Impact of specimen storage temperature and time on the implementation of GeneXpert® testing for sexually transmitted infections in resource-constraint settings
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Maduna, Liteboho Daniel
Kock, Marleen M.
Medina-Marino, Andrew
Klausner, Jeffrey D.
Peters, Remco P.H.
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Elsevier
Abstract
Implementation of routine laboratory diagnostics is imperative to address the high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. We demonstrate that logistical challenges of specimen storage, temperature and transport time are unlikely to impact on performance of routine STI diagnostics using the GeneXpert® platform implemented in these settings.
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Sexually transmitted infection (STI), Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Specimen storage temperature, GeneXpert® testing, Transport time, Resource-constraint setting
Sustainable Development Goals
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Maduna L.D., Kock M.M., Medina-Marino A. et al. 2019, 'Impact of specimen storage temperature and time on the implementation of GeneXpert® testing for sexually transmitted infections in resource-constraint settings', Journal of Microbiological Methods, vol. 165, art. 105719, pp. 1-3.