Resources

A review on critical appraisal and pathogenesis of polycystic ovarian syndrome

Hajam et al.

Reviews data on the pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, and multifactorial causes of polycystic ovarian syndrome to inform research and management strategies.

Antiretrovirals in Pregnancy Research Toolkit

World Health Organization

Provides guidance and resources to support inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding populations in HIV, hepatitis, and STI research, focusing on ethics, study design, and data collection.

B-Cell Receptor Repertoire: Recent Advances in Autoimmune Diseases

Wang et al.

Summarizes mechanisms and analytical methods for B-cell receptor repertoire diversity and reviews recent research on BCR repertoire in major autoimmune diseases.

Building Evidence for Advancing New Treatment for Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis Comparing a Short Course of Treatment With the Current South African Standard of Care.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Provides information on a clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of a Study Strategy consisting of 6 months of bedaquiline (BDQ), delamanid (DLM), and linezolid (LNZ), with levofloxacin (LVX) and clofazimine (CFZ) compared to the current South African Standard of Care (Control Strategy) for 9 months for the treatment of rifampicin resistant (RR-TB) Tuberculosis.

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators

Provides forecasts and scenario analyses of global disease burden, life expectancy, and risk factor impacts for 204 countries and territories to 2050 to support health policy planning.

Disparities in Infectious Diseases Among Women in Developing Countries

Rashid, J. et al.

Summarizes disparities in infectious disease burden among women in developing countries, highlighting contributing factors and barriers to healthcare access and treatment adherence.

DNA-sensing pathways in health, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases

Dong & Fitzgerald

Summarizes DNA-sensing pathways, their regulation, roles in host defense, and how their dysregulation contributes to autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including therapeutic strategies.

Economic Burden Of Community-Acquired Antibiotic-resistant Urinary Tract Infections: Systematic Review And Meta-analysis

Zhu et al.

Synthesizes evidence on the economic, clinical, and health system burden of antibiotic-resistant community-acquired urinary tract infections to inform resource prioritization and intervention evaluation.

Effect of Gender on Clinical Presentation Of Tuberculosis (TB) and Age-Specific Risk of TB, and TB-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection

Humayun, M. et al.

Provides data on gender differences in TB incidence, clinical presentation, and TB-HIV coinfection in Harare, Zimbabwe, to inform targeted interventions.

Effectiveness of MenB-4C Vaccine Against Gonorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abara et al.

Summarizes published data on MenB-4C vaccine effectiveness against gonorrhea, including pooled estimates, duration of protection, and implications for vaccine development.

Emerging Infections and Pregnancy

Jamieson, D. J. et al.

Summarizes how pregnancy alters immune response, increasing susceptibility and severity of emerging infectious diseases, to inform clinical and public health planning.

Emerging Infectious Determinants of Chronic Diseases

O’Connor, S. M. et al.

Summarizes evidence linking infectious agents to chronic diseases, outlines mechanisms involved, and highlights implications for prevention and public health research.

Fusobacterium Infection Facilitates the Development of Endometriosis through the Phenotypic Transition of Endometrial Fibroblasts

Muraoka, A. et al.

Provides information on the role of Fusobacterium infection in promoting endometriosis development and suggests antibiotic treatment as a potential therapeutic approach.

Global Tuberculosis Report 2024

World Health Organization

Provides information on global, regional, and country-level TB burden, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and progress toward international TB targets using WHO-collected data.

Gut microbiota and autoimmune diseases: Insights from Mendelian randomization

Mu et al.

Summarizes Mendelian randomization studies on gut microbiota's causal role in autoimmune diseases to inform diagnosis, prevention, and treatment strategies.

Highly-Specific Single-Stranded Oligonucleotides and Functional Nanoprobes for Clinical Determination of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infections

Dighe et al.

Provides information on the development and validation of rapid, highly specific oligonucleotide-based assays for clinical detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Limitations of current techniques in clinical antimicrobial resistance diagnosis: examples and future prospects

Hassall et al.

Reviews current and emerging techniques for clinical antimicrobial resistance diagnosis, highlighting limitations and the need for standardisation to improve rapid, accurate detection.

Maternal Vaccination for the Prevention of Infantile RSV Disease: An Overview of the Authorized, In-Progress, and Rejected Vaccine Candidates

Papazisis & Topalidou

Provides an overview of clinical trial data, safety, and outcomes for maternal RSV vaccine candidates to inform prevention and immunization strategies.

Medication Use During Pregnancy, Gestational Age and Date of Delivery: Agreement Between Maternal Self-Reports and Health Database Information in a Cohort

Pisa, F. E. et al.

Provides information on agreement between maternal self-reports and health database data for medication use, gestational age, and delivery timing in pregnancy research.

Microbial Origins of Chronic Diseases

Gargano, L. M. & Hughes, J. M. 

Reviews data on associations between microbial agents and chronic diseases, highlighting implications for research, surveillance, treatment, and prevention strategies.

Novel lateral flow assay for point-of-care detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in syndromic management settings: a cross-sectional performance evaluation

Peters et al.

A cross-sectional study evaluating the performance of the novel N gonorrhoeae lateral flow assay (NG-LFA) at the primary health-care level in South Africa.

Overlooked Sex And Gender Aspects of Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to Move Towards Health Equity in Pandemic Response

Lawry, L. et al.

Reviews sex and gender impacts on emerging infectious disease outbreaks to inform more equitable pandemic preparedness and response strategies.

Pathogenesis of viral infections during pregnancy

Creisher & Klein

Reviews data on the pathogenesis, mechanisms, and outcomes of viral infections during pregnancy, highlighting maternal, fetal, and placental impacts for research and clinical guidance.

Point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections: Target product profiles

World Health Organization

Summarizes target product profiles for point-of-care tests for major sexually transmitted infections to guide test development, selection, and implementation.