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Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium during 1 year of the COVID-19 epidemic: prospective cohort study protocol.
organisation of healthcare. Currently, evidence is lacking on (1) how many PHCP s get infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium, (2) the rate at which this happens, (3) their clinical spectrum, (4) their risk factors, ...
Sensitivity of candling as routine method for the detection and recovery of ascaridoids in commercial fish fillets.
reference standard. The overall Se of candling was 31% (95% CI 23-41%) and NPV was 87% (95% CI 85-90%). The Se increased with higher numbers of larvae/100 g infected muscle. A low NPV was found for the belly ...
Reliable and Scalable SARS-CoV-2 qPCR Testing at a High Sample Throughput: Lessons Learned from the Belgian Initiative.
for harmonized result reporting and nation-level infection statistics monitoring across the disparate testing methodologies and workflows, necessitated by a rapid scale-up as a response to the pandemic. ...
No molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients with erythema migrans in Belgium
diseases other than Lyme borreliosis have been reported in Belgium. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of other human tick-borne infections in Belgium and their possible ...
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016
Volume 80, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents cross-sectional studies INFECTION Infection Control long-term care nursing homes Abstract: Background Belgium monitors the burden of ...
Nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections: a diagnostic accuracy study
Long-term care; Point-of-care testing; Urinary tract infections Abstract: Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI s) are one of the most common infections in nursing homes (NH s). A high error rate of a UTI ...
The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence: a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021
than in the least deprived areas. This effect was dependent on the period during the COVID-19 crisis. The largest socio-economic inequalities in COVID-19 infections could be observed during wave 2 and ...
Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population
the COVID-19 pandemic, most research has focused on the pathophysiology and management of the acute symptoms of COVID-19, yet some people tend to experience symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection ...
Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
gather recent information on the distribution and prevalence of and the associated risk factors for Fasciola spp. infections in humans, animals, and plant carriers in Southeast Asia. Methods. Bibliographic ...
Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020
find solutions for integrated control strategies for T. solium cysticercosis in Burundi. Health Topics: Food-borne illness Voedseltoxi-infecties (toxi-)infection alimentaire (TIA) Burden of disease ...