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Intrapartum GBS screening and antibiotic prophylaxis: a European consensus conference. Di Renzo GC, Melin P, Berardi A, Blennow M, Carbonell-Estrany X, Donzelli GP, Hakansson S, Hod M, Hughes R, Kurtzer M, Poyart C, Shinwell E, Stray-Pedersen B, Wielgos M, El Helali N. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 May;28(7):766-82. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2014.934804. Epub 2014 Aug 27. PMID: 25162923 Free article.

International external quality assurance for laboratory identification and typing of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococci). Afshar B, Broughton K, Creti R, Decheva A, Hufnagel M, Kriz P, Lambertsen L, Lovgren M, Melin P, Orefici G, Poyart C, Radtke A, Rodriguez-Granger J, Sørensen UB, Telford J, Valinsky L, Zachariadou L; Members of the DEVANI Study Group, Efstratiou A. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr;49(4):1475-82. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02365-10. Epub 2011 Feb 16. PMID: 21325542 Free PMC article.

Group B streptococcal epidemiology and vaccine needs in developed countries. Melin P, Efstratiou A. Vaccine. 2013 Aug 28;31 Suppl 4:D31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.012. PMID: 23973345 Review

Group B Streptococcus and perinatal mortality. Cools P, Melin P. Res Microbiol. 2017 Nov-Dec;168(9-10):793-801. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.04.002. Epub 2017 Apr 20. PMID: 28435137

Neonatal group B streptococcal disease: from pathogenesis to preventive strategies. Melin P. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Sep;17(9):1294-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03576.x. Epub 2011 Jun 14. PMID: 21672083 Free article. Review.

Invasive group B Streptococcus among non-pregnant adults in Brussels-Capital Region, 2005-2019. Graux E, Hites M, Martiny D, Maillart E, Delforge M, Melin P, Dauby N. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;40(3):515-523. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04041-0. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32944894 Free PMC article.

Increased Risk of Group B Streptococcus Invasive Infection in HIV-Exposed but Uninfected Infants: A Review of the Evidence and Possible Mechanisms.Dauby N, Chamekh M, Melin P, Slogrove AL, Goetghebuer T. Front Immunol. 2016 Nov 16;7:505. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00505. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27899925 Free PMC article. Review.

Prevention of group B streptococcal neonatal disease revisited. The DEVANI European project. Rodriguez-Granger J, Alvargonzalez JC, Berardi A, Berner R, Kunze M, Hufnagel M, Melin P, Decheva A, Orefici G, Poyart C, Telford J, Efstratiou A, Killian M, Krizova P, Baldassarri L, Spellerberg B, Puertas A, Rosa-Fraile M. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Sep;31(9):2097-104. doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1559-0. PMID: 22314410 Review.

[Group B streptococcus in the antenatal clinic and in the delivery room: a matter of systematic attitude]. Lorquet S, Melin P, Minon JM, Carpentier M, Gerday C, Rigo J, Foidart JM.J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2005 Apr;34(2):115-27. doi: 10.1016/s0368-2315(05)82703-6.PMID: 16108108 Free article. French.

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Serotype Distribution of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women Living in Belgium: A Prospective Cohort Study. Dauby N, Adler C, Miendje Deyi VY, Sacheli R, Busson L, Chamekh M, Marchant A, Barlow P, De Wit S, Levy J, Melin P, Goetghebuer T. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Nov 30;5(12):ofy320. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy320. eCollection 2018 Dec.PMID: 30619909 Free PMC article.

