Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings

Chronic Hepatitis B (HBV) is the most important cause of liver disease worldwide. There is a need for low-cost tests to aid in diagnosis and management of HBV infection in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the utility of several rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in three different continents (Europ...

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Autores principales:	James S. Leathers, M. Belen Pisano, Viviana Re, Gertine van Oord, Amir Sultan, Andre Boonstra, Jose D. Debes
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f4bddf1efb624e89a687380b38276c232021-12-02T06:49:29ZEvaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings2214-999610.5334/aogh.2562https://doaj.org/article/f4bddf1efb624e89a687380b38276c232019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2562https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Chronic Hepatitis B (HBV) is the most important cause of liver disease worldwide. There is a need for low-cost tests to aid in diagnosis and management of HBV infection in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the utility of several rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in three different continents (Europe, South America, Africa). The HBsAg RDT showed optimal sensitivity and specificity. The anti-HBeAb RDT showed acceptable sensitivity and excellent specificity. Our results suggest that these RDTs could be used for screening and management of HBV.James S. LeathersM. Belen PisanoViviana ReGertine van OordAmir SultanAndre BoonstraJose D. DebesUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 James S. Leathers M. Belen Pisano Viviana Re Gertine van Oord Amir Sultan Andre Boonstra Jose D. Debes Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
description	Chronic Hepatitis B (HBV) is the most important cause of liver disease worldwide. There is a need for low-cost tests to aid in diagnosis and management of HBV infection in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the utility of several rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in three different continents (Europe, South America, Africa). The HBsAg RDT showed optimal sensitivity and specificity. The anti-HBeAb RDT showed acceptable sensitivity and excellent specificity. Our results suggest that these RDTs could be used for screening and management of HBV.
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author	James S. Leathers M. Belen Pisano Viviana Re Gertine van Oord Amir Sultan Andre Boonstra Jose D. Debes
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title	Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
title_short	Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
title_full	Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
title_fullStr	Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings
title_sort	evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for assessment of hepatitis b in resource-limited settings
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/f4bddf1efb624e89a687380b38276c23
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Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Assessment of Hepatitis B in Resource-Limited Settings

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