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COVID-19: Virology, Pathogenesis and Potential Therapeutics

Nowadays, the coronavirus epidemic represents a major threat to the human being, represented by great numbers of deaths and wide world life disrupt. COVID-19 virus, is not only representing a threat to the life of human being, but also to the economic activities that nearly stopped in many countries due ...

COVID-19: profil virologique et clinique des patients diagnostiqués dans deux laboratoires à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
COVID-19: Virological and clinical profile of patients diagnosed in two laboratories in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Contexte/objectif : La maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) est une maladie émergente, dont l’agentpathogène est le virus du syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère dû au coronavirus 2 (SRAS-CoV-2). L’objectif de cette étudeétait de décrire le profil virologique et clinique des patients diagnostiqués...

Sustainable HIV Treatment in Africa through Viral Load-Informed Differentiated Care

Nature (Lond.); 528 (7580), 2015
There are inefficiencies in current approaches to monitoring patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Patients typically attend clinics every 1–3 months for clinical assessment, with clinic costs being comparable with costs of drugs themselves, CD4 counts are measured every 6 mon...

Opportunities and challenges for cost-efficient implementation of new point-of-care diagnostics for hiv and tuberculosis

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...

Opportunities and Challenges for Cost-Efficient Implementation of New Point-of-Care Diagnostics for HIV and Tuberculosis

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...