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Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
As both over- and underestimation of different clinical LB manifestations remain possible due to characteristics of the primary surveillance systems and the disease itself, future studies to validate ...
Validation of a New Web Application for Identification of Fungi by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: A. C. Normand; Pierre Becker; F. Gabriel; C. Cassagne; I. Accoceberry; M. Gari-Toussaint; L. Hasseine; D. De Geyter; D. Pierard; I. Surmont; F. Djenad; J.L. Donnadieu; M. Piarroux; S. Ranque; Mar ...
Activity-Based Detection and Bioanalytical Confirmation of a Fatal Carfentanil Intoxication.
a forensic case. Confirmation and quantification using a validated bioanalytical procedure revealed the, to our knowledge, highest carfentanil concentrations reported in humans so far. Health Topics: Ziekten ...
Measuring disability: a systematic review of the validity and reliability of the Global Activity Limitations Indicator (GALI).
a substantial policy use within the EU and its Member States. The objective of current paper is to bring together what is known from published manuscripts on the validity and the reliability of GALI. Methods: ...
Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016: a benchmarking analysis based on the global burden of disease 2016 study
can help defining Belgian health targets and are necessary as external validity of GBD results is not always guaranteed. Health Topics: Burden of disease Fardeau de la maladie Ziektelast Surveillance ...
A pan-European ring trial to validate an International Standard for detection of Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in seafoods
well-established group of bacterial foodborne pathogens. The European Commission (EC) mandated the Comite de European Normalisation (CEN) to undertake work to provide validation data for 15 methods in microbiology ...
Correcting the self-reported BMI doesn't impact the socio-economic inequalities in obesity
Stockholm (2017) Keywords: BMI VALIDATION Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart brengen Service: Information sanitaire ...
Fusarium, clinical relevance and mass spectrometry methods for identification, using strains of the Belgian fungal culture collection BCCM/IHEM
isolated from patients, were re-identified by multilocus DNA marker sequencing and phylogeny. The remaining 289 validated strains, comprising 40 different species, were of great value: (i) Analysis of the ...
Development and validation of a protocol for optimizing the use of paraffin blocks in molecular epidemiological studies: The example from the HPV-AHEAD study.
s in molecular epidemiology was developed and validated. First, a protocol for sectioning the FFPE was developed to prevent cross-contamination and distributed between participating centers. Before ...
Barriers and opportunities for return-to-work of cancer survivors: time for action--rapid review and expert consultation.
was used to organize a consultation with experts in order to discuss, validate and complement the results. RESULTS: Forty-three out of 1860 studies were included. We identified nine risk factors grouped ...