HIV-1 diagnosis using dried blood spots from patients in Kinshasa, DRC: a tool to detect misdiagnosis and achieve World Health Organization 2030 targets

Autor: David Barquín, Adolphe Ndarabu, Silvia Carlos, Mirian Fernández-Alonso, Marina Rubio-Garrido, Benit Makonda, África Holguín, Gabriel Reina

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 111, Iss , Pp 253-260 (2021)

Introduction: Currently, only 54% of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) know their HIV status. The aim of this study was to detect HIV misdiagnosis from rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and to evaluate serological immunoassays u

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/ce242c92f9764a53ae0a7438f3068c6d

High drug resistance levels could compromise the control of HIV infection in paediatric and adolescent population in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Autor: Marina Rubio-Garrido, Gabriel Reina, Adolphe Ndarabu, Ana Rodriguez-Galet, Ana Valadés-Alcaraz, David Barquín, Silvia Carlos, África Holguín

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0248835 (2021)

BackgroundThe inadequacy of HIV viraemia and resistance monitoring in Africa leads to uncontrolled circulation of HIV strains with drug resistance mutations (DRM), compromising antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectiveness. This study describes the DRM

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/c4c1578d80744b58a2022e6d438bf92c

Factors that lead to changes in sexual behaviours after a negative HIV test: protocol for a prospective cohort study in Kinshasa

Autor: Silvia Carlos, Francis Nzakimuena, Gabriel Reina, Cristina Lopez-del Burgo, Eduardo Burgueño, Adolphe Ndarabu, Alfonso Osorio, Jokin de Irala

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)

Abstract Background Considering the high percentage of couples in which one or both members are HIV negative, the frequency of transmission among non-regular partners and the probabilities of non-disclosure, attention should be paid to people getting

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/eafe49230b5e4654936137198026abb8

Forced sexual intercourse and its association with HIV status among people attending HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing in a healthcare center in Kinshasa (DRC).

Autor: Eduardo Burgueño, Silvia Carlos, Cristina Lopez-Del Burgo, Alfonso Osorio, Maria Stozek, Adolphe Ndarabu, Philémon Muamba, Philomene Tshisuaka, Jokin De Irala

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0189632 (2017)

INTRODUCTION:Sexual violence, an HIV determinant, is an integrated behavior in the D.R.Congo. We aimed to analyze the prevalence of forced sexual intercourse (FSI) among people receiving HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing in a hospital in Kinshasa,

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/7cacfcc8e2fc4f2a83f06ac3ff6f6a11

HIV-1 diagnosis using dried blood spots from patients in Kinshasa, DRC: a tool to detect misdiagnosis and achieve World Health Organization 2030 targets

Autor: Adolphe Ndarabu, Mirian Fernández-Alonso, Silvia Carlos, África Holguín, Marina Rubio-Garrido, Gabriel Reina, David Barquín, Benit Makonda

Publikováno v: Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 111, Iss, Pp 253-260 (2021)

Introduction: Currently, only 54% of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) know their HIV status. The aim of this study was to detect HIV misdiagnosis from rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and to evaluate serological immunoassays u

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::ce9b7d444baa534533c924906801d887
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