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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.

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.

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MVA85A vaccine to enhance BCG for preventing tuberculosis

The aim of this Cochrane review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of using MVA85A in addition to BCG compared to using BCG alone for the prevention of tuberculosis.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

READ-It Inception Phase Report

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. We collected and analyzed all relevant studies to answer these questions, and found 55 studies.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

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This Special Collection has been superceded, and the latest version was published 24 March 2020 Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of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

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

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.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

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

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