Can animal models of disease reliably inform human studies?

abstract：:Chris Beyrer and colleagues reflect on an underappreciated trend in multiple African, Asian, and Caribbean settings, in which the provision of HIV and other essential health services for sexual and gender minorities is expanding despite challenging legal and social environments. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Beyrer C,Makofane K,Orazulike I,Diouf D,Baral SD

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal involvement is a serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); it may portend a poor prognosis as it may lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The purpose of this study was to determine the factors predicting the development of renal involvement and its progression to ESRD in a multi-e...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Alarcón GS,McGwin G Jr,Petri M,Ramsey-Goldman R,Fessler BJ,Vilá LM,Edberg JC,Reveille JD,Kimberly RP,PROFILE Study Group.

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are essential to summarize evidence relating to efficacy and safety of health care interventions accurately and reliably. The clarity and transparency of these reports, however, is not optimal. Poor reporting of systematic reviews diminishes their value to clinicians, policy makers...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Liberati A,Altman DG,Tetzlaff J,Mulrow C,Gøtzsche PC,Ioannidis JP,Clarke M,Devereaux PJ,Kleijnen J,Moher D

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin atrophy is a common manifestation of aging and is frequently accompanied by ulceration and delayed wound healing. With an increasingly aging patient population, management of skin atrophy is becoming a major challenge in the clinic, particularly in light of the fact that there are no effective therapeut...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kaya G,Tran C,Sorg O,Hotz R,Grand D,Carraux P,Didierjean L,Stamenkovic I,Saurat JH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Counties are the smallest unit for which mortality data are routinely available, allowing consistent and comparable long-term analysis of trends in health disparities. Average life expectancy has steadily increased in the United States but there is limited information on long-term mortality trends in the US ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Ezzati M,Friedman AB,Kulkarni SC,Murray CJ

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is recommended for uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in areas of emerging chloroquine resistance. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to compare the efficacies of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) and artemether-lumefan...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Commons RJ,Simpson JA,Thriemer K,Abreha T,Adam I,Anstey NM,Assefa A,Awab GR,Baird JK,Barber BE,Chu CS,Dahal P,Daher A,Davis TME,Dondorp AM,Grigg MJ,Humphreys GS,Hwang J,Karunajeewa H,Laman M,Lidia K,Moore BR,M

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electronic medical records provide large-scale real-world clinical data for use in developing clinical decision systems. However, sophisticated methodology and analytical skills are required to handle the large-scale datasets necessary for the optimisation of prediction accuracy. Myopia is a common cause of ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lin H,Long E,Ding X,Diao H,Chen Z,Liu R,Huang J,Cai J,Xu S,Zhang X,Wang D,Chen K,Yu T,Wu D,Zhao X,Liu Z,Wu X,Jiang Y,Yang X,Cui D,Liu W,Zheng Y,Luo L,Wang H,Chan CC,Morgan IG,He M,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational epidemiological studies indicate that maternal height is associated with gestational age at birth and fetal growth measures (i.e., shorter mothers deliver infants at earlier gestational ages with lower birth weight and birth length). Different mechanisms have been postulated to explain these as...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Zhang G,Bacelis J,Lengyel C,Teramo K,Hallman M,Helgeland Ø,Johansson S,Myhre R,Sengpiel V,Njølstad PR,Jacobsson B,Muglia L

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between fetal exposure to major radiodiagnostic testing in pregnancy-computed tomography (CT) and radionuclide imaging-and the risk of childhood cancer is not established. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We completed a population-based study of 1.8 million maternal-child pairs in the province of Ontari...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Ray JG,Schull MJ,Urquia ML,You JJ,Guttmann A,Vermeulen MJ

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rare diseases affect as many as 60 million people in the United States and Europe. However, most rare diseases lack effective therapies and are in critical need of clinical research. Our objective was to determine the frequency of noncompletion and nonpublication of trials studying rare diseases. METHODS AN...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Rees CA,Pica N,Monuteaux MC,Bourgeois FT

