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Evaluation of the Active Melioidosis Detect™ test as a point-of-care tool for the early diagnosis of melioidosis: a comparison with culture in Laos

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Background Melioidosis is difficult to diagnose clinically and culture of Burkholderia pseudomallei is the current, imperfect gold standard. However, a reliable point-of-care test (POCT) could enable earlier treatment and improve outcomes. Methods We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the Active Melioidosis Detect™ (AMD) rapid test as a POCT and determined how much it reduced the time to diagnosis compared with culture. Results We tested 106 whole blood, plasma and buffy coat samp...

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10.1093/trstmh/trz092

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Oxford University Press
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene More from this journal
Publication date:
2019-10-22
Acceptance date:
2019-08-05
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1878-3503
ISSN:
0035-9203
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English
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1064180
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2019-10-23

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