An Acute Respiratory Infection Runs Into The Most Common Non-communicable Epidemic
This paper by Chengzhi Yang & Zening Jin, 2020, indicated that individuals with underlying chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) were both more susceptible to COVID-19 and mor
Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
This paper by Shaobo Shi et al, 2020, explores the association of cardiac injury with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China.
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Insights for the 21st Century
This paper by David M. Morens and Anthony S. Fauci provides insight about the 1918 influenza pandemic and lessons learned, which could still apply in the 21st Century related to CO
The Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
This review about the epidemiology and pathogenesis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Hussin A. Rothan et al, 2020, in the Journal of Autoimmunity highlights the symptoms, epide
Special Control Measures of the Emerging 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)
This paper by Yixuan Wang et al, 2020 summarises the latest literature on genetic, epidemiological, and clinical features of COVID-19 compared to SARS and MERS, and emphasises spec
Reliability of Plasma HIV Viral Load Testing Beyond 24 hours: Insights gained from a study in a routine diagnostic laboratory
Pre-analytical challenges threaten the quality of viral load (VL) testing. This study determined the impact of delayed testing and warmer storage conditions on HIV RNA stability in
Systematic Review of the Accuracy of Plasma Preparation Tubes for HIV Viral Load Testing
Plasma preparation tubes (PPT) can simplify storage, transport, and preparation of plasma used for viral load (VL) testing. This systematic review evaluated the accuracy of PPTs fo
Performance of Non-laboratory Staff for Diagnostic Testing and Specimen Collection in HIV Programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes evidence that shows that task shifting of testing using point-of-care technologies from laboratory professionals to non-laborato
Performance of Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 Viral Load Plasma Assay to Accurately Detect Treatment Failure
This paper by Jilian Sacks et al, 2019, presents a meta-analysis of studies comparing the Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 viral load (VL) plasma assay to traditional laboratory-based technolog
Point-of-Care CD4 Technology Invalid Result Rates in Public Health Care Settings Across Five Countries
This paper by Katherine Lamp et al, 2019, outlines an analysis of point-of-care (POC) CD4 invalid result rates across five countries. The authors found that the rate of invalid res