Sentence examples for prevalence protocol from inspiring English sources

Data were collected by nurses and epidemiologists trained for this purpose [ 13, 14] by applying the HELICS project prevalence protocol [ 4].

The aim of this study was to survey current outpatient antibiotic treatment practices for community-acquired infections in Latvian primary care by using a simple modified one-week prevalence protocol.

Recognition of the problem and its characteristics vary considerably from country to country [ 1- 3], but the "Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance" (HELICS) project has resolved this issue by creating a consensus prevalence protocol [ 4].

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of protocol deviation, explore the reasons and identify subsets of patients in whom treatment protocols are more difficult to follow.

The prevalence of protocol deviations was 24.5% and deviation in at least at one clinic visit was experienced by 90.4% of patients.

To explore whether the prevalence of protocol deviation changed over time, the prevalence in the periods between baseline and 6 months, 6 to 12 months, 12 to 24 months, and 24 to 36 months was determined.

The prevalence of protocol deviation was lower among patients who achieved remission (13.1%; 162 deviations out of 1,228 visits) compared with those who did not (30.9%; 523/1692) (P <0.0001).

The prevalence of protocol deviations was lower among patients who achieved remission after three years (13.1%; 162 deviations out of 1,228 visits) compared with those who were not in remission (30.9%; 523/1692) (P <0.0001).

The standardization of network protocols and device functionalities remains an active area of research and development, especially due to the prevalence of many protocols in the BEMS industry.

In order to assess the antibiotics prescribed during the one study week at medical practice of GPs in Latvia, we used a modified one-week point prevalence approach with the protocol incorporating experience from earlier studies [ 4- 8].

Indeed, there are no Italian or Spanish national data on FAS/FASD prevalence, no national clinical protocols for FAS/FASD diagnosis and finally no national cohort studies.