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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative Point‐of‐Care SD Biosensor Standard G6PD Test for Assessment of G6PD Deficiency in Infectious Diseases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health System Factors Associated With Correct use of Artemether-Lumefantrine for Management of Uncomplicated Malaria in Rural Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes
Poor adherence to and inappropriate use of antimalarials leads to ineffective cure and promote development of drug resistance. We assessed quality of malaria case management in two areas with health and demographic surveillance systems in rural Tanzania ...
Amuri, Baraka   +7 more
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The private commercial sector distribution chain for antimalarial drugs in Benin - Findings from a rapid survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In November 2008, the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria announced that it would administer the first phase of an ambitious scheme to increase the availability of effective treatment for malaria, the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria ...
Goodman, C   +4 more
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Tissue Resident Memory Cells: Friend or Foe?

open access: yesImmunology, EarlyView.
Tissue‐resident memory T cells (TRM cells) are specialised immune cells in barrier tissues like the lungs, skin and gut, providing rapid host defence and tumour surveillance. Their retention and differentiation are regulated by molecules such as CD69, CD103 and TGF‐β. Dysregulation of TRM cells can lead to chronic activation, driving conditions such as
Chidimma F. Chude   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ACTwatch 2009 Supply Chain Survey Results, DRC [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In the DRC, as in many low‐income countries, private commercial providers play an important role in the treatment of malaria.  To design effective interventions for improved access to accurate diagnosis and effective malaria treatment, there is a need to
Akulayi Tshinungu, L   +7 more
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Litifilimab efficacy on skin outcomes in cutaneous lupus erythematosus in the Phase 2 LILAC study

open access: yesJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Our findings show that greater proportions of litifilimab‐treated participants than placebo experienced 20%, 50%, 70% or 90% improvements in CLASI‐A score from baseline and CLASI‐A scores of 0–1 or 0–3. Similar results were observed using physician global assessments, supporting the Phase 2 LILAC study primary analysis in CLE.
Victoria P. Werth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging malaria parasites across scales and time

open access: yesJournal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract The idea that disease is caused at the cellular level is so fundamental to us that we might forget the critical role microscopy played in generating and developing this insight. Visually identifying diseased or infected cells lays the foundation for any effort to curb human pathology.
Julien Guizetti
wiley   +1 more source

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