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Uwumiro F, Nebuwa C, Nwevo CO, Okpujie V, Osemwota O, et al.

2023-10-29 • Curēus

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This study seeks to confirm the risk factors linked to cardiovascular (CV) events in chronic kidney disease (CKD), which have been identified as CKD-related. We aim to a...

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Danna LH, Korosteleva O, Warner L, Douglas J, Paul S, et al.

2012-09-01 • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Incorrect condom use is a common problem that can undermine their prevention impact. We assessed the prevalence of 2 condom use problems, breakage/slippage and partial use, compared prob...

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Kantarjian H, Steensma D, Rius Sanjuan J, Elshaug A, Light D

2014-05-06 • Journal of Oncology Practice

The increase in drug prices poses questions: Are cancer drug prices too high? Are they hurting patients and our health care system? And can we do something about it? The answer ...

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Bonner K, Mezochow A, Roberts TR, Ford NP, Cohn J

2013-06-14 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)

Viral load monitoring has been proposed as a tool to reinforce adherence, but outcomes have never been systematically assessed.

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Reid J, Potet J, Athersuch K, Grovestock M, Sanjuan J

2014-09-30 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)

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Kehlenbrink S, Jaacks LM, Perone SA, Ansbro É, Ashbourne E, et al.

2019-08-01 • Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

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Hotez PJ, Dumonteil E, Cravioto MB, Bottazzi ME, Tapia-Conyer R, et al.

2013-10-31 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Morgan JR, Marsh E, Savinkina A, Shilton S, Shadaker S, et al.

2022-03-12 • Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Achieving global elimination of hepatitis C virus requires a substantial scale-up of testing. Point-of-care HCV viral load assays are available as an alternative to laboratory-based assa...

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Ahuja SD, Ashkin D, Avendano M, Banerjee R, Bayona J, et al.

2012-08-28 • PLOS Medicine

Treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is lengthy, toxic, expensive, and has generally poor outcomes. We undertook an individual patient data meta-analysis to assess the ...

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Varaine FFV, Guglielmetti L, Mitnick CD

2017-12-01 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Neri A, Roy J, Jarrett J, Pan Y, Dooyema CA, et al.

2013-11-25 • International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Investigators developed and evaluated a dilution method for the LeadCare II analyzer (LCII) for blood lead levels >65 μg/dL, the analyzer's maximum reporting value. Venous blood samples ...

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Ettehad D, Schaaf HS, Seddon JA, Cooke GS, Ford NP

2012-02-27 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

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Ford NP, Mofenson L, Kranzer K, Medu L, Frigati L, et al.

2010-06-19 • AIDS

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Primate studies and some observational human data have raised concern regarding an association of first-trimester efavirenz exposure with central nervous system congenit...

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Olliaro PL, Lasry E, Tiffany A

2014-12-15 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

On October 29, 2014, 4 days before the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) to be held in New Orleans, LA, meeting registrants received an e-ma...

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Forsyth C, Meymandi S, Moss I, Cone J, Cohen RM, et al.

2019-09-26 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Chagas disease (CD) affects over 300,000 people in the United States, but fewer than 1% have been diagnosed and less than 0.3% have received etiological treatment. This is...

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Cox HS, Ford NP

2012-02-08 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND: Current treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is inadequate, and outcomes are significantly poorer than for drug-susceptible TB, particularly for patients previou...

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Toczek A, Cox HS, du Cros PAK, Cooke GS, Ford NP

2012-12-04 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND: Scaling up treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. However, current treatment regimens are long and associated with side effects, and defa...

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Davies A, Singh K, du Cros PAK, Mills EJ, Cooke GS, et al.

2013-02-05 • PLOS One

Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV is common and HIV accelerates hepatic disease progression due to HCV. However, access to HCV treatment is limited and success rates are genera...

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Madico G, Vinhas S, Orr B, White LJ, Gaeddert M, et al.

2019-03-23 • Tuberculosis

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Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is critical to TB control. However, many patients with paucibacillary TB disease remain undiagnosed. Current TB elimination ...

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Cardiovascular event predictors in hospitalized chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients: A nationwide inpatient sample analysis

Factors associated with Condom Use Problems during Vaginal Sex with main and non-main partners

High Cancer Drug Prices in the United States: Reasons and Proposed Solutions

Viral Load Monitoring as a Tool to Reinforce Adherence: A Systematic Review

Legislation governing the US incentive scheme for neglected diseases needs to be amended, urges MSF

Diabetes in humanitarian crises: the Boston Declaration

An unfolding tragedy of Chagas disease in North America

Determining the lower limit of detection required for HCV viral load assay for test of cure following direct-acting antiviral based treatment regimens: evidence from a global dataset

Multidrug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis treatment regimens and patient outcomes: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 9,153 patients

Reply: Benefit of the Shorter Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Regimen in California and Modified Eligibility Criteria

Analysis of a novel field dilution method for testing samples that exceed the analytic range of point-of-care blood lead analyzers

Treatment outcomes for children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Safety of efavirenz in first-trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes from observational cohorts

Out of (West) Africa-Who Lost in the End?

Proposed multidimensional framework for understanding Chagas disease healthcare barriers in the United States

Linezolid for the treatment of complicated drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Review article]

Strategies for reducing treatment default in drug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis [Review article]

Treatment Outcomes of Treatment-Naïve Hepatitis C Patients co-infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohorts

Further evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum of culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects using an ultrasensitive molecular assay