Category Archives: Other

Reviews that are lab-based (e.g. genes, pharmaceuticals) or on unique groups of people (e.g. fishermen, nurses)

Are females who inject drugs at higher risk for HIV infection than males who inject drugs: An international systematic review of high seroprevalence areas

2012

Objective: There are multiple reasons why females who inject drugs may be more likely to become infected with HIV than males who inject drugs. Where this is the case, special...

Pulmonary resection for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2011

OBJECTIVES: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become an emerging global public health crisis. Several studies have suggested that pulmonary resection has efficacy in the treatment of MDR-TB. A systematic review of...

Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2012

BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread use of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), their role in diagnosing tuberculosis and targeting preventive therapy in HIV-infected patients remains unclear. We conducted a comprehensive systematic review...

Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C in patients eligible for shortened treatment, re-treatment or in HCV/HIV co-infection: A systematic review and economic evaluation

2011

OBJECTIVE: to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis c virus (HCV) in three specific patient subgroups affected by recent...

Once-a-day highly active antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review

2003

XST: This is a critical abstract of a systematic review that meets the criteria for inclusion on DARE. Each critical abstract contains a brief summary of the review methods, results...

Patient-derived outcome measures for HIV services in the developed world: A systematic review

2011

This review sought to establish the themes and approaches used in the measurement of patient satisfaction regarded by HIV service users as crucial to improving service quality. It also investigated...

Efficacy of interventions in improving highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence and HIV-1 RNA viral load: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials

2006

Summary: Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is generally suboptimal, limiting the effectiveness of HAART. This meta-analytic review examined whether behavioral interventions addressing HAART adherence are successful in increasing...

Efficacy of computer technology-based HIV prevention interventions: A meta-analysis

2009

OBJECTIVES: To conduct a meta-analysis of computer technology-based HIV prevention behavioral interventions aimed at increasing condom use among a variety of at-risk populations. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of existing...

A review of research on residential programs for people with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders

2004

Substance use disorder is the most common and clinically significant co-morbidity among clients with severe mental illnesses, associated with poor treatment response, homelessness and other adverse outcomes. Residential programs for...

Are treatments for cervical precancerous lesions in less-developed countries safe enough to promote scaling-up of cervical screening programs? A systematic review

2010

Background: Since the mid-1990s, there have been growing efforts to prevent cervical cancer in less-developed countries through the development of innovative screening approaches such as visual inspection of the cervix...

Active and passive surveillance of yellow fever vaccine 17D or 17DD-associated serious adverse events: Systematic review

2011

Purpose: To identify the rate of serious adverse events attributable to yellow fever vaccination with 17D and 17DD strains reported in active and passive surveillance data. Methods: We conducted a...

Immunomodulatory effects of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) in HIV-1 disease: A systematic review

2011

Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs) are generally used as replacement therapy for humoral immunodeficiencies. In consideration of their immune-modulating properties, they are also employed as “immune-modulating/ anti-inflammatory” treatment in different clinical conditions....

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