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Using a combination of short- and long-read sequencing to investigate the diversity in plasmid- and chromosomally encoded extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in clinical Shigella and Salmonella isolates in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Berbers, Bas; Vanneste, Kevin; Roosens, Nancy H. C. J.; Marchal, Kathleen; Pieter-Jan Ceyssens *; De Keersmaecker, Sigrid C. J. Source: Microbial Genomics, Volume 9, Issue 1 (2023) Health Topics: ...
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study.
important social inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 infections and related COVID-19 outcomes in the Belgian population. The aim of our study was to investigate the sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
more dependent residents (Incidence rate ratio (IRR): 1.97; 95% CI: 1.00-3.86) and higher staff’s infection rate (IRR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.68- 2.12). No relationship was found between other investigated NH ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
rates. The clinical picture of an RSV infection differs substantially between patients, and the role of viral co-infections is poorly investigated. During two consecutive winter seasons from October 2018 ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
COVID-19. We aimed to explore (first and second) booster uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium and investigate demographic (age, region of residence and sex) and COVID-19 related (having had ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
these campaigns persons were actively invited to get a booster dose against COVID-19. We aimed to explore (first and second) booster uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium and investigate ...
Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020
associated with increased mortality. Our objective is to investigate the association between housing inequality and increased mortality in Belgium and to estimate the number of deaths that could be prevented ...
High diversity of yeast species and strains responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis in South-East Gabon.
study, we evaluated the evolution of the prevalence of the non-Candida albicans Candida (NCAC) species and investigated the genotypic diversity and the population genetic structure of the circulating C. ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
BHIS (1997-2018) is assessed. We investigated to what extent field-substitution contributes to obtaining the requested net-sample size and whether this has evolved throughout the successive BHIS ’s. ...
Epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics of people with neurocysticercosis in Tanzania-A cross-sectional study.
clinical and serological factors could help to establish an algorithm to identify patients potentially suffering from active NCC, who benefit from further clinical investigation including neuroimaging. ...