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The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
by studying the diversity of their strains and providing wellcharacterized biological material to the scientific community for fundamental and applied research. These microbial resource centers thus ...
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting-A case study: Analysis of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine samples
requires portable, easy to use analytical approaches, operated by personnel with limited knowledge of analytical chemistry. In this case study, four different approaches were compared for the ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Omicron-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021 to 2022.
presence/absence of at least one commonly collected chronic condition.ResultsWe included 2,779 cases and 2,362 controls. The VE of all vaccine products combined against hospitalisation for laboratory-confirmed ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Alpha- and Delta-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021.
2021.MethodsForty-six participating hospitals across 14 countries follow a similar generic protocol using the test-negative case-control design. We defined complete primary series vaccination (PSV) as two doses of ...
Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessmentAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsConclusions
collected observational data across different regions in a federated manner, is challenging and guidance is currently lacking. With the aim of filling this gap and allowing a rapid response in the case of ...
Belgian recommendations for analytical verification and validation of immunohistochemical tests in laboratories of anatomic pathology
IVDR classification and the origin) and its intended use (purpose), it addresses how to perform analytical verification/validation by recommending: (i) the number of cases in the validation set, (ii) the ...
Evaluation of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania: a diagnostic accuracy study.
UI 37-51) and the antigen ELISA (50%, 43-56). For the subset of neurocysticercosis cases with at least one active (ie, vesicular) lesion, sensitivity was above 98% for the TS POC test, the rT24H- ETIB, ...
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.
genomic content and study their relatedness. Amongst the 305 isolates (304 wound swabs and 61 nasal swabs) that were collected from patients and HCW s, we detected 32 and 15 cases of MRSA, respectively. ...
Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).
Papillomavirus Infections Pilot Projects Point-of-Care Systems Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: BACKGROUND: Globally, cervical cancer is a major public health problem, with about 604,000 new cases and over ...
Regulatory expectations on the use of vaccine reference standards for maintaining product quality.
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Wim Van Molle Source: Maintaining the Quality of Vaccines through the Use of Standards: Current Challenges and Future ...