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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 ...
Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins as targets for antibody detection in severe and mild COVID-19 cases using a Luminex bead-based assay.
syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will only be possible if serological tests are sufficiently reliable, rapid and affordable. Many assays are either labour-intensive and require specialised facilities ...
METROFOOD-RI: Pilot services with physical, remote and virtual access
(IBA, Romania). remote access to the transmission electron microscope facility for physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in food (Sciensano, Belgium). virtual access to two e-services for open data use, ...
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.
Herman Van Oyen; Françoise Renard Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 78, Issue 1 (2020) Keywords: COVID-19 mortality Excess mortality Surveillance Abstract: BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 mortality rate in ...
Opinion: Airtightness for Decontamination by Fumigation of High-Containment Laboratories
a fumigation with aerosolized hydrogen peroxide using an automated device, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Results: Incubation of all BI disks placed in the facility with the highest level of ...
Open Lab Application for the Characterization of Nanomaterials by Transmission Electron Microscopy
of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Scientific Committee on emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). However, EM based methodologies are cost- and labor-intensive and such ...
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
study confirmed a high annual number of HAI in healthcare facilities in the EU / EEA and indicated that AMR in HAI in LTCF may have reached the same level as in ACH. Health Topics: Résistance aux ...
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 ...