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The performance of using dried blood spot specimens for HIV-1 viral load testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Lara Vojnov, Sergio Carmona, Clement Zeh, Jessica Markby, Debrah I. Boeras , et al. · 2022

Background Accurate routine HIV viral load testing is essential for assessing the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens and the emergence of drug resistance. While the use of plasma specimens is the standard for viral load te…

SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection tests – Authors' reply Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Piero Olliaro, Debrah I. Boeras, Noah Fongwen · 2021

Implementation of dual maternal HIV-Syphilis testing: The devil is in the details Open

Laura N. Broyles, Debrah I. Boeras, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling · 2021

We read with interest the Article by Patricia Rodriguez and colleagues1Rodriguez PJ Roberts DA Meisner J et al.Cost-effectiveness of dual maternal HIV and syphilis testing strategies in high and low HIV prevalence countries: a modelling st…

Scaling up COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: promises and challenges Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Piero Olliaro, Debrah I. Boeras, Noah Fongwen · 2021

The potential for quality assurance systems to save costs and lives: the case of early infant diagnosis of HIV Open

Fern Terris‐Prestholt, Debrah I. Boeras, Jason J. Ong, Sergio Torres‐Rueda, Naseem Cassim , et al. · 2020

Objectives Scaling up of point‐of‐care testing (POCT) for early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID) could reduce the large gap in infant testing. However, suboptimal POCT EID could have limited impact and potentially high avoidable costs. This s…

Need for sustainable biobanking networks for COVID-19 and other diseases of epidemic potential Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Debrah I. Boeras, Annelies Wilder‐Smith, Amadou A. Sall, John N. Nkengasong · 2020

Serology testing in the COVID-19 pandemic response Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Patricia García, Debrah I. Boeras, Noah Fongwen , et al. · 2020

Diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect hepatitis B surface antigen: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis Open

Ali Amini, Olivia Varsaneux, Helen Kelly, Weiming Tang, Wen Chen , et al. · 2019

Background Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is characterised by the persistence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Expanding HBV diagnosis and treatment programmes into low resource settings will require high quality but inex…

REASSURED diagnostics to inform disease control strategies, strengthen health systems and improve patient outcomes Open

Kevin Land, Debrah I. Boeras, Xiang‐Sheng Chen, Andrew Ramsay, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling · 2018

Diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect hepatitis B surface antigen: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis Open

Ali Amini, Olivia Varsaneux, Helen Kelly, Weiming Tang, Wen Chen , et al. · 2017

The future of viral hepatitis testing: innovations in testing technologies and approaches Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Debrah I. Boeras, Francesco Marinucci, Philippa Easterbrook · 2017

Corrigendum: Assuring the quality of diagnostic testing: the future is now Open

John N. Nkengasong, Debrah I. Boeras, Alash’le Abimiku, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling · 2017

No abstract avialable.

Re-imagining the future of diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Open

Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Debrah I. Boeras, John N. Nkengasong · 2017

Early antiretroviral therapy initiation: access and equity of viral load testing for HIV treatment monitoring Open

Trevor Peter, Dennis Ellenberger, Andrea A Kim, Debrah I. Boeras, Tsehaynesh Messele , et al. · 2016

Quality assurance for point-of-care testing in Zimbabwe Open

Sibongile N. Zimuto, Agrippa Mtambara, Chi‐Tsun Cheng, Brad Cunningham, Rodney Taruvinga , et al. · 2016

No abstract available.

External quality assurance for HIV point-of-care testing in Africa: A collaborative country-partner approach to strengthen diagnostic services Open

Debrah I. Boeras, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling · 2016

It is important to consider the role of diagnostics and the critical need for quality diagnostics services in resource-limited settings. Accurate diagnostic tests play a key role in patient management and the prevention and control of most…

Data connectivity: A critical tool for external quality assessment Open

Chi‐Tsun Cheng, Brad Cunningham, Debrah I. Boeras, Patron Titsha Mafaune, Raiva Simbi , et al. · 2016

Point-of-care (POC) tests have been useful in increasing access to testing and treatment monitoring for HIV. Decentralising testing from laboratories to hundreds of sites around a country presents tremendous challenges in training and qual…

Quality assurance for HIV point-of-care testing and treatment monitoring assays Open

Adrienne F. A. Meyers, Paul Sandstrom, Thomas N. Denny, Mackenzie Hurlston, T. Blake Ball , et al. · 2016

In 2015, UNAIDS launched the 90-90-90 targets aimed at increasing the number of peopleinfected with HIV to become aware of their status, access antiretroviral therapies and ultimatelybe virally suppressed. To achieve these goals, countries…

Assuring the quality of diagnostic testing: The future is now Open

John N. Nkengasong, Debrah I. Boeras, Alash’le Abimiku, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling · 2016

No abstract available.

The WHO AFRO external quality assessment programme (EQAP): Linking laboratory networks through EQA programmes Open

Debrah I. Boeras, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Philip Onyebujoh, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Hieronyma Nelisiwe Gumede-Moeletsi , et al. · 2016

External Quality Assessment (EQA) surveys performed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) revealed the need for the strengthening of publichealth microbiology laboratories, particularly for testing of epide…

Access and Quality of HIV-Related Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing in Global Health Programs Open

Peter N. Fonjungo, Debrah I. Boeras, Clement Zeh, Heather Alexander, Bharat Parekh , et al. · 2015

Access to point-of-care testing (POCT) improves patient care, especially in resource-limited settings where laboratory infrastructure is poor and the bulk of the population lives in rural settings. However, because of challenges in rolling…

Monitoring the Quality of HIV-1 Viral Load Testing through a Proficiency Testing Program Using Dried Tube Specimens in Resource-Limited Settings Open

Shon Nguyen, Artur Ramos, Joy Chang, Bin Li, Vedapuri Shanmugam , et al. · 2015

HIV-1 viral load (VL) levels are used for monitoring disease progression and antiretroviral therapy outcomes in HIV-infected patients. To assess the performance of laboratories conducting HIV-1 VL testing in resource-limited settings, the …

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