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Validation of a code-based data collection method in primary care for Influenza-like illness surveillance in Belgium: Protocol
Source: Scientific seminar on Infectious Disease, Sciensano, Brussels, belgium (2025) URL: https://www.sciensano.be/sites/default/files/book_ssid_2025.pdf Keywords: electronic medical records INFLUENZA ...
Comparing the applicability of de facto population markers for spatiotemporal trend analysis in wastewater-based epidemiology
potential as population markers. However, their applicability is influenced by sociodemographic factors and thus site-specific. Overall, their value lies in providing complementary information for ...
BY-COVID D5.1 Enriched report viral variants and health outcomes
demonstrate how mobilisation and linkage of heterogeneous real-world population data sources hosted at multiple sites can enhance the understanding of the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic on health ...
Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
A total of 56 acute care hospital sites participated, encompassing 10,142 patients. The 2022 survey revealed that 9.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 8.7-9.8%) of patients had at least one HAI. This ...
Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
levels. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November 2022 in 57 representative acute care Belgian hospital sites (35 mergers), following the ECDC- PPS protocol version 6.0. ...
Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
definitions and microorganism codes for COVID-19, along with the inclusion of HAI s associated to long-term care facilities. Findings: In total, 56 acute care hospital sites (35 mergers, of which 25 primary, ...
Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022
removing breeding sites (self-efficacy, 4.8/7.0). Ninety-seven percent of participants reported implementing at least one preventive measure, mainly to prevent bites (95%). Conclusions Together with the ...
THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA
identification ketamine MDMA mid-IR Narcoreader near-IR On-site Quantification RAMAN UV spectroscopy Abstract: Background: The most used on-site methods to identify illicit drugs consist of color tests or ...
Movements of free-range pigs in rural communities in Zambia: an explorative study towards future ring interventions for the control of Taenia solium
only eight out of 20 pigs in the rainy season (P = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: In our study sites in Zambia, the majority of pigs spent most of their time within 50 or 100 m of their owner’s home, and these ...
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Antimicrobial Resistance Characterization and Phylogenomic Investigation of 19 Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Positive Escherichia coli Strains Collected From Hospital Patients in Benin in 2019.
producing constitutes a serious threat to global public health. Surgical site infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates in developing countries, fueled by the limited availability of ...