Traumatic injury has long been recognized as a neglected disease of extremely high burden. With this month's Special Issue, PLOS Medicine and guest editors Professor Karim Brohi and Dr. Martin Schreiber aim to highlight crucial research in this area. Studies in the collection focus on a broad range of topics – from epidemiologic and public health research into the risk factors for and causes of traumatic events that may help prevent avoidable injury, to new genetic methods giving insight into the body's response to trauma. In this month's Editorial, Drs. Brohi and Schreiber describe a new era in exploration of the biology of injury response and translation of new opportunities into clinical practice.
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Editorial
The new survivors and a new era for trauma research
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002354
Essays
Cancer trials in sub-Saharan Africa: Aligning research and care
PLOS Medicine: published July 10, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002351
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea: A research and development roadmap to discover new medicines
PLOS Medicine: published July 26, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002366
Perspectives
Major scientific lessons learned in the trauma field over the last two decades
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002339
Time for trauma immunology
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002342
Cellular therapies in trauma and critical care medicine: Looking towards the future
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002343
Research questions in pre-hospital trauma care
PLOS Medicine: published July 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002345
Trauma care: Finding a better way
PLOS Medicine: published July 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002350
The science of rapid start—From the when to the how of antiretroviral initiation
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002358
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Translational approaches to coagulopathy after trauma: Towards targeted treatment
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002359
Reducing undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: Provider-initiated and opt-out testing are not enough
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002361
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Health in Action
Leveraging peer-based support to facilitate HIV care in Kenya
PLOS Medicine: published July 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002355
Policy Forum
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Global surveillance and a call for international collaborative action
PLOS Medicine: published July 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002344
Research Articles
Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate following ischemia/reperfusion injury: Chemistry, pharmacology, and impact of a new class of sulfide donor in preclinical injury models
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002310
Risk of hospitalization with neurodegenerative disease after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in the working-age population: A retrospective cohort study using the Finnish national health registries
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002316
Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002322
Community health promotion and medical provision for neonatal health—CHAMPION cluster randomised trial in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh), India
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002324
Timing of femoral shaft fracture fixation following major trauma: A retrospective cohort study of United States trauma centers
PLOS Medicine: published July 5, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002336
Risk of surgical site infection, acute kidney injury, and Clostridium difficile infection following antibiotic prophylaxis with vancomycin plus a beta-lactam versus either drug alone: A national propensity-score-adjusted retrospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published July 10, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002340
Patient-reported outcomes and survival in multiple sclerosis: A 10-year retrospective cohort study using the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale–29
PLOS Medicine: published July 10, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002346
Validation of the sensitivity of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) Head computed tomographic (CT) decision instrument for selective imaging of blunt head injury patients: An observational study
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002313
Years of life lost due to traumatic brain injury in Europe: A cross-sectional analysis of 16 countries
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002331
Trends in traumatic brain injury mortality in China, 2006–2013: A population-based longitudinal study
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002332
Community and health system intervention to reduce disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Tanga Region, Tanzania: A comparative before-and-after study
PLOS Medicine: published July 11, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002341
Signatures of inflammation and impending multiple organ dysfunction in the hyperacute phase of trauma: A prospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published July 17, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002352
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Prehospital immune responses and development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome following traumatic injury: A prospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published July 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002338
Prescription medicine use by pedestrians and the risk of injurious road traffic crashes: A case-crossover study
PLOS Medicine: published July 18, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002347
Cerebrovascular pressure reactivity monitoring using wavelet analysis in traumatic brain injury patients: A retrospective study
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002348
A comparison of Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion and Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for the management of hemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest: A translational model in large swine
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002349
Temporal profile of intracranial pressure and cerebrovascular reactivity in severe traumatic brain injury and association with fatal outcome: An observational study
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002353
Ultrasound non-invasive measurement of intracranial pressure in neurointensive care: A prospective observational study
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002356
Same-day HIV testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy versus standard care for persons living with HIV: A randomized unblinded trial
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002357
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Community burden of undiagnosed HIV infection among adolescents in Zimbabwe following primary healthcare-based provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: A cross-sectional survey
PLOS Medicine: published July 25, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002360