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Homologous versus heterologous prime-boost COVID-19 vaccination: impact on clinical severity of Omicron among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium
systems and administrative sources were leveraged to estimate a causal effect. A Directed Acyclic Graph was formalized to identify confounding factors. The target population consisted of adult COVID-19 ...
The GEONs API-fingerprint program: Tackling falsifications of APIs
API fingerprint GEON Abstract: Falsification of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API s) has been recognized as an important health issue since a series of health scares involving large numbers of ...
Development of a multiplex immunoassay for simultaneous detection of antigens in DTaP vaccines
was carried out through in-depth monoclonal antibody characterization to determine the best antibody pairs to use in the antibody-antigen sandwich approach. Selected antibody pairs were used for ...
Characterization and hazard identification of substandard and falsified antimicrobials encountered in Belgium
confiscated by inspectors from the Belgium Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP), were subjected to our identification and quantification methodology. The obtained data indicated that about ...
Identification of Flavouring Substances of Genotoxic Concern Present in E-Cigarette Refills
prioritize the substances of highest concern for human health. In this context, genotoxicity is a key (toxicological) endpoint as it is related to a broad range of adverse human health effects including ...
First Belgian national EQA for special stains in histopathology
ScientificInstitute of Public Health, in collaboration with the Commission of anatomic pathology. EQA programs havebecome imperative to give confidence in the quality of laboratory testing and to ensure delivery of ...
Evolution of the implementation of a quality management system in the Belgian laboratories for anatomic pathology
Additionally, participation in the national external quality assessment program organized by the Belgian Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH) is also required by law. Aim In order to follow up the ...
Classification trees based on infrared spectroscopic data to discriminate between genuine and counterfeit medicines
a growing threat for public health in the developing countries but also more and more in the industrial world. In literature several analytical techniques were applied in order to discriminate between genuine ...
Non-sterile pharmaceutical water: source of life and/or potential carrier for opportunistic pathogens
microorganisms (TAMC) are tolerated for purified water. In 2018 the federal agency for medicines and health care products has launched theme control actions to assess the quality of purified water utilized in ...