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Validation of rapid point-of-care (POC) tests for the detection of hepatitis B
... B e antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV, Hepatitis B virus; LSM, liver stiffness measurement* There were more men in true positives than false negatives ...
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A survey on use of rapid tests and tuberculosis diagnostic practices by primary health care providers in South Africa: implications for the development of new point-of-care tests
... diagnostic tests are conducted through the National Health Laboratory Service ...health care clinics have mobile laboratories to conduct basic TB diagnostic tests ...
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Rollout of rapid point of care tests for antenatal syphilis screening in Ghana: healthcare provider perspectives and experiences
... introducing rapid syphilis POCTs at scale needs to be ...of rapid syphilis POCTs in ...antenatal care, syphilis-related supplies and other maternal and newborn ...
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Rollout of rapid point of care tests for antenatal syphilis screening in Ghana: healthcare provider perspectives and experiences.
... introducing rapid syphilis POCTs at scale needs to be ...of rapid syphilis POCTs in ...antenatal care, syphilis-related supplies and other maternal and newborn ...
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Application of nanodiagnostics in point-of-care tests for infectious diseases
... All life types can be infected by viruses from microorgan- isms to plants and animals. There are many viruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV), that can ...
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Evaluating Critical Care Point of Care Testing (POCT) devices and tests in Nigeria
... Bayer-Rapid Point 400, Bayer-Chiron, Nova Biomedical-Nova, Radiometer-ABL, ABL 70/77, Instrumentation Laboratory-GEM Premier, Synthesis, Diametrics-ITC IRMA ...of tests, power supply and volume of ...
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Rapid Tests for Influenza
... the tests are variations on dot blot immunoassays, with different colorometric end- ...are point-of-care kits that may be performed outside of a certified ...The tests differ in the types of ...
Evaluation of point of care tests for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname
... The CL Detect performed, in particular in terms of sensi- tivity, poorly compared to the other diagnostic approaches employed. This was mainly due to the high number of false negative diagnostic results. This result is ...
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Challenges in microfluidic and point-of-care phenotypic antimicrobial resistance tests
... allowing point of care ...susceptibility tests; such methods complement other vital tools such as nucleic acid ...to rapid uptake of microfluidics for antimicrobial resistance ...
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Point of care tests for tuberculosis (TB) : economic analysis report
... terms, tests which offer increased speed of diagnosis are likely to have a direct cost saving in terms of people currently falsely suspected of having active ...more rapid diagnosis ruling out TB will save ...
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS REPORT. Point of Care Tests for Tuberculosis (TB)
... new Point of Care (PoC) test) may provide an additional benefit in economic ...more rapid test would limit contact tracing to the 36% of cases that are positive which could add a further saving of ...
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Rapid and sensitive point of care detection of Orthopoxviruses by ABICAP immunofiltration
... a rapid development over the past ...available tests for clinically relevant infectious diseases, there is an obvious gap re- garding tests for rare or emerging diseases, particularly with respect to ...
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Stabilization of RDT target antigens present in dried Plasmodium falciparum infected samples for validating malaria rapid diagnostic tests at the point of care
... Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a great achievement in implementation of parasite based diagnosis as recommended by World Health ...the point of ...by rapid loss of activity over ...
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Validation of Rapid Point of Care (POC) Tests for Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Field and Laboratory Settings in the Gambia, Western Africa
... It has been reported that false-negative results of HBsAg POC tests are associated with a low HBsAg concentration, HBsAg mu- tants, low viral load, and certain viral genotypes (10, 15, 19, 27). Although the number ...
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Tracking the progress of HIV: the impact of point-of-care tests on antiretroviral therapy
... of point-of-care HIV rapid tests has transformed the epidemic, particularly in low- and middle-income ...these point-of-care tests allow for the rapid ...
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Point of Care Tests for Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Landscape Analysis
... control. Rapid PoC tests with high sensitivity and specificity and a rapid turn-around time have the potential to change STI control and resources spent on STI treatment by ensuring that prompt ...
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Point-of-Care Urine LAM Tests for Tuberculosis Diagnosis: A Mini-Review
... diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) rely on sputum samples, which are difficult to obtain and have 17 low sensitivity in immunocompromised patients, patients with disseminated TB, and children, delaying 18 ...
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Selection of Antigens and Development of Prototype Tests for Point-of-Care Leprosy Diagnosis
... simple, rapid, and low-cost diagnostic alternative, we have analyzed the serologic antibody response to identify Mycobacterium leprae proteins that are recognized by leprosy ...in rapid test formats with a ...
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Respiratory Update: Performance and user-friendliness of CRP Point-of-Care Tests
... POC tests in the routine practice was generally positive, reflecting the rapid return of test results and proceeding of the patient ...the rapid availability of test results as an important feature, ...
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Point of care tests for hospital acquired infections (HAIs) : economic analysis report
... efficient, rapid screening test could not only reduce turn-around time for reporting negative results but also decrease overall ...a rapid screen by an immunoassay followed by toxin testing for ...
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