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Lipids and apolipoproteins C-III and E among treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced persons with HIV in Nigeria. 尼日利亚治疗初期和有治疗经验的艾滋病毒感染者的脂质和载脂蛋白C-III和E
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-07-17 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2018
Mercy N Okunorobo, Nwakasi K Nnamah, Ugomma A Ude, Enyioma A Ude
{"title":"Lipids and apolipoproteins C-III and E among treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced persons with HIV in Nigeria.","authors":"Mercy N Okunorobo, Nwakasi K Nnamah, Ugomma A Ude, Enyioma A Ude","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2018","DOIUrl":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dyslipidaemia is a known cause of cardiovascular mortality. Persons living with HIV are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease due to lipid metabolism disorders associated with HIV or its therapy.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study evaluated concentrations of lipoproteins and apolipoprotein C-III and E, as a way of assessing cardiometabolic risks among HIV patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We enrolled 50 HIV-negative persons and 100 HIV-positive patients, 50 on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 50 treatment-naïve persons, from the Central Hospital and the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, between May 2015 and November 2015. Participants with a history of metabolic abnormalities were excluded. Apolipoproteins were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, while lipids were measured by spectrophotometry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were significant abnormalities in the lipid profile of patients with HIV. Triglycerides levels of HIV patients (ART-naïve: 1.44 ± 0.65 mmol/L; <i>p</i> < 0.001 and ART-experienced: 1.49 ± 0.70 mmol/L; <i>p</i> = 0.001) were significantly higher than among controls (0.95 ± 0.54 mmol/L). HIV patients had higher concentrations of apolipoprotein C-III than controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (treatment-naïve: 2.83 mmol/L and ART-experienced patients: 3.59 mmol/L) than controls (2.50 mmol/L; <i>p</i> = 0.003). Conversely, HIV patients had significantly lowered high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels compared to controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dyslipidaemia was observed among HIV participants, irrespective of their ART experience. Therefore, it is crucial that the lipids of HIV patients be closely monitored to enable early intervention and decrease cardiovascular death.</p><p><strong>What this study adds: </strong>This study affirms that dyslipidemia is a complication of HIV or the prolonged use of ART.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49289007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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COVID-19 positive cases among asymptomatic individuals during the second wave in Ndola, Zambia. 赞比亚恩多拉第二波传播期间无症状者中的 COVID-19 阳性病例。
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-05-31 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2119
Jonathan Gwasupika, Victor Daka, Justin Chileshe, Moses Mukosha, Steward Mudenda, Bright Mukanga, Ruth L Mfune, Gershom Chongwe
{"title":"COVID-19 positive cases among asymptomatic individuals during the second wave in Ndola, Zambia.","authors":"Jonathan Gwasupika, Victor Daka, Justin Chileshe, Moses Mukosha, Steward Mudenda, Bright Mukanga, Ruth L Mfune, Gershom Chongwe","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2119","DOIUrl":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a worldwide public health concern for healthcare workers. About 80% of cases appear to be asymptomatic, and about 3% may experience hospitalisation and later die. Less than 20% of studies have looked at the positivity rate of asymptomatic individuals.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the COVID-19 positivity rates among asymptomatic individuals during the second COVID-19 wave at one of Zambia's largest testing centre.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted on routine surveillance and laboratory data at the Tropical Diseases Research Centre COVID-19 laboratory in Ndola, Zambia, from 01 December 2020 to 31 March 2021. The study population was made up of persons that had tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection as a requirement for travel. Microsoft Excel was used to come up with an epidemiological curve of daily COVID-19 positive cases; proportions for gender were described using frequencies and percentages.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 11 144 asymptomatic individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 were sampled for the study and 1781 (16.0%) returned positive results. The median age among those tested was 36 years (interquartile range: 29-46). Testing for COVID-19 peaked in the month of January 2021 (37.4%) and declined in March 2021 (21.0%). The epidemiological curve showed a combination of continuous and propagated point-source transmission.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The positivity rate of 16.0% among asymptomatic individuals was high and could imply continued community transmission, especially during January 2021 and February 2021. We recommend heightened testing for SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic individuals.</p><p><strong>What this study adds: </strong>This study adds critical knowledge to the transmission of COVID-19 among asymptomatic travellers who are usually a key population in driving community infection. This knowledge is critical in instituting evidence-based interventions in the screening and management of travellers, and its control.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10244822/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9601421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: The significance of presumed immune sufficiency. COVID-19 在撒哈拉以南非洲的流行:假定免疫充足的意义。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-30 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1964
