Article
Evaluation of the performance and feasibility of RLDT in detecting <i>Shigella</i> in a primary healthcare facility of rural Bangladesh
2025-12-11
Abstract excerpt
Shigellosis remains underdiagnosed due to the lack of rapid, reliable diagnostics. Although Shigella spp. is known for causing dysentery, over 50% of Shigella -associated cases are watery diarrhea. Identifying and treating these cases of watery diarrhea caused by Shigella could be lifesaving, which would require a point-of-care (POC) Shigella test. Evidence-based treatment could also reduce the overuse of anti...
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- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3ae247a4-d630-5c99-9926-d0e7b21bc814
- DOI
- 10.64898/2025.12.08.25341873
