Beckert P, Sanchez-Padilla E, Merker M, Dreyer V, Kohl TA, et al.
2020-11-25 • Genome Medicine
2020-11-25 • Genome Medicine
Background
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains not detected by commercial molecular drug susceptibility testing (mDST) assays due to the RpoB I491F ...
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...
Etoori D, Ciglenecki I, Ndlangamandla M, Edwards CG, Jobanputra K, et al.
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-10-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
As antiretroviral therapy (ART) is scaled up, more patients become eligible for routine viral load (VL) monitoring, the most important tool for monitoring ART efficacy. For HIV programme...
Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Maphalala G, Aung A, Mamba C, et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION Acute HIV infection (AHI) is rarely diagnosed in resource-limited settings. Barriers to diagnosis include the high costs of viral load (VL)-based diagnostic testing algo...
Aung A, Mamba C, Ntshalintshali N, Mpala Q, Mthethwa-Hleza S, et al.
2020-05-26 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
2020-05-26 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020
INTRODUCTION Acute HIV infection (AHI) cannot be detected with routine point-of-care antibody tests and is rarely diagnosed in resource-limited settings. However, characteristics of ...
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.
Kerschberger B, Aung A, Mpala Q, Ntshalintshali N, Mamba C, et al.
2021-12-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2021-12-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
BACKGROUND The lack of acute and early HIV infection (AEHI) diagnosis and care contributes to high HIV incidence in resource-limited settings. We aimed to assess the yield, predict a...
