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Optimizing viral load testing access for the last mile: Geospatial cost model for point of care instrument placement by Girdwood, Sarah J, Nichols, Brooke E, Moyo, Crispin, Crompton, Thomas, Chimhamhiwa, Dorman, Rosen, Sydney

“…Viral load (VL) monitoring programs have been scaled up rapidly, but are now facing the challenge of providing access to the most remote facilities (the "last…”
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Impact and cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing strategies in schools: a multicountry modelling analysis by Chevalier, Joshua M, Han, Alvin X, Hansen, Megan A, Klock, Ethan, Pandithakoralage, Hiromi, Ockhuisen, Tom, Girdwood, Sarah J, Lekodeba, Nkgomeleng A, de Nooy, Alexandra, Khan, Shaukat, Johnson, Cheryl C, Sacks, Jilian A, Jenkins, Helen E, Russell, Colin A, Nichols, Brooke E

“…ObjectivesTo determine the most epidemiologically effective and cost-effective school-based SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT)…”
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Cost of SARS-CoV-2 self-test distribution programmes by different modalities: a micro-costing study in five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines) by Hansen, Megan A, Lekodeba, Nkgomeleng A, Chevalier, Joshua M, Ockhuisen, Tom, del Rey-Puech, Paula, Marban-Castro, Elena, Martínez-Pérez, Guillermo Zohar, Shilton, Sonjelle, Radzi Abu Hassan, Muhammad, Getia, Vladimir, Weinert-Mizuschima, Catiuscia, Tenorio Bezerra, Maria Isabelle, Chala, Lensa, Leong, Robert, Peregino, Remilekun, Keller, Sara, Spruijt, Ineke, Johnson, Cheryl C, Girdwood, Sarah J, Nichols, Brooke E

“…ObjectiveDiagnostic testing is an important tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, yet access to and uptake of testing vary widely 3 years into the pandemic…”
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Cost-effectiveness of adoption strategies for point of care HIV viral load monitoring in South Africa by Girdwood, Sarah J., Crompton, Thomas, Sharma, Monisha, Dorward, Jienchi, Garrett, Nigel, Drain, Paul K., Stevens, Wendy, Nichols, Brooke E.

“…Viral load (VL) testing is recommended for monitoring people on ART. The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) in South Africa conducts >5million…”
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Bringing Data Analytics to the Design of Optimized Diagnostic Networks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Process, Terms and Definitions by Nichols, Kameko, Girdwood, Sarah J, Inglis, Andrew, Ondoa, Pascale, Sy, Karla Therese L, Benade, Mariet, Tusiime, Aloysius Bingi, Kao, Kekeletso, Carmona, Sergio, Albert, Heidi, Nichols, Brooke E

“…Diagnostics services are an essential component of healthcare systems, advancing universal health coverage and ensuring global health security, but are often…”
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Optimising courier specimen collection time improves patient access to HIV viral load testing in South Africa by Girdwood, Sarah J., Crompton, Thomas, Cassim, Naseem, Olsen, Floyd, Sejake, Portia, Diallo, Karidia, Berrie, Leigh, Chimhamhiwa, Dorman, Stevens, Wendy, Nichols, Brooke

“…Background South Africa uses a courier network for transporting specimens to public laboratories. After the daily collection of specimens from the facility by…”
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Optimal use of COVID-19 Ag-RDT screening at border crossings to prevent community transmission: A modeling analysis by Chevalier, Joshua M, Sy, Karla Therese L, Girdwood, Sarah J, Khan, Shaukat, Albert, Heidi, Toporowski, Amy, Hannay, Emma, Carmona, Sergio, Nichols, Brooke E

“…Countries around the world have implemented restrictions on mobility, especially cross-border travel to reduce or prevent SARS-CoV-2 community transmission…”
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Strategies for Using Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Reduce Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mathematical Modelling Study Applied to Zambia by Han, Alvin X, Girdwood, Sarah J, Khan, Shaukat, Sacks, Jilian A, Toporowski, Amy, Huq, Naushin, Hannay, Emma, Russell, Colin A, Nichols, Brooke E

“…Increasing the availability of antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is key to alleviating global SARS-CoV-2…”
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Cost and Impact of Dried Blood Spot Versus Plasma Separation Card for Scale-up of Viral Load Testing in Resource-limited Settings by Nichols, Brooke E, Girdwood, Sarah J, Shibemba, Aaron, Sikota, Sharper, Gill, Christopher J, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Noble, Lara, Stewart-Isherwood, Lynsey, Scott, Lesley, Carmona, Sergio, Rosen, Sydney, Stevens, Wendy

“…Abstract Background Routine plasma viral load (VL) testing is recommended for monitoring human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients on antiretroviral…”
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Cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing at routine gatherings to minimize community-level infections in lower-middle income countries: A mathematical modeling study by Hansen, Megan A, Han, Alvin X, Chevalier, Joshua M, Klock, Ethan, Pandithakoralage, Hiromi, Nooy, Alexandra de, Ockhuisen, Tom, Girdwood, Sarah J, Lekodeba, Nkgomeleng A, Khan, Shaukat, Jenkins, Helen E, Johnson, Cheryl C, Sacks, Jilian A, Russell, Colin A, Nichols, Brooke E

“…Places of worship serve as a venue for both mass and routine gathering around the world, and therefore are associated with risk of large-scale SARS-CoV-2…”
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Monitoring viral load for the last mile: what will it cost? by Nichols, Brooke E, Girdwood, Sarah J, Crompton, Thomas, Stewart‐Isherwood, Lynsey, Berrie, Leigh, Chimhamhiwa, Dorman, Moyo, Crispin, Kuehnle, John, Stevens, Wendy, Rosen, Sydney

“…Introduction Routine viral load testing is the WHO‐recommended method for monitoring HIV‐infected patients on ART, and many countries are rapidly scaling up…”
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Impact of a borderless sample transport network for scaling up viral load monitoring: results of a geospatial optimization model for Zambia by Nichols, Brooke E, Girdwood, Sarah J, Crompton, Thomas, Stewart‐Isherwood, Lynsey, Berrie, Leigh, Chimhamhiwa, Dorman, Moyo, Crispin, Kuehnle, John, Stevens, Wendy, Rosen, Sydney

“…Introduction The World Health Organization recommends viral load (VL) monitoring at six and twelve months and then annually after initiating antiretroviral…”
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Point-of-care assays for early infant diagnosis in Zimbabwe by Girdwood, Sarah J, Nichols, Brooke E

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Optimal use of COVID-19 Ag-RDT screening at border crossings to prevent community transmission: A modeling analysis by Joshua M. Chevalier, Karla Therese L. Sy, Sarah J. Girdwood, Shaukat Khan, Heidi Albert, Amy Toporowski, Emma Hannay, Sergio Carmona, Brooke E. Nichols

“…Countries around the world have implemented restrictions on mobility, especially cross-border travel to reduce or prevent SARS-CoV-2 community transmission…”
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