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Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022.
epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed during two winter seasons (weeks 40-20) and inter-seasonal periods (weeks 21-39) during the pandemic between October 2020 and September 2022. METHODS ...
Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessmentAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsConclusions
BeYond- COVID project. Methods A framework for approaching federated causal inference by re-using routinely collected observational data across different regions, based on principles of legal, ...
Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies
and work absence. Methods and analysis: For this ongoing work, four databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, WHO COVID-19 Global literature on coronavirus disease and PsycINFO, for the period between ...
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 ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
Africa, Middle-East, and Asia. Methods Participants from various settings, including primary care clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and mental health facilities, are being enrolled. In 26 countries, we are ...
Development, validation, and application of a multimatrix UHPLC-MS/MS method for quantification of Datura-type alkaloids in food
spectrometry (UHPLC- MS / MS) method was developed and validated for the determination of tropane alkaloids (TA s), atropine and scopolamine, in a variety of food products. The sample preparation of cereal-based ...
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 ...
Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium
three national Health Interview surveys (BHIS 2008-2013-2018). Methods BHIS data (n = 27536) were linked to environmental data of the participant’s residential address. A g-computation approach was used ...
Belgian recommendations for analytical verification and validation of immunohistochemical tests in laboratories of anatomic pathology
performance characteristics to be evaluated, (iii) the objective acceptance criteria, (iv) the evaluation method for the obtained results and (v) how and when to revalidate. A literature study and a risk ...
The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021
direct COVID-19 burden in Belgium, observed despite policy interventions, during 2020 and 2021, and compare it to the burden from other causes. METHODS: Disability-adjusted life years (DALY s) are the sum ...