THE IN-HOSPITAL TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTIC CASCADE AND EARLY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - A PROSPECTIVE MULTISITE COHORT STUDY FROM GHANA

The in-hospital tuberculosis diagnostic cascade and early clinical outcomes among people living with HIV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic - a prospective multisite cohort study from Ghana

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had a disruptive impact on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV services.We assessed the in-hospital TB diagnostic care among people with HIV (PWH) overall and before and during the pandemic.Methods: In this prospective study, adult PWH admitted at three hospitals in Ghana were recruited if they had a positive World Health Or

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A review of common methods to convert morphine to methadone

When dosed appropriately on carefully chosen patients, methadone can be a very safe and effective choice in managing chronic pain.Many authors have discussed important issues surrounding patient selection, drug interactions, screening for QTc prolongation and monitoring.This article will focus on the dosing dilemma that exists after the patient is

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND ANALYSES OF POST-EARTHQUAKE GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN JIUZHAIGOU BASED ON AIRBORNE LIDAR AND IMAGERY

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province at 21:00 on August 8, 2017, and the epicentre was located in the major tourist spot of Jiuzhaigou.This paper describes the surveying and mapping project of post-earthquake hazards regions for the restoration and reconstruction purposes.The earthquake triggered thousands of collap

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Is Support of Censoring Controversial Media Content for the Good of Others? Sexual Strategies and Support of Censoring Pro-Alcohol Advertising

At least in the United States, there are widespread concerns with advertising that encourages alcohol consumption, and previous research explains those concerns as aiming to protect others from the harm of excessive alcohol use.1 Drawing on sexual strategies theory, we hypothesized that support of censoring pro-alcohol advertising is ultimately sel

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