Sentence examples for a background prevalence of from inspiring English sources

The cerebral palsies remain the most frequent cause of severe motor disability in childhood with a background prevalence of two per thousand live births [ 6].

The presence of a control group providing a background prevalence of latex sensitisation in this population and a random selection of participants which minimised the potential of participant bias that arises with a volunteer approach.

The presence of a control group provided a background prevalence of latex sensitisation in this population which allowed for a better estimation of associations attributable to work-related factors.

The figures were 8.7% (95%CI: 5.2, 13.3) among participants whose residence was 50-100 m of a main road, 8.6% (95%CI: 5.1,13.5) among those within 100-150 m of a main road, 9.0% (95%CI: 6.4,12.1) among those within 150-300 m against a background prevalence of 9.0% (95%CI: 6.9,11.5) among participants whose residence was more than 300 m of a main road.

Hitchon and colleagues [ 36] reported an association between immune responses to the oral pathogen P. gingivalis and the presence of ACPA in a population with a high background prevalence of RA-predisposing HLA-DRB1 alleles.

Assuming a conservative background prevalence of 10% for depression among men attending general practice, a sample size of 1400 respondents from 14 to 16 practices would have 88% power to detect a 15 percentage point difference between men who have experienced or perpetrated negative behaviours, and men who have not done so with regard to any demographic or health measure.

Prevalence of rectal ESBL carriage in 2010/2011 in a large teaching hospital in the same geographical region varied from 4 to 6% with a high variability of the genotypes, indicating that cross transmission is rare with a background prevalence in the population of around 7% [ 22].

In this setting with a low background prevalence of latent TB, IGRA tests could be useful in the initial diagnostic process in patients with suspected TB [ 16].

First, HCV among IDUs can be controlled: There are some places with low HCV prevalence and HCV risk fell during the early to mid-1990s, even in sites with a high background prevalence of HCV.

However, tuberculosis (TB) remains a common opportunistic infections and a major cause of death among patients with HIV, especially in sub-Saharan African and Asian countries [ 3- 5], where there is a high background prevalence of TB [ 5- 7].

Conversely, Enterobacteriaceae producing OXA-48-group carbapenemase, including variants such as OXA-232, do not have characteristic susceptibility patterns and may easily not be recognized in areas with a high background prevalence of KPC-producing organisms.