Assessing process, content, and politics in developing the global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections 2016-2021: Implementation opportunities for policymakers.

abstract：:Substantial progress has been made towards the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic due to advancements in both prevention and treatment of HIV. However, major challenges still remain. We describe basic principles of epidemic control in the context of HIV and identify a number of attainable goals in terms of control a...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Jones J,Sullivan PS,Curran JW

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stillbirth is strongly related to impaired fetal growth. However, the relationship between fetal growth and stillbirth is difficult to determine because of uncertainty in the timing of death and confounding characteristics affecting normal fetal growth. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We conducted a population-based c...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Bukowski R,Hansen NI,Willinger M,Reddy UM,Parker CB,Pinar H,Silver RM,Dudley DJ,Stoll BJ,Saade GR,Koch MA,Rowland Hogue CJ,Varner MW,Conway DL,Coustan D,Goldenberg RL,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Hea

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncolytic viruses hold much promise for clinical treatment of many cancers, but a lack of systemic delivery and insufficient tumor cell killing have limited their usefulness. We have previously demonstrated that vaccinia virus strains are capable of systemic delivery to tumors in mouse models, but infection ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kirn DH,Wang Y,Le Boeuf F,Bell J,Thorne SH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Health Service (NHS) in England introduced a population-wide programme for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in 2009, known as NHS Health Checks. This research aimed to measure the cardiovascular risk management and cardiovascular risk factor outcomes of the health check programme during s...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Alageel S,Gulliford MC

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy, and its incidence and associated mortality are increasing. Despite the immediate need to detect these cancers at an earlier stage, there is no effective screening methodology or protocol for endometrial cancer. The comprehensive, genomics-based an...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Nair N,Camacho-Vanegas O,Rykunov D,Dashkoff M,Camacho SC,Schumacher CA,Irish JC,Harkins TT,Freeman E,Garcia I,Pereira E,Kendall S,Belfer R,Kalir T,Sebra R,Reva B,Dottino P,Martignetti JA

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hip and knee replacement are some of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the world. Resurfacing of the hip and unicondylar knee replacement are increasingly being used. There is relatively little evidence on their performance. To study performance of joint replacement in England, we investig...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Sibanda N,Copley LP,Lewsey JD,Borroff M,Gregg P,MacGregor AJ,Pickford M,Porter M,Tucker K,van der Meulen JH,Steering Committee of the National Joint Registry (NJR) for England and Wales.

更新日期：2008-09-30 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:Antiretroviral-based interventions for HIV-1 prevention, including antiretroviral therapy (ART) to reduce the infectiousness of HIV-1 infected persons and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the susceptibility of HIV-1 uninfected persons, showed high efficacy for HIV-1 protection in randomized clinical...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Baeten JM,Heffron R,Kidoguchi L,Mugo NR,Katabira E,Bukusi EA,Asiimwe S,Haberer JE,Morton J,Ngure K,Bulya N,Odoyo J,Tindimwebwa E,Hendrix C,Marzinke MA,Ware NC,Wyatt MA,Morrison S,Haugen H,Mujugira A,Donnell D,Ce

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is a leading malignancy affecting the female population worldwide. Most morbidity is caused by metastases that remain incurable to date. TGF-β1 has been identified as a key driving force behind metastatic breast cancer, with promising therapeutic implications. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Employing im...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Maris P,Blomme A,Palacios AP,Costanza B,Bellahcène A,Bianchi E,Gofflot S,Drion P,Trombino GE,Di Valentin E,Cusumano PG,Maweja S,Jerusalem G,Delvenne P,Lifrange E,Castronovo V,Turtoi A

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Mirjam Kretzschmar and colleagues describe the BCoDE project, which uses a pathogen-based incidence approach to better estimate the infectious disease burden in Europe. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kretzschmar M,Mangen MJ,Pinheiro P,Jahn B,Fèvre EM,Longhi S,Lai T,Havelaar AH,Stein C,Cassini A,Kramarz P,BCoDE consortium.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear recognition of the damaging effects of poverty on early childhood development has fueled an interest in interventions aimed at mitigating these harmful consequences. Psychosocial interventions aimed at alleviating the negative impacts of poverty on children are frequently shown to be of benefit, but ef...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Morgan B,Kumsta R,Fearon P,Moser D,Skeen S,Cooper P,Murray L,Moran G,Tomlinson M

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostic models are abundant in the medical literature yet their use in practice seems limited. In this article, the third in the PROGRESS series, the authors review how such models are developed and validated, and then address how prognostic models are assessed for their impact on practice and patient outcomes, ill...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Steyerberg EW,Moons KG,van der Windt DA,Hayden JA,Perel P,Schroter S,Riley RD,Hemingway H,Altman DG,PROGRESS Group.

