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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Rapid Point-of-Care Assay for Cysticercosis Antigen Detection in Urine Samples
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023)
We report a proof-of-concept study using a dipstick assay to detect Taenia solium antigen in urine samples of 30 patients with subarachnoid neurocysticercosis and 10 healthy control subjects. Strips were read in blind by ...
The Importance of Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice
(Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2017)
Purpose: Explore what spiritual care means to nurses who work in emergency care units. Design and Method: Nine nursing professionals from an emergency care unit at a private health institution affiliated with the Universidad ...
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 ...
Caring for organ donors: The intensive care unit nurses' view
(2000-11-01)
The nursing care for patients who are pronounced brain-dead but kept alive to serve as organ donors demands technical-scientific skills and the ability to handle situations that are often in conflict with the traditional ...