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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 ...
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
study confirmed a high annual number of HAI in healthcare facilities in the EU / EEA and indicated that AMR in HAI in LTCF may have reached the same level as in ACH. Health Topics: Résistance aux ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
Conclusion To promote healthy ageing of populations, priority should be given to reduce the LED disadvantage in women by targeting non-fatal diseases, such as musculoskeletal conditions. Health Topics: Health ...
Isoniazid Bactericidal Activity Involves Electron Transport Chain Perturbation.
inhibition. The activity of isoniazid (INH), a key first-line bactericidal antituberculosis drug currently known to inhibit mycolic acid synthesis, becomes extremely poor under stress conditions, such as ...
Contribution of chronic diseases to educational disparity in disability in France: results from the cross-sectional “disability-health” survey
disparities in disability should focus on musculoskeletal, pulmonary, psychiatric and ischemic heart diseases, reducing their prevalence as well as their disabling impact in lower socioeconomic groups. Health ...
Socioeconomic factors contributing to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis
Health, Volume 19, Issue 1 (2019) Keywords: Decomposition inequality under-five mortality Abstract: Background In sub-Saharan Africa, socioeconomic factors such as place of residence, mother’s educational ...
The value of seroprevalence data as surveillance tool for Lyme borreliosis in the general population: the experience of Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Tinne Lernout; Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi; Saegeman, Veroniek; Marie Tré-Hardy; Morgane de Laveleye; Tommi Asikainen; Ram Benny Dessau; Sophie Quoilin; Amber Litzroth Source: BMC Public Health, Volume ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
As both over- and underestimation of different clinical LB manifestations remain possible due to characteristics of the primary surveillance systems and the disease itself, future studies to validate ...
The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence
as well as relying on mixture models applied to continuous pathogen-specific immunoglobulin G antibody titre concentrations. The age-specific seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV), based on three ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from prenatal exposure to methylmercury, 2015
(MeHg). An intelligence quotient < 70, indicating intellectual disability (ID), was selected as the critical disease, maternal hair Hg concentration during pregnancy selected as the critical exposure ...