Streptococcus difficile is a nonhemolytic group B, type Ib Streptococcus.Vandamme P, Devriese LA, Pot B, Kersters K, Melin P. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1997 Jan;47(1):81-5. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-81. PMID: 8995807 - Towards a Belgian consensus for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease. Melin P, Verschraegen G, Mahieu L, Claeys G, Mol PD. Indian J Med Res. 2004 May;119 Suppl:197-200. PMID: 15232194

Management of the neonate at risk for early-onset Group B streptococcal disease (GBS EOD): new paediatric guidelines in Belgium. Mahieu L, Langhendries JP, Cossey V, De Praeter C, Lepage P, Melin P. Acta Clin Belg. 2014 Oct;69(5):313-9. doi: 10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000054. Epub 2014 Jul 24. PMID: 25056493

Development of a national EUCAST challenge panel for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Desmet S, Verhaegen J, Glupzcynski Y, Van Eldere J, Melin P, Goossens H, Piérard D, Declercq P, Lagrou K, Boel A, Cartuyvels R, Denis O, Vandewal W, Saegeman V. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Aug;22(8):704-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.05.011. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27234934

[Group B streptococcus, primary cause of life-threatening infections in infants. Epidemiology and prevention strategy]. Melin P, Schmitz M, De Mol P, Foidart JM, Rigo J. Rev Med Liege. 1999 May;54(5):460-7.PMID: 10394247 French.

Chapitre de livre

Melin, P. (2009). GBS - Chapître 32. In S., Alexander, F., Debiève, P., Delvoye, C., Kirkpatrick, & V., Masson (Eds.), Guide de Consultation Prénatale (1ère édition). Bruxelles, Belgique: de Boeck.

Melin, P. (2009, May 29). GBS Training Course Specimen collection and culture procedure. Paper presented at European Training Course on Microbiological procedures for Group B Streptococcal Diagnosis, screening and typing, Nicosia, Cyprus. Training Course manual.
MELIN, P. (2003). Infection néonatale précoce à Streptocoques B. In D. G. D. L. S. Ministère de la Communauté Française (Ed.), Stratégies de contrôle de maladies transmissibles (pp. 06 -1 à 3). Bruxelles, Belgique. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/38185

MELIN, P. (2003). Infection néonatale tardive à streptocoques B. In D. G. D. L. S., Ministère de la Communauté Française (Ed.), Stratégies de contrôle de maladies transmissibles (pp. 07 - 1 à 2). Bruxelles, Belgique.

Recommandations

Working party of experts, S. H. C., Dubois, J. J., MELIN, P., & De Mol, P. Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Infections - Guidelines from the Belgian Health Council, 2003 (SHC.7721). Bruxelles, Belgium: Superior Health Council.

Divers

Da Cunha V, Davies MR, Douarre PE, Rosinski-Chupin I, Margarit I, Spinali S, Perkins T, Lech Sanchez MJ, Descorps-Declere S, Souche E, Buchrieser C, Trieu-Cuot P, Moszer I, Clermont JL, Dougan G, Walker MJ ; DEVANI Consortium, Holden MT, Poyart C, Glaser P. Streptococc gxed through the extensive use of tetracycline. Nat Commun. 2014 Aug 4 ;5 :4544. doi : 10.
Melin, P. Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Newborn: Maternal GBS-Screening Methods and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. European Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Touch Briefings, 2008: 3, 58-62.
MELIN, P. Prévention des infections périnatales à streptocoques du groupe B: stratégie basée sur le dépistage prénatal. Gunaïkeia. Société Royale Belge de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, 2006 : 11(7), 198-203.

Participation à des congrès

Melin, P. (2020, scheduled in June, online in July). GBS Screening Guidelines Outside of the US, presented at Meet-the-expert type session – ASM Microbe 2020, Chicago, USA

MEEX, C., DOUILLEZ, S., KINET-POLEUR, A., SACHELI, R., & MELIN, P. (2020, April). Characterization of Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonizing pregnant women in Belgium, 2018: antimicrobial susceptibility profile and distributions of capsular-types, pili-types and sequence-types. Poster session presented at 30th ECCMID, Paris, France.
MELIN, P., SACHELI, R., LAMBOTTE, O., HAYETTE, M.-P., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., & MEEX, C. (2019). Group B streptococcus neonatal invasive infections in Belgium 2010-2017, and characterization of isolated strains. In I. C., INMIS, INMIS 2019 Abstract book.

