Microfluidic Biosensors for Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests [PDF]
Biosensors, 2022 This Special Issue of Biosensors, “Microfluidic Biosensors for Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests” aims to gather original research papers and comprehensive reviews detailing novel research, fabrication methods, and applications, as well as ...
Kieu The Loan Trinh
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Clinical comparison of three SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests for routine diagnostic testing [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background: Cycle threshold (Ct) values from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests have been used to estimate viral load for treatment decisions.
Tetiana Garmatiuk +7 more
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Incremental diagnostic yield of consecutive sputum nucleic acid amplification tests for pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe incremental diagnostic yield of consecutive sputum nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is not well established. We aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of one to three consecutive sputum NAATs in a non-high-
Takumi Kanokogi +6 more
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COVID‐19 infodemic about nucleic acid amplification tests in Japan [PDF]
Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022 Kazuki Shimizu +2 more
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Recent Uses of Paper Microfluidics in Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests [PDF]
Biosensors, 2023 Isothermal nucleic acid amplification tests have recently gained popularity over polymerase chain reaction (PCR), as they only require a constant temperature and significantly simplify nucleic acid amplification.
Jocelyn Reynolds +4 more
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Strategies That Facilitate Extraction-Free SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented global demand for in vitro diagnostic reagents. Supply shortages and hoarding have impacted testing capacity which has led to inefficient COVID-19 case identification and transmission control ...
David J. Delgado-Diaz +6 more
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Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for abdominal tuberculosis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundAbdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a severe extrapulmonary TB, which can lead to serious complications. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important for the prognosis and the diagnosis of abdominal TB is still difficult.MethodsWe searched ...
Yanqin Shen +3 more
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Nucleic acid amplification tests reduce delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The clinical impact of nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests on reducing delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of pulmonary TB (PTB) has rarely been investigated.
Jia-Yih Feng +10 more
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Nationwide external quality assessment of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests in Japan [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: We conducted a nationwide external quality assessment (EQA) study of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid amplification testing in Japan.
Satomi Asai +6 more
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Nucleic acid amplification tests in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2004 Background Conventional tests for tuberculous pleuritis have several limitations. A variety of new, rapid tests such as nucleic acid amplification tests – including polymerase chain reaction – have been evaluated in recent times.
Riley Lee W +4 more
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