A Point-of-Care Assay to Detect Antimalarial Drugs from Finger Stick Blood Samples
by The Editorial TeamThis video seminar describes research to develop a low-cost, field-based test to detect several slow-clearing ACT drug compounds from unprocessed fingerstick blood samples
28th September 2016 •
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Call for Papers: Special issue on strengthening tuberculosis diagnostic networks in Africa - African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
22nd January 2016 •
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From our colleagues at the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) - The Role of Public Health Institutes in Achieving Public Health Goals
17th December 2015 •
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East African Leaders Join Together to Develop Country-Specific Plans for Point-of-Care Testing.
25th November 2015 •
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Two great articles from the African Society for Laboratory Medicine looking at the increasing risk posed by antimicrobial resistance.
20th November 2015 •
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New articles from the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM).
13th November 2015 •
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Pioneering New Diagnostics: Addressing Challenges and Implications for Point-of-Care Testing in African Settings
by Laurel Oldach
15th April 2015 •
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Neglected Diseases, Delinquent Diagnostics
by Mark KesselAn article highlighting the importance of diagnostics for NTDs, and providing a good overview on their development from a policy perspective.
11th March 2014 •
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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
23rd October 2013 •
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Validation of Two Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Kenya
by Jane Mbui, Monique Wasunna, Manica Balasegaram, Adrian Laussemayer, Rashid Juma, Simon Njoroge Njenga, George Kirigi, Mark Riongoita, Roberto de la Tour, Joke van Peteghem, Raymond Omollo, Francois Chappui
23rd October 2013 •
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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
22nd October 2013 •
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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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Analytical and Clinical Performance of the CDC Real Time RT-PCR Assay for Detection and Typing of Dengue Virus
by Gilberto A Santiago, Edgardo Vergne, Yashira Quiles, Joan Cosme, Jesus Vazquez, Juan F. Medina, Freddy Medina, Candimar Colon, Harold Margolis, Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan
19th July 2013 •
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Evaluation of a Typhoid/Paratyphoid Diagnostic Assay (TPTest) Detecting Anti-Salmonella IgA in Secretions of Peripheral Blood in Lymphocytes in Patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Farhana Khanam, Alaullah Sheikh, Abu Sayeed, Saraur Bhuiyan, Feroza Kaneez Choudhury, Umme Salma, Shahnaz Pervin, Tania Sultana, Dilruba Ahmed, Doli Goswami, Lokman Hossain, KZ Mamun, Richell C Charles, W. Abdullah Brooks, Stephen B. Calderwood, Alejandro Cravioto, Edward T Ryan, Firdausi Qadri
19th July 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
19th July 2013 •
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5th July 2013 •
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Randomised Clinical Trial Investigating the Specificity of Novel Skin Test (C-Tb) for Diagnosis of M. tuberculosis Infection
by Henrik Aggerbeck, Rafaela Giemza, Paulatsya Joshi, Pernille N. Tingskov, Soren T. Hoff, Julia Boyle, Peter Andersen, David J. M. Lewis
26th May 2013 •
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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
7th January 2013 •
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Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
by Pankaj Srivastava, Anand Dayama, Sanjana Mehrotra, Shyam Sundar
23rd July 2012 •
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Microfluid technologies
by Paula Bianca Blomquist
16th July 2012 •
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A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Diagnostics for Control and Elimination Programmes
by James S. McCarthy, Sara Lustigman, Guo-Jing Yang, Rashida M. Barakat, Héctor H. García, Banchob Sripa, Arve Lee Willingham, Roger K. Prichard, María-Gloria Basáñez
10th July 2012 •
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Toward fast malaria detection by secondary speckle sensing microscopy
by Dan Cojoc, Sara Finaurini, Pavel Livshits, Eran Gur, Alon Shapira, Vicente Mico, Zeev Zalevsky
10th July 2012 •
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Multi-site evaluation of a point-of-care instrument for CD4+ T cell enumeration using venous and finger prick blood: the PIMA CD4
by Papa Alassana Diaw, Geraldine Daneau, Abdoul Coly, Birahim Pierre Ndiaye, Dribril Wade, Makhtar Camara, Souleymane Mboup, Luc Kestens, Tandakha Ndiaye Dieye
9th July 2012 •
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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
5th July 2012 •
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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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Accuracy of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests
by C. Chartrand, M. Leeflang, J. Minion, T. Brewer, M. Pai
7th March 2012 •
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27th February 2012 •
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