Publications by authors named "Marcy Palmer"
Background: Chest X-ray (CXR) interpretation is challenging for the diagnosis of paediatric TB. We assessed the performance of a three half-day CXR training module for healthcare workers (HCWs) at low healthcare levels in six high TB incidence countries.
Methods: Within the TB-Speed Decentralization Study, we developed a three half-day training course to identify normal CXR, CXR of good quality and identify six TB-suggestive features.
Article Synopsis
- - The study addresses the issue of undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis in children, aiming to improve diagnostic algorithms and prediction models to assist in treatment decisions at primary health-care centers.
- - Researchers conducted a meta-analysis using data from WHO and various studies to evaluate the effectiveness of existing treatment-decision algorithms and develop new multivariable prediction models.
- - The analysis included data from 4718 children under 10 years old across 12 countries, resulting in the creation of two scoring systems for tuberculosis classification that aim for high sensitivity in clinical settings.
Objective: Intranasal influenza vaccine has proven clinical efficacy and may be better tolerated by young children and their families than an injectable vaccine. This study determined the potential cost-effectiveness (CE) of an intranasal influenza vaccine among healthy children.
Methods: We conducted a CE analysis of data collected between 1996 and 1998 during a prospective 2-year efficacy trial of intranasal influenza vaccine, supplemented with data from the literature.