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The phage-encoded PIT4 protein affects multiple two-component systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

for which the development of novel antibiotics is the most crucial. The pathogen causes both acute and chronic infections, especially in patients who are the most vulnerable. Therefore, efforts are ...

Belgian recommendations for analytical verification and validation of immunohistochemical tests in laboratories of anatomic pathology

achievability, affordability and patient safety. This new consensus recommendation has been incorporated in the aforementioned ISO15189:2012 based Practice Guideline. Health Topics:  Effectiveness and safety of ...

Pyrogen testing of phage therapeutic products

these last years, with treatments provided to more than 100 patients, against more than 10 different bacterial species. Therapeutic phage products are produced  in a bacterial host strain, hence pyrogen ...

Evaluation of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania: a diagnostic accuracy study.

METHODS: Patients with epileptic seizures or severe progressive headache were recruited consecutively from three hospitals in southern Tanzania. All patients were tested with the TS POC test. All patients ...

Characterization of a Bacteriophage GEC_vB_Bfr_UZM3 Active against.

GEC_vB_Bfr_UZM3 (UZM3), which was used for the treatment of a patient with a chronic osteomyelitis caused by a mixed infection. Studied biological and morphological properties of UZM3 showed that it seems to ...

Homologous versus heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccination: impact on clinical severity of Omicron among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection among hospitalized patients in Belgium, and if this effect is homogenous across different Omicron sub-lineages. Methods Observational data from existing national surveillance ...

The GEONs API-fingerprint program: Tackling falsifications of APIs

product and therefore constitutes a direct threat to the health of patients (Position paper for OMCL s on API surveillance, EDQM). The conventional analytical approach often fails to detect falsification ...

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Impact on the Risk of Hospitalisation through the Analysis of National Surveillance Data Collected in Belgium.

on the risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation. We analysed aggregated data from 27,608 COVID-19 patients hospitalised between October 2021 and February 2022, stratified by age category and vaccination ...

Directive Pratique pour la mise en place d'un système qualité dans les laboratoires d'anatomie pathologique agréés dans le cadre de l'Arrêté d'agrément

fournir des services de laboratoire cohérents, de haute qualité et rentables aux cliniciens et au patients. Dans la phase analytique, l’importance de vérification et de la validation est soulignée dans dans ...

Importance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay antigenic composition as revealed by the results of the Belgian external quality assessment (EQA) scheme.

divergent results in the Belgian SARS-CoV-2 serology external quality assessment scheme. Sample IS /17575 was serum originating from a 30 years old male patient. 124 diagnostic laboratories analysed this ...

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