Acta Clinica Belgica

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Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	27
Real-life data on clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed advanced-stage ovarian cancer: an observational study from Belgium	26
The concomitant use of paracetamol and flucloxacillin. A rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis in the frail oldest old	19
Unravelling the coagulation paradox in liver cirrhosis: challenges and insights	15
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	11
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	9
A decade of insulin pump therapy in a Belgian paediatric diabetes centre: longitudinal outcomes and evolving practices	9
Unveiling unexpected adverse events and haemorrhagic safety: post-marketing safety surveillance of ramucirumab from the FAERS database	7
Evolution of muscle mass and strength in patients admitted for a diabetic foot ulcer	7
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium	7
MEFV variants as phenotypic modifiers in ankylosing spondylitis: a genetic interaction analysis with HLA-B27	6
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	6
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	6
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
TKI-associated proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome: a narrative review with clinical illustration in radio-iodine-refractory thyroid cancer	6
Pulmonary vascular complications of cirrhosis: hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	5
Clinical practice of hereditary angioedema in Belgium: opportunities for optimized care	5
The role of olfactory and salivary gland pathways in periodontal disease-mediated Alzheimer’s disease progression: mechanistic insights and early diagnostic implications	5
Pan-immune-inflammation value predicts sustained ventricular arrhythmias in NSTEMI: a novel inflammatory risk marker	5
The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of acute glomerulonephritis, 1990–2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 and forecast to 2036	4
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	4
An explainable machine learning approach for cervical cancer screening: decoding morphological diagnostic drivers	4
Belgian consensus-based recommendations on the management of hospitalized patients with a penicillin allergy label	4
Current urinalysis practices in Belgian laboratories towards the 2023 EFLM European urinalysis guideline	4
A first case of Chimaeribacter species catheter-related bloodstream infection	4

Prevalence of antisynthetase antibodies in a multicentre early rheumatoid arthritis cohort	4
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	4
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	4
Evaluation of the AIX1000 automated rapid plasma reagin test in a tertiary academic medical center	4
Interleukin 6 inhibition in refractory antisynthetase syndrome: case-based literature review	3
What Europe should (not) learn from the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans	3
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults	3
Pneumococcal vaccination in Belgian adults: a practical translation of the 2025 Superior Health Council guidelines	3
Characteristics and outcomes of patients treated with sotrovimab to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 in Belgium	3
Evaluation of the clinical application of MALDI-TOF MS for identification of difficult-to-classify nontuberculous mycobacterial strains isolated in the laboratory	3
The 2023 Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalized and ambulatory COVID-19 patients	3
Renal AA amyloidosis associated with a TRAPS-like autoinflammatory phenotype and TNFRSF1A R92Q variant in adulthood	3
The effect of physical exercise on fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	3
Prevalence and risk factors of antibiotic resistance for urinary tract infections in patients presenting to a Belgian tertiary care emergency department: testing the national guidelines against the lo	3
Heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature	3
A characterization of the HIV population with limited/exhausted treatment options: a multicenter Belgian study	3
The 2024 Flemish consensus on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus early and later in pregnancy	3
A randomized n-of-1 study comparing blood pressure measured on a clothed arm and on an arm with a rolled-up sleeve	2
Outcomes of adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in melanoma: a retrospective study	2
Trends in oral anticoagulant prescription in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Flanders and the impact of switching patients from vitamin K antagonists to DOACS in terms of the burden c	2
Effective prompt design for large language models in clinical practice	2
Effective front-line treatment of osteosclerotic myeloma with POEMS syndrome with daratumumab, lenalidomide and dexamethasone: a case report and literature review	2
Retrospective analysis of a flucloxacillin oral absorption test in patients requiring flucloxacillin therapy: results and determination of factors associated with adequate absorption	2
Asymptomatic hypercalcemia, caused by sarcoid-like granulomatosis, induced by checkpoint inhibition	2
Expansion of MALDI-TOF MS database as a strategy for identification of Haemophilus species other than H. influenzae	2
Abstracts presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 1-2 December 2023, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	2
The importance of the cumulation of risk factors for antepartum depression	2
Belgian recommendations for tissue diagnosis of amyloidosis	2
Determinants of anemia in patients with primary glomerulonephritis: a biopsy-based analysis	2
Guidance on Belgian referral criteria for lung volume reduction and lung transplantation in patients with severe emphysema-COPD	2
The ability of end-tidal carbon dioxide value to predict the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	2
Appropriate use of antibiotics for oral/dental conditions in older adults: a narrative review	1
Flemish consensus statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in older nursing home residents	1
Recurrent rejections after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with stem cell features in an adult patient	1
Procalcitonin levels at hospital admission are increased in cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	1
Lupus anticoagulant testing in Belgian laboratories: a comparison with the 2020 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardization Committee (ISTH-SSC) guidelines	1
The first reported familial case of statin-induced immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy associated with anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase autoantibodies and HLA DRB1*11:01	1
Pharmacological treatment of presbyopia	1
Retrospective evaluation of an intervention bundle on OPAT implementation in a large non-university hospital	1
Single center, real-world retrospective study of CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma beyond second line: five-year results at the University Hospitals Leuven	1
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem	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
Acute stroke in patients taking an oral anticoagulant: impact of clinical pharmacist’s intervention on pharmacovigilance reporting	1
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	1
Short-term CGM as a tool to optimize glycemic control and defer intensive insulin therapy in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: a Belgian real-life study	1
The prospective screening for SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 antibodies delineates the factual incidence of COVID-19 and shows a sustained serological response post COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients	1
Prognostic value of geriatric and cardiac parameters for one-year mortality in older heart failure patients. A multicentre, observational, prospective study	1
Characterisation of an interference affecting the triiodothyronine measurement on two different immunoassays	1
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	1
A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of relationship between age of onset or duration of type 2 diabetes and mortality involving more than 2.85 million patients	1

Assessing the ability of SARC-F to reflect elastography-based muscle quality in older adults	1
HOMA-IR and HOMA2-IR estimation based on glycated hemoglobin as an alternative for fasting glucose	1
Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for secondary acute kidney injury in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding	1
Predicting the unpredictable: unveiling hidden patterns of emergency department unexpected deaths - a retrospective study	1
Severe hypocalcemia due to osteoblastic bone metastases in a patient with hypoparathyroidism: a case report	1
Global burden of cardiovascular diseases attributable to environmental and occupational risk factors, 1990–2021: an analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021	1
MASH to cirrhosis: bridging the gaps in MASLD management	1
Personalized antiplatelet therapy: a scoping review on the role of platelet function testing and genotyping in acute coronary syndrome	1
Case report: Tuberculosis versus immune-related bronchiolitis under immune checkpoint inhibitor – a diagnostic challenge	1
Comparison of time-to-detection of Mindray TDR and BacT/ALERT®3D blood culture systems using simulated blood cultures	1
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers: in BMI we must trust?	1
Clinicopathologic characteristics and long-term outcomes in glomerulonephritis with crescent formation: a 20-year single-center cohort study	1
Cost-effectiveness analyses of quadrivalent influenza vaccinations in the general European population – a systematic review	1
Case report: thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, an unusual cause of hypokalemia	1
Evaluation of a heat protocol with the Allplex HPV HR assay on the fully automated Seegene STARlet platform for detection of human papillomaviruses	1
Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient with isolated hemianopsia	0
A case of VEXAS with microcytic anemia: don’t be mislead by an associated condition!	0
Barriers to guideline implementation in intermediate- and high-risk Pulmonary Embolism: insights from a real-world cohort study	0
Immune landscape in the glomerular transcriptome of nephrotic syndrome and anca-associated vasculitis	0
EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) compared to conventional susceptibility testing: implementation and potential added value in a tertiary hospital in Belgium	0
Regression of a melanoma brain metastasis that had appeared after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation: a hypothesis-generating case	0
Belgian 2024 guidance on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis	0
The burden of ascites in cirrhosis	0
Testing the national guidelines for pyelonephritis against the local setting in a Belgian secondary care emergency department	0
Elevated blood eosinophil counts in stable COPD patients in Belgian primary care: prevalence and clinical characteristics	0
Barriers and facilitators for physical activity on acute geriatric and rehabilitation wards: a survey study	0
Real-world data on the efficacy and safety of tezacaftor-ivacaftor in adults living with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del and heterozygous for F508del and a residual function mutation	0
Assessing ciliary function in polycystic kidney disease: beyond the kidney	0
Community pharmacists’ experiences with the new tapering program for benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in Belgium	0
Impact of point-of-care ultrasound in right upper quadrant abdominal pain in an emergency department: cost analysis	0
The development of the Belgian paediatric clinical trial network	0
DMARDs and gout therapy in patients with chronic arthritis and end-stage renal disease: a descriptive guide	0
RSV induced rhabdomyolysis: a case report	0
Abstracts presented at the 28th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 6-7 December 2024 Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	0
Hypomagnesemia may be related to frailty, gait and balance problems, and basic activities of daily living in older adults	0
Ectodysplasin A is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease and poor long-term clinical outcome in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	0
Hospital-based identification and preparation of a personalized tapering program for long-term hypnosedative use in older adults with insomnia: feasibility and barriers	0
Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with hypercalcemia, sinusitis and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction	0
Post-diuretic spot urine sodium assessment in acute heart failure: a retrospective analysis	0
Screening frequency for congenital cytomegalovirus in Flanders, Belgium – a multicentre retrospective study	0
Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a systematic review and a meta-analysis	0
A multimodal treatment of basilar artery re-occlusion – case report	0
A structured proactive penicillin allergy delabeling intervention in adult patients in three non-university hospitals	0
Analysis of 2-year mortality risk factors and prediction model for patients with synchronous bilateral primary renal cell carcinoma: findings from the seer database	0
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a young woman: a case report	0
Outcome of novel oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies	0
Cirrhosis and complications hepatocellular carcinoma – expanding indications for immunotherapy	0
The potential role of vitamin D binding protein in kidney disease: a comprehensive review	0
Electronic tools to facilitate medication review in nursing homes: a pilot study	0
Factors to take into account when interpreting 25-hydroxy-vitamin D serum levels	0
Visceral leishmaniasis and potential role of vitamin D	0
Clinical, virological, and operational aspects of a single-center Belgian experience with in-hospital infusions of casirivimab/imdevimab and sotrovimab for mild/moderate COVID-19	0
Liver transplantation for cirrhosis and its complications	0
Human urea production, an ignored factor in the nitrogen debate	0
Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis: a case report and review of current literature	0
Bempedoic acid after statin-induced rhabdomyolysis	0
Skeletal response to teriparatide in real-life setting: effects of age, baseline bone density and prior denosumab use	0
Flatten the curve. On a new covid-19 (hit) severity	0
Overview and resistance profiles of isolated pathogens in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care	0
Clinical characteristics and lipid management of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: results from a 7 years single-centre experience	0
Belgian atopic dermatitis guidelines	0
Using risk factors and markers to predict bacterial respiratory co-/superinfections in COVID-19 patients: is the antibiotic steward’s toolbox full or empty?	0
Implementation of tumour treating fields for glioblastoma in Belgium: real-world outcomes from a Belgian tertiary centre	0
The prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of dehydration in older patients: a cross-sectional study	0
Enhancing hospital emergency response based on the experience of COVID-19	0
Bisphosphonates in a kidney transplant recipient with persistent hyperparathyroidism: think twice	0
Real-world hepatitis B antiviral treatment trends and adherence to practice guidelines: a large cohort study	0
Flemish network on rare connective tissue diseases (CTD): patient pathways in systemic sclerosis. First steps taken	0
Clinical approach to the older person with anorexia	0
Performing intravascular procedures in highly inflammatory patients: think twice	0
The role of Helicobacter pylori – and Porphyromonas gingivalis –associated metabolic syndrome in local and	0
Organisational quality and hospital pharmacists’ roles of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Belgian hospitals: a national survey	0
Clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical medicine – creation of a new specialist title for physicians in Belgium	0
Absence of cross-toxicity between MET inhibitors in a non-small-cell lung cancer with a MET exon 14 skipping mutation	0
Next – Gen Hemostatic nano-powder: a theoretical framework for Nano Clot- safe	0
Emerging threat of WHO priority pathogens in ICU-associated CLABSI and CAUTI: an integrated analysis of resistance patterns, epidemiological trends, and stewardship strategies	0
Predictive value of coagulation variables and glycocalyx shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients – a prospective observational study	0
Exploring the real-life value of first responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a Belgian urban context: a retrospective analysis	0
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature	0
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	0

Development of quality indicators for antimicrobial stewardship in Belgian hospitals: a RAND – modified Delphi procedure	0
Obinutuzumab for membranous nephropathy: a systematic review using pooled case-level extraction analysis	0
Inverse association between caffeine intake and albuminuria in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2005-2016	0
Prediction parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction improvement in patients after acute coronary syndrome	0
Milk and honey: how skin changes reveal the deeper dangers of nutritional deficiencies	0
Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with keratinocyte carcinoma: insights from a multicenter cross-sectional study	0
Enhanced CT image classification for kidney stones using pruned ConvNeXt and two-tier optimization	0
Suspect the unexpected: proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits and a negative hematological work-up. A case of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance	0
Safety of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	0
Treatment-resistant sleep apnea due to untreated hypothyroidism	0
Phenotype variability and therapeutic response to Patisiran in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: a Belgian real-world experience	0
Navigating complexities: differential diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathies in pregnancy - a case report	0
The role of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet in metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes	0
Work stress and burnout among emergency physicians: a systematic review of last 10 years of research	0
’Iatrogenic septic pit’: empyema, a rare complication after endobronchial valve placement	0
Assessing the applicability of the Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment questionnaire in Turkish older adult population: a validation study	0
CPAP adherence after ambulatory and in-hospital management in patients aged 65 years and older	0
Sjögren’s disease with mixed cryoglobulinemia presenting as a hypertensive emergency with thrombotic microangiopathy: a diagnostic puzzle	0
Abstracts presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 5-6 December 2025 Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	0
Acute promyelocytic leukemia complicated by osteofascial compartment syndrome	0
Validation of EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures in a non-automated lab setting	0
Increased pulmonary arterial stiffness in Behçet’s disease is independent of aortic arterial stiffness	0
Real-world evidence on In-hospital statin use and mortality in geriatric patients	0
Impact of telomere length alteration in chronic kidney disease patients of Pakistan: a case–control study and meta-analysis of 24,089 patients	0
Safety and efficacy of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program at a tertiary hospital in Belgium: a monocentric retrospective observational study	0
Case report: diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome in a patient with therapy-resistant large vessel vasculitis	0