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Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
COVID-19 Clusters in Belgian Nursing Homes: Impact of Facility Characteristics and Vaccination on Cluster Occurrence, Duration and Severity
long-term care facilities SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Abstract: COVID-19 severely affected nursing home residents from March 2020 onwards in Belgium. This study aimed to model the impact of vaccination and ...
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016
healthcare-associated infections (HAI s) and antimicrobial use in nursing homes (NH s) by participating in the European point prevalence surveys (PPS s) organised in long-term care facilities (HALT surveys). We present ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
hospitals, long-term care facilities (LTCF) and the community. Belgium adopted broad inclusion criteria for the COVID-19 death notifications, also including possible cases, resulting in a robust correlation ...
Diagnosis, prevention and control of urinary tract infections: a survey of routine practices in Belgian nursing homes
urine cultures were routinely performed in 30.2% and 44.6% of the facilities, respectively. In non-catheterised residents, voided or midstream urine sampling was most frequently applied. ...
All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
Eurosurveillance, Volume 23, Issue 46 (2018) Keywords: Acute care hospitals Antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial use Healthcare-associated infection long-term care facilities Abstract: Point prevalence surveys of ...
Antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities: results from the third point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
infections long-term care facilities Abstract: Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed and contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities (LTCF s). In 2010, the European ...
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: the most fragile women are prone to long-term colonization
neglected, leading to a vast over-prescription of antibiotics. This study aimed to identify subpopulations predisposed to transient or long-term ABU. Methods: Residents in a long-term care facility were ...
Treatment burden in patients with at least one class IV or V CFTR mutation
Pulmonol, Volume 50, Issue 12, p.1230-6 (2015) Keywords: ADOLESCENT Ambulatory Care Facilities Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane ...