Point of care testing for infectious diseases
Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms and can be transmitted
between individuals and populations thus threatening the general public health and …
between individuals and populations thus threatening the general public health and …
Recent developments in magnetic diagnostic systems
Rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics that enable specific cellular and molecular detection
are currently being developed while some have already become clinical reality. These …
are currently being developed while some have already become clinical reality. These …
Effect on mortality of point-of-care, urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing to guide tuberculosis treatment initiation in HIV-positive hospital inpatients: a pragmatic …
Background HIV-associated tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and results in high mortality.
Frequent extra-pulmonary presentation, inability to obtain sputum, and paucibacillary …
Frequent extra-pulmonary presentation, inability to obtain sputum, and paucibacillary …
Plasmonic-based platforms for diagnosis of infectious diseases at the point-of-care
Infectious diseases such as HIV-1/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B (HBV), and malaria
still exert a tremendous health burden on the developing world, requiring rapid, simple and …
still exert a tremendous health burden on the developing world, requiring rapid, simple and …
Results from early programmatic implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in nine countries
J Creswell, AJ Codlin, E Andre, MA Micek… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Xpert MTB/RIF assay has garnered significant interest as a
sensitive and rapid diagnostic tool to improve detection of sensitive and drug resistant …
sensitive and rapid diagnostic tool to improve detection of sensitive and drug resistant …
Xpert MTB/RIF results in patients with previous tuberculosis: can we distinguish true from false positive results?
Background. Patients with previous tuberculosis may have residual DNA in sputum that
confounds nucleic acid amplification tests such as Xpert MTB/RIF. Little is known about the …
confounds nucleic acid amplification tests such as Xpert MTB/RIF. Little is known about the …
[HTML][HTML] Point of care diagnostics for tuberculosis
The goals of the End TB strategy, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in tuberculosis
(TB) incidence and a 95% reduction in TB mortality by 2035, will not be achieved without …
(TB) incidence and a 95% reduction in TB mortality by 2035, will not be achieved without …
Do high rates of empirical treatment undermine the potential effect of new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis in high-burden settings?
In tuberculosis-endemic settings, patients are often treated empirically, meaning that they
are placed on treatment based on clinical symptoms or tests that do not provide a …
are placed on treatment based on clinical symptoms or tests that do not provide a …
Detection of tuberculosis by automatic cough sound analysis
Objective: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most deadly diseases. Although
several effective diagnosis methods exist, in lower income countries clinics may not be in a …
several effective diagnosis methods exist, in lower income countries clinics may not be in a …
[HTML][HTML] Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a review of current concepts and future challenges
G Günther - Clinical medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis are recent global health
issues, which makes tuberculosis–after the success of short course treatment during the …
issues, which makes tuberculosis–after the success of short course treatment during the …