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Novel point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test for the screening for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: study protocol of a multicentre multidisciplinary prospective observational clinical study to evaluate the performance and feasibility of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT)

Authors

  • Stephanie Ramboarina Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tania Crucitti Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katherine Gill Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Linda Gail Bekker Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Emma Michele Harding-Esch London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Janneke H H M van de Wijgert Julius Center University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bich-Tram Huynh Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, France Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin, Inserm, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Camille Fortas Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, France Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin, Inserm, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Aina Harimanana Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Théodora Mayouya Gamana Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Reziky Mangahasimbola Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chido Dziva Chikwari London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development, Zimbabwe The Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katharina Kranzer London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Constance R S Mackworth-Young London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sarah Bernays London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nicola Thomas Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Anderson Disease Elimination Program, Life Sciences Discipline,Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Fatime Ramla Tanko Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa The Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (IMPM), Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, Cameroon Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Monalisa Manhanzva Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Micaela Lurie Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Fezile Khumalo Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Edina Sinanovic Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ayako Honda Research Center for Health Policy and Economics, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tanya Pidwell Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Suzanna C Francis London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lindi Masson Disease Elimination Program, Life Sciences Discipline,Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Central Clinical School, Monash University, Victoria, Australia National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jo-Anne Passmore Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, South Africa Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • the GIFT study group
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  1. Correspondence to Dr Tania Crucitti; tcrucitti{at}pasteur.mg
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Ramboarina S, Crucitti T, Gill K, et al
Novel point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test for the screening for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: study protocol of a multicentre multidisciplinary prospective observational clinical study to evaluate the performance and feasibility of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT)
BMJ Open 2024;14:e084918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084918

Publication history

  • Received February 2, 2024
  • Accepted April 3, 2024
  • First published May 1, 2024.
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May 01, 2024
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