Résultats de la recherche - 128 results
Development of an NGS-Based Workflow for Improved Monitoring of Circulating Plasmids in Support of Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dissemination.
a strategy including wet and dry lab parameters that allows accurate plasmid reconstruction, which will contribute to an improved monitoring of circulating plasmids and the assessment of their risk ...
A Practical Method to Implement Strain-Level Metagenomics-Based Foodborne Outbreak Investigation and Source Tracking in Routine.
often time-consuming and not always successful. Therefore, we aimed to improve outbreak investigation by developing a method that can be implemented in reference laboratories to characterize the pathogen ...
Identification of risk areas and practices for Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
a widespread but variable occurrence of BCC and taeniosis in Ethiopian regions and zones, urging for harmonized and enhanced detection for improved control of the parasite. Accurate prevalence estimates using ...
Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in Belgian acute care hospitals: results of the Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS 2017.
(7.1% and 27.4% in 2011 and 2015, respectively). Belgian hospitals should be further stimulated to set local targets to improve antibiotic prescribing and reduce HAI. Health Topics: Ziekenhuisinfectie ...
Uptake of Nutri-Score during the first year of implementation in Belgium.
recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of a suite of measures needed to improve population diets. The voluntary Nutri-Score FOP labeling system, which was first implemented in France, was ...
Benchmarking food environment policies for the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Kenya: National expert panel's assessment and priority recommendations.
indicator compared to the policy development cycle and international best practice respectively. Based on gaps found, actions to improve food environments in Kenya were identified and prioritized. RESULTS: In ...
Development of a genoserotyping system for the identification of Salmonella serotypes
of the results in a database to improve the Salmonella surveillance in Belgium. The 4 modules and the DSS were validated by comparison with the classical method, including more than 1300 strains and ...
Assessment of IgA anti-PT and IgG anti-ACT reflex testing to improve Bordetella pertussis serodiagnosis in recently vaccinated subjects.
(70-89 years, n = 17) age groups revealed an age-dependent increase in antibody levels in pertussis-infected subjects (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Reflex testing of anti- PT IgA and anti- ACT IgG improves ...
Implementation of healthy food environment policies to prevent nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in Ghana: National experts' assessment of government action.
gaps, and priorities to improve the food environment in Ghana. Using the Healthy Food-Environment Policy Index (Food- EPI), a panel comprising government and independent experts (n = 19) rated government ...
End-of-life communication in advanced cancer: international trends (2009-2014).
care and task differentiation may lead to new roles in communication for healthcare providers in primary and secondary care. Improved information sharing between GP s and other healthcare providers may ...