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Characterization of functional nanoparticles applied in face masks by STEM-EDX
biocides (5 Ag, 1 unspecified) was advertised, and 4 masks, demonstrated to contain TiO2 (2 of them also had Ag advertised) were selected to assess the form, localization and measurement of Ag (and other ...
Multicenter interlaboratory study of routine systems for the susceptibility testing of temocillin using a challenge panel of multidrug-resistant strains.
strains. Forty-seven selected clinical isolates were blindly analyzed by 12 Belgian laboratories using VITEK ® 2 (n = 5) and BD Phoenix™ (n = 3) automated systems, ETEST ® gradient strip (n = 3), and disk (3 brands) ...
Preparedness & response for emergency situations: joined forces of H2020 projects in the PREPARE cluster
impact. Through mutual support, the cluster strengthens the response to the ongoing crisis and the aim to be better prepared for future health crises. In a round table discussion, a selection of these H2020 ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
problems, applying specific COVID-19 measures. Reported measures included selection of patients based on urgency and ulceration risk (71%), reduced frequency of consultations (54%) while switching to ...
Belgian rare diseases plan in clinical pathology: identification of key biochemical diagnostic tests and establishment of reference laboratories and financing conditions.
until August 2016 in order to select the financeable biochemical analyses, and, among them, those that should be performed by reference laboratories. This selection was based on an inventory of analyses ...
Meta-analysis of the accuracy of p16 or p16/Ki-67 immunocytochemistry versus HPV testing for the detection of CIN2+/CIN3+ in triage of women with minor abnormal cytology.
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia of grade 3 or worse (CIN3 +). METHODS: A literature search was conducted in 3 bibliographic databases. Studies were selected if they included women with ASC- US or LSIL who ...
Declining offloading rates in Belgian Recognized Diabetic Foot Clinics (RDFC): results from an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative.
off-loading techniques around the ulcer (felt, orthoses). 4. No off-loading. In case of multiple means of off-loading, the most elaborate one was selected. Results /Discussion: Population characteristics in ...
VALGENT: A protocol for clinical validation of human papillomavirus assays.
sample selection and handling and integration with the global WHO reference laboratory network focusing on analytical accuracy, may result in the generation of an international standard and a formalized ...
Negative determinants of diabetic foot ulcer healing: 6-month follow-up of a large multicentre cohort
death, whichever occurred first. Cumulative incidence functions were studied and Cox proportional hazards regression was used to identify determinants of healing by using a forward selection method, taking ...
Quality-controlled small-scale production of a well-defined bacteriophage cocktail for use in human clinical trials.
treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus infections in burn wound patients. Based on successive selection rounds three bacteriophages were retained from an initial pool of 82 P. ...