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Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
vs. not homeless). METHODS: Between August 2016 and January 2018, all patients hospitalized with a laboratory-confirmed GAS infection were prospectively enrolled and risk factors were recorded. GAS ...
Assessment of estrogenic compounds in paperboard for dry food packaging with the ERE-CALUX bioassay
exposure and mixture effects of these EDC s, they could cause health effects even at very low doses. Many EDC s are still unknown and many more are still unregulated. The ERE- CALUX bioassay was used as ...
Consumer protection provided by the European medical device and cosmetic legislation for condoms and lubricants.
toxicological endpoint, the substances involved were grouped in three toxicological classes provoking either irritation, contact allergic dermatitis or systemic toxicity. The method was applied on 30 condoms and ...
Shifting national surveillance of Shigella infections toward geno-serotyping by the development of a tailored Luminex assay and NGS workflow.
Microbiologyopen (2019) Keywords: Luminex multiplex Public Health Surveillance sequencing Shigella Abstract: The phylogenetically closely related Shigella species and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) are ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
79,570–197,625) residents in LTCF had an HAI. HAI episodes per year were estimated at 8.9 million (95% cCI: 4.6–15.6 million), including 4.5 million (95% cCI: 2.6–7.6 million) in ACH and 4.4 million (95% cCI: ...
Antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities: results from the third point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
confidence interval: 4.8–5.1) of LTCF residents in the EU / EEA participating countries received at least one antimicrobial. The most commonly reported Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) groups were ...
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis were prescribed for more than 1 day. The most common infections treated by antimicrobials were respiratory tract infections and the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
chronic conditions from participants of the 2001, 2004 and 2008 Health Interview Surveys in Belgium were used to estimate disability prevalence by cause using the attribution method. Disability prevalence ...
Development and validation of chromatographic methods for screening and subsequent quantification of suspected illegal antimicrobial drugs encountered on the Belgian market.
Medicinal and Health Products (FAMHP), were analyzed using the two described methods. About half of them were not compliant and some samples that contained clavulanic acid showed a serious reduction in the ...
Isoniazid Bactericidal Activity Involves Electron Transport Chain Perturbation.
oxygen consumption. The INH-triggered ATP increase and bactericidal activity were strongly compromised by Q203 and bedaquiline, which inhibit mycobacterial cytochrome and FF ATP synthase, respectively. ...