Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama by Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut, Elizabeth Castaño, Jacqueline Levy, Paola Lichtenberger, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, José Luis Bustos, Robin Rojas Cortés, Gabriel Levy-Hara

“…This point prevalence survey (PPS) conducted in a tertiary-level hospital in Panama followed the Pan American Health Organization’s adaptation of the methodology proposed by the World Health Organization for PPSs on antibiotic use. Information obtained included patients’ demographic characteristics, antimicrobial prescriptions, indication for antimicrobial use, and prescription’s adherence to guidelines. …”
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Principles to award learning achievements for lifelong learning in health using micro-credentials: an international Delphi study by Sharon Mitchell, John Hart, Muntaha Gharaibeh, Graham T. McMahon, Anthea Rhoda, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Tana Wuliji, Janusz Janczukowicz

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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“…Also magnesium hardness exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limit in rainy season only. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for detection of tuberculosis drug resistance in India, South Africa and Georgia: a modeling analysisResearch in co... by Suvesh Shrestha, Angelina Addae, Cecily Miller, Nazir Ismail, Alice Zwerling

“…Funding: Global Tuberculosis Program, World Health Organization (2022/1249364-0).…”
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Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Associated with Arterial Thromboembolism in a Cat by Aria L. Guarino, Albert B. Jeon, Jeffrey R. Abbott, Richard C. Hill

“…The World Health Organization classification of mixed pulmonary tumors and its application to previously reported mixed pulmonary tumors in companion animals is discussed. …”
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Diabetes in Socioeconomically Vulnerable Populations by Anil Kapur, Maria I. Schmidt, Alberto Barceló

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Mumps Caused by an Inadequately Attenuated Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine by WJ Bakker, RG Mathias

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“If that would have lessened my symptoms, that would have been great...”: a qualitative study about the acceptability of tecovirimat as treatment for mpox by Sara Paparini, Rosalie Hayes, Benjamin Weil, Will Nutland, Ismael Maatouk, Teodora Wi, Chloe M. Orkin, Rosamund Lewis

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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

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The COVID-19 Infodemic: Misinformation About Health on Social Media in Istanbul by Serdar Tunçer, Mehmet Sinan Tam

“…The infodemic, which describes false or misleading information about this recent epidemic on the internet, has become a serious problem all over the world, and has been declared as an “enemy” by the World Health Organization. In this sense, in order to combat the epidemic, it becomes important to reveal the nuances of COVID-19 related infodemic available on the internet. …”
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Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal by Miguel Arriaga PhD, Yon Yongjie PhD, Thiago Herick de Sa PhD, Ana Justo MSc, Gisele Câmara PhD, Andreia Costa PhD

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Evaluation of Paperless Electronic Data Entry and its Comparison with Manual Entry Method for Oral Health Assessment of Adults by Manu Batra, Deeksha Gijwani, Hansika Popli

“…Introduction: World Health Organization oral health assessment forms (2013) are the standard method to record the information regarding oral health among children and adults. …”
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Endemic Diseases: Globalization, Urbanization, and Immunosuppression by Maria Aparecida Shikanai Yasuda, Pedro Albajar Viñas

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Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV an... by James Kiarie, Karel Blondeel, Igor Toskin, Jordi Casabona, Soe Soe Thwin, Massimo Mirandola, Rosanna Peeling, Ronald Ballard, Laura Fernàndez-López, Inga Upmace, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Mara Vaselova, Mitja Ćosić, Simon Maljevac, William Mejías, Ander Pazos, Andrii Chernyshev

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EBOLA AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS: A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY RESPONSES by BARILEDUM KIA, CALISTUS N DUMLE

“…The study employed historical and descriptive research method and obtained data from secondary source particularly website of world Health Organization, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and other scholarly journals. …”
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Quality of care for chronic conditions: identifying specificities of quality aims based on scoping review and Delphi survey by Grace Marie V. Ku, Willem van de Put, Deogratias Katsuva, Mohamad Ali Ag Ahmed, Megumi Rosenberg, Bruno Meessen

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Hypertension and Diabetes: Entry Points for Prevention and Control of the Global Cardiovascular Epidemic by Shanthi Mendis, Eoin O'Brien, Yackoob Kassim Seedat, Salim Yusuf

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Recommendations for perioperative management in the patient with COVID-19 by José Julio Ojeda González

“…Based on the elements offered by the World Health Organization, related to guidelines for the prevention and treatment of patients with COVID-19 and experiences of the medical personnel who care for these patients during the periperatory period, in addition to an updated literature review in this regard, recommendations are offered on the management of patients with COVID-19, during care by the anesthesiologist.…”
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Post-vaccination campaign evaluation of systemic and mucosal immunity of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan (2020–2021): a cross-sectional studyResearch in cont... by Ali Faisal Saleem, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Zaubina Kazi, Mahjabeen Zehra, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Grace Macklin, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Sajid Muhammad, Najeeb Rehman, Ondrej Mach

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Attitudes and perspectives of healthcare workers on treating chronic hepatitis C infection in children and adolescents by Farihah Malik, Philippa Easterbrook, Giuseppe Indolfi, Giuseppe Indolfi, Claire Thorne

“…This study was carried out to identify these values and preferences as part of the evidence required to update World Health Organization (WHO) hepatitis C guidelines.MethodsAn online survey was designed and conducted during August/September 2021. …”
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