Details below on the latest submission to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 6,  2019 from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (reviews and protocols published 1 – 30 June).

1 New Protocol

Kay  AW, González Fernández  L, Takwoingi  Y, Eisenhut  M, Vu  RD, Steingart  KR, Detjen  AK, Mandalakas  AM. Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays for active tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD013359. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013359.

1 New Review

Mateo‐Urdiales  A, Johnson  S, Smith  R, Nachega  JB, Eshun‐Wilson  I. Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD012962. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012962.pub2.

2 Updated Reviews

Esu  EB, Effa  EE, Opie  ON, Meremikwu  MM. Artemether for severe malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD010678. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010678.pub3. 

Horne  DJ, Kohli  M, Zifodya  JS, Schiller  I, Dendukuri  N, Tollefson  D, Schumacher  SG, Ochodo  EA, Pai  M, Steingart  KR. Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009593. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009593.pub4.

The CIDG editorial base is located at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  in Liverpool, UK. The CIDG is led by Professor Paul Garner (Co-ordinating Editor) and Deirdre Walshe (Managing Editor). Over 600 authors from some 52 countries contribute to the preparation of the Cochrane Reviews. They are supported by an international team of Editors, each with topic or methodological expertise. 

The CIDG’s main areas of work are on determination of the effects of interventions on the prevention or treatment infectious diseases of relevance to the  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and neglected tropical diseases. The aims of the CIDG are to impact on policy and research in tropical diseases through the production of high quality and relevant systematic reviews, and to lead developments in review quality improvement and effective dissemination of findings.