Kara K. Osbak

Antwerpen, VLG, Belgium

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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To culture or not to culture: correlating Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture positivity with nucleic acid amplification test cycle threshold values to promote cost-effective gonococcal resistance surveillance.

To culture or not to culture: correlating Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture positivity with nucleic acid amplification test cycle threshold values to promote cost-effective gonococcal resistance surveillance.

Journal: Sexually transmitted infections

Published: February 28, 2025

Implementing HIV teams sustainably improves HIV indicator condition testing rates in hospitals in the Netherlands: the #aware.hiv clinical trial.

Implementing HIV teams sustainably improves HIV indicator condition testing rates in hospitals in the Netherlands: the #aware.hiv clinical trial.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Published: December 19, 2024

Combining epidemiological data and whole genome sequencing to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in a large tertiary care hospital during the first COVID-19 wave in The Netherlands focusing on healthcare workers.

Combining epidemiological data and whole genome sequencing to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in a large tertiary care hospital during the first COVID-19 wave in The Netherlands focusing on healthcare workers.

Journal: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control

Published: February 01, 2023

Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study.

Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study.

Journal: BMJ open

Published: September 22, 2020

Superimposing incident sexually transmitted infections on HIV phylogram to investigate possible misclassification of men who have sex with men as heterosexuals in a cohort in Antwerp, Belgium.

Superimposing incident sexually transmitted infections on HIV phylogram to investigate possible misclassification of men who have sex with men as heterosexuals in a cohort in Antwerp, Belgium.

Journal: International journal of STD & AIDS

Published: April 20, 2019

Take three, test one: a cross-sectional study to evaluate the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pooled pharyngeal, anorectal and urine samples versus single-site testing among men who have sex with men in Belgium.

Take three, test one: a cross-sectional study to evaluate the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pooled pharyngeal, anorectal and urine samples versus single-site testing among men who have sex with men in Belgium.

Journal: Acta clinica Belgica

Published: November 13, 2018

Could differences in implicit attitudes to sexual concurrency play a role in generalized HIV epidemics?

Could differences in implicit attitudes to sexual concurrency play a role in generalized HIV epidemics?

Journal: F1000Research

Published: October 15, 2018

Candidate Treponema pallidum biomarkers uncovered in urine from individuals with syphilis using mass spectrometry.

Candidate Treponema pallidum biomarkers uncovered in urine from individuals with syphilis using mass spectrometry.

Journal: Future microbiology

Published: October 13, 2018

Needle lost in the haystack: multiple reaction monitoring fails to detect Treponema pallidum candidate protein biomarkers in plasma and urine samples from individuals with syphilis.

Needle lost in the haystack: multiple reaction monitoring fails to detect Treponema pallidum candidate protein biomarkers in plasma and urine samples from individuals with syphilis.

Journal: F1000Research

Published: October 04, 2018

Syphilis reinfection is associated with an attenuated immune profile in the same individual: a prospective observational cohort study.

Syphilis reinfection is associated with an attenuated immune profile in the same individual: a prospective observational cohort study.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Published: March 01, 2018

Functional insights from proteome-wide structural modeling of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis.

Functional insights from proteome-wide structural modeling of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis.

Journal: BMC structural biology

Published: December 12, 2017

Repeat Syphilis Is More Likely to Be Asymptomatic in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis With Important Implications for Screening.

Repeat Syphilis Is More Likely to Be Asymptomatic in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis With Important Implications for Screening.

Journal: Open forum infectious diseases

Published: November 16, 2017

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026