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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in Belgian hospitals: Report 2019-2020
Healthcare-associated infection Zorginfectie Infection liée aux soins Maladies nosocomiales Nosocomiale infectie Nosocomial infections Antibiotiques Antibiotica Antibiotics Service: Infections liées aux soins et ...
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in solid-organ transplant patients in the intensive care unit.
was 68%. Lung transplantation was associated with better survival (50%). CONCLUSION: IPA in SOT patients in the ICU develops in the presence of overall high severity of the disease. It rarely presents ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium during 1 year of the COVID-19 epidemic: prospective cohort study protocol.
predict the future course of the epidemic. Early cohort studies have suggested declines in levels of antibodies in individuals associated with, for example, illness severity, age and comorbidities. This ...
Variability in the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality by exposure assessment method and covariate adjustment: A census-based country-wide cohort study
Environmental hazard exposure assessment health effects population-based Survival Analysis Abstract: Background Ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with higher mortality risk in numerous studies. ...
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes: results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020
first wave. The virus was probably often introduced by staff. Once the virus was introduced, it was difficult to prevent healthcare-associated outbreaks. Although, in contrast to the first wave, personal ...
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes: results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016
healthcare-associated infections (HAI s) and antimicrobial use in nursing homes (NH s) by participating in the European point prevalence surveys (PPS s) organised in long-term care facilities (HALT surveys). We present ...
Nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections: a diagnostic accuracy study
findings of earlier research that urine dipstick tests are useful in ruling out UTI s and identified a potential overuse of antimicrobials in our NH population. Service: Infections liées aux soins et ...
Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology
methodology is commonly used to estimate the share of the burden attributable to risk factors. The aim of this paper is to identify and address some selected important challenges associated with CRA, ...
Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population
the factors associated with an (un) favorable evolution. Methods: COVIMPACT is a longitudinal cohort study organised over a two-years period between April 2021 and April 2023. The eligible population is ...
Past, present, and future trends of overweight and obesity in Belgium using Bayesian age-period-cohort models
significant risk factors of the twenty-first century related to an increased risk in the occurrence of non-communicable diseases and associated increased healthcare costs. To estimate the future impact of ...