Microbiology
Human Papilloma Virus Tests Compared and Evaluated
High-risk human papillomavirus testing is already part of cervical cancer screening programs in a number of countries and new tests need to be validated not only in clinical studies but also in routine screening settings with regard to their clinical performance. More...29 Nov 2016
Urinary Lipoarabinomannan Assay Screens for Active Tuberculosis
Symptom-based screening misses approximately one-quarter of active tuberculosis (TB) cases among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults, and a more recent study suggested this might be as high as 76% of active TB cases in western South Africa. More...29 Nov 2016
Rapid Diagnostic Testing Evaluated for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Prolonged turnaround time of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) test results may delay time to notification and treatment of test-positive patients and result in unnecessary antimicrobial use in test-negative patients. More...23 Nov 2016
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