Search Results - "Ngabonziza, Jean Claude S."
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Using digital tools and antigen rapid testing to support household-level SARS-CoV-2 detection by community health workers in Rwanda: an operational pilot study
Published in BMJ open (01-10-2024)“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) alongside a digital tool to deliver household-level COVID-19 testing by…”
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Salmonella Typhi whole genome sequencing in Rwanda shows a diverse historical population with recent introduction of haplotype H58
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2023)“…Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is the cause of typhoid fever, presenting high rates of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income…”
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Bridging the TB data gap: in silico extraction of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis diagnostic test results from whole genome sequence data
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (26-08-2019)“…rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are widely employed in routine laboratories and national surveys for detection of rifampicin-resistant (RR)-TB. However, as…”
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis control in Rwanda overcomes a successful clone that causes most disease over a quarter century
Published in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases (01-05-2022)“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) poses an important challenge in TB management and control. Rifampicin resistance (RR) is a solid surrogate marker…”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Kigali, Rwanda
Published in Tanzania journal of health research (10-07-2017)“…Background: Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy, if left untreated, is associated with spontaneous abortions, low birth weight babies, congenital…”
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Low Cycle Threshold Value in Xpert MTB/RIF Assay May Herald False Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance: A Study of Two Cases
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-02-2021)“…Abstract We report 2 cases for whom Xpert MTB/RIF falsely signaled rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, based on unusually low cycle threshold and 3 of 5 probes…”
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Assessing the adoption and Utilization of the Rwanda COVID-19 Data Analytics System: A Mixed Methods Approach
Published in Oxford open digital health (28-08-2024)“…Abstract Introduction: Rwanda has been widely lauded for its exceptional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, although Rwanda established a national…”
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Prescription Practices and Usage of Antimicrobials in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Rwanda: A Call for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (31-10-2024)“…Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem that results in high morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries…”
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