Reviews that are lab-based (e.g. genes, pharmaceuticals) or on unique groups of people (e.g. fishermen, nurses)
The sexual lives of people with disabilities within low- and middle-income countries: A scoping study of studies published in English
2017
BACKGROUND: Although approximately 80% of the global population of people with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), very little is known about their sexual lives due to a...
Barriers to HIV remission research in low- and middle-income countries
2017
INTRODUCTION: HIV eradication and remission research has largely taken place in high-income countries. In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), there may be factors that have a substantial impact on the...
Can the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target be achieved? A systematic analysis of national HIV treatment cascades
2016
BACKGROUND: In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners set the ’90-90-90 targets’; aiming to diagnose 90% of all HIV positive people, provide antiretroviral...
The emergence and evolution of the research fronts in HIV/AIDS research
2017
In this paper, we have identified and analyzed the emergence, structure and dynamics of the paradigmatic research fronts that established the fundamentals of the biomedical knowledge on HIV/AIDS. A search...
Atypical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review
2017
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in 88 countries, showing relevant prevalences. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review on atypical lesions of CL around the world,...
HIV and the criminalisation of drug use among people who inject drugs: A systematic review
2017
BACKGROUND: Mounting evidence suggests that laws and policies prohibiting illegal drug use could have a central role in shaping health outcomes among people who inject drugs (PWID). To date, no...
A systematic review of cardiovascular disease in sexual minorities
2017
BACKGROUND: Mental health and HIV disparities are well documented among sexual minorities, but there is a dearth of research on other chronic conditions. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of...
Economic impact of routine opt-out antenatal HIV screening: A systematic review
2017
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the economic impact of routine testing of HIV in antenatal (ANC) settings. BACKGROUND: Many children are being infected with HIV through mother to child transmission (MTCT) of...
Association between systemic diseases and endodontic outcome: A systematic review
2017
INTRODUCTION: To date, the relationships between systemic diseases and endodontic treatment outcomes remain poorly studied. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the relationship between host-modifying factors...
The impact of sharps injuries on student nurses: A systematic review
2016
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review was to discover the impact of sharps injuries in the student nurse population. BACKGROUND: Much is known and reported about sharps injuries...
The dynamic role of the IL-33/ST2 axis in chronic viral-infections: Alarming and adjuvanting the immune response
2016
UNLABELLED: Interleukin 33 (IL-33), a member of the IL-1 family, is constitutively expressed in epithelial and in endothelial cells at barrier sites, acting as a danger signal and adjuvanting the...
Deploying aptameric sensing technology for rapid pandemic monitoring
2015
The genome of virulent strains may possess the ability to mutate by means of antigenic shift and/or antigenic drift as well as being resistant to antibiotics with time. The outbreak...
