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Real-time cluster detection to enhance outbreak investigation in Belgium
(18.4% of the total number) was reported in 2022. The 6 deaths in utero or after birth and 5 premature births related to these infections, highlight the need to maintain active prevention campaigns among ...
Respi Radar, a tool to monitor respiratory infections
trend ; level Red when there was an important or very important viral circulation with a high risk of overwhelming of the healthcare system ; in this case measures to mitigate the epidemic might be needed ...
Trends in Hospital Antibacterial Consumption in Belgium (2017-2021): Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. These findings emphasize the need for a national hospital surveillance system that uses denominators that accurately represent the specific population being ...
Sociodemographic inequalities in smoking cessation: a population survey from Flanders, Belgium
profile. Encouraging quit attempts and equitable access to cessation aids are public health priorities. Key messages: • Low-educated smokers in Flanders face barriers in quitting, highlighting the need for ...
Impact of the 2020 EUCAST ‘I’ definition on the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: A national multicentric observational study in Belgian hospitals. 33rd International Congress of Antimicrobia
infections. This underscores the need for furtherresearch into prescribing practices and reinforces the importance of prescriber education and antibiotic stewardship programs. Health Topics: Health and disease ...
Individual, interpersonal, and organisational factors associated with discrimination in medical decisions affecting people with a migration background with mental health problems: the case of general practice
people with a migration background (MB) have more unmet mental health needs than the general population, patients with a MB are still underrepresented in mental health care services. Provider bias towards ...
Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
HAI s and antimicrobial use in Belgian acute care hospitals compared to previous surveys. This emphasizes the ongoing need for rigorous infection prevention and control measures, as well as robust ...
Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
pandemic and ensuing restrictions on the mental health of the Belgian population prompted the need for a sustainable system to monitor its evolution. Repeated COVID-19 surveys were conducted between 2020 and ...
The development of a webtool for health professionals to adequately refer oncological patients to supportive care
needs among (hemato)-oncological patients. Second, discussion with professionals and patients during 10 thematic working group sessions on the list with identified needs: (1) validate and complete the ...
Phage-Mediated Digestive Decolonization in a Gut-On-A-Chip Model: A Tale of Gut-Specific Bacterial Prosperity.
Genomic modifications were correlated with bacterial phage resistance acquisition in some but not all instances, suggesting that alternate ways are needed to evade phage predation, which warrants ...