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid misuse and deaths are increasing in the United States. In 2017, Ohio had the second highest overdose rates in the US, with the city of Cincinnati experiencing a 50% rise in opioid overdoses since 2015. Understanding the temporal and geographic variation in overdose emergencies may help guide public po...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Li ZR,Xie E,Crawford FW,Warren JL,McConnell K,Copple JT,Johnson T,Gonsalves GS

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric and metabolic surgery is used as a treatment for patients with severe and complex obesity. However, there is a need to improve outcome selection and reporting in bariatric surgery trials. A Core Outcome Set (COS), an agreed minimum set of outcomes reported in all studies of a specific condition, ma...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Coulman KD,Hopkins J,Brookes ST,Chalmers K,Main B,Owen-Smith A,Andrews RC,Byrne J,Donovan JL,Mazza G,Reeves BC,Rogers CA,Thompson JL,Welbourn R,Wordsworth S,Blazeby JM,BARIACT working group.

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness caused by serotypes of the Enterovirus A species in the genus Enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family. The disease has had a substantial burden throughout East and Southeast Asia over the past 15 y. China reported 9 million cases of HFMD bet...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Takahashi S,Liao Q,Van Boeckel TP,Xing W,Sun J,Hsiao VY,Metcalf CJ,Chang Z,Liu F,Zhang J,Wu JT,Cowling BJ,Leung GM,Farrar JJ,van Doorn HR,Grenfell BT,Yu H

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a genetically heterogeneous group of retinal diseases that cause congenital blindness in infants and children. Mutations in the GUCY2D gene that encodes retinal guanylate cyclase-1 (retGC1) were the first to be linked to this disease group (LCA type 1 [LCA1]) and account f...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Williams ML,Coleman JE,Haire SE,Aleman TS,Cideciyan AV,Sokal I,Palczewski K,Jacobson SG,Semple-Rowland SL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many mathematical models have investigated the impact of expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on new HIV infections. Comparing results and conclusions across models is challenging because models have addressed slightly different questions and have reported different outcome metrics. This study co...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Eaton JW,Johnson LF,Salomon JA,Bärnighausen T,Bendavid E,Bershteyn A,Bloom DE,Cambiano V,Fraser C,Hontelez JA,Humair S,Klein DJ,Long EF,Phillips AN,Pretorius C,Stover J,Wenger EA,Williams BG,Hallett TB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) is known to constitute a substantial portion of potentially lethal coronary heart disease. However, the diagnosis of UMI is based on the appearance of incidental Q-waves on 12-lead electrocardiography. Thus, the syndrome of non-Q-wave UMI has not been investigated. De...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kim HW,Klem I,Shah DJ,Wu E,Meyers SN,Parker MA,Crowley AL,Bonow RO,Judd RM,Kim RJ

更新日期：2009-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective strategies are needed for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in resource-limited settings. The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study was a single-arm open label trial conducted between July 2003 and February 2009. The overall aim was to investigate whether a maternal triple-antiretrovi...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Thomas TK,Masaba R,Borkowf CB,Ndivo R,Zeh C,Misore A,Otieno J,Jamieson D,Thigpen MC,Bulterys M,Slutsker L,De Cock KM,Amornkul PN,Greenberg AE,Fowler MG,KiBS Study Team.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With no effective treatments for cognitive decline or dementia, improving the evidence base for modifiable risk factors is a research priority. This study investigated associations between risk factors and late-life cognitive decline on a global scale, including comparisons between ethno-regional groups. ME...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lipnicki DM,Makkar SR,Crawford JD,Thalamuthu A,Kochan NA,Lima-Costa MF,Castro-Costa E,Ferri CP,Brayne C,Stephan B,Llibre-Rodriguez JJ,Llibre-Guerra JJ,Valhuerdi-Cepero AJ,Lipton RB,Katz MJ,Derby CA,Ritchie K,Ancelin ML

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prescription opioid misuse has become a leading cause of unintentional injury and death among adolescents and young adults in the United States. However, there is limited information on how adolescents and young adults obtain prescription opioids. There are also inadequate recent data on the prevalence of ad...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Hudgins JD,Porter JJ,Monuteaux MC,Bourgeois FT

