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Synthetic cathinones in Belgium: a cluster of poly-drug intoxications involving α-pyrrolidinoisohexiophenone (α-PiHP)
poisoning and emphasize the need for active information sharing to improve healthcare responses and awareness of the risks associated with synthetic drugs. Manuscript versions: DOI: ...
Local approach to attributable disease burden: a case study on air pollution and mortality in Belgium
means the local method shows potential for comparing areas and population groups at subnational level, where estimates can be generated in a flexible manner depending on research or policy needs. Health ...
Metagenomics-based tracing of genetically modified microorganism contaminations in commercial fermentation products
these findings highlight the need for guidelines and quality control for traceability of these products to ensure the safety of consumers. This study demonstrates the added value of metagenomics to obtain ...
Strengthening Surveillance of Infectious Diseases in Belgium BE-SURVID: From COVID-19 to any other pathogen
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for stronger infectious disease surveillance. BE- SURVID enhances continuous, digital surveillance at the general practitioner (GP), laboratory and hospital ...
Molecular and WGS-based characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Belgium (2016-2022) and MenB-FHbp vaccine coverage estimation of serogroup B.
vaccine. This study highlights the benefits of a pathogen surveillance program and the need for experimental characterization of continuously evolving antigenic variants. Service: Maladies bactériennes ...
Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of COVID-19: vertical and horizontal equity of an e-mental health strategy
countries. The extent to which online care can deliver services to all people (horizontal equity) according to their needs (vertical equity) is unknown. This study assessed whether online advice-seeking was ...
Equivalent Clinical Accuracy of Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing Using Cobas 4800 and 6800 Human Papillomavirus Systems in Paired Urine and Cervical Samples.
needed. This study primarily seeks to evaluate the clinical performance of Roche cobas 4800 and 6800 HPV Systems in first-void urine, collected at home, compared with clinician-collected cervical samples. ...
Incorporating Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Patient-Reported Experience Measures in Addiction Treatment Services in Belgium: Naturalistic, Longitudinal, Multicenter Cohort Study.
outpatient services. Routine monitoring of PROM s and PREM s has the potential to empower patients, service providers, and policy makers by providing a comprehensive understanding of service users’ needs and ...
The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
need to implement new standards in species delineation, including whole-genome sequencing and phylogenomics. In this context, the genomic needs of the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms ...
The impact of ecosystem nitrogen enrichment on pollen allergy: a cross-sectional paired comparison study
substantially increased pollen abundance and allergenicity, indicating a heightened allergy burden in nitrogen-rich environments. These findings underscore the need for policies addressing nitrogen pollution to ...