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J Am Acad Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
PLoS One
December 2024
UNICEF Headquarters, New York, New York, United States of America.
Severe bacterial infections (SBIs) are a leading cause of neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries. World Health Organization's (WHO's) guideline for outpatient management of danger signs indicating possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) when referral is not possible was adopted by three pilot district councils in Mbeya Region, in Tanzania (Busekelo, Kyela and Mbarali Districts) in 2018 (the PSBI project). This study documented changes in practice during the PSBI project, and lessons learned.
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November 2024
Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
Infect Dis Health
November 2024
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 700 East Pratt Street, Suite 900, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, United States. Electronic address:
Background: Despite the uncertainty raised by several studies regarding the practicality of Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) in hospital settings, the urgency prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic led many hospitals to invest in these rapid diagnostics. As the COVID-19 pandemic showcased the potential of POCT in emergency situations, an urgent call arises to leverage the successes and lessons learned for the long-term benefit of healthcare systems, particularly in preparation for the next pandemic of viral respiratory nature.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine emergency care and hospital laboratory stakeholders with expertise and responsibility over POCT operations within hospital systems during the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland, USA.
J Med Internet Res
November 2024
School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
The COVID-19-Curated and Open Analysis and Research Platform (CO-CONNECT) project worked with 22 organizations across the United Kingdom to build a federated platform, enabling researchers to instantaneously and dynamically query federated datasets to find relevant data for their study. Finding relevant data takes time and effort, reducing the efficiency of research. Although data controllers could understand the value of such a system, there were significant challenges and delays in setting up the platform in response to COVID-19.
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