Petra F Mens

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Affiliation: Royal Tropical Institute
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Detection and identification of human Plasmodium species with real-time quantitative nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Meibergdreef 39, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 5:80. 2006
  2. ncbi Laboratory evaluation on the sensitivity and specificity of a novel and rapid detection method for malaria diagnosis based on magneto-optical technology (MOT)
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 9:207. 2010
  3. ncbi Malaria has no effect on birth weight in Rwanda
    Stephen Rulisa
    National University of Rwanda, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, BP 655, Kigali, Rwanda
    Malar J 8:194. 2009
  4. ncbi Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in malaria asymptomatic African migrants assessed by nucleic acid sequence based amplification
    Marianna Marangi
    Dipartimento PRIME, Universita di Foggia, Foggia, Italy
    Malar J 8:12. 2009
  5. ncbi Molecular interactions in the placenta during malaria infection
    Petra F Mens
    Royal Tropical Institute, Department of Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 152:126-32. 2010
  6. ncbi A randomized trial to monitor the efficacy and effectiveness by QT-NASBA of artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment and transmission control of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in western Kenya
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 7:237. 2008
  7. ncbi Molecular diagnosis of malaria in the field: development of a novel 1-step nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of all 4 human Plasmodium spp. and its evaluation in Mbita, Kenya
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 61:421-7. 2008
  8. ncbi Peer education: the effects on knowledge of pregnancy related malaria and preventive practices in women of reproductive age in Edo State, Nigeria
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 11:610. 2011
  9. ncbi Real-time PCR/MCA assay using fluorescence resonance energy transfer for the genotyping of resistance related DHPS-540 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum
    Petra F Mens
    Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Nationalestraat 155, B2000, Antwerp, Belgium
    Malar J 7:48. 2008
  10. ncbi Is molecular biology the best alternative for diagnosis of malaria to microscopy? A comparison between microscopy, antigen detection and molecular tests in rural Kenya and urban Tanzania
    P Mens
    KIT Biomedical Research, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Trop Med Int Health 12:238-44. 2007

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Detection and identification of human Plasmodium species with real-time quantitative nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Meibergdreef 39, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 5:80. 2006
    ..Rapid diagnostic tests based on Plasmodium antigen detection do often not allow for species discrimination as microscopy does, but also become insensitive at <100 parasites/microl...
  2. ncbi Laboratory evaluation on the sensitivity and specificity of a novel and rapid detection method for malaria diagnosis based on magneto-optical technology (MOT)
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 9:207. 2010
    ..The Magneto Optical Test (MOT) is based on the bio-physical detection of haemozoin in clinical samples. Having an assay time of around one minute, it offers the potential of high throughput screening...
  3. ncbi Malaria has no effect on birth weight in Rwanda
    Stephen Rulisa
    National University of Rwanda, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, BP 655, Kigali, Rwanda
    Malar J 8:194. 2009
    ..Overall, the incidence decreased over the last six years (2002-2007). Therefore, the impact of malaria on birth outcomes is also expected to vary over time and space...
  4. ncbi Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in malaria asymptomatic African migrants assessed by nucleic acid sequence based amplification
    Marianna Marangi
    Dipartimento PRIME, Universita di Foggia, Foggia, Italy
    Malar J 8:12. 2009
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  5. ncbi Molecular interactions in the placenta during malaria infection
    Petra F Mens
    Royal Tropical Institute, Department of Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 152:126-32. 2010
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  6. ncbi A randomized trial to monitor the efficacy and effectiveness by QT-NASBA of artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment and transmission control of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in western Kenya
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 7:237. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi Molecular diagnosis of malaria in the field: development of a novel 1-step nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of all 4 human Plasmodium spp. and its evaluation in Mbita, Kenya
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 61:421-7. 2008
    ..96). In conclusion, NALFIA is more sensitive than microscopy and a good alternative to detect PCR products while circumventing using electricity or expensive equipment, making NALFIA the 1st step toward molecular field diagnosis...
  8. ncbi Peer education: the effects on knowledge of pregnancy related malaria and preventive practices in women of reproductive age in Edo State, Nigeria
    Petra F Mens
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 11:610. 2011
    ..This study, explored peer to peer education as a tool in raising knowledge of MIP among women of child bearing age...
  9. ncbi Real-time PCR/MCA assay using fluorescence resonance energy transfer for the genotyping of resistance related DHPS-540 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum
    Petra F Mens
    Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Nationalestraat 155, B2000, Antwerp, Belgium
    Malar J 7:48. 2008
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  10. ncbi Is molecular biology the best alternative for diagnosis of malaria to microscopy? A comparison between microscopy, antigen detection and molecular tests in rural Kenya and urban Tanzania
    P Mens
    KIT Biomedical Research, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Trop Med Int Health 12:238-44. 2007
    ..To assess the agreement of different diagnostic methods for the diagnosis and confirmation of the clinical suspicion of Plasmodium infection in children in Tanzania and Kenya...
  11. ncbi Systematic review and meta-analysis: rapid diagnostic tests versus placental histology, microscopy and PCR for malaria in pregnant women
    Johanna H Kattenberg
    Royal Tropical Institute Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT, KIT Biomedical Research, Parasitology Unit, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Malar J 10:321. 2011
    ..Therefore, the diagnostic accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), detecting antigen, and molecular techniques (PCR), detecting DNA, for the diagnosis of Plasmodium infections in pregnancy was systematically reviewed...
  12. ncbi Development of a stable positive control to be used for quality assurance of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
    Inge Versteeg
    Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 64:256-60. 2009
    ..RDTs based on aldolase may also benefit from this method although to a lesser extent because that particular antigen is less stable in the DBS system...
  13. ncbi New developments in malaria diagnostics: monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase, heme detoxification protein and glutamate rich protein
    Johanna H Kattenberg
    Parasitology Unit, Royal Tropical Institute, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen KIT, KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    MAbs 4:120-6. 2012
    ..16 ± 0.13 nM for PTL3 and 1.0 ± 0.049 nM for C1-13), making them promising reagents for further test development...
  14. ncbi Prevalence, Features and Risk Factors for Malaria Co-Infections amongst Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients from Amudat Hospital, Uganda
    Erika van den Bogaart
    Department of Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute KIT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1617. 2012
    ..A logistic regression analysis was performed to study the association between patients' characteristics and the occurrence of the co-infection...
  15. ncbi Increased Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte production in mixed infections with P. malariae
    J Teun Bousema
    Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 78:442-8. 2008
    ..15, 95% confidence interval = 0.99-4.65 and 2.39, 1.58-3.63) but not in a study from Nigeria. These data suggest that co-infection with P. malariae is correlated with increased P. falciparum gametocytemia...
  16. ncbi A magneto-optic route toward the in vivo diagnosis of malaria: preliminary results and preclinical trial data
    Dave M Newman
    School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
    Biophys J 95:994-1000. 2008
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