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Circulation of pertussis and poor protection against diphtheria among middle-aged adults in 18 European countries.
2.7-5.8%. For diphtheria the proportion of sera lacking the protective level (<0.1 IU /mL) varied between 22.8-82.0%. For tetanus the protection was sufficient. Here, we report that the seroprevalence of ...
Healthcare-associated infections in home healthcare: an extensive assessment, 2019.
challenges, including healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Currently, in Belgium, data and guidelines on the topic are lacking.AimTo develop a definition of HAI in HHC and investigate associated risk factors ...
Recognition by Dendritic Cells Negatively Regulates Allergic Lung Inflammation through a TLR2/MyD88 Pathway.
a nonpathogenic mold. A lack of TLR2 signaling recapitulated the exacerbation of the Th2 response observed in the absence of MyD88 signaling, whereas TLR2 agonist dampened the response induced with and conidia. ...
Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products
exposures. For tomato and aubergine GA s, the risk to human health could not be characterised due to the lack of occurrence data and the limited toxicity data. For horses, farm and companion animals, no risk ...
Towards a sustainable EU health information system infrastructure: A consensus driven approach.
and fragmentation of health information infrastructures. A well-defined and sustainable EU health information system infrastructure is lacking. The potential of a European Research Infrastructure ...
Towards a sustainable EU health information system infrastructure: A consensus driven approach.
and fragmentation of health information infrastructures. A well-defined and sustainable EU health information system infrastructure is lacking. The potential of a European Research Infrastructure ...
HIV testing within general practices in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review.
testing in general practice. Included are a lack of communication skills on sexual health, lack of knowledge about HIV testing recommendations and epidemic specificities, difficulties with using the ...
Do current fortification and supplementation programs assure adequate intake of fat-soluble vitamins in Belgian infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and lactating women?
inadequate vitamin D intake due to the lack of prophylaxis, while consumption of highly dosed supplements posed a risk for excessive intakes in 6%-26% of infants. Vitamin D intake in pregnant women and ...
Development and validation of a protocol for optimizing the use of paraffin blocks in molecular epidemiological studies: The example from the HPV-AHEAD study.
Random Allocation Abstract: Worldwide use of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks (FFPE) is extensive in diagnosis and research. Yet, there is a lack of optimized/standardized protocols to process the ...
Transitions between health care settings in the final three months of life in four EU countries
related to poor quality in end-of-life care. Yet there is a lack of cross-national population-based data on transitions at the end of life. METHOD: International mortality follow-back study with data ...