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The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults
adults (mean age 76 years ±7.4, 35% male). Thirty-nine participants experienced at least one fall in the 8 month follow up. Lusardi’s approach has a higher sensitivity score (89.7% compared to 10.3%) and ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Cross-sectional study was conducted between April 8-May 15, 2020. Data collected included demographics, group category (i.e. staff or resident), symptom status and test result. We retrieved additional data: number ...
20230726_RAG_Update epidemiologie_NL
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Risk Assessment Group Source: Sciensano, Brussels, p.4 (2023) Keywords: COVID-19 Abstract: RAG update ...
20230712_RAG_Update epidemiologie_NL
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Risk Assessment Group Source: Sciensano, Brussels, p.5 (2023) Keywords: COVID-19 Abstract: RAG Covid-19 ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
observed in the 75-84 age group (96.73%) and 85+ age group (82.30%) for the first and second booster respectively and the lowest for both boosters in the 18-24 age group (69.86% and 17.85%). Individuals who ...
Interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness: six European studies, October 2022 to January 2023.
settings.MethodsAll studies used the test-negative design, but with differences in other study characteristics, such as data sources, patient selection, case definitions and included age groups. Overall and influenza ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
booster respectively. The highest coverage (number boosted over number PC completed) was observed in the 75-84 age group (96.73%) and 85+ age group (82.30%) for the first and second booster respectively and ...
HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening on Self-samples in the Netherlands: Challenges to Reach Women and Test Performance Questions.
self-sampling (16% in 2020). HPV positivity and detection rate of precancer (CIN3 +) were lower in the self-sampling compared with the clinician-sampling group (adjusted OR s of 0.65 and 0.86, respectively). ...
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis.
Mikstacki; José-Artur Paiva; Cecilia Pereyra; Jordi Rello; Jean-Francois Timsit; Vogelaers, Dirk; Blot, Stijn; Abdominal Sepsis Study (AbSeS) group and the Trials Group of the European Society of Intensive ...
Sex difference in innate inflammatory response and macrophage polarization in Streptococcus agalactiae-induced pneumonia and potential role of microRNA-223-3p.
inflammatory response in male and female mice with group B streptococcal (GBS)-induced pneumoniae. Although male and female mice displayed similar bacterial burdens, males exhibited more innate inflammatory ...