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Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women

In adults, using LSSS instead of regular salt in food probably lowers blood pressure slightly.

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Accuracy of measures for antiretroviral adherence in people living with HIV

Health staff sometimes use questionnaires, counting pills, pharmacy notes, or gadgets to estimate if people with HIV are taking their antiretroviral drugs. None of these approaches were reliable when compared to viral load testing, according to the authors of this new Cochrane review

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Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use

The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if rotavirus vaccines are effective in preventing diarrhoea and deaths in infants and young children. We also aimed to find out if the rotavirus vaccines are safe.

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Diagnosing tuberculosis, Cochrane Special Collections

This Special Collection has been superceded, and the latest version was published 24 March 2020 Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide.

Linezolid for drug‐resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

Recent international guidelines recommend trying to include linezolid in the treatment of all patients with multi‐drug resistant tuberculosis, but there is concern about whether enough good evidence exists to tell us how well it works, what dose is best, and how safe it is for people who take it.

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Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship: a qualitative evidence synthesis

The objectives of the review were to describe and explore the perceptions and experiences of women, partners, community members, healthcare providers and administrators, and other key stakeholders regarding labour companionship.

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Patient Blood Management Recommendations From the 2018 Frankfurt Consensus Conference

To develop a set of evidence-based recommendations for patient blood management (PBM) and for research.

Peer-reviewed article

Tuberculosis screening for prospective migrants to high-income countries: systematic review of policies

To compare predeparture tuberculosis (TB) screening policies, including screening criteria and screening tests, and visa requirements for prospective migrants to high-income countries that have low to intermediate TB incidence and high immigration.

Peer-reviewed article

Maintaining relevance in HIV systematic reviews: an evaluation of Cochrane reviews

Research turnover in the HIV field is rapid, and as a result, maintaining high-quality, up-to-date, and relevant systematic reviews is a challenge. One approach is to frequently update published reviews.

Peer-reviewed article

Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: a worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication

The objective of this article is to describe the development and application of a sampling framework for a qualitative evidence synthesis on vaccination communication.

Peer-reviewed article

Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A qualitative systematic review and theoretical model

This analysis provides a practical theory, arising from thematic synthesis of research, to help understand the dynamics of adherence to ART and engagement in HIV care. This can contribute to the design of service delivery approaches, and informed thinking and action on the part of policy makers, providers, and society: to understand what it is to be HIV-positive in Africa and how attitudes and the health service need to shift to help those with HIV lead ‘normal’ lives.

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Systematic reviews using evidence synthesis methods

Antiamoebic drugs for treating amoebic colitis

This Cochrane Review aims to determine the effectiveness and safety of drugs used to treat people with amoebic colitis, which is an infection of the large intestines caused by the parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. Cochrane researchers searched for all relevant studies to answer this question and included 41 relevant studies in this review.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

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Albendazole alone or in combination with microfilaricidal drugs for lymphatic filariasis

In this Cochrane Review, Cochrane researchers examined the effects of using albendazole alone and albendazole added to antifilarial drugs to treat infected people and people who live in areas with lymphatic filariasis. After searching for relevant trials up to January 2018, we included 13 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including one cluster‐RCT, with a total of 8713 participants.

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