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Multicenter interlaboratory study of routine systems for the susceptibility testing of temocillin using a challenge panel of multidrug-resistant strains.

strains. Forty-seven selected clinical isolates were blindly analyzed by 12 Belgian laboratories using VITEK ® 2 (n = 5) and BD Phoenix™ (n = 3) automated systems, ETEST ® gradient strip (n = 3), and disk (3 brands) ...

Accuracy of HPV E6/E7 oncoprotein tests to detect high-grade cervical lesions: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

and cancer. We included studies reporting data on oncoprotein test accuracy detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse. Random effects logistic regression models were applied for ...

Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Melanie Source: Lancet Glob Health, Volume 11, Issue 9 (2023) Keywords: Adult Female Human Papillomavirus Viruses Humans Male Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus Infections prevalence Sexually Transmitted ...

SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe.

previous CVD. Sex-specific competing risk-adjusted models were used including conventional risk factors (i.e. age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, total, and HDL-cholesterol), as well as diabetes-related ...

Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020

  Methods: Data were cross-sectionally collected between 2008 and 2020. Recognized MDFC s included the first 52 patients with a new DFU of Wagner 2 or higher during the audit period. Person and ulcer ...

Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers

measuring health-related quality of life among DFU patients. It consists of 29 items in 6 subscales: leisure, physical health, dependence/daily life, negative emotions, worried about ulcers and bothered by ...

Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers

(Cronbach’s alpha) and measurement error (agreement). Spearman’s correlations and known-group comparisons were conducted to examine construct validity. Correlation with EQ-5D-5L was used to test criterion ...

Papilloplex HR-HPV test has non-inferior clinical performance for detection of human papillomavirus infection: assessment using the VALGENT framework.

cytologically abnormal specimens (100 atypical squamous cells of unspecified significance, 100 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, 97 high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions). Cases were defined as ...

Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of the Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay using the VALCOR protocol.

public health, the performance characteristics of assays should be evaluated to ensure reliable diagnostic outcomes are achieved. METHODS: VALCOR or “ VAL idation of SARS- COR ona Virus-2 assays” is ...

Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium

study. Data were collected on demographics, medical history, current DFU and outcome. For data analysis, a Generalized Estimating Equation model and an adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression ...

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