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The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
taxonomy, as exemplified by our case study on Gloeobacterales. Manuscript versions: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad022 File: Version: Published Full text access: Public Access Full text ...
Retrospective surveillance of viable Bacillus cereus group contaminations in commercial food and feed vitamin B2 products sold on the Belgian market using whole-genome sequencing
bacterium that occurs as a contaminant in food and feed, occasionally resulting in food poisoning through the production of various toxins. In this study, we retrospectively characterized viable B. cereus ...
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting-A case study: Analysis of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine samples
requires portable, easy to use analytical approaches, operated by personnel with limited knowledge of analytical chemistry. In this case study, four different approaches were compared for the ...
Linking health survey data with health insurance data: methodology, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for public health research. An experience from the HISlink project in Belgium
case, the linkage of Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) data and Belgian Compulsory Health Insurance (BCHI) data, this paper provides an overview of the practical implementation of linking data, the ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Omicron-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021 to 2022.
Patricia CJL; Lazar, Mihaela; Demlová, Regina; Wirtz, Gil; Amerali, Marina; Dürrwald, Ralf; Kunstár, Mihály Pál; Kissling, Esther; Bacci, Sabrina; Valenciano, Marta; I-MOVE-COVID-19 hospital study team; ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Alpha- and Delta-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021.
Marina; Wirtz, Gil; Tolksdorf, Kristin; Valenciano, Marta; Bacci, Sabrina; Kissling, Esther; I-MOVE-COVID-19 hospital study team; VEBIS hospital study team; Members of the I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS hospital ...
Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessmentAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsConclusions
collected observational data across different regions in a federated manner, is challenging and guidance is currently lacking. With the aim of filling this gap and allowing a rapid response in the case of ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium
The proportion of prevented stroke cases would be respectively of 65.5%, 35.4%, 23.9%, 12.3%, 10%. Conclusions This study highlights the importance of air pollution on the stroke burden and demonstrates ...
A comparison of COVID-19 incidence rates across six European countries in 2021.
David; Pistol, Adriana; Javiera Rebolledo; Riccardo, Flavia; Riess, Maximilian; Rusu, Lavinia Cipriana; Che, Didier; Coignard, Bruno; COVID-19 Study group; COVID-19 Study Group members Source: Euro ...