cabibbe, A. Dean, P. Glaziou +39 more
2018Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)151 citations Open access
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Isoniazid resistance levels of Mycobacterium tuberculosis can largely be predicted by high-confidence resistance-conferring mutations
Pauline Lempens, C. Meehan, K. Vandelannoote, Kristina Fissette +4 more
2018Scientific Reports123 citations Open access
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Deep amplicon sequencing for culture-free prediction of susceptibility or resistance to 13 anti-tuberculous drugs
A. Jouet, C. Gaudin, N. Badalato, C. Allix-Béguec +16 more
2020European Respiratory Journal107 citations Open access
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Reconstituting the genus Mycobacterium
C. Meehan, R. Barco, Y. Loh, Sari Cogneau +1 more
2021bioRxiv79 citations Open access
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Bedaquiline resistance in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study
B. Derendinger, A. Dippenaar, M. de Vos, S. Huo +20 more
2023The Lancet Microbe77 citations Open access
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Prevalence and drivers of false-positive rifampicin-resistant Xpert MTB/RIF results: a prospective observational study in Rwanda.
J. Ngabonziza, T. Decroo, P. Migambi, Y. Habimana +15 more
2020The Lancet Microbe61 citations Open access
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An African origin for Mycobacterium bovis
C. Loiseau, F. Menardo, A. Aseffa, Elena Hailu +8 more
2019bioRxiv52 citations Open access
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Variable ability of rapid tests to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis rpoB mutations conferring phenotypically occult rifampicin resistance
G. Torrea, K. Ng, A. Van Deun, E. André +13 more
2019Scientific Reports52 citations Open access
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Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a diagnostic evaluation study.
M. Tadesse, Gemeda Abebe, A. Bekele, M. Bezabih +4 more
2019Clinical Microbiology and Infection50 citations Open access
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How Well Do Routine Molecular Diagnostics Detect Rifampin Heteroresistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
K. Ng, P. Supply, F. Cobelens, C. Gaudin +3 more
2019Journal of Clinical Microbiology46 citations Open access
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Newly Identified Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 10, Central Africa
C. Guyeux, G. Senelle, A. Le Meur, Philip Supply +7 more
2024Emerging Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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Reduction of diagnostic and treatment delays reduces rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis mortality in Rwanda.
J. Ngabonziza, Y. Habimana, T. Decroo, P. Migambi +19 more
2020The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease35 citations Open access
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Characterization of genomic variants associated with resistance to bedaquiline and delamanid in naïve Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains
S. Battaglia, A. Spitaleri, A. Cabibbe, C. Meehan +13 more
2020bioRxiv33 citations Open access
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Bedaquiline- and clofazimine- selected Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants: further insights on resistance driven largely by Rv0678
J. Snobre, M. Villellas, N. Coeck, W. Mulders +4 more
2023Scientific Reports30 citations Open access
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Updating the approaches to define susceptibility and resistance to anti-tuberculosis agents: implications for diagnosis and treatment
Sophia B. Timothy C. Alexei Said H. Kanchan Jan-Willem Da Georghiou Rodwell Korobitsyn Abbadi Ajbani Alffena, Sophia B. Georghiou, T. Rodwell, A. Korobitsyn +124 more
2022European Respiratory Journal29 citations Open access
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Broad diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from humans and cattle in Northern Algeria suggests a zoonotic transmission cycle
Hanane Damene, D. Tahir, M. Diels, A. Berber +2 more
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases29 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis borderline rpoB mutations: emerging from the unknown
A. Van Deun, T. Decroo, K. J. Aung, Mohamed Anwar Hossain +5 more
2021European Respiratory Journal25 citations Open access
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Investigating drug resistance of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros: an observational deep-sequencing study.
Sofie Marijke Braet, A. Jouet, A. Aubry, M. Van Dyck-Lippens +11 more
2022The Lancet Microbe23 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineage 5 exhibits high levels of within-lineage genomic diversity and differing gene content compared to the type strain H37Rv
C. N. Sanoussi, Mireia Coscollá, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, I. Otchere +10 more
2020bioRxiv21 citations Open access
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Public Microbial Resource Centers: Key Hubs for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Microorganisms and Genetic Materials
P. Becker, Marleen Bosschaerts, P. Chaerle, H. Daniel +5 more
2019Applied and Environmental Microbiology21 citations Open access
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Targeted next-generation sequencing of sputum for diagnosis of drug-resistant TB: results of a national survey in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Michel Kaswa Kayomo, Vital Nkake Mbula, M. Aloni, E. André +5 more
2020Scientific Reports20 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium africanum (Lineage 6) shows slower sputum smear conversion on tuberculosis treatment than Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Lineage 4) in Bamako, Mali
B. Diarra, M. Koné, A. Togo, Y. S. Sarro +19 more
2018PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Low sensitivity of the MPT64 identification test to detect lineage 5 of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
N. Sanoussi, B. D. de Jong, M. Odoun, Karamatou Arekpa +12 more
2018Journal of Medical Microbiology20 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics shows differences in the electron transport and carbon metabolic pathways of Mycobacterium africanum relative to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suggests an adaptation to low oxygen tension
Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, A. Riley, Tijan Jobarteh, Ensa Gitteh +10 more
2019bioRxiv19 citations Open access
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Refined understanding of the impact of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex diversity on the intrinsic susceptibility to pretomanid
Praharshinie Rupasinghe, Rabab Reenaers, Jens Vereecken, W. Mulders +8 more
2024Microbiology spectrum16 citations Open access
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The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
L. Cornet, B. Durieu, Frederik Baert, E. D'hooge +12 more
2022bioRxiv15 citations Open access
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A composite reference standard is needed for bedaquiline antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
C. Köser, P. Miotto, N. Ismail, R. Anthony +12 more
2024European Respiratory Journal14 citations Open access
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Distribution of Common and Rare Genetic Markers of Second-Line-Injectable-Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Revealed by a Genome-Wide Association Study
D. Conkle-Gutierrez, C. Kim, Sarah M Ramirez-Busby, Samuel J. Modlin +5 more
2022Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy14 citations Open access
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Minimally invasive sampling to identify leprosy patients with a high bacterial burden in the Union of the Comoros
S. Braet, A. van Hooij, E. Hasker, E. Fransen +10 more
2021PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases14 citations Open access
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Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Northwest Ethiopia reveals the predominance of the East-African-Indian and Euro-American lineages.
