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Clinical utility of the FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel in children with suspected central nervous system infection in a low-resource setting – a prospective study in southwestern Uganda

Rasti R, Kumbakumba E, Nanjebe D, Mlotshwa P, Nassejje M,  et al.
2025-03-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2025-03-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

In low-resource settings, limited laboratory capacity adds to the burden of central nervous system (CNS) infections in children and spurs overuse of ...

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Point-of-care approaches for meningitis diagnosis in a low-resource setting (Southwestern Uganda): observational cohort study protocol of the “PI-POC” trial

Gaudenzi G, Kumbakumba E, Rasti R, Nanjebe D, Reu P,  et al.
2020-11-04 • JMIR Research Protocols
2020-11-04 • JMIR Research Protocols
BACKGROUND
A timely differential diagnostic is essential to identify the etiology of central nervous system (CNS) infections in children, in order to facilitate targeted treatment, m...
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Health care workers' perceptions of point-of-care testing in a low-income country--a qualitative study in Southwestern Uganda

Rasti R, Nanjebe D, Karlstrom J, Muchunguzi C, Mwanga-Amumpaire J,  et al.
2017-07-27 • PLOS One
2017-07-27 • PLOS One
Point-of-care (POC) tests have become increasingly available and more widely used in recent years. They have been of particular importance to low-income settings, enabling them with clin...