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Evaluation of the clinical performance of OncoPredict HPV® SCR assay within the VALGENT‐2 framework
papillomavirus (HPV) assays used in cervical cancer screening should be clinically validated according to international criteria. OncoPredict HPV ® Screening (SCR) is a partial genotyping multiplex real-time PCR ...
Self-uniqueness beliefs and adherence to recommended precautions. A 5-wave longitudinal COVID-19 study
a 5-wave longitudinal study in December 2020-May 2021 (N ≈ 5000/wave). The sample was in key respects representative for the Belgian population. We used joint models to examine the relationship between ...
Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020
if the population of the whole country faced the mortality rates experienced in areas that are least deprived in terms of housing. METHODS: We used individual-level mortality data extracted from the ...
Immunogenicity and one-year boostability of a 3-dose intramuscular rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis schedule in adults receiving immunosuppressive monotherapy: a prospective single-Centre clinical trial.
schedule in individuals using immunosuppressive monotherapy. METHODS: In this prospective study, individuals on immunosuppressive monotherapy with a conventional immunomodulator (cIM) or a TNF-alpha ...
Evaluation of a Liquid Media MALDI-TOF MS Protocol for the Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated from Infections.
study, a unique MALDI- TOF MS protocol using liquid cultures of dermatophyte species was developed in order to shorten the turnaround time for the culture and identification of clinical isolates. Material ...
High diversity of yeast species and strains responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis in South-East Gabon.
albicans strains associated with VVC in the vicinity of Franceville (Gabon). METHODS: A total of 110 independent isolates were identified using both MALDI- TOF MS and conventional techniques. The population ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
description of sexual behaviour and transmission contexts. METHODS: We used routine national surveillance data of 139 confirmed MPX cases with date of symptom onset until 19 June 2022, complemented with 12 ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
first round. During data-collection, non-participating households are replaced by substitute households, if needed up to seven times. In this manuscript, the use of field-substitution in the six rounds of ...
Humoral and cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 after third dose BNT162b2 following double-dose vaccination with BNT162b2 versus ChAdOx1 in cancer patients.
different COVID-19 vaccines, many people have been boosted with a different vaccine from the one used for double-dose vaccination. Data on such alternative vaccination schedules are scarce. This prospective ...
MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Online Identification of Using the MSI-2 Application.
the complex, including 16 isolates. Using the newly improved MSI-2 database, we increased the identification rate of from 5% to 96%, with a sensitivity of 99.6%. We also identified specific peaks ...