On-site test to detect syphilis in pregnancy: a systematic review of test accuracy studies.

Background: Syphilis in pregnancy can lead to fetal and neonatal death or congenital anomalies. Accurate on-site tests are an essential part of effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the disease.

Objective: This systematic review assessed the accuracy of on-site tests to detect infection with Treponema pallidum in pregnant women.

Review of developments in corneal transplantation in the regions of Brazil - Evaluation of corneal transplants in Brazil.

The aim of this study was to identify inequalities in corneal donation and transplantation among the regions of Brazil. A transversal and retrospective study was specifically conducted using data from the Brazilian Transplant Registry collected by the Brazilian Association of Organ Transplantation between January 2002 and December 2014. The collected data were processed using descriptive statistical methods, and p<0.

Late opacification in hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses: analysis of 87 eyes in a random sample of 102 patients.

Purpose: To report the incidence of late postoperative opacification of a hydrophilic acrylic foldable intraocular lens (IOL).

Setting: Altino Ventura Foundation, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Modulation transfer function and optical quality after bilateral implantation of a +3.00 D versus a +4.00 D multifocal intraocular lens.

Purpose: To determine whether the improvement in intermediate vision after bilateral implantation of an aspheric multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with a +3.00 diopter (D) addition (add) occurs at the expense of optical quality compared with the previous model with a +4.00 D add.

Using research metrics to improve timelines: proceedings from the 2nd Annual CTSA clinical research management workshop.

The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium Workshop was conceived as a venue to foster communication among academic medical centers (AMCs) in the development of methods to improve clinical research management. The consortium, comprised of 46 awardee sites as of 2009, many with multiple AMCs, is expected to expand to 60 sites when fully implemented. At the 2nd Annual CTSA Clinical Research Management Workshop held on June 22nd and 23rd , 2009, on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus, consortium members and potential CTSA sites gathered with stakeholders from private industry, the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration, and private research organizations, to formulate a plan to address challenges in clinical research management.

Phacoemulsification versus extracapsular extraction: governmental costs.

Purpose: To evaluate the governmental costs of patients undergoing phacoemulsification and extracapsular cataract extraction at a public hospital in a developing country.

Methods: A prospective study was conduced with 205 patients. The subjects were randomized for cataract surgery using either phacoemulsification or extracapsular cataract extraction techniques.

Popular beliefs regarding the treatment of senile cataract.

Objective: To identify popular beliefs regarding the treatment of senile cataract in patients enrolled in the community health programs on eye rehabilitation.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out using an interview questionnaire that was applied to 776 subjects drawn from a non-probabilistic sample in five cities of the state of São Paulo. The sample was made up of 47.