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Viral Hepatitis and Rapid Diagnostic Test Based Screening for HBsAg in HIV-infected Patients in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
\ud \ud Co-infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is highly prevalent in people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Screening for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) before initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is recommended. However, it is
Emilio Letang, Mwaigomole, Geoffrey, Battegay, Manuel, Lars Henning, Abdul, Omary, Marcel Tanner, Hatz, Christoph, Ngwale, Ramadhani, Franzeck Fabian C., Henning, Lars, Geoffrey Mwaigomole, Ramadhani Ngwale, Marian Hamisi, Tanner, Marcel, Omary Abdul, Ngwale Ramadhani, Hamisi, Marian, Mwaigomole Geoffrey, Bernadeta Msongole, Henning Lars, Tanner Marcel, Franzeck, Fabian C., Manuel Battegay, Msongole Bernadeta, Fabian C Franzeck, Fabian C. Franzeck, Msongole, Bernadeta, Letang, Emilio, Hamisi Marian, Hatz Christoph, Letang Emilio, Battegay Manuel, Christoph Hatz, Franzeck, Fabian C, Abdul Omary   +34 more
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Rapid Diagnostic Algorithms as a Screening Tool for Tuberculosis: An Assessor Blinded Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2012
Background: A major obstacle to effectively treat and control tuberculosis is the absence of an accurate, rapid, and low-cost diagnostic tool. A new approach for the screening of patients for tuberculosis is the use of rapid diagnostic classification ...
Michael Ramharter, Parschalk, B, Winkler, S, Fernandez-Reyes Delmiro, Graninger, W, Bruckschwaiger Harald, Fernandez-Reyes, D, Bruckschwaiger, H, Alexandra Indra, Indra Alexandra, Franz Ratzinger, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes, Krishna Sanjeev, Ramharter, M, Harald Bruckschwaiger, Wischenbart, M, Lagler, H, Winkler Stefan, Indra, A, Martin Wischenbart, Bernhard Parschalk, Heimo Lagler, Krishna, S, Parschalk Bernhard, Stefan Winkler, Sanjeev Krishna, Ramharter, Michael, Ramharter Michael, Wischenbart Martin, Ratzinger, F, Wolfgang Graninger, Lagler Heimo, Graninger Wolfgang, Ratzinger Franz   +33 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in real-life clinical settings. [PDF]

, 2021
BACKGROUND Laboratory tests are a mainstay in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and high hopes are placed on rapid antigen tests. However, the accuracy of rapid antigen tests in real-life clinical settings is unclear because adequately designed ...
Bittel, Pascal, Jent, Philipp, Nagler, Michael, Suter-Riniker, Franziska, Jegerlehner, Sabrina   +4 more
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Laboratory evaluation of the Chembio Dual Path Platform HIV-Syphilis Assay

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
Background: Use of rapid diagnostic tests for HIV and syphilis has increased remarkably in the last decade. As new rapid diagnostic tests become available, there is a continuous need to assess their performance and operational characteristics prior to ...
Mireille B. Kalou, Arnold Castro, Amy Watson, Heather Jost, Stacy Clay, Ye Tun, Cheng Chen, Kevin Karem, John N. Nkengasong, Ronald Ballard, Bharat Parekh   +10 more
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The prevalence of positive rapid diagnostic test of hepatitis C virus infection in Ghana

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: HCV infection is one of the most common viral hepatitis in Africa. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) is a useful tool to identify antibody anti-HCV in point of care.
Masood Maleki Birjandi, Mahbobeh Oroei
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Accuracy of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Community Studies and their Impact on Treatment of Malaria in an Area with Declining Malaria Burden in North-Eastern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Despite some problems related to accuracy and applicability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), they are currently the best option in areas with limited laboratory services for improving case management through parasitological diagnosis and ...
Thor G Theander, Bygbjerg Ib C, Martha M Lemnge, Mmbando Bruno P, Lemnge Martha M, Deus S Ishengoma, Bruno P Mmbando, Francis Filbert, Magistrado, Pamela, Ishengoma Deus S, John PA Lusingu, Ishengoma, Deus S, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mmbando, Bruno P, Theander, Thor G, Lemnge, Martha M, Pamela Magistrado, Theander Thor G, Alifrangis Michael, Ib C Bygbjerg, Francis, Filbert, Lusingu, John P A, Magistrado Pamela, Lusingu John PA, Michael Alifrangis, Alifrangis, Michael, Filbert Francis, Bygbjerg, Ib C, Lusingu, John Pa   +28 more
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Clearance dynamics of lactate dehydrogenase and aldolase following antimalarial treatment for Plasmodium falciparum infection

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Lingering post-treatment parasite antigen in blood complicates malaria diagnosis through antigen detection. Characterization of antigen clearance dynamics is important for interpretation of positive antigen detection tests.
Mateusz M. Plucinski, Peter D. McElroy, Pedro Rafael Dimbu, Filomeno Fortes, Doug Nace, Eric S. Halsey, Eric Rogier   +6 more
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Accuracy of four rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for human leptospirosis diagnosis in Indonesia

Microbiology Spectrum
Leptospirosis is an endemic zoonotic disease with protean clinical manifestations caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the Leptospira genus. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) is the gold standard for leptospirosis diagnosis and can only be ...
Farida Handayani, Endah Tri Widanarti, Citra W. Kusuma, Ristiyanto Ristiyanto, Amin Soebandrio, Muhammad Hussein Gasem   +5 more
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Implementing ideal health policy in a fragile health system: the example of expanding the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in mainland Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Malaria confirmation before treatment provides an opportunity for improving the quality of malaria case management in endemic regions. However, increased coverage of this strategy is facing many organizational, logistical and technical challenges that ...
Jan Jacobs, de Bethune, Xavier, Masanja Irene M, Jacobs Jan, Irene M Masanja, Masanja, Irene M, Xavier de Bethune, de Bethune Xavier, Jacobs, Jan   +8 more
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Cost-effectiveness of malaria microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests versus presumptive diagnosis: implications for malaria control in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Current Uganda National Malaria treatment guidelines recommend parasitological confirmation either by microscopy or rapid diagnostic test (RDT) before treatment with artemether-lumefantrine (AL).
Nuwaha, Fred, Hansen Kristian S, Fred Nuwaha, Magnussen Pascal, Kristian S Hansen, Magnussen, Pascal, Pascal Magnussen, Vincent Batwala, Batwala Vincent, Nuwaha Fred, Batwala, Vincent, Hansen, Kristian S, Hansen, Kristian Schultz   +12 more
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