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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
HPV DNA genotyping, HPV E6*I mRNA detection, and p16INK4a/Ki-67 staining in Belgian head and neck cancer patient specimens, collected within the HPV-AHEAD study
DNA-negatives of the other HNC-sites were tested for the presence of type-specific HPV RNA and p16 over-expression. RESULTS: The highest HPV DNA prevalence was observed in OPC (36.4 %), and was significantly ...
Review on current scientific literature and overview of commercially available methods for on-site DNA isolation
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4724557 Keywords: AMR Antimicrobial resistance DNA isolation literature review metagenomic On-site Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Food consumption and food safety Animal health Health and ...
Alternating patterns of seasonal influenza activity in the WHO European Region following the 2009 pandemic, 2010-2018.
temporally and geographically across the WHO European Region. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed laboratory-confirmed influenza detections in ambulatory patients from sentinel sites. Data were aggregated by ...