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Epidemiology and molecular typing of multidrug-resistant bacteria in tertiary hospitals and nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Volume 43, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Abstract: This study aimed to map MDRO carriage and potential ...
Social integration of people with non-psychotic mental illness over the last 2 decades: the widening gap in the adult population in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Pierre Smith; Pablo Nicaise; Lorant, Vincent Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2022) Keywords: Belgium Mental health ...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: delayed re-emergence after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Meyer Sauteur, Patrick M; Beeton, Michael L; European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for ...
Comparing frailty prevalence between countries: validation of the Global Burden of Disease study Frailty Index (GBD-FI) in the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe
to better understand the epidemiology of frailty. Estimates in many countries are missing or incomparable. The Global Burden of Disease Frailty Index (GBD- FI) applies the deficit accumulation model to ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
Alvarado; Ezra Susser; the HEROES group Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2022) Abstract: Background Preliminary country-specific reports suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has ...
Urinary tract infections in nursing home residents: Understanding the epidemiology and the clinical diagnosis and management
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Katrien Latour; Jan De Lepeleire; Frank Buntinx; Boudewijn Catry Source: KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, p.168 (2023) ISBN: 9789075828382 Keywords: long-term care facilities; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrob ...
Persistence of the Staphylococcus aureus epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) in Belgium.
fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) of Staphylococcus aureus. As a result, the Belgian national reference centre (NRC) was commissioned to update the epidemiology of S. aureus causing ...
Transforming Shiga toxin-producing surveillance through whole genome sequencing in food safety practices.
confinement, in broadening STEC epidemiology and in contributing to risk assessment and source attribution. However, despite international recommendations, WGS is often restricted to assist outbreak ...
Application of the Nagoya Protocol to veterinary pathogens: concerns for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.
awareness of the Nagoya Protocol, and to highlight its impacts on the regular exchange and utilisation of biological materials collected from clinical cases which underpin FMD research activities, and work to ...
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection and hospitalisation in Belgium, July 2021 to May 2022.
hospitalisation (VE h), given time since vaccination and prior infection.MethodsNationwide healthcare records from July 2021 to May 2022 on testing and vaccination were combined with a clinical hospital survey. We ...