Acta Clinica Belgica

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Mental health impact of COVID-19 in frontline healthcare workers in a Belgian Tertiary care hospital: a prospective longitudinal study	36
Procalcitonin and secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19: association with disease severity and outcomes	33
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and its comparison with influenza pneumonia	28
Dengue: current state one year before WHO 2010–2020 goals	23
Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with type 1 diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: case-report and review of the literature	20
Malnutrition and its relation with diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome: a review	17
How accurate is telephone triage in out-of-hours care? An observational trial in real patients	14
Use of chimerism analysis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: Belgian guidelines and review of the current literature	12
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease and death in patients aged 70 and over: a retrospective observational cohort study	12
Barriers and facilitators to participate in the colorectal cancer screening programme in Flanders (Belgium): a focus group study	11
Biosimilars in Belgium: a proposal for a more competitive market	10
Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalised and ambulatory patients with COVID-19	10
Joint Belgian recommendation on screening for DPD-deficiency in patients treated with 5-FU, capecitabine (and tegafur)	9
The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20): expected added value	9
Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate prescribing and medication complexity in Turkish older patients in the community pharmacy setting	8
The influence of COVID-19 on routine hematological parameters of hospitalized patients	8
Covid-19: contribution of clinical characteristics and laboratory features for early detection of patients with high risk of severe evolution	8
The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in the pathogenesis of COVID-19: the villain or the hero?	8
The associations of life quality, depression, and cognitive impairment with mortality in older adults with COVID-19: a prospective, observational study	8
Vitamin B12 deficiency in the setting of nitrous oxide abuse: diagnostic challenges and treatment options in patients presenting with subacute neurological complications	7
The clinical implications and importance of anemia in older women	7
Comparative evaluation of BACTEC FX, BacT/ALERT 3D, and BacT/ALERT VIRTUO automated blood culture systems using simulated blood cultures	7
Organisation and quality monitoring for point-of-care testing (POCT) in Belgium: proposal for an expansion of the legal framework for POCT into primary health care	7
Neoplasia in Turner syndrome: a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary referral centre in Belgium	7
Ethical reflections on Covid-19 vaccines	7

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: correlation with hyperuricemia in a European Mediterranean population	7
Benefits of antiretroviral therapy initiation during acute HIV infection	7
Parathormone, bone alkaline phosphatase and 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in a large cohort of 1200 children and teenagers	7
A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-A) in an adult woman 18 days after COVID-19 vaccination	7
Sensitivity and specificity of 14 SARS-CoV-2 serological assays and their diagnostic potential in RT-PCR negative COVID-19 infections	6
Subtle relationships between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and fungi in patients with cystic fibrosis	6
Diagnosing COVID-19; towards a feasible COVID-19 rule-out protocol	6
COVID-19 pandemic: overview of protective-ventilation strategy in ARDS patients	6
Left atrial appendage occlusion in recurrent ischaemic stroke, a multicentre experience	6
Phone CPR and barriers affecting life-saving seconds	6
High adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Belgium: a narrative review	6
Antibiotic use in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): outcomes and associated factors	6
Immersion in an emergency department triage center during the Covid-19 outbreak: first report of the Liège University hospital experience	6
Advanced triage to redirect non-urgent Emergency Department visits to alternative care centers: the PERSEE algorithm	6
Malignant cardiac tamponade: safety and efficacy of intrapericardial bleomycin instillation	5
Prognostic value of the Surprise Question for one-year mortality in older patients: a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units	5
Porphyria: awareness is the key to diagnosis!	5
Epithelioid angiosarcoma arising after an endovascular aneurysm repair: case report and review of the literature	5
Non-primary CMV infection not always innocent. A case-report and literature review	5
Added value of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in a Flemish nursing home during an acute COVID-19 outbreak in April 2020	5
Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori in West Flanders – Belgium: an observational cross-sectional study	5
Aseptic meningitis after SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination	5
Lung cancer in a CF patient: combination of bad luck or is there more to say?	5
Tigecycline-induced life-threatening coagulopathy in a patient with a Mycobacterium abscess: a case report and step-by-step diagnostic approach	5
Malnutrition risk and its association with adverse outcomes in a Belgian cohort of community-dwelling adults aged 80 years and over	5
A novel mutation in the ZNF462 gene c.3306dup; p.(Gln1103Thrfs*10) is associated to Weiss-Kruszka syndrome. A case report	5
Primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults: Belgian recommendations for diagnosis and treatment anno 2021 made by the Belgian Hematology Society	4
The implementation of a structured specialized consultation for psoriasis management	4
Expert consensus statement on acute hepatic porphyria in Belgium	4
The use of carcinoembryonic antigen levels to predict lung nodule malignancy: a meta-analysis	4
A rare case of Azathioprine-induced leukopenia in an European woman	4
