Field study on the suitability of oral fluid samples for monitoring of Lawsonia intracellularis and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae by multiplex qPCR under field conditions.

Background: Monitoring or surveillance of infectious diseases is crucial in terms of herd health management of livestock. Investigations of oral fluids have become an animal friendly routine strategy to monitor respiratory pathogens in pigs. Less is known about the suitability of oral fluids for the detection of enteric pathogens in swine.

Barriers and facilitators of the electronic medical record adoption among healthcare providers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Introduction: An electronic medical record (EMR) can enhance the quality of care and patient outcomes. Ethiopia started the implementation of EMR in 2013. However, its adoption among healthcare providers has been low.

Process Mining on National Health Care Data for the Discovery of Patient Journeys of Older Adults.

Objective: Understanding the longitudinal patterns of health care utilization among older adults is crucial for designing effective patient journeys and enhancing care coordination across settings. This study aims to uncover the most common patient journeys of older adults.

Design: This explorative study used process mining techniques to analyze national health care data from 2017 to 2019, focusing on patient care journeys of older adults (aged ≥65 years) in the Netherlands.

Inpatient zoledronic acid in older hip fracture patients is well tolerated and safe.

Unlabelled: Administering zoledronic acid (ZA) to older hip fracture patients during the hospital stay has faced safety concerns. However, in this study of 161 patients, no ZA-related side effects or readmissions were observed, demonstrating that ZA administration during hospitalization is safe and effective for secondary fracture prevention.

Purpose: According to the 2022 Dutch 'Osteoporosis and fracture prevention' guideline, zoledronic acid (ZA) is the preferred osteoporosis treatment for hip fracture patients.

Differentiating Between Home Care Types to Identify Older Adults at Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes in the Community.

Objectives: Acute hospitalization, recurrent admissions, institutionalization, and death are important adverse health outcomes. Older adults receiving home care are especially at risk of these outcomes, yet it remains unclear if this risk differs between older adults receiving different types of home care and older adults not receiving home care.

Design: Retrospective cohort study using national claims data from 2019.