Franciscus Cobelens

Research output

Research output per year 1990 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024

• 230 Article
• 44 Comment/Letter to the editor
• 23 Review article
• 11 Editorial
• 4 More
  • 3 Erratum/Corrigendum
  • 1 Short survey

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Reply to McShane

  Hill, P. C., Cobelens, F., Martinez, L., Garcia-Basteiro, A. L., Behr, M. A., Rangaka, M. X., Churchyard, G., Evans, T., Hanekom, W. & White, R. G., 15 Feb 2024, In: Journal of infectious diseases. 229, 2, p. 616 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access

• Transferable data exclusivity vouchers are not the solution to the antimicrobial drug development crisis: A commentary on the proposed EU pharma regulation

  Berner-Rodoreda, A., Cobelens, F., Vandamme, A-M., Froeschl, G. N., Skordis, J., Renganathan, E., t'Hoen, E., Raviglione, M., Jahn, A. & Bärnighausen, T., 28 Feb 2024, In: BMJ global health. 9, 2, e014605.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
• 2023

  C-reactive protein: another addition to our armamentarium against tuberculosis?

  Chanda, D., Kasanga, M., Chanda, R. & Cobelens, F., 1 May 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 5, p. e636-e637 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access

• Lots of considerations when evaluating the FujiLAM assay

  Garcia-Basteiro, A. L., Cobelens, F., Ssengooba, W. & Theron, G., 1 Apr 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 4, p. e501 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access

• Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK

  Zenner, D., Cobelens, F. & Abubakar, I., 1 Nov 2023, In: The European respiratory journal. 62, 5, 2301535.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
• 2022

  Infant BCG vaccination is beneficial, but not sufficient

  Hatherill, M. & Cobelens, F., 1 Sept 2022, In: The Lancet Global Health. 10, 9, p. e1220-e1221 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Tuberculosis prevalence: beyond the tip of the iceberg

  Houben, R. M. G. J., Esmail, H., Cobelens, F., Williams, C. M. L. & Coussens, A. K., 1 Jun 2022, In: lancet. Respiratory medicine. 10, 6, p. 537-539 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  HERA: a new era for health emergency preparedness in Europe?

  Villa, S., van Leeuwen, R., Gray, C. C., van der Sande, M., Konradsen, F., Fröschl, G. N., Nord, D. G., da Costa, C. P., Ramirez-Rubio, O., Abubakar, I., Bärnighausen, T., Casamitjana, N. R., Berner-Rodoreda, A., Cobelens, F., Plasència, A. & Raviglione, M., 5 Jun 2021, In: The Lancet. 397, 10290, p. 2145-2147 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Tuberculosis and anemia—cause or effect?

  Cobelens, F. & Kerkhoff, A. D., 1 Dec 2021, In: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 26, 1, 93.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Erratum: The second national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Vietnam (PLOS ONE (2020) 15:4 (e0232142) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232142)

  Nguyen, H. V., Tiemersma, E. W., Nguyen, H. B., Cobelens, F. G. J., Finlay, A., Glaziou, P., Dao, C. H., Mirtskhulava, V., Nguyen, H. V., Pham, H. T. T., Khieu, N. T. T., Haas, P. D., Do, N. H., Nguyen, P. D., Cung, C. V. & Nguyen, N. V., Jul 2020, In: PLOS ONE. 15, 7 July, p. e0236532 e0236532.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum: Bioaerosol sampling of patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis: A study protocol (BMC Infectious Diseases (2020) 20 (587) DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05278-y)

  Patterson, B., Koch, A., Gessner, S., Dinkele, R., Gqada, M., Bryden, W., Cobelens, F., Little, F., Warner, D. F. & Wood, R., 24 Aug 2020, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 20, 1, p. 624 1 p., 624.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access

• Latent tuberculosis screening and treatment among asylum seekers: a mixed-methods study

  Spruijt, I., Erkens, C., van den Hof, S. & Cobelens, F., 1 Apr 2020, In: European respiratory journal. 55, 4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Horizon Europe: towards a European agenda for global health research and innovation

