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Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints
the most important summary measure of public health. DALY s quantify the number of healthy life years lost due to morbidity and mortality, and thereby facilitate the comparison of the relative impact of ...
Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change
people aged 1–74 residing in Belgium were included. The cause of death and population data for Belgium were provided by Statistics Belgium, while data for international comparisons were extracted from the ...
Résultats de la 5ème campagne nationale pour la promotion de l'hygiène des mains dans les hôpitaux 2013
campaign observations (114 acute care hospitals, 11 chronic care hospitals and 18 psychiatric hospitals) (Table 1). A total of 137 hospitals provided data both before and after campaign, thus for comparison ...
Resultaten van de 5de Nationale campagne ter bevordering van de Handhygiëne (HH) in Ziekenhuizen, 2013
campaign observations (114 acute care hospitals, 11 chronic care hospitals and 18 psychiatric hospitals) (Table 1). A total of 137 hospitals provided data both before and after campaign, thus for comparison ...
Determinants and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among residents in Belgian nursing homes: comparison of two national prevalence surveys: 2005 versus 2011
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Jans, B; O. Denis; Schoevaerdts, D; Katrien Latour; Boudewijn Catry; Nonhoff, C; Deplano, A; Huang, T.D.; Behrin, P; Bogaerts, P; Glupczynski, Y Source: 23rd European Congress of Cli ...
Variations in catheter-related bloodstream infections rates based on local practices.
that comparisons of CRBSI rates in different ICU s remain difficult to interpret without knowledge of local practices. Health Topics: Résistance aux antimicrobiens (AMR) Antimicrobiële resistentie (AMR) ...
Is individual educational level related to end-of-life care use? Results from a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Belgium.
model of health services use. SUBJECTS: A Belgian nationwide representative sample of people who died not suddenly in 2005-2007. RESULTS: In comparison to their less educated counterparts, higher educated ...
Mortality associated with in-hospital bacteraemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus: a multistate analysis with follow-up beyond hospital discharge.
increases the risk of death. RESULTS: The cohort included 3132 patients, of whom 494 died within 90 days after admission, 34 developed MRSA bacteraemia and 26 MSSA bacteraemia in the hospital. In comparison ...
Oral fluid for the serological and molecular diagnosis of measles.
validate the detection of anti-measles IgM and measles virus RNA in oral fluid and to make a comparison with the gold standard methods of ELISA using serum (Enzygnost(®) anti-Measles IgM) and in-house nested ...
Monitoring of all-cause mortality in Belgium (Be-MOMO): a new and automated system for the early detection and quantification of the mortality impact of public health events.
2007. Sensitivity, specificity and timeliness are illustrated by means of a temporal comparison with known health events. METHODS: Relevant events are identified from important mortality risks: climate, ...