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Human psittacosis: a review with emphasis on surveillance in Belgium.
as in other countries, is probably highly underestimated, because of underdiagnoses and underreporting. Over the 3-year period, the mandatory notification system registered 24% only of all reported ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU / EEA) from 2016 to 2017 included 310,755 patients from 1,209 acute care hospitals (ACH) in 28 countries ...
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
hospitals. We included 1,209 hospitals and 310,755 patients in 28 of 31 European Union/European Economic Area (EU / EEA) countries. The weighted prevalence of antimicrobial use in the EU / EEA was 30.5% (95% ...
Socioeconomic factors contributing to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis
relative contribution of four known socioeconomic factors to the variability in U5M in sub-Saharan countries. Methods The study was based on birth histories from the Demographic and Health Surveys conducted ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
82.0–113.0) for the period 2015–2017. This result was used to estimate the incidence of other LB manifestations based on their proportional distribution (ratios) to EM reported in the neighboring countries of ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from prenatal exposure to methylmercury, 2015
biomarker, and a dose-effect relationship of an 0.18 point IQ reduction per µg/g increase in maternal hair Hg was assumed, based on a meta-analysis. A systematic review was conducted to obtain country ...
Towards a sustainable EU health information system infrastructure: A consensus driven approach.
created where representatives from 16 European countries agreed on the HIREP- ERIC as a pragmatic bottom-up approach to strengthen the current EU health information landscape. A Member States’ commitment is ...
Towards a sustainable EU health information system infrastructure: A consensus driven approach.
created where representatives from 16 European countries agreed on the HIREP- ERIC as a pragmatic bottom-up approach to strengthen the current EU health information landscape. A Member States’ commitment is ...
National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseases: Background, goals, and results of an international workshop at the Robert Koch Institute.
seven countries shared their expertise and knowledge on diabetes prevention and surveillance. Day one focused on NCD surveillance systems and emphasized both the strengthening of sustainable data sources ...
Prediction of Susceptibility to First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs by DNA Sequencing
drugs isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for isolates from 16 countries across six continents. For each isolate, mutations associated with drug resistance and drug susceptibility were ...