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Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.
in Belgium, UZ / KU Leuven has played a crucial role as the National Reference Centre (NRC) for respiratory pathogens, to be the first Belgian laboratory to develop and implement laboratory developed ...
Development of a reverse transcriptase digital droplet polymerase chain reaction‐based approach for SARS‐CoV‐2 variant surveillance in wastewater
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Laura Van Poelvoorde; Andrea Gobbo; S. Nauwelaerts; Bavo Verhaegen; Marie Lesenfants; Raphael Janssens; Veronik Hutse; Marie-Alice Fraiture; Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker; Philippe Herman; Koenraad ...
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study.
comparable for all regions. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake is critical to develop strategies guaranteeing a more equitable ...
A proposal for further developing fatigue-related post COVID-19 health states for burden of disease studies
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Grant M A Wyper; Scott A McDonald; Juanita A Haagsma; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Periklis Charalampous; Rishma Maini; Pierre Smith; Sara M Pires Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) ...
Developing evidence-informed indicators to monitor HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes across EU/EEA countries: a multi-stakeholder consensus
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Vanhamel, Jef; Wijstma, Eline; Deblonde, Jessika; Laga, Marie; Vuylsteke, Bea; Nöstlinger, Christiana; Noori, Teymur Source: Eurosurveillance, Volume 28, Issue 23 (2023) Keywords: Europe HIV Moni ...
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
Maria Ines Source: The Lancet Global Health, Volume 11, Issue 6 (2023) Abstract: To inform the development of global wastewater monitoring systems, we surveyed programmes in 43 countries. Most programmes ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
infected by the age of 2. RSV symptoms are mostly mild and typically mimic a common cold in older children and adolescents, but younger children can develop severe lower respiratory tract disease, and ...
Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium: protocol of the HELICON population data linkage
health inequalities and the long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium. Data at the national institute for public health, Statistics Belgium and InterMutualistic Agency are used to develop ...
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
self-reported health and socio-demographics. In autumn 2021, participants were invited for a follow-up round. An online tool was developed to coordinate fieldwork procedures, real-time monitoring of participation ...
Targeted Chromosomal Barcoding Establishes Direct Genotype-Phenotype Associations for Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus.
antibiotic resistance phenotype. To establish a direct genotype-phenotype relationship of this mutation which results in a Asp-to-Ala change at position 29 (D29A), we developed a recombineering-based method ...