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Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: A multicentre implementation study
(Elsevier, 2011)
The Xpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) can detect tuberculosis and its multidrug-resistant form with very high sensitivity and specificity in controlled studies, but no performance data exist from district ...
Desempenho de testes para o diagnóstico de tuberculose pulmonar em populações indígenas no Brasil: a contribuição do Teste Rápido MolecularPerformance of diagnostic tests for pulmonary tuberculosis in indigenous populations in Brazil: the contribution of Rapid Molecular Testing
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2022)
Defining the next generation of Plasmodium vivax diagnostic tests for control and elimination: Target product profiles
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
The global prevalence of malaria has decreased over the past fifteen years, but similar gains have not been realized against Plasmodium vivax because this species is less responsive to conventional malaria control interventions ...
Improved DNA extraction technique from clot for the diagnosis of Chagas disease
(Public Library of Science, 2019)
BACKGROUND: The detection of Trypanosoma cruzi genetic material in clinical samples is considered an important diagnostic tool for Chagas disease. We have previously demonstrated that PCR using clot samples yields greater ...
Routine preoperative testing in elective surgery: What is the evidence?
(2014)
Any patient, who is undergoing a surgical or invasive procedure, requiring anesthesia or sedation, needs a preoperative evaluation. This is essential in any type of surgical procedure. Most of the times, clinical evaluation ...
Serology for visceral leishmaniasis: How trusty is the accuracy reported by the manufacturers?
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023)
Acceptance and potential barriers to effective use of diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis in an urban area in Brazil
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2017)
Reproducibility of Diagnostic Criteria for Ventricular Neurocysticercosis
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
In the letter “Reproducibility of Diagnostic Criteria for Ventricular Neurocysticercosis,” the authors manifest their unhappiness with the results of the systematic review we conducted to assess reliability of the revised ...
Diagnostic tests for hepatitis C: Recent trends in electrochemical immunosensor and genosensor analysis
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2014-11-14)
Hepatitis C is a liver disease that is transmitted through contact with the blood of an infected person. An estimated 150 million individuals worldwide have been chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (hcv). ...