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ESCAIDE 2022 Oral presentation: International outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a chocolate factory in 2022: Belgian findings
cases (39 cluster 1, 23 cluster 2), with illness onset from mid-January until April and a peak in cases mid-February 2022. Of these 62 cases, 54 were aged 1-9 years old. Among the 44 interviewed cases, 19 ...
Infection prevention and control in Belgian nursing homes: knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Laure Mortgat; Elisabeth Miller; Els Duysburgh; François Kidd Source: ECCMID 2022 (2022) Health Topics: Healthcare-associated infection Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Zorginfectie I ...
Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium
deaths. The first wave of the epidemic has a larger excess mortality than the second wave. People aged 85 and over were the most affected during the two periods of excess mortality. The year 2020 has ...
Analysis of the short-term effect of pollen and spore exposure on allergy medication sales
in Belgium. Pollen is an important trigger but fungal spores might also influence the onset of symptoms. The purpose of this study was to assess the health impact of these aeroallergens based on their ...
Surveillance of bloodstream infections in Belgian hospitals ('SEP')-Annual report 2014, Surveillance data 2000-2014
definition 'a skin contaminant was isolated in at least 2 different blood cultures' was met). One episode out of 5 (21%) was acquired in the ICU. For half of the episodes, the time to onset was 13 ...
Laboratory-acquired infections in Belgium (2007-2012): an online survey
with or without the onset of symptoms following exposure to pathogenic organisms in a biological laboratory.According to the Belgian legislation on the protection of workers against biological agents at ...
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Belgium: Report 2014
contributing data the whole year was 1.65 episodes / 1000 admissions, the highest since 2009. The mean incidence of hospital acquired (HA) CDI (onset of symptoms > 2 days after admission in the declaring ...
BSFM 2022- International outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a chocolate factory in 2022: Belgian findings
Discussion In Belgium 64 confirmed and 2 probable cases were identified (89% children aged 1-9 years old, 43% hospitalizations), with illness onset from mid-January until April and a peak in cases mid-February ...