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Spotlight influenza: The 2019/20 influenza season and the impact of COVID-19 on influenza surveillance in the WHO European Region.
winter months, peaking in the first weeks of the year.AimWe describe the 2019/20 influenza season and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sentinel surveillance in the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Identification of Molds with Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: Performance of the Newly Developed MSI-2 Application in Comparison with the Bruker Filamentous Fungi Database and MSI-1.
cryptic species, reaching 90% correct identifications for Aspergillus species and 78% for Fusarium species compared to 69% and 43% with MSI-1. Such an improvement may have a positive impact on patient ...
A Role for B Cells to Transmit Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
patients. Our knowledge on the infectivity of clinical HCV strains is hampered by the lack of cell culture systems that support efficient viral replication. We and others have reported that HCV can associate ...
Analyses of Clinical and Biological Data for French and Belgian Immunocompetent Patients Infected With Hepatitis E Virus Genotypes 4 and 3.
associated with higher ALT activity than HEV-3 infections. Additional immunological and virological studies are required to confirm these findings and better understand the influence, if any, of genotype on ...
SARS-CoV-2 afvalwateronderzoek in België: ons afvalwater bevestigt de dalende trend, Sciensano press release, June 2021
press corner, Sciensano, Brussels, Beglium (2021) URL: https://www.sciensano.be/nl/pershoek/sars-cov-2-afvalwateronderzoek-belgie-ons-afvalwater-bevestigt-de-dalende-trend Keywords: coronacrisis ...
Review on current scientific literature and overview of commercially available methods for on-site DNA isolation
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4724557 Keywords: AMR Antimicrobial resistance DNA isolation literature review metagenomic On-site Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Food consumption and food safety Animal health Health and ...
Healthcare-associated infections in home healthcare: an extensive assessment, 2019.
challenges, including healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Currently, in Belgium, data and guidelines on the topic are lacking.AimTo develop a definition of HAI in HHC and investigate associated risk factors ...
Round table discussion
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Wim Van Molle Source: Human Infection Studies Considerations on manufacturing of challenge agents- viruses ...
Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond.
health information systems (HIS). This article summarizes these key challenges for HIS in times of a pandemic and beyond, with a focus on European countries. It builds on the experiences of a large ...
Trial Design of a Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of Taenia solium Taeniosis and Neurocysticercosis in Hospital-Based Settings in Tanzania
Magnussen, Pascal; Bottieau, Emmanuel; Abatih, Emmanuel; Maria Johansen; Helena Ngowi; Benedict Ndawi; Mwape, Kabemba; Gideon Zulu; Dorny, Pierre; Andrea Winkler; Gabriël, Sarah; on behalf of the SOLID ...