Point-of-care testing allows successful simultaneous screening of sickle cell disease, HIV, and tuberculosis for households in rural Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 69(12): e30009, 2022 12.
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ABSTRACT
Diagnosis of noncommunicable genetic diseases like sickle cell disease (SCD) and communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or tuberculosis (TB) is often difficult in rural areas of Africa due to the lack of infrastructures, trained staff, or capacity to involve families living in remote areas. The availability of point-of-care (POC) tests for the above diseases offers the opportunity to build joint programs to tackle all conditions. We report successful simultaneous screening of SCD, HIV, and TB utilizing POC tests in 898 subjects in Fanhe, in rural Guinea-Bissau. Adherence was 100% and all diagnosed subjects were enrolled in care programs.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Infecciones por VIH
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Anemia de Células Falciformes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Blood Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia