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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
resident-related factors, management and performance features as well as building-related aspects. The relation between risk factors and seroprevalence was assessed by applying random forest modelling, generalized ...
Evaluating methodological approaches to assess the severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants: scoping review and applications on Belgian COVID-19 data.
reduce potential bias introduced by the study design, the data analysis approach, and the features of the underlying surveillance strategies and data infrastructure. Health Topics: SARS-CoV-2 Service: ...
Listeria monocytogenes isolates from Cornu aspersum snails: Whole genome-based characterization and host-pathogen interactions in a snail infection model.
expression led only to an increase of necrotic non-apoptotic cells. Overall, this study provides significant insights into the genetic diversity of L. monocytogenes from snails, the genomic features of them ...
Investigations upon the Improvement of Dermatophyte Identification Using an Online Mass Spectrometry Application.
spectrometry identification should take into account basic morphological and/or clinico-epidemiological features. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en ...
Phylogenomic Investigation of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Belgian Cases of Shigellosis between 2013 and 2018 Indicates Both Travel-Related Imports and Domestic Circulation.
underlying genomic features associated with ciprofloxacin resistance. A comparison between observed phenotypes and WGS-based resistance prediction to ciprofloxacin revealed perfect correspondence for all ...
Low-dose hydroxychloroquine therapy and mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a nationwide observational study of 8075 participants
adjusted for demographic and clinical features with robust standard errors. Of 8075 patients with complete discharge data on 24 May 2020 and diagnosed before 1 May 2020, 4542 received HCQ in monotherapy and ...
Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
aged Skin Diseases, Infectious Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus pyogenes Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The aim was to characterize the clinical features, outcomes, and strain diversity of ...
Nucleotide Sequence Database Comparison for Routine Dermatophyte Identification by Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Genetic Region DNA Barcoding.
Abstract: Conventional dermatophyte identification is based on morphological features. However, recent studies have proposed to use the nucleotide sequences of the rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ...
Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change
opposite, liver cancer death rate increased by 16%. Among female, the most remarkable feature is the 50.2% increase in the lung cancer death rate. For most other causes, the decline is slightly weaker than ...
A multifaceted study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa shutdown by virulent podovirus LUZ19
pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa under attack by one its most common predators, the Phikmvlikevirus. By analyzing various stages of infection at different levels, this study uncovers new features of phage ...