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COVID-19 mortality statistics: a comparative study of epidemiological surveillance data and death certificates in 2020 in Belgium

regression models. SURV identified 90% (n=19,801) of COVID-19-related deaths from COD (n=22,015). Coverage was higher in hospitals (98%, n=11,130 in SURV, n=11,335 in COD) and long-term care facilities (90%, n=8,602 ...

Incidence of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities: Results of the H4LS study

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Katrien Latour; Anne-Marie Van den Abeele; Eddy De Baets Source: 28ste Dag van de Infectiepreventie, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium (2024) Keywords: healthcare associated infections Health T ...

Repeated point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes

conference / Healthcare Infection Society, Liverpool, UK (2024) Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; long-term care facilities Health Topics:  Maladies nosocomiales Nosocomiale infectie Nosocomial ...

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

Modifications from the 2017 protocol included updated infection definitions and microorganism codes for COVID-19, along with the incorporation of HAI s associated with long-term care facilities.   Findings: ...

Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

lowest (3.0%). A total of 3,549 antimicrobials were recorded, commonly prescribed for treating community-acquired infections (48.6%) and HAI s (30.3%, including 4.2% of long-term care facility acquired ...

Thirty years of epidemiological surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Belgian hospitals: are we able to keep on lowering the curve?

a significant challenge in hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCF s) during the1990s. Combined efforts of the IPC teams and targeted actions such as national hand hygiene campaigns (since 2005),specific ...

Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

definitions and microorganism codes for COVID-19, along with the inclusion of HAI s associated to long-term care facilities.   Findings:  In total, 56 acute care hospital sites (35 mergers, of which 25 primary, ...

Check of APpropriaTeness of Antimicrobial therapy In Nursing homes (CAPTAIN): a point prevalence study in Belgium

Schuermans, Annette; Stroobants, Nele; Quintens, Charlotte Source: JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 6, Issue 4 (2024) Keywords: long-term care facilities; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial use ...

Assessing Antimicrobial Consumption in Belgian Nursing Homes (2016-2022): A First-Time National Surveillance Study

long term care facilities Full text language:  English Category:  Scientific posters, presentations and proceedings FOS Classification:  1.6 Biological sciences ...

Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...

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