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Flemish consensus statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in older nursing home residents.
are one of the most commonly reported infections in Belgian nursing home residents. In older adults, UTI diagnosis and management is complex, often leading to over-diagnosis and irrational antimicrobial ...
Antibiotic consumption patterns in older adults: a comparative study of people 65 years and older in and outside nursing homes, Belgium, 2016 to 2022.
of AMC in nursing home (NH) residents is lacking.AimTo perform a retrospective analysis of antibiotic consumption in Belgian NH s, we compared analogous populations inside and outside NH s. We aimed to ...
Persistent defect in SARS-CoV-2 humoral and cellular immunity in lung transplant recipients.
cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 was monitored in February and May 2023 in 30 LTR and compared to that of health care workers (HCW) and nursing home residents (NHR). LTR had significantly lower levels of ...
Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia.
a pig was seropositive for cysticercosis during sampling, every human and pig residing in a radius of 50-meters of the seropositive pig would be treated. The results of the positive human stool samples ...
Aanpak van urineweginfecties in woonzorgcentra in België: praktische adviezen op basis van 2 studies
International studies report a high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, urinary tract infections and antimicrobial use for the prevention and treatment of these infections in nursing home residents. The ...
Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
The BELHEALTH follow-up cohort of around 7,300 Belgian residents uses online surveys to assess anxiety (with the GAD-7), and depression (with the PHQ-9). The analyses were performed using linear mixed ...
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 ...
Urinary tract infections in nursing home residents: Understanding the epidemiology and the clinical diagnosis and management
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Katrien Latour; Jan De Lepeleire; Frank Buntinx; Boudewijn Catry Source: KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, p.168 (2023) ISBN: 9789075828382 Keywords: long-term care facilities; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrob ...
Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
the second COVID-19 wave in Belgium, capillary blood was collected on dried blood spots from 60 residents and staff in each of the 20 participating NH in Flanders and Brussels. The presence of ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
COVID-19. We aimed to explore (first and second) booster uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium and investigate demographic (age, region of residence and sex) and COVID-19 related (having had ...