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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
COVID-19 Clusters in Belgian Nursing Homes: Impact of Facility Characteristics and Vaccination on Cluster Occurrence, Duration and Severity
long-term care facilities SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Abstract: COVID-19 severely affected nursing home residents from March 2020 onwards in Belgium. This study aimed to model the impact of vaccination and ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
hospitals, long-term care facilities (LTCF) and the community. Belgium adopted broad inclusion criteria for the COVID-19 death notifications, also including possible cases, resulting in a robust correlation ...
All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible ...
Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections in a long-term care psychogeriatric facility: outbreak analysis and policy improvement.
BACKGROUND: Following an exceptionally high Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) incidence (Spring 2011) in a psychogeriatric long-term care facility, a bidirectional study (2009-2012) was initiated to ...
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Belgium: Report 2014
comparable to previous years – age, sex, the proportion of recurrences, the proportion thought to originate in long term care facilities. The incidence is seasonal with a peak in March-April, and highly ...
Placements in psychiatric institutions, nursing homes, and homes for the elderly by Belgian general practitioners.
Surveillance Referral and Consultation Utilization Review Waiting Lists Abstract: This research is an epidemiological study of long-term care facility admissions to various types of institutions (homes for the ...