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Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
laboratory-confirmed Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, GAS) infections among inpatients hospitalized at a tertiary level hospital in Brussels, Belgium, according to the patients’ housing status (homeless ...
Consumer protection provided by the European medical device and cosmetic legislation for condoms and lubricants.
cosmetic products. These have to comply to the medical device regulation (745/2017) which should provide the same level of consumer protection, if not more, as foreseen in the legal framework of cosmetics ...
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
study confirmed a high annual number of HAI in healthcare facilities in the EU / EEA and indicated that AMR in HAI in LTCF may have reached the same level as in ACH. Health Topics: Résistance aux ...
Isoniazid Bactericidal Activity Involves Electron Transport Chain Perturbation.
hypoxia and starvation. This suggests that the target inhibition may not fully explain the bactericidal activity of the drug. Here, we report that INH rapidly increased BCG cellular ATP levels and enhanced ...
Strong increase of true and false positive mycobacterial cultures sent to the National Reference Centre in Belgium, 2007 to 2016.
Mathys Source: Euro Surveill, Volume 24, Issue 11 (2019) Abstract: IntroductionIn 2007, a new federal legislation in Belgium prohibited non-biosafety level 3 laboratories to process culture tubes suspected ...
Co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza A(H3N2) viruses, World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, October 2018 to February 2019.
viruses circulated widely and detection levels in primary care and hospital settings were similar to past seasons. Hospitalisation data may suggest an increased susceptibility to A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in older ...
Monitoring of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in beehive products and derivatives on the Belgian market
A maximum level of 182 ng/g of PA s was detected in a Mediterranean honey, and high levels of heliotrine-type compounds were reported for the first time. An extensive sampling of honeys harvested in Belgium ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015
sources and pathways of exposure. Lead adversely affects a number of tissues and organ systems and the severity of effect on each is dependent on the level and duration of exposure. The most sensitive and ...
Personal exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and relationships with respiratory symptoms and oxidative stress: A pilot cross-sectional study among urban green space workers.
variation in BC exposure was high, with concentrations varying between 0.26 and 5.69 μg/m. The highest levels were recorded during transport and, to a lesser extent, in green spaces located in the vicinity of ...
Prevention of Cervical Cancer: Guideline of the DGGG and the DKG (S3 Level, AWMF Register Number 015/027OL, December 2017)- Part 2 on Triage, Treatment and Follow-up.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Hillemanns, Peter; Friese, Klaus; Dannecker, Christian; Klug, Stefanie; Seifert, Ulrike; Iftner, Thomas; Hädicke, Juliane; Löning, Thomas; Horn, Lars; Schmidt, Dietmar; Ikenberg, Hans; Steiner, M ...