Towards Equity in Service Provision for Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Repressive Contexts.

abstract：:In an Editorial, Ligia Kiss and Cathy Zimmerman discuss the need for research on the prevention of human trafficking and mitigation of its effects. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kiss L,Zimmerman C

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many low- and middle-income countries are not on track to reach the public health targets set out in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We evaluated whether differential progress towards health MDGs was associated with economic development, public health funding (both overall and as percentage of avail...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Stuckler D,Basu S,McKee M

更新日期：2010-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing concern that racial and ethnic minority communities around the world are experiencing a disproportionate burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We investigated racial and ethnic disparities in patterns of COVI...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Rentsch CT,Kidwai-Khan F,Tate JP,Park LS,King JT Jr,Skanderson M,Hauser RG,Schultze A,Jarvis CI,Holodniy M,Lo Re V 3rd,Akgün KM,Crothers K,Taddei TH,Freiberg MS,Justice AC

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) and is increasingly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of TB is high. Glycemic control has the potential to modify the risk of TB. However, there are few studies on the association between glycemic control and TB risk, an...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lee PH,Fu H,Lai TC,Chiang CY,Chan CC,Lin HH

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Kevin Outterson and colleagues outline a model to address access, conservation, and innovation of antibiotics. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Outterson K,Gopinathan U,Clift C,So AD,Morel CM,Røttingen JA

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardised packaging (SP) of tobacco products is an innovative tobacco control measure opposed by transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) whose responses to the UK government's public consultation on SP argued that evidence was inadequate to support implementing the measure. The government's initial decisio...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Ulucanlar S,Fooks GJ,Hatchard JL,Gilmore AB

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the possibility that antibody-mediated complement lysis contributes to viremia control in HIV-1 infection, we measured the activity of patient plasma in mediating complement lysis of autologous primary virus. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Sera from two groups of patients-25 with acute HIV-1 infection and ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Huber M,Fischer M,Misselwitz B,Manrique A,Kuster H,Niederöst B,Weber R,von Wyl V,Günthard HF,Trkola A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug manufacturers have developed "evergreening" strategies to compete with generic medication after patent termination. These include marketing of slightly modified follow-on drugs. We aimed to estimate the financial impact of these drugs on overall healthcare costs and also to examine the impact of listing...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Vernaz N,Haller G,Girardin F,Huttner B,Combescure C,Dayer P,Muscionico D,Salomon JL,Bonnabry P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD4 cell count is a strong predictor of the subsequent risk of AIDS or death in HIV-infected patients initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). It is not known whether the rate of CD4 cell decline prior to therapy is related to prognosis and should, therefore, influence the decision on when to in...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Wolbers M,Babiker A,Sabin C,Young J,Dorrucci M,Chêne G,Mussini C,Porter K,Bucher HC,CASCADE Collaboration Members.

更新日期：2010-02-23 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:The disease burden attributable to mental health problems and to excess or harmful alcohol use is considerable. Despite a strong relationship between these 2 important factors in population health, there are few studies quantifying the mortality risk associated with their co-occurrence in the general populat...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Degerud E,Høiseth G,Mørland J,Ariansen I,Graff-Iversen S,Ystrom E,Zuccolo L,Næss Ø

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global warming is predicted to indirectly result in more undernutrition by threatening crop production. Whether temperature rise could affect undernutrition directly is unknown. We aim to quantify the relationship between short-term heat exposure and risk of hospitalization due to undernutrition in Brazil. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Xu R,Zhao Q,Coelho MSZS,Saldiva PHN,Abramson MJ,Li S,Guo Y

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HVTN 100 evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of an HIV subtype C pox-protein vaccine regimen, investigating a 12-month booster to extend vaccine-induced immune responses. METHODS AND FINDINGS:A phase 1-2 randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial enrolled 252 participants (210 vaccine/42 placebo; ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Laher F,Moodie Z,Cohen KW,Grunenberg N,Bekker LG,Allen M,Frahm N,Yates NL,Morris L,Malahleha M,Mngadi K,Daniels B,Innes C,Saunders K,Grant S,Yu C,Gilbert PB,Phogat S,DiazGranados CA,Koutsoukos M,Van Der Meeren O,

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification and characterization of tumor suppressor genes has enhanced our understanding of the biology of cancer and enabled the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Whereas in past decades, a handful of tumor suppressors have been slowly identified using techniques such as link...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Chan TA,Glockner S,Yi JM,Chen W,Van Neste L,Cope L,Herman JG,Velculescu V,Schuebel KE,Ahuja N,Baylin SB

