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The Deployment and Travel Medicine Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Outcomes Study (KAPOS) evaluates health outcomes and provider practices associated with travel and deployments within the US Military Health System. We analyzed prescribing errors for chloroquine malaria chemoprophylaxis between travel medicine specialists and non-specialists over a five-year period.

A sample of 291 chloroquine prescriptions were reviewed to determine if malaria chemoprophylaxis was appropriate for destination of travel based on both transmission and chloroquine resistance risk. We included non-active-duty beneficiaries of all ages seeking care at military treatment facilities.

10.3% (n=30) of patients were prescribed chloroquine inappropriately. Non-travel medicine specialists prescribed chloroquine inappropriately more frequently than travel medicine specialists with 16.5% vs 2.3% error, respectively. Physicians were less likely to erroneously prescribe chloroquine as compared to non-physicians with 6.4% vs 22.2% error, respectively. 93.3% of prescribing errors were due to chloroquine-resistance presence at the travel destination. Africa was the most common destination of erroneous prescriptions, creating significant risk for travelers.

While chloroquine is infrequently prescribed, this analysis demonstrates travel medicine proficiency is associated with reduced errors, highlighting the need to supply travel medicine education and decision support tools to non-specialists, to safeguard patients who seek pre-travel medical care.
While chloroquine is infrequently prescribed, this analysis demonstrates travel medicine proficiency is associated with reduced errors, highlighting the need to supply travel medicine education and decision support tools to non-specialists, to safeguard patients who seek pre-travel medical care.COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Recent reports showed that autoimmune thyroiditis might occur following COVID-19 infection. We aimed to review the literature to assess the prevalence, clinical features and outcome of autoimmune thyroid disorders triggered by COVID-19. We reviewed case reports, case series, and observational studies of autoimmune thyroiditis including Graves' disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and silent thyroiditis developed in COVID-19 patients by searching PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science and included in the systematic review. Our search yielded no prevalence study. We noted 20 reported cases Fourteen cases of Graves' disease, 5 cases of hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis and one case of postpartum thyroiditis. The majority (16/20, 80%) were middle-aged (mean age 40 years) female patients. Autoimmune thyroiditis was diagnosed either concomitantly or 7-90 days after the COVID-19 infection. Eight out of 14 cases with Graves' disease had a known thyroid disorder and they were stable in remission. One out of 5 cases with Hashimoto's thyroiditis had known prior hypothyroidism. The majority of the patients achieved remission within 3 months. One patient with thyroid storm due to Graves' disease and one patient with myxedema coma have died. Current data suggest that COVID-19 may cause autoimmune thyroid disease or exacerbate the underlying thyroid disease in remission. It is reasonable to routinely assess the thyroid functions both in the acute phase and during the convalescence so as not to overlook a thyroid disorder and not to delay treatment especially in patients with preexisting autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Despite being a global pandemic, little is known about the factors influencing in-hospital mortality of COVID-19 patients in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to provide data on in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in a single large center in Cameroon.

A hospital-based prospective follow-up was conducted from March 18 to June 30, 2020, including patients >18 years with positive PCR for SARS-COV-2 on nasopharyngeal swab admitted to the Laquintinie Douala hospital COVID unit. Predictors of in-hospital mortality were assessed using Kaplan Meir survival curves and Weibull regression for the accelerated time failure model. Statistical significance was considered as p<0.05.

Overall 712 patients (65,7% men) were included, mean age 52,80±14,09 years. There were 580 (67,8% men) in-hospital patients. The median duration of hospital stay was eight days. The in-hospital mortality was 22.2%. LLY-283 Deceased patients compared to survivors were significantly older, had a higher temperature, rescreased heart rate were predictors of in-hospital mortality. This study will serve as a prerequisite for more robust subsequent follow-up studies. Also, these results will aid in revising national guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in Cameroon.
Mood instability is associated with the onset of bipolar disorder (BD) in youth with a family history of the illness. In a clinical trial with youth at high risk for BD, we examined the association between mood instability and symptomatic, psychosocial, and familial functioning over an average of 2 years.

Youth (aged 9-17 years) with major depressive disorder or other specified BD, current mood symptoms, and a family history of BD were rated by parents on a mood instability scale. Participants were randomly assigned to 4 months of family-focused therapy or enhanced care psychoeducation, both with medication management as needed. Independent evaluators rated youth every 4 to 6 months for up to 4 years on symptom severity and psychosocial functioning, whereas parents rated mood instability of the youth and levels of family conflict.

