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Diagnostic Performance of Six Rapid Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Microbiological diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a challenge. Although real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) represents the gold standard method, strategies that allow rapid and simple diagnosis ...
Jessica Navero-Castillejos, Climent Casals-Pascual, Sofía Narváez, Genoveva Cuesta, Juan Carlos Hurtado, Mariana Fernandez, Mireia Navarro, Aida Peiró-Mestres, Ma Victoria Lasheras, Patricia Rodriguez, Andrea Pulgarín, Ma Ángeles Marcos, Jordi Vila, Miguel Julián Martínez   +13 more
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Prozone-like phenomenon in travellers with fatal malaria: report of two cases

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Malaria diagnosis remains a concern in non-endemic countries, with rapid diagnosis being crucial to improve patients’ outcome. Rapid diagnostic tests have high sensitivity but they also have flaws and false-negative results that might jeopardize malaria ...
Lurdes Santos, Nuno Rocha Pereira, Paulo Andrade, Paulo Figueiredo Dias, Carlos Lima Alves, Cândida Abreu, Rosário Serrão, Manuela Ribeiro, António Sarmento   +8 more
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Malaria and the ‘last’ parasite: how can technology help?

Malaria Journal, 2018
Malaria, together with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis are the four most deadly infectious diseases globally. Progress in eliminating malaria has saved millions of lives, but also creates new challenges in detecting the ‘last parasite’.
Ngoc Minh Pham, Walter Karlen, Hans-Peter Beck, Emmanuel Delamarche   +3 more
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Serologic response to SARS-CoV-2 in an African population

Scientific African, 2021
Official case counts suggest Africa has not seen the expected burden of COVID-19 as predicted by international health agencies, and the proportion of asymptomatic patients, disease severity, and mortality burden differ significantly in Africa from what ...
Karl Njuwa Fai, Tchoula Mamiafo Corine, Lisa M. Bebell, Akenji Blaise Mboringong, E.B.P. Taa Nguimbis, Robert Nsaibirni, Nicole Fouda Mbarga, Lucrece Eteki, Birgit Nikolay, Rene Ghislain Essomba, Mark Ndifon, Rodrigue Ntone, Achta Hamadou, Lucrece Matchim, Dora Tchiasso, Aristide S. Abah Abah, Rachel Essaka, Solange Peppa, Fouda Crescence, Jean Patrick Ouamba, Modeste Tamakloé Koku, Nadia Mandeng, Mahamat Fanne, Sarah Eyangoh, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Linda Esso, Emilienne Epée, Richard Njouom, Marie-Claire Okomo Assoumou, Yap Boum   +29 more
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Treatment of fevers prior to introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in registered drug shops in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Since drug shops play an important role in treatment of fever, introducing rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria at drug shops may have the potential of targeting anti-malarial drugs to those with malaria parasites and improve rational ...
Cundill, Bonnie, Clarke, Siân, Magnussen, Pascal, Mbonye, Anthony K, Hansen, Kristian Schultz, Mbonye, Anthony K., Lal, Sham   +6 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

Malaria Journal, 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 ...
de Bethune Xavier, Masanja Irene M, Jacobs Jan   +2 more
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An exploratory study of factors that affect the performance and usage of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are relatively simple to perform and provide results quickly for making treatment decisions. However, the accuracy and application of RDT results depends on several factors such as quality of the RDT ...
Devanand Moonasar, Daniel Chandramohan, John Frean, Goga, Ameena Ebrahim, Kruger Philip, Chandramohan, Daniel, Frean, John, Kruger, Philip, Moonasar, Devanand, Frean John, Ameena E Goga, Goga Ameena, Moonasar Devanand, Chandramohan Daniel, Philip Kruger   +14 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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A comparative study between point‐of‐care hemoglobin (capillary samples) and laboratory hemoglobin result (venous samples)

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Objective Point‐of‐care tests (POCTs) are commonly utilized in emergency departments. The purpose of this study was to evaluate accuracy and clinical utility of capillary POCT Hemocue (POCT Hcue) in emergency department setting.
Chun Hiu Yu, Shing Kit Tommy Lam
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Veterinary Diagnostic Practice and the Use of Rapid Tests in Antimicrobial Stewardship on UK Livestock Farms

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
In this paper we consider the shifting role, practice and context of veterinary diagnosis in addressing concerns over what is, in the context of the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, considered unnecessary or excessive antimicrobial medicine ...
Henry Buller, Katie Adam, Alison Bard, Ann Bruce, Kin Wing (Ray) Chan, Stephen Hinchliffe, Lisa Morgans, Gwen Rees, Kristen K. Reyher   +8 more
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