Taking the train of digital health and artificial intelligence to improve medical laboratory service in Africa: Key considerations by Rajiv Erasmus, Pascale Ondoa

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Maintaining routine HIV and tuberculosis testing services in sub-Saharan African countries in the context of COVID-19: Lessons learnt and opportunities for improvement by Collins O. Otieno, Anafi Mataka, Marguerite Massinga Loembe, Pascale Ondoa

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National laboratory policies and plans in sub-Saharan African countries: gaps and opportunities by Pascale Ondoa, Ankie van der Broek, Christel Jansen, Hilde de Bruijn, Constance Schultsz

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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in human health in Tanzania: 2016–2021 by Neema Camara, Nyambura Moremi, Janneth Mghamba, Eliudi Eliakimu, Edwin Shumba, Pascale Ondoa, Beverly Egyir

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An oral history of medical laboratory development in francophone West African countries by Winny Koster, Albert G. Ndione, Mourfou Adama, Ibrehima Guindo, Iyane Sow, Souleymane Diallo, Jean Sakandé, Pascale Ondoa

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COVID-19 and indirect health implications in Africa: Impact, mitigation measures, and lessons learned for improved disease control. by Seth C Inzaule, Pascale Ondoa, Marguerite Massinga Loembe, Yenew Kebede Tebeje, Ahmed E Ogwell Ouma, John N Nkengasong

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Twelve-Month Antiretroviral Therapy Suppresses Plasma and Genital Viral Loads but Fails to Alter Genital Levels of Cytokines, in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Rwandan Women. by Pascale Ondoa, Raju Gautam, John Rusine, Rene Lutter, Suzanne Jurriaans, Neeltje Kootstra, Etienne Karita, Janneke van de Wijgert

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A new matrix for scoring the functionality of national laboratory networks in Africa: introducing the LABNET scorecard by Pascale Ondoa, Tjeerd Datema, Mah-Sere Keita-Sow, Linda Oskam, Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Jocelyn Isadore, John Nkengasong, Kim Lewis

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Viral load testing and the use of test results for clinical decision making for HIV treatment in Cameroon: An insight into the clinic-laboratory interface. by George Awungafac, Elvis T Amin, Akemfua Fualefac, Noah F Takah, Lucy A Agyingi, Julius Nwobegahay, Pascale Ondoa, Patrick A Njukeng

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COVID-19 testing in Africa: lessons learnt by Pascale Ondoa, Yenew Kebede, Marguerite Massinga Loembe, Jinal N Bhiman, Sofonias Kifle Tessema, Abdourahmane Sow, Amadou Alpha Sall, John Nkengasong

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Preparing national tiered laboratory systems and networks to advance diagnostics in Africa and meet the continent’s health agenda: Insights into priority areas for improvement by Pascale Ondoa, Nqobile Ndlovu, Mah-Sere Keita, Marguerite Massinga-Loembe, Yenew Kebede, Collins Odhiambo, Teferi Mekonen, Aytenew Ashenafi, Amha Kebede, John Nkengasong

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Increased KLRG1 and PD-1 expression on CD8 T lymphocytes in TB-IRIS. by Odin Goovaerts, Marguerite Massinga-Loembé, Pascale Ondoa, Ann Ceulemans, William Worodria, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Robert Colebunders, Luc Kestens, TB-IRIS Study Group

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Molecular Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of Recent and Long-Term HIV-1 Infections in Rural Western Kenya. by Clement Zeh, Seth C Inzaule, Pascale Ondoa, Lillian G Nafisa, Alex Kasembeli, Fredrick Otieno, Hilde Vandenhoudt, Pauli N Amornkul, Lisa A Mills, John N Nkengasong

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High seroprevalence of HBV and HCV infection in HIV-infected adults in Kigali, Rwanda. by John Rusine, Pascale Ondoa, Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Kimberly R Boer, Jean Marie Uwimana, Odette Mukabayire, Hans Zaaijer, Julie Mugabekazi, Peter Reiss, Janneke H van de Wijgert

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Bringing Data Analytics to the Design of Optimized Diagnostic Networks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Process, Terms and Definitions by Kameko Nichols, Sarah J. Girdwood, Andrew Inglis, Pascale Ondoa, Karla Therese L. Sy, Mariet Benade, Aloysius Bingi Tusiime, Kekeletso Kao, Sergio Carmona, Heidi Albert, Brooke E. Nichols

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Anemia and Red Blood Cell Abnormalities in HIV-Infected and HIV-Exposed Breastfed Infants: A Secondary Analysis of the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study. by Collins Odhiambo, Clement Zeh, Pascale Ondoa, Paul Omolo, Benta Akoth, Humphrey Lwamba, Richard Lando, John Williamson, Juliana Otieno, Rose Masaba, Paul Weidle, Timothy Thomas, KiBS Study Team

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Clinical Evaluation of an Affordable Qualitative Viral Failure Assay for HIV Using Dried Blood Spots in Uganda. by Sheila N Balinda, Pascale Ondoa, Ekwaro A Obuku, Aletta Kliphuis, Isaac Egau, Michelle Bronze, Lordwin Kasambula, Rob Schuurman, Nicole Spieker, Tobias F Rinke de Wit, Cissy Kityo, ART–A consortium

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Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Reproductive Health up to 24 Months by Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Nienke Veldhuijzen, Jean Paul Balinda, John Rusine, Sally Eagle, Joseph Vyankandondera, Julie Mugabekazi, Pascale Ondoa, Kimberly Boer, Anita Asiimwe, Joep Lange, Peter Reiss, Janneke van de Wijgert

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The missed potential of CD4 and viral load testing to improve clinical outcomes for people living with HIV in lower-resource settings. by Peter D Ehrenkranz, Solange L Baptiste, Helen Bygrave, Tom Ellman, Naoko Doi, Anna Grimsrud, Andreas Jahn, Thokozani Kalua, Rose Kolola Nyirenda, Michael O Odo, Pascale Ondoa, Lara Vojnov, Charles B Holmes

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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s framework for antimicrobial resistance control in Africa by Jay K. Varma, John Oppong-Otoo, Pascale Ondoa, Olga Perovic, Benjamin J. Park, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Rosanna W. Peeling, Constance Schultsz, Han Li, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Amadou A. Sall, Baboucarr Jaw, John N. Nkengasong

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