2020
Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee
Hanson KE, Azar MM, Banerjee R, Chou A, Colgrove RC, Ginocchio CC, Hayden MK, Holodiny M, Jain S, Koo S, Levy J, Timbrook TT, Caliendo AM. Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: 2744-2751. PMID: 32369578, PMCID: PMC7454374, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsAcute respiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsDiagnostics CommitteeSpecific nucleic acid amplification testsBacterial respiratory tract infectionsNucleic acid amplification testsRoutine clinical practiceDiagnostic reference standardNew molecular testsGlobal health responseClinical signsRespiratory medicineAmplification testsClinical practiceMolecular testingClinical judgmentAvailable assaysHealth responseDiagnostic recommendationsNovel coronavirus pandemicMolecular testsReference standardInfectionMolecular diagnostics
2016
Initial Accuracy of HIV Rapid Test Kits Stored in Suboptimal Conditions and Validity of Delayed Reading of Oral Fluid Tests
Choko A, Taegtmeyer M, MacPherson P, Cocker D, Khundi M, Thindwa D, Sambakunsi R, Kumwenda M, Chiumya K, Malema O, Makombe S, Webb E, Corbett E. Initial Accuracy of HIV Rapid Test Kits Stored in Suboptimal Conditions and Validity of Delayed Reading of Oral Fluid Tests. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0158107. PMID: 27336161, PMCID: PMC4918937, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV self-testing programmesUni-GoldHIV rapid test kitsTest kitDetermine HIV-1/2Ndirande Health CentreRapid diagnostic test kitsOral fluid testRapid diagnostic testsDiagnostic reference standardQuality assurance studyLow-income settingsFalse-negative resultsConsecutive adultsDiagnostic test kitsHIV-1/2Rapid test kitsUrban BlantyreHealth centersReference standard resultsDay 1Income settingsOraQuickDelayed readingsDiagnostic tests
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