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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 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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
An outlook on electrochemical approaches for molecular diagnostics assays and discussions on the limitations of miniaturized technologies for point-of-care devices
(2022-11-01)
The detection of specific biomarkers for health monitoring, i.e., molecular diagnostics, can be classified as early or emergency diagnostics. Emergency diagnostics is related to those diseases which is necessary a rapid ...
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 ...
Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners
(Springer, 2015)
Purpose: The World Health Organization (WHO) case management algorithm for acute lower respiratory infections has moderate sensitivity and poor specificity for the diagnosis of pneumonia. We sought to determine the feasibility ...