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Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis by Brümmer, Lukas E, Katzenschlager, Stephan, Gaeddert, Mary, Erdmann, Christian, Schmitz, Stephani, Bota, Marc, Grilli, Maurizio, Larmann, Jan, Weigand, Markus A, Pollock, Nira R, Macé, Aurélien, Carmona, Sergio, Ongarello, Stefano, Sacks, Jilian A, Denkinger, Claudia M

“…SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are increasingly being integrated in testing strategies around the world. Studies of the Ag-RDTs have shown…”
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Evaluating the incidence of complications among people with diabetes according to age of onset: Findings from the UK Biobank by Sajjadi, Seyedeh Forough, Sacre, Julian W., Carstensen, Bendix, Ruiz‐Carmona, Sergio, Shaw, Jonathan E., Magliano, Dianna J.

“…Aims To examine the impact of current age, age at diagnosis, and duration of diabetes on the incidence rate of complications among people with type 2 diabetes…”
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High prevalence of the K65R mutation in HIV-1 subtype C infected patients failing tenofovir-based first-line regimens in South Africa by Skhosana, Lindiwe, Steegen, Kim, Bronze, Michelle, Lukhwareni, Azwidowi, Letsoalo, Esrom, Papathanasopoulos, Maria A, Carmona, Sergio C, Stevens, Wendy S

“…Tenofovir (TDF) has replaced stavudine (d4T) as the preferred nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) in first-line regimens in South Africa, but…”
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SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for outbreak mitigation in vaccinated populations by Kumar, Chirag K, Balasubramanian, Ruchita, Ongarello, Stefano, Carmona, Sergio, Laxminarayan, Ramanan

“…Although COVID-19 vaccines are globally available, waning immunity and emerging vaccine-evasive variants of concern have hindered the international response…”
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Estimating retention in HIV care accounting for patient transfers: A national laboratory cohort study in South Africa by Fox, Matthew P, Bor, Jacob, Brennan, Alana T, MacLeod, William B, Maskew, Mhairi, Stevens, Wendy S, Carmona, Sergio

“…Systematic reviews have described high rates of attrition in patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, migration and clinical transfer…”
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New model for the indirect determination of the tensile stress–strain curve of concrete by means of the Brazilian test by Carmona, Sergio, Aguado, Antonio

“…On the basis of the results from an experimental campaign and using simple expressions, a model for the indirect determination of the tensile stress–strain…”
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Estimating the potential impact and diagnostic requirements for SARS-CoV-2 test-and-treat programs by Han, Alvin X., Hannay, Emma, Carmona, Sergio, Rodriguez, Bill, Nichols, Brooke E., Russell, Colin A.

“…Oral antivirals have the potential to reduce the public health burden of COVID-19. However, now that we have exited the emergency-phase of the COVID-19…”
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Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antigen-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression analyzing influencing factors by Brümmer, Lukas E, Katzenschlager, Stephan, McGrath, Sean, Schmitz, Stephani, Gaeddert, Mary, Erdmann, Christian, Bota, Marc, Grilli, Maurizio, Larmann, Jan, Weigand, Markus A, Pollock, Nira R, Macé, Aurélien, Erkosar, Berra, Carmona, Sergio, Sacks, Jilian A, Ongarello, Stefano, Denkinger, Claudia M

“…Comprehensive information about the accuracy of antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is…”
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Learning from COVID-19 to reimagine tuberculosis diagnosis by Ruhwald, Morten, Carmona, Sergio, Pai, Madhukar

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Allergenic response induced by Pterobothrium crassicolle (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) extracts in murine model by Mattos, Danuza Pinheiro Bastos Garcia de, Verícimo, Maurício Afonso, São Clemente, Sérgio Carmona de, Fonseca, Michelle Cristie Gonçalves da, Knoff, Marcelo

“…The aim of this study was to determine the allergenic activity of components present in crude extracts of Pterobothrium crassicolle plerocerci (CPE) and…”
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Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Pintner, 1931 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) parasitizing the musculature of Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879) (Actinopterygii) off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by de Menezes, Priscila Queiroz Faria, Knoff, Marcelo, Felizardo, Nilza Nunes, da Cunha, Nathalie Costa, Telleria, Erich Loza, Lopes Torres, Eduardo José, Borges, Laura Costa, do Nascimento, Elmiro Rosendo, de São Clemente, Sergio Carmona

