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Epidemiology and molecular typing of multidrug-resistant bacteria in tertiary hospitals and nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium
to previous studies, and transmission in and between institutions is observed. These results re-emphasize the need for a healthcare network-wide infection prevention strategy in which WGS of MDRO ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
characteristics and infection rate among residents. Staff-resident interactions are key in SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. Vaccination, regular staff testing, assessment of infection prevention and control ...
Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
in comprehensive HPV prevention strategies to reduce HPV-related morbidity and mortality in men and ultimately achieve elimination of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. FUNDING: Instituto ...
The burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the Balkan countries, 1990-2019 and forecast to 2030
Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: burden of disease European burden of disease network Abstract: BACKGROUND: Despite effective prevention and control strategies, in countries of the Balkan ...
Transforming Shiga toxin-producing surveillance through whole genome sequencing in food safety practices.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) is a gastrointestinal pathogen causing foodborne outbreaks. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in STEC surveillance holds promise in outbreak prevention and ...
Acceptability to Healthcare Professionals of Home-Based HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Screening: A French Qualitative Study Conducted in an Area with Low Access to Health Services
Aubeline; Rexand-Galais, Franck Source: Cancers, Volume 15, Issue 21 (2023) Keywords: cancer screening strategies cervical cancer health professionals low physician density semi-structured interview ...
An overview of programmatic indicators to monitor the roll-out of HIV preexposure prophylaxis.
implemented in national HIV prevention programmes through routine care. Monitoring will be vital to understand whether programmes succeed in engaging people into using PrEP appropriately, and in reducing the ...
ESCAIDE 2022: Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience
ensure optimal health crisis management. The RAG, involving permanent (public health) experts supported by specific experts, analyses events causing possible risk to health and proposes prevention and ...
The InfAct proposal for a sustainable European health information infrastructure on population health: the Distributed Infrastructure on Population Health (DIPoH).
Information Portal on population health to be maintained beyond InfAct’s time span. METHODS: The strategy for the proposal was based on three components: scientific initiatives and proposals to improve Health ...
Prevalence estimates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Belgium: results from two cross-sectional studies.
This study aimed to estimate the point-prevalence of chlamydia in the broader Belgian population, to inform evidence-based prevention and control strategies. METHODS: We conducted two cross-sectional ...