Background On the basis of the results of the randomised clinical trial HPTN 052 and
observational studies, WHO has recommended that antiretroviral therapy be offered to all HIV-…

This study aimed to investigate the role of AR-V7 in development of castration-resistant
prostate cancer (CRPC) and to determine whether the AR-V7 expression in CRPC tissues can …

Estimating the key epidemiological features of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic
proves to be challenging, given incompleteness and delays in early data reporting, in …

The speed and scope of detection of an infectious disease, in particular, timely identification
and reporting of a new pathogen, is a major indicator of a country’s ability to control …

We estimate the effective reproduction number for 2019-nCoV based on the daily reported
cases from China CDC. The results indicate that 2019-nCoV has a higher effective …

Objectives Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is not a notifiable infectious disease in
China but is a heavy burden on public health. However, the epidemic situation of EPTB …

Background Surveillance data on the proportion of incident TB cases with MDR was limited
and there is no systematic study of MDR-TB in China to date. Our aim was to estimate MDR-…

Introduction To understand better the risk of tuberculosis transmission with increasing delay
in tuberculosis treatment, we undertook a retrospective cohort study in Shenzhen, China. …

Since the first level response to public health emergencies was launched on January 25,
2020, in Heilongjiang province, China, the outbreak of COVID-19 seems to be under control. …

Background Management of recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) remains difficult. Distraction
osteogenesis mediates new bone formation and angiogenesis in the bone itself and the …