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Virulence and immunogenicity of genetically defined human and porcine isolates of M. avium subsp. hominissuis in an experimental mouse infection.

liver and mycobacteria specific spleen cell IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-17 production as well as serum antibody responses were analyzed. Isolates varied in virulence, with human and porcine isolates sharing MST22 ...

Toxicology of silica nanoparticles: an update

well established mainly due to improper-unrealistic-dosing both in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, notwithstanding the multiple studies published in recent years, unambiguous linking of ...

Regional differences in the validity of self-reported use of health care in Belgium: selection versus reporting bias.

the impact of selection and reporting bias on the validity of regional differences in health care use observed in the BHIS. METHODS: To assess reporting bias, self-reported BHIS 2008 data were linked ...

Capture-Recapture Estimators in Epidemiology with Applications to Pertussis and Pneumococcal Invasive Disease Surveillance.

estimation. The choice of estimator and their robustness with respect to the homogeneity and independence assumptions are however not well documented. METHODS: We investigated the performance of five different ...

Surveillance of effects of HPV vaccination in Belgium.

cervical cancer screening. SUBJECT AND METHODS: The SEHIB study included HPV geno-typing of ∼6000 continuous and 650 pathological cervical cell specimen as well as biopsies, collected from women in Belgium ...

TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies.

development of such interventions. OBJECTIVE: By applying a community-based participatory and mixed-methods approach, the TOGETHER project aims to deepen our understanding of HIV transmission dynamics, as well ...

TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies

understanding of HIV transmission dynamics, as well as inform future primary prevention interventions for this target group. Methods: The TOGETHER project consists of a cross-sectional study to assess HIV ...

Overview and evaluation of 15 years of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance in Belgium, 1998-2012.

system met its objectives and to assess its acceptability. METHODS: For 1999-2010, we linked surveillance data with hospital discharge data. We calculated the proportion of CJD suspected patients who died ...

Generation and Characterization of Six Recombinant Botulinum Neurotoxins as Reference Material to Serve in an International Proficiency Test.

hardly be compared. In this study, the six BoNT/ A1- F1 prototypes were successfully produced by recombinant techniques, facilitating handling, as well as improving purity, yield, reproducibility and ...

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Belgium: Report 2014

attained a peak in 2004, (linked particularly to an enormous increase in Brussels) subsequently followed by a decline. In 2010, the crude specific mortality rate for CDI in Belgium was 0.9 /100 000 ...

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