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Operations research study to implement HIV and syphilis point-of-care tests and assess client perceptions in a marginalised area of Lima, Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2014)
In Peru, a significant proportion of people tested for HIV and syphilis do not receive timely results. Our objective was to assess the institutional feasibility of implementing simultaneous HIV/syphilis point-of-care tests ...
Operations research study to implement HIV and syphilis point-of-care tests and assess client perceptions in a marginalised area of Lima, Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2015)
In Peru, a significant proportion of people tested for HIV and syphilis do not receive timely results. Our Objetive: was to assess the institutional feasibility of implementing simultaneous HIV/syphilis point-of-care tests ...
Point-of-care diagnostic tests for low-resource settings
(Elsevier, 2015)
Point-of-care diagnostic tests (POCTs) can enable health-care workers to provide more rapid and effective care to people in low-resource settings.1 POCTs should ideally meet the WHO's ASSURED criteria2—ie, being affordable, ...
Point-of-Care Testing for Anemia, Diabetes, and Hypertension: A Pharmacy-Based Model in Lima, Peru
(Levy Library Press, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Prevention and control of chronic diseases is a high priority for many low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of training pharmacy workers to provide point-of-care ...
Potential point of care tests (POCTs) for maternal health in Peru, perspectives of pregnant women and their partners
(BMC, 2014)
Background: Globally, no qualitative studies have explored the perspectives of women and their partners about the integration of technology – and specifically diagnostic testing technologies – into antenatal care. The study ...
Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections in low-resource settings
(Elsevier, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Both the global incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections continue to increase, affecting hundreds of millions of individuals, particularly in low-to middle-income countries. While a definitive ...
Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: The case of syphilis
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Poor rural populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to diagnostic laboratories. Until recently, this has meant that they could not be screened for asymptomatic infections such as HIV or ...
Laboratory Evaluation of a Dual-Path Platform Assay for Rapid Point-of-Care HIV and Syphilis Testing
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
We assessed the laboratory performance of the Chembio dual-path platform HIV-syphilis rapid immunodiagnostic test and electronic reader for detection of HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in 450 previously characterized ...
Laboratory Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Electronic Reader of Rapid Dual Point-of-Care Tests for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Treponema pallidum Infections
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Dual point-of-care tests for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Treponema pallidum allow for same-day testing and treatment and have been demonstrated to be cost-effective in preventing the ...
Potential point of care tests (POCTs) for maternal health in Peru, perspectives of pregnant women and their partners
(BioMed Central, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Globally, no qualitative studies have explored the perspectives of women and their partners about the integration of technology - and specifically diagnostic testing technologies - into antenatal care. The study ...