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Climate factors driven typhus group rickettsiosis incidence dynamics in Xishu...
Abstract Background Typhus group rickettsiosis (TGR), which is a neglected vector-borne infectious disease, including epidemic typhus and endemic typhus. We explored the lag... -
Burden of chronic kidney disease on the African continent: a systematic revie...
Abstract Background Accurate contemporary data on the burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on the African continent are lacking. We determined the prevalence of CKD in adult... -
Erratum to: Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): prot...
Erratum to: Expanded Quality Management Using Information Power (EQUIP): protocol for a quasi-experimental study to improve maternal and newborn health in Tanzania and Uganda -
Detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine is an independent predictor of ...
Abstract Background Simple immune capture assays that detect mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen in urine are promising new tools for the diagnosis of HIV-associated... -
Association between periodontal disease and mortality in people with CKD: a m...
Abstracts Background Periodontal disease occurs relatively prevalently in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it remains indeterminate whether periodontal disease is... -
The present and future burden of previously treated advanced non-small cell l...
Abstract Background The burden of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not well understood, and the number of patients likely to receive treatment in Europe has not... -
Combined interventions to reduce HIV incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: a modelling ...
Abstract Background Combined prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may substantially reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings. Our... -
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of chloroquine and artemisinin-based combin...
Abstract Background Activation of hypnozoites of vivax malaria causes multiple clinical relapses, which contribute to the Plasmodium vivax burden and continuing transmission.... -
Relation of multi-marker panel to incident chronic kidney disease and rapid k...
Abstract Background Few investigations have evaluated the incremental usefulness of multiple biomarkers representing varying physiological pathways for predicting risk of renal... -
Design of trials for interrupting the transmission of endemic pathogens
Abstract Background Many interventions against infectious diseases have geographically diffuse effects. This leads to contamination between arms in cluster-randomized trials... -
Use of biologically-based complementary medicine in breast and gynecological ...
Abstract Background Biologically-based complementary medicines (BB-CAM) including herbs and nutritional supplements are frequently taken by breast- and gynecological cancer... -
Outcomes of community-based differentiated models of multi-month dispensing o...
Abstract Background Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend early initiation of HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of their... -
Status of metered dose inhaler technique among patients with asthma and its e...
Abstract Objective In Asthma management, poor handling of inhalation devices and wrong inhalation technique are associated with decreased medication delivery and poor disease... -
Mathematical models for devising the optimal Ebola virus disease eradication
Abstract Background The 2014â 2015 epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa defines an unprecedented health threat for human. Methods We construct a mathematical... -
Role of ethambutol and rifampicin in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium com...
Abstract Background A three-drug regimen (macrolide, ethambutol, and rifampicin) is recommended for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD).... -
Very low sensitivity of wet mount microscopy compared to PCR against culture ...
Abstract Background Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) causes the Trichomoniasis Syndrome composed of vaginitis in women, urethritis in men and tube infection in both sexes. This... -
Factors associated with loss-to-follow-up of HIV-positive mothers and their i...
Abstract Background In Malawi, loss to follow-up (LTFU) of HIV-positive pregnant and postpartum women on Option B+ regimen greatly contributes to sub-optimal retention,... -
Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent...
Abstract Background Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (aged 15–24 years). While... -
How did episiotomy rates change from 2007 to 2014? Population-based study in ...
Abstract Background Since the 2000s, selective episiotomy has been systematically recommended worldwide. In France, the recommended episiotomy rate in vaginal deliveries is less... -
Pediatric asthma comprises different phenotypic clusters with unique nasal mi...
Abstract Background Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the USA, currently affecting ~ 7 million children. This heterogeneous syndrome is thought to...
