Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous renal tumour biopsy

L Marconi, S Dabestani, TB Lam, F Hofmann, F Stewart… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Context The role of percutaneous renal tumour biopsy (RTB) remains controversial due to
uncertainties regarding its diagnostic accuracy and safety. Objective We performed a …

Combating multidrug‐resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria

AM Thu, AP Phyo, J Landier, DM Parker… - The FEBS …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 50 years, Plasmodium falciparum has developed resistance against all
antimalarial drugs used against it: chloroquine, sulphadoxine–pyrimethamine, quinine …

Malaria and COVID-19: common and different findings

F Di Gennaro, C Marotta, P Locantore, D Pizzol… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Malaria and COVID-19 may have similar aspects and seem to have a strong potential for
mutual influence. They have already caused millions of deaths, and the regions where …

Artemisinin-resistant malaria

NJ White, K Chotivanich - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The artemisinin antimalarials are the cornerstone of current malaria treatment. The
development of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum poses a major threat to …

Effect of generalised access to early diagnosis and treatment and targeted mass drug administration on Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Eastern Myanmar: an …

J Landier, DM Parker, AM Thu, KM Lwin, G Delmas… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Potentially untreatable Plasmodium falciparum malaria threatens the
Greater Mekong subregion. A previous series of pilot projects in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia …

Malaria diagnostic methods with the elimination goal in view

OO Oyegoke, L Maharaj, OP Akoniyon, I Kwoji… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Malaria control measures have been in use for years but have not completely curbed the
spread of infection. Ultimately, global elimination is the goal. A major playmaker in the …

Design and optimization of a MXene-based terahertz surface plasmon resonance sensor for malaria detection

H Alsaif, J Wekalao, NB Ali, O Kahouli, J Logeshwaran… - Plasmonics, 2024 - Springer
Developing sensitive and specific methods for detecting malaria is a substantial challenge in
biomedical research. Here, we introduce a novel approach utilizing a metasurface sensor …

COVID-19 and malaria: A symptom screening challenge for malaria endemic countries

P Chanda-Kapata, N Kapata, A Zumla - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijidonline.com
The unprecedented global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-
CoV-2 has rapidly spread to all continents (WHO, 2020a). Whilst spread to Africa has been …

[HTML][HTML] Digital PCR: A new technology for diagnosis of parasitic infections

E Pomari, C Piubelli, F Perandin, Z Bisoffi - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Parasitic infections are responsible for a significant burden of disease
worldwide as a result of international travel and immigration. More accurate diagnostic tools …

How to contain artemisinin-and multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria

AM Dondorp, FM Smithuis, C Woodrow… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
In the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS), artemisinin resistance is increasingly compounded
by partner drug resistance, causing high failure rates of artemisinin combination therapies in …