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In a Policy Forum, Irva Hertz-Picciotto and colleagues review the scientific evidence linking organophosphate pesticides to cognitive, behavioral, and neurological deficits in children and recommend actions to reduce exposures. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Hertz-Picciotto I,Sass JB,Engel S,Bennett DH,Bradman A,Eskenazi B,Lanphear B,Whyatt R

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental studies have suggested that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors provide cardiovascular protective effects. We performed a randomized study to evaluate the effects of sitagliptin added on to the conventional therapy compared with conventional therapy alone (diet, exercise, and/or drugs, exc...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Oyama J,Murohara T,Kitakaze M,Ishizu T,Sato Y,Kitagawa K,Kamiya H,Ajioka M,Ishihara M,Dai K,Nanasato M,Sata M,Maemura K,Tomiyama H,Higashi Y,Kaku K,Yamada H,Matsuhisa M,Yamashita K,Bando YK,Kashihara N,Ueda S,

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In an essay, Paul Bloem and Ikechukwu Ogbuanu discuss the public health implications of HPV vaccination. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Bloem P,Ogbuanu I

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is estimated to affect 130-180 million people worldwide. Although its origin is unknown, patterns of viral diversity suggest that HCV genotype 1 probably originated from West Africa. Previous attempts to estimate the spatiotemporal parameters of the virus, both globally and regionally...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Magiorkinis G,Magiorkinis E,Paraskevis D,Ho SY,Shapiro B,Pybus OG,Allain JP,Hatzakis A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With cesarean section rates increasing worldwide, clarity regarding negative effects is essential. This study aimed to investigate the rate of subsequent stillbirth, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy following primary cesarean section, controlling for confounding by indication. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We perf...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： O'Neill SM,Agerbo E,Kenny LC,Henriksen TB,Kearney PM,Greene RA,Mortensen PB,Khashan AS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002511.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Torrone EA,Morrison CS,Chen PL,Kwok C,Francis SC,Hayes RJ,Looker KJ,McCormack S,McGrath N,van de Wijgert JHHM,Watson-Jones D,Low N,Gottlieb SL,STIMA Working Group.

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Alexander Tsai and colleagues highlight the complex relationship between poverty and HIV stigma in sub-Saharan Africa, and discuss possible ways to break the cycle. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Tsai AC,Bangsberg DR,Weiser SD

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helminth and protozoan infections affect more than 1 billion children globally. Improving water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition could be more sustainable control strategies for parasite infections than mass drug administration, while providing other quality of life benefits. METHODS AND FIND...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Pickering AJ,Njenga SM,Steinbaum L,Swarthout J,Lin A,Arnold BF,Stewart CP,Dentz HN,Mureithi M,Chieng B,Wolfe M,Mahoney R,Kihara J,Byrd K,Rao G,Meerkerk T,Cheruiyot P,Papaiakovou M,Pilotte N,Williams SA,Colford JM

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria vaccines based on the 19-kDa region of merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1(19)) derived from the 3D7 strain of Plasmodium falciparum are being tested in clinical trials in Africa. Knowledge of the distribution and natural dynamics of vaccine antigen polymorphisms in populations in which malaria vaccin...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Takala SL,Coulibaly D,Thera MA,Dicko A,Smith DL,Guindo AB,Kone AK,Traore K,Ouattara A,Djimde AA,Sehdev PS,Lyke KE,Diallo DA,Doumbo OK,Plowe CV

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Published research on prescribed opioid analgesic (POA) use during pregnancy and birth outcomes is limited in scope and has not adequately adjusted for potential confounding factors. To help address these gaps, we estimated associations between maternal POAs during pregnancy and two adverse birth outcomes us...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Sujan AC,Quinn PD,Rickert ME,Wiggs KK,Lichtenstein P,Larsson H,Almqvist C,Öberg AS,D'Onofrio BM

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In this Perspective on the clinical trial by Rita Alloway and colleagues, Simon Ball explains the benefits to healthcare systems and individual patients of the bioequivalence established between generic and brand-name formulations of an immunosuppressive drug in transplant recipients. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Ball S

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00