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Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium
the impacts of risk factor changes and to compare the “business-as-usual” with alternative scenarios. Results The “business-as-usual” scenario estimated that in 2028 the 15-year-old men/women would live ...
A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses
combined in a four-plex assay that was thoroughly validated in-house. The SCREENED tool was used to evaluate the sequence coverage of the method. Results The full validation approach showed that the new ...
A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses.
the method. RESULTS: The full validation approach showed that the new four-plex method allows specific and sensitive identification and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya in routine samples. The combination ...
Antimicrobial prescribing by Belgian dentists in ambulatory care, from 2010 to 2016.
was calculated. RESULTS: In 2016, the dentistry-related prescribing rate of ‘Antibacterials for systemic use’ (J01) and ‘Antiprotozoals’ (P01AB) was 1.607 and 0.014 DID, respectively. From 2010 to 2016, the DID ...
The protective effect of rural life on mite sensitization disappears among urban migrants in the South of Vietnam.
compared according to both their home types and places of birth and residences. RESULTS: The concentration of endotoxin (but not mite allergen) was higher in rural compared to urban dusts (440 (95% CI: ...
Mixing mixed-mode designs in a national health interview survey: a pilot study to assess the impact on the self-administered questionnaire non-response.
multilevel model was used to evaluate the item non-response in the two SAQ modes while controlling for respondents’ characteristics. RESULTS: Of the eligible F2F respondents in this study, 76% (107/140) agreed ...
Is the European Health Interview Survey online yet? Response and net sample composition of a web-based data collection.
non-participating households were replaced by similar households regarding statistical sector, sex and age. There was one reminder letter and a €10 conditional incentive. RESULTS: Considering all substitutions, a 16% ...
Antibiotic consumption in Belgian acute care hospitals: analysis of the surveillance methodology, consumption evolution 2003 to 2016 and future perspectives.
per year and per trimester (2003-2016), per hospital and per unit. Antibiotic consumption was compared with European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net) results. Results: The ...
Decreasing and stabilising trends of antimicrobial consumption and resistance in and in segmented regression analysis, European Union/European Economic Area, 2001 to 2018.
results could be an early indication of the effect of prioritising AMR on the public health agenda. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
contingency tables and multivariable generalized linear models. Results Fifteen of the 23 screened POP s were detected in the breast milk samples. Four organochlorine compounds (p,p′- DDT, p,p′- DDE, HCB and β- ...