disease epidemiology
Spatial infectious disease epidemiology: on the cusp
... infectious disease trans- mission and control has increased over the last two decades, with a research production of less than five ar- ticles per year in 1997 to more than 120 articles per year ...infectious ...
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Study of Renal Functions in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (PLHA): An Observational Study of Tertiary Care Hospital in North India
... 5 mL fasting peripheral venous blood was collected from subjects for various biochemical investigations. Routine biochemical tests included blood urea, serum creatinine, sodium, potassium, calcium and uric acid were ...
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Hyperuricemia and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
... kidney disease; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; CKD-EPI: Chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration; CT: Computed tomography; ESRD: End-stage renal disease; GFR: Glomerular ...
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Multi-criteria decision analysis tools for prioritising emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases associated with climate change in Canada
... Mouth disease, the overall score was mainly due to its disease epidemiology (group A) and its economic, social and environmen- tal impact (group ...Chagas disease, the drop in rank within ...
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On the rationale of population screening for chronic kidney disease: a public health perspective
... Kidney function is usually measured by estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is currently considered to be the best index. A direct measurement of GFR is possible, such as by assessing urinary iothalamate or ...
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MDRD vs. CKD-EPI in comparison to 51Chromium EDTA: a cross sectional study of Malaysian CKD cohort
... Renal Disease (MDRD) and Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations are widely accepted to be used in clinical practices for GFR estimation [6, ...
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Epidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease in Africa
... The review provides a summary of Parkinson’s disease research in Africa. It is evident that the scale of research done on the topic is not at the scale that it needs to be. In this study, several methodological ...
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Serum Creatinine Level and Its Relation to Backache in Chronic Kidney Disease with Unknown Aetiology (CKDu) Patients in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
... Kidney disease; CKD-EPI – Chronic Kidney disease – Epidemiology Collaboration; CKDu – Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology; COPCORD – Community acquired program for the control of ...
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Impact of the estimation equation for GFR on population-based prevalence estimates of kidney dysfunction
... Kidney Disease; CKD-EPIcre: Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration creatinine equation; CKD- EPIcrecys: Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration creatinine and ...
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Variability of glomerular filtration rate estimation equations in elderly Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease
... 37. Levey AS, Coresh J, Greene T, et al; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration. Using standardized serum creatinine values in the modification of diet in renal disease study equation for ...
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The epidemiology of pelvic inflammatory disease in England
... effective disease co n tro l as they provide an evidence base fo r p u b lic health action: to define those at risk, to set p rio ritie s, plan in te r ventions, and allocate ...f disease associated w ith ...
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Global epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease
... B disease until an aggressive campaign with the OMV vaccine was initiated in 2004 that has con- tributed in part to lowering the ...B disease with moderate attack rates after the introduction of a serogroup ...
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Epidemiology of Fracture in Adults with Kidney Disease
... kidney disease patients who are at a high fracture risk is important to appropriately target high risk groups for fracture prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic ...
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Meningococcal disease: changes in epidemiology and prevention
... invasive disease are almost always encapsulated, which helps survival of the bacteria during invasive disease and promotes transmission as well as protection from antibodies and phagocytic ...
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American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
... that lower respiratory tract infections due to bacterial and fungal species were high in the cameroonian context. This study also showed that the risk of infection was also associated with age and sex with men being the ...
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American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
... Abstract Background: Intestinal parasitic infestations are among the most common communicable diseases in the world with a higher prevalence in developing countries. They are caused by protozoa which have long been ...
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American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
... Recent studies in rural Cameroon indicated the prevalence of 24.5% of STH infection in Nkondjock [7], 29.6 % in Mfou Health District [8], 18 % in Akonolinga Health District [9] and 33.76% in Munyenge [10]. The prevalence ...
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American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
... successful disease management programs that are sensitive to traditional medicine practices, achieving primary and Universal Health Coverage (UHC), will require an understanding of their current use, and roles as ...
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American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
... With immunization being the most public health cost-effective strategy, complete eradication of poliomyelitis remains a major public health concern especially in areas where community i[r] ...
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The Epidemiology of Pertussis: A Comparison of the Epidemiology of the Disease Pertussis With the Epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis Infection
... for Disease Control and Prevention data on reported pertussis over time will be presented and compared with data from recent studies on prolonged cough illnesses in adolescents and adults and with the rate of ...
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