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Improving SARS-CoV-2 variants monitoring in the absence of genomic surveillance capabilities: a serological study in Bolivian blood donors in October 2021 and June 2022 [PDF]

eLife
Background: Unlike genomic data, serological data have not been previously leveraged to evaluate the SARS-CoV-2 variants circulation. In Bolivia, sustained genomic surveillance capacities were lacking, especially at the beginning of the pandemic. Methods:
Lucia Inchauste, Elif Nurtop, Lissete Bautista Machicado, Yanine Leigue Roth, Shirley Lenz Gonzales, Maria Luisa Herrera, Katty Mina Villafan, Pedro Mamani Mamani, Marcelo Ramos Espinoza, Juan Carlos Pavel Suarez, Juan Cansio Garcia Copa, Yitzhak Leigue Zabala, Etzel Arancibia Cardozo, Pierre Gallian, Xavier de Lamballerie, Stéphane Priet   +15 more
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The HLA landscape of Colombia: a high-resolution analysis of 11,576 blood donors [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundThe highly polymorphic Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system is critical for adaptive immunity and determines compatibility in transfusion and transplantation medicine. Admixed Latin American populations, such as Colombia’s trihybrid population,
Ana Luisa Muñoz, Daniel Uricoechea, Lina Andrea Gómez, Hernán Argote-Bérdugo, Johan Bula, María Alejandra Rueda, Miguel Germán Rueda, Ignacio Briceño   +7 more
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Barriers and facilitators to, and knowledge of, cord blood banking among pregnant Hispanic women at a university obstetric clinic. [PDF]

Transfusion
Abstract Background Genetic diversity in cord blood (CB) banks is essential for minorities to find a matching graft, yet Hispanics, the largest growing United States (U.S.) minority, remain underrepresented in registries. This study aimed to describe knowledge and awareness of CB banking among Spanish‐only speaking women in their third trimester, to ...
Rojo M, Mayfield L, Jin J, Pandey S, Pham A, Cottler-Fox M.   +5 more
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Long-term forecasting of blood donations using time series of donation activity: Findings from seven blood establishments. [PDF]

Vox Sang
Abstract Background and Objectives To meet the long‐term demand for blood products while preserving donor health in the long run, blood establishments must recruit a sufficient number of new donors annually. To determine what will suffice, it is essential to be able to forecast future blood donation volumes as a function of new donors using estimates ...
Asikainen T, Brits T, Swanevelder R, Erce JAG, Malard L, Garcia-Martínez I, Welvaert M, Karki S, Lallukka T, Pothast M, Arvas M.   +10 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Tirofiban for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). [PDF]

Brain Behav
Graphical representation of the comparative efficacy and safety of intravenous tirofiban for acute ischemic stroke in randomized controlled trials. ABSTRACT Background: Tirofiban is a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, an anti‐platelet drug that is used in ischemic stroke or acute coronary syndromes.
Bullecer DL, Mohammed C, Loiola JAL, Chy MGT, Ramli SF, Hussein AS, Showkat WB, Taikadan T, Mutyala S, Ayyan M, Rehman MAU, Ahmad A, Alsubari AMA.   +12 more
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Sistema de información para el Banco de Sangre de Cienfuegos

Sociedad & Tecnología, 2023
La gestión de información es en la actualidad un problema muy común en todos los ámbitos laborales. El Banco de Sangre Cienfuegos presenta grandes dificultades con este proceso, debido a que no posee una herramienta informática capaz de facilitar ese ...
Richard Darian Sánchez-Rivero, Andy José García-García, David Lorenzo-Calles   +2 more
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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity Assessment of the Spanish Diabetes Management Knowledge Assessment Tool-14 for Nursing Home Nurses. [PDF]

Nurs Open
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study is to describe the initial phase of the psychometric validation process, specifically focusing on the translation, cross‐cultural adaptation and content validation of the Diabetes Management Knowledge Assessment Tool‐17 (DMKAT‐17) for Spanish nursing home settings.
Domínguez-Navarro A, Picardo-García JM.   +1 more
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Antimicrobial Consumption from 2017 to 2021 in East Trinidad and Tobago: A Study in the English-Speaking Caribbean

Antibiotics, 2023
An antimicrobial consumption (AMC) study was performed in Trinidad and Tobago at the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA). A retrospective, cross-sectional survey was conducted from 1 November 2021 to 30 March 2022.
Rajeev P. Nagassar, Narin Jalim, Arianne Mitchell, Ashley Harrinanan, Anisa Mohammed, Darren K. Dookeeram, Danini Marin, Lucia Giangreco, Paola Lichtenberger, Gustavo H. Marin   +9 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Antibiotic Dispensing amongst Pharmacists in Trinidad and Tobago: Exploring a Novel Dichotomy of Antibiotic Laws

Antibiotics, 2023
The inappropriate consumption, use, and dispensing of antibiotics are problems faced globally, with a pattern of inappropriate consumption differing in higher-income countries due to the ease of accessibility of antibiotics.
Rajeev P. Nagassar, Amanda Carrington, Darren K. Dookeeram, Keston Daniel, Roma J. Bridgelal-Nagassar   +4 more
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Transfusión de sangre

Cirugía del Uruguay, 2020
Presentado en sesión de 28 de octubre de ...
Armando Loubejac
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