Comment on "Risk-based screening combined with a PCR-based test for group B streptococci diminishes the use of antibiotics in laboring women".

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol

Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Southern University of Santa Catarina UNISUL, Av. José Acácio Moreira, 787 - Dehon, Tubarão, SC CEP-88704-900, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: October 2017

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.07.008DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

comment "risk-based
4
"risk-based screening
4
screening combined
4
combined pcr-based
4
pcr-based test
4
test group
4
group streptococci
4
streptococci diminishes
4
diminishes antibiotics
4
antibiotics laboring
4

Similar Publications

Objective: The Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Committee developed recommendations for the use of extended genotyping results in cervical cancer prevention programs.

Methods: Risks of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse were calculated using data obtained with the Onclarity HPV Assay from large cohorts. Management recommendations were based on clinical action thresholds developed for the 2019 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Public Perspectives on Direct-to-Consumer Testing Oversight.

Ther Innov Regul Sci

November 2024

School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

The FDA published a final rule for Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests in the Federal Register on May 6, 2024, which aims to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) by amending current regulations. The rule also includes a policy to phase out the FDA's general enforcement discretion approach for LDTs, aligning them with other In Vitro Diagnostic Devices. Notably, direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing is exempt from this policy shift, as the FDA believes this category of tests has already met applicable requirements.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

We describe the computation of metrics to inform the selection of areas for a regionalised approach to bovine tuberculosis eradication in Ireland. Our aim was not to recommend suitable regions but to elucidate the criteria used in metric selection and comment on the diversity of metric values amongst regions. The 26 counties of Ireland were compared using 20 metrics, grouped into five categories: region size and cattle population, herd fragmentation, cattle movement, bovine TB testing, badger population and control.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objectives: Adequate analytical quality of reported results is primarily ensured by performing internal quality control (iQC). Currently, several different iQC practices are in use. As a prelude to the revision of a Dutch guidance document on analytical QC, a questionnaire was sent out to gain insights in the applied practices and the need for guidance.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!