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Application of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model to identify predictors of two self-reported hand hygiene behaviors (handwashing and hand sanitizer use) to prevent COVID-19 infection among U.S. adults, Fall 2020

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Handwashing with soap and water is an important way to prevent transmission of viruses and bacteria and worldwide it is estimated handwashing can prevent 1 in 5 viral respiratory infections.
Laura G. Brown, E. Rickamer Hoover, Bethlehem N. Besrat, Claire Burns-Lynch, Rebekah Frankson, Shantrice L. Jones, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +6 more
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Evaluation of the uptake of tuberculosis preventative therapy for people living with HIV in Namibia: a multiple methods analysis

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In 2016, Namibia had ~ 230,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) and 9154 new tuberculosis (TB) cases, including 3410 (38%) co-infected cases. TB preventative therapy (TPT), consisting of intensive case finding and isoniazid preventative therapy,
Clay Roscoe, Chris Lockhart, Michael de Klerk, Andrew Baughman, Simon Agolory, Michael Gawanab, Heather Menzies, Anna Jonas, Natanael Salomo, Negussie Taffa, David Lowrance, Katherine Robsky, Deanna Tollefson, Eric Pevzner, Ndapewa Hamunime, Farai Mavhunga, Helena Mungunda   +16 more
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SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Sera Binding and Neutralizing Antibody Concentrations Compared with COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Estimates against Symptomatic Infection

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Previous COVID-19 vaccine efficacy (VE) studies have estimated neutralizing and binding antibody concentrations that correlate with protection from symptomatic infection; how these estimates compare to those generated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Amy J. Schuh, Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar, Stephanie Dietz, Lara Bull-Otterson, Myrna Charles, Chris Edens, Jefferson M. Jones, Kristina L. Bajema, Kristie E. N. Clarke, L. Clifford McDonald, Sadhna Patel, Kendra Cuffe, Natalie J. Thornburg, Jarad Schiffer, Kelly Chun, Monique Bastidas, Manory Fernando, Christos J. Petropoulos, Terri Wrin, Suqin Cai, Dot Adcock, Deborah Sesok-Pizzini, Stanley Letovsky, Alicia M. Fry, Aron J. Hall, Adi V. Gundlapalli   +25 more
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Dissemination and use of WHO family planning guidance and tools: a qualitative assessment

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018
Background As countries continue to improve their family planning (FP) programmes, they may draw on WHO’s evidence-based FP guidance and tools (i.e. materials) that support the provision of quality FP services.
Joan Marie Kraft, Titilope Oduyebo, Tara C. Jatlaoui, Kathryn M. Curtis, Maura K. Whiteman, Lauren B. Zapata, Mary Eluned Gaffield   +6 more
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Field epidemiology training programs contribute to COVID-19 preparedness and response globally

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) have trained field epidemiologists who strengthen global capacities for surveillance and response to public health threats.
Audrey E. Hu, Robert Fontaine, Reina Turcios-Ruiz, Aisha A. Abedi, Seymour Williams, Angela Hilmers, Eni Njoh, Elizabeth Bell, Carl Reddy, Kashef Ijaz, Henry C. Baggett   +10 more
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines in Adults

Pathogens, 2023
New pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), 15- and 20-valent (PCV15 and PCV20), have been licensed for use among U.S. adults based on safety and immunogenicity data compared with the previously recommended 13-valent PCV (PCV13) and 23-valent ...
Jennifer L. Farrar, Lana Childs, Mahamoudou Ouattara, Fahmina Akhter, Amadea Britton, Tamara Pilishvili, Miwako Kobayashi   +6 more
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Standardizing clinical culture specimen collection in Ethiopia: a training‐of‐trainers

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background Proper specimen collection is central to improving patient care by ensuring optimal yield of diagnostic tests, guiding appropriate management, and targeting treatment.
Jennifer Kue, Ashley Bersani, Kurt Stevenson, Getnet Yimer, Shu-Hua Wang, Wondwossen Gebreyes, Carmen Hazim, Matthew Westercamp, Michael Omondi, Berhanu Amare, Gebrie Alebachew, Rajiha Abubeker, Surafel Fentaw, Eyasu Tigabu, Denise Kirley, Daniel Vanderende, Elizabeth Bancroft, Kathleen M. Gallagher, Theresa Kanter, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat   +19 more
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Characterization of a monoclonal antibody specific to California serogroup orthobunyaviruses and development as a chimeric immunoglobulin M-positive control in human diagnostics

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
California serogroup viruses (CSGVs) of medical importance in the United States include La Crosse virus, Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), California encephalitis virus, and snowshoe hare virus.
Jordan A. Powers, Karen L. Boroughs, Sierra Mikula, Christin H. Goodman, Emily H. Davis, Elisa M. Thrasher, Holly R. Hughes, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Amanda E. Calvert   +8 more
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Bacillus anthracis gamma phage lysis among soil bacteria: an update on test specificity

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax in humans and animals, is enzootic in parts of the U.S. state of Texas where cases are typically reported in animals annually.
Cari B. Kolton, Nicole L. Podnecky, Sean V. Shadomy, Jay E. Gee, Alex R. Hoffmaster   +4 more
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Core components of infection prevention and control programs at the facility level in Georgia: key challenges and opportunities

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background The Georgia Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs is working to strengthen its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program, but until recently has lacked an assessment of performance gaps and implementation challenges faced by ...
Anna Deryabina, Meghan Lyman, Daiva Yee, Marika Gelieshvilli, Lia Sanodze, Lali Madzgarashvili, Jamine Weiss, Claire Kilpatrick, Miriam Rabkin, Beth Skaggs, Amy Kolwaite   +10 more
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