Lessons from the pandemic: new best practices in selecting molecular diagnostics for point-of-care testing of infectious diseases in sub-saharan Africa

M Baldeh, FK Bawa, FU Bawah, M Chamai… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Point-of-care molecular diagnostics offer solutions to the limited diagnostic
availability and accessibility in resource-limited settings. During the COVID-19 pandemic …

The malarial blood transcriptome: translational applications

C Dunican, C Andradi-Brown, S Ebmeier… - Biochemical Society …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
The blood transcriptome of malaria patients has been used extensively to elucidate the
pathophysiological mechanisms and host immune responses to disease, identify candidate …

A dual paper-based nucleic acid extraction method from blood in under ten minutes for point-of-care diagnostics

K Malpartida-Cardenas, J Baum, A Cunnington… - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleic acid extraction (NAE) plays a crucial role for diagnostic testing procedures. For
decades, dried blood spots (DBS) have been used for serology, drug monitoring, and …

REASSURED diagnostics at point-of-care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

B Moetlhoa, K Maluleke, EM Mathebula… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics that meet the REASSURED criteria are essential in
combating the rapid increase and severity of global health emergencies caused by …

Developing inclusive digital health diagnostic for schistosomiasis: a need for guidance via target product profiles

A Onasanya, M Bengtson, L de Goeje… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The INSPIRED project aims to develop inclusive Digital Optical Diagnostic
Devices (DODDs) for schistosomiasis, to support disease management by enabling rapid …

Asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infections in India: an unexplored link

G Kumar, H Shankar, S Pasi, J Kaur - Pathogens and Global …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Presently in India, high endemic zones of malaria are shifting towards low endemic zones
and in this changing scenario, tackling the asymptomatic and low-density infections (LDI) …

Correction: The potential of digital molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

PLOS Digital Health Staff - PLOS Digital Health, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This article was republished on August 12, 2022 to correct the XML version of the article
which displayed an incorrect author list in the byline. The publisher apologizes for the errors …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting the potential impact of scaling up four pneumonia interventions on under-five pneumonia mortality: A prospective Lives Saved Tool (LiST) analysis …

T Pfurtscheller, F Lam, R Shah, R Shohel… - Journal of Global …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pneumonia remains the leading cause of mortality in under-five children
outside the neonatal period. Progress has slowed down in the last decade, necessitating …