  Abubakar, I., Plasencia, A., Bärnighausen, T., Froeschl, G., Burton, M. & Cobelens, F., 30 Mar 2019, In: The Lancet. 393, 10178, p. 1272-1273 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Spotting the old foe—revisiting the case definition for TB

  Houben, R. M. G. J., Esmail, H., Emery, J. C., Joslyn, L. R., McQuaid, C. F., Menzies, N. A., Sanz, J., Shrestha, S., White, R. G., Yang, C. & Cobelens, F., Mar 2019, In: lancet. Respiratory medicine. 7, 3, p. 199-201 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Apples, oranges and chest X-rays

  Cobelens, F., 2017, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 21, 4, p. 472

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

• Tuberculosis on the rise in southern Mozambique (1997-2012)

  García-Basteiro, A. L., Miranda Ribeiro, R., Brew, J., Sacoor, C., Valencia, S., Bulo, H., Cobelens, F. & Macete, E., 2017, In: European respiratory journal. 49, 3, p. 1601683

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Correction: Impact on patients' treatment outcomes of XpertMTB/RIF implementation for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: Follow-up of a stepped-wedge randomized clinical trial

  Trajman, A., Durovni, B., Saraceni, V., Menezes, A., Cordeiro-Santos, M., Cobelens, F. & Van Den Hof, S., May 2016, In: PLOS ONE. 11, 5, e0156471.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Dried blood spots can help decrease the burden on patients dually infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV

  Zuur, M. A., Akkerman, O. W., Touw, D. J., van der Werf, T. S., Cobelens, F., Burger, D. M., Grobusch, M. P. & Alffenaar, J-W. C., 2016, In: European respiratory journal. 48, 3, p. 932-934

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• End TB with precision treatment!

  van der Burgt, E. P. M., Sturkenboom, M. G. G., Bolhuis, M. S., Akkerman, O. W., Kosterink, J. G. W., de Lange, W. C. M., Cobelens, F. G. J., van der Werf, T. S. & Alffenaar, J-W. C., 2016, In: European respiratory journal. 47, 2, p. 680-682

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• No evidence that pyrazinamide resistance is acquired after fluoroquinolone resistance

  Cobelens, F., Gebhard, A. & van den Hof, S., 2016, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 20, 2, p. 282

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Predicting tuberculosis risk

  Kik, S. V., Cobelens, F. & Moore, D., 2016, In: Lancet. 388, 10057, p. 2233-2234

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Correction: Impact of Replacing Smear Microscopy with Xpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Brazil: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial (PLoS Med, (2015), 12, 12)

  Durovni, B., Saraceni, V., van den Hof, S., Trajman, A., Cordeiro-Santos, M., Cavalcante, S., Menezes, A. & Cobelens, F., 3 Dec 2015, In: PLoS medicine. 12, 12, e1001928.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• High tuberculosis burden among people living with HIV in southern Mozambique

  García-Basteiro, A. L., López-Varela, E., Respeito, D., González, R., Naniche, D., Manhiça, I., Macete, E., Cobelens, F. & Alonso, P. L., 2015, In: European respiratory journal. 45, 2, p. 547-549

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• How Do the New Definitions for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Really Perform?

  Gebhard, A., van den Hof, S. & Cobelens, F., 2015, In: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 192, 1, p. 117

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Design of pragmatic trials of tuberculosis interventions

  Cobelens, F., Van Leth, F. & Van'T Hoog, A., 2014, In: The Lancet. 383, 9913, p. 213-214

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• High positive predictive value of Xpert in a low rifampicin resistance prevalence setting

  Trajman, A., Durovni, B., Saraceni, V., Cordeiro-Santos, M., Cobelens, F. & van den Hof, S., 2014, In: European respiratory journal. 44, 6, p. 1711-1713

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Response from authors to letter from Eduardo Hernández-Garduño (TUBE 2013_75) Tuberculosis monoresistance and culture conversion in smokers Nijenbandring de Boer R, et al., "Delayed culture conversion due to cigarette smoking in active pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Tuberculosis (2014) January"

  Nijenbandring de Boer, R., Cobelens, F. G. J. & Kritski, A. L., 2014, In: Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland). 94, 5, p. 532

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

• Tuberculosis Infection Control: Potential Benefit of a New Rapid Tuberculosis Test in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Reference Hospital

  Cordeiro-Santos, M., Trajman, A., Cobelens, F., Durovni, B., Gonçalves, M., Bührer-Sékula, S. & Saraceni, V., 2014, In: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 35, 9, p. 1206-1207

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2012

  Empirical tuberculosis treatment or improved diagnostics?

