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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 ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
rates. The clinical picture of an RSV infection differs substantially between patients, and the role of viral co-infections is poorly investigated. During two consecutive winter seasons from October 2018 ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
control efforts. CONCLUSION: Our results highlight the role of sexual contact and networks in the transmission of MPX during the early phase of the outbreak in Belgium. Risk communication messages should ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
total number of participating households has slightly increased. CONCLUSION: Field-substitution in BHIS plays a very substantial role in obtaining the requested net sample both in size and composition. ...
Sex difference in innate inflammatory response and macrophage polarization in Streptococcus agalactiae-induced pneumonia and potential role of microRNA-223-3p.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Maud Deny; Luis Alexis Arroba Nuñez; Marta Romano; Denis, Olivier; Georges Casimir; Mustapha Chamekh Source: Sci Rep, Volume 12, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Animals Antagomirs Cytokines Female Infla ...
Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children- epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022.
longer observed when looking at this association separately between the UK and other countries. Aetiological studies are needed to ascertain if adenovirus plays a role in this possible emergence of ...
Resilient health systems: harnessing health information to improve population health
plays a key role in times of crisis, with trustworthy information flows facilitating evidence-informed policies and decision-making. 2) Sharing and harmonising health information is key to building ...
Healthy Data, an online citizen consultation about health data reuse – intermediate report
of their data and their role in this governance. The Healthy Data online consultation platform aimed to inform citizens about health data reuse, deliberate together with citizens about an ethical, ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium during 1 year of the COVID-19 epidemic: prospective cohort study protocol.
protocol focuses on the seroprevalence among primary healthcare providers (PHCP s) in Belgium. PHCP s manage the vast majority of (COVID-19) patients and therefore play an essential role in the efficient ...
The bacteriophage LUZ24 "Igy" peptide inhibits the Pseudomonas DNA gyrase.
Konstantin Severinov; Lavigne, Rob Source: Cell Rep, Volume 36, Issue 8 (2021) Keywords: Bacteriophage DNA Gyrase Abstract: The bacterial DNA gyrase complex (GyrA/GyrB) plays a crucial role during DNA ...