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New review: The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

The review authors compared the sensitivity of different sampling collection sites and methods for the detection of current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with any molecular or antigen‐based test.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Evaluation of a strategic academic-government partnership to advance COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines access and uptake in South Africa

The authors of this publication used Cochrane’s KT Framework to map and analyse COVID-19 response activities instituted by a strategic academic-government partnership to supportEIDMduring the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

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Missed opportunities for diagnosis and treatment in patients with TB symptoms: a systematic review

This systematic review was conducted with the hypothesis that underdiagnosis is largely secondary to patient drop out along the diagnostic and care pathway.

Peer-reviewed article

Effects of interventions for preventing road traffic crashes: an overview of systematic reviews

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are among the eight leading causes of death globally. Strategies and policies have been put in place by many countries to reduce RTCs and to prevent RTCs and related injuries/deaths.

Peer-reviewed article

Point-of-care viral load tests to detect high HIV viral load in people living with HIV/AIDS attending health facilities

Why is improving the diagnosis of high HIV viral load infection important?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Suicide rates and suicidal behaviour in displaced people: a systematic review

Refugees, and other forcibly displaced people, face mental distress and may be disproportionately affected by risk factors for suicide. Little is known about suicidal behaviour in these highly-mobile populations because collecting timely, relevant, and reliable data is challenging.

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Community views on mass drug administration for filariasis: a qualitative evidence synthesis

In this synthesis of qualitative research, the authors aimed to explore people's views on MDA programmes for treating lymphatic filariasis in low- and middle-income countries.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis

Human schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by infection with blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. The disease is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America.

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Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk

This Cochrane review explores Low‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Update: Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide‐treated nets

The objective of this review update is to summarize the effect on malaria of additionally implementing IRS, using non‐pyrethroid‐like or pyrethroid‐like insecticides, in communities currently using ITNs.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Chemotherapy for second‐stage human African trypanosomiasis: drugs in use

Medicines for second‐stage human African trypanosomiasis

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Active case finding for tuberculosis in India: a syntheses of activities and outcomes reported by the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme

This review evaluated the outcomes for the components of the ACF campaign against the NTEP’s minimum indicators and elicited the challenges faced in implementation.

Peer-reviewed article

Update: Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use

Are rotavirus vaccines safe and effective in preventing rotavirus diarrhoea in infants and children?

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

GRADE guidance 24 optimizing the integration of randomized and non-randomized studies of interventions in evidence syntheses and health guidelines

This is the 24th in the ongoing series of articles describing the GRADE approach for assessing the certainty of a body of evidence in systematic reviews and health technology assessments and how to move from evidence to recommendations in guidelines

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