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Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria chemoprophylaxis for travellers to West-Africa [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010 Background The importation of malaria to non-endemic countries remains a major cause of travel-related morbidity and a leading cause of travel-related hospitalizations. Currently they are three priority medications for malaria prophylaxis to West Africa:
Hatz Christoph +4 more
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Chemoprophylaxis of Tropical Infectious Diseases
Pharmaceuticals, 2010 Travelers to tropical countries are at risk for a variety of infectious diseases. In some cases effective vaccinations are available, but for other infections chemoprophylaxis can be offered.
William J H McBride
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A Review of the Efficacy, Safety, and Feasibility of Rifamycin-Based Post-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis for Leprosy [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseIn 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended scaling up leprosy prevention activities, including chemoprophylaxis, as one of the pillars of their ‘Towards Zero Leprosy’ strategy.
Patrick O. Campbell +2 more
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THE USE OF CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS OR NOT FOR DVT IN SPINE SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [PDF]
Coluna/Columna, 2022 Objective: To compare pharmacological and non-pharmacological prophylaxis in elective spine surgery to determine the risks of DVT, PTE, and epidural hematoma (EH) in both groups, as well as their respective treatment effectiveness.
Bruno Landal Cavassin +7 more
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Malaria Journal, 2023 Background Chemoprophylaxis is a prevention method for malaria during travel in malaria-endemic countries. This study aimed to collate and synthesize the evidence of malarial chemoprophylaxis among malaria death cases.
Manas Kotepui +3 more
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2021 Background: In the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 health care workers are at high risk of getting infected. The National task force for COVID-19 constituted by ICMR recommended the use of hydroxyl chloroquine as prophylaxis for healthcare workers.
Apoorva E Patel +2 more
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Pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis among household contacts: a cost-utility analysis. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Recent pertussis outbreaks have prompted re-examination of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies, when immunization is not immediately protective.
Crowcroft, Natasha S +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background The awareness and willingness to use doxycycline-based syphilis chemoprophylaxis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China remain largely unknown. Methods We recruited MSM online from Nanjing, Wuhan and Changsha between August and October
Xu Zhang +7 more
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Epidemiological and clinical features of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in united nations personnel in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Western Bahr el Ghazal State is located in northwestern South Sudan, which is a tropical area subject to Plasmodium falciparum malaria epidemics. The aim of this study is to explore the epidemiological and clinical features of Plasmodium falciparum ...
Dengming He +7 more
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Evaluation of Triple Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis in Prayagraj District, Uttar Pradesh, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Unplanned urbanisation and improper sanitary system in many cities in a developing country increase cases of vector borne diseases. Among these, filariasis is a major health problem in India.
Khurshid Parveen, Lal Divakar Singh
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