Synthesis and meta-analysis of 3 randomized trials conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Uganda comparing the effects of point-of-care tests and diagnostic …

P Olliaro, J Nkeramahame, P Horgan… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This meta-analysis included 3 randomized trials conducted in sub-Saharan Africa
comparing the effects of point-of-care tests and diagnostic algorithms versus routine care on …

Cost-Effectiveness of Test-and-Treat Strategies to Reduce the Antibiotic Prescription Rate for Acute Febrile Illness in Primary Healthcare Clinics in Africa

PWM van Dorst, S van der Pol, P Olliaro… - … Health Economics and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Inappropriate antibiotic use increases selective pressure, contributing to
antimicrobial resistance. Point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) would be instrumental …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot study investigating severe community-acquired febrile illness through implementation of an innovative microbiological and nucleic acid amplification …

D Ximenes, G de Jesus, AS de Sousa, C Soares… - IJID regions, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Acute febrile illness (AFI) causes significant health-seeking, morbidity, and
mortality in Southeast Asia. This pilot study aimed to describe presentation, etiology …