Résultats de la recherche - 281 results
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
examine the pandemic response over time and the impact of infectious disease control in a cross-border setting, a prospective longitudinal study was conducted in the border area between Germany, Belgium and ...
SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention and control measures in Belgian schools between December 2020 and June 2021 and their association with seroprevalence: a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study
Health, Volume 23, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Belgium infection prevention and control SARS-CoV-2 School staff SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN Seroprevalence Abstract: Background To protect school-aged children from the ...
Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control
control SARS-CoV-2 infection needs to be balanced against possible toxicity due to inhalation exposure. Direct measurement of silver (particle) release to estimate exposure is problematic. Therefore, this ...
COVID-19 Clusters in Belgian Nursing Homes: Impact of Facility Characteristics and Vaccination on Cluster Occurrence, Duration and Severity
We recommend continued implementation of targeted interventions such as vaccination, large-scale screening and immediate implementation of additional infection prevention and control ...
Self-uniqueness beliefs and adherence to recommended precautions. A 5-wave longitudinal COVID-19 study
comparative optimism concerning infection with COVID-19 were associated with higher intended adherence, regardless of whether their non-comparative counterparts (descriptive norm, i.e., perceived adherence to ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care.
22, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Belgium Communicable Disease Control COVID-19 HIV Infections Humans Pandemics Abstract: BACKGROUND: To gain insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and containment ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
Vercauteren; Laga, Marie; Hammami, Naïma; Oriane Lambricht; Romain Mahieu; Amaryl Lecompte; Wim Vanden Berghe; Vuylsteke, Bea Source: Sex Transm Infect (2022) Keywords: monkeypox Sexual Behavior Abstract: ...
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis.
including 2621 adult ICU patients with intra-abdominal infection in 306 ICU s from 42 countries. Time-till-source control intervention was calculated as from time of diagnosis and classified into ‘emergency’ ...
Assessing evidence of a potential Salmonella transmission across the poultry food chain.
effectiveness of the control measures against vertical transmission (breeders to 1-day-old broiler and layer chicks) was indirectly assessed by looking into the odds of targeted serotypes detection. Thirdly, it ...
Efficacy and safety of camostat mesylate in early COVID-19 disease in an ambulatory setting: a randomized placebo-controlled phase II trial.
ambulatory setting. METHODS: We conducted a phase II randomized controlled trial in symptomatic (maximum 5 days) and asymptomatic patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Patients were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ...