Geebelen, Laurence https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-2187
Lernout, Tinne
Tersago, Katrien
Terryn, Sanne
Hovius, Joppe W.
Docters van Leeuwen, Arieke
Van Gucht, Steven
Speybroeck, Niko
Sprong, Hein
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sciensano (1180-101)
European Interreg North Sea Region program (NorthTick project)
ZonMw (522003007)
Article History
Received: 14 September 2021
Accepted: 20 December 2021
First Online: 20 January 2022
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from all study participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the “Comité d’Ethique Hospitalo-Facultaire Saint-Luc UCL” (ref.: 2016/13AVR/166) which served as the principal ethical committee for the study. Individual test results of the PCR analysis were not communicated to the GPs or the patients at any time during the study, as was described in the informed consent form. The study has been approved by the Commission to Protect the Personal Privacy (Beraadslaging Nr. 16/038, reference: SCSZG/16/144).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.