Optimising courier specimen collection time improves patient access to HIV viral load testing in South Africa [0.03%]
优化快递标本采集时间可改善南非艾滋病病毒载量检测的病人通道 доступ
Sarah J Girdwood,Thomas Crompton,Naseem Cassim et al.
Sarah J Girdwood et al.
Background: South Africa uses a courier network for transporting specimens to public laboratories. After the daily collection of specimens from the facility by the courier, patients not yet attended to are unlikely to rec...
Comparison of commercial assays and two-step approach to detect Clostridioides difficile in South Africa [0.03%]
南非商业检测试剂与两步策略检测难梭菌的比较分析
Sarishna Singh,Mae Newton-Foot,Pieter Nel et al.
Sarishna Singh et al.
Background: Clostridioides difficile is the number one cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. Accurate diagnosis of C. difficile is of utmost importance as it guides patient management and infection control practices. Stud...
Red blood cell alloimmunisation in multi-transfused patients from an haemodialysis service in Burkina Faso [0.03%]
布基纳法索血液透析患者的多次输血与红细胞自身免疫反应之间的关系
Koumpingnin Nebie,Salam Sawadogo,Salifo Sawadogo et al.
Koumpingnin Nebie et al.
Background: In Burkina Faso, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion remains the crucial anaemia treatment following chronic renal failure (CRF) as erythropoietin and its analogues are unavailable. However, blood group matching ...
Human herpes virus type-6 is associated with central nervous system infections in children in Sudan [0.03%]
人疱疹病毒6型与苏丹儿童中枢神经系统感染有关
Nada A Abdelrahim,Nahla Mohamed,Magnus Evander et al.
Nada A Abdelrahim et al.
Background: Human herpes virus type-6 (HHV-6) is increasingly recognised as a febrile agent in children. However, less is known in sub-Saharan African countries, including Sudan. ...
Audit of amylase and lipase requests in suspected acute pancreatitis and cost implications, South Africa [0.03%]
急性胰腺炎疑似病例AMY和LIP检测申请的审计及其成本影响——南非案例分析
Annie E Cook,Thumeka P Jalavu,Annalise E Zemlin
Annie E Cook
Background: The internationally accepted criteria for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) requires two of the three following features to be present: characteristic abdominal pain, elevated serum amylase and/or lipas...
Efficacy of diversely isolated lytic phages against multi-drug resistant Enterobacter cloacae isolates in Kenya [0.03%]
肯尼亚分离的多樣噬菌體對 multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae 分離株的效果研究
Ivy J Mutai,Angela A Juma,Martin I Inyimili et al.
Ivy J Mutai et al.
Background: Enterobacter cloacae causes nosocomial infections in 15% of patients in low- and middle-income countries with emergence of carbapenem resistance. The utilisation of bacteriophages for therapeutic purposes is c...
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System on the African continent: Early implementation 2017-2019 [0.03%]
2017至2019年非洲大陆全球抗菌素耐药性和使用监测系统早期实施阶段回顾
Barbara Tornimbene,Sergey Eremin,Reuben Abednego et al.
Barbara Tornimbene et al.
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a critical public health issue globally. The World Health Organization launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) to support the...
GeneXpert rollout in three high-burden tuberculosis countries in Africa: A review of pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and outcomes from 2001 to 2019 [0.03%]
非洲三个结核高负担国家的GeneXpert推广：2001至2019年肺结核诊断与转归的回顾性研究
Victor Williams,Marianne Calnan,Bassey Edem et al.
Victor Williams et al.
Background: The rollout of GeneXpert aimed at increasing early diagnosis of tuberculosis to improve treatment outcomes and global tuberculosis targets. Ob...
Hepatitis B virus infection and HBeAg positivity among pregnant women in South West Uganda [0.03%]
乌干达西南部孕妇乙型肝炎病毒感染及HBeAg阳性状况调查
Naome Mugabiirwe,Rogers Kalyetsi,Richard Ayella et al.
Naome Mugabiirwe et al.
Background: Hepatitis B virus is a public health burden in Uganda, yet little is known about its epidemiology in pregnancy. Objective: ...
Bacteriological profile and antibiogram of blood culture isolates from bloodstream infections in a rural tertiary hospital in Nigeria [0.03%]
尼日利亚农村地区一家三级医院血流感染的血液培养分离菌株的细菌学特征和抗菌谱分析
Oluwalana T Oyekale,Bola O Ojo,Adewale T Olajide et al.
Oluwalana T Oyekale et al.
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality requiring urgent antibiotic treatment. However, there is widespread antibiotic-resistance from the bacterial causes, necessitati...