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Accumulation of trace elements in cattle from rural and industrial areas in Belgium.
element concentrations were determined in meat, kidney and liver tissue of cattle, which had resided more than 18 months in areas historically contaminated by emissions from the non-ferrous metal industry ...
Prevaccination distribution of human papillomavirus types in women attending at cervical cancer screening in Belgium.
the different HPV types in the population and among women with cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Approximately 10,000 liquid cervical cell samples from women, resident of Flanders (North Belgium) ...
Standardised PCR-based molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis36793
Public-health region residents Sample Samples SB- IM status strain System Technique Transmission tuberculose Tuberculosis Abstract: A population-based molecular epidemiology investigation has been undertaken to ...
Cadmium in the food chain near non-ferrous metal production sites.
cattle, which had resided for more than 18 months in the contaminated area, were analyzed for Cd. Mean Cd concentrations in fruit and vegetables were 1.1- to 9-fold higher than in samples from other regions ...
Infections in residents of nursing homes.
control measures should be based upon the particularities of the specific setting of a nursing home and its residents. Health Topics: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Category: A1 FOS Classification: 3.03 ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with higher mortality in nursing home residents with impaired cognitive status.
and mortality of nursing home residents. DESIGN: Three-year cohort study from 2000 to 2003. SETTING: Twenty-three nursing homes of all types and regions in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders). ...
A one-year survey of candidemia in Belgium in 2002.
factors were antibacterial therapy (42%), residence in an intensive care unit (32.9%) and presence of an intravascular catheter (29.7%). Most patients had more than one predisposing factor. Fluconazole ...
Functional analysis of synthetic insectatachykinin analogs on recombinant neurokinin receptor expressing cell lines476
pharmacological and evolutionary difference between tachykinin-related agonists for insect (STKR) and human (NK1 and NK2) receptors resides in the C-terminal amino acid residues (R versus M). A single C-terminal ...
Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.
A cross-sectional study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in 2,857 nursing home residents showed an overall prevalence of 4.9%. The three clones identified by genetic analysis were identical to ...
Cervical cancer screening in the Flemish region (Belgium): measurement of the attendance rate by telephone interview.
to measure the rate of participation in cervical cancer screening among a sample of 1,477 women between 18 and 69 years old, residing in the Flemish Region and selected by random digit dialling. ...