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European all-cause excess and influenza-attributable mortality in the 2017/18 s...
Nielsen, Jens; Vestergaard, Lasse; Richter, L.; Schmid, D.; Bustos, N.; Asikainen, T.; Trebbien, R.; Denissov, G.; Innos, K.; Virtanen, M.J.Objectives: Weekly monitoring of European all-cause excess mortality, the EuroMOMO network, observed high excess mortality during the influenza B/Yamagata dominated 2017/18 winter season, especially among elderly. We describe all-cause excess and influenza-attributable mortality during the season 2017/18 in Europe. Methods: Based on weekly reporting of mortality from 24 European countries or sub-national region...
Hepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MS...
Ndumbi, P.; Freidl, G.S.; Williams, C.J.; Mårdh, O.; Varela, C.; Avellón, A.; Friesema, I.; Vennema, H.; Beebeejaun, K.; Ngui, S.L.; Edelstein, M.Between 1 June 2016 and 31 May 2017, 17 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area countries reported 4,096 cases associated with a multi-country hepatitis A (HA) outbreak. Molecular analysis identified three co-circulating hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains of genotype IA: VRD_521_2016, V16-25801 and RIVM-HAV16-090. We categorised cases as confirmed, probable or possible, according to the EU outbreak case def...
Underdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile across Europe: the European, multicentr...
Davies, K.A.; Longshaw, C.M.; Davis, G.; Bouza, E.; Barbut, F.; Barna, Z.; Delmée, M.; Fitzpatrick, F.; Ivanova, K.; Kuipjer, E.; Macovei, I.S.BACKGROUND: Variations in testing for Clostridium difficile infection can hinder patients' care, increase the risk of transmission, and skew epidemiological data. We aimed to measure the underdiagnosis of C difficile infection across Europe. METHODS: We did a questionnaire-based study at 482 participating hospitals across 20 European countries. Hospitals were questioned about their methods and testing policy fo...