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Evaluation of a novel antigen-based rapid detection test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples by Porte, Lorena, Legarraga, Paulette, Vollrath, Valeska, Aguilera, Ximena, Munita, José M, Araos, Rafael, Pizarro, Gabriel, Vial, Pablo, Iruretagoyena, Mirentxu, Dittrich, Sabine, Weitzel, Thomas

“…•Due to the rapidly emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and its tremendous public health challenges worldwide, there is a critical demand for rapid and easy to…”
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Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease by Struyf, Thomas, Deeks, Jonathan J, Dinnes, Jacqueline, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Davenport, Clare, Leeflang, Mariska Mg, Spijker, René, Hooft, Lotty, Emperador, Devy, Dittrich, Sabine, Domen, Julie, Horn, Sebastiaan R A, Van den Bruel, Ann

“…Some people with SARS-CoV-2 infection remain asymptomatic, whilst in others the infection can cause mild to moderate COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 pneumonia,…”
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Endemic Scrub Typhus in South America by Weitzel, Thomas, Dittrich, Sabine, López, Javier, Phuklia, Weerawat, Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza, Velásquez, Katia, Blacksell, Stuart D, Paris, Daniel H, Abarca, Katia

“…Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, has been thought to be geographically restricted to the “tsutsugamushi triangle” in the Asia–Pacific region. In…”
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Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Dinnes, Jacqueline, Deeks, Jonathan J, Adriano, Ada, Berhane, Sarah, Davenport, Clare, Dittrich, Sabine, Emperador, Devy, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Cunningham, Jane, Beese, Sophie, Dretzke, Janine, Ferrante di Ruffano, Lavinia, Harris, Isobel M, Price, Malcolm J, Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Hooft, Lotty, Leeflang, Mariska Mg, Spijker, René, Van den Bruel, Ann

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic present important diagnostic challenges. Several diagnostic…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Ongarello, Stefano, Havumaki, Joshua, Wijegoonewardena, Miranga, González, Iveth J, Dittrich, Sabine

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global problem, yet in many parts of the world its magnitude is still not well understood. This…”
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Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Dinnes, Jacqueline, Sharma, Pawana, Berhane, Sarah, van Wyk, Susanna S, Nyaaba, Nicholas, Domen, Julie, Taylor, Melissa, Cunningham, Jane, Davenport, Clare, Dittrich, Sabine, Emperador, Devy, Hooft, Lotty, Leeflang, Mariska Mg, McInnes, Matthew Df, Spijker, René, Verbakel, Jan Y, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Van den Bruel, Ann, Deeks, Jonathan J

“…Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection would be a useful tool to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing strategies that use rapid antigen…”
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Host Biomarkers for Distinguishing Bacterial from Non-Bacterial Causes of Acute Febrile Illness: A Comprehensive Review by Kapasi, Anokhi J, Dittrich, Sabine, González, Iveth J, Rodwell, Timothy C

“…In resource limited settings acute febrile illnesses are often treated empirically due to a lack of reliable, rapid point-of-care diagnostics. This contributes…”
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Serological diagnosis of strongyloidiasis: An evaluation of three commercial assays by Weitzel, Thomas, Dittrich, Sabine, Mockenhaupt, Frank P, Lindner, Andreas K

“…Strongyloidiasis is caused by a neglected nematode, manifesting as chronic intestinal infection with potentially severe manifestations. The disease is an…”
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Target Product Profile for a mobile app to read rapid diagnostic tests to strengthen infectious disease surveillance by Kadam, Rigveda, White, Wallace, Banks, Nicholas, Katz, Zachary, Dittrich, Sabine, Kelly-Cirino, Cassandra

“…The essential role of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in disease control is compromised every time a test is not performed correctly or its result is not…”
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Diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of acute febrile illness in South India: a scoping review by Bhaskaran, Divyalakshmi, Chadha, Sarabjit Singh, Sarin, Sanjay, Sen, Rajashree, Arafah, Sonia, Dittrich, Sabine

