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VALCOR: a protocol for the validation of SARS-corona virus-2 assays.

key to define common criteria that SARS-CoV-2 assays need to fulfil. VALCOR or “ VAL idation of SARS- COR ona Virus-2 assays” is a protocol designed to set up a framework for test validation of ...

Gram-negative central line-associated bloodstream infection incidence peak during the summer: a national seasonality cohort study.

epidemiological studies should consider seasonal variation and climatological factors when preparing study designs or interpreting their results. Health Topics:  Bloodstream infections Bloedstroominfecties ...

Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses against SARS-CoV-2 after Third Dose BNT162b2 following Double-Dose Vaccination with BNT162b2 versus ChAdOx1 in Patients with CancerPurpose:Experimental Design:Results:Conclusions:

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Debie, Yana; Van Audenaerde, Jonas R.M.; Vandamme, Timon; Croes, Lieselot; Teuwen, Laure-Anne; Verbruggen, Lise; Vanhoutte, Greetje; Marcq, Elly; Verheggen, Lisa; Le Blon, Debbie; Peeters, Bart; ...

Development of a data-intensive centralized system for surveillance and outbreak investigation of bacterial pathogens using whole-genome sequencing

(i.e., Shigella spp, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus faecalis), facilitated by the modular design. The broad diversity of these applications highlights that WGS can provide an ...

Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016

limitations peculiar to the study design, the PPS s enabled us to assess the occurrence of and to increase awareness for HAI s and rational antimicrobial use in NH s at both local and national level. Health ...

Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

months afterwards). Discussion: This study was designed to provide timely information on the short and long term impact of a COVID19 infection, to stakeholders such as policymakers, health practitioners and people with ...

Opportunities for a population-based cohort in Belgium

policy-relevant research questions. In Belgium, existing cohort-like initiatives are limited by their focus on specific population groups or specific topics, or they lack a true longitudinal design. Since 2016, ...

Methodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe: a systematic literature review

design choices that have been made in burden of disease (BoD) studies in injury populations is not available. The aim of this systematic literature review was to identify existing injury BoD studies ...

Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018: application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations

educational level and municipality of residence were obtained from the BHIS 2018. A Bayesian hierarchical Besag-York-Mollie (BYM) model was used to model the logit transformation of the design ...

Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment

a time-stratified case-crossover design and used conditional logistic regression to examine the association between extreme temperatures and overall natural and cause-specific mortality. City-specific estimates were ...

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