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Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
strains were characterized using emm-typing and emm-clustering in both inpatients and outpatients. Analyses were performed according to homelessness status. RESULTS: During the study period, 48% (28/58) of ...
Time trend of prevalence and susceptibility to nitrofurantoin of urinary MDR Escherichia coli from outpatients
collected a convenience sample of voluntary participating laboratories (15 and 8 in 2005 and 2011-12, respectively), we analysed antimicrobial susceptibilities (ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, cefalotin, ...
Strong increase of true and false positive mycobacterial cultures sent to the National Reference Centre in Belgium, 2007 to 2016.
observational study investigated the numbers of analyses at the NRC and false positive cultures (interpreted as containing mycobacteria at referring clinical laboratories, but with no mycobacterial DNA detected ...
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 ...
Contribution of chronic diseases to educational disparity in disability in France: results from the cross-sectional “disability-health” survey
disability. Counterfactual analyses were used to disentangle the contribution of differences in disease prevalence vs. disabling impact. Results In men, the main contributors to educational difference in ...
Occurrence and identification of spore-forming bacteria in skim-milk powders
spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus cereus, can be challenging for the industry to meet. Twenty-two samples of medium-heat skim-milk spray-dried powder from eight sources were analysed in triplicate with 16 ...
Lessons to be learned from toxicological analyses in intoxicated patients and seized materials at an electronic music dance festival
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Paul Calle; Kristof Maudens; Sabine Lemoyne; Simon Geerts; Diederik Van Sassenbroeck; Peter Jensen; Jorne Van Overloop; Eric Deconinck; Peter Blanckaert Source: Forensic Science International, Vo ...
Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis
might, through rising temperatures, alter allergenic pollen biology across the northern hemisphere. We aimed to analyse trends in pollen seasonality and pollen load and to establish whether there are ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from prenatal exposure to methylmercury, 2015
Diet Disability-adjusted life year Foodborne burden of disease Intellectual Disability Methylmercury Abstract: We describe analyses to estimate the global burden of disease associated with methylmercury ...
Detecting cervical precancer and reaching underscreened women by using HPV testing on self samples: updated meta-analyses.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: M. Arbyn; Smith, Sara B; Temin, Sarah; Sultana, Farhana; Castle, Philip; Collaboration on Self-Sampling and HPV Testing Source: BMJ, Volume 363 (2018) Keywords: Colposcopy Early Detection of Canc ...