Epidemiological Data are Lacking

ProMED: A Source of Epidemiological Data

  Global health geographic observation can provide valuable information regarding mortality rate, consequences and complications of new diseases for the epidemiologists while emerging epidemic diseases. This observation requires information resources which makes the information regarding the diseases accessible at no cost. ProMED is an immediate reporting system for diseases outbreak and it c...

Sepsis Treatment Options Are Often Lacking.

Life-threatening sepsis presents with varying symptoms due to the wide range of pathogens that cause it, and sepsis-specific treatment options for patients are sparse.

When Race/Ethnicity Data Are Lacking: Using Advanced Indirect Estimation Methods to Measure Disparities.

A key aim of U.S. health care reforms is to ensure equitable care while improving quality for all Americans. Limited race/ethnicity data in health care records hamper efforts to meet this goal. Despite improvements in access and quality, gaps persist, particularly among persons belonging to racial/ethnic minority and low-income groups. This study describes the use of indirect estimation methods...

Data are lacking for quantifying HIV transmission risk in the presence of effective antiretroviral therapy.

The current era of HIV/AIDS epidemics is one in which highly effective combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being used to treat a high proportion of HIV-infected individuals who are diagnosed with their infection in the developed world, and universal treatment access is becoming closer to reality for treatment-eligible individuals in the developing world. Therefore, it is of greater impo...

HIV Prevention Needs Epidemiological Data