Partner Profile

Department of Medical Microbiology, national reference centre for monitoring of antimicrobial resistance, CHU Dinant-Godinne, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) My group: Youri Glupczynski

Areas of Expertise

The department focuses on the development and validation of novel diagnostic tools for the rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant bacteria. My group focuses on rapid high throughput methods based on conventional and molecular testing methods, mostly using microfluidic and electrochemical biosensor-based methods.

One of the strong points of our group is that alongside its clinical activities it benefits from transdisciplinary approaches and expertise (medical scientists and specialists in molecular biology, physics and chemistry, biomedical engineering, and informatics). More specifically, our key area of expertise is the development of rapid diagnostic methods of antimicrobial resistance and research of novel molecules, for which we collaborate with leading scientific research experts in several countries in Europe, as well as with industrial partners.

As a clinical diagnostic microbiology laboratory and national reference centre for the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp.), we also benefit from a close collaboration with the health authorities (National Institute of Public Health) and a network of diagnostic laboratories (hospital-based and private), allowing us to perform large scale epidemiological studies aiming to evaluate the prevalence/incidence of antimicrobial resistance in different healthcare sectors (acute hospitals, chronic long term care facilities, and the primary care setting) and the associated individual patient and institutional risk factors.

Recent Publications

• Profile in Pan European Networks Science & Technology – Issue 14