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, the main focus of studies of childhood mortality has been the infant and under-five mortality rates. Neonatal mortality (deaths <28 days of age) has received limited attention, although such deaths account for about 41% of all child deaths. To better assess progress, we developed annual estimat...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Oestergaard MZ,Inoue M,Yoshida S,Mahanani WR,Gore FM,Cousens S,Lawn JE,Mathers CD,United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation and the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been reported to be a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the most commonly used measure of OSA, other less well studied OSA-related variables may be more pathophysiologically relevant and offer better prediction. The objec...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kendzerska T,Gershon AS,Hawker G,Leung RS,Tomlinson G

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Midwifery continuity of care is the only health system intervention shown to reduce preterm birth (PTB) and improve perinatal survival, but no trial evidence exists for women with identified risk factors for PTB. We aimed to assess feasibility, fidelity, and clinical outcomes of a model of midwifery continui...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Fernandez Turienzo C,Bick D,Briley AL,Bollard M,Coxon K,Cross P,Silverio SA,Singh C,Seed PT,Tribe RM,Shennan AH,Sandall J,POPPIE Pilot Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are essential in host defense against pathogens by virtue of their capacity to detect microbes and initiate the immune response. TLR2 is seen as the most important receptor for gram-positive bacteria, while TLR4 is regarded as the gram-negative TLR. Melioidosis is a severe infectio...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Wiersinga WJ,Wieland CW,Dessing MC,Chantratita N,Cheng AC,Limmathurotsakul D,Chierakul W,Leendertse M,Florquin S,de Vos AF,White N,Dondorp AM,Day NP,Peacock SJ,van der Poll T

更新日期：2007-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some 5%-15% of all women experience postpartum depression (PPD), which for many is their first psychiatric disorder. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of postpartum affective disorder (AD), duration of treatment, and rate of subsequent postpartum AD and other affective episodes in a nat...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Rasmussen MH,Strøm M,Wohlfahrt J,Videbech P,Melbye M

更新日期：2017-09-26 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:In South Africa, within-country migration is common. Mobility affects many of the factors in the pathway for entry to or retention in care among people living with HIV. We characterized the patterns of migration (i.e., change in residency) among peripartum women from rural South Africa and their association ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kim HY,Dobra A,Tanser F

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Is it ethical for scientists to conduct or to benefit from research in another country if that research would be unlawful, or not generally accepted, in their own country? ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Skene L

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the success of HIV treatment programs depends on retention and viral suppression, routine program monitoring of these outcomes may be incomplete. We used data from the national electronic medical record (EMR) system in Zambia to enumerate a large and regionally representative cohort of patients on t...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Sikazwe I,Eshun-Wilson I,Sikombe K,Czaicki N,Somwe P,Mody A,Simbeza S,Glidden DV,Chizema E,Mulenga LB,Padian N,Duncombe CJ,Bolton-Moore C,Beres LK,Holmes CB,Geng E

更新日期：2019-05-31 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：BACKGROUND:Through major efforts to reduce costs and expand access to antiretroviral therapy worldwide, widespread delivery of effective treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS is now conceivable even in severely resource-constrained settings. However, the potential epidemiologic impact of treatment in the context of ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Salomon JA,Hogan DR,Stover J,Stanecki KA,Walker N,Ghys PD,Schwartländer B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PLOS Medicine editors discuss the new extension to the PRISMA reporting guidelines, PRISMA for Equity (PRISMA-E), and why it is relevant to the journal and to health research more generally. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： PLOS Medicine Editors.

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a progressive disease whereby there is often deterioration in glucose control despite escalation in treatment. There is significant heterogeneity to this progression of glycemia after onset of diabetes, yet the factors that influence glycemic progression are not well understood. Give...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Jiang G,Luk AO,Tam CHT,Lau ES,Ozaki R,Chow EYK,Kong APS,Lim CKP,Lee KF,Siu SC,Hui G,Tsang CC,Lau KP,Leung JYY,Tsang MW,Kam G,Lau IT,Li JK,Yeung VT,Lau E,Lo S,Fung SKS,Cheng YL,Chow CC,Pearson ER,So WY,

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SARS outbreak of 2002-2003 presented clinicians with a new, life-threatening disease for which they had no experience in treating and no research on the effectiveness of treatment options. The World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel on SARS treatment requested a systematic review and comprehensive s...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Stockman LJ,Bellamy R,Garner P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In common with many other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), rural to urban migrants in India are at increased risk of obesity, but it is unclear whether this is due to increased energy intake, reduced energy expenditure, or both. Knowing this and the relative contribution of specific dietary and phys...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kinra S,Mallinson PAC,Cresswell JA,Bowen LJ,Lyngdoh T,Prabhakaran D,Reddy KS,Vaz M,Kurpad AV,Davey Smith G,Ben-Shlomo Y,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Sanjay Basu and Kristine Madsen discuss the effects of taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in both Australia and Berkeley, USA. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Basu S,Madsen K

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Christian Lienhardt and co-authors discuss the conclusions of the PLOS Medicine Collection on advances in clinical trial design for development of new tuberculosis treatments. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lienhardt C,Nunn A,Chaisson R,Vernon AA,Zignol M,Nahid P,Delaporte E,Kasaeva T

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00