2024
Gender inequality and burden of orofacial clefts in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from global burden of disease study 1990–2019
Nabavizadeh S, Mootz J, Nadjmi N, Massenburg B, Khoshnood K, Shojaeefard E, Vardanjani H. Gender inequality and burden of orofacial clefts in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from global burden of disease study 1990–2019. BMC Pediatrics 2024, 24: 76. PMID: 38262976, PMCID: PMC10804627, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04569-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of orofacial cleftsDisability-adjusted life yearsEstimated annual percentage changeEastern Mediterranean RegionSocio-demographic indexGender Inequality IndexGlobal burdenAssociated with disability-adjusted life yearsGlobal Burden of Disease StudyOrofacial cleftsDisability-adjusted life year ratesBurden of Disease StudyGlobal Burden of Disease databaseAnnual percentage changeAge-specific prevalence ratesMiddle-income countriesGender inequalityHuman Development IndexHealthcare servicesOrofacial cleft prevalencePotential confoundersSocio-demographicResultsIn 2019Life yearsBackgroundGender inequality
2005
Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000
Heffernan RT, Barrett NL, Gallagher KM, Hadler JL, Harrison LH, Reingold AL, Khoshnood K, Holford TR, Schuchat A. Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 191: 2038-2045. PMID: 15897989, DOI: 10.1086/430356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal disease incidencePneumococcal disease incidenceInvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infectionsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniae infectionPneumococcal diseasePneumoniae infectionIncidence ratePre-HAART eraActive antiretroviral therapyAnnual incidence rateRange of subgroupsAnnual percentage changeYears of ageAIDS surveillance dataActive surveillance systemSan Francisco CountyRace/ethnicityTime trend analysisAntiretroviral therapyDisease incidence ratesAnnual incidenceImmunodeficiency syndromePersons 18High risk