Abel O Idowu, Yusuf O Omosun, Joseph U Igietseme, Anthony A Azenabor
{"title":"The COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: The significance of presumed immune sufficiency.","authors":"Abel O Idowu, Yusuf O Omosun, Joseph U Igietseme, Anthony A Azenabor","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1964","DOIUrl":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in China in 2019 and later ignited a global pandemic. Contrary to expectations, the effect of the pandemic was not as devastating to Africa and its young population compared to the rest of the world. To provide insight into the possible reasons for the presumed immune sufficiency to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa, this review critically examines literature published from 2020 onwards on the dynamics of COVID-19 infection and immunity and how other prevalent infectious diseases in Africa might have influenced the outcome of COVID-19. Studies characterising the immune response in patients with COVID-19 show that the correlates of protection in infected individuals are T-cell responses against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neutralising titres of immunoglobin G and immunoglobin A antibodies. In some other studies, substantial pre-existing T-cell reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 was detected in many people from diverse geographical locations without a history of exposure. Certain studies also suggest that innate immune memory, which offers protection against reinfection with the same or another pathogen, might influence the severity of COVID-19. In addition, an initial analysis of epidemiological data showed that COVID‑19 cases were not severe in some countries that implemented universal Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination policies, thus supporting the potential of BCG vaccination to boost innate immunity. The high burden of infectious diseases and the extensive vaccination campaigns previously conducted in Africa could have induced specific and non-specific protective immunity to infectious pathogens in Africans.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900247/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10681655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Corrigendum: Microbiology laboratories involved in disease and antimicrobial resistance surveillance: Strengths and challenges of the central African states. 勘误:参与疾病和抗微生物药物耐药性监测的微生物学实验室:中非国家的优势和挑战。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1913
Passoret Vounba, Severin Loul, Ludovic F Tamadea, Joël F D Siawaya
{"title":"Corrigendum: Microbiology laboratories involved in disease and antimicrobial resistance surveillance: Strengths and challenges of the central African states.","authors":"Passoret Vounba,&nbsp;Severin Loul,&nbsp;Ludovic F Tamadea,&nbsp;Joël F D Siawaya","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1913","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1570.].</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10244814/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9601427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluation of tumour marker utilisation and impact of electronic gatekeeping in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省肿瘤标志物利用和电子把关的影响评估。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027
Immaculate S Dlamini, Verena Gounden, Nareshni Moodley
{"title":"Evaluation of tumour marker utilisation and impact of electronic gatekeeping in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.","authors":"Immaculate S Dlamini,&nbsp;Verena Gounden,&nbsp;Nareshni Moodley","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Inappropriate testing remains a high healthcare cost driver. Tumour marker tests are more expensive than routine chemistry testing. Implementing test demand management systems like electronic gatekeeping (EGK) has reportedly decreased test requests.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to describe the appropriateness of tumour marker tests, carcinoembryonic antigen, alpha foetal protein, prostate-specific antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, cancer antigen 15-3, cancer antigen 125, and human chorionic gonadotropin, and determine the effectiveness of the EGK used in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Tumour marker test data for the KwaZulu-Natal province were extracted from the National Health Laboratory Service Central Data Warehouse for 01 January 2017 - 30 June 2017 (pre-EGK) and 01 January 2018 - 30 June 2018 (post-EGK implementation). Questionnaires were sent to the clinicians in the regional hospitals ordering the most tumour marker tests to assess ordering practices. In addition, we assessed monthly rejection reports to determine the effect of the EGK.