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A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses
combined in a four-plex assay that was thoroughly validated in-house. The SCREENED tool was used to evaluate the sequence coverage of the method. Results The full validation approach showed that the new ...
A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses.
literature for each virus, adapted for high genome coverage and joined into a four-plex assay which was thoroughly in-house validated. The SCREENED tool was used to evaluate the sequence coverage of ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
contingency tables and multivariable generalized linear models. Results Fifteen of the 23 screened POP s were detected in the breast milk samples. Four organochlorine compounds (p,p′- DDT, p,p′- DDE, HCB and β- ...
HIV testing within general practices in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review.
Study Group Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2018) Keywords: Europe General practice general practitioners HIV Infections Humans Mass Screening Primary Health Care Randomized Controlled ...
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of Campylobacter coli from diarrhoeal patients and broiler carcasses in Belgium.
31 porA alleles, and 29 P- BIT types were identified among the screened isolates. Some types and alleles were shared among strains recovered from both broiler carcasses and diarrhoeal patients. Both ...
Activity-Based Detection and Bioanalytical Confirmation of a Fatal Carfentanil Intoxication.
a fatality in Norway. Blood, urine and vitreous, obtained during autopsy, were screened with a newly developed opioid activity reporter assay able to detect compounds based on their μ-opioid receptor activity ...
Screening van recreationele drugs en kwalificatie en kwantificatie van MDMA met behulp van infrarood (IR)-technieken en chemometrische modellen
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Raf Van Campenhout; Eric Deconinck Source: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, p.47 (2018) Keywords: Chemometrics IR Recreative drugs Health Topics: Ecstasy (XTC, MDMA) Ecstasy (XTC, MDMA) Ecstasy (XTC, ...
Detection of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance, mcr-1 and mcr-2 Genes, in Salmonella spp. Isolated from Food at Retail in Belgium from 2012 to 2015.
program in Belgium was screened by PCR for the presence of genes mcr-1 and mcr-2. Of these, 1.90% (2/105) and 0.95% (1/105) tested positive for mcr-1 and mcr-2, respectively. The presence of the mcr-1 or ...
Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin.
evidence of the parasite’s presence. Screening records for porcine cysticercosis data at the departmental level confirmed porcine cysticercosis presence in 11 departments across six countries (Colombia, ...
Migrant's access to preventive health services in five EU countries.
1, p.588 (2017) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Preventive health services (PHS s) form part of primary healthcare with the aim of screening to prevent disease. Migrants show significant differences in ...