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Contextual factors influencing the equitable implementation of precision medicine in routine cancer care in Belgium
Keywords: Belgium budgets cancer cancer care facilities contextual factors Demography economics ethics genomicsn health expenditures medical oncology health care systems Precision Precision Medicine privacy ...
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 ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
Africa, Middle-East, and Asia. Methods Participants from various settings, including primary care clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and mental health facilities, are being enrolled. In 26 countries, we are ...
Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).
conducted a pilot study using a point of care (POC) HPV test to inform national roll-out. METHODS: The pilot was implemented from October 2019 to December 2020, in nine health facilities across six counties. ...
COVID-19 Clusters in Belgian Nursing Homes: Impact of Facility Characteristics and Vaccination on Cluster Occurrence, Duration and Severity
long-term care facilities SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Abstract: COVID-19 severely affected nursing home residents from March 2020 onwards in Belgium. This study aimed to model the impact of vaccination and ...
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Katrien Latour; Boudewijn Catry; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Frank Buntinx; Jan De Lepeleire; Beatrice Jans Source: Archives of Public Health ...
Increasing risk of breakthrough COVID-19 in outbreaks with high attack rates in European long-term care facilities, July to October 2021
Eurosurveillance, Volume 26, Issue 49 (2021) Health Topics: Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Service: Infections liées aux soins et antibiorésistance Zorginfecties en antibioticaresistentie Healthcare-associated ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
hospitals, long-term care facilities (LTCF) and the community. Belgium adopted broad inclusion criteria for the COVID-19 death notifications, also including possible cases, resulting in a robust correlation ...
Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins as targets for antibody detection in severe and mild COVID-19 cases using a Luminex bead-based assay.
syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will only be possible if serological tests are sufficiently reliable, rapid and affordable. Many assays are either labour-intensive and require specialised facilities ...
METROFOOD-RI: Pilot services with physical, remote and virtual access
(IBA, Romania). remote access to the transmission electron microscope facility for physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in food (Sciensano, Belgium). virtual access to two e-services for open data use, ...