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    Epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestation and diagnosis, prevention and co...

    Abstract Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China beginning in...
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    Identifying targets for antibiotic stewardship interventions through analysis...

    Abstract Background In order to change antibiotic prescribing behaviour, we need to understand the prescribing process. The aim of this study was to identify targets for...
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    Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: First estimates and research pr...

    Abstract Background Since the 1990s, evidence has accumulated of an increased prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Africa as compared to onchocerciasis-free...
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    Identifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions f...

    Background: Meeting the needs of the growing number of older people is a challenge for health and social care services. Home-based interventions aiming to modify health-related...
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    Communication around HPV vaccination for adolescents in low- and middle-incom...

    Abstract Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer. More than 80% of those diagnosed with cervical cancer live in low- and middle-income countries...
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    Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...

    Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated...
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    The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...

    Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking...
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    Combined interventions to reduce HIV incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: a modelling ...

    Abstract Background Combined prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may substantially reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings. Our...
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    Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to impro...

    Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide...
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    Influence of genetic variants on toxicity to anti-tubercular agents: a system...

    MR is supported partly by Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRiG), based on funding from the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment...
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    Transient detectable viremia and the risk of viral rebound in patients from t...

    Abstract Background Temporary increases in plasma HIV RNA ('blips') are common in HIV patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Blips above 500 copies/mL have been...
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    Self-monitoring of health data by patients with a chronic disease: does disea...

    Background: There is a growing emphasis on self-monitoring applications that allow patients to measure their own physical health parameters. A prerequisite for achieving...
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    Cross-sector surveys assessing perceptions of key stakeholders towards barrie...

    © 2015 Dimairo et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License...
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    Six-monthly appointment spacing for clinical visits as a model for retention ...

    Abstract Background The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in 2014 led to massive dropouts in HIV care in Guinea. Meanwhile, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was...
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    Manipulation of the microbiome is an emerging approach to promote health. We conducted a Phase Ia safety study of a single bladder instillation of probiotics in asymptomatic...
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    Predictors of delayed culture conversion among Ugandan patients

    Abstract Background Estimates of month-2 culture conversion, a proxy indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment efficacy in phase-2 trials can vary by culture-type and...
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    Comparative efficacy between atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in the prevention ...

    © 2019 The Author(s). Background: There is no randomized clinical trials with recurrence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as a major outcome with rosuvastatin....
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    Risk perception of blood transfusions – a comparison of patients and allied h...

    Background: Due to an increasing demand in health care services plans to substitute selective physician-conducted medical activities have become attractive. Because...
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    Emergence delirium in children is not related to intraoperative burst suppres...

    Abstract Background Emergence-delirium is the most frequent brain dysfunction in children recovering from general anaesthesia, though the pathophysiological background remains...
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    A cluster randomized controlled trial of extending ART refill intervals to si...

    Abstract Background The antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence club (AC) differentiated service delivery model, where clinically stable ART patients receive their ART refills...