A5051986302- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Indigenous Health and Education
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Universidade Vila Velha
2023
Saarland University
2022
Hôpital de Jolimont
2022
Hamad Medical Corporation
2022
Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa
2022
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
2002-2020
UCLouvain
2005-2020
Institut für Hygiene und Umwelt
2016
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
2015
IVI Sevilla Clinic
2006
Hand hygiene is the most effective way to stop spread of microorganisms and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI). The World Health Organization launched First Global Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care Safer in 2005 with goal HAI globally. This year, on 5 May, WHO s initiative SAVE LIVES: Your Hands, which focuses increasing awareness improving compliance hand practices, celebrated its second global day. In this article, four Member States European Union describe strategies that...
Four consecutive one-month campaigns were organised to promote hand hygiene in Belgian hospitals between 2005 and 2011. The included a combination of reminders wards, educational sessions for healthcare workers, promotion alcohol-based rub use, increasing patient awareness, audits with performance feedback. Prior after each one month intervention period, the infection control teams measured compliance workers by direct observation using standardised roster. A total 738,367 opportunities...
To determine the point prevalence of carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae (CNSE) and carbapenemase-producing (CPE) isolates among hospitalized patients in Belgium.Twenty-four hospital-based laboratories prospectively collected 200 non-duplicated from clinical specimens over a 2 month period. All were screened locally for decreased susceptibility to carbapenem drugs using disc diffusion method according CLSI interpretative criteria. CNSE strains referred centrally confirmation...
BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring COVID-19 and could play a role in nosocomial transmission. Since 4th February 2020, Belgian Health authorities reported more than 90,568 cases, which 8.3% were HCWs. Data on clinical characteristics, sources infection humoral immune response HCWs with remain scarce.AimTo analyse the response, contamination, outcomes among COVID-19.MethodsThis retrospective study included 176 laboratory-confirmed teaching hospital Belgium....
Before some invasive procedures, such as injections, surgical incision or intravascular catheter insertions, alcoholic antiseptics (e.g., povidone-iodine (PVP-I)) are widely used to prevent infection.This randomized, open-label study investigated the impact of mode application (which includes both technique and volume) on antiseptic activity 5% PVP-I solution.Alcoholic was administered backs healthy adults using four modes application: (A) concentric circle method, 3 mL; (B) 10 (C)...
SummaryOne hundred eighty consecutive, unduplicate isolates of Haemophilus influenzae from clinical specimens collected November 1994 through February 1995 in nine general hospitals throughout Belgium were examined for p-lactamase production using a nitrocefin-based test, and their vitro susceptibilities to ampicillin, amoxycillin/clavulanate, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, clarithromycin azithromycin by means the NCCLS agar dilution test. The all respiratory tract specimens. prevalence...
SummaryThis study tested 212 pneumococcal isolates from 9 institutions for their susceptibilities to penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin, amoxycillin/clavulanate, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, imipenem, tetracycline, erythromycin, and clarithromycin using NCCLS-standardized microdilution. Penicillin-insusceptibility was 12.3% [5.7% intermediate (0.12-1 μg/ml) 6.6% high-level (≥ 2 μg/ml)], tetracycline-insusceptibility (≥4 31.1%, erythromycin-insusceptibility (≥0.5 31.1 % as well....
Six campaigns sponsored by the Belgian federal government were organized to promote hand hygiene(HH) in hospitals between 2005 and 2015. The combined educational sessions for healthcare workers (HCWs), promotion of alcohol-based rubs, patient awareness audits with performance feedback. Each campaign consisted a pre-campaign data collection period, an period training post-campaign period.
SummaryOne hundred seventy six consecutive, non-duplicate pneumococcal isolates from clinical specimens collected November 1994 through February 1995 in nine general hospitals throughout Belgium were tested for their vitro susceptibilities to penicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin with and without clavulanate, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefonicid, cefprozil, cefpodoxime, cefotaxime, imipencm, tetracycline, erythromycin by means of the NCCLS microdilution test. The overall rate decreased...
A vitamina D e seus pró-hormônios têm sido alvo de um número crescente pesquisas nos últimos anos, demonstrando sua função além do metabolismo cálcio da formação óssea, incluindo interação com o sistema imunológico, que não é uma surpresa, tendo em vista a expressão receptor ampla variedade tecidos corporais como cérebro, coração, pele, intestino, gônadas, próstata, mamas células imunológicas, ossos, rins paratireoides. Os valores sugeridos variam entre as diferentes fontes informação...