A Point-of-Care Assay to Detect Antimalarial Drugs from Finger Stick Blood Samples

This video seminar describes research to develop a low-cost, field-based test to detect several slow-clearing ACT drug compounds from unprocessed fingerstick blood samples

Ebola: Response, sequencing, vaccines and survivors

The European Mobile Laboratory, EMLab, was the first EBOV diagnostics unit deployed to the outbreak epicentre by WHO in March 2014.

World Malaria Day 2016: Significant Gains, Closing the Gaps

Laboratory systems and diagnostic technologies are a critical pillar in the fight against malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends diagnostic testing for all people with suspected malaria before treatment is administered.

How a National Sample and Results Transport Network is Improving Patient Care in Uganda

Uganda has shown particular success in its National Sample and Results Transport Network (NSRTN).

Special issue on strengthening tuberculosis diagnostic networks in Africa

Call for Papers: Special issue on strengthening tuberculosis diagnostic networks in Africa - African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Fostering Quality Laboratory Networks through Accreditation in Togo

From our colleagues at the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) - The Role of Public Health Institutes in Achieving Public Health Goals

ASLM: Ensuring High Quality Point-of-Care Testing

East African Leaders Join Together to Develop Country-Specific Plans for Point-of-Care Testing.

Ferritin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid predict Alzheimer’s disease outcomes and are regulated by APOE

Pioneering New Diagnostics: Addressing Challenges and Implications for Point-of-Care Testing in African Settings

A Novel Host-Proteome Signature for Distinguishing between Acute Bacterial and Viral Infections

HIV/AIDS diagnostics technology landscape

Hepatitis C diagnostics technology landscape

Effects of introducing Xpert MTB/RIF test on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis diagnosis in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Rapid and Inexpensive Detection of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a Resazurin Microtitreplate Assay in a High Burden Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory

The Clinical and Economic Impact of Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Mozambique and Other Resource-Limited Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

An Integrated Lab-on-Chip for Rapid Identification and Simultaneous Differentiation of Tropical Pathogens

Reference values

Accurate reference values are essential for the correct interpretation of laboratory tests and clinical decision-making. Reference values should be established by testing a large number of healthy individuals. The results are then averaged and a range (plus or minus 2 standard deviations of the mean) of ‘normal’ values are established. The reference range of a test may be affected by the age and sex of the patient, and the variation is higher in some tests than in others.  Because of this, reference values should be divided in groups according to age and gender, and ideally also according to ethnicity and geographical region.

Identification of Seroreactive Proteins of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni Using a High-Density Protein Microarray Approach

Diagnostic Accuracy of Loopamp Trypanosoma brucei Detection Kit for Diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis in Clinical Samples

Evaluation of a Typhoid/Paratyphoid Diagnostic Assay (TPTest) Detecting Anti-Salmonella IgA in Secretions of Peripheral Blood in Lymphocytes in Patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Prospective Evaluation of Three Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis

Clinical Research Laboratories for Trials in Global Health in Central Africa

The authors present the story of building a succesful research laboratory in Cameroon, including how they managed building up the infrastructure, equipment maintenance, staff training.

Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology and Market Landscape

Development and Validation of a Novel Diagnostic Test for Human Brucellosis Using a Glyco-engineered Antigen Coupled to Magnetic Beads

Leishmaniasis Direct Agglutination Test: Using Pictorials as Training Materials to REduce Inter-Reader Variability and Improve Accuracy

Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

Fantastic parasitology blog

Bug Challenge Number 2

Streptococcal Pharyngitis - 2012 IDSA Guidelines

Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases: Diversity, Complexity and Barriers in Low- and Middle Income Countries

The Future of Diagnostic Microbiology – whole genome sequencing?

Visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control?

Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Enteric fever diagnostics reviews

Microfluid technologies

Mobile Phone Based Clinical Microscopy for Global Health Applications

Web-Based Virtual Microscopy for Parasitology: A Novel Tool for Education and Quality Assurance

Direct susceptibility testing for multi drug resistant tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology Landscape

Alternative methods of diagnosing drug resistance - What can they do for me?

Point-of-Care Tests to Strengthen Health Systems and Save Newborn Lives: The Case of Syphilis

Diagnostic Accuracy of Molecular Amplification Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis—Systematic Review

Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis

Nucleic acid amplification testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae: an ongoing challenge

Diagnostics to Reduce the Global Burden of Disease