CONCLUSIONS: Given possible increases in pre-competent trainees progressing to Fellowship while alternatives to the OSCE are finalised, confidence in the RANZCP's training program demands robust public analyses of those alternatives.
To assess and compare the severity of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in patients with and without a history of influenza vaccination. In this cross-sectional study descriptive statistics were used to analyze COVID-19-related
CONCLUSIONS: We recommend that researchers understand and critically evaluate all conditions used to interpret their estimates as consistent for a population parameter in case-control studies.
COVID-19 related health disparities are prevalent among higher risk populations like the Hispanic community. Vaccination is one readily available public health tool, yet vaccine uptake is lower among minority populations and hesitations and concerns
Introduction Biliary diseases are a major acute general surgical burden. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard surgical procedure, although it was discontinued during an outbreak. Effective management permits decisive therapy, symptom
CONCLUSION: Community-based HBV screening dramatically improved following temporary disruptions related to COVID-19. Seasonal variation in HBV screening, but not HBV diagnosis, may have implications for HBV elimination efforts in Sierra Leone and
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global efforts towards tuberculosis (TB) control have encountered unprecedented challenges. There is an urgent demand for efficient and cost-effective diagnostic technologies for TB. Recent
CONCLUSION: Patients with COVID-19 or influenza had a high incidence of coinfections and ICU-acquired superinfections. The represent agents of coinfection in ICU patients were different from those in the general ward. These high-risk patients should
Capturing asymmetry among time series is an important area of research as it provides a range of information regarding the behaviour and distribution of the underlying series, which in turn proves to be useful for prediction. Classically, this can be