Should I, can I, dare I? Patients’ view on stopping long-term antidepressant use, a qualitative study	4
Associations between obesity, self-reported weakness and their combinations with mortality in nursing home residents	4
A clearer view on ovarian clear cell carcinoma	4
IgE-mediated gastroallergic anisakiasis with eosinophilic oesophagitis: a case report	4
Clinical features of Legionnaires’ disease at three Belgian university hospitals, a retrospective study	4
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) induced by phenytoin re-exposure: case report and systematic review	4
Metastatic malignant struma ovarii: a case report and review of the literature on the management of malignant struma ovarii	4
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in high-risk health care workers in a Belgian general hospital: evolution from the first wave to the second	4
Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: eight case studies with focus SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin	4
Retrospective evaluation of routine whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Belgian National Reference Center, 2019	4
A case of Escherichia coli and Peptoniphilus species mixed osteomyelitis successfully identified by MALDI TOF-MS with a review of the literature	3
Treatment innovation for patients: a collaborative network in the Benelux and an inside view of 20 years of Galapagos	3
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	3
Diagnosis of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma eight days postpartum: Is there a link with pregnancy? A case report and review of the literature	3
Optimizing pharmacotherapy on geriatric hospital units in Belgium – a national survey	3
Local immune response as novel disease mechanism underlying abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome	3
Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care	3
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	3

Why do participants in the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program not undergo a diagnostic colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test?	3
Airborne pollutants as potential triggers of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review	3
Implementation of a protocol using ketamine-propofol (‘ketofol’) in a 1 to 4 ratio for procedural sedation in adults at a university hospital emergency department – report on safety and effectiveness	3
Rat bite fever: a case report review	3
Mycobacterium avium complex and Cryptococcus neoformans co-infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report	3
Verrucous hyperplasia and verrucous carcinoma in head and neck: use and benefit of methotrexate	3
The incidence of lower respiratory tract infections and pneumococcal vaccination status in adults in flemish primary care	3
Performance of the FREND™ COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection	3
Trichinella spiralis-associated myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction	3
Inhibition of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease	2
Preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: more, less, or just the same?	2
A legal framework on advanced practice nursing in Belgium: what do we and don’t we know?	2
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature	2
Memory efficiency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy	2
Nivolumab and anti-HCV activity, a case report	2
Different long-term avidity maturation for IgG anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	2
Artifactual hypoglycemia in a patient with systemic sclerosis	2
Hepatitis C in two general practices in Flanders, Belgium: is there a need to reconsider current screening recommendations?	2
Treatment of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in Belgium: a real world data analysis	2
The efficiency of the EmERGE pathway to provide continuity of care for medically stable people living with HIV in Belgium	2
Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	2
Resolution of a hepatoduodenal fistula after nivolumab treatment in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma: challenges in immunotherapy	2
Lessons from the Belgian experience with regulatory control during the COVID-19 pandemic for the implementation of the European IVD regulation 2017/746	2
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	2
Foxglove poisoning: diagnostic and therapeutic differences with medicinal digitalis glycosides overdose	2
Wolff Parkinson White and recreational (meth)amphetamine use: a potentially lethal combination	2
Intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking pancreatic NET: can unnecessary surgery be avoided?	2
First case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with a foot ulcer infection in Belgium	2
Developing and evaluating a participatory arts programme for cancer patients and their caregivers	2
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital	2
Prognostic determinants in patients with non traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage: a real life report	2
Evaluation of the relationship of lymphangiogenesis markers with disease pathogenesis in patients with Behçet’s uveitis	2
Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care	2
Clinical characteristics of sarcoidosis patients in Belgium	2
Analysis of ergonomic occupational accidents and near misses in a large Belgian university hospital	2
Patients with dementia and atrial fibrillation less frequently receive direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and experience higher thrombotic and mortality risk	2
Vitamin D in patients with COVID-19: is there a room for it?	2
Identifying new predictive factors for survival after surgery for spinal metastases: an exploratory in-depth retrospective analysis	2
Sense and nonsense concerning biotin interference in laboratory tests	2
Reliability and validity of an original nurse telephone triage tool for out-of-hours primary care calls: the SALOMON algorithm	2
Evaluation of four novel prognostic scores on admission for COVID-19 mortality. An experience from a Mediterranean tertiary center	2
Cobalamin and folic acid deficiencies presenting with features of a thrombotic microangiopathy: a case series	2
