Sentence examples for epidemiologic screening from inspiring English sources

To identify the validity evidence based on the content and response processes of the Rastreamento de Alterações Vocais em Idosos (RAVI; "Screening for Voice Disorders in Older Adults"), an epidemiologic screening for voice disorders in older adults.

This method of epidemiologic screening has proven effective in assessing outbreaks during the last 17 years.

Our results also show that asymptomatic amphibians must be included in any broad-scale epidemiologic screening for this emergent pathogen.

Staff members participating in this study are doctors and medical students, who received intensive training for epidemiologic screening methods.

During an epidemiologic screening of patients with C. difficile infection in a university hospital in Chile, we analyzed all stool samples of patients with suspected C. difficile infection during a 5-month period (June November 2011).

Determination of donor-derived infectious risk associated with organ and tissue transplantation is challenging and limited by availability and performance characteristics of current donor epidemiologic screening (e.g., questionnaire) and laboratory testing tools.

Subsequent isolation of a MDRO was defined as isolation of a study-defined MDRO or a positive epidemiologic screen (MRSA NP swab; VRE stool specimen) ≥10 days after the report date of the index RVP.

Positive epidemiologic screens for MRSA or VRE were only considered to be subsequent colonization of an MDRO if the patient had at least one screen in the previous 180 days and all screening tests were negative prior to the index RVP.

To determine the validity evidence based on the internal structure and relations to other variables and the reliability of an epidemiologic questionnaire for screening older adults with voice disorders.

We have shown that spoligotyping is a useful method for screening and epidemiologic control of tuberculosis dissemination, particularly when results are required quickly, such as in outbreaks, or in the management of transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, especially in restricted high-risk situations such as prisons, schools, and hospitals.

Although there may be a potential for misclassification of LEDs beyond the exclusionary criteria, monofilament testing is a commonly used screening tool in epidemiologic studies (4, 20).