更新日期：2008-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meta-analyses of antidepressant medications have reported only modest benefits over placebo treatment, and when unpublished trial data are included, the benefit falls below accepted criteria for clinical significance. Yet, the efficacy of the antidepressants may also depend on the severity of initial depress...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kirsch I,Deacon BJ,Huedo-Medina TB,Scoboria A,Moore TJ,Johnson BT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between population trends in delaying childbirth and rising rates of primary cesarean delivery is unclear. The aims of the present study were (1) to characterize the association between maternal age and the outcome of labor, (2) to determine the proportion of the increase in primary cesarean...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Smith GC,Cordeaux Y,White IR,Pasupathy D,Missfelder-Lobos H,Pell JP,Charnock-Jones DS,Fleming M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Escalation in the global rates of labour interventions, particularly cesarean section and oxytocin augmentation, has renewed interest in a better understanding of natural labour progression. Methodological advancements in statistical and computational techniques addressing the limitations of pioneer studies ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Oladapo OT,Souza JP,Fawole B,Mugerwa K,Perdoná G,Alves D,Souza H,Reis R,Oliveira-Ciabati L,Maiorano A,Akintan A,Alu FE,Oyeneyin L,Adebayo A,Byamugisha J,Nakalembe M,Idris HA,Okike O,Althabe F,Hundley V,Donnay F,

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Drawing upon interviews with experts and a review of the literature, Gavin Yamey proposes a new framework for scaling up global health interventions. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Yamey G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seven of 15 clinical trial participants treated with a nucleoside analogue (fialuridine [FIAU]) developed acute liver failure. Five treated participants died, and two required a liver transplant. Preclinical toxicology studies in mice, rats, dogs, and primates did not provide any indication that FIAU would b...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Xu D,Nishimura T,Nishimura S,Zhang H,Zheng M,Guo YY,Masek M,Michie SA,Glenn J,Peltz G

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While patterns of incidence of clinical influenza have been well described, much uncertainty remains over patterns of incidence of infection. The 2009 pandemic provided both the motivation and opportunity to investigate patterns of mild and asymptomatic infection using serological techniques. However, to dat...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Riley S,Kwok KO,Wu KM,Ning DY,Cowling BJ,Wu JT,Ho LM,Tsang T,Lo SV,Chu DK,Ma ES,Peiris JS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with targeted biopsy (TB) is increasingly used in men with clinically suspected prostate cancer (PCa), but the long acquisition times, high costs, and inter-center/reader variability of routine multiparametric prostate MRI limit its wider adoption. METHODS AND FINDI...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Jambor I,Verho J,Ettala O,Knaapila J,Taimen P,Syvänen KT,Kiviniemi A,Kähkönen E,Perez IM,Seppänen M,Rannikko A,Oksanen O,Riikonen J,Vimpeli SM,Kauko T,Merisaari H,Kallajoki M,Mirtti T,Lamminen T,Saunavaara J,Arone

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing emphasis on using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to complement traditional clinical outcomes in medical research, including in multiple sclerosis (MS). Research, particularly in oncology and heart failure, has shown that PROs can be prognostic of hard clinical endpoints such as survival...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Raffel J,Wallace A,Gveric D,Reynolds R,Friede T,Nicholas R

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporary labor migration is an increasingly important mode of migration that generates substantial remittance flows, but raises important concerns for migrant well-being. The migration and health literature has seen a growing call for longitudinal, binational surveys that compare migrants to relevant non-mi...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kuhn R,Barham T,Razzaque A,Turner P

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Rachel Jewkes identifies challenges that the violence prevention research community faces in substantially reducing violence against women and girls over the next 30 years. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Jewkes R

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Tom Boyles reflects on differing approaches taken for treating patients with Ebola virus disease in low- and high-resource settings. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Boyles TH

更新日期：2015-07-28 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：BACKGROUND:Immunohistochemical markers are often used to classify breast cancer into subtypes that are biologically distinct and behave differently. The aim of this study was to estimate mortality for patients with the major subtypes of breast cancer as classified using five immunohistochemical markers, to investigate ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Blows FM,Driver KE,Schmidt MK,Broeks A,van Leeuwen FE,Wesseling J,Cheang MC,Gelmon K,Nielsen TO,Blomqvist C,Heikkilä P,Heikkinen T,Nevanlinna H,Akslen LA,Bégin LR,Foulkes WD,Couch FJ,Wang X,Cafourek V,Olson JE,Bag

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for investigation of patients suspected of having tuberculosis (TB). However, its utility for routine TB screening and detection of rifampicin resistance among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunodeficiency enrolling in antiretroviral t...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lawn SD,Brooks SV,Kranzer K,Nicol MP,Whitelaw A,Vogt M,Bekker LG,Wood R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of epidemiologic studies have observed an association between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and pediatric invasive bacterial disease (IBD) but the evidence has not been systematically reviewed. We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of SHS exposure and two outcomes, IBD and pharyngea...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lee CC,Middaugh NA,Howie SR,Ezzati M

更新日期：2010-12-07 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