This is a great video of a talk given at the Oxford Martin School by Professor Kevin Marsh.
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HIV/AIDS diagnostics technology landscape
by Unitaid
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AuthorAid is a great online tool whose aim is to support developing country researchers in publishing their work.
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A programme set up by WHO together with major publishers to provide free or very low cost online access to the major journals to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries.
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This report, provided by Uniting to Combat NTDs, presents the achievements in 2013 on the control and eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases and includes data on disease burden, epidemiology, etc... of the individual diseases.
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Five keys to improving research costing in low- and middle-income countries
by ESSENCE on Health Research InitiativeESSENCE on Health Research have created a good practice document on research costing. It includes a review of the funding practices related to the definition and funding of direct and indirect costs.
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This guide, developed by the WHO and released in December 2013, aims to facilitate implementation research in LMICs.
2nd December 2013 •
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Prioritizing Congenital Syphilis Control in South China: A Decision Analytic Model to Inform Policy Implementation
by Nicholas X. Tan, Chara Rydzak, Li-Gang Yang, Peter Vickerman, Bin Yang, Rosanna W. Peeling, Sarah Hawkes, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Joseph D. Tucker
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Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices: A Comparison of Strategies in the US, EU, Japan, and China
by Daniel B. Kramer, Yongtian T. Tan, Chiaki Sato, Aaron S. Kesselheim
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Use of Expert Panels to Define the Reference Standard in Diagnostic Research: A Systematic Review of Published Methods and Reporting
by Loes c. M. Vertens, Berna D. L. Broekhuizen, Christiana A. Naaktgeboren, Frans H. Rutten, Amy W. Hoes, Yvonne van Mourik, Karel G. M. Moons, Johannes B. Reitsma
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Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Zanzibar: Baseline Findings before the Onset of a Randomized Intervention Trial
by Stefanie Knopp, Bobbie Person, Shaali M. Ame, Khalfan A. Mohammed, Said M. Ali, I. Simba Khamis, Muriel Rabone, Fiona Allan, Anouk Gouvras, Lynsey Blair, Alain Fenwick, Jurg Utzinger, David Rollinson
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How to Improve the early Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Relationship between Validated Conventional Diagnosis and Quantitative DNA Amplification in Congenitally Infected Children
by Jacqueline Bua, Bibiana J. Volta, Alina E. Perrone, Karenina Scollo, Elsa B. Velazquez, Andres M. Ruiz, Ana M. De Rissio, Rita L. Cardoni
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Identification of Seroreactive Proteins of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni Using a High-Density Protein Microarray Approach
by Carolina Lessa-Aquino, Camila Borges Rodrigues, Jozelyn Pablo, Rie Sasaki, Algis Jasinskas, Li Liang, Elsio A. Wunder Jr, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Adam Vigil, Ricardo Galler, Douglas Molina, Xiaowu Liang, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko, Marco Alberto Medeiros, Philip L. Felgner
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Advancing Sino-Indian Cooperation to Combat Tropical Diseases
by Peter Hotez, Sunit K. Singh, Xiao-Nong Zhou
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Loopamp Trypanosoma brucei Detection Kit for Diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis in Clinical Samples
by Patrick Mitashi, Epco Hasker, Dieudonne Mumba Ngoyi, Pati Patient Pyana, Veerle Lejon, Wim Van der Veken, Pascal Lutumba, Philippe Buscher, Marleen Boelaert, Stijn Deborggraeve
21st October 2013 •
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Prospective Evaluation of Three Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis
by Marga GA Goris, Mariska MG Leeflang, Martin Loden, Jiri FP Wagenaar, Paul Klatser, Rudy A Hartseerl, Kimberly R Boer
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Xpert MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
by Karen R Steingart, Hojoon Sohn, Ian Schiller, Lorie A Kloda, Catharine C Boehme, Madhu Pai, Nandini Dendukuri
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Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implication for Expanding Syphilis Screening
by Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yeu-Ping Yin, Crystal Shen, Guo-Gu Liu, Zheng-Jun Zhu, Wan-Hui Wei, Hong-Chun Wang, Shui-Jie Huang, Jing Li, Joseph D Tucker, David Mabey, Rosanna Peeling
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Development and Validation of a Novel Diagnostic Test for Human Brucellosis Using a Glyco-engineered Antigen Coupled to Magnetic Beads
by Andrés E. Ciocchini, Diego A. Rey Serantes, Luciano J. Melli, Jeremy A. Iwashkiw, Bettina Deodata, Jorge Wallach, Mario F. FEldman, Juan E. Ugalde, Diego J. Comerci
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Diagnosis of Brugian Filariasis by Loop- Mediated Isothermal Amplification
by Catherine B. Poole, Nathan A. Tanner, Yinhua Zhang, Thomas C. Evans Jr., Clotilde K. S. Carlow
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Leishmaniasis Direct Agglutination Test: Using Pictorials as Training Materials to REduce Inter-Reader Variability and Improve Accuracy
by Emily R Adams, Diane Jacquet, Gerard Schoone, Kamlesh Gidwani, Marleern Boelaert, Jane Cunningham
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Field Evaluation and Impact on Clinical Management of a Rapid Diagnostic Kit That Detects Dengue NS1, IgM and IgG
by Anne-Claire Andries, Veasna Duong, Chantha Ngan, Sivuth Ong, Rekol Huy, Kim Kim Sroin, Vantha Te, Bunthin Y, Patrich Lorn Try, Philippe Buchy
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Uptake of Home-Based Voluntary HIV Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Met-Analysis
by Kalpana Sabapathy, Rafael Van den Bergh, Sarah Fidler, Richard Hayes, Nathan Ford
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Population Health Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF
by NA Menzies, T Cohen, H-H Lin, M Murray, JA Salomon
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Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases: Diversity, Complexity and Barriers in Low- and Middle Income Countries
by Nitika Pant Pai, MD MPH PhD, Caroline Vadnais, Claudia Denkinger, Nora Engel, Madhu Pai
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Enteric fever diagnostics reviews
by Paula Bianca Blomquist
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Microfluid technologies
by Paula Bianca Blomquist
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Could u txt me ur blood sample?
