diagnostic microbiology

Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic individuals using the Panbio COVID-19 antigen rapid test (Abbott) compared with RT-PCR: a prospective cohort study
Beatrice Winkel, Emma Schram, Hendrik Gremmels, Sylvia Debast, Rob Schuurman, Annemarie Wensing, Marc Bonten, Edwin Goedhart, Marije Hofstra

BMJ Open Oct 2021, 11 (10) e048206; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048206
Improved diagnostics of infectious diseases in emergency departments: a protocol of a multifaceted multicentre diagnostic study
Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Anne Heltborg, Morten Hjarnø Lorentzen, Mariana Bichuette Cartuliares, Mathias Amdi Hertz, Ole Graumann, Flemming S Rosenvinge, Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Claus Østergaard, Christian B Laursen, Thor Aage Skovsted, Stefan Posth, Ming Chen, Christian Backer Mogensen

BMJ Open Sep 2021, 11 (9) e049606; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049606
Seeking diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for childhood bacterial pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for an observational study
Clarissa Valim, Yekin Ajauoi Olatunji, Yasir Shitu Isa, Rasheed Salaudeen, Sarwar Golam, Edward F Knol, Sheriffo Kanyi, Abdoulie Jammeh, Quique Bassat, Wilco de Jager, Alejandro A Diaz, Roger C Wiegand, Julio Ramirez, Marsha A Moses, Umberto D’Alessandro, Patricia L Hibberd, Grant A Mackenzie

BMJ Open Sep 2021, 11 (9) e046590; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046590
Searching for a technology-driven acute rheumatic fever test: the START study protocol
Anna P Ralph, Rachel Webb, Nicole J Moreland, Reuben McGregor, Anthony Bosco, David Broadhurst, Timo Lassmann, Timothy C Barnett, Rym Benothman, Jennifer Yan, Bo Remenyi, Julie Bennett, Nigel Wilson, Mark Mayo, Glenn Pearson, Tobias Kollmann, Jonathan R Carapetis

BMJ Open Sep 2021, 11 (9) e053720; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053720
Stool specimen for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Saima Sultana, Adnan Ansar, K M Saif-Ur-Rahman

BMJ Open Aug 2021, 11 (8) e052212; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052212
Combined use of a broad-panel respiratory multiplex PCR and procalcitonin to reduce duration of antibiotics exposure in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (MULTI-CAP): a multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, individual randomised trial conducted in French intensive care units
Guillaume Voiriot, Muriel Fartoukh, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Laurence Berard, Alexandra Rousseau, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Charlotte Verdet, Laurent Argaud, Kada Klouche, Bruno Megarbane, Juliette Patrier, Jean-Christophe Richard, Jean Reignier, Carole Schwebel, Bertrand Souweine, Yacine Tandjaoui-Lambiotte, Tabassome Simon, Jean-François Timsit

BMJ Open Aug 2021, 11 (8) e048187; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048187
Single-centre, open-label, randomised, trial to compare rapid molecular point-of-care streptococcal testing to standard laboratory-based testing for the management of streptococcal pharyngitis in children: study protocol
Jeffrey M Pernica, Fiona Smaill, April J Kam, Amy Bartholomew, Quynh Doan, Marek Smieja, Sarah Khan, Melani Sung, Lehana Thabane, David M Goldfarb

BMJ Open Aug 2021, 11 (8) e047271; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047271
Clinical utility of peptide microarrays in the serodiagnosis of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review
Arthur Vengesai, Thajasvarie Naicker, Maritha Kasambala, Herald Midzi, Tariro Mduluza-Jokonya, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Takafira Mduluza

BMJ Open Jul 2021, 11 (7) e042279; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042279
Qualitative assessment of the impact of socioeconomic and cultural barriers on uptake and utilisation of tuberculosis diagnostic and treatment tools in East Africa: a cross-sectional study
Elizabeth F Msoka, Fred Orina, Erica Samson Sanga, Barbara Miheso, Simeon Mwanyonga, Helen Meme, Kiula Kiula, Alphonce Liyoyo, Ivan Mwebaza, Augustus Aturinde, Moses Joloba, Blandina Mmbaga, Evans Amukoye, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Stephen H Gillespie, Wilber Sabiiti

BMJ Open Jul 2021, 11 (7) e050911; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050911
COVID-19 international border surveillance at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: a cohort study
Vivek Goel, David Bulir, Eric De Prophetis, Munaza Jamil, Laura C Rosella, Dominik Mertz, Cheryl Regehr, Marek Smieja

BMJ Open Jul 2021, 11 (7) e050714; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050714

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