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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.

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Plague Transmission from Corpses and Carcasses

Knowing whether human corpses can transmit plague will inform policies for handling the bodies of those who have died of the disease. Literature was analyzed to evaluate risk for transmission of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, from human corpses and animal carcasses.

Peer-reviewed article

Ivermectin treatment in humans for reducing malaria transmission

This Cochrane review explored whether community administration of ivermectin influences malaria transmission.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children

The aim of this review is to determine the accuracy of screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children in high‐risk groups, such as children with HIV and close contacts of people with tuberculosis.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Covid Guidelines India

LSTM contributes to India specific guidelines for the treatment and management of COVID-19

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Podcast: Do probiotics help to treat acute infectious diarrhoea?

First author, Shelui Collinson from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK describes the latest findings from the update of this review .

Anthelmintics for people with neurocysticercosis

The objective of this review was to assess the effects of anthelmintics on people with neurocysticercosis.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

WHO guidelines for plague management

WHO guidelines for plague management: revised recommendations for the use of rapid diagnostic tests, fluoroquinolones for case management and personal protective equipment for prevention of post-mortem transmission

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Update: Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) combined with pyrethroids in insecticide‐treated nets to prevent malaria in Africa

Pyrethroid + PBO bed nets reduce malaria infection in areas of high pyrethroid resistance

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Enhancing Public Health Systematic Reviews With Diagram Visualization

Using diagrams to help the reader go straight to the essence of a systematic review.

Peer-reviewed article

Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries

This review update assesses the effects of pay for performance on the delivery of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Impact of the diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF on patient outcomes for tuberculosis

Does using the Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic test instead of smear microscopy when evaluating people for tuberculosis reduce death and successful treatment completion?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Rapid versus standard antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide treatment of bloodstream infection

Tests for identifying the most suitable antibiotics for a bacterial blood infection: are rapid tests better than standard tests?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

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