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Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
vs. not homeless). METHODS: Between August 2016 and January 2018, all patients hospitalized with a laboratory-confirmed GAS infection were prospectively enrolled and risk factors were recorded. GAS ...
Assessment of estrogenic compounds in paperboard for dry food packaging with the ERE-CALUX bioassay
samples. Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester (DINCH) were determined in all extraction and ...
Shifting national surveillance of Shigella infections toward geno-serotyping by the development of a tailored Luminex assay and NGS workflow.
respectively. All discrepancies were analyzed with whole-genome sequencing and shown to be related to causative mutations (stop codons, indels, and promoter mutations) in glycosyltransferase genes. This ...
Human psittacosis: a review with emphasis on surveillance in Belgium.
as in other countries, is probably highly underestimated, because of underdiagnoses and underreporting. Over the 3-year period, the mandatory notification system registered 24% only of all reported ...
All-cause mortality rate of people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium: A register-based cohort study
Keywords: all-cause Belgium mortality substance use disorder Treatment Demand Indicator Health Topics: Illegale drugs Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart brengen Illicit drugs Drogues illégales Health and disease ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
and disability to gender disparities in DFLE and LED. Results Higher LE, DFLE and LED were observed for women compared with men in all years studied. A decrease in the gender gap in LE (2001: 5.9; 2004: ...
Strong increase of true and false positive mycobacterial cultures sent to the National Reference Centre in Belgium, 2007 to 2016.
(1,097/2,534) of all samples in 2016.ConclusionWe recommend inclusion of NTM in sentinel programmes. The large increase of false positive cultures is hypothesised to result from processing issues prior to arrival ...
Epidemiology and genotype 3 subtype dynamics of hepatitis E virus in Belgium, 2010 to 2017.
samples of suspected cases sent to the NRC between 2010 and 2017 were analysed for the presence of HEV-specific IgM and RNA. Virus was sequenced for genotyping and phylogenetic analysis in all samples ...
Insights into In Vivo Absolute Oral Bioavailability, Biotransformation, and Toxicokinetics of Zearalenone, α-Zearalenol, β-Zearalenol, Zearalenone-14-glucoside, and Zearalenone-14-sulfate in Pigs
of ZEN14G and ZEN14S to ZEN and high oral bioavailability for all administered compounds, with further extensive first-pass glucuronidation. Conclusively, the modified- ZEN forms α- ZEL, β- ZEL, ...
European all-cause excess and influenza-attributable mortality in the 2017/18 season: should the burden of influenza B be reconsidered?
European all-cause excess mortality, the EuroMOMO network, observed high excess mortality during the influenza B/Yamagata dominated 2017/18 winter season, especially among elderly. We describe all ...