M. Ejo, G. Torrea, Cécile Uwizeye, Meseret W. Kassa +7 more
2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases14 citations Open access
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Initial resistance to companion drugs should not be considered an exclusion criterion for the shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen
Pauline Lempens, T. Decroo, K. J. Aung, M. Hossain +4 more
2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases14 citations Open access
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Thin-Layer-Agar-Based Direct Phenotypic Drug Susceptibility Testing on Sputum in Eswatini Rapidly Detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis Growth and Rifampicin Resistance Otherwise Missed by WHO-Endorsed Diagnostic Tests
E. Ardizzoni, E. Ariza, D. Mulengwa, Q. Mpala +12 more
2021Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy13 citations Open access
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GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra performance to detect uncommon rpoB mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
L. Rigouts, J. Keysers, Reenaers Rabab, Kristina Fissette +2 more
2023BMC Research Notes12 citations Open access
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Face mask sampling (FMS) for tuberculosis shows lower diagnostic sensitivity than sputum sampling in Guinea
S. Hassane-Harouna, S. Braet, T. Decroo, L. Camara +9 more
2023Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials12 citations Open access
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis control in Rwanda overcomes a successful clone that causes most disease over a quarter century
J. Ngabonziza, L. Rigouts, G. Torrea, T. Decroo +22 more
2022Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases11 citations Open access
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Challenges and knowledge gaps in the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan African countries with a high tuberculosis burden: a scoping review
E. T. Abbew, N. Lorent, A. Mesic, A. Wachinou +4 more
2024BMJ Open10 citations Open access
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Borderline rpoB mutations transmit at the same rate as common rpoB mutations in a tuberculosis cohort in Bangladesh
Pauline Lempens, A. Van Deun, K. J. Aung, M. A. Hossain +5 more
2023bioRxiv10 citations Open access
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Strain Diversity and Gene Mutations Associated with Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Isolates in Northwest Ethiopia.
M. Ejo, G. Torrea, E. Diro, Ayenesh Abebe +8 more
2022Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance10 citations Open access
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Paucibacillary Tuberculosis Drives the Low Positive Predictive Value of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Rifampicin Resistance Detection in Low-Prevalence Settings
I. Cuella-Martin, F. Hakizayezu, Ayman Ahmed, D. Runyambo +12 more
2025Clinical Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access
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Case Report: Dynamics of Acquired Fluoroquinolone Resistance under Standardized Short-Course Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
J. Ngabonziza, A. Van Deun, P. Migambi, Esdras Belamo Niyigena +9 more
2020American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene7 citations Open access
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Storage of Sputum in Cetylpyridinium Chloride, OMNIgene.SPUTUM, and Ethanol Is Compatible with Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostic Testing
C. N. Sanoussi, B. D. de Jong, D. Affolabi, C. Meehan +2 more
2019Journal of Clinical Microbiology7 citations Open access
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Reduced critical concentration might not have improved MGIT-based DST’s sensitivity to rifampicin
Praharshinie Rupasinghe, A. Ashraf, Nadia Barreda, S. Parveen +15 more
2024Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy6 citations Open access
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Rifampicin resistance conferring mutations among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Rwanda
I. Cuella-Martin, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, G. Torrea, C. Meehan +8 more
2023International Journal of Mycobacteriology6 citations Open access
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Phenotypic and genotypic resistance to bedaquiline in patients with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis—experiences from Armenia
E. Ardizzoni, W. Mulders, M. de Diego Fuertes, A. Hayrapetyan +13 more
2025Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy5 citations Open access
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Frameshift mutations in the mmpR5 gene can have a bedaquiline-susceptible phenotype by retaining a protein structure and function similar to wild-type Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Snobre, C. Meehan, W. Mulders, L. Rigouts +4 more
2024Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy5 citations Open access
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Multicentre study to establish interpretive criteria for clofazimine drug susceptibility testing.
N. Ismail, H. Said, Camilla Rodrigues, S. Omar +9 more
2019The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease5 citations Open access
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Community-supported self-administered tuberculosis treatment combined with active tuberculosis screening: a pilot experience in Conakry, Guinea
S. Hassane-Harouna, T. Gils, T. Decroo, N. Ortuño-Gutiérrez +5 more
2023Global Health Action4 citations Open access
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