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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.
Abdulla, Salim, Shekalaghe, Seif, Salim Abdulla, Santiago Ferro, Ferro, Santiago, Seif Shekalaghe, Mavere, Caroline, Marcela Cancino, Caroline Mavere, Cancino, Marcela, Ali Mohammed, Mohammed, Ali, Juma, Omar, Omar Juma   +13 more
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Requirements for Diagnosis of Malaria at Different Levels of the Laboratory Network in Africa. [PDF]

, 2009
The rapid increase of resistance to cheap, reliable antimalarials, the increasing cost of effective drugs, and the low specificity of clinical diagnosis has increased the need for more reliable diagnostic methods for malaria.
Earl G. Long, Long, Earl G
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Rapid detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa targeting the toxA gene in intensive care unit patients from Beijing, China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major opportunistic pathogen in hospital-acquired infections and exhibits increasing antibiotic resistance. A rapid and sensitive molecular method for its detection in clinical samples is needed to guide therapeutic treatment ...
Derong eDong, Dayang eZou, Hui eLiu, Zhan eYang, Simo eHuang, Ningwei eLiu, Xiaoming eHe, Wei eLiu, Liuyu eHuang   +8 more
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Willingness to use a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in a rural area of central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: Malaria mortality is mainly a direct consequence of inadequate and/or delayed diagnosis and case management. Some important control interventions (e.g.
Koudou, Benjamin, Raso, Giovanna, Tanner, M., Utzinger, Jürg, Ouattara Allassane F, Utzinger, J., Ouattara, Allassane F, Comoé, C. C., Raso, G., Tanner Marcel, Utzinger Jürg, Comoé Colombe Coffie, Koudou, B. G., Ouattara, A. F., Raso Giovanna, Koudou Benjamin G, Comoé, Colombe Coffie, Tanner, Marcel   +17 more
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Rapid and Low-Cost Culture-Based Method for Diagnosis of Mucormycosis Using a Mouse Model

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Prompt and targeted antifungal treatment has a positive impact on the clinical outcome of mucormycosis; however, current diagnostic tools used in histopathology laboratories often fail to provide rapid results.
Afsane Vaezi, Afsane Vaezi, Hamed Fakhim, Hamed Fakhim, Macit Ilkit, Leila Faeli, Leila Faeli, Mahdi Fakhar, Vahid Alinejad, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Hamid Badali, Hamid Badali, Hamid Badali   +12 more
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An immuno-wall microdevice exhibits rapid and sensitive detection of IDH1-R132H mutation specific to grade II and III gliomas

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2016
World Health Organization grade II and III gliomas most frequently occur in the central nervous system (CNS) in adults. Gliomas are not circumscribed; tumor edges are irregular and consist of tumor cells, normal brain tissue, and hyperplastic reactive ...
Akane Yamamichi, Toshihiro Kasama, Fumiharu Ohka, Hiromichi Suzuki, Akira Kato, Kazuya Motomura, Masaki Hirano, Melissa Ranjit, Lushun Chalise, Michihiro Kurimoto, Goro Kondo, Kosuke Aoki, Noritada Kaji, Manabu Tokeshi, Toshio Matsubara, Takeshi Senga, Mika K. Kaneko, Hidenori Suzuki, Masahito Hara, Toshihiko Wakabayashi, Yoshinobu Baba, Yukinari Kato, Atsushi Natsume   +22 more
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RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF STREPTOCOCCAL TONSILLITIS IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PRACTICES

Журнал инфектологии, 2018
The aim of the study was to conduct clinical testing of the rapid diagnostic test system «Streptatest» (Dectra Pharm, France) and to evaluate its performance in accordance with its purpose in solving the functional problems of express diagnostics of ...
D. A. Zharkov, A. A. Kuzin, S. A. Svistunov, P. I. Ogarkov, G. G. Marуin, R. V. Nikolaev, I. O. Volуnkov   +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Gram Stain, Culture and Bacterial Antigen Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples for Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Pediatric Population in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a life threatening infection in children, associated with long term complications and high mortality rate.1,2 Gram staining and culture are routinely used for diagnosis of ABM.
V. Dillirani, J. Jayachitra, K. Chandrasekaran, T. Monisha   +3 more
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Optimal triage test characteristics to improve the cost-effectiveness of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for TB diagnosis: a decision analysis. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: High costs are a limitation to scaling up the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Xpert) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource-constrained settings.
Dorman, Susan E, Ellner, J., Anna H van't Hoog, Cobelens, Frank, Anna Vassall (144677), Ellner, Jerrold, Dorman Susan E., Vassall, A., David Alland, van’t Hoog Anna H., Anna H. van’t Hoog (152398), van't Hoog, Anna H, David Alland (31640), Jerrold Ellner (498928), Alland, David, Vassall, Anna, Anna Vassall, Kampen, S. van, Alland David, Cobelens, F., Alland, D., Dorman, Susan E., Susan E. Dorman (143301), Sanne van Kampen, van Kampen Sanne, Dorman, S.E., Frank Cobelens, van't Hoog, Anna H., Sanne van Kampen (109568), van Kampen, Sanne, van't Hoog, A.H., Cobelens Frank, Vassall Anna, Jerrold Ellner, Ellner Jerrold, Frank Cobelens (109566), Susan E Dorman   +36 more
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Progress of exosomes in diagnosis of tuberculosis

Decoding Infection and Transmission
Tuberculosis (TB) is a globally prevalent infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A majority of TB patients develop a latent infection, making disease diagnosis more challenging.
Yuheng Liu, Yao Liao, Ji Wu, ZiFeng Zhu, DingHao Li, Lifu Wang   +5 more
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