Publications by authors named "P R Donald"
Background: Patients with an active cancer are more likely to develop melioidosis, but the characteristics and clinical course of melioidosis in patients with cancer have not been examined in detail. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis is prescribed to prevent melioidosis in patients receiving immune suppressing anti-cancer therapy in some jurisdictions-and is recommended in national Australian guidelines-however the risks and benefits of this strategy are incompletely defined.
Methods: The study took place in Far North Queensland (FNQ) in tropical Australia.
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- Trade is a major threat to wild bird species, often occurring secretly and lacking proper monitoring, which complicates the understanding of which species are under threat.
- The study analyzed seven global data sets to create a trade prevalence score for bird species, identifying those at high risk and validating the data through literature and surveys.
- Results showed a strong agreement among data sets regarding trade prevalence, with 45.1% of all birds and 36.7% of threatened species receiving scores of 1 or more, highlighting the high risk of certain groups like Falconiformes and Psittaciformes in trade.
Carl Flügge is best known for the promotion of studies demonstrating the transmission of all manner of infections, but particularly tuberculosis, by coughed droplets. But it is seldom recognised that Flügge was also influential in a number of other fields comprising the practice of hygiene. One-hundred years following his death in 1923, we review literature related to the studies of Flügge and his colleagues and students and illustrate the particular emphasis he laid upon the environment within which disease and its transmission might be fostered or prevented, embracing and studying aspects essential to the health of any community ranging from fundamental microbiology in the laboratory to subjects as disparate as housing, clean water supply, nutrition, sanitation, socio-economic circumstances and climate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Direct digital photography for lip print recording is a recent trend, and there is a dearth of systematic research on the analysis of the recorded prints with existing clip print classification systems.
Aims And Objectives: This study aims to compare the accuracy of the digital photographic method in lip print recording, comparing it with traditional methods, and assessing the suitability of commonly used lip print classification for analyzing lip prints recorded by photographic method.
Methodology: A total of 72 participants aged between 20 and 26 were included.
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- The study investigates healthcare students' perceptions of ChatGPT's academic utility in Southeast Asia, focusing on knowledge, attitudes, and usage patterns among 443 undergraduate participants.
- Findings reveal a generally positive attitude towards ChatGPT despite concerns about ethics, accuracy, and dependence, with MBBS students using it more frequently than their peers.
- Results indicate that higher knowledge and positive attitudes towards ChatGPT correlate with increased academic use, suggesting a need for guidelines on effective integration of AI tools in medical education.