Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa M, Mabhena E, Daka M, et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) are a public health threat. Syndromic approaches based on clinical symptoms have been suggested as having poor diagnostic perform...
Mpala Q, Maphalala G, Uribe PAD, de la Tour R, Kalombola S, et al.
2018-11-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-11-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Viral load (VL) testing is being scaled up in resource-limited settings. However, not all commercially available VL testing methods have been evaluated under field conditions. This study...
Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Mpala Q, Diaz Uribe PA, Maphalala G, et al.
2019-09-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2019-09-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
BACKGROUND To assess the performance and suitability of dried blood spot (DBS) sampling using filter paper to collect blood for viral load (VL) quantification under routine condition...
Dlamini SV, Kosgei RJ, Mkhonta N, Zulu Z, Makadzange K, et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Objective: To assess adherence to malaria diagnosis and treatment guidelines (2010 and 2014) in all health care facilities in Swaziland between 2011 and 2015. Methods: This was a cross-s...
Makadzange K, Dlamini N, Zulu Z, Dlamini SV, Kunene S, et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Settings: Swaziland is striving to achieve sustainable malaria elimination. Three preventive interventions are vital for reaching this goal: 1) effective household utilisation of long-la...
SETTING All 19 public health laboratories in Swaziland that had Xpert(®) MTB/RIF machines installed as part of a countrywide roll-out between June 2011 and June 2014.