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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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High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralised HIV care setting in Eswatini

Mukooza E
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Cervical cancer deaths: a blind spot in global women's health

Fotheringham C
2017-11-10 • Lancet Global Health
2017-11-10 • Lancet Global Health
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Validation of GeneXpert testing for human papillomavirus and self-collected sampling for cervical cancer screening in Gutu District, Zimbabwe

Ronoh Y
2020-05-13 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
2020-05-13 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
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High burden of symptomatic and asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections in a routine decentralised HIV care setting in Eswatini: A cross-sectional study

Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa MI, Mabhena E, Daka M,  et al.
2025-07-22 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2025-07-22 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

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Sexually transmitted infections are a global public health concern. We aimed to assess the burden of a diverse range of sexually transmitted infectio...

Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Eswatini amid syndromic case management: Prevalence, coinfections, diagnostic challenges and treatment gaps

Kerschberger B, Lekelem S, Daka M, Ntshalintshali N, Mabhena E,  et al.
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

The global epidemic of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is marked by its widespread prevalence, varied resistance patterns, and significant impact on sexua...

Initial evaluation of a new cervical screening strategy combining human papillomavirus genotyping and automated visual evaluation: the Human Papillomavirus–Automated Visual Evaluation Consortium

Befano B, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Egemen D, Inturrisi F, Jeronimo J,  et al.
2025-03-18 • Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2025-03-18 • Journal of the National Cancer Institute

The HPV-Automated Visual Evaluation (PAVE) Consortium is validating a cervical screening strategy enabling accurate cervical screening in resource-limited settings. A rapid, low-cost ...

Scaling up cervical cancer screening in southern Malawi: Screening models for difficult-to-reach populations

Haider A, Goossens S, Desforges C, Chilinda G, Osman H,  et al.
2024-11-12 • International Papillomavirus 2024
2024-11-12 • International Papillomavirus 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...

Evidence of HIV incidence reduction in young women, but not in adolescent girls, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mhlanga L, Welte A, Grebe E, Ohler L, Van Cutsem G,  et al.
2023-07-13 • IJID Regions
2023-07-13 • IJID Regions
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We estimated changes in the HIV incidence from 2013 to 2018 in Eshowe/Mbongolwane, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa where Médecins Sans Frontières is engaged in providing HIV te...

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralized HIV care setting in Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Mukooza E, Berto A, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralised HIV care setting in Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa M, Mabhena E, Daka M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) are a public health threat. Syndromic approaches based on clinical symptoms have been suggested as having poor diagnostic perform...

HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D,  et al.
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...

Acceptability and utilisation of services for voluntary counselling [corrected] and testing and sexually transmitted infections in Kahsey Abera Hospital, Humera, Tigray, Ethiopia

Reilley B, Hiwot ZG, Mesure J
2004-07-01 • Ethiopian Medical Journal
2004-07-01 • Ethiopian Medical Journal
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A study was conducted to assess the acceptability and utilization of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services in Kahsey Ab...

Hidden dangers-prevalence of blood borne pathogens, hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis, among blood donors in Sierra Leone in 2016: opportunities for improvement: a retrospective, cross-sectional study

Yambasu EE, Reid AJ, Owiti P, Manzi M, Sia Murray MJ,  et al.
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
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Transmissible blood-borne infections are a serious threat to blood transfusion safety in West African countries; and yet blood remains a key therapeutic product in the c...

Validation of GeneXpert testing for human papillomavirus and self-collected sampling for cervical cancer screening in Gutu District, Zimbabwe

Ronoh Y, Some D, Ortuno R, Kuwenyi K, Mupepe T,  et al.
2020-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
2020-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
INTRODUCTION
Cervical cancer is now largely a preventable disease; however, implementation of highly sensitive molecular screening technologies in low-resource settings is partly hin...

Operational and economic evaluation of an NGO-led sexually transmitted infections Intervention: North-Western Cambodia

Carrara VI, Terris-Prestholt F, Kumaranayake L, Mayaud P
2005-06-17 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2005-06-17 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Sexually transmitted infection (STI) services were offered by the nongovernmental organization Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, betw...

Dual screen and confirm rapid test does not reduce overtreatment of syphilis in pregnant women living in a non-venereal treponematoses endemic region: a field evaluation among antenatal care attendees in Burkina Faso

Langendorf C, Lastrucci C, Sanou-Bicaba I, Blackburn K, Koudika MH,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Sexually Transmitted Infections
2019-09-01 • Sexually Transmitted Infections
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In resource-limited settings, screening pregnant women for syphilis using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is a key tool in the prevention of congenital syphilis. However, ...

Providing a gateway to prevention and care for the most at-risk populations in Bhutan: is this being achieved?

Khandu L, Zachariah R, Van der Bergh R, Wangchuk D, Tshering N,  et al.
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action
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Two free-standing urban human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counselling (HCT) centres in Bhutan offering services to the general population and targeting the most ...