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A scoping review of burden of disease studies estimating disability-adjusted life years due to Taenia solium
relied on measuring the occurrence of epilepsy before applying an attributable fraction to estimate the occurrence of neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy. This method relies heavily on the extrapolation ...
Development and validation of a microfluidic multiplex immunoassay for the determination of levels and avidity of serum antibodies to tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis antigens.
suspected humoral immunodeficiencies. Evalution® is a microfluidic and microparticle-based platform with the possibility to analyse single samples and to perform real-time kinetic measurements of antibody ...
The influence of risk perceptions on close contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: Human behaviour is known to be crucial in the propagation of infectious diseases through respiratory or close-contact routes like the current SARS-CoV-2 virus. Intervention measures ...
COVID-19 measures in Belgium: how perception and adherence of the general population differ between time periods.
the number of COVID-19 cases. Each of these resulted in more stringent measures being taken to curb the pandemic. This study compared perception of and adherence to COVID-19 measures of the Belgian ...
Estimating the direct Disability-Adjusted Life Years associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the Republic of Ireland: The first full year
diseases to be translated into a single measure, such as the Disability-Adjusted-Life-Year (DALY). Methods: DALY s were calculated as the sum of Years of Life Lost (YLL) and Years Lived with Disability (YLD) ...
Years of life lost methods must remain fully equitable and accountable
more frequently used and sometimes, unfortunately, misused. Health Topics: Burden of disease Fardeau de la maladie Ziektelast Summary measures of population health Samenvattende maten van ...
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.
(5) the effectiveness of the measures to prevent infection and (6) the accuracy of the serology-based point-of-care test (POCT) in a primary care setting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study will be set up ...
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes: results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020
s were severely hit by COVID-19 with many fatal cases. The measure of not allowing visitors, implemented in the beginning of the pandemic, could not avoid the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the NH s during the ...
Nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections: a diagnostic accuracy study
urine dipstick testing in identifying UTI s in NH residents and to explore whether C-reactive protein (CRP) measured by point-of-care testing (POCT) can help in the diagnosis. Methods: During a three ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Grant M. A. Wyper; Eilidh Fletcher; Ian Grant; Gerry McCartney; Colin Fischbacher; Oliver Harding; Hannah Jones; Maria Teresa de Haro Moro; Niko Speybroeck; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Diane L. Stock ...