Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

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1. Sputum and tongue swab molecular testing for the in-home diagnosis of tuberculosis in unselected household contacts: a cost and cost-effectiveness analysis

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. Charl Bezuidenhout
   2. Lawrence Long
   3. Brooke Nichols
   4. Gesine Meyer-Rath
   5. Matthew P Fox
   6. Grant Theron
   7. Bernard Fourie
   8. Sharon Olifant
   9. Adam Penn-Nicholson
   10. Morten Ruhwald
   11. Andrew Medina-Marino

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

2. The transmission blocking activity of artemisinin-combination, non-artemisinin, and 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial therapies: a pooled analysis of individual participant data

   This article has 22 authors:

   1. Leen N Vanheer
   2. Jordache Ramjith
   3. Almahamoudou Mahamar
   4. Merel J Smit
   5. Kjerstin Lanke
   6. Michelle E Roh
   7. Koualy Sanogo
   8. Youssouf Sinaba
   9. Sidi M. Niambele
   10. Makonon Diallo
   11. Seydina O Maguiraga
   12. Sekouba Keita
   13. Siaka Samake
   14. Ahamadou Youssouf PharmD
   15. Halimatou Diawara
   16. Sekou F. Traore
   17. Roly Gosling
   18. Joelle M Brown
   19. Chris Drakeley
   20. Alassane Dicko
   21. Will Stone
   22. Teun Bousema

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3. Virus testing optimisation using Hadamard pooling

   This article has 2 authors:

   1. Godfrey S. Beddard
   2. Briony A. Yorke

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

4. Effect of a widespread reduction in treatment duration for group A streptococcal pharyngitis on outcomes and household transmission

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. Max Bloomfield
   2. Hamish Reed
   3. Sue Todd
   4. Koen van der Werff
   5. Michelle Balm
   6. Tim Blackmore

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases, PREreview

5. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra resistant and MTBDR plus susceptible rifampicin results in people with tuberculosis: utility of FluoroType MTBDR and deep sequencing

   This article has 14 authors:

   1. Yonas Ghebrekristos
   2. Aysha Ahmed
   3. Natalie Beylis
   4. Sarishna Singh
   5. Christoffel Opperman
   6. Fahd Naufal
   7. Megan Folkerts
   8. David Engelthaler
   9. Erick Auma
   10. Rