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Automated digital reporting of clinical laboratory information to national public health surveillance systems, results of a EU/EEA survey, 2018BackgroundAimMethodsResultsConclusion
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Katrin Claire Leitmeyer; Laura Espinosa; Eeva Kaarina Broberg; Marc Jean Struelens; the ECDC National Focal Points laboratory e-reporting ...
Validation of a Bioinformatics Workflow for Routine Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data and Related Challenges for Pathogen Typing in a European National Reference Center: as a Proof-of-Concept.
bioinformatics resources and/or expertise. Moreover, many national reference laboratories and centers, as well as other laboratories working under a quality system, require extensive validation to demonstrate that ...
Development of a real-time PCR method for the genoserotyping of Salmonella Paratyphi B variant Java.
to obtain an accurate identification of a S. Paratyphi B serotype and its D-tartrate fermenting profile, which is needed in routine laboratories for fast and efficient diagnostics. Health Topics: ...
Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
laboratory-confirmed Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) infections among inpatients hospitalized at a tertiary level hospital in Brussels, Belgium, according to the patients’ housing status (homeless ...
Human psittacosis: a review with emphasis on surveillance in Belgium.
Belgium, the number of reported positive laboratory results increased slowly since 2010, and in 2017, the number almost doubled compared to the two previous years. The number of psittacosis cases in Belgium, ...
All-cause mortality rate of people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium: A register-based cohort study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: L Van Baelen; Jérôme Antoine; Karin De Ridder; E Plettinckx; L. Gremeaux Source: Journal of Substance Use, Volume 24, Issue 5 (2019) Keywords: all-cause Belgium mortality substance use disorder T ...
Incidence estimation from sentinel surveillance data; a simulation study and application to data from the Belgian laboratory sentinel surveillance
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Toon Braeye; Sophie Quoilin; Hens, Niel Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 1 (2019) Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezo ...
Comparison of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems for the identification of moulds in the routine microbiology laboratory.
Microflex LT (MLT) — and the MSI application. METHODS: Moulds were collected retrospectively and prospectively to display epidemiological diversity of a microbiology laboratory. All of them were identified ...
Evaluation of three MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry libraries for the identification of filamentous fungi in three clinical microbiology laboratories in Manitoba, Canada.
used by clinical microbiology laboratories to identify bacterial pathogens and yeasts, but not for the identification of moulds. Recent progress in extraction protocols and the composition of comparative ...
Is there a relation between cannabis use and being a victim of violence in the general population?
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: E Plettinckx; Sabine Drieskens; Jérôme Antoine; Lydia Gisle Source: European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue suppl_3 (2017) Health Topics: Illicit drugs Drogues illégales Illegale dru ...