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Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea

The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of sanitation interventions for preventing diarrhoeal disease, alone or in combination with other WASH interventions

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Xpert Ultra for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

Listen to this podcast regarding a rapid test (Xpert Ultra) for diagnosing tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children

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Should healthcare personnel in nursing homes without respiratory symptoms wear facemasks for primary prevention of COVID-19? A rapid review

Internationally, there are conflicting recommendations regarding the use of facemasks by asymptomatic personnel in long-term care facilities for primary prevention (when no cases have yet been identified) of COVID-19 infection.

Peer-reviewed article

Strategies for optimising antenatal corticosteroid administration for women with anticipated preterm birth

The objective of the review was to determine the relative benefits and risks of individual patient protocols, health service policies, educational interventions or other strategies which aim to optimise the use of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) for anticipated preterm birth.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Ventilation techniques and risk for transmission of coronavirus disease, including COVID-19

Reviewing multiple streams of evidence regarding the benefits and harms of ventilation techniques for coronavirus infections, including that causing COVID-19.

Peer-reviewed article

Transmission of respiratory viruses when using public ground transport: A rapid review to inform public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence was needed to inform strategies for limiting COVID-19 transmission on public transport.

Peer-reviewed article

Podcast:Does cleaning hands with ash stop or reduce the spread of viral and bacterial infections compared with soap or other materials?

In this podcast, Lars Jørgensen from the Nordic Cochrane Centre spoke to his colleague there, Asger Paludan-Müller, about the review.

Treating progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in people living with HIV

This review investigates some treatment dilemmas with progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in people living with HIV.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Hand cleaning with ash for reducing the spread of viral and bacterial infections: a rapid review

Does cleaning hands with ash stop or reduce the spread of viral and bacterial infections compared with soap or other materials?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Factors that influence whether healthcare workers follow infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases

Lead author, Catherine Houghton from the National University of Ireland in Galway, sets the scene and tells us what the review found.

Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis

Identifying barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence to IPC guidelines for respiratory infectious disease.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis

Comparing the efficacy and safety of anthelmintics (albendazole, mebendazole, ivermectin) for treating people with Ascaris infection

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Agricultural and nutritional education interventions for reducing aflatoxin exposure to improve infant and child growth in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Assessing the effects on pre‐ and postnatal growth outcomes when agricultural and nutritional education interventions during the post‐harvest period that aim to reduce aflatoxin exposure are compared to usual support or no intervention.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast:How effective is quarantine alone or combined with other public health measures to control coronavirus (COVID-2019)?

This podcast is for an earlier version of this review In this podcast, lead author, Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit from Danube University Krems in Austria outlines the findings of the effectiveness of quarantine.

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