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Considerations for diagnostic COVID-19 tests

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020
During the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, design, development, validation, verification and implementation of diagnostic tests were actively addressed by a large number of diagnostic test manufacturers.
Olivier Vandenberg, Olivier Rochas, Alex van Belkum   +2 more
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Evolving Epidemiology, Improving Diagnostic Tests and Their Importance for the Correct Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Histoplasmosis has traditionally been described as having discrete geographic areas of endemicity. Over the last few decades, it has become more and more clear that these areas are not accurate depictions of where histoplasmosis can occur.
Thomas E. Schmidt, Tarsila Vieceli, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Sarah Kimuda, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Nathan C. Bahr   +5 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of antibody-based rapid diagnostic tests in detecting coronavirus disease 2019: systematic review

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction The rapid transmission of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires a fast, accurate, and affordable detection method. Despite doubts of its diagnostic accuracy, Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) is world-widely used in consideration for its ...
Tiara Josephine Gracienta, Ryan Herardi, Frans Santosa, Taufiq Fredrik Pasiak, Yanto Sandy Tjang   +4 more
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Modifying laboratory testing via home brew during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
Rapid development and deployment of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 have been a key component of the public health response to the pandemic. Out of necessity, academic and other clinical laboratories developed laboratory testing innovations for COVID-19 ...
Jeffery H. Moran, Larry Kessler, Jennifer Moylan, Craig Forrest, Karl Boehme, Josh Kennedy, Alex Greninger, Geoff Baird, Ericka Olgaard, Laura James   +9 more
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Diagnostic testing fails the test [PDF]

Nature, 2002
Questions about the effects of patents and licensing are becoming critical in the United States, Europe and other developed countries as more genes are discovered and patented, and as genetic testing becomes an integral part of standard medical care. The award of patents for the diagnostic test for haemochromatosis, a progressive iron-overload disease,
Jon F, Merz, Antigone G, Kriss, Debra G B, Leonard, Mildred K, Cho   +3 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect Hepatitis C antibody: a meta-analysis and review of the literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Although direct-acting antivirals can achieve sustained virological response rates greater than 90% in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected persons, at present the majority of HCV-infected individuals remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated ...
Weiming Tang, Wen Chen, Ali Amini, Debi Boeras, Jane Falconer, Helen Kelly, Rosanna Peeling, Olivia Varsaneux, Joseph D. Tucker, Philippa Easterbrook   +9 more
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COVID-19 Impact on Diagnostic Innovations: Emerging Trends and Implications

Diagnostics, 2021
Diagnostic testing remains the backbone of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response, supporting containment efforts to mitigate the outbreak. The severity of this crisis and increasing capacity issues associated with polymerase chain reaction ...
Anne O. Oyewole, Lucy Barrass, Emily G. Robertson, James Woltmann, Hannah O’Keefe, Harsimran Sarpal, Kim Dangova, Catherine Richmond, Dawn Craig   +8 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection [PDF]

, 2014
Background:The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be more sensitive, although assessing their accuracy is difficult because
Albonico, Marco, Angheben, Andrea, Bisoffi, Zeno, Bonafini, Stefania, Buonfrate, Dora, Cimino, Rubén Oscar, Gobbo, Maria, Krolewiecki, Alejandro Javier, Mejia, Rojelio, Muñoz, José, Nutman, Thomas B., Requena-Mendez, Ana, Sequi, Marco   +12 more
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Increased use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests improves targeting of anti-malarial treatment in rural Tanzania: implications for nationwide rollout of malaria rapid diagnostic tests. [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends parasitological confirmation of all malaria cases. Tanzania is implementing a phased rollout of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for routine use in all levels of care as one strategy to increase
Baraka Amuri, CIR Chandler, D Bell, D Payne, D Zurovac, Dan Kajungu, DS Ishengoma, HA Williams, IM Masanja, Irene M Masanja, J Faucher, Jacek Skarbinski, L Gilson, LJ Manham, Majige Selemani, Rashid Khatib, S Patrick Kachur, SA Harvey, TJ O’Dempsey, United Republic of Tanzania. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, V D’Acremont, W Rennie, World Health Organization   +22 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect hepatitis B surface antigen: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is characterised by the persistence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Expanding HBV diagnosis and treatment programmes into low resource settings will require high quality but inexpensive rapid ...
Ali Amini, Olivia Varsaneux, Helen Kelly, Weiming Tang, Wen Chen, Debrah I. Boeras, Jane Falconer, Joseph D. Tucker, Roger Chou, Azumi Ishizaki, Philippa Easterbrook, Rosanna W. Peeling   +11 more
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