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In this instalment of the CIDG 'Meet the Editor' series, we talk with Dr Anke Rohwer, who became a CIDG Editor in August 2020. Could you describe where you currently work and what you do there?I work at the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, which is housed within the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine...
October 15 2020
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How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?Why is this question important?People with suspected COVID-19 need to know quickly whether they are infected, so that they can self-isolate, receive treatment, and inform close contacts. Currently, formal diagnosis of COVID-19 infection requires laboratory analysis of blood or nose and throat...
October 5 2020
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In this instalment of the CIDG 'Meet the Editor' series, we talk with Professor Sandy Oliver, who became a CIDG Editor in August 2020. Sandy is Professor of Public Policy at UCL Institute of Education and a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Faculty of the Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.Could you descibe where you currently...
September 30 2020
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How accurate are rapid tests, performed during a health‐care visit (point‐of‐care), for diagnosing COVID‐19?Why is this question important?People with suspected COVID‐19 need to know quickly whether they are infected, so that they can self‐isolate, receive treatment, and inform close contacts. Currently, COVID‐19 infection is confirmed by sending...
September 3 2020
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Two new reviews and one review update are available in Issue 8 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.New COVID-19 ReviewDinnes J, Deeks JJ, Adriano A, Berhane S, Davenport C, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Takwoingi Y, Cunningham J, Beese...
September 2 2020
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A new systematic review from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group published today; 'Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease'.COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people with COVID-19 have a mild to moderate respiratory...
July 26 2020
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In a new systematic review, an author team from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group explored the evidence regarding managing histoplasmosis in people with HIV. Their review informed the PAHO/WHO guideline development process. The review authors worked with the guideline development group to formulate key questions, including...
July 5 2020
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Why is improving diagnodsis of plague important?Plague is a severe disease associated with high death rates. Pneumonic plague mainly affects the lungs, while bubonic plague present with painful swellings. Not recognizing plague early may result in delayed diagnosis and treatment associated with advanced illness and death, and increased disease...
July 1 2020
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Three protocols and two new reviews are available in Issue 6 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.New COVID-19 ProtocolsMcInnes MDF, Leeflang MMG, Salameh J-P, McGrath TA, Pol CB, Frank RA, Prager R, Hare SS, Dennie C, Spijker R, Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, Jenniskens K,...
June 30 2020
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Three new protocols and one new review are available in Issue 7 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. New ProtocolsCiapponi A, Matthews S, Cafferata ML, Comandé D, Gibbons L, Núñez-González S, Buekens P, Arevalo-Rodriguez I. Laboratory tests...
June 30 2020
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?Why is this question important?People with suspected COVID-19 need to know quickly whether they are infected, so that they can self-isolate, receive treatment, and inform close contacts. Currently, formal diagnosis of COVID-19 infection requires laboratory analysis of blood or nose and throat...October 5 2020
In this instalment of the CIDG 'Meet the Editor' series, we talk with Professor Sandy Oliver, who became a CIDG Editor in August 2020. Sandy is Professor of Public Policy at UCL Institute of Education and a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Faculty of the Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.Could you descibe where you currently...September 30 2020
How accurate are rapid tests, performed during a health‐care visit (point‐of‐care), for diagnosing COVID‐19?Why is this question important?People with suspected COVID‐19 need to know quickly whether they are infected, so that they can self‐isolate, receive treatment, and inform close contacts. Currently, COVID‐19 infection is confirmed by sending...September 3 2020
Two new reviews and one review update are available in Issue 8 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.New COVID-19 ReviewDinnes J, Deeks JJ, Adriano A, Berhane S, Davenport C, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Takwoingi Y, Cunningham J, Beese...September 2 2020
A new systematic review from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group published today; 'Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease'.COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people with COVID-19 have a mild to moderate respiratory...July 26 2020
In a new systematic review, an author team from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group explored the evidence regarding managing histoplasmosis in people with HIV. Their review informed the PAHO/WHO guideline development process. The review authors worked with the guideline development group to formulate key questions, including...July 5 2020
Why is improving diagnodsis of plague important?Plague is a severe disease associated with high death rates. Pneumonic plague mainly affects the lungs, while bubonic plague present with painful swellings. Not recognizing plague early may result in delayed diagnosis and treatment associated with advanced illness and death, and increased disease...July 1 2020
Three protocols and two new reviews are available in Issue 6 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.New COVID-19 ProtocolsMcInnes MDF, Leeflang MMG, Salameh J-P, McGrath TA, Pol CB, Frank RA, Prager R, Hare SS, Dennie C, Spijker R, Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, Jenniskens K,...June 30 2020