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External Quality Assessment Programme for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV-1, Mozambique, 2011-2014

Ismael, nalia; Augusto, orvalho; Viegas, sofia omar; Miambo, fernanda; Mabunda, nédio.
Afr. j. lab. med. (Online); 9 (1), 2020
This study evaluated a National External Quality Scheme Program for early infant diagnosis of HIV. Fourteen laboratory technicians participated, and nine testing panel cycles were sent between 2011 and 2014. The response rate was 100% for the first eight panels, and the number of technicians with a test ...
HIV-1/physiology, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics, Mozambique, Tuberculosis/diagnosis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tuberculosis/therapy
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Tuberculose nasal: apresentação de um caso clínico
Nasal tuberculosis: presentation of a clinical case

Dadá, mahomed sidique; Sidat, mohsin; Malagón, júlio delgado.
Rev. moçamb. ciênc. saúde; 4 (1), 2018
A Tuberculose (TB) é uma das patologias mais antigas da humanidade e constitui um problema importante de saúde pública mundial1. A tuberculose pulmonar é a forma mais comum, entre tanto, pode afectar diferentes órgãos., . A tuberculose extra-pulmonar afecta sobretudo os seguintes órgãos e/ou regi...
Tuberculosis/complications, Pathology, Public Health, Tuberculosis/diagnosis, Mozambique/epidemiology
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Opportunities and challenges for cost-efficient implementation of new point-of-care diagnostics for hiv and tuberculosis

Schito, Marco; Peter, Trevor F; Cavanaugh, Sean; Piatek, Amy S; Young, Gloria J; Alexander, Heather; Coggin, William; Domingo, Gonzalo J; Ellenberger, Dennis; Ermantraut, Eugen; Jani, Ilesh V; Katamba, Achilles; Palamountain, Kara M; Essajee, Shaffiq; Dowdy, David W.
J. infect. dis; 205 (2), 2012
Stakeholders agree that supporting high-quality diagnostics is essential if we are to continue to make strides in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis. Despite the need to strengthen existing laboratory infrastructure, which includes expanding and developing new laborator...
HIV Infections/diagnosis, Quality Assurance, Health Care/economics, Tuberculosis/diagnosis, Quality Assurance, Health Care/methods, Point-of-Care Systems/economics, Bacteriological Techniques/economics, Bacteriological Techniques/methods, Laboratories, Virology/methods, Virology/economics
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