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Trends in production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae of clinical interest: results of a nationwide survey in Belgian hospitals.
(19% in 2008 versus 43% in 2006; P < 10(-6)) during the same period, while the prevalence of TEM-52 remained unchanged (10% in 2008 versus 14% in 2006; not significant). Over 80% of the ...
The impact of naturally-occurring, trans-placental bluetongue virus serotype-8 infection on reproductive performance in sheep.
and 26 aborted fetuses from 300 ewes, lambing at four distinct time periods, were investigated between November 2007 and May 2008. The following evidence suggested that BTV-8 infection occurred in ...
Cytological screening for cervical cancer in the province of Limburg, Belgium.
Abstract: Cervical cancer screening in Belgium is mainly opportunistic with periodic attempts to organize it according to the European guidelines. In the province of Limburg (north-east Belgium), a cervical ...
Human biomonitoring on heavy metals in Ath: methodological aspects.
the purpose of this biomonitoring study in Ath, allowed us to recruit a sample representative of the population of children and adults of Ath, reaching the expected sample size in a short period ...
Symptoms and clinical signs associated with hospital admission and mortality for heart failure.
hospitalisation within the first month after diagnosis and mortality within the first six months after diagnosis. Data were prospectively collected during a two-year period by a nationwide network of sentinel ...
Dietary cadmium intake by the Belgian adult population.
concentrations in food items (n = 4000) were gathered from the control program of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain for the period 2006-2008. Dietary intake per individual was calculated ...
Exophiala (Wangiella) dermatitidis and cystic fibrosis- Prevalence and risk factors36875
Techniques microbiology middle aged Mutation Mycoses Objective pathogen Patient patients period prevalence Prospective Studies RATES Respiratory result results risk Risk factor Risk Factors Risk-factor ...
Projected reduction in healthcare costs in Belgium after optimization of iodine intake: impact on costs related to thyroid nodular disease.
after a 4-5-year period. The net savings after establishment of the program are therefore estimated to be at least €14 million a year. CONCLUSIONS: Optimization of iodine intake in Belgium should be quite ...
New assessment of bovine tuberculosis risk factors in Belgium based on nationwide molecular epidemiology
measure measures Medicine microbiology MODEL Molecular Molecular Epidemiology Molecular Typing movement Multiple Mycobacterium Mycobacterium bovis n Nationwide ON outbreak outbreaks p parameters period ...
Monitoring of all-cause mortality in Belgium (Be-MOMO): a new and automated system for the early detection and quantification of the mortality impact of public health events.
OBJECTIVES: Be- MOMO is the monitoring of all-cause death registry data in Belgium. The new methods are described and the detection and quantification of outbreaks is presented for the period April 2006-March ...