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Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea

The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of sanitation interventions for preventing diarrhoeal disease, alone or in combination with other WASH interventions

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

Listen to this podcast regarding a rapid test (Xpert Ultra) for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

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Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea

The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of sanitation interventions for preventing diarrhoeal disease, alone or in combination with other WASH interventions

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

Listen to this podcast regarding a rapid test (Xpert Ultra) for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins

The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of cephalosporins for treating enteric fever in children and adults compared to other antimicrobials.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Update: Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS‐CoV‐2

This review update (original version published 25 June 2020) examines antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS‐CoV‐2

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Update: Mosquito aquatic habitat modification and manipulation interventions to control malaria

This update of the original Cochrane review published in 2013 examines which permanent and temporary changes to the water environments of immature mosquitoes work better to reduce malaria in people?

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Should all pregnant women take calcium supplements in Nepal? GRADE evidence to policy assessment

This review aimed to assess whether the current evidence supports the blanket supplementation of calcium to prevent pre-eclampsia among pregnant women in Nepal

Peer-reviewed article

'Interpretation of subgroup analyses', Cochrane Methods Support Unit web clinic, 13 October 2022

Dr Marty Chaplin, CIDG Statistical Editor, presented on the interpretation of subgroup analyses in Cochrane reviews

Air and surface sampling for monkeypox virus in a UK hospital: an observational study

New study finds that monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms

Peer-reviewed article

Update: House modifications for preventing malaria

Research in 1900 suggested house modifications may reduce malaria transmission. A previous version of this review concluded that house screening may be effective in reducing malaria. This update includes data from five new studies.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Podcast: How accurate are rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19?

Listen to this podcast on how accurate are rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19?

Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19

The combination of nirmatrelvir with ritonavir (Paxlovid®) is a new medicine developed to treat infection with the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus and aims to avoid severe COVID‐19 in people without symptoms, or those with mild symptoms. This new review assessed the efficacy and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid®) plus standard of care compared to standard of care with or without placebo, or any other intervention for treating COVID‐19 and for preventing SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Truth not Triumph: backstage at CIDG. Valedictory lecture by Professor Paul Garner

Truth not Triumph: backstage at CIDG. Valedictory lecture by Professor Paul Garner

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