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Targeted Whole Genome Sequencing of the Capripoxvirus Genome from Clinical Tissue Samples and Lyophilized Vaccine Batches.
achieved by whole-genome sequencing. In this chapter, we describe a robust, cost-effective, and widely applicable protocol for reconstructing (nearly) complete CaPV genomes directly from clinical samples or ...
Trends in Hospital Antibacterial Consumption in Belgium (2017-2021): Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
denominators, the observed use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials exceeded the forecasted values in 2020, to regress below the forecasted levels in 2021 (Figure 1). Contrary to results obtained using the widely ...
Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections in Belgian Hospitals- Annual report 2023, Data up to and including 2022
(pd). Incidence of Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in 2022 was 2.4 episodes per 10,000 pd. Generally, hospital-wide incidences of HABSI show decreasing trends since 2020, however ...
Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections in Belgian Hospitals- Annual report 2023, Data up to and including 2022
patient-days (pd). Incidence of Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in 2022 was 2.4 episodes per 10,000 pd. Generally, hospital-wide incidences of HABSI show decreasing trends since 2020, ...
Epidemiology and molecular typing of multidrug-resistant bacteria in tertiary hospitals and nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium
to previous studies, and transmission in and between institutions is observed. These results re-emphasize the need for a healthcare network-wide infection prevention strategy in which WGS of MDRO ...
Substandard and falsified ivermectin tablets obtained for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic as a source of potential harm.
One of the candidate antiviral medicines tested was ivermectin. Although several health authorities warned the public against the use of this medicine outside clinical trials, the drug was widely used ...
Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease: Results of a cross-sectional survey
OBJECTIVE: The impact of various psychosocial factors (sense of coherence, illness perception, patient enablement, self-efficacy, health literacy, personality) is not fully understood across a wide range of ...
The landscape of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a mapping systematic review
IQR: 45.2] of analyzed malaria parasites. The proportion of parasites carrying this mutation decreased overtime, but wide geographic variations persisted. A single isolate had encoded the PfK13 R561H ...
Dietary exposure of Sorbates (E 200 – 202) and Benzoates (E 210 – 213) for the Belgian population
concentrations varied widely due to the nature of the food/beverage and the specific Maximum Permitted Levels (MPL s) defined by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. MPL s were exceeded in 17 samples, while composite ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
Listeriosis outbreaks have been associated with a wide range of animal-derived foods, including unpasteurized milk, dairy products, raw or undercooked meat and raw or smoked fish products. A survey conducted by ...