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Metagenomics-based tracing of genetically modified microorganism contaminations in commercial fermentation products
occur frequently. Insight into the contamination source of a GMM is of crucial importance to allow the competent authorities to take appropriate action. The aim of this study was to explore the ...
Potential determinants of the decline in mpox cases in Belgium: A behavioral, epidemiological and seroprevalence study.
Monkeypox Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Prospective Studies Risk-Taking Seroepidemiologic Studies Sexual Behavior Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The 2022 mpox epidemic reached a peak in Belgium and the rest of Europe in ...
Advances in monitoring-centered quantification of microcystins in fish matrix using UHPLC-MS/MS
observed in aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, fish consumption has thus the potential to be a human health risk. Suitable and sufficiently robust analytical methods are required to quantify cyanotoxins in ...
Antimicrobial resistance in ESBL and indicator E. coli, Campylobacter spp.,Salmonella spp., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterococcus faecalis and faecium isolated from food and food-producing animals (primary production) in 2023
were not observed in the other isolates. The presence of MRSA in food-producing animals and their carriage of several AMR and virulence genes represents a public health risk. The monitoring of ...
Phage-Mediated Digestive Decolonization in a Gut-On-A-Chip Model: A Tale of Gut-Specific Bacterial Prosperity.
Specific risk factors may trigger the conversion of these carriages into infections in hospitalized patients. Preventively eradicating these carriages has been postulated as a promising preventive ...
Towards a more effective REACH legislation in protecting human health.
Belleghem, Frank; Vanoirbeek, Jeroen; Van Larebeke, Nicolas Source: Toxicol Sci, Volume 199, Issue 2 (2024) Keywords: Animals Belgium environmental exposure Hazardous Substances Humans Risk Assessment Toxicity ...
Belgian recommendations for analytical verification and validation of immunohistochemical tests in laboratories of anatomic pathology
performance characteristics to be evaluated, (iii) the objective acceptance criteria, (iv) the evaluation method for the obtained results and (v) how and when to revalidate. A literature study and a risk ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
COVID-19 CMR (385 per 100,000 persons), while Walloon Brabant had the lowest (213 per 100,000 inhabitants). When taking the age structure into account, Brussels-Capital Region had the highest and Flemish ...
Awareness of, Willingness to Take PrEP and Its Actual Use Among Belgian MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection: Secondary Analysis of the Belgian European MSM Internet Survey
Berghe; Jessika Deblonde; Vuylsteke, Bea Source: AIDS and Behavior (2021) Keywords: HIV prevention Abstract: We examined PrEP awareness, willingness to take it and early PrEP use among men who have sex with ...
A qualitative approach to experiential knowledge identified in focus groups aimed at co-designing a provocation test in the study of electrohypersensitivity
experimental protocol to study their condition. It presents the participatory approach with focus groups that was implemented and reflects on ways to take advantage of experiential knowledge. It also ...