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Affordable blood culture systems from China: in vitro evaluation for use in resource-limited settings

Hardy L, Vermoesen T, Genbrugge E, Natale A, Franquesa C,  et al.
2024-03-01 • EBioMedicine
2024-03-01 • EBioMedicine
BACKGROUND
Bloodstream infections (BSI) pose a significant threat due to high mortality rates and the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In 2019, an estimated 4.95 m...
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Evaluation of InTray cassettes directly from blood cultures for the diagnosis of sepsis in clinical bacteriology laboratories as an alternative to classic culture media

Natale A, Oueslati S, Rochard A, Lopez-Baez D, Ombelet S,  et al.
2023-01-31 • Diagnostics
2023-01-31 • Diagnostics
Culture media is fundamental in clinical bacteriology for the detection and isolation of bacterial pathogens. However, in-house media preparation could be challenging in low-resource set...
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Validation of three MicroScan® antimicrobial susceptibility testing plates designed for low-resource settings

Ronat JB, Oueslati S, Natale A, Kesteman T, Elamin W,  et al.
2022-08-30 • Diagnostics
2022-08-30 • Diagnostics
Easy and robust antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) methods are essential in clinical bacteriology laboratories (CBL) in low-resource settings (LRS). We evaluated the Beckman Coul...
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AMR in low-resource settings: Médecins Sans Frontières bridges surveillance gaps by developing a turnkey solution, the Mini-Lab

Ronat JB, Natale A, Kesteman T, Andremont A, Elamin W,  et al.
2021-10-01 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2021-10-01 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
BACKGROUND
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), data related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are often inconsistently collected. Humanitarian, private and non-governmental ...
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Culture media for clinical bacteriology in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, best practices for preparation and recommendations for improved access

Orekan J, Barbe B, Oeng S, Ronat JB, Letchford J,  et al.
2021-05-18 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2021-05-18 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
BACKGROUND
Culture media are fundamental in clinical microbiology. In laboratories in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), they are mostly prepared in-house, which is challengin...
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Considerations in evaluating equipment-free blood culture bottles: A short protocol for use in low-resource settings

Ombelet S, Natale A, Ronat JB, Vandenberg O, Jacobs J,  et al.
2022-04-25 • PLOS One
2022-04-25 • PLOS One
Use of equipment-free, “manual” blood cultures is still widespread in low-resource settings, as requirements for implementation of automated systems are often not met. Quality of manual ...
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Biphasic versus monophasic manual blood culture bottles for low-resource settings: an in-vitro study

Ombelet S, Natale A, Ronat JB, Kesteman T, Vandenberg O,  et al.
2021-12-13 • Lancet Microbe
2021-12-13 • Lancet Microbe
BACKGROUND
Manual blood culture bottles (BCBs) are frequently used in low-resource settings. There are few BCB performance evaluations, especially evaluations comparing them with aut...
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Best practices of blood cultures in low- and middle-income countries

Ombelet S, Barbe B, Affolabi D, Ronat JB, Lompo P,  et al.
2019-06-18 • Frontiers in Medicine
2019-06-18 • Frontiers in Medicine
Bloodstream infections (BSI) have a substantial impact on morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite scarcity of data from many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is increas...
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Evaluation of MicroScan bacterial identification panels for low-resource settings

Ombelet S, Natale A, Ronat JB, Vandenberg O, Hardy L,  et al.
2021-02-19 • Diagnostics
2021-02-19 • Diagnostics
Bacterial identification is challenging in low-resource settings (LRS). We evaluated the MicroScan identification panels (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA) as part of Médecins Sans Frontiè...