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The EGK minimally reduced tumour marker requests or associated costs (1.4% average EGK rejection rate). An overall 18% increase in the tumour marker tests occurred in 2018. The data suggest inappropriate tumour marker test utilisation, particularly for screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The introduction of EGK as a test demand management had little impact on tumour marker test requests and costs. Continuous education and reiteration of indications for tumour marker test use are required.</p><p><strong>What this study adds: </strong>This study demonstrates the ineffectiveness of EGK in tumour marker orders, and provides some insight as to why these markers are being ordered, which is important in trying to decrease inappropriate ordering of these tests.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331048/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10191220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluation of Xpert Carba-R for detecting carbapenemase-producing organisms in South Africa. Xpert Carba-R在南非检测碳青霉烯酶产生生物的评价。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1898
Sanelisiwe T Duze, Teena Thomas, Tshegofatso Pelego, Sabelle Jallow, Olga Perovic, Adriano Duse
{"title":"Evaluation of Xpert Carba-R for detecting carbapenemase-producing organisms in South Africa.","authors":"Sanelisiwe T Duze,&nbsp;Teena Thomas,&nbsp;Tshegofatso Pelego,&nbsp;Sabelle Jallow,&nbsp;Olga Perovic,&nbsp;Adriano Duse","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the performance of the Xpert Carba-R assay for detecting the five common carbapenemases in carbapenemase-producing organisms in Johannesburg, South Africa between April 2021 and September 2021. The assay demonstrated 98% sensitivity and 97% specificity. It was also able to detect all the carbapenemases in double carbapenemase producers, as well as carbapenemases in non-fermenter organisms. The Xpert Carba-R assay, therefore, allows the rapid (< 1 h) and accurate identification of the common carbapenemases in pure bacterial cultures and rectal swabs. This assay can aid in the timeous institution of appropriate treatment and infection prevention and control measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10681660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterisation of genes encoding for extended spectrum β-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria causing healthcare-associated infections in Mwanza, Tanzania. 在坦桑尼亚姆万扎引起卫生保健相关感染的革兰氏阴性细菌中编码扩展谱β-内酰胺酶的基因特征
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2107
Jenipher G Mwakyabala, Conjester I Mtemisika, Stacy Mshana, Adam A Mwakyoma, Vitus Silago
{"title":"Characterisation of genes encoding for extended spectrum β-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria causing healthcare-associated infections in Mwanza, Tanzania.","authors":"Jenipher G Mwakyabala,&nbsp;Conjester I Mtemisika,&nbsp;Stacy Mshana,&nbsp;Adam A Mwakyoma,&nbsp;Vitus Silago","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) caused by extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria (ESBL-GNB) increase morbidity and mortality. This cross-sectional study characterised ESBL genes (<i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub>, <i>bla</i> <sub>TEM</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>SHV</sub>) among 30 ceftriaxone-resistant GNB causing HCAIs between January 2022 and July 2022 by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay at the zonal referral hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania. Twenty-five (83.3%) had at least one ESBL gene, of which 23/25 (92.0%) carried the <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> gene. Seventy-two percent (18/25) of the GNB-ESBL isolates carried more than one ESBL gene, of which the majority (88.8%; <i>n</i> = 16/25) carried the <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>TEM</sub> genes. Extended spectrum β-lactamase genes, particularly <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub>, are common among ceftriaxone-resistant GNB causing HCAIs.</p><p><strong>What this study adds: </strong>This study revealed the distribution of genes (<i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub>, <i>bla</i> <sub>TEM</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>SHV</sub>) coding for ESBL production among ceftriaxone resistant GNB causing HCAIs However, all ESBL producing GNB were susceptible towards ceftriaxone-sulbactam indicating that ceftriaxone-sulbactam may be empirically prescribed for treating patients with HCAIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10157427/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9485164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using the SLIPTA checklist to assess laboratory readiness for Joint Commission International accreditation. 使用SLIPTA检查表评估实验室为国际联合委员会认证的准备情况。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2044
Abdul K El Karaaoui, Nada Assaf
