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Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of rural women of northeast Nigeria on risk factors associated with cancer of the Cervix

BABATUNJI, A. Omotara; SHUAIBU, J. Yahya; MARY, O. Amodu; JOHN, S. Bimba (SCIENTIC RESEARCH Vol.5 No.9, 2013-07-25)

Cervical cancer is the leading cancer-related cause of death among women in Nigeria. An es timated 70,700 new cases occur each year, rep resenting one quarter of all female cancers in sub Saharan Africa. The magnitude of ...
Pooling sputum testing to diagnose tuberculosis using xpert MTB/RIF and xpert ultra: a cost-effectiveness analysis

VIBOL, Iem; JOHN, S. Bimba; VICTOR, S. Santos; JOSE, Dominguez; JACOB, Creswell; SILAPHET, Somphavong; TOM, Wingfield; JAHANGIR, A. M. Khan; LUIS, E. Cuevas (BMS INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2023-05-22)

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) using molecular tests, such as Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) or Xpert Ultra (Ultra). These tests are expensive and resource-consuming, ...
PrimeStore MTM and OMNIgene Sputum for the Preservation of Sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Nigeria.

JOHN, S. Bimba; LOVETT, Lawson; KONSTANTINA, Kontogianni; THOMAS, Edwards; BASSEY, Emanna Ekpenyong; JAMES, Dodd; EMILY, R. Adams; DEREK, J. Sloan; JACOB, Creswell; JOSE, Dominguez; LUIS, E. Cuevas (JORNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 2019-12-04)

Xpert MTB/RIF (GX) for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is often located in reference laboratories, and sputum needs to be transported using a cold chain. Transport media to preserve sputum are available, but performance data ...
Systematic Review of Pooling Sputum as an Efficient Method for Xpert MTB/RIF Tuberculosis Testing during COVID-19 Pandemic

LUIS, E. Cuevas; VICTOR, S. Santos; SHIRLEY, Verônica Melo Almeida Lima; KONSTANTINA, Kontogianni; JOHN, S. Bimba; VIBOL, Lem; JOSE, Dominguez; EMILY, Adams; ANA, Cubas Atienzar; THOMAS, Edwards; S, Bertel Squire; PATRICIA, J. Hall; JACOB, Creswell (EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 27, No. 3,, 2021-03)

GeneXpert-based testing with Xpert MTB/RIF or Ultra assays is essential for tuberculosis diagnosis. However, testing may be affected by cartridge and staff shortages. More efficient testing strategies could help, especially ...

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