Search Results for: Routine

March 24, 2026

In-utero exposure to chikungunya and child morbimortality: a population-based study using linked routine data.

Publication date: Mar 21, 2026 Chikungunya exposure in-utero is linked to neonatal morbidity and neurodevelopmental effects. We examined the long-term morbidity associated with in-utero Chikungunya. This registry-based cohort study linked ... Read more

December 12, 2025

Evaluation of stool-based testing to diagnose tuberculosis in children using the Truenat platform in routine settings in Nigeria.

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Publication date: Dec 10, 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends testing stool with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert-Ultra) as an initial diagnostic test for detection of tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin ... Read more

December 7, 2025

Evaluation of the Performance of Stool Samples to Diagnose Pediatric Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Routine Care: A Cohort Study From Pakistan.

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Publication date: Nov 01, 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends stool as an alternative respiratory sample (RS) for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children Open Access PDF Concepts Keywords ... Read more

November 21, 2025

Joint Position Statement from the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board and the International Psoriasis Council on Routine Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Prior To and During Treatment of Psoriasis Patients with IL-17 or IL-23 Inhibitors.

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Publication date: Nov 17, 2025 Although testing for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection has been standard practice for psoriasis patients being treated with IL-17 or IL-23 inhibitors, evidence for this practice ... Read more

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus meningitis diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction without abnormal routine cerebrospinal fluid analysis.

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Publication date: Nov 10, 2025 This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningitis cases diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) despite normal routine cerebrospinal fluid ... Read more

October 19, 2025

Rapid discrimination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria disease via interpretive machine learning analysis of routine laboratory tests.

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Publication date: Oct 17, 2025 Rapid discrimination of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is crucial in clinical settings. Despite overlapping clinical and radiological features, the ... Read more

October 18, 2025

Impact of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in women living with HIV in Uganda: A Quasi-experimental study using routine care data.

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Publication date: Sep 03, 2025 The World Health Organization recommends tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) for people living with HIV, including pregnant women. However, data on the safety of TPT during ... Read more

September 25, 2025

Contributions of a community health worker program in improving district health system performance in South Africa, using routine health service variables in a quasi-experimental study design.

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Publication date: Aug 19, 2025 Globally low- and middle-income countries are investing in community health worker (CHW) programs. These programs are viewed as fundamental to ensuring universal health coverage for ... Read more

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

Performance of direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by routine MALDI-TOF for diagnosis using species-specific lipid fingerprint.

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Publication date: Jul 22, 2025 Managing tuberculosis cases requires species and drug susceptibility identification, which are limited by the time taken by testing procedures due to slow bacterial growth. Lipid-based ... Read more

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

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Publication date: Jul 19, 2025 Since its inception in 1974, the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI) has achieved remarkable success, averting the deaths of an estimated 154 million children worldwide ... Read more