Photonic crystals: emerging biosensors and their promise for point-of-care applications

H Inan, M Poyraz, F Inci, MA Lifson, M Baday… - Chemical society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Biosensors are extensively employed for diagnosing a broad array of diseases and
disorders in clinical settings worldwide. The implementation of biosensors at the point-of …

Examining the effects of HIV self‐testing compared to standard HIV testing services: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CC Johnson, C Kennedy, V Fonner… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods This review followed guidance from the Cochrane Collaboration [27] and the
PRISMA statement for the reporting of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. The review …

[图书][B] Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach

World Health Organization - 2016 - apps.who.int
GUIDELINES Page 1 GUIDELINES CONSOLIDATED GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING HIV INFECTION 2016 …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, R Ying, G Tarr, R Barnabas - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Uptake, accuracy, safety, and linkage into care over two years of promoting annual self-testing for HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: a community-based prospective study

AT Choko, P MacPherson, EL Webb, BA Willey… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Home-based HIV testing and counselling (HTC) achieves high uptake, but is
difficult and expensive to implement and sustain. We investigated a novel alternative based …

Point-of-care testing for infectious diseases: diversity, complexity, and barriers in low-and middle-income countries

NP Pai, C Vadnais, C Denkinger, N Engel, M Pai - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases: Diversity, Complexity, and Barriers in Low-
And Middle-Income Countries | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content Advertisement PLOS …

Promoting partner testing and couples testing through secondary distribution of HIV self-tests: a randomized clinical trial

SH Masters, K Agot, B Obonyo… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Achieving higher rates of partner HIV testing and couples testing among
pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa is essential for the success of …

Promoting male partner HIV testing and safer sexual decision making through secondary distribution of self-tests by HIV-negative female sex workers and women …

H Thirumurthy, SH Masters, SN Mavedzenge… - The lancet HIV, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Increased uptake of HIV testing by men in sub-Saharan Africa is essential for
the success of combination prevention. Self-testing is an emerging approach with high …

Towards universal voluntary HIV testing and counselling: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based approaches

AB Suthar, N Ford, PJ Bachanas, VJ Wong… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Effective national and global HIV responses require a significant expansion of
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) to expand access to prevention and care. Facility-based …

Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high-and low-risk populations: a systematic review

N Pant Pai, J Sharma, S Shivkumar, S Pillay… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Stigma, discrimination, lack of privacy, and long waiting times partly explain
why six out of ten individuals living with HIV do not access facility-based testing. By …