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Using laboratory data to assess the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on reflex cryptococcal antigenaemia (CrAg) testing in South Africa by Cassim, Naseem, Coetzee, Lindi Marie, da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan, Glencross, Deborah Kim

“…Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. Due…”
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Rapid Evaluation of the Xpert ® Xpress CoV-2 plus and Xpert ® Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus Tests by Noble, Lara Dominique, Scott, Lesley Erica, Munir, Riffat, Du Plessis, Mignon, Steegen, Kim, Hans, Lucia, Marokane, Puleng, Da Silva, Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…The Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV tests were rapidly developed and widely used during the severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
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Painless Capillary Blood Collection: A Rapid Evaluation of the Onflow Device by Noble, Lara Dominique, Dixon, Caitlin, Moran, Alison, Trottet, Charlotte, Majam, Mohammed, Ismail, Shameema, Msolomba, Vanessa Tiyamike, Mathobela, Kegomoditswe, Queval, Arthur, George, Jaya, Scott, Lesley Erica, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…Blood-based diagnostics are critical for many medical decisions, but mostly rely on venepuncture, which can be inconvenient and painful. The Onflow Serum Gel…”
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How South Africa Used National Cycle Threshold (Ct) Values to Continuously Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Test Quality by Scott, Lesley Erica, Hsiao, Nei-Yuan, Dor, Graeme, Hans, Lucia, Marokane, Puleng, da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Preiser, Wolfgang, Vreede, Helena, Tsoka, Jonathan, Mlisana, Koleka, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…The high demand for SARS-CoV-2 tests but limited supply to South African laboratories early in the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a heterogenous diagnostic…”
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More Than a Decade of GeneXpert ® Mycobacterium tuberculosis /Rifampicin (Ultra) Testing in South Africa: Laboratory Insights from Twenty-Three Million Tests by da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Cassim, Naseem, Ndlovu, Silence, Marokane, Puleng Shiela, Radebe, Mbuti, Shapiro, Anne, Scott, Lesley Erica, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…This study seeks to describe the rollout and current state of South Africa's GeneXpert molecular diagnostic program for tuberculosis (TB). Xpert MTB/RIF was…”
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Integrating Molecular Diagnostics and GIS Mapping: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tuberculosis Disease Dynamics in South Africa Using Xpert MTB/RIF by Scott, Lesley Erica, Shapiro, Anne Nicole, Da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Tsoka, Jonathan, Jacobson, Karen Rita, Emch, Michael, Moultrie, Harry, Jenkins, Helen Elizabeth, Moore, David, Van Rie, Annelies, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…An investigation was carried out to examine the use of national Xpert MTB/RIF data (2013-2017) and GIS technology for MTB/RIF surveillance in South Africa. The…”
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The Development of a Standardized Quality Assessment Material to Support Xpert ® HIV-1 Viral Load Testing for ART Monitoring in South Africa by Noble, Lara Dominique, Scott, Lesley Erica, Bongwe, Asiashu, Da Silva, Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…The tiered laboratory framework for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load monitoring accommodates a range of HIV viral load testing platforms, with…”
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Monitored Implementation of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Screening at Taxi Ranks in Johannesburg, South Africa by Majam, Mohammed, Msolomba, Vanessa, Venter, François, Scott, Lesley Erica, Kahamba, Trish, Stevens, Wendy Susan, Rademeyer, Michael, van Tonder, Tanya, Karim, Sanjida, Kadam, Rigveda, Akugizibwe, Paula

“…Digital tools can support community-based decentralized testing initiatives to broaden access to COVID-19 diagnosis, especially in high-transmission settings…”
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Using laboratory data to assess the impact of coronavirus testing in South Africa by Cassim, Naseem, Coetzee, Lindi Marie, da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan, Glencross, Deborah Kim

“…Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. Due…”
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Using laboratory data to assess the impact of coronavirus by Cassim, Naseem, Coetzee, Lindi Marie, da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan, Glencross, Deborah Kim

“…Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. Due…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for extrapulmonary tuberculosis specimens: establishing a laboratory testing algorithm for South Africa by Scott, Lesley Erica, Beylis, Natalie, Nicol, Mark, Nkuna, Gloria, Molapo, Sebaka, Berrie, Leigh, Duse, Adriano, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…South Africa implemented Xpert MTB/RIF as the initial diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Xpert MTB/RIF's accuracy for diagnosing extrapulmonary…”
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National Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on HIV Virological Suppression in South Africa by Cassim, Naseem, Hans, Lucia, Venter, W. D. Francois, Somayya, Sarang, Da Silva, Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severely disrupted routine health care globally. This study assessed the impact of successive COVID-19 waves on HIV…”
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Plasma EBV DNA Methylation: Evidence of EBV Lytic Infection in HIV(+) EBV(+) Plasmablastic Lymphoma by Xian, Rena R., Stone, Jennifer, Miller, Karin, Haley, Lisa, Mbonu, Prisca, Patel, Moosa, Lakha, Atul, Philip, Vinitha, Ashmore, Philippa, Pather, Sugeshnee, Stevens, Wendy Susan, Gocke, Christopher D., Martinson, Neil, Ambinder, Richard F., Vogt, Samantha

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Performance Evaluation of Four Qualitative RT-PCR Assays for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by Munir, Riffat, Scott, Lesley Erica, Noble, Lara Dominique, Steegen, Kim, Hans, Lucia, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in late 2019, and its rapid spread around the globe led the World Health Organization to…”
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Impact of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF Technology on Tuberculosis Control by Stevens, Wendy Susan, Scott, Lesley, Noble, Lara, Gous, Natasha, Dheda, Keertan

“…Molecular technology revolutionized the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) with a paradigm shift to faster, more sensitive, clinically relevant patient care. The…”
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Using laboratory data to assess the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on reflex cryptococcal antigenaemia (CrAg) testing in South Africa by Naseem Cassim, Lindi Marie Coetzee, Manuel Pedro da Silva, Wendy Susan Stevens, Deborah Kim Glencross

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More Than a Decade of GeneXpert[sup.®] IMycobacterium tuberculosis/I/Rifampicin Testing in South Africa: Laboratory Insights from Twenty-Three Million Tests by da Silva, Manuel Pedro, Cassim, Naseem, Ndlovu, Silence, Marokane, Puleng Shiela, Radebe, Mbuti, Shapiro, Anne, Scott, Lesley Erica, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…This study seeks to describe the rollout and current state of South Africa’s GeneXpert molecular diagnostic program for tuberculosis (TB). Xpert MTB/RIF was…”
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Time to reduce CD4+ monitoring for the management of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals by Stevens, Wendy Susan, Ford, Nathan

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Rapid Evaluation of the Xpert[sup.®] Xpress CoV-2 Iplus/I and Xpert[sup.®] Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV Iplus/I Tests by Noble, Lara Dominique, Scott, Lesley Erica, Munir, Riffat, Du Plessis, Mignon, Steegen, Kim, Hans, Lucia, Marokane, Puleng, Da Silva, Pedro, Stevens, Wendy Susan

“…The Xpert[sup.®] Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and Xpert[sup.®] Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV tests were rapidly developed and widely used during the severe acute respiratory…”
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Assessing the cost and utilization of SMS printers by primary health care facilities: lessons learned from South Africa by Cassim, Naseem, Olsen, Floyd, Stewart-Isherwood, Lynsey, Da Silva, Manuel P., Stevens, Wendy S.

“…Background: Historically, paper-based laboratory reports were delivered by couriers to health facilities resulting in post-analytical delays. As a result,…”
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