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Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.
doses of the BNT162 b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in residents and staff members of two Belgian nursing homes. Only individuals without evidence of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection at third dose administration ...
SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in Belgian Wastewaters
health authority to monitor SARS-CoV-2 circulation in the Belgian population. Over 5 million inhabitants representing 45% of the Belgian population were monitored throughout 42 wastewater treatment plants ...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infections in Belgian acute care hospitals in 2020.
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Laure Mortgat; Karl Mertens; Els Duysburgh Source: ECCMID 2022 (2022) Health Topics: Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Service: Infections liées aux soins et antibiorésistance Zo ...
Prevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Potential Determinants among the Belgian Adult Population: Baseline Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
determinants were assessed in a random sample representative of the Belgian adult population. In total, 14,201 individuals (≥18 years) were invited by mail to provide saliva via an Oracol® swab. Survey weights ...
The prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 study (PICOV) in nursing home residents and staff- study protocol description and presentation of preliminary findings on symptoms.
past infection (naïve) in residents and staff members of nursing homes. This paper describes the study design and population characteristics at baseline. METHODS: In 26 Belgian nursing homes, all ...
Closing schools for SARS-CoV-2: a pragmatic rapid recommendation
are consistent with Belgian study results, this recommendation may also be relevant internationally. Health Topics: Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Manuscript versions: DOI: ...
Determinants of adherence to COVID-19 measures among the Belgian population: an application of the protection motivation theory.
Volume 79, Issue 1 (2021) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Belgian government has implemented various infection prevention and control measures. This study assessed the ...
Monitoring of human coronaviruses in Belgian primary care and hospitals, 2015-20: a surveillance study.
66; p=0·017), and in teenagers and adults (≥15 years), more complications arose in patients with a single hCoV infection (49 [45·0%] of 109; p=0·0097). In early 2020, the Belgian SARI surveillance ...
The Impact of the covid-19 on satisfaction with social contacts
included a subsample of adults aged ≥18 years (n=510) of the Belgian health interview survey 2018, who also participated in a follow-up study in July 2020. Information on satisfaction with social contacts ...