Rita Verhelst

5.2k citations

57 papers · 3.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 35

Microbiology top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Rheumatology top 1%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 5%

Co-authors: Hans Verstraelen Mario Vaneechoutte Marleen Temmerman Geert Claeys Ellen De Backer Janneke van de Wijgert Gerda Verschraegen Hanneke Borgdorff
Topics: Reproductive tract infections research (32 papers)Urinary Tract Infections Management (16 papers)Pelvic floor disorders treatments (8 papers)
Cited by: Microbiology Epidemiology Rheumatology
Journals: Blood PLoS ONE Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Partner nations: Belgium United Kingdom South Africa

In The Last Decade

Rita Verhelst

56 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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The Vaginal Microbiota: What Have We Learned after a Decade of Molecular Characterization?

2014 347 citations Janneke van de Wijgert, Hanneke Borgdorff et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene 2016 ·PeerJ ·Hans Verstraelen,Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas,(unknown),Ruy Jáuregui,(unknown),Steven Weyers,Rita Verhelst,Petra De Sutter,Dietmar H. Pieper,Tom Van de Wiele	221
2	The Impact of Hormonal Contraception and Pregnancy on Sexually Transmitted Infections and on Cervicovaginal Microbiota in African Sex Workers 2015 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Hanneke Borgdorff,Marijn C. Verwijs,Ferdinand W.N.M. Wit,Evgeni Tsivtsivadze,Gilles Ndayisaba,Rita Verhelst,Frank Schuren,Janneke van de Wijgert	37
3	The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women 2015 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·(unknown),Vicky Jespers,Janneke van de Wijgert,Piet Cools,Rita Verhelst,Hans Verstraelen,Sinéad Delany‐Moretlwe,Mary Mwaura,Gilles Ndayisaba,Kishor Mandaliya,Joris Menten,Liselotte Hardy,Tania Crucitti	89
4	Lactobacillus-dominated cervicovaginal microbiota associated with reduced HIV/STI prevalence and genital HIV viral load in African women 2014 ·The ISME Journal ·Hanneke Borgdorff,Evgeni Tsivtsivadze,Rita Verhelst,Massimo Marzorati,Suzanne Jurriaans,Gilles Ndayisaba,Frank Schuren,Janneke van de Wijgert	203
5	Prevalence and Correlates of Bacterial Vaginosis in Different Sub-Populations of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Vicky Jespers,Tania Crucitti,Joris Menten,Rita Verhelst,Mary Mwaura,Kishor Mandaliya,Gilles Ndayisaba,Sinéad Delany‐Moretlwe,Hans Verstraelen,Liselotte Hardy,Anne Buvé,Janneke van de Wijgert,(unknown)	82
6	Elevated Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells (sTREM)-1 Levels in Maternal Serum during Term and Preterm Labor 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Inge Tency,Hans Verstraelen,Bart Saerens,Bruno Verhasselt,Mario Vaneechoutte,Olivier Degomme,Rita Verhelst,Marleen Temmerman	1
7	Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Evy Gillet,Joris Meys,Hans Verstraelen,Rita Verhelst,P. De Sutter,Marleen Temmerman,Davy Vanden Broeck	135
8	Antiseptics and disinfectants for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: A systematic review 2012 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Hans Verstraelen,Rita Verhelst,Kristien Roelens,Marleen Temmerman	27
9	Chlamydia trachomatis infection in fertile and subfertile women in Rwanda: prevalence and diagnostic significance of IgG and IgA antibodies testing 2011 ·Human Reproduction ·Claude Mambo Muvunyi,Nathalie Dhont,Rita Verhelst,Marleen Temmerman,Geert Claeys,Elizaveta Padalko	20
10	Longitudinal Study of the Dynamics of Vaginal Microflora during Two Consecutive Menstrual Cycles 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago,Piet Cools,Hans Verstraelen,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Rita Verhelst,Inge Tency,Geert Claeys,Marleen Temmerman,Mario Vaneechoutte	70
11	The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour 2010 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Hans Verstraelen,Rita Verhelst,Mario Vaneechoutte,Marleen Temmerman	111
12	Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora 2009 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Nabil Abdullah El Aila,Inge Tency,Geert Claeys,Hans Verstraelen,Bart Saerens,Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago,Ellen De Backer,Piet Cools,Marleen Temmerman,Rita Verhelst,Mario Vaneechoutte	84
13	A pilot study evaluating the safety of vaginal administration of a multi-particulate pellet formulation 2009 ·European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics ·Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago,Hans Verstraelen,(unknown),(unknown),Geert Claeys,(unknown),Ellen De Backer,Bart Saerens,Chris Vervaet,(unknown),Lucas Van Bortel,Jean‐Paul Remon,Marleen Temmerman,Mario Vaneechoutte,Rita Verhelst	8
14	Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae(group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy 2009 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Nabil Abdullah El Aila,Inge Tency,Geert Claeys,Bart Saerens,Ellen De Backer,Marleen Temmerman,Rita Verhelst,Mario Vaneechoutte	44
15	The vaginal microflora in relation to gingivitis 2009 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Rutger Persson,Jane Hitti,Rita Verhelst,Mario Vaneechoutte,Rigmor E. Persson,(unknown),(unknown),Marilynn Rothen,Marleen Temmerman,Kathleen Paul,David A. Eschenbach	35
16	Gene polymorphisms of Toll-like and related recognition receptors in relation to the vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae 2009 ·Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·Hans Verstraelen,Rita Verhelst,Lieve Nuytinck,Kristien Roelens,(unknown),Daniël De Vos,(unknown),R. Rossau,Wim Delva,Ellen De Backer,Mario Vaneechoutte,Marleen Temmerman	34
17	Modified classification of Gram-stained vaginal smears to predict spontaneous preterm birth: a prospective cohort study 2007 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Hans Verstraelen,Rita Verhelst,Kristien Roelens,Geert Claeys,Steven Weyers,Ellen De Backer,Mario Vaneechoutte,Marleen Temmerman	26
18	Digitized fluorescent RFLP analysis (fRFLP) as a universal method for comparing genomes of culturable dsDNA viruses: application to bacteriophages 2007 ·Research in Microbiology ·Maia Merabishvili,Rita Verhelst,(unknown),Ніна Чанішвілі,В. Н. Крылов,Claude Cuvelier,Marina Tediashvili,Mario Vaneechoutte	24
19	Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of Mycoplasma species 2005 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Tim Stakenborg,Jo Vicca,Patrick Butaye,Dominiek Maes,Thierry de Baère,Rita Verhelst,Johan Peeters,Aart de Kruif,Freddy Haesebrouck,Mario Vaneechoutte	21
20	Study of the influence of plasmids on the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction fingerprint ofEscherichia colistrains 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·A Elaichouni,John van Emmelo,Geert Claeys,Gerda Verschraegen,Rita Verhelst,Mario Vaneechoutte	17

About Rita Verhelst

Rita Verhelst is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Periodontics, having authored 57 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reproductive tract infections research (32 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (16 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (2.5k citations), Epidemiology (2.0k citations) and Rheumatology (613 citations). Rita Verhelst has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Hans Verstraelen, Mario Vaneechoutte, Marleen Temmerman, Geert Claeys, Ellen De Backer, Janneke van de Wijgert, Gerda Verschraegen, Hanneke Borgdorff, Tania Crucitti and Vicky Jespers. Their work appears in journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

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