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Retrospective surveillance of viable Bacillus cereus group contaminations in commercial food and feed vitamin B2 products sold on the Belgian market using whole-genome sequencing
on the Belgian market. In total, 75 collected product samples were cultured on a general medium and, in case of bacterial growth, two isolates per product sample were collected and characterized using ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
of beds and staff, type of beds (level of dependency of residents) and ownership (public, private for profit/non-profit institutions). Risk factor analysis was performed using negative binomial ...
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.
In this study, patients and healthcare workers (HCW s) from six public hospitals in Benin were screened for MRSA. Strains were identified as MRSA using conventional microbiological methods in Benin, ...
Release of silver and titanium from face masks traded for the general population.
present in masks advertised for antimicrobial properties; whereas titanium dioxide (TiO) particles were detected in all the face masks in at least one layer corroborating its widespread use in the textile ...
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
acquired resistance to most antimicrobials used for treating invasive Salmonella infections in low- and middle-income countries. By reconstructing complete genomes for 10 representative strains, we ...
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection and hospitalisation in Belgium, July 2021 to May 2022.
used a test-negative design and proportional hazard regression to estimate VE i and VE h, controlling for prior infection, time since vaccination, age, sex, residence and calendar week of ...
Targeted Chromosomal Barcoding Establishes Direct Genotype-Phenotype Associations for Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus.
consisting of the specific replacement of the desired mutation in the bacterial chromosome. As surrogate bacteria, we used two M. abscessus bedaquiline-susceptible strains: ATCC 19977 and the SL541 clinical ...
Towards clinical breakpoints for non-tuberculous mycobacteria- Determination of epidemiological cut off values for the Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus using broth microdilution.
their importance for establishing antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) breakpoints. METHODS: We gathered MIC distributions for drugs used against the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and ...
Using a combination of short and long read sequencing to investigate the diversity in plasmid- and chromosomally encoded extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases (ESBL) in clinical Shigella and Salmonella isolates in Belgium
Volume 9:000925, Number 23 (2023) Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance extended spectrum beta-lactamase Plasmids Salmonella Shigella whole genome sequencing. Service: Activités transversales en génomique ...
Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control
characterization Risk Assessment Silver textile Abstract: Silver-based biocides are applied in face masks because of their antimicrobial properties. The added value of biocidal silver treatment of face masks to ...