Heidi Albert
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Recent Articles
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Mwaura M, Kao K, Wambugu J, Trollip A, Sikhondze W, Omesa E, et al.
PLoS One
. 2020 Feb;
15(2):e0228669.
PMID: 32074142
Implementing new diagnostics in public health programs can involve difficult trade-off decisions between individual patient benefits and public health considerations. Such decision-making processes are often not documented and may not...
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Homolka S, Zallet J, Albert H, Witt A, Kranzer K
PLoS One
. 2019 Oct;
14(10):e0222925.
PMID: 31613905
Background: High quality diagnostic services are crucial for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, treatment and control. A strong laboratory quality management system (QMS) is critical to ensuring the quality of testing and...
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Gumma V, Bennett D, Nguyen Thi Phong L, Duong Ngoc C, Bond K, Nguyen Thi Hoang Y, et al.
Am J Clin Pathol
. 2019 Aug;
152(6):808-817.
PMID: 31415083
Objectives: Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is a priority for Viet Nam's National TB Control Programme. In many laboratories, quality systems are weak; few have attained...
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Gumma V, DeGruy K, Bennett D, Kim T, Albert H, Bond K, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2018 Dec;
57(3).
PMID: 30567748
Following the endorsement of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010, Viet Nam's National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) began using GeneXpert...
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Albert H, Trollip A, Erni D, Kao K
Afr J Lab Med
. 2017 Sep;
6(2):576.
PMID: 28879165
Background: Quality-assured tuberculosis laboratory services are critical to achieve global and national goals for tuberculosis prevention and care. Implementation of a quality management system (QMS) in laboratories leads to improved...
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Albert H, Iragena J, Kao K, Erni D, Mekonen T, Onyebujoh P
Afr J Lab Med
. 2017 Sep;
6(2):490.
PMID: 28879161
Background: Laboratory services are essential at all stages of the tuberculosis care cascade, from diagnosis and drug resistance testing to monitoring response to treatment. Enabling access to quality services is...
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Albert H, Nathavitharana R, Denkinger C, Isaacs C, Boehme C
Eur Respir J
. 2016 Nov;
48(5):1531-1532.
PMID: 27799403
No abstract available.
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Albert H, Nathavitharana R, Isaacs C, Pai M, Denkinger C, Boehme C
Eur Respir J
. 2016 Jul;
48(2):516-25.
PMID: 27418550
The global roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) has changed the diagnostic landscape of tuberculosis (TB). More than 16 million tests have been performed in 122 countries...
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Scott L, Albert H, Gilpin C, Alexander H, DeGruy K, Stevens W
J Clin Microbiol
. 2014 May;
52(7):2493-9.
PMID: 24789182
External quality assessment (EQA) for the Xpert MTB/RIF assay is part of the quality system required for clinical and laboratory practice. Five newly developed EQA panels that use different matrices,...
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Nakiyingi L, Bwanika J, Kirenga B, Nakanjako D, Katabira C, Lubega G, et al.
PLoS One
. 2013 Sep;
8(9):e74023.
PMID: 24040151
Introduction: The existing diagnostic algorithms for sputum smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) are complicated, time-consuming, and often difficult to implement. The decision to initiate TB treatment in resource-limited countries is often largely...