We review point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests that do not involve
the use of laboratory staff and facilities to provide the result. The analytical “targets” include …

Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy summarize the accuracy, eg the sensitivity
and specificity, of diagnostic tests in a systematic and transparent way. The aim of such a …

Diagnosis represents only one aspect of tuberculosis (TB) control but is perhaps one of the
most challenging. The drawbacks of current tools highlight several unmet needs in TB …

Lack of point-of-care tests for tuberculosis (TB) result in diagnostic delay, and increased
mortality and healthcare-related costs. The urine DetermineTM TB-LAM point-of-care strip …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem, invading all age groups world-wide. It is
an opportunistic infection affecting the individuals alone or with co-infections. Childhood TB …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) infection was responsible for an estimated 1.3 million deaths
in 2017. Better diagnostic tools are urgently needed. We sought to determine whether …

Tuberculosis (TB) is considered the most onerous of infectious diseases according to recent
reports from the World Health Organization. Available tests for TB diagnosis present severe …

Background Hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa are inundated with HIV-infected patients and
tuberculosis (TB) is the commonest opportunistic infection in this sub-group. Up to one third …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Despite global TB eradication efforts, it is still a global public health concern, especially in …

Background Current diagnostic methods for tuberculosis (TB), a major global health
challenge that kills nearly two million people annually, are time-consuming and inadequate …