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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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Routine Urine Cytology Has no Role in Hematuria Investigations [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright © 2012 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Somani, Bhaskar, Aboumarzouk, Omar, Mishriki, Said F, Grimsley, Samuel J S, Vint, Ross, Lam, Thomas, Mishriki, Said F.   +6 more
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Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage samples in negative or sputum-scarce adults in Colombia: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Limited literature exists on the diagnostic yield of traditional and molecular tuberculosis (TB) tests using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens in high burden South American countries. The aim of the study is to determine the value of acid-
Vanessa Sabella-Jiménez, Valentina L. Sabella-Jiménez, Valentina Restrepo-Espinosa, Juanita Eljadue-Flórez, Claredit Valentina Gallardo-Castro, Andrea Alexandra Silvera, Carlos Otero-Herrera, Hugo Andrés Macareno Arroyo, Jorge Acosta-Reyes, Jorge Luis Quintero Barrios   +9 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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Melting the eis: Nondetection of Kanamycin Resistance Markers by Routine Diagnostic Tests and Identification of New eis Promoter Variants. [PDF]

Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2021
Ley SD, Pillay S, Streicher EM, van der Heijden YF, Sirgel F, Derendinger B, de Kock M, Gagneux S, Warren RM, Theron G, de Vos M.   +10 more
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Interim guidance for the detection of novel Influenza A virus using rapid influenza diagnostic tests [PDF]

This guidance was revised to clarify that the current rRT-PCR developed by CDC to detect novel influenza A ( H1N1) is authorized by the FDA. The FDA authorization, also termed Emergency Use Authorization or EUA, is not equivalent to FDA cleared, which ...

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Malaria Rapid Testing by Community Health Workers is Effective and Safe for Targeting Malaria Treatment: Randomised Cross-over Trial in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment of uncomplicated malaria is critical to prevent severe disease, death and malaria transmission. We assessed the impact of rapid malaria diagnostic tests (RDTs) by community health workers (CHWs) on ...
Petzold, M.G, Ka¨ llander, K., Max G. Petzold, Gustafsson, Lars L, Marian Warsame, Massele Amos, Källander, K,, Lars L Gustafsson, Gustafsson Lars L., Mubi, M., Massele, Amos, Max G Petzold, Premji, Z., Tomson, G, Björkman, Anders, Marycelina Mubi, Amos Massele, Premji, Zul, Ngasala Billy, Maganga, G., Karin Källander, Maganga, G,, Mubi, Marycelina, Anders Björkman, Warsame, M,, Warsame, M., Ngasala, Billy, Petzold Max G., Maganga, Gloria, Kallander, K., Björkman Anders, Zul Premji, Mårtensson, Andreas, Tomson, G., Martensson, A., Bjorkman, A., Ngasala, B., Mårtensson, A,, Petzold, Max G, Ngasala, B,, Göran Tomson, Tomson, Göran, Tomson Göran, Massele, A., Mårtensson Andreas, Lars L. Gustafsson, Massele, A,, Petzold, M.G., Bjo¨rkman, A., Janson, A,, Petzold, M.G,, Premji Zul, Maganga Gloria, Janson, A., Andreas Mårtensson, Gloria Maganga, Warsame, Marian, Gustafsson, L.L, Källander, Karin, Warsame Marian, Källander Karin, Mub, M., Janson Annika, Billy Ngasala, Janson, Annika, Mubi Marycelina, Gustafsson, L.L., Gustafsson, L.L,, Ma°rtensson, A., Annika Janson   +69 more
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Screening Performance Characteristic of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pleural Effusion; a Meta-Analysis

Emergency, 2016
Introduction: The role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported.
Mahmoud Yousefifard, Masoud Baikpour, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Hadi Asady, Kavous Shahsavari Nia, Ali Moghadas Jafari, Mostafa Hosseini, Saeed Safari   +7 more
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Frequency and indication of non-musculoskeletal examinations: a cross-sectional survey of Quebec chiropractors

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Background Approximately 1% of low back pain is estimated to be caused by serious systemic diseases, including cancer, infection, or abdominal aortic dissection.
Danikel Giroux, Chloé Branconnier, André Bussières, Jean Théroux, Marc-André Blanchette   +4 more
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Preoperative laboratory evaluation of patients aged over 40 years undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Although it is generally agreed that a medical history and physical examination should be obtained as part of preoperative evaluation, there is still substantial controversy about the additional benefits of preoperative screening ...
Fábio Yoshito Ajimura, Alex Silva Santos Freire Maia, Adriana Hachiya, Alexandra Sayuri Watanabe, Maria do Patrocínio Tenório Nunes, Mílton de Arruda Martins, Fábio Santana Machado   +6 more
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