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Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.
in Belgium, UZ / KU Leuven has played a crucial role as the National Reference Centre (NRC) for respiratory pathogens, to be the first Belgian laboratory to develop and implement laboratory developed ...
Clinical performance of the novel full-genotyping OncoPredict HPV Quantitative Typing assay using the VALGENT framework.
acid extraction and PCR inhibition are included in the assay. Clinical performance of OncoPredict HPV QT test was assessed as part of the “Validation of HPV Genotyping Tests” (VALGENT-2) framework, ...
Can REALQUALITY RQ-HPV screen be considered as a clinically validated HPV test for use in cervical cancer screening?
considered as a clinically validated HPV test for use in cervical cancer screening?” Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart ...
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Drug Resistance, Microbial Genomics Humans Salmonella Infections Salmonella typhimurium Abstract: Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease manifesting as bloodstream infection with high mortality ...
Genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.
monitor general trends and early signals of viral genetic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and compare it with the BGS as a reference model. METHODS: Nine-hundred twenty-five SARS-CoV-2 positive samples from ...
Developing evidence-informed indicators to monitor HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes across EU/EEA countries: a multi-stakeholder consensus
‘supplementary’ and ‘optional’ indicators that provide meaningful data, yet where experts evaluated their feasibility for data collection and reporting as very context-dependent. By combining a standardised ...
Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys
representativeness due to self-selection but were an important information source as there were few alternatives. Moreover, by following-up the same individuals over time it was possible to study the effect of the ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
with viral co-infections, suggesting that the presence of a viral co-infection could influence the course of an RSV bronchiolitis. As preventive and therapeutic options for RSV-associated disease are ...
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
demonstrate the presence of AMR markers integrated in structurally diverse IncHI2 and IncA/ C2 plasmids, and/or the chromosome. Molecular surveillance of pathogens such as S. Concord supports the understanding ...
Salmonella Durban meningitis: case report and genomics study.
analysis was compatible with a bacterial meningitis which was later identified by the NRC (National Reference Center) as Salmonella enterica serovar Durban. CONCLUSIONS: In this paper, we present the ...