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Changes in Meningococcal Strains in the Era of a Serogroup C Vaccination Campaign: Trends and Evolution in Belgium during the Period 1997-2012.
of meningococcal disease in Belgium, with P3.4 as most frequent serotype till 2008, while an increase in non-serotypable strains has been observed in the last few years. Clonal complexes cc-4¼4 and ...
Factors associated with excessive polypharmacy in older people.
people are a growing population. They live longer, but often have multiple chronic diseases. As a consequence, they are taking many different kind of medicines, while their vulnerability to pharmaceutical ...
How well do physical activity questions perform? A European cognitive testing study.
questionnaires (PAQ s). This study aimed at examining whether two PAQ s work as intended with different segments of the survey population in different cultural settings in Europe. METHODS: The International ...
Development of the European Health Interview Survey- Physical Activity Questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ) to monitor physical activity in the European Union.
activity in a typical week. Cognitive testing revealed that the EHIS- PAQ worked as intended. The pilot testing showed the feasibility of using the EHIS- PAQ in an international health interview survey ...
Résultats de la 6e campagne nationale pour la promotion de l'hygiène des mains dans les hôpitaux 2014-2015
111,000 (95% confidence interval 73,556-159,292) infected patients in this setting [2]. Hand hygiene (HH) compliance has been recognised as the most important factor in preventing transmission of infection ...
Long-term persistence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in entomopathogenic nematodes.
haemocoel of the insect larva prior to infection. The developed model demonstrated the capacity of EPN s to act as an efficient reservoir ensuring exponential multiplication, maintenance and dissemination of ...
Whole genome protein microarrays for serum profiling of immunodominant antigens of Bacillus anthracis.
attractive candidates for diagnostic and vaccine biomarker development as they may be more specifically associated with the infectious phase of the pathogen. A number of B. anthracis small hypothetical protein ...
Serologic screening for 13 infectious agents in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Flanders.
not seem to play an important role in the epidemiology of the examined zoonotic and domestic animal pathogens. Nevertheless, their meaning as sentinels should not be neglected in the absence of other ...
Experimental Infection of Sheep at 45 and 60 Days of Gestation with Schmallenberg Virus Readily Led to Placental Colonization without Causing Congenital Malformations.
ewes were subcutaneously inoculated with 1 ml of SBV infectious serum at 45 and 60 dg, respectively (G45 and G60). Six other ewes were inoculated subcutaneously with sterile phosphate buffer saline as ...
Controlling of CSFV in European wild boar using oral vaccination: a review.
such as intensified hunting or creating physical boundaries such as fences have been, in contrast, seldom satisfactory and reliable. However, monitoring outbreaks has been challenging during and after ...