Meta-analyses on behavioral interventions to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV [0.03%]
关于行为干预降低HIV传染风险的meta分析研究综述
Paschalis I Vergidis,Matthew E Falagas
Paschalis I Vergidis
Different behavioral interventions have found to be efficacious in reducing high-risk sexual activity. Interventions have been evaluated in both original research and meta-analytic reviews. Most of the studies have shown that interventions ...
Meta-analytical studies on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection [0.03%]
关于人类免疫缺陷病毒流行病学、预防和治疗的meta分析研究
Paschalis I Vergidis,Matthew E Falagas,Davidson H Hamer
Paschalis I Vergidis
Since the beginning of the epidemic, extensive research has been conducted in the field of HIV infection. Original research and subsequent meta-analyses have contributed to a better understanding of the disease. Epidemiologic research has s...
Combination antimicrobial treatment versus monotherapy: the contribution of meta-analyses [0.03%]
联合抗菌疗法与单一疗法： Meta 分析的贡献
Mical Paul,Leonard Leibovici
Mical Paul
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have put into perspective the clinical implications of in vitro synergy (Box 1). Randomized, controlled trials are the cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. The trials included in the meta-analyses des...
Meta-analyses on the optimization of the duration of antimicrobial treatment for various infections [0.03%]
关于各种感染抗微生物治疗时间优化的 meta 分析
Petros I Rafailidis,Anastasios I Pitsounis,Matthew E Falagas
Petros I Rafailidis
A mainstay of antibiotic treatment is its optimal duration for the management of infections. Many randomized control trials have been conducted on these issues during the last years. The results from these randomized control trials have bee...
Mario Cruciani,Carlo Mengoli
Mario Cruciani
This review summarizes meta-analyses evaluating the accuracy of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Systematic searches identified 55 meta-analyses that satisfied inclusion criteria of reporting diagnostic accuracy of an index test co...
Evelina Tacconelli,Maria A Cataldo
Evelina Tacconelli
Systematic review and meta-analysis are assuming greater importance in influencing policy makers and clinical opinion worldwide. Many discussions and publications have considered the merits of meta-analysis of epidemiologic data.50 Some obs...
Michael Barza,Thomas A Trikalinos,Joseph Lau
Michael Barza
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have recently emerged as key sources of evidence to inform clinical care, from bedside individualized decisions to policy making. This article discusses the principles behind statistical methods for quan...
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in infectious diseases: how are they done and what are their strengths and limitations? [0.03%]
传染病领域的系统评价和Meta分析是如何开展的？其优势与局限性是什么？
Leonard Leibovici,Matthew E Falagas
Leonard Leibovici
In infectious diseases, as in other domains, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are the type of research most easily translated into clinical practice. Practitioners should familiarize themselves with the methodology of systematic reviews...
Adam C Schaffer,Jean C Lee
Adam C Schaffer
Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen in the hospital and in the community, and it is increasingly resistant to multiple antibiotics. A nonantimicrobial approach to controlling S aureus is needed. The most extensively tested vaccin...