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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes in Belgium in 2015
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Katrien Latour; Huang, Te-Din; Beatrice Jans; Berhin, Catherine; Bogaerts, Pierre; Noel, Audrey; Nonhoff, Claire; Dodémont, Magali; Denis, ...
Diagnosis, prevention and control of urinary tract infections: a survey of routine practices in Belgian nursing homes
Protocols/guidelines for urine sampling, urinary catheter care and incontinence care were available in 43.7%, 45.9% and 31.0% of the NH s, respectively. Indwelling catheters were uncommon (2.3% of the residents) and ...
Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in Belgian acute care hospitals: results of the Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS 2017.
81.4%, 28,007 patients). Overall, a crude prevalence of patients with at least one antimicrobial of 27.1% (95% confidence interval (CI) 26.5-27.6%) was found. The most frequently reported indications were ...
Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption
disability‐adjusted life years (DALY). Moreover, trends in systemic and topical antifungal consumption in ambulatory care were examined for the period 2010‐2017, together with their associated costs. Results Due to ...
Antimicrobial prescribing by Belgian dentists in ambulatory care, from 2010 to 2016.
was calculated. RESULTS: In 2016, the dentistry-related prescribing rate of ‘Antibacterials for systemic use’ (J01) and ‘Antiprotozoals’ (P01AB) was 1.607 and 0.014 DID, respectively. From 2010 to 2016, the DID ...
Antibiotic consumption in Belgian acute care hospitals: analysis of the surveillance methodology, consumption evolution 2003 to 2016 and future perspectives.
511.3-655.0 and 3,450.0-4,400.5, respectively), and similar to 2015. Based on DDD s/1,000 patient days, the magnitude of consumption is comparable with the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, but is higher when ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
2.4–6.0%) residents in LTCF had at least one HAI (country-weighted prevalence). On any given day, 98,166 patients (95% cCI: 81,022–117,484) in ACH and 129,940 (95% cCI: 79,570–197,625) residents in LTCF had ...
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Plachouras, Diamantis; Kärki, Tommi; Hansen, Sonja; Hopkins, Susan; Lyytikäinen, Outi; Moro, Maria Luisa; Reilly, Jacqui; Zarb, Peter; ...
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of Campylobacter coli from diarrhoeal patients and broiler carcasses in Belgium.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Elhadidy, Mohamed; Miller, William G; Arguello, Hector; Alvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino; Katelijne Dierick; N Botteldoorn Source: Transbound ...
An awkward fishing expedition
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: L. Marissiaux; M-L Scippo; Daube,G.; S. Denayer; N Botteldoorn; S. Gobert; B. Scholtes; Ghuysen, A. Source: Acta Anæsthesiologica Belgica, ...