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Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium
Patients using illicit substances like cannabis, opiates, cocaine, and stimulants are 6-12 times more likely to be treated in an SAC than those using alcohol. Factors such as income source and referral ...
COVID-19 vaccine responses are influenced by distinct risk factors in naive and SARS-CoV-2 experienced hemodialysis recipients
Vaccines Female Humans Immunity, Cellular Male middle aged Renal Dialysis Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2 T-Lymphocytes Vaccination Abstract: BACKGROUND: Clinical risk factors of deficient immune responses to ...
COVID-19 mortality statistics: a comparative study of epidemiological surveillance data and death certificates in 2020 in Belgium
probabilistically to explore overall coverages and discrepancies. Factors such as region and place of death, case classification, epidemic wave, age group, sex, and number of conditions, were analysed using logistic ...
Potential determinants of the decline in mpox cases in Belgium: A behavioral, epidemiological and seroprevalence study.
July 2022, after which it unexpectedly subsided. This study investigates epidemiological, behavioral, and immunological factors behind the waning of the epidemic in Belgium. METHODS: We investigated ...
Impact of COVID-19 infection on lung function and nutritional status amongst individuals with cystic fibrosis: A global cohort study.
COVID-19 Cystic Fibrosis Female Forced Expiratory Volume Humans Male nutritional status Respiratory Function Tests Retrospective Studies SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Factors associated with severe ...
What drives the long-term changes in airborne birch and grass pollen levels in Belgium?
time, primarily driven by a decreasing trend in grass pollen sources, which outweighed the impact of changing meteorology by a factor of ~10. — When considering only meteorology, a significant increase ...
Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
regional level. These measures should target factors such as unemployment, which is particularly prevalent among younger individuals and those living in Wallonia. Additionally, fostering protective factors ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in the adult population of Belgium: a general population cohort study between March 2021 and April 2022
in the Belgian adult population between March 2021 and April 2022, and explored factors associated with seropositivity and seroreversion among the vaccinated and unvaccinated population. METHODS: ...
Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
level. All patients present in the surveyed wards at 8 a.m. on the PPS day and not discharged at that time, were included. Modifications from the 2017 protocol included the incorporation of infection ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in the adult population of Belgium: a general population cohort study between March 2021 and April 2022
and explored factors associated with seropositivity and seroreversion among the vaccinated and unvaccinated population. Methods A prospective longitudinal surveillance study was conducted within ...