Résultats de la recherche - 488 results
Multicenter comparison of Etest, Vitek2 and BD Phoenix to broth microdilution for beta-lactam susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumonia.
susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains to penicillin, ampicillin and cefotaxime. METHODS: Sixty unique S. pneumoniae challenge strains were selected to cover a wide range of penicillin, ampicillin and ...
10 years of organizing L. monocytogenes enumeration proficiency testing in food matrices at the Belgian national reference laboratory.
the FASFC. They have to start the PT at a fixed date. In order to challenge the participants L. ivanovii is spiked in some blank samples. Depending on the method, confirmation tests can be essential to ...
Evaluation of European Pollen Reanalysis
(except for the changes in the long-range transport), so the model skills remained practically the same for the initial and final runs. The most-challenging genera was alder, which SILAM considers as ...
Modelling grass pollen load in temperate and Mediterranean European areas based on source spatial distribution
causes of pollen allergy worldwide. Still, the identification of its specific emission sources is a challenging task because of the ubiquitous nature of this pollen type. Previous studies have explored the ...
Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
resistance (AMR) pose significant challenges in healthcare systems worldwide, leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased costs, and elevated morbidity and mortality rates. The 2017 European Centre for ...
Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
recorded in Belgium (patients ≥65 years: 29.6% (95% CI 28.5-30.7%), <65 years : 26.5% (95% CI 25.3-27.6%)). Following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 ECDC- PPS aimed to reassess AU ...
Advancing automated identification of airborne fungal spores: Guidelines for cultivation and reference dataset creation
composition presents challenges, among which the availability of well-curated datasets for training algorithms. While collecting reference material for pollen is relatively straightforward, current automatic ...
Phage-Mediated Digestive Decolonization in a Gut-On-A-Chip Model: A Tale of Gut-Specific Bacterial Prosperity.
a worthy alternative in this context. Taking inspiration from this clinical challenge, we built Gut-On-A-Chip (GOAC) models, which are tridimensional cell culture models mimicking a simplified gut section. ...
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem
~ 30%. Management of HZ can be challenging due to limited efficacy of oral antivirals on pain control, and neuropathic pain that may require aggressive management. Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) can cause ...
Desk research: Review of the existing framework to assess cross-sectoral and cross-border cooperation in preparedness and response to biological and chemical terror attacks
(Publication office of the European Union, Eurlex, Google Scholar and Scopus). The analysis of the selected documents resulted into the identification of 31 key gaps or challenges, 25 key recommendations, 26 ...