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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.
diagnostic assays for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and later to assess the quality of commercial kits. To meet the growing demand for decentralised testing, both clinical ...
Clinical performance of the novel full-genotyping OncoPredict HPV Quantitative Typing assay using the VALGENT framework.
multiplex real-time PCR quantitative assay targeting E6 / E7 genes, allowing individual viral load determination of 12 high-risk (HR) HPV types. Quality controls for sample adequacy, efficiency of nucleic ...
Human papillomavirus negative high grade cervical lesions and cancers: Suggested guidance for HPV testing quality assurance
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Prétet, Jean Luc; Arroyo Mühr, Laila Sara; Cuschieri, Kate; Fellner, María Dolores; Correa, Rita Mariel; Picconi, María Alejandra; Garland, Suzanne M.; Murray, Gerald L.; Molano, Monica; Michael ...
Can REALQUALITY RQ-HPV screen be considered as a clinically validated HPV test for use in cervical cancer screening?
brengen Quality of healthcare Qualité des soins de santé Kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg Service: Centre du cancer Kankercentrum Cancer centre Manuscript versions: DOI: ...
THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Marie-Arlette Pollet; Eric Deconinck; Michael Canfyn Source: VUB, Brussels, Belgium, p.64 (2023) Keywords: Amphetamine Cocaine COVID-19 GC-FID GC-MS identification ketamine MDMA mid-IR Narcoreader near-IR On-site Qu ...
Towards clinical breakpoints for non-tuberculous mycobacteria- Determination of epidemiological cut off values for the Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus using broth microdilution.
EUCAST methodology including quality control (QC) strains. RESULTS: The clarithromycin ECOFF was 16 mg/L for M. avium (n = 1271) whereas TECOFF s were 8 mg/L for M. intracellulare (n = 415) and 1 mg/L for ...
Post COVID-19 condition and health-related quality of life: a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population
Ridder; Rana Charafeddine Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 23, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Belgium long COVID Quality of Life Abstract: Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most research has ...
Evaluation of the clinical performance of OncoPredict HPV® SCR assay within the VALGENT‐2 framework
assay targeting E6 / E7 genes of 13 high-risk (hr) HPV s. OncoPredict HPV ® SCR (index assay) identifies HPV-16 and HPV-18 separately, 11 other hrHPV in aggregate and includes quality controls for sample ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care.
adaptive decrease in PrEP use and PrEP initiation from April onwards. Despite a slight increase in HIV care interruptions, the indicators of quality of HIV care remained stable. Access to prevention, testing ...
Estimating national and subnational nutrient intake distributions of global diets
BACKGROUND: Access to high-quality dietary intake data is central to many nutrition, epidemiology, economic, environmental, and policy applications. When data on individual nutrient intakes are available, they ...