In these days of 2020, tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, and their use in the context of health surveillance of workers, are becoming popular. Nevertheless, their sensitivity and specificity could vary on the basis of the type of test used and on the moment of infection of the subject tested. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to make employer...
Objetivo. Proponer un modelo de atención en salud que integra tecnologías que pueden emplearse en el lugar de atención ( point-of-care ) y técnicas de inteligencia artificial. Métodos. Se usó un modelo teórico en el que un millón de personas accedieron a la aplicación móvil CoronApp-Colombia, que recoge datos personales, signos, síntomas y nexos ep...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and development of coronavirus disease 2019 presents a major health care challenge of global dimensions. Laboratory diagnostics of infected patients, and the assessment of immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, presents a major cornerstone in handling the pandemic....
Objective: As the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 pandemic develops, assays to detect the virus and infection caused by it are needed for diagnosis and management. To describe to clinicians how each assay is performed, what each assay detects, and the benefits and limitations of each assay. Data Sources: Published literature and int...
In South Africa, HIV-infected men are less likely than women to test and know their status (the first UNAIDS "90-90-90" target), and men have worse outcomes across the HIV care cascade. HIV self-testing (HIVST) may address this testing disparity but questions remain over the most effective distribution strategy and linkage following a positive test...
