Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2020) 9:74
To detect acute schistosomiasis, low-intensity infections, or to verify the success of treatment with
praziquantel, highly sensitive test methods are required. The aim of this study was therefore to demonstrate the
performance of Schistosoma mansoni spec...ific DNA detection in serum and urine using real-time polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) in an endemic area before and after treatment.
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BMC Public Health, Volume 18, Article number: 303 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5208-0
Published: 02 March 2018
Em meados de 2021, os programas nacionais de SIDA começaram a fazer a transição do tratamento para crianças que vivem com VIH dolutegravir (DTG) 10 mg sulcado, comprimidos dispersíveis, também conhecido como DTG pediátrico (pDTG). A rápida introdução e implementação do pDTG é uma priori...dade para implementar as diretrizes da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) e garantir que as crianças que vivem com VIH recebam o melhor tratamento disponível da SIDA de primeira e segunda linha o mais rápido possível. É importante notar que uma única substituição pDTG deve ocorrer independentemente da disponibilidade de um teste/carga viral (CV), ou do valor do último resultado de CV, mantendo ou otimizando as crianças usando abacavir/lamivudina (ABC/3TC) como base. Atualmente, mais de 30 países têm planos de adoção e implementação do pDTG.
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La presente publicación describe la evidencia científica disponible sobre la precisión diagnóstica de las pruebas rápidas de detección de antígenos para SARS-COV-2. El conocimiento de las pruebas diagnósticas para el coronavirus del síndrome respiratorio agudo grave 2 (SARS-COV-2) sigue evo...lucionando, y una comprensión clara de la naturaleza de las pruebas y la interpretación de sus hallazgos es importante. Este punto de vista describe cómo interpretar 2 tipos de pruebas diagnósticas comúnmente en uso para las infecciones SARS-COV-2: reacción en cadena de polimerasa con transcriptasa reversa (RT-PCR) y ensayo por inmunoabsorción ligado a enzimas IgM e IgG (ELISA)— y cómo los resultados pueden variar con el tiempo.
Esta publicación pertenece al compendio Publicaciones Minsa sobre COVID-19
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Orientações para a vigilância em saúde, no que se refere aos aspectos epidemiológicos e laboratoriais da vigilância genômica da covid-19
Guidelines for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Level Care
Infect Dis Poverty (2021) 10:15.
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a sensitive and specific method for diagnosing schistoso-
miasis. However, this method should be performed in a laboratory, usually located distant from the sample collection
site. Therefore, it is important to have fas...t sampling preservation methods, which allow simple transport prior to DNA
extraction and amplification. The aim of this study was to verify if blood samples applied to filter paper are suitable for
analysis of Schistosoma mansoni DNA by real-time PCR.
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Guide pratique à l’usage des médecins, infirmiers, techniciens de laboratoire, auxiliaires de santé, techniciens sanitaires et logisticiens.
Le document est un guide complet pour la gestion des épidémies de choléra, fournissant des protocoles détaillés pour la prévention, l’investigat...ion des épidémies, le traitement et les mesures de contrôle. Il couvre des aspects essentiels tels que la thérapie de réhydratation, l’assainissement de l’eau, la promotion de l’hygiène et la mise en place de centres de traitement. Conçu pour le personnel médical et non médical, il vise à soutenir une réponse efficace aux épidémies et à réduire la morbidité et la mortalité liées au choléra.
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This report presents the findings from the Community Based Volunteers Skill Audit Survey that was carried out in 11 districts in Zambia as part of the Millennium Development Goal Acceleration Initiative.
Guidelines for Management and Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Indonesia
Reseña normativa de la OMS:
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Pathway for Therapy and Management of Heart Disease and Blood Vessels in Indonesia
PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological differences, higher rates of cardiovascular disease for men and lifestyle choic...es, such as smoking. However, the experiences and lessons learned from the Zika and Ebola outbreaks and the HIV pandemic demonstrate that robust gender analysis and informed, gender-integrated response are vital to strengthen the access and acceptability of the humanitarian services needed to meet the distinct needs of women and girls, as well as men and boy and LGBTI people.
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Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Apr; 20(4): 448–454. Open Access
Dziva Chikwari et al. Implementation Science (2018) 13:70 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0762-5
Enseignements tirés des derniers épisodes épidémiques d'Ebola pour guider la gestion des risques actuels Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie 1-2 Septembre 2014
Une réunion d’urgence a été organisée conjointement par le réseau d’Organisation pour la Surveillance Régionale des Maladies (CORDS), et ...le Centre de la Surveillance des Maladies Infectieuses de l’Afrique du Sud (SACIDS) afin de réunir et d’évaluer les expériences acquises au cours des épisodes épidémiques d'Ebola en Ouganda et en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) qui permettraient de guider la gestion des risques actuels
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