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New review: The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

The review authors compared the sensitivity of different sampling collection sites and methods for the detection of current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with any molecular or antigen‐based test.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Evaluation of a strategic academic-government partnership to advance COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines access and uptake in South Africa

The authors of this publication used Cochrane’s KT Framework to map and analyse COVID-19 response activities instituted by a strategic academic-government partnership to supportEIDMduring the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

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New review: The effect of sample site and collection procedure on identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

The review authors compared the sensitivity of different sampling collection sites and methods for the detection of current SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with any molecular or antigen‐based test.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Evaluation of a strategic academic-government partnership to advance COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines access and uptake in South Africa

The authors of this publication used Cochrane’s KT Framework to map and analyse COVID-19 response activities instituted by a strategic academic-government partnership to supportEIDMduring the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

Peer-reviewed article

Podcast: What are the benefits and risks of different perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for preventing post-birth injury?

Two of the authors, Tilly Fox and Kerry Dwan from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK, talk about the findings in this podcast.

Home visits for preterm/low birthweight infants in South Africa: qualitative evidence synthesis

The authors' objective was to inform a national guideline on LHW home visits as part of the Global Evidence, Local Adaptation (GELA) project, they conducted a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis exploring the acceptability, feasibility and equitability of this intervention for preterm and LBW babies

Peer-reviewed article

Tranexamic acid for preventing postpartum haemorrhage after caesarean section

The authors of this new Cochrane review assessed the effects of TXA for preventing PPH compared to placebo or no treatment (with or without uterotonic co‐treatment) in women during caesarean birth.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma and postpartum complications

The authors' objective was to assess the effect of perineal techniques during the second stage of labour on the incidence of and morbidity associated with perineal trauma to prevent postpartum complications.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Podcast: Drugs to prevent malaria in HIV-positive pregnant women

Two of the authors, Clara Pons-Duran and Raquel González from Barcelona University in Spain to tell us about the importance of the review and its findings.

Update: Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV‐positive pregnant women

The authors' objective in this updated review was to compare the safety and efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria prevention in HIV‐positive pregnant women.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE

Higher fiber higher carbohydrate diets better than lower carbohydrate lower fiber diets for diabetes management: Rapid review with meta-analyses

The authors of this publication compared the cardiometabolic effects of diets higher in both fiber and carbohydrate with lower carbohydrate lower fiber diets in type 1 or type 2 diabetes

Peer-reviewed article

Podcast: How accurate are routine laboratory tests in predicting mortality and deterioration to severe or critical COVID-19 in people with SARS-CoV-2?

In this podcast, review author Jan Verbakel talks with first author Liselore De Rop, about their August 2024 review of the accuracy of routine laboratory tests to predict mortality and deterioration for patients with severe or critical COVID-19.

Systematic reviews of clinical laboratory studies: pilot risk of bias tool developed by consensus

This paper describes the development of a new pilot risk of bias tool that the authors expect to be a valuable instrument for researchers to appraise evidence from clinical laboratory studies which aim to demonstrate a relationship between clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters.

Peer-reviewed article

Accuracy of routine laboratory tests to predict mortality and deterioration to severe or critical COVID‐19 in people with SARS‐CoV‐2

The authors of this review assessed the accuracy of routine blood‐based laboratory tests to predict mortality and deterioration to severe or critical (from mild or moderate) COVID‐19 in people with SARS‐CoV‐2.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

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