Diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in resource‐constrained settings: challenges and ways forward

TEC Wi, FJ Ndowa, C Ferreyra… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STI s) remain prevalent and are increasing in
several populations. Appropriate STI diagnosis is crucial to prevent the transmission and …

The Laboratory Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Current Testing and Future Demands

T Meyer, S Buder - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ideal laboratory test to detect Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) should be sensitive, specific,
easy to use, rapid, and affordable and should provide information about susceptibility to …

Developing target product profiles for Neisseria gonorrhoeae diagnostics in the context of antimicrobial resistance: An expert consensus

C Ferreyra, J Osborn, F Moussy, E Alirol, M Lahra… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background There is a need for a rapid diagnostic point of care test to detect Neisseria
gonorrhoeae (NG) infection to prevent incorrect, lack or excess of treatment resulting from …

[HTML][HTML] Women and sexually transmitted infections in Africa

G Ramjee, NS Abbai, S Naidoo - Open Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2015 - scirp.org
Despite efforts to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), these infections
are still highly prevalent in the developing world, especially in Africa where the prevalence …

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from South African Pregnant Women

G Oree, M Naicker, HC Maise… - Infectious Diseases in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a sexually transmitted infection, is associated with
adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Emerging resistance towards various …

A hybrid design testing a 3-step implementation model for community scale-up of an HIV prevention intervention in rural Malawi: study protocol

DLN Jere, CK Banda, LC Kumbani, L Liu… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Scaling-up evidence-based behavior change interventions can make a major
contribution to meeting the UNAIDS goal of no new HIV infections by 2030. We developed …

Poor Performance of the Chlamydia Rapid Test Device for the Detection of Asymptomatic Infections in South African Men: A Pilot Study

NS Abbai-Shaik, T Reddy, S Govender… - Journal of Sexually …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no published reports on the
diagnostic performance of the Chlamydia Rapid Test (CRT) Device for male urine samples …

Promoting STI self‐testing through HIV self‐testing

D Wang, R Tan, G Marley, JD Tucker… - African Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
HIV self-testing (HIVST) refers to the process in which individuals collect their own
specimens (eg blood, saliva and urine), perform the test and interpret the results at a …

Biosensor-Based Point-of-Care Devices: Detection of Infectious Diseases and Cancer

IM Hwang, CM Cantu, R Chawla, DT Kamei - … , Theranostics, and Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Infectious diseases and cancer are leading causes of death worldwide and
disproportionately affect resource-poor countries, which lack access to quality healthcare …

Modulation effect of vaginal mucosal microflora and susceptibility to Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zeng, R Yang, W He, X Zhong, W Liu, H Zhu… - Archives of Gynecology …, 2019 - Springer
Objective The vaginal microbiota may modulate susceptibility to Neisseria gonorrhea (NG)
infections. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the association between …