Ethiopia malaria prevalence pooled at 14% in systematic review
A systematic review and meta-analysis estimated malaria prevalence in Ethiopia’s general population at 14% and identified associations with rural residence, ...
Tag: systematic review
Systematic review maps PCR accuracy for newborn cytomegalovirus screening
A systematic review of 19 cohorts found favorable diagnostic performance for saliva and dried blood spot PCR screening of congenital ...
Meta-analysis links gallstones and cholecystectomy to gastric cancer
A meta-analysis of 17 studies found modest associations between gallstones or cholecystectomy and gastric cancer, but no statistically significant association ...
Structured exercise associated with improved survival in cancer meta-analysis
A meta-analysis of 21 randomised trials found that structured exercise was associated with lower mortality and recurrence risk among adults ...
Review maps interconnected drivers of Lassa fever in Nigeria
A review of 38 studies finds that persistent Lassa fever transmission in Nigeria reflects interacting human, animal and environmental risks.
Antimicrobial prescribing varied widely across Middle Eastern hospitals
A meta-analysis of 31 studies estimated that 58.6% of hospitalised patients in the Middle East received antimicrobials, with wide national ...
Antimicrobial locks show early control of cancer catheter infections
A meta-analysis of 37 studies found high early infection-control and short-term catheter-salvage rates with antimicrobial lock therapy in adults with ...
Research report: Spatio-temporal trends of the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance markers across sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis found expanding artemisinin-resistance markers in East Africa, declining partner-drug markers in pooled data and pronounced ...
Mouse aging-rate indicators could speed anti-aging drug screening
A systematic review of mouse longevity studies proposes 12 experimental aging rate indicators that could accelerate early screening of anti-aging ...
Research report: Effects of infection control interventions for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infection in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A meta-analysis of 28 randomized trials found lower odds of catheter-related bloodstream infection with catheter-type and dressing interventions, but not ...
Systematic review finds sparse evidence for community frailty interventions in homelessness
A systematic review found only three studies of community-based frailty interventions for people experiencing homelessness, with no statistically significant advantage ...
GenAI in Islamic Education Needs Human Mediation and Source Verification
A systematic review of 13 studies finds that generative AI is being proposed mainly as a teacher-mediated teaching aid in ...
Chronic disease exercise videos show low quality on social media
A meta-analysis of 1,515 social media exercise videos found generally low-to-moderate quality, with engagement measures not distinguishing between quality categories.
Free Healthy Food Access May Reduce Food Insecurity, Not Significantly Improve HbA1c
A living systematic review of seven trials found that free healthy-food programs may reduce food insecurity among people with prediabetes ...
Research report: Burden of tuberculosis disease in patients with liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A meta-analysis of seven observational studies involving 72,039 patients estimated a pooled tuberculosis disease proportion of 4,000 per 100,000 among ...
Sirolimus and Antibody Replacement Fall Short of Proof in Rare Immune Syndrome Review
A systematic review of 79 records found no prospective trials of sirolimus or immunoglobulin replacement therapy in APDS, with evidence ...
Mouse Studies Map the Broad Immunomodulatory Reach of Bacterial Lysates
A systematic review of 34 murine studies published from 2010 to 2025 finds bacterial lysates show consistent preclinical immunomodulatory effects ...
Early prophylactic hydrocortisone fails to prevent lung disease in extremely preterm infants
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies in 3,416 extremely preterm infants found that early prophylactic low-dose hydrocortisone did ...
Global review maps serologic exposure among occupationally exposed workers
A systematic review and meta-analysis estimated 18.3% global Leptospira seroprevalence among occupationally exposed workers, with very low certainty and large ...
Research report: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns in clinical isolates at health-care settings of South Asia
A meta-analysis of 75 South Asian clinical studies estimated that MRSA represented 44.3% of Staphylococcus aureus isolates, with very high ...
