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Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections in Belgian Hospitals- Annual report 2023, Data up to and including 2022
current version of the NSIH- SEP surveillance protocol. In 2022, the most commonly micro-organisms (MO) isolated from hospital-wide HABSI cases were E. coli, S. aureus, and S. epidermidis, this last MO also ...
RE-Place: A Unique Project Collecting Expertise on New Approach Methodologies
Keywords: 3Rs animal testing Database Knowledge sharing NAMs new approach methodologies Open access RE-Place Abstract: By applying “New Approach Methodologies (NAM s)” based on innovative technologies such as ...
Validity of self-reported air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollutants in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Ingrid Pelgrims; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Hans Keune; Tim S. Nawrot; Roy Remmen; Nelly D. Saenen; Isabelle Thomas; Vanessa Gorasso; Johan ...
Changes in physical activity by context and residential greenness among recent retirees: Longitudinal GPS and accelerometer study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: S. Pasanen; J. I. Halonen; C. Gonzales-Inca; J. Pentti; J. Vahtera; Y. Kestens; B. Thierry; Ruben Brondeel; T. Leskinen; S. Stenholm ...
Surveillance of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium, epidemiology and methodology during 1st and 2nd wave (March 2020- 14 February 2021)
classification, type of place of death, type of place of residence (e.g. living in a NH), postal code of the place of death and residence. Continuous improvements as regards the data collection resulted in ...
How to overcome political and legal barriers to the implementation of a drug consumption room: an application of the policy agenda framework to the Belgian situation
this debate, a feasibility study of DCR implementation in Belgian cities was commissioned. At the national level, an institutional debate took place about the political responsibility for DCR s as ...
Monitoring of Laboratory-Acquired Infections
the environment from possible harmful effects from these activities, a number of safety measures are in place regarding containment in laboratories and training of personnel. In addition, the safety ...
Study of the possible migration risks of food contact materials for children under 3 years
benzophenone (600 µg kg-1, found up to 97 µg kg-1), concentrations in the migration solutions were below the SML s. In Chapter 5.2, an evaluation of the effect of several “real-life use conditions” by means of ...
The proportion of cancellous bone as predictive factor for early marginal bone loss around implants in the posterior part of the mandible.
abutment connection, and 1 and 3-4 years after loading. The quality of the bone was assessed on cone beam or multi-slice CT s. The bone quality was determined by the relative proportions of cortical and ...
Actual and preferred place of death of home-dwelling patients in four European countries: making sense of quality indicators.
the percentage of home deaths a feasible indicator for collection by GP s. However, patients’ preferred place of death was often unknown to the GP. We therefore recommend using information from ...