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Impact of COVID-19 infection on lung function and nutritional status amongst individuals with cystic fibrosis: A global cohort study.
in mean ppFEV and BMI were compared using a t-test. A linear mixed-effects model was used to estimate change over time and to compare the rate of change before and after infection. RESULTS: A total of ...
A comparison of COVID-19 incidence rates across six European countries in 2021.
Issue 40 (2023) Keywords: COVID-19 Europe Humans incidence ITALY Romania Abstract: International comparisons of COVID-19 incidence rates have helped gain insights into the characteristics of the disease, ...
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
(2023) Keywords: ARIMA COVID-19 Flow rate PMMoV wastewater surveillance Abstract: Background: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been implemented to monitor surges of COVID-19. Yet, multiple factors ...
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: First results of the SalivaHIS study
response to COVID-19 vaccination. People with a higher education are more likely to have anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibodies than people with a low education, but this difference is due to a higher vaccination rate ...
The prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 study (PICOV) in nursing home residents and staff- study protocol description and presentation of preliminary findings on symptoms.
between residents and staff members, as previously infected residents tend to have a higher rate of asymptomatic cases compared to previously infected staff members (20.5% compared to 12.4%; p <0.0001). ...
Increasing risk of breakthrough COVID-19 in outbreaks with high attack rates in European long-term care facilities, July to October 2021
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Suetens, Carl; Pete Kinross; Pilar Gallego Berciano; Virginia Arroyo Nebreda; Eline Hassan; Clémentine Calba; Eugenia Fernandes; Andre Peralta-Santos; Pedro Casaca; Nathalie Shodu; Sara Dequeker; ...
Closing schools for SARS-CoV-2: a pragmatic rapid recommendation
child abuse. We are uncertain about the effect on the infection rate, hospitalisations, transmission rates, mental health of children, teachers and parents. The panel concluded that the balance of ...
All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
Herman Van Oyen; Françoise Renard Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 78, Issue 1 (2020) Keywords: COVID-19 mortality Excess mortality Surveillance Abstract: BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 mortality rate in ...
Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
70 years and above; and (ii) rate of YLD for COVID-19 vulnerable health conditions across all ages. Bivariate groupings were established for each outcome and combined to establish overall ...
The Impact of the covid-19 on satisfaction with social contacts
covid-19; social contact; impact Abstract: Background The corona crisis caused many countries to instruct their citizens to stay at home and engage in “social distancing” to reduce the infection rate. This ...