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A One-Health approach to monitoring antimicrobial consumption in Belgium 2012-2021
other antimicrobial classes showed higher consumption in animals. Conclusion This One-Health approach to measure AMC highlight the need to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship interventions, especially ...
Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
HAI s and associated factors. The increased prevalence of HAI s revealed in 2022 highlights the need for continuous improvement in infection prevention and control measures. Health Topics: ...
Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022
s) relies on citizens having good knowledge and taking appropriate preventive measures. We assessed current knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and MBV s among adults in Belgium ...
Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices
a diameter smaller 1 µm, called nanoplastics (NP s) that could be found in food matrices and environmental samples, by means of specific measurement techniques. Therefore, the aim of this work is to develop ...
A new data collection system for Epilabo: the network of sentinel laboratories
laboratory test results and the impact of different counter measures in the population by linking datasets. From the summer of 2023 onwards we aim a gradual onboarding of CML to achieve a coverage in all ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) negatively affect the quality of life (QoL) of people with diabetes. The DFU Scale Short Form (DFS- SF) is a validated disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
affect the quality of life (QoL) of people with diabetes. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for measuring physical functioning in patients with lower ...
Daily heart rate characteristics, allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis
a mobile health application during two pollen seasons of hazel, alder and birch trees. Heart rate characteristics were extracted from daytime heart rate measurements (Mio Alpha 2 wristwatch; 1 Hz; >6 ...
ESCAIDE 2022 Oral presentation: International outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a chocolate factory in 2022: Belgian findings
investigations indicated two clusters: HC5_296366 (cluster 1) and HC5_298160 (cluster 2). We assessed the extent of the outbreak in Belgium and took measures to limit further spread. Methods Probable and ...
Advances in the physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in a regulatory context.
specifying, registering and labelling, as well as characterizing particulate (nano)materials for risk assessment, require measurement of the physicochemical properties of their constituent particles. Because of ...