VERBAL AUTOPSY ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD DEATHS IN RURAL GAMBIA.

Verbal autopsy analysis of childhood deaths in rural Gambia.

BackgroundIn low-resource settings, it is challenging to ascertain the burden and causes of under-5 mortality as many deaths occur outside health facilities.We aimed to determine the causes of childhood deaths in rural Gambia using Fat Separators verbal autopsies (VA).MethodologyWe used WHO VA questionnaires to conduct VAs for deaths under-5 years

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Utilization of Psychiatric Team Driven Ketamine Infusions

Introduction In 2018 Missouri University Psychiatric Center, an inpatient psychiatric hospital established a ketamine infusion team to treat severely depressed and acutely suicidal clients.Over 80 infusions were delivered over three years, with positive outcomes and minimal side effects.Objectives To evaluate outcomes of an inpatient psychiatric in

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Abstract Background With almost 9 million new cases each year, tuberculosis remains one of the most feared diseases on the planet.Led by the STOP-TB Partnership and WHO, recent efforts to combat the disease have made considerable progress in a number of countries.However, the emergence of mutated strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are resis

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