Category: Public Health & Epidemiology
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PET/CT lesion responses matched tuberculosis treatment outcomes in marmosets
This research indicates that combining quantitative PET/CT measures in infected marmosets was more informative for tuberculosis treatment outcomes than bacterial burden alone.
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Cardiovascular guideline implementation remains suboptimal
This research indicates that implementation of European Society of Cardiology clinical practice guidelines remains suboptimal and that better, more integrated strategies are needed.
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Review finds machine learning may strengthen U.S. infectious disease surveillance
This research indicates that big data and machine learning may improve the speed, accuracy, and robustness of infectious disease surveillance and control in the U.S..
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Tongue swab PCR showed high accuracy for tuberculosis detection
This research indicates that rapid PCR testing of tongue swabs can accurately detect pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum-scarce patients, with particularly high specificity.
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Intention/reflection practice improved student pharmacist engagement after COVID-19
This research indicates that intention/reflection practice in experiential pharmacy education was associated with greater engagement, confidence, and professional development among student pharmacists after COVID-19.
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Systematic reviews are central to living evidence-informed guidelines
This research indicates that systematic reviews are important for guideline recommendations, but they are not sufficient on their own.
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COVID-19 stress affected adolescent problem behaviors through different pathways
This research indicates that COVID-19 stress was linked to adolescent problem behaviors through academic stress and adaptation stress, and that academic attribution profiles changed how these pathways worked.
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MRI scores differentiated pyogenic and tuberculous spondylitis
This research indicates that MRI-based epidural abscess signal and vertebral body signal scores can help distinguish pyogenic spondylitis from tuberculous spondylitis and guide empirical antibiotic therapy before microbiological confirmation.
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Compensatory mutations showed limited effect on MDR/RR-TB clustering
This research indicates that compensatory mutations did not significantly increase transmission clustering or cluster size in multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Hunan Province, China.
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