Bridging the gap between development of point-of-care nucleic acid testing and patient care for sexually transmitted infections

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuangwen Hsieh ◽  
Johan H. Melendez ◽  
Charlotte A Gaydos ◽  
Jeff Tza-Huei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Medical Cost ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Nucleic Acid Testing ◽  
Cost Burden ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

The rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the four major curable STIs – chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and, syphilis – continue to increase globally, causing medical cost burden and morbidity...

scholarly journals Modular development of a prototype point of care molecular diagnostic platform for sexually transmitted infections

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 741-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoharanehru Branavan ◽  
Ruth E. Mackay ◽  
Pascal Craw ◽  
Angel Naveenathayalan ◽  
Jeremy C. Ahern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals Point-of-care diagnostics: needs of African health care workers and their role combating global antimicrobial resistance

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-410
Author(s):  
Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi ◽  
Ruth Kikonyogo ◽  
Yu-Hsiang Hsieh ◽  
Edith Nakku-Joloba ◽  
Yukari C Manabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Rapid Test ◽  
Wait Time ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Email Survey

Point-of-care tests (POCTs) offer the opportunity for increased diagnostic capacity in resource-limited settings, where there is lack of electricity, technical capacity, reagents, and infrastructure. Understanding how POCTs are currently used and determining what health care workers (HCWs) need is key to development of appropriate tests. In 2016, we undertook an email survey of 7584 HCWs who had received training at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda, in a wide variety of courses. HCWs were contacted up to three times and asked to complete the survey using Qualtrics software. Of 555 participants answering the survey (7.3% response rate), 62% completed. Ninety-one percent were from Uganda and 50.3% were male. The most commonly-used POCTs were pregnancy tests (74%), urine dipstick (71%), syphilis rapid test (66%), and Gram stain (41%). The majority (74%) practiced syndromic diagnosis for sexually transmitted infections/HIV. Lack of availability of POCTs, increased patient wait time, and lack of training were the leading barriers for POCT use. Increasing POCT availability and training could improve uptake of POCTs for sexually transmitted infections in Africa and decrease syndromic management. This could reduce overtreatment and slow the emergence of antibiotic resistance. This is the first published email survey of HCWs in Uganda; mechanisms to increase the response rate should be evaluated.

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