scholarly journals Use of levothyroxine among pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism in the United Kingdom: A population‐based assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya‐Hui Yu ◽  
Kristian B. Filion ◽  
Pauline Reynier ◽  
Robert W. Platt ◽  
Oriana H. Y. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Subclinical Hypothyroidism ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Risk and Prevention of Meningococcal Disease among Education Workers: A Review

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe De Wals ◽  
Pierre Deshaies ◽  
Gaston De Serres ◽  
Bernard Duval ◽  
Lise Goulet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Meningococcal Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Societal Benefit ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Cost

The aims of the present study were to review the risk of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) among education workers, particularly pregnant women, and to evaluate preventive measures, in a context of endemicity, outbreak or epidemic as observed in the province of Quebec. The literature was reviewed and persons in charge of IMD surveillance in France, Quebec, the United Kingdom and the United States were interviewed. Surveys of asymptomatic carriage ofNeisseria meningitidisshow that transmission among students is higher than transmission between students and teachers. IMD incidence among education workers was analyzed in Cheshire (United Kingdom) in the period from 1997 to 1999, and the results indicated a risk six times higher than that in the general population. Overestimation of the magnitude of the risk is possible because the analysis focused on a cluster. None of the population-based studies of IMD mentioned a risk of secondary cases among education workers. Six IMD cases in education workers were identified in five clusters in schools in the United Kingdom, but not in the other countries. There is no epidemiological study on IMD risk among pregnant women, and this factor was not mentioned in any published review of IMD. Immunization of education workers at the beginning of their employment, using serogroup C glycoconjugate vaccine or a combined A, C, W-135, and Y conjugate vaccine (still under development), could reduce IMD risk, but the cost effectiveness of this measure should be evaluated. The societal benefit of excluding pregnant women from the work place during an outbreak seems to be very low, even if disease risk could be decreased for this specific group. When chemoprophylaxis is indicated for the control of an outbreak in an educational setting, treatment should be offered both to students and teachers in the group at risk.

scholarly journals Lansoprazole use and tuberculosis incidence in the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink: A population based cohort

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e1002457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom A. Yates ◽  
Laurie A. Tomlinson ◽  
Krishnan Bhaskaran ◽  
Sinead Langan ◽  
Sara Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Clinical Practice Research Datalink ◽  
Tuberculosis Incidence ◽  
The United Kingdom
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