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Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
All Belgian acute care hospitals were invited to participate in the ECDC PPS 2017. In addition, a representative random sample of hospitals was selected which received an individualized invitation to ...
MALDI-TOF for the identification of Mycobacteria and their drug resistance profiles
cultures. In total 88.6% (172/194) of the samples were correctly identified on the species-level using a cut-off score of 1.8 and 91.75% (178/194) using a cut-off of 1.65. All samples of the Mycobacterium ...
Global transcriptional analyses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using old and new drugs
using the approach called RNA tag-Seq, multiple samples were combined in one run, reducing time and cost. Material/methods: For each drug (isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, capreomycin, amikacin, ...
Development of a dot-blot assay for the detection of mould-specific IgE in the Belgian population
dot-blot assay was validated against the CAP test. Sensitization rate to ten common indoor and outdoor mould species in 344 serum samples was calculated. For each serum with more than one reactivity, the ...
Global transcriptional analyses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using old and new drugs
multiple samples were combined in one run, reducing time and cost. Material/methods: For each drug (isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, capreomycin, amikacin, linezolid, moxifloxacin and bedaquilin), twice ...
Initiative for Quality Improvement and Epidemiology in Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinics (IQED-Foot)- Results of the 4th data collection (audit years 2013-2014)
problems of 4,917 unique patients were sampled in 20-34 centres. Foot problems were either a diabetic foot ulcer of at least Wagner grade 2 and/or an active Charcot foot. Data pertained to characteristics at ...
Bordetella pertussis seroprevalence in Belgian adults aged 20-39 years, 201234005
POPULATION region report Research Research Support result results Sample Samples SB- IM SELECTED serum State States study summary Wallonia WIV-ISP Abstract: SUMMARY The last report on pertussis seroprevalence ...
Evaluation of the migration of 15 photo-initiators from cardboard packaging into Tenax(®) using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS).
concentrations (LOD < 0.125 µg g(-1) for all substances). Finally, the procedure was applied to real samples, proving the capabilities of the presented method. Health Topics: Food contact materials Matériaux ...
Distinction between persistent and transient infection in a bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) control programme: appropriate interpretation of real-time RT-PCR and antigen-ELISA test results.
to assess the performances of diagnostic assays used in the testing scheme for BVD as proposed by the two Belgian regional laboratories. Individual blood samples were collected from 4972 animals, and ...
Association of physical activity, waist circumference and body mass index with subjective health among Belgian adults.
a nationally representative sample of Belgian adults. METHODS: Data from the 2004 Belgian Food Consumption Survey were used. A face-to-face questionnaire about sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, ...