MEEX, C., DEFECHE, J., DEVEY, A., DESCY, J., HAYETTE, M.-P., HUYNEN, P., SACHELI, R., & MELIN, P. (2018, December). Dépistage intrapartum du Streptococcus agalactiae par PCR GenePOC GBS DS. Poster session presented at 38ème Réunion Interdisciplinaire de Chimiothérapie Anti-Infectieuse (RICAI).
MELIN, P. (2018, April 23). Point of care testing of GBS, isn’t it obvious? Paper presented at ECCMID 2018 - EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MADRID, SPAIN.

SACHELI, R., MEEX, C., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MELIN, P. (2018). Characterization of Group B Streptococcus strains isolated from neonatal invasive diseases in Belgium, 2015. abstract book of 1st ISSAD 2018.

MELIN, P., LECOMTE, L., SACHELI, R., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MEEX, C. (2018). Group B Streptococcus neonatal invasive infections in Belgium, 2013-2016. Abstract book of 1st ISSAD 2018.

SACHELI, R., MEEX, C., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MELIN, P. (2018). 2015 Surveillance of Group B Streptococcus strains isolated from invasive diseases among adults in Belgium : bacteriological and clinical characteristics. Abstract book of 1st ISSAD 2018.
MEEX, C., DEVEY, A., PHAM HONG, N., VAN GEET, M., DARFOUF, R., SACHELI, R., & MELIN, P. (2017, October). Prevalence and capsular-polysaccharide type distribution of colonizing group B streptococci (GBS) isolated from recto-vaginal samples in pregnant women in Hanoï, Vietnam. Poster session presented at 20th Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases 2017, Denarau Island, Fiji.

SACHELI, R., DESCY, J., MEEX, C., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MELIN, P. (2017, October). Evolution of rate and genotypes of resistance to macrolide/lincosamide among invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS): Development of a multiplex PCR tool for simultaneous detection of ErmB, ErmTr, MefA and LsaC resistance genes. Poster session presented at 20th Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases 2017, Denarau Island, Fiji.
MEEX, C., DUPONT, A., SACHELI, R., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MELIN, P. (2017, October 19). Evaluation of the Xpert®GBS LB test (Cepheid) performed on antenatal screening LIM enrichment broth for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus, compared to the reference culture method. Paper presented at 20th Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases 2017, Denarau Island, Fiji.

SACHELI, R., MEEX, C., DESCY, J., HUYNEN, P., HAYETTE, M.-P., & MELIN, P. (2017, October). Update of the characteristics of Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonizing pregnant women in Belgium: capsular-type distribution, pili characterization, antimicrobial susceptibility profile and Multiple Locus Sequence Types. Poster session presented at 20th Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases 2017, Denarau Island, Fiji.

MELIN, P., & MEEX, C. (2015, October 08). Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease - POC test for GBS screening in delivery room. Paper presented at 2015 QCMD Scientific Advisory Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

MELIN, P. (2015). Screening for GBS colonization: Old and new tools. Program and abstract book DIP 2015.

MELIN, P. (2014). GBS and antibiotic resistance: threat to therapy. XIX Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases, Program and Abstract book.
MELIN, P. (2002). Proceeds from the European workshop: GBS neonatal disease prevention. In M., de la Rosa (Ed.), Proceedings from the European workshop: GBS neonatal disease prevention. Granada, Spain.

Melin, P., Rodriguez Cuns, G., Vicentino Fernandez, W., & De Mol, P. (2000). Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from Patients in Belgium through 1989-1991 and 1996-1999. In D. R., Martin & J. R., Tagg (Eds.), Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases - Entering the New Millenium", Proceedings of the XIV Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases (pp. 305-309). Porirua, New Zealand: ESR.