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05 Sep 2023

Cluster-randomized controlled trials: a tutorial

This tutorial focuses on cluster-randomized controlled trials (cluster-RCTs). What cluster-RCTs are, why they might be used, and how to include data from cluster-RCTs in systematic reviews.
Peer-reviewed article
21 Aug 2023

Topical repellents for malaria prevention

This Cochrane Review aims to measure the effectiveness of topical repellents to prevent malaria infection among high‐ and non‐high‐risk populations living in malaria‐endemic regions.
Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW
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01 May 2021

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
14 Apr 2021

Updated Podcast: Xpert Ultra compared to Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults

Lead author, Jerry Zifodya from Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, talks about the latest finding in this podcast.
Audio/Video
13 Apr 2021

Updated Podcast: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?

Lead author of the March 2021 update, Nayaar Islam from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, describes the latest findings in this podcast.
Audio/Video
06 Apr 2021

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

Several  COVID-19 reviews relate to diagnosis. One of these, on the use of rapid point-of-care tests was updated in March 2021. Lead author Jacqueline Dinnes from the University of Birmingham in the UK tells us what they found for antigen tests.
Audio/Video
24 Mar 2021

Update (24 Mar 2021): Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen and molecular‐based tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

This is a review update of the original version (published 26 August 2020). The authors now include 64 study reports in 78 study cohorts, evaluating 16 antigen and 5 molecular assays.
Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE
23 Mar 2021

Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra assays for screening for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults, irrespective of signs or symptoms.

How accurate are sputum Xpert tests for screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults whether or not they have tuberculosis symptoms?
Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW
22 Mar 2021

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis Module 2: Screening – Systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

A set of 17 new and updated recommendations for the screening of TB disease have been developed
Dissemination products
17 Mar 2021

WHO: Updated recommendations on HIV prevention, infant diagnosis, antiretroviral initiation and monitoring

These guidelines provide new and updated recommendations on the use of point-of-care testing in children under 18 months of age and point-of-care tests to monitor treatment in people living with HIV; the treatment monitoring algorithm; and timing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV who are being treated for tuberculosis.
Dissemination products
16 Mar 2021

Update (16 Mar 2021) Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19

Original version  published on 30 September 2020. This is the second update of this review. The review authors included studies in people with suspected COVID‐19 only, and excluded studies in people with confirmed COVID‐19. The evidence is up to date to 30 September 2020.
Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE
23 Feb 2021

Podcast: How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing tuberculosis outside the lungs (extrapulmonary tuberculosis) and rifampicin resistance?

First author, Mikashmi Kohli from McGill University in Montreal Canada, tells us about the updating of the review and what they found.
Audio/Video
23 Feb 2021

Updated Podcast: Can symptoms and medical examination accurately diagnose COVID-19?

This review, first published in June 2020 has been updated in February 2021. Here the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, tells us about the latest findings.
Audio/Video
23 Feb 2021

Update (23 Feb 2021) Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19

This review update  will assess the diagnostic accuracy of signs and symptoms to determine if a person presenting in primary care or to hospital outpatient settings, such as the emergency department or dedicated COVID‐19 clinics, has COVID‐19.
Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

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