2021
Adaptation and performance of a mobile application for early detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Rubiano L, Alexander N, Castillo R, Martínez Á, Luna J, Arango J, Vargas L, Madriñán P, Hurtado L, Orobio Y, Rojas C, del Corral H, Navarro A, Saravia N, Aronoff-Spencer E. Adaptation and performance of a mobile application for early detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0008989. PMID: 33571192, PMCID: PMC7904137, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health volunteersHealth volunteersCase detectionHealth workersCutaneous leishmaniasisHealth servicesPrediction rulePassive case detectionChance-adjusted agreementCommunity health workersActive case detectionProportion of participantsMobile health technologyStudy physiciansCutaneous ulcersPresumptive diagnosisGeneral practitionersInter-rater reliabilityMedical attentionParasitological diagnosisRisk scoreEvaluation of specificityHealthcare personnelMHealth toolsMunicipality of Tumaco
2014
Sensitive diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by lesion swab sampling coupled to qPCR
ADAMS ER, GOMEZ MA, SCHESKE L, RIOS R, MARQUEZ R, COSSIO A, ALBERTINI A, SCHALLIG H, SARAVIA NG. Sensitive diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by lesion swab sampling coupled to qPCR. Parasitology 2014, 141: 1891-1897. PMID: 25111885, PMCID: PMC4654403, DOI: 10.1017/s0031182014001280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasis