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How to report central line-associated bloodstream infections in surveillance? A comparison of three classifications in Belgium.
body site – origin recorded in surveillance form as ‘unknown’ – but CL present within the two days prior to the LCBI. Results: The proportion of confirmed, probable and possible CLABSI was more or less ...
Impact of solid cancer on in-hospital mortality overall and among different subgroups of patients with COVID-19: a nationwide, population-based analysis.
different patient subgroups. We report a population-based analysis of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 with prior or current solid cancer versus those without cancer. METHODS: We analysed data of adult ...
Prevalence and incidence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals before vaccination: a prospective cohort study.
reported a positive RT-qPCR, and 130/147 (88%) reported COVID-19-compatible symptoms at least once. However, only 46/73 (63%) of the seroconverters presented COVID-19-compatible symptoms in the month prior ...
Post-migration acquisition of HIV: Estimates from four European countries, 2007 to 2016.
sex and region of birth. Time since migration was a strong predictor of post-migration HIV acquisition: 91% (IQR: 87-95) among those arriving 10 or more years prior to diagnosis; 30% (IQR: 21-37) among ...
Development and validation of a targeted LC-MS/MS quantitation method to monitor cell culture expression of tetanus neurotoxin during vaccine production
Issue HCT-17 (2022) Abstract: The tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) is one of the most toxic proteins known to man, which prior to the use of the vaccine against the TeNT producing bacteria Clostridium tetani, ...
Factors associated with clinical progression to severe COVID-19 in people with cystic fibrosis: A global observational study.
characterise the impact of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with cystic fibrosis and investigate factors associated with severe outcomes. Methods Data from 22 countries prior to 13 December 2020 and the ...
The influence of lifestyle choices (food, alcohol, smoking) on the blood concentration of Cd, Pb and Hg of newborns, adolescents and adults from Wallonia
smoking status, but also age and gender show effects. Participants from all age categories who report fish consumption 4 days prior sampling (including mothers of newborns) show a median blood Hg level ...
Collaborative development of an innovative provocation protocol in studying electrohypersensitivity
the co-creation of technological solutions in the field of health, involving future users. Their experience in the organisation of co-creation workshops will ensure that brainstorming sessions prior to ...
Replicative fitness recuperation of a recombinant murine norovirus- reciprocity of genetic shift and drift.
growth kinetics and plaque size differences between viral progenies prior to and post serial passaging. Point mutations at consensus and sub-consensus population levels of early and late viral progenies ...