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The HLS19-COM-P, a new instrument for measuring communicative health literacy in interaction with ohysicians: development and validation in nine European countries
instrument with sufficient psychometric properties for measuring COM- HL. METHODS: The HLS- COM-P instrument was developed based on a conceptual framework integrating HL with central communicative tasks. Data ...
Genomic epidemiology of persistently circulating MDR Shigella sonnei strains associated with men who have sex with men (MSM) in Belgium (2013–19)
globally. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of MDR S. sonnei in Belgium and to identify origins and circulating clusters through WGS. METHODS: We undertook demographic, temporal and ...
Accuracy of high-risk HPV DNA PCR, p16(INK4a) immunohistochemistry or the combination of both to diagnose HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer
These considerations highlight the importance of reliable and accurate markers to diagnose truly HPV-induced OPC. Methods The accuracy of three possible test strategies, i.e. (a) hrHPV DNA PCR (DNA), (b) ...
Estimating national and subnational nutrient intake distributions of global diets
the estimation of inadequacy, and make these distributions publicly available. METHODS: We compiled dietary data sets from 31 geographically diverse countries, modeled usual intake distributions for 32 ...
Epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection or sepsis: an international cohort study.
OBJECTIVE: To describe epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill older adults with intra-abdominal infection. METHODS: A secondary analysis was undertaken of a prospective, multi-national, ...
Severity of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium.
severity between hospitalized patients in Belgium infected with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 and those infected with previously circulating strains. METHODS: The study is conducted within a causal ...
Impact of Q-fever on physical and psychosocial functioning until 8 years after Coxiella burnetii infection: An integrative data analysis.
Coxiella burnetii infection in three distinct entities: Q-fever fatigue syndrome (QFS), chronic Q-fever, and patients with past acute Q-fever without QFS or chronic Q-fever. METHODS: Integrative data ...
Predictive model for BNT162b2 vaccine response in cancer patients based on blood cytokines and growth factors.
cancer patients has not been proposed. METHODS: We employed machine learning approaches to identify a biomarker signature based on blood cytokines, chemokines, and immune- and non-immune-related growth ...
Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999- 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status.
levels in populations of displaced and crisis-affected resident children is important for intervention programming in humanitarian emergencies. METHODS: A total of 1597 surveys containing data on ...
Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19: a summary of the unCoVer protocol
from the evolving pandemic. Methods and analysis From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, partners are gathering RWD from electronic health records currently including information from over 22 000 ...