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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Comparison Of Bacterial Culture With Biofire® Filmarray® Multiplex Pcr Screening Of Archived Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens From Children With Suspected Bacterial Meningitis In Nigeria, S Obaro, F Hassan-Hanga, N Medugu, Rasaq Olaosebikan, G Olanipekun, B Jibir, S Gambo, Theresa Ajose, Carissa Duru, B Ebruke, H D Davies
Comparison Of Bacterial Culture With Biofire® Filmarray® Multiplex Pcr Screening Of Archived Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens From Children With Suspected Bacterial Meningitis In Nigeria, S Obaro, F Hassan-Hanga, N Medugu, Rasaq Olaosebikan, G Olanipekun, B Jibir, S Gambo, Theresa Ajose, Carissa Duru, B Ebruke, H D Davies
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis remains a challenge in most developing countries due to low yield from bacterial culture, widespread use of non-prescription antibiotics, and weak microbiology laboratories. The objective of this study was to compare the yield from standard bacterial culture with the multiplex nested PCR platform, the BioFire® FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel (BioFire ME Panel), for cases with suspected acute bacterial meningitis.
METHODS: Following Gram stain and bacterial culture on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected from children aged less than 5 years with a clinical suspicion of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) as defined by the WHO guidelines, residual CSF specimens …
A Randomized Trial To Improve Adherence To Follow-Up Eye Examinations Among People With Glaucoma, Benjamin E Leiby, Sarah E. Hegarty, Tingting Zhan, Jonathan S Myers, L Jay Katz, Julia A Haller, Michael Waisbourd, Christine Burns, Meskerem Divers, Jeanne Molineaux, Jeffrey Henderer, Charles Brodowski, Lisa A Hark
A Randomized Trial To Improve Adherence To Follow-Up Eye Examinations Among People With Glaucoma, Benjamin E Leiby, Sarah E. Hegarty, Tingting Zhan, Jonathan S Myers, L Jay Katz, Julia A Haller, Michael Waisbourd, Christine Burns, Meskerem Divers, Jeanne Molineaux, Jeffrey Henderer, Charles Brodowski, Lisa A Hark
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers
INTRODUCTION: Appointment nonadherence is common among people with glaucoma, making it difficult for eye care providers to monitor glaucoma progression. Our objective was to determine whether the use of patient navigators, in conjunction with social worker support, could increase adherence to recommended follow-up eye appointments.
METHODS: A randomized, controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention that used patient navigators and social workers to improve patient adherence to follow-up eye care compared with usual care. Participants with glaucoma and other eye diseases (N = 344) were identified at primary care clinics in community settings through telemedicine screening of imaging and …