ArticleInfectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology2019
Accuracy of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Mycoplasmas Screening by Multiplex Real-Time PCR Using a Self-Collected Veil among Adult Women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Accuracy of self-collected versus healthcare worker collected specimens for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in females: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
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- Prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections in women in eleven hospitals in two low-income countries: a cross-sectional study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026Article
- HPV-Driven Cervical Carcinogenesis: Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms and Diagnostic Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention Equity: Innovations in Self-Sampling and Digital Health Technologies Across Healthcare Settings.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Molecular Detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens in Cervical and Self-Collected Specimens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Performance of a vaginal self-collection device versus clinician collected cervical samples for the detection of high-risk human papillomavirus.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
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- Evaluation and optimization of the syndromic management of female genital tract infections in Nairobi, Kenya.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Mapping Evidence of Self-Sampling to Diagnose Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women: A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- The Natural Course ofMicroorganisms · 2021Article
- Molecular prevalence of eight different sexually transmitted infections in a Lebanese major tertiary care center: impact on public health.International journal of molecular epidemiology and genetics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Genital self-sampling may facilitate the screening of STIs in hard-to-reach remote populations far from large health care centers and may increase screening rates. The cross-sectional Methods: Adult women living in N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, were recruited from the community and referred to the clinic for women's sexual health " Results: A total of 251 women (mean age, 35.1 years) were prospectively enrolled. Only seven (2.8%) women were found to be infected with at least one common STIs [ Conclusions: Veil-based self-collection of female genital secretions constitutes a convenient tool to collect in gentle way cervicovaginal secretions for accurate molecular detection of genital bacteria. Such sampling procedure could be easily implemented in STIs clinics in sub-Saharan Africa.
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