Engelen, F Thiry, D Devleesschauwer, B Heyndrickx, M Mainil, J De Zutter, L Cox, E
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Journal of applied microbiology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Escherichia coli O157 and O26 on Belgian dairy cattle farms, the presence of virulence genes in the confirmed isolates and the association of E. coli O26 presence with calf diarrhoea. In total, 233 recto-anal mucosal swabs (RAMS) were obtained from healthy and diarrheic dairy calves on ...
Schaff, Gwendoline Elsen, Catherine Petermans, Ann Vanrie, Jan
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Koubaity, Majda Lechon, Anne-Sophie Amighi, Karim Van Nuffelen, Marc Moreau, Michel Meert, Anne-Pascale De Vriese, Carine
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
There are about 60,000 diagnoses of cancer per year in Belgium. After hospital care, about 12-13% of cancer patients are readmitted within 30 days after discharge. These readmissions are partly related to drug-related problems (DRP), such as interactions or adverse drug effects (ADE). The aim of this study is to quantify and to classify DRP readmis...
Jousten, Andy Miny, Xavier
The Brussels Court of Appeal quashed the decision of the French-speaking Court of First Instance of Brussels which had given the Belgian State 30 days to provide a new legal basis to the public health measures adopted to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. However, this is not the end of the story. The Court of Appeal expressed serious doubts regarding th...
Van Baelen, Luk Plettinckx, Els Antoine, Jérôme De Ridder, Karin Devleesschauwer, Brecht Gremeaux, Lies
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Archives of Public Health
BackgroundThe objective of the study was to describe the frequencies of health-care utilization by people with substance use disorder (SUD), including contacts with general practitioners (GP), psychiatrists, emergency departments (ED) and hospital admissions and to compare this frequency to the general population.MethodsData from the national regis...
Raymaekers, Vincent Demeestere, Jelle Bellante, Flavio De Blauwe, Sofie De Raedt, Sylvie Dusart, Anne Jodaitis, Lise Lemmens, Robin Loos, Caroline Noémie, Ligot
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Acta Neurologica Belgica
A worldwide decline in stroke hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported. Information on stroke care during the pandemic in Belgium is lacking. This study aims to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on acute stroke care in eight Belgian stroke centers. This Belgian study is part of an international observational and retrospective st...
Liberale, Gabriel; Van Veer, Hans; 72727; Lemaitre, Jean; Duinslager, Marc; Ysebaert, Dirk; De Roover, Arnaud; de Gheldere, Charles; Komen, Niels;
BACKGROUND: Belgium was one of the first European countries affected by the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic after Italy and France and has the highest rate of Covid-19-related deaths. Very few studies have evaluated the impact of the pandemic on surgical activity on a large scale. The primary objective of this national survey was to evaluate th...
Dellicour, Simon Linard, Catherine Van Goethem, Nina Da Re, Daniele Artois, Jean Bihin, Jérémie Schaus, Pierre Massonnet, François Van Oyen, Herman Vanwambeke, Sophie O.
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International Journal of Health Geographics
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic is affecting nations globally, but with an impact exhibiting significant spatial and temporal variation at the sub-national level. Identifying and disentangling the drivers of resulting hospitalisation incidence at the local scale is key to predict, mitigate and manage epidemic surges, but also to develop targeted me...
Le Texier, Marion Grasland, Claude Guérin-Pace, France Garnier, Bénédicte
The Euro Spatial Diffusion Observatory (ESDO) database records face-to-face questionnaire surveys conducted between March 2002 and December 2011 in France, in December 2003 in Belgium and in December 2005 in Germany. The data provides information on the coins contained in the respondents' wallets at the time of the survey, classified by country of ...
Kessels, Roselinde Luyten, Jeroen Tubeuf, Sandy
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Vaccine
Background High uptake of Covid-19 vaccination is required to reach herd immunity. Methods A representative sample of 2,060 Belgians were surveyed in October 2020. Regression analyses identified the predictors associated with willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19, and attitudes toward vaccination in general. Results 34% of the participants...
