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Risk prediction to inform surveillance of chronic kidney disease in the US Healthcare Safety Net: a cohort study. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundThe capacity of electronic health record (EHR) data to guide targeted surveillance in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. We sought to leverage EHR data for predicting risk of progressing from CKD to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to help ...
Chertow, Glenn M, Hall, Yoshio N, Himmelfarb, Jonathan, Maziarz, Marlena, Tuot, Delphine S, Xie, Yuxiang   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Health Surveillance

, 2015
This chapter describes the application of statistical methods for health surveillance, including those for health care quality monitoring and those for disease surveillance. The former includes adverse event surveillance as well as the monitoring of non-disease health outcomes, such as rates of caesarean section or hospital readmission rates.
Rigdon, Steven E., Fricker, Ronald D.
openaire   +2 more sources

Identification of transmission chains and clusters associated with COVID-19 in Tunisia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The aim of this study was to characterize the transmission chains and clusters of COVID-19 infection in Tunisia. Methods All cases were confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction of a nasopharyngeal specimen.
Mouna Safer, Hejer Letaief, Aicha Hechaichi, Chahida Harizi, Sonia Dhaouadi, Leila Bouabid, Sondes Darouiche, Donia Gharbi, Nawel Elmili, Hamida Ben Salah, Mongi Hammami, Khouloud Talmoudi, Rim Moussa, Nejib Charaa, Hasna Termiz, Fethi Ltaief, Habib Tounekti, Mohamed Makhlouf, Asma Belguith Sriha, Manel Ben Fredj, Sonia Khalfallah, Houcine Jabrane, Selma Mchirgui, Chedli Amich, Radhia Dabghi, Zid Anez, Latifa Abdelkader, Moncef Mhamdi, Nabil Ouerfeli, Salah Zoghlami, Souha Bougatef, Mohamed Kouni Chahed, Nissaf Bouafif Ben Alaya   +32 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England [PDF]

, 2015
Concerns have been raised over breed-related health issues in purebred dogs, but reliable prevalence estimates for disorders within specific breeds are sparse.
Brodbelt, D C, Church, D B, McGreevy, P D, O'Neill, D G, Summers, J F, Thomson, P C   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the infection severity and epidemiological characteristics of mpox in the UK

Nature Communications
In May 2022, individuals infected with the monkeypox virus were detected in the UK without clear travel links to endemic areas. Understanding the clinical characteristics and infection severity of mpox is necessary for effective public health policy. The
Thomas Ward, Christopher E. Overton, Robert S. Paton, Rachel Christie, Fergus Cumming, Martyn Fyles   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects on Intestinal Mucosal Morphology, Productive Parameters and Microbiota Composition after Supplementation with Fermented Defatted Alperujo (FDA) in Laying Hens

Antibiotics, 2019
The olive oil sector is currently adapting its traditional function to also become a supplier of high-value by-products that possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Carmen Bárcena, María Ugarte-Ruiz, Néstor Porras, Francisco J. Mayoral-Alegre, Irene Tomé-Sánchez, Lucas Domínguez, Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Calculating the serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 in Lebanon using 2020 contact-tracing data

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Introduction The first detected case in Lebanon on 21 February 2020 engendered implementation of a nationwide lockdown alongside timely contact-tracing and testing.
Nadine Haddad, Hannah Eleanor Clapham, Hala Abou Naja, Majd Saleh, Zeina Farah, Nada Ghosn, Pamela Mrad, Natasha Howard   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence for more cost-effective surveillance options for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) and scrapie in Great Britain [PDF]

, 2017
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are an important public health concern. Since the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) during the 1980s and its link with human Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, active surveillance has been a key
Arnold, Arnold, Arnold, Boqvist, Cassard, Comoy, Del Rio Vilas, Detwiler, Gafni, Garber, Gill, Gubbins, Maheshwari, McCabe, Prattley, Wells, Wilesmith   +16 more
core   +3 more sources

The Application of Internet-Based Sources for Public Health Surveillance (Infoveillance): Systematic Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2019
Background Public health surveillance is based on the continuous and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. This informs the development of early warning systems to monitor epidemics and documents the impact of intervention measures.
Joana M. Barros, J. Duggan, Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source