“…Acute febrile illness (AFI) is characterized by malaise, myalgia and a raised temperature that is a nonspecific manifestation of infectious diseases in the…”
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Orientia, rickettsia, and leptospira pathogens as causes of CNS infections in Laos: a prospective study by Dittrich, Sabine, PhD, Rattanavong, Sayaphet, MD, Lee, Sue J, PhD, Panyanivong, Phonepasith, Craig, Scott B, PhD, Tulsiani, Suhella M, PhD, Blacksell, Stuart D, PhD, Dance, David A B, FRCPath, Dubot-Pérès, Audrey, PhD, Sengduangphachanh, Amphone, Phoumin, Phonelavanh, Paris, Daniel H, MD, Newton, Paul N, Dr, Prof

“…Summary Background Scrub typhus (caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi ), murine typhus (caused by Rickettsia typhi ), and leptospirosis are common causes of…”
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The Impacts of Climate Change on the Emergence and Reemergence of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Temperate Zones: An Umbrella Review Protocol by Rosado e Silva, Raquel, Millett, Christopher, Dittrich, Sabine, Donato, Helena

“…Introduction: Mosquito-borne diseases represent a global public health concern and are responsible for over 700 000 deaths globally every year. Additionally,…”
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The good and the bad: using C reactive protein to distinguish bacterial from non-bacterial infection among febrile patients in low-resource settings by Escadafal, Camille, Incardona, Sandra, Fernandez-Carballo, B Leticia, Dittrich, Sabine

“…C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from…”
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Analytical performance of 17 commercially available point-of-care tests for CRP to support patient management at lower levels of the health system by Calarco, Serafina, Fernandez-Carballo, B Leticia, Keller, Thomas, Weber, Stephan, Jakobi, Meike, Marsall, Patrick, Schneiderhan-Marra, Nicole, Dittrich, Sabine

“…Accurate and precise point-of-care (POC) testing for C-reactive protein (CRP) can help support healthcare providers in the clinical management of patients…”
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Mapping the global landscape of chikungunya rapid diagnostic tests: A scoping review by Moreira, José, Brasil, Patrícia, Dittrich, Sabine, Siqueira, André M

“…Background Chikungunya (CHIKV) is a reemerging arboviral disease and represents a global health threat because of the unprecedented magnitude of its spread…”
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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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Detection of dengue virus infection in children presenting with fever in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia by Shimelis, Techalew, Mulu, Andargachew, Mengesha, Mesfin, Alemu, Aynalem, Mihret, Adane, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Bartlett, Adam W., Belay, Fitsum W/Gebriel, Schierhout, Gill, Dittrich, Sabine, Crump, John A., Vaz Nery, Susana, Kaldor, John M.

“…Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection, with rising incidence globally. Eastern Ethiopia has had dengue fever outbreaks in recent years. However, the…”
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Performance and utility of more highly sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic tests by Slater, Hannah C, Ding, Xavier C, Knudson, Sophia, Bridges, Daniel J, Moonga, Hawela, Saad, Neil J, De Smet, Martin, Bennett, Adam, Dittrich, Sabine, Slutsker, Laurence, Domingo, Gonzalo J

“…A new more highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test (HS-RDT) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria (Alere™/Abbott Malaria Ag P.f RDT [05FK140], now called NxTek™…”
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Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia by Shimelis, Techalew, Schierhout, Gill, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Dittrich, Sabine, Crump, John A, Kaldor, John M, Vaz Nery, Susana

“…Timely health care seeking with access to quality health care are crucial to improve child survival. We conducted a study which aimed to identify factors…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of DPP Fever Panel II Asia tests for tropical fever diagnosis by Dhawan, Sandhya, Dittrich, Sabine, Arafah, Sonia, Ongarello, Stefano, Mace, Aurelian, Panapruksachat, Siribun, Boutthasavong, Latsaniphone, Adsamouth, Aphaphone, Thongpaseuth, Soulignasak, Davong, Viengmon, Vongsouvath, Manivanh, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Robinson, Matthew T, Blacksell, Stuart D

“…Fever is the most frequent symptom in patients seeking care in South and Southeast Asia. The introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria…”
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