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Women's views on barriers and facilitators for seeking alcohol and drug treatment in Belgium.
changes that could encourage treatment utilisation. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate the need for a gender-sensitive approach within alcohol and drug services that meets the needs of female substance ...
A Bioinformatics Whole-Genome Sequencing Workflow for Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolate Analysis, Validated Using a Reference Collection Extensively Characterized with Conventional Methods and In Silico Approaches
mutations. The workflow demonstrated very high performance with performance metrics >99% for all assays, except for spoligotyping where sensitivity dropped to ∼90%. The validation framework for our ...
Whole-genome sequencing for TB source investigations: principles of ethical precision public health.
precision with which real-time WGS can be used to associate strains with sensitive information has raised important concerns. While detailed understanding of transmission events could mitigate harm to ...
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year
was considered. Sensitivity analyses for different morbidity scenarios, including post-acute consequences were presented. Results An estimated 70,421 people were infected (with and without symptoms) by ...
Evaluating Diagnostic Accuracy of Saliva Sampling Methods for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reveals Differential Sensitivity and Association with Viral Load
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Pieter Mestdagh; Michel Gillard; Sharon Dhillon; Pirnay, Jean-Paul; J Poels; Jan Hellemans; Veronik Hutse; Celine Vermeiren; Boutier, Maxime; Veerle De Wever; Patrick Soentjens; Sarah Djebara; Hu ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail. Methods: We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 ...
Association between local airborne tree pollen composition and surrounding land cover across different spatial scales in Northern Belgium
pollen are important aeroallergens affecting human health. Local airborne pollen compositions can pose health-risks for the sensitized population, but at present little is known about fine-scale pollen ...
Selection and use of reference panels: a case study highlighting current gaps in the materials available for foot and mouth disease
an example, this review highlights four specific areas where new reference reagents are required. These are to: reduce bias in estimates of the diagnostic sensitivity and inter-serotypic specificity of ...
Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium
increased pollen allergen potency, and increased sensitization for one or more species. The preventive removal of the main allergenic tree species cannot sufficiently counter allergy risks caused by other ...
Validation strategy of a bioinformatics whole genome sequencing workflow for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli using a reference collection extensively characterized with conventional methods
a validation strategy specifically adopted to WGS, we demonstrated high performance with repeatability, reproducibility, accuracy, precision, sensitivity and specificity above 95 % for the majority of all ...