“…Cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha can frequently be found infecting the muscles of several marine fish species, and lead to a repugnant aspect of the fish…”
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The diagnostic accuracy of truncal ataxia and HINTS as cardinal signs for acute vestibular syndrome by Carmona, Sergio, Martínez, Carlos, Zalazar, Guillermo, Moro, Marcela, Batuecas-Caletrio, Angel, Luis, Leonel, Gordon, Carlos

“…Copyright: © 2016 Carmona, Martínez, Zalazar, Moro, Batuecas-Caletrio, Luis and Gordon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the…”
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Variation in HIV care and treatment outcomes by facility in South Africa, 2011-2015: A cohort study by Bor, Jacob, Gage, Anna, Onoya, Dorina, Maskew, Mhairi, Tripodis, Yorghos, Fox, Matthew P, Puren, Adrian, Carmona, Sergio, Mlisana, Koleka, MacLeod, William

“…Despite widespread availability of HIV treatment, patient outcomes differ across facilities. We propose and evaluate an approach to measure quality of HIV care…”
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Integration of point-of-care screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension with COVID-19 rapid antigen screening in Johannesburg, South Africa by Brennan, Alana T, Vetter, Beatrice, Majam, Mohammed, T Msolomba, Vanessa, Venter, Francois, Carmona, Sergio, Kao, Kekeletso, Gordon, Adena, Meyer-Rath, Gesine

“…We sought to evaluate the yield and linkage-to-care for diabetes and hypertension screening alongside a study assessing the use of rapid antigen tests for…”
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Diagnostic testing holds the key to NTD elimination by Boehme, Catharina, Carmona, Sergio, Nogaro, Sarah, Malecela, Mwelecele

“…“Fit-for-purpose” diagnostic tests have emerged as a prerequisite to achieving global targets for the prevention, control, elimination, and eradication of…”
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CD4 count recovery and associated factors among individuals enrolled in the South African antiretroviral therapy programme: An analysis of national laboratory based data by Kufa, Tendesayi, Shubber, Zara, MacLeod, William, Takuva, Simbarashe, Carmona, Sergio, Bor, Jacob, Gorgens, Marelize, Pillay, Yogan, Puren, Adrian, Eaton, Jeffrey W, Fraser-Hurt, Nicole

“…We describe CD4 count recovery among HIV positive individuals who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) with and without severe immune suppression using…”
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Virological suppression and clinical management in response to viremia in South African HIV treatment program: A multicenter cohort study by Hermans, Lucas E, Carmona, Sergio, Nijhuis, Monique, Tempelman, Hugo A, Richman, Douglas D, Moorhouse, Michelle, Grobbee, Diederick E, Venter, Willem D F, Wensing, Annemarie M J

“…Uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is expanding rapidly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Monitoring of virological suppression is recommended…”
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Addressing the diagnostic gap in hypertension through possible interventions and scale-up: A microsimulation study by Koeppel, Lisa, Dittrich, Sabine, Brenner Miguel, Sergio, Carmona, Sergio, Ongarello, Stefano, Vetter, Beatrice, Cohn, Jennifer Elizabeth, Baernighausen, Till, Geldsetzer, Pascal, Denkinger, Claudia M

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality globally with almost a third of all annual deaths worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries…”
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Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines 2017 by van Vuuren, Cloete, Conradie, Francesca, Pakade, Yoliswa, Davies, Natasha, Meintjes, Graeme, Nash, Jennifer, Moosa, Yunus, Manzini, Thandekile, Woods, Joana, Moorhouse, Michelle A., Nel, Jeremy, Venter, Francois, Mathe, Moeketsi, Dlamini, Sipho, Van Zyl, Gert, Carmona, Sergio

“…These guidelines are intended as an update to those published in the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine in 2014 and the update on when to initiate…”
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Equivalence of the GeneXpert System and GeneXpert Omni System for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance detection by Georghiou, Sophia B, Alagna, Riccardo, Cirillo, Daniela M, Carmona, Sergio, Ruhwald, Morten, Schumacher, Samuel G

“…A laboratory validation study was conducted to assess the equivalence of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing on the GeneXpert System and the GeneXpert Omni System…”
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