Diagnostic performance of the IMMY cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay on serum and cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients …

C Macrae, J Ellis, SH Keddie, J Falconer… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background The incidence of cryptococcosis amongst HIV-negative persons is increasing.
Whilst the excellent performance of the CrAg testing in people living with HIV is well …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the aetiological agents of non-malarial febrile illnesses in Africa

M Wainaina, DA Vey da Silva, I Dohoo… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The awareness of non-malarial febrile illnesses (NMFIs) has been on the rise
over the last decades. Therefore, we undertook a systematic literature review and meta …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics, rational drug use and the architecture of global health in Zimbabwe

J Dixon, S Manyau, F Kandiye, K Kranzer… - Social science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rising concerns around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have led to a renewed push to
rationalise antibiotic prescribing in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is …

Understanding antimicrobial resistance through the lens of antibiotic vulnerabilities in primary health care in rural Malawi

EE MacPherson, J Reynolds, E Sanudi… - Global public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The diminishing effectiveness of antimicrobials raises serious concerns for human health.
While policy makers grapple to reduce the overuse of antimicrobial medicines to stem the …

Impact of the introduction of a package of diagnostic tools, diagnostic algorithm, and training and communication on outpatient acute fever case management at 3 …

J Kapisi, A Sserwanga, FE Kitutu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Increasing trends of antimicrobial resistance are observed around the world,
driven in part by excessive use of antimicrobials. Limited access to diagnostics, particularly …

Understanding antimicrobial use in subsistence farmers in Chikwawa District Malawi, implications for public awareness campaigns

EE MacPherson, J Reynolds, E Sanudi… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Drug resistant infections are increasing across the world and urgent action is required to
preserve current classes of antibiotics. Antibiotic use practices in low-and-middle-income …

Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex respiratory pathogen panels for influenza or respiratory syncytial virus infections: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Jullien, F Fitzgerald, S Keddie, O Baerenbold… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza viruses are important global causes of
morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the Luminex NxTAG …

[HTML][HTML] Defining the burden of febrile illness in rural South and Southeast Asia: an open letter to announce the launch of the Rural Febrile Illness project

A Chandna, R Chew, NSN Htun, TJ Peto… - Wellcome open …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In rural areas of South and Southeast Asia malaria is declining but febrile illnesses still
account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Village health workers (VHWs) are often the …

The African network for improved diagnostics, epidemiology and management of common infectious agents

G Schubert, V Achi, S Ahuka, E Belarbi… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, acute respiratory infections (ARI), acute
gastrointestinal infections (GI) and acute febrile disease of unknown cause (AFDUC) have a …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnosis of dengue in patients presenting with acute febrile illness using supervised machine learning and impact of seasonality

DK Ming, NM Tuan, B Hernandez… - Frontiers in digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Symptomatic dengue infection can result in a life-threatening shock syndrome
and timely diagnosis is essential. Point-of-care tests for non-structural protein 1 and IgM are …