scholarly journals Commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of high priority pathogens: status and challenges

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Castillo-León ◽  
Ramona Trebbien ◽  
John J. Castillo ◽  
Winnie E. Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Rapid Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Public Health Reporting ◽  
Resource Limited

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) will provide a key element of disease surveillance. Their rapid turnaround, low cost, and accessibility in resource limited areas will help increase public health reporting and facilitate outbreak containment.

scholarly journals Evaluation of two new rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for the diagnosis of malaria

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmida Jahan ◽  
Rubayet Elahi ◽  
Md. Khaja Mohiuddin ◽  
Md. Gulam Musawwir Khan ◽  
Mohammad Shafiul Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Value ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Rapid Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Malaria Rdts ◽  
Resource Limited

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) address the need for accurate diagnosis of malaria, particularly in resource limited settings. In this study, two malaria RDTs were compared with gold standard microscopy: On Site Pf/Pv test detecting Plasmodium falciparum-specific histidine rich protein-2 (Pf HR P2) and P. vivax-specific parasitic lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) antigens; and SD Bioline anti-Pf/Pv test detecting anti-HR P2 and anti-pL DH antibodies for the diagnosis of P. falciparum and P. vivax infections, respectively. For OnSite test, the overall sensitivity was found 96.2% , specificity 98.2% , positive predictive value (PPV ) 98.2% , negative predictive value (NPV ) 96.4% and agreement with microscopy was found to be 0.94. On the other hand SD Bioline test, the overall sensitivity was 75.4%, specificity 83.7%, PPV 84.3% , NPV 74.5% and agreement with microscopy was 0.59. These data revealed that the R DT based on antigen detection (Onsite test) was more reliable than that based on the antibody detection (SD Bioline test).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v5i2.16931 Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2011; 05 (02): 11-15

Performance of rapid diagnostic tests for HCV infection in serum or plasma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Chevaliez ◽  
Françoise Roudot-Thoraval ◽  
Christophe Hézode ◽  
Jean-Michel Pawlotsky ◽  
Richard Njouom
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Rapid Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Clinical Sensitivity ◽  
Cost Treatment

Aim: HCV diagnosis will become the bottleneck in eliminating hepatitis C. Simple, accurate and cost-effective testing strategies are urgently needed to improve hepatitis C screening and diagnosis. Materials & methods: Performance of seven rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) have been assessed in a large series (n = 498) of serum or plasma specimens collected in France and in Cameroon. Results: Specificity varied from 96.1 to 100%. The clinical sensitivity, compared with immunoassays as the reference, was high for all seven RDT (97.2–100%). The Multisure HCV antibody assay and OraQuick HCV rapid antibody test reached sensitivity ≥99%. Conclusion: A number of RDT may be suitable for WHO prequalification and may be implemented in the framework of large-scale low-cost treatment programs to achieve the WHO viral hepatitis objectives by 2030.

Reporting statistics on undernutrition and obesity

2020 ◽  
pp. 225-250
Author(s):  
Stanley Ulijaszek
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
Public Health Reporting ◽  
The Status ◽  
Health And Mortality

The epidemiologies of undernutrition and obesity are conducted using standardized metrics in very regulated ways. Bodies are physical entities with economic, social, and medical correlates, and the standardization of bodily measures of undernutrition and obesity have political and economic implications. Most recently, their use has been mostly as proxies for health and mortality risk. This chapter describes the now historical process of bodily standardization through public health anthropometry at both extremes of body size, and examines how public health reporting of undernutrition and obesity informs the discourse of both of them at governmental level, once such measures are given the status of national statistics.

scholarly journals Urgent Care Providersʼ Knowledge and Attitude About Public Health Reporting and Pertussis Control Measures

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine J. Staes ◽  
Per H. Gesteland ◽  
Mandy Allison ◽  
Susan Mottice ◽  
Michael Rubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Public Health Reporting ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Response to authors of “Barriers to hospital electronic public health reporting and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic”

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1821-1822
Author(s):  
Catherine J Staes ◽  
James Jellison ◽  
Mary Beth Kurilo ◽  
Rick Keller ◽  
Hadi Kharrazi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Public Health Reporting

scholarly journals Should the Pertussis Case Definition for Public Health Reporting Be Refined?

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie H. Shakib ◽  
Lisa Wyman ◽  
Per H. Gesteland ◽  
Catherine J. Staes ◽  
D. W. Bennion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Definition ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Public Health Reporting ◽  
Pertussis Case

Public health reporting year

The Lancet ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 338 (8770) ◽  
pp. 823
Author(s):  
PaulA. Kitchener ◽  
Gary Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
Public Health Reporting
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