{"title":"Using the SLIPTA checklist to assess laboratory readiness for Joint Commission International accreditation.","authors":"Abdul K El Karaaoui,&nbsp;Nada Assaf","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) helps prepare laboratories in low- and middle-income countries to achieve international accreditation aligned with the ISO 15189:2012 standards. Accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI) is among the highest sought by hospitals worldwide. While the readiness of laboratories with a five-star SLIPTA score to undergo ISO 15189:2012 accreditation was recently assessed, the compliance of the SLIPTA checklist with JCI is still unknown.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study evaluated the SLIPTA checklist's utility in assessing laboratories to meet the JCI standards.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a detailed gap analysis between SLIPTA and JCI laboratory standards from January 2021 to January 2022. We cross-matched the JCI standard requirements to SLIPTA clauses and categorised each standard into 'met', 'partially met', and 'not met'. We highlighted similarities, discrepancies, and improvement areas.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 109 JCI standards were included. The SLIPTA checklist completely met 61 standards, partially met four, but did not meet 44. The unmet JCI standards focused on the quality planning, control, and improvement sections. Healthcare organisation management and quality control processes, including selecting an accredited reference laboratory, collecting quality management data, creating of post-analytical policies and procedures, and validating monitoring systems, constitute the basis of this preparation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The SLIPTA checklist covers major quality management system elements of the JCI standards for laboratories. However, some components should be addressed to assure readiness for JCI accreditation.</p><p><strong>What this study adds: </strong>This study identified additional areas not covered by the SLIPTA checklist that are required for JCI accreditation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10091060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9371287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Medical laboratory practice in Malawi - Current status. 马拉维医学实验室实践现状
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1921
Symon F Nayupe, Patrick Mbulaje, Steven Munharo, Parth Patel, Don E Lucero-Prisno
{"title":"Medical laboratory practice in Malawi - Current status.","authors":"Symon F Nayupe,&nbsp;Patrick Mbulaje,&nbsp;Steven Munharo,&nbsp;Parth Patel,&nbsp;Don E Lucero-Prisno","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1921","url":null,"abstract":"Medical practice has evolved over the past years from symptom-based clinical diagnoses to evidence-based diagnoses demanding clinical laboratory investigations. Clinical experts at the Mayo Clinic in the United States estimated that almost 70% of patient management decisions rely on laboratory diagnostic information.1,2 In sub-Saharan Africa, the need for quality diagnostic services is apparent; nevertheless, access to quality and reliable laboratory services in the region has been a big challenge.3","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10681657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Challenges faced by the HIV testing system in low- and middle-income countries. 低收入和中等收入国家艾滋病毒检测系统面临的挑战。
IF 1.1
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1974
Rachel S Kamgaing, Yagai Bouba, Samuel M Sosso, Jeremiah E Gabisa, Aubin Nanfack, Joseph Fokam, Laure Ngono, Nadine Fainguem, Michel C T Tommo, Krystel N Zam, Junie F Yimga, Désiré K Takou, Alexis Ndjolo
{"title":"Challenges faced by the HIV testing system in low- and middle-income countries.","authors":"Rachel S Kamgaing,&nbsp;Yagai Bouba,&nbsp;Samuel M Sosso,&nbsp;Jeremiah E Gabisa,&nbsp;Aubin Nanfack,&nbsp;Joseph Fokam,&nbsp;Laure Ngono,&nbsp;Nadine Fainguem,&nbsp;Michel C T Tommo,&nbsp;Krystel N Zam,&nbsp;Junie F Yimga,&nbsp;Désiré K Takou,&nbsp;Alexis Ndjolo","doi":"10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Determining the HIV status of some individuals remains challenging due to multidimensional factors such as flaws in diagnostic systems, technological challenges, and viral diversity. This report pinpoints challenges faced by the HIV testing system in Cameroon.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 53-year-old male received a positive HIV result by a rapid testing algorithm in July 2016. Not convinced of his HIV status, he requested additional tests. In February 2017, he received a positive result using ImmunoComb<sup>®</sup> II HIV 1 & 2 BiSpot and Roche cobas electrochemiluminescence assays. A sample sent to France in April 2017 was positive on the Bio-Rad GenScreen™ HIV 1/2, but serotyping was indeterminate, and viral load was < 20 copies/mL. The Roche electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and INNO-LIA HIV I/II Score were negative for samples collected in 2018. A sample collected in July 2019 and tested with VIDAS<sup>®</sup> HIV Duo Ultra enzyme-linked fluorescent assay and Geenius™ HIV 1/2 Confirmatory Assay was positive, but negative with Western blot; CD4 count was 1380 cells/mm<sup>3</sup> and HIV proviral DNA tested in France was 'target-not-detected'. Some rapid tests were still positive in 2020 and 2021. Serotyping remained indeterminate, and viral load was 'target-not-detected'. There were no self-reported exposure to HIV risk factors, and his wife was HIV-seronegative.</p><p><strong>Management and outcome: </strong>Given that the patient remained asymptomatic with no evidence of viral replication, no antiretroviral therapy was initiated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case highlights the struggles faced by some individuals in confirming their HIV status and the need to update existing technologies and develop an algorithm for managing exceptional cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":45412,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Laboratory Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10681659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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