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Challenges in routine implementation and quality control of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria--Rufiji District, Tanzania.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent an alternative to microscopy for malaria diagnosis and have shown high sensitivity and specificity in a variety of study settings.
Meredith L. McMorrow, E. Kahigwa, S. Kachur, M. Masanja, Salim M. K. Abdulla   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biostatistics Series Module 7: The Statistics of Diagnostic Tests

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2017
Crucial therapeutic decisions are based on diagnostic tests. Therefore, it is important to evaluate such tests before adopting them for routine use. Although things such as blood tests, cultures, biopsies, and radiological imaging are obvious diagnostic ...
A. Hazra, N. Gogtay
semanticscholar   +1 more source

meta4diag: Bayesian Bivariate Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Studies for Routine Practice [PDF]

Journal of Statistical Software, 2018
This paper introduces the \proglang{R} package \pkg{meta4diag} for implementing Bayesian bivariate meta-analyses of diagnostic test studies. Our package \pkg{meta4diag} is a purpose-built front end of the \proglang{R} package \pkg{INLA}. While \pkg{INLA} offers full Bayesian inference for the large set of latent Gaussian models using integrated nested ...
Guo, Jingyi, Riebler, Andrea Ingeborg
openaire   +6 more sources

Diagnostic Accuracy of Optic Nerve Ultrasonography and Ophthalmoscopy in Prediction of Elevated Intracranial Pressure

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a major and potentially lethal disorder in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). Several methods are being used to investigate for elevated ICP.
Keihan Golshani, Mehdi Ebrahim zadeh, Ziba Farajzadegan, Fariborz Khorvash   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tumoral chromoblastomycosis: a rare manifestation with typical complementary exams [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015
: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous fungal infection caused by traumatic implantation of dematiaceous fungi in the skin. The clinical presentation is usually a verrucous plaque lesion and the diagnosis is confirmed by the visualization of ...
John Verrinder Veasey, Beatriz de Abreu Ribeiro Machado, Rute Facchini Lellis, Laura Hitomi Muramatu, Clarisse Zaitz   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of professional and patient-oriented strategies in reducing vitamin D and B12 test ordering in primary care: a cluster randomised intervention study

BJGP Open, 2021
Background: Vitamin tests are increasingly ordered by GPs, but a clinical and evidence-based indication is often lacking. Harnessing technology (that is, decision support tools and redesigning request forms) have been shown to reduce vitamin requests ...
Saskia van Vugt, Evelien de Schepper, Sanne van Delft, Nicolaas Zuithoff, Niek de Wit, Patrick Bindels   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Performance of an Automated Reader in Interpreting Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Parasitological confirmation of malaria is now recommended in all febrile patients by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce inappropriate use of anti-malarial drugs.
Ali Mohammed, Caroline Mavere, D Bell, D Njama-Meya, D-S Lee, DN Durrheim, E Nicastri, G Mtove, J Kahama-Maro, KM Learmonth, Marcela Cancino, MI Masanja, ML McMorrow, ML McMorrow, Omar Juma, P Mukadi, P Mukadi, RE Coleman, SA Harvey, Salim Abdulla, Santiago Ferro, Seif Shekalaghe, SP Kachur, V D’Acremont, V D’Acremont, W Rennie, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, YA Afrane, YH Chiu   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009
Data on malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) performance under routine program conditions are limited. We assessed the attributes of RDTs performed by study and health facility (HF) staffs as part of routine malaria case management of patients > or = 5 ...
A. M. de Oliveira, J. Skarbinski, P. Ouma, S. Kariuki, J. Barnwell, K. Otieno, Phillip Onyona, L. Causer, K. Laserson, Willis S. Akhwale, L. Slutsker, M. Hamel   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto, Nicola Manfrini, Stefano Biffo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emoqol-100: Development and validation of a single question for low mood in primary care. A retrospective audit.

BJGP Open, 2023
Background: Patients with depression need to be diagnosed and managed effectively in primary care. However, current inventories for case-finding low mood are time-consuming when considering the limited time available during appointments. Aim: To validate
Nina Edel Dahle, Carolyn Matthew, Rachel Petronella Roskvist, Fiona Moir, Bruce Arroll   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source