  Manabe, Y. C., Worodria, W. & Cobelens, F., 2012, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 16, 2, p. 280; author reply 280-280; author reply 281

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Tuberculosis control in crisis: economic honesty and comparative effectiveness

  Dowdy, D., Vassall, A. & Cobelens, F., 2012, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 16, 8, p. 1131-1132

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2007

  False-positive tuberculin reactions due to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections

  Cobelens, F. G. J., Menzies, D. & Farhat, M., 2007, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 11, 8, p. 934-935

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Fluorescence microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis

  Hung, N. V., Sy, D. N., Anthony, R. M., Cobelens, F. G. J. & van Soolingen, D., 2007, In: Lancet infectious diseases. 7, 4, p. 238-9; author reply 239-40

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Nut van screening op tuberculose door de huisarts twijfelachtig

  Translated title of the contribution: The usefulness of screening for tuberculosis by the general practitioner is doubtfulCobelens, F. G. J., 22 Sept 2007, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 151, 38, p. 2129-2130 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

• Tuberculosis trends, Vietnam

  Vree, M., Bui, D. D., Dinh, N. S., Nguyen, V. C., Borgdorff, M. W. & Cobelens, F. G. J., 2007, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 13, 5, p. 796-797

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  BCG and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection [3]

  Cobelens, F. G. J. & Verver, S., 4 Feb 2006, In: Lancet. 367, 9508, p. 392-393 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Grootschalig contactonderzoek op tuberculose in Zeist

  Translated title of the contribution: Large-scale outbreak investigation for tuberculosis in Zeist [2] (multiple letters)Keizer, S. T., De Vries, G., Van Deutekom, H., Van Loenhout, J. H., Cobelens, F. G. J. & Kuyvenhoven, J. V., 19 Nov 2005, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 149, 47, p. 2646 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
• 2003

  Withholding TB treatment while awaiting susceptibility results

  Borgdorff, M. W. & Cobelens, F. G., 2003, In: International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease. 7, 7, p. 705; author reply 705-705; author reply 706

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
• 2002

  Erratum: Association of tuberculin sensitivity in dutch adults with history of travel to areas of with a high incidence of tuberculosis. (Clinical Infectious Diseases (August 1, 2001) 33 (300-304))

  Cobelens, F. G. J., Van Deutekom, H. & Draayer-Jansen, I. W. E., 15 Jan 2002, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 34, 2, p. 292 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
• 2001

  Erratum: Gebu (Geneesmiddlelenbulletin (2001) 35 (95))

  Cobelens, F. G. J., 2001, In: Geneesmiddelenbulletin. 35, 10, p. 118 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
• 1998

  Yellow fever vaccination and risk of spontaneous abortion

  Cobelens, F. G., 1998, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 3, 8, p. 687

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 1997

  Malaria prophylaxis with mefloquine does not cause more health problems than with other antimalarial agents (multiple letters)

  Cobelens, F. G. J., Van Thiel, P. P. A. M., De Beer, P. A. M., Wolters, B. A., Bosje, T. & Luinstra-Passchier, M. J., 1997, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 141, 16, p. 794-795 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
• 1995

  Is mefloquine prophylaxis ineffective for short-term travellers?

  Wetsteyn, J. C., Cobelens, F. G., Kager, P. A. & Eggelte, T. A., 1995, In: Lancet. 346, 8974, p. 574

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Mefloquine in malaria prophylaxis: low efficacy or low compliance?

  Handschin, J., Crevoisier, C., Stürchler, D., Wetsteyn, J. C. F. M., Cobelens, F. C. J., Kager, P. A. & Eggelte, T. A., 11 Nov 1995, In: The Lancet. 346, 8985, p. 1294 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 1990

  Needlestick injuries, surgeons, and HIV risks

  Cobelens, F., 1990, In: Lancet. 335, 8694, p. 924

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
  4 Citations (Scopus)