High-risk youth (N= 114; mean age 13.3 ± 2.6 years; 72 female) were followed for an average of 104.3 ± 65.8 weeks (range, 0-255 weeks) after randomization. Youth with other specified BD (vs major depressive disorder), younger age, earlier symptom onset, more severe mood symptoms, lower psychosocial functioning, and more familial conflict over time had higher mood instability ratings throughout the study period. Mood instability mediated the association between baseline diagnosis and mother/offspring conflict at follow-up (Z= 2.88, p= .004, αβ= 0.19, 95% CI= 0.06-0.32). Psychosocial interventions did not moderate these associations.

A questionnaire measure of mood instability tracked closely with symptomatic, psychosocial, and family functioning in youth at high risk for BD. Interventions that are successful in reducing mood instability may enhance long-term outcomes among high-risk youth.

Early Intervention for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder; https//clinicaltrials.gov/; NCT01483391.
Early Intervention for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder; https//clinicaltrials.gov/; NCT01483391.
This study aimed to investigate the duration of progesterone (P) therapy on clinical pregnancy rates as measured by the window of implantation (WOI) in the first cycle of frozen embryo transplantation.

The study compared the pregnancy rates between 345 cleavage stage transfers and 348 blastocyte transfers of frozen embryos with modified natural cycles in patients from July 1, 2020, to November 30, 2020. Four different P durations were analyzed in the cleavage stage embryo transfer group, i.e., two, three, four, and five days. Five different P durations were analyzed in the blastocyst transfer group, i.e., three, four, five, six, and seven days.

The baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the cleavage stage embryos and blastocyst transfer groups were not comparable. The clinical pregnancy rates following the cleavage stage embryo transfer after two, three, four, and five-day P administration were 45.71%, 44.60%, 38.40%, and 30.43%, respectively (the difference among the subgroups was not significant). Following the blastocyst transfer, the clinical pregnancy rates after three, four, five, six, and seven-day P administration were 50.65%, 63.51%, 60.00%, 54.55%, and 61.54%, respectively (the difference among the subgroups was not significant). In contrast, these two transfer groups showed significantly different clinical pregnancy rates following four and five-day P exposure (P<0.05).

For cleavage-stage embryo transfer, the most effective WOI was found between days two and five of P administration. The effective WOI for blastocyst transfer was observed between days three and seven of P administrations.
For cleavage-stage embryo transfer, the most effective WOI was found between days two and five of P administration. The effective WOI for blastocyst transfer was observed between days three and seven of P administrations.
To describe and compare trends in the frequency of opioid prescribing/dispensing in English and Swedish patients with osteoarthritis prior to total knee replacement (TKR).

49,043 patients from an English national database (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) and 5,955 patients from the Swedish Skåne Healthcare register undergoing TKR between 2015 and 2019 were included, alongside 11 age-, sex-, and practice (residential area) matched controls. Annual prevalence and prevalence rates ratio (PRR) of opioid prescribing/dispensing (any, by strength) in the 10 years prior to TKR (or matched index date for controls) were estimated using Poisson regression.

In England and Sweden, the prevalence of patients with osteoarthritis receiving any opioid prior to TKR increased towards the date of surgery from 24% to 44% in England and from 16% to 33% in Sweden. Prescribing in controls was stable, resulting in an increasing PRR (1.6-2.7) between 10 and 1 years prior to index date in both countries. No relevant cohort or period effect was observed in either country. Prevalence of opioid prescribing was higher in English cases and controls; weaker opioids were more commonly prescribed in England, stronger opioids in Sweden.

Temporal prevalence patterns of opioid prescribing between cases and controls are similar in England and Sweden. Opioids are still commonly used in TKR cases in both countries highlighting the lack of valid alternatives for OA pain management.
Temporal prevalence patterns of opioid prescribing between cases and controls are similar in England and Sweden. Opioids are still commonly used in TKR cases in both countries highlighting the lack of valid alternatives for OA pain management.
This study aimed to determine longitudinal associations, including sex-specific differences, between greater knee flexor antagonist coactivation and worsening cartilage morphology in knees with or at risk for osteoarthritis (OA).

Baseline measurements were collected at the 60-month visit of a longitudinal osteoarthritis study following community-dwelling participants (MOST). Knee flexor and extensor muscle activity were measured with surface electromyography during a maximal isokinetic knee extension task. MRI analyzed knee cartilage morphology at baseline and 24-month follow-up. Multivariable adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess associations between coactivation level and cartilage morphology worsening.

Analysis of 373 women (mean±SD age 67.4±7.3 years and BMI 29.7±5.0kg/m
) and 240 men (66.5±7.8 years and 29.9±4.5kg/m
) revealed that women had greater medial (P<0.001), lateral (P<0.001), and combined (P<0.001) hamstring coactivation than men. In both sexes, combined hamstring coactivation was associated with patellofemoral cartilage morphology worsening [1.
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