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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"case definition"”.
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The performance of respiratory illness surveillance case definitions to detect Bordetella pertussis in children aged < 5 years seeking healthcare for respiratory illness in South Africa, 2017-2023
… the World Health Organization (WHO) pertussis case definitions can improve sensitivity and accuracy in detecting laboratory‐confirmed Bordetella pertussis, ensuring effective monitoring in South Africa. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of respiratory illness surveillance data among …
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The utility of CSF PCR in central nervous system Varicella zoster infection in HIV
… were divided into two groups based an accepted case definition for TBM. Differences between groups were assessed using Mann-Whitney U or Chi squared tests as appropriate. Results: There were 437 for VZV PCR over three years. Of these 98 were positive and, after exclusions, 31 HIV positive …
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The impact of chest radiography on the diagnosis, clinical management and outcome of acute lower respiratory infections in children
… 59 months who met the World Health Organisation case definition for pneumonia. The main outcome was time to recovery, measured in a subset of 398 participants who offered a telephone number. Subsidiary outcomes included diagnosis, elements of clinical management and subsequent use of health …
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Investigations into HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis
… patients and no standardized clinical case definition exists. An emerging complication that contributes to poor outcome in HIV-associated TBM is neurological TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS). [Methods] A consensus clinical TBM case definition was developed …
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Exploring Novel Diabetes Surveillance Methods: A Comparison of Administrative, Laboratory and Pharmacy Data Case Definitions
… reporting on sensitivity, specificity and PPV of case definitions. Data from THIN was used to study demographic differences of the populations being captured using different case definitions. Methods: Electronic databases were systematically searched for validation studies where an administrative …
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Early prediction of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants in a resource-limited setting
… long-term follow-up. In such settings, accurate case definition and early prediction of HIE and outcome may assist with the appropriate allocation of resources. The amplitude-integrated electro-encephalogram (aEEG) is an ideal tool to use for prediction of outcome and the need for cooling, but …
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Enhancing User Data Privacy and Trust through the Implementation of the OTrace Protocol: Development, Challenges, and Impact Assessment
… protocol, including requirements analysis, use case definition, system architecture, and Ap- plication Programming Interface (API) specification. The research addresses the technical, regulatory compliance, and user acceptance challenges encountered, offering insights into potential solutions …
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Corpus callosum morphology in retinopathy-positive and retinopathy-negative Malawian children diagnosed with cerebral malaria
… in Blantyre, Malawi, and satisfied the clinical case definition of CM. There were two groups: retinopathy-positive CM (n = 16) and retinopathy-negative CM (n = 4). Analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of covariance were conducted and effect sizes were calculated on the area …
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Utilizing Electronic Dental Record Data to Track Periodontal Disease Change
… PD diagnoses from periodontal charting based on case definitions for surveillance studies, 2) extracted clinician-recorded diagnoses from clinical notes, 3) determined the number of patients with disease improvement or progression over time from EDR data. We found 100% completeness for age, sex; …
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Cryptococcus neoformans e Cryptococcus gattii: quimiotipagem e correlação com criptococose em hospitais públicos de João Pessoa - PB.
… epidemiological and medical records, as the case definition was established by the Health of Ministry.W ere diagnosed 25 cases of cryptoco ccosis, 23 cases of cryptococcosis m eningitis, 1 case of pulmonary cryptococcosis more cryptococcosis meningitis and 1 case c utaneous cryptococcosis, …
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The prognosis of tuberculosis in adults infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1)
… clinics between 1992 and 1996. Methods: The TB case definition was a positive culture or a compatible clinical picture combined with a positive smear or a histologic diagnosis. TB patients were treated with 6-month short course regimens. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the overall …
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Motor neuron disease in an African population: A review of current literature and a case series of the flail arm variant in the Western Cape
… using Pubmed and Google Scholar. For the case series description, patients presenting to the Groote Schuur Hospital MND clinic with a phenotype of restricted proximal upper limb, lower motor neuron involvement for at least 12 months after symptom onset, during the time period of March 2014 …
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The Association between Adult Self-reported Asthma & Potential Exposures to Asthma Triggers in Virginia Workplaces: An Ecological Study
… disease in the U.S., but there is no standard case definition of WRA. Most states, including Virginia, do not require WRA diagnoses to be reported to health departments. At present, there is too little epidemiological data on WRA in Virginia to direct public health planning efforts. Objectives: …
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Descriptive study of maternal outcomes in a near-miss cohort at Kagadi District Hospital, Uganda
… retrospective review of obstetric near miss cases and maternal deaths that occurred between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2015. Obstetric near miss case definition was based on disease-specific criteria including: haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, dystocia, infection and …
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Long-term Consequences of West Nile Virus in Virginia.
… The study population was drawn from 60 human cases that met the surveillance case definition for non-neuroinvasive and neuroinvasive WNV illness in Virginia between 2002-2004. Information was collected during personal interviews using a standard questionnaire. The questionnaire included …
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection
… to have been a substantial increase in pertussis cases as reported mainly in high income countries. Although it is believed that the greatest burden of pertussis, including deaths, is in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there seem to be little data available to back this up. This thesis …
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection
… to have been a substantial increase in pertussis cases as reported mainly in high income countries. Although it is believed that the greatest burden of pertussis, including deaths, is in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there seem to be little data available to back this up. This thesis …
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Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes, Periodontitis, and Quality of Life in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
… and the American Academy of Periodontology case definition. We assessed the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) for adults with CF using the Oral Health Impact Profile 14 and the cystic fibrosis-related quality of life (CFRQoL) using the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire Revised. We …
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Indoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a South African birth cohort study
… which were categorised according to WHO case definition criteria. Exposure to IAP was comprehensively assessed in over 800 homes antenatally and postnatally providing important South African data on IAP and potential sources of exposure. Tobacco smoke exposure was assessed longitdunially …