Seroprevalence of human coronaviruses among patients visiting hospital-based sentinel sites in Uganda

EN Mulabbi, R Tweyongyere, F Wabwire-Mangen… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Human coronaviruses are causative agents of respiratory infections with
several subtypes being prevalent worldwide. They cause respiratory illnesses of varying …

Intuitive and ubiquitous fever monitoring using smartphones and smartwatches

J Breda, S Patel - arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.11855, 2021 - arxiv.org
Inside all smart devices, such as smartphones or smartwatches, there are thermally sensitive
resistors known as thermistors which are used to monitor the temperature of the device …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between medical questionnaire and influenza rapid test positivity: subjective pretest probability,“I think I have influenza,” contributes to the …

M Katsuki, M Matsuo - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We retrospectively investigated 96 patients who underwent RIDTs at the outpatient
department from December 2019 to March 2020. We used a questionnaire sheet with 24 …

Prediction of Epidemic Disease Outbreaks, Using Machine Learning

V Gupta, S Prasad - … Learning and Analytics in Healthcare Systems, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter discusses the application of machine learning techniques in the healthcare
sector for the prediction of epidemic disease outbreaks. Prediction is an important element in …

Performance of Symptom-Based Case Definitions to Identify Influenza Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women in Middle-Income Countries: Findings From the …

MG Wesley, Y Tinoco, A Patel… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends case definitions
for influenza surveillance that are also used in public health research, although their …

The knowledge needs for Canadian paediatric emergency physicians in the diagnosis and management of tropical diseases: A national physician survey

MM Wan, Q Doan, N Kissoon - Paediatrics & Child Health, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To assess the knowledge gaps and need for continuing medical education
(CME) resources for Canadian paediatric emergency department (PED) physician …

Useful clinical findings and simple laboratory data for the diagnosis of seasonal influenza

H Takeoka, K Horibata, T Hiyoshi… - Journal of General …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background When using rapid antigen test kits for the diagnosis of influenza, false‐negative
results may occur if done too soon after the onset of symptoms. The purpose of this study …

Comparison of common acute respiratory infection case definitions for identification of hospitalized influenza cases at a population-based surveillance site in Egypt

E Rowlinson, L Peters, A Mansour, H Mansour… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple case definitions are used to identify hospitalized patients with
community-acquired acute respiratory infections (ARI). We evaluated several commonly …

Comparative practicability and analytical performances of Credo VitaPCR™ Flu A&B and Cepheid Xpert® Xpress Flu/RSV platforms

RSM Bouassa, S Tonen-Wolyec, J Rodary… - … and Infectious Disease, 2021 - Elsevier
To compare the practicability (usability and satisfaction) and analytical performances of
VitaPCR™ Flu A&B Assay (Credo Diagnostics Biomedical Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Republic of …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of Human Coronaviruses Among Patients Visiting Hospital-Based Sentinel Sites in Uganda

E MN, R Tweyongyere, F Wabwire-Mangen, E Mworozi… - 2021 - europepmc.org
Background: Human coronaviruses are causative agents of respiratory infections with
several subtypes being prevalent worldwide. They cause respiratory illnesses of varying …