A case of Flavonifractor plautii blood stream infection in a severe burn patient and a review of the literature	2
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	2
Antimicrobial prescription in severe COVID-19 and CAP: a matched case-control study	2
Cirrhosis and partial portal thrombosis leading to severe variceal bleeding, an unusual presentation of sarcoidosis	2
A comparison of clinical characteristics between old and oldest-old patients hospitalised for SARS-COV2	1
Paraneoplastic Raynaud’s phenomenon as sign of progression: a case report on a patient with breast cancer	1
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as non-resolving pneumonia: a case report	1
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	1
Antenatal corticosteroids-to-birth interval in preterm birth	1
Acquired C1-inhibitor deficiency due to splenic marginal zone lymhoma: Case Report	1
Epidemiology and etiology of blood stream infections in a Belgian burn wound center	1
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	1
Health economic modelling of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Canagliflozin in Belgium	1
Clinical experience in anti-synthetase syndrome: a monocentric retrospective analytical study	1
Patient empowerment in Flemish hospital wards: a cross-sectional study	1
Using risk factors and markers to predict bacterial respiratory co-/superinfections in COVID-19 patients: is the antibiotic steward’s toolbox full or empty?	1
Stress levels of Flemish emergency medicine residents and the implications for clinical practice and education	1
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction after oral intake of non-ionic iodinated contrast medium	1
Palliative cytoreduction with low dose intravenous melphalan in patients with acute myeloid leukemia refractory to prior treatment	1
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	1
Next generation sequencing in therapy-related myeloid neoplasms compared to de novo myeloid neoplasms	1
Rat bite fever: some comments on a case report review	1
Perceptions of interdisciplinary bedside rounds by head nurses in Flanders: a cross-sectional exploration	1
Symmetric polyneuropathy after viral symptomatology – not always Guillain-Barré Syndrome	1
‘Adequacy between medical prescription and intake of analgesics for acute low back and neck pain after presentation at the emergency department – do we prescribe too many tablets?’	1
Success of the acute renal angina index in the early prediction of acute kidney injury in the emergency department	1
Even if it looks like COVID-19, think again: the importance of differential diagnosis during a pandemic	1
Outcome of novel oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies	1
Clostridium perfringens splenic abscess treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotic therapy: a case report	1
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	1
Clinical decision-making in older patients with cancer: a cross-sectional single-centre study to assess the impact of clinical judgement and patient preferences	1
Regression of a melanoma brain metastasis that had appeared after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation: a hypothesis-generating case	1
A novel pathogenic variant in LCAT causing FLD. A case report	1
Truth or dare: switching BRAF/MEK inhibitors after acute interstitial nephritis in a patient with metastatic melanoma – A case report and review of the literature	1
Initiation of a new anti-cancer medical treatment in ICU: a retrospective study	1
Strategies to overcome relapse of immunotherapy-related hepatitis: dose reduction is not the key	1
Delayed cerebral thrombosis complicating bacterial meningitis	1
Treatment of a patient with severe cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after haploidentical stem cell transplantation with donor derived CMV specific T cells	1

Infections caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-endemic countries: three case reports and review of the literature	1
Discrepancies between ePrescriptions and dispensing in Belgium, 6 years after the launch of the electronic prescribing – a mixed-method study	1
Prediction parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction improvement in patients after acute coronary syndrome	1
Unusual disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection presenting with fever and diarrhea in an AIDS patient: a case report and literature review	1
Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines: statement of the Belgian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BelSACI)	1
A Pseudomonas monteilii unilateral inguinofemoral granulomatous lymphadenitis in a two-year-old girl. A case report	1
On the protein content of kidney stones: an explorative study	1
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	1
Severe rhabdomyolysis due to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, a wary manifestation of a heterogenous pathology	1
The 12 -year evolution of emergency department alcohol-related admissions in a student city	1
A deadly capillary leak attack. Clarkson’s disease: a narrative review	1
Correlation of symptoms and physical activity level in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: results from the observational SPACE study	1
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for the treatment of prosthetic knee and hip infections in Belgium, a cost minimization analysis	1
Abstracts presented at the 26th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 9-10 December 2022, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	1
Recommendations on the management of multiple myeloma in 2020	1
Peritoneal tuberculosis caused by intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following nephroureterectomy in a patient with bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer: a case report	1
Unusual non-valvular left ventricular endocarditis presenting as multiple brain embolism	1
Association of PC and AT levels in the early phase of STEMI treated with pPCI with LV systolic function and 6-month MACE	1
Changes in the use and uptake of a national out-of-hours telephone triage service by younger and older patients seeking non-urgent unplanned care surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Flanders (Belgium	1