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The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021

health. In Belgium, the disease burden caused by COVID-19 has not yet been estimated, although COVID-19 has emerged as one of the most important diseases. Therefore, the current study aims to estimate the ...

Intra- and interlaboratory reproducibility of the RIATOL qPCR HPV genotyping assay.

of the National Reference Center for HPV in Belgium. Specimens were collected in the context of cervical cancer screening and tested in two different laboratories. The international reproducibility ...

Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

Van den Borre Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Belgium burden of disease Cause of Death Garbage code Ill-defined death mortality Redistribution Years of life lost ...

Persistence of the Staphylococcus aureus epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) in Belgium.

Volume 78, Issue 8 (2023) Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents Belgium Clone Cells Drug Resistance, Bacterial Fusidic Acid Humans Impetigo Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Multilocus Sequence Typing ...

Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.

and confirmed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry in Belgium. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used on the confirmed MRSA isolates, to characterize their ...

Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022

confounders and autocorrelation. Methods: This nationwide WBE study includes data from 40 wastewater treatment plants (WWTP s) in Belgium (02/2021–06/2022). We applied ARIMA-based modelling to assess the effect ...

Release of silver and titanium from face masks traded for the general population.

ICPMS Nanoparticle Risk Assessment Silver textile Abstract: Previous assessments of a selection of face masks intended for the general population in Belgium found that silver (Ag)-based biocides were ...

Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium: a prospective cohort study with 12 months of follow-up

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Niels Adriaenssens; Beatrice Scholtes; Bruyndonckx, Robin; Pauline Van Ngoc; Jan Yvan Jos Verbakel; An De Sutter; Stefan Heytens; Ann Van Den Bruel; I Desombere; Van Damme, Pierre; Goossens, Herm ...

Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

Heyden *; Stefaan Demarest Source: Archives of Public Health, Issue 81:124 (2023) Keywords: Belgium Coronavirus COVID-19 general population Longitudinal data collection Non-probability surveys ...

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

the second COVID-19 wave in Belgium, capillary blood was collected on dried blood spots from 60 residents and staff in each of the 20 participating NH in Flanders and Brussels. The presence of ...

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