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The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.
containing metallic particles. This contamination was investigated using liquid chromatography-, gas chromatography- and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP- MS) and optical emission spectrometry ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
Koenraad Source: BSFM, Belgian Society for Food Microbiology (BSFM), Brussels, Belgium (2023) Keywords: foodborne outbreak foodborne outbreak investigation Listeria monocytogenes Abstract: Introduction ...
Introduction of WGS in food microbiology: advantages and challenges
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Food Safety foodborne outbreak investigation Monitoring SciCom Whole genome sequencing (WGS) Abstract: In October 2021 the Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency ...
Management of tick bites and suspicion of Lyme disease in Belgian primary care: compliance with national guidelines
s prescribed antibiotics to asymptomatic patients. Compliance and knowledge regarding the national guideline should be investigated further by conducting semi-structured interviews and running ...
Tick-borne diseases in Belgium: The incidence and economic burden of Lyme borreliosis and the occurrence of other tick-borne infections
a tick bite in Belgium was investigated. Health Topics: Lyme borreliosis Borréliose Lyme-borreliose Maladies transmises par les tiques Tekenoverdraagbare ziekten Service: Épidémiologie des maladies ...
Chemical and toxciological characterization of e-liquid cigarettes
PhD thesis was therefore to first determine the chemical composition of the liquids used in e-cigarettes (e-liquid) and next to investigate toxicological aspects of flavouring substances present in ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
European Journal of Public Health, Volume 29, Issue 1, Number 87 (2019) Keywords: chronic diseases DISABILITY Gender HEALTH EXPECTANCY inequality trend Abstract: Background: We aimed to investigate the ...
Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
remained the same. The reasons for the high prevalence of HAI s should be further investigated and targets should be set to improve. It is recommended that hospitals participate regulary in a PPS. Health ...
MALDI-TOF for the identification of Mycobacteria and their drug resistance profiles
Mycobacteria. 34 clinical M. tuberculosis isolates were investigated for their resistance profile to four different drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and linezolid), yielding a 100% concordance to the ...
Strategies to detect unauthorized genetically modified organisms in food and feed chain
GMO in alimentary matrices using exclusively the NGS technology, through a whole genome sequencing (WGS) approach, was also investigated. As this last approach does not theoretically require any prior ...