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Validation of a Sampling Method to Collect Exposure Data for Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.
strategies depending on ICU characteristics. DESIGN: Analyses of existing data collected according to the European protocol for patient-based surveillance of ICU-acquired infections in Belgium between 2004 ...
Implementing strategic bundles for infection prevention and management.
achieve a better outcome than when implemented individually. The project entitled IMPLEMENT is designed to spread and test knowledge on how to implement strategic bundles for infection prevention and ...
Mortality associated with in-hospital bacteraemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus: a multistate analysis with follow-up beyond hospital discharge.
1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006. All patients (n = 3132) in the same wards as the patients infected with S. aureus were included. We addressed key weaknesses in previous studies by using a cohort design and ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with higher mortality in nursing home residents with impaired cognitive status.
and mortality of nursing home residents. DESIGN: Three-year cohort study from 2000 to 2003. SETTING: Twenty-three nursing homes of all types and regions in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders). ...
Street youths are the only high-risk group for HIV in a low-prevalence South American country.
OBJECTIVES: To measure HIV prevalence in various subpopulations in Bolivia. DESIGN: In 2002 in Cochabamba, we offered voluntary counseling and testing to homeless street youths, registered and unregistered ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and control in Belgian hospitals, 1991 to 1995. Groupement pour le Dépistage, l'Etude et la Prévention des Infections Hospitalières.
aureus (MRSA) surveillance network, the evolution of methods used in Belgian hospitals for MRSA detection and control, and MRSA incidence from 1994 to 1995. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Questionnaire ...
International comparison of results of infection surveillance: The Netherlands versus Belgium.
Studies surgical wound infection Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore the potential benefit of comparing results from two national surveillance networks. DESIGN: Two prospective multicenter cohort studies of ...
A computerized nationwide network for nosocomial infection surveillance in Belgium.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of computerized nationwide surveillance of nosocomial infections in Belgium, and to obtain preliminary national and hospital-specific incidence data. DESIGN: Prospective ...