Contribution of PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB Molecular Diagnostic Networks to COVID-19 Testing Preparedness in 16 Countries

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supports molecular HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic networks and information management systems in low- and middle-income countries. We describe how national programs leveraged these PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testin...

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Autores principales: Romano, Erin Rottinghaus, Sleeman, Katrina, Hall-Eidson, Patricia, Zeh, Clement, Bhairavabhotla, Ravikiran, Zhang, Guoqing, Adhikari, Amitabh, Alemnji, George, Cardo, Yolanda Rebello, Pinheiro, Ana, Pocongo, Barbara, Eno, Laura T., Shang, Judith D., Ndongmo, Clement B., Rosario, Hilda, Moreno, Orquidea, De León, Lucia Aurora De La Cruz, Fonjungo, Peter, Kabwe, Constantin, Ahuke-Mundeke, Steve, Gama, Dan, Dlamini, Sindisiwe, Maphalala, Gugu, Abreha, Tefsay, Purfield, Anne, Gebrehiwot, Yared Tedla, Desalegn, Daniel Melese, Basiye, Frank, Mwangi, Jane, Bowen, Nancy, Mengistu, Yohannes, Lecher, Shirley, Kampira, Elizabeth, Kaba, Muluken, Bitilinyu-Bangoh, Joseph, Masamha, Gillian, Viegas, Sofia Omar, Beard, R. Suzanne, van Rooyen, Gerhard, Shiningavamwe, Andreas N., I.J, McPaul, Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C., Mba, Nwando, Okoi, Catherine, Katoro, Joel, Kenyi, Dennis L, Bior, Bior K., Mwangi, Christina, Nabadda, Susan, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Yingst, Samuel L., Chikwanda, Prisca, Veri, Levi, Simbi, Raivi, Alexander, Heather
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Surveillance, Information, and Laboratory Systems
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36502414
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.220789
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Sumario:The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supports molecular HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic networks and information management systems in low- and middle-income countries. We describe how national programs leveraged these PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sent a spreadsheet template consisting of 46 indicators for assessing the use of PEPFAR-supported diagnostic networks for COVID-19 pandemic response activities during April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, to 27 PEPFAR-supported countries or regions. A total of 109 PEPFAR-supported centralized HIV viral load and early infant diagnosis laboratories and 138 decentralized HIV and TB sites reported performing SARS-CoV-2 testing in 16 countries. Together, these sites contributed to >3.4 million SARS-CoV-2 tests during the 1-year period. Our findings illustrate that PEPFAR-supported diagnostic networks provided a wide range of resources to respond to emergency COVID-19 diagnostic testing in 16 low- and middle-income countries.

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