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Antimalarial efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine and a combination of chloroquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Bundi Bugyo, western Uganda

Checchi F, Piola P, Kosack CS, Ardizzoni E, Klarkowski DB,  et al.
2004-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
We report below an in vivo antimalarial efficacy study conducted in 2002 in Bundi Bugyo, a district of western Uganda housing a large displaced population. We tested sulfadoxine-pyrimeth...
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The evaluation of a rapid in situ HIV confirmation test in a programme with a high failure rate of the WHO HIV two-test diagnostic algorithm

Klarkowski DB, Wazome JM, Lokuge K, Shanks L, Mills C,  et al.
2009-02-06 • PLOS One
2009-02-06 • PLOS One
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Concerns about false-positive HIV results led to a review of testing procedures used in a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) HIV programme in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republ...
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Dilution Testing Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests in a HIV Diagnostic Algorithm: a Novel Alternative for Confirmation Testing in Resource Limited Settings

Shanks L, Siddiqui MR, Abebe A, Piriou E, Pearce N,  et al.
2015-05-14 • Virology Journal
2015-05-14 • Virology Journal
Current WHO testing guidelines for resource limited settings diagnose HIV on the basis of screening tests without a confirmation test due to cost constraints. This leads to a potential r...