by Colin Barras
16th July 2012 •
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Web-Based Virtual Microscopy for Parasitology: A Novel Tool for Education and Quality Assurance
by Ewert Linder, Mikael Lundin, Cecilia Thors, Marianne Lebbad, Jadwiga Winiecka-Krusnell, Heikki Helin, Byron Leiva, Jorma Isola, Johan Lundin
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Direct susceptibility testing for multi drug resistant tuberculosis: a meta-analysis
by Freddie Bwanga, Sven Hoffner, Melles Haile, Moses L Joloba
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Alternative methods of diagnosing drug resistance - What can they do for me?
by David AJ Moore, N Sarita Shah
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Identification of Mimotopes with Diagnostic Potential for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Varient Surfance Glycoproteins Using Human Antibody Fractions
by Liesbeth Van Nieuwenhove, Philippe Buscher, Fatima Balharbi, Michael Humbert, Tessa Dieltjens, Yves Guisez, Veerle Lejon
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First International External Quality Assessment of Molecular Detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
by Camille Escadafal, Stephan Olschlager, Tatjana Avsic Zupanc, Anna Papa, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Roman Wolfel, Ali Mirazimi, Annette Teichmann, Oliver Donoso Mantke, Matthias Niedriq
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The Human African Trypanosomiasis Specimen Biobank: A Necessary Tool to Support Research of New Diagnostics
by Jose R Franco, Pere P Simarro, Abdoulaye Diarra, Jose A. Ruiz-Postigo, Jean G. Jannin
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Point-of-Care Tests to Strengthen Health Systems and Save Newborn Lives: The Case of Syphilis
by David Mabey, Kimberly Sollis, Helen Kelly, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Edward Bitarakwate, John Changalucha, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yue-Pin Ying, Patricia Garcia, Susan Strasser, Namwinga Chintu, Tikki Pang, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Sedona Sweeney, Rosanna Peeling
10th July 2012 •
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Molecular Amplification Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis—Systematic Review
by Claire M. Mugasa, Emily R. Adams, Kimberly R. Boer, Heleen C. Dyserinck, Philippe Büscher
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“Piggy-Backing” on Diagnostic Platforms Brings Hope to Neglected Diseases: The Case of Sleeping Sickness
by Joseph M Ndung'u, Sylvain Bieler, Giorgio Roscigno
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Free treatment, rapid malaria diagnostic tests and malaria village workers can hasten progress toward achieving the malaria related millennium development goals
by Katie Tayler-Smith, Alice Kociejowski ,1,3 ,3 Mit, Nadine de Lamotte, Seco Gerard, Frederique Ponsar, Mit Philips, Rony Zachariah
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Providing Immediate CD4 Count Results at HIV Testing Improves ART Initiation
by Mamsallah Faal, Nicolette Naidoo, Deborah K. Glencross, Willem D. F. Venter, Regina Osih
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CD4+ cell count testing more effective than HIV disease clinical staging in identifying pregnant and postpartum women eligible for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
by Rosalind Carter, Kate Dugan, Wafaa El-Sadr, Landon Myer, Juliana Otieno, Nattaya Pungpapong, Patricia Toro, Elaine Abrams
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Effect of point-of-care CD4 cell count tests on retention of patients and rates of antiretroviral therapy initiation in primary health clinics: an observational cohort study
by Ilesh Jani, Nádia Sitoe, Eunice Alfai, Patrina Chongo, Jorge Quevedo, Beatriz Rocha, Jonathan Lehe
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Head-to-head comparison of accuracy of a rapid point-of care HIV test with oral versus whole-blood specimens
by Nitika Pant Pai, MD MPH PhD, B. Balram, S. Shivkumar, J.L Martinex-Cajas, C. Claessens, G. Lambert, Rosanna Peeling, L. Joseph
28th March 2012 •
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The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance- Options for Action
by World Health Organization
26th March 2012 •
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Rapid Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections
by Rosanna Peeling, K. Holmes, David Mabey, A Ronald
12th March 2012 •
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Accuracy of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests
by C. Chartrand, M. Leeflang, J. Minion, T. Brewer, M. Pai
7th March 2012 •
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This review, written by Ruth McNerney and Peter Daley, provides an overview of the state of research into point-of-care diagnostics for active tuberculosis and highlights the barriers to the development of these tests.
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Improving the Diagnostic Ecosystem: A Critical Step in Controlling the TB Epidemic in India and Globally
by Madhukar Pai
17th February 2012 •
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Point-of-Care Diagnostics for HIV and Tuberculosis: Landscape, Pipeline, and Unmet Needs
by Nitika Pant Pai, Madhukar Pai
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