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ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases2017

Future prospects for new vaccines against sexually transmitted infections.

Sami L Gottlieb, Christine Johnston

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Review in Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sami L GottliebaWorld Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland bUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Christine Johnston
University of Washington · USWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

THE PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS OF ASYMPTOMATIC GENITAL HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUSP01AI030731 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ZHU, JIA · 1991 to 2017
$34.3M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI030731World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review provides an update on the need, development status, and important next steps for advancing development of vaccines against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including herpes simplex virus (HSV), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea), Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia), and Treponema pallidum (syphilis). RECENT

findingsGlobal estimates suggest that more than a million STIs are acquired every day, and many new and emerging challenges to STI control highlight the critical need for development of new STI vaccines. Several therapeutic HSV-2 vaccine candidates are in Phase I/II clinical trials, and one subunit vaccine has shown sustained reductions in genital lesions and viral shedding, providing hope that an effective HSV vaccine is on the horizon. The first vaccine candidate for genital chlamydia infection has entered Phase I trials, and several more are in the pipeline. Use of novel technological approaches will likely see viable vaccine candidates for gonorrhea and syphilis in the future. The global STI vaccine roadmap outlines key activities to further advance STI vaccine development. SUMMARY: Major progress is being made in addressing the large global unmet need for STI vaccines. With continued collaboration and support, these critically important vaccines for global sexual and reproductive health can become a reality.

Indexed as

Bacterial VaccinesChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicGonorrheaHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansSexually Transmitted DiseasesSyphilisTreponema pallidumViral VaccinesBacterial VaccinesViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID27922851
PMCPMC5325242
OpenAlexW2558293953

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