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Predictive risk assessment and targeted testing could enhance STI diagnosis in a high HIV prevalence setting in Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Lekelem S, Ntshalintshali N, Mukooza E, Daka M,  et al.
2025-09-29 • Scientific Reports
2025-09-29 • Scientific Reports

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) present significant public health challenges in resource-limited set...

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Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

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Low sensitivity of the fourth‐generation antigen/antibody HIV rapid diagnostic test Determine™ HIV Early Detect for detection of acute HIV infection at the point of care in rural Eswatini: a diagnostic accuracy study

Ciglenecki I, Ntshalintshali N, Mukooza E, Lekelem S, Mavimbela M,  et al.
2025-06-28 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2025-06-28 • Journal of the International AIDS Society

INTRODUCTION

The diagnosis of acute HIV infection (AHI) is challenging in routine settings because it cannot be detected by routine third‐generation antibody ra...

Web-based deliberate practice of pediatric point of care ultrasound cases in resource-limited settings

Ricci A, Lindsay D, Schwanfelder C, Stratta E, Lee M,  et al.
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

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The main objective of this study was to implement an online pediatric case‐based POCUS course in low‐resource medical settings and examine learning o...

Web-based deliberate practice of pediatric point-of-care ultrasound cases in resource-limited settings.

Ricci A, Lindsay D, Schwanfelder C, Stratta E, Lee M,  et al.
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2025-03-07 • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

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The main objective of this study was to implement an online pediatric case‐based point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) course in low‐resource medical sett...

Onco-ALERT: A rapid & point-of-care screening test for early detection oral cancer

Kumari J, Singhal C, Pandey S, Angrup A, Kannan R,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

Field evaluation of validity and feasibility of Pan-Lassa rapid diagnostic test for Lassa fever in Abakaliki, Nigeria: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study

Elsinga J, Sunyoto T, di Stefano L, Giorgetti PF, Kyi HA,  et al.
2024-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2024-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND 

Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever with few options for diagnosis and treatment; it...

Blinded point-of-care ultrasound to support tuberculosis diagnosis in children: a Médecins Sans Frontières cross-sectional study in Malakal, South Sudan

Niykayo LF, Mahajan R, Sagrado MJ, Ajack YBP, Chol BT,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

A case report of a child with acute abdomen who benefited from point-of-care ultrasound to confirm urgent surgical diagnosis in Homa Bay Hospital, Kenya

Phillip E, Adede J, Onduto S, Ochola C, Simba R,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Case study on the use of POCUS and telemedicine to aid diagnosis and management of congenital cardiac disease in a low resource setting

Branthwaite C, Alasri H, Naif M, Schwanfelder C
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Independent clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care testing for the screening of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea and Trichomonas vaginalis in women-at-risk in Australia, Guatemala, Morocco, and South Africa

Shephard M, Matthews S, Kularatne R, Andrewartha K, Blondeel K,  et al.
2024-03-04 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2024-03-04 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the World Health Organization commenced a multi-country validation study of the Cepheid GeneXpert for a range of molecular-based point-of-care (POC) tests in prim...

Point-of-care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections among migrants in Greece

Tsorou C, Williams A, van den Boogaard W, Staderini N, Repetto E,  et al.
2024-03-01 • Public Health Action
2024-03-01 • Public Health Action
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can impact individuals of any demographic. The most common pathogens causing STIs are Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea and Tr...

Contribution des diagnostics au points de service dans l’identification de la maladie à VIH avancée

Ditondo P, Luemba A, Chuy RI, Mucinya G, Ade S
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
2023-08-01 • Public Health Action
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Médecins Sans Frontières Belgique a mis en place des diagnostics au point de service (DPS) pour le dépistage précoce d’un VIH avancé, et en présence de celle-ci, d’une TB et...

It takes more than a machine: A pilot feasibility study of point-of-care HIV-1 viral load testing at a lower-level health center in rural western Uganda

Boyce RM, Ndizeye R, Ngelese H, Baguma E, Shem B,  et al.
2023-03-27 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-03-27 • PLOS Global Public Health
Barriers continue to limit access to viral load (VL) monitoring across sub-Saharan Africa adversely impacting control of the HIV epidemic. The objective of this study was to determine wh...
Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022

An abdonminal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst with hydronephrosis post ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Abdullah N, Ameen T, Albdulwasa'a R, Alkholidy GC, Shoaib M
2022-11-29 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-29 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022

Engineering a sustainable future for point-of-care diagnostics and single-use microfluidic devices

Ongaro AE, Ndlovu Z, Sollier E, Otieno C, Ondoa P,  et al.
2021-12-31 • Lab on a Chip
2021-12-31 • Lab on a Chip
Single-use, disposable, point-of-care diagnostic devices carry great promise for global health, including meeting urgent needs for testing and diagnosis in places with limited laboratory...

Health care workers' perceptions of point-of-care testing in a low-income country--a qualitative study in Southwestern Uganda

Rasti R, Nanjebe D, Karlstrom J, Muchunguzi C, Mwanga-Amumpaire J,  et al.
2017-07-27 • PLOS One
2017-07-27 • PLOS One
Point-of-care (POC) tests have become increasingly available and more widely used in recent years. They have been of particular importance to low-income settings, enabling them with clin...

Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022

Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children and over 50% of childhood TB remains undiagnosed every year. As microbiological confirmati...

Evaluation of the Nova StatSensor Xpress creatinine point-of-care handheld analyzer

Kosack CS, de Kieviet W, Bayrak K, Milovic A, Page AL
2015-04-17
2015-04-17
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To evaluate the precision and accuracy of the Nova StatSensor® XpressTM Creatinine when compared to the reference method (Ortho Vitros)) at Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis ...