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
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Malaria "diagnosis" and diagnostics in Afghanistan. [PDF]
, 2012 In many malaria-endemic areas, including Afghanistan, overdiagnosis of malaria is common. Even when using parasite-based diagnostic tests prior to treatment, clinicians commonly prescribe antimalarial treatment following negative test results.
Ahmad, Tamanna +13 more
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Multimodal optical diagnostics of the microhaemodynamics in upper and lower limbs [PDF]
, 2019 The introduction of optical non-invasive diagnostic methods into clinical practice can substantially advance in the detection of early microcirculatory disorders in patients with different diseases.
Dremin, Viktor V. +7 more
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Sport Mont, 2006 The basic condition of a successful process of karate training is making diagnosis of any sportsman. Assessment is usually done by a coach and it is a part of technical process; quantity measurements are also a part of the evaluation which contains these
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A Software Tool for Exploring the Relation between Diagnostic Accuracy and Measurement Uncertainty
Diagnostics, 2020 Screening and diagnostic tests are used to classify people with and without a disease. Diagnostic accuracy measures are used to evaluate the correctness of a classification in clinical research and practice.
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Rapid testing for malaria in settings where microscopy is available and peripheral clinics where only presumptive treatment is available: a randomised controlled trial in Ghana. [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To test in West Africa the impact of rapid diagnostic tests on the prescription of antimalarials and antibiotics both where microscopy is used for the diagnosis of malaria and in clinical (peripheral) settings that rely on clinical diagnosis ...
Akanpigbiam, Samson +6 more
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Which diagnostic tests are most useful in a chest pain unit protocol? [PDF]
, 2005 Background The chest pain unit (CPU) provides rapid diagnostic assessment for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain, using a combination of electrocardiographic (ECG) recording, biochemical markers and provocative cardiac testing.
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Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesIntroduction: A notable feature of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was the widespread use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) to monitor severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.
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Assessing student reasoning in upper-division electricity and magnetism at Oregon State University [PDF]
, 2015 Standardized assessment tests that allow researchers to compare the performance of students under various curricula are highly desirable. There are several research-based conceptual tests that serve as instruments to assess and identify students ...
Manogue, Corinne A., Zwolak, Justyna P.
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Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015 Maintaining quality, competitiveness and innovation in global health technology is a constant challenge for manufacturers, while affordability, access and equity are challenges for governments and international agencies.
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