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Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study.

associated with the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the uptake of a first COVID-19 vaccine dose among 5 342 110 adults (≥18 years) in Belgium on 31 ...

The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults

superior predictive validity compared to the currently employed algorithm by the Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI). METHODS: The current study includes a secondary ...

Genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.

monitor general trends and early signals of viral genetic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and compare it with the BGS as a reference model. METHODS: Nine-hundred twenty-five SARS-CoV-2 positive samples from ...

Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022

confounders and autocorrelation. Methods: This nationwide WBE study includes data from 40 wastewater treatment plants (WWTP s) in Belgium (02/2021–06/2022). We applied ARIMA-based modelling to assess the effect ...

Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the pandemic challenged classical survey methods. Time and budgetary constraints at the beginning of the pandemic led to ad hoc recruitment of participants and easily manageable data ...

Targeted Chromosomal Barcoding Establishes Direct Genotype-Phenotype Associations for Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus.

antibiotic resistance phenotype. To establish a direct genotype-phenotype relationship of this mutation which results in a Asp-to-Ala change at position 29 (D29A), we developed a recombineering-based method ...

Identification of Mycobacterium abscessus Subspecies by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Machine Learning.

M. abscessus subsp., M. abscessus subsp., and M. abscessus subsp.. Due to their different antibiotic susceptibility pattern, a rapid and accurate identification method is necessary for their ...

COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Stabourlos C.; van Bilsen, C. J. A.; Brinkhues, S.; Moonen, C. P. B.; Demarest, S.; Hanssen, D. A. T.; van Loo, I. H. M.; Savelkoul, P. H. M.; Philippsen, D.; van der Zanden, B. A. M.; Dukers-Mui ...

A Multifaceted Approach for Evaluating Hepatitis E Virus Infectivity In Vitro: Cell Culture and Innovative Molecular Methods for Integrity Assessment

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Tatjana Locus; Lambrecht, Ellen; Sophie Lamoral; Willems, Sjarlotte; Steven Van Gucht; Vanwolleghem, Thomas; Michael Peeters Source: Veterinary Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 12 (2023) Health Topics: ...

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