Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on glycated haemoglobin testing and utilisation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [0.03%]
南非夸祖鲁纳塔尔省新冠肺炎封锁对糖化血红蛋白检测和利用的影响
Rucita Severaj,Verena Gounden
Rucita Severaj
Background: Diabetic monitoring and treatment guidelines are easily accessible, but compliance is poor in KwaZulu-Natal. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a devastating impact on diabetic healthcare, bo...
Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness with a variable presentation across three generations within a pedigree, South Africa [0.03%]
南非某系谱中三世代具有不同临床表现的线粒体母系遗传糖尿病和耳聋患者
Herbert Makgopa,Tanja Kemp,Surita Meldau et al.
Herbert Makgopa et al.
Introduction: Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) is caused by the m.3243A>G pathogenic variant in maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA. Diabetes is prevalent in our setting; however, MIDD is rarely diagno...
Diagnostic cut-off value of haemoglobin A1c for diabetes mellitus in Harare, Zimbabwe [0.03%]
津巴布韦哈拉雷糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白的诊断临界值
Chido W Bvumbi,Vinie Kouamou,Ngalulawa Kone et al.
Chido W Bvumbi et al.
Very little is known about the diagnostic performance of the American Diabetes Association glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) cut-off of 6.5% in resource-limited settings. This study, conducted between February 2023 and May 2023, aimed to determi...
Antimicrobial resistance trends in clinical Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ethiopia [0.03%]
埃塞俄比亚临床大肠杆菌和肺炎克雷伯氏菌的抗菌素抗药性趋势
Abera A Kitaba,Zelalem T Bonger,Degefu Beyene et al.
Abera A Kitaba et al.
Background: Clinicians rely on local antimicrobial resistance pattern data to guide empiric treatment for seriously ill patients when culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results are not immediately available....
Genomic analysis of KEL*03 and KEL*04 alleles among Thai blood donors [0.03%]
泰国献血者KEL*03和KEL*04等位基因的基因组分析
Oytip Nathalang,Panasya Rassuree,Kamphon Intharanut et al.
Oytip Nathalang et al.
Background: The Kell blood group system is clinically important in transfusion medicine, particularly in patients with antibodies specific to Kell antigens. To date, genetic variations of the Kell metallo-endopeptidase (K...
Fosfomycin susceptibility testing and resistance mechanisms in Enterobacterales in South Africa [0.03%]
南非肠杆菌目棒状杆菌素敏感性检测及耐药机制研究
Jessica S Hurwitz,Mae Newton-Foot,Kristien Nel van Zyl et al.
Jessica S Hurwitz et al.
Background: Fosfomycin treatment of urinary tract infections is increasingly attractive due to escalating antibiotic resistance rates among urinary pathogens. Standard antibiotic susceptibility testing methods perform poo...
Effectiveness of the credit-line approach for support of CD4 equipment functionality in northern Uganda [0.03%]
信贷线支持方法在乌干达北部CD4设备功能中的有效性分析
Michael L Kasusse,Nazarius M Tumwesigye,Steven Aisu et al.
Michael L Kasusse et al.
Background: Improving laboratory service delivery requires a functioning logistics and supply system. Uganda's Ministry of Health uses the credit-line approach to provide laboratory supplies including commodities for CD4 ...
Profile, perceptions and future expectations of medical laboratory scientists in Namibia [0.03%]
纳米比亚医学实验室科学家的概况、感知和未来期望
Bruce H Noden,Vincent Nowaseb,Cornelia de Waal-Miller et al.
Bruce H Noden et al.
Background: Public healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa are challenged by healthcare worker shortages, loss of trained staff and attrition to the private sector. Studies have historically focused on medical doctors, n...
ISO 15189: 2012 : Quels changements pour les laboratoires africains? [0.03%]
ISO 15189:2012：对非洲实验室有哪些改变？
Nicolas Bouchet
Nicolas Bouchet
Quantification de la Charge Virale et tests de résistance du VIH-1 aux ARV à partir d’échantillons DBS (Dried Blood Spots) chez des patients Guinéens sous traitement antirétroviral [0.03%]
基于接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的几内亚患者的DBS（干血点）样本定量检测HIV-1病毒载量及对ARV药物的耐药性测试
Nestor Bangoura,Abou A M Diouara,Mohamed Cissé et al.
Nestor Bangoura et al.
Quantification of Viral load and resistance tests of HIV-1 to ARVs from dried blood spots samples in Guinean patients undergoing antiretroviral treatment. Problem: ...