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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Belgian NHR and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign. METHODS: In total, we tested 1629 NHR and 1356 staff across 69 Belgian NH s for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibodies using ...
Introduction of WGS in food microbiology: advantages and challenges
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Food Safety foodborne outbreak investigation Monitoring SciCom Whole genome sequencing (WGS) Abstract: In October 2021 the Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency ...
Evaluation of the types, efficient use and health risks of application of silver-based biocides to provide antimicrobial properties to face masks applied during the Covid-19 crisis
biocides in face masks using electron microscopy and EDX, combined with total silver measurement using ICP- MS or ICP- OES demonstrated the presence of varying amounts and different types of silver-based ...
Development of a taxon-specific real-time PCR method targeting the Bacillus subtilis group to strengthen the control of genetically modified bacteria in fermentation products
flavorings Bacillus subtilis group Enzymes food and feed safety concerns real-time PCR detection Unauthorized genetically modified microorganisms Abstract: Most of the bacteria that are used to produce ...
Shotgun metagenomics as a ONE Health tool for better protecting human health
defined as the study of all genetic material within a sample, using sequencing technologies. Shotgun metagenomics is capable of detecting a wide range of microorganisms in a sample, as well as their ...
Development of a data-intensive centralized system for surveillance and outbreak investigation of bacterial pathogens using whole-genome sequencing
accreditation was obtained for the characterization of N. meningitidis based on the bioinformatics analysis of WGS data using this workflow, illustrating the feasibility of shifting towards WGS-based ...
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 ...
Nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections: a diagnostic accuracy study
60.0% (95% CI: 32.3-83.7%). Antimicrobials were prescribed in 60.2% of suspected but unconfirmed UTI s and in 92.3% of confirmed UTI s. Conclusions: Using a stringent definition, only 11.7% of our ...
Prevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Potential Determinants among the Belgian Adult Population: Baseline Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
were applied, and potential determinants were estimated using multivariable logistic regressions. Between March and August 2021, 2767 individuals participated in the first data collection. During this ...
European antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Belgium (EARS-BE) 2020 – description of main findings.
Antimicrobial resistance clinical laboratory european center for disease control general hospital Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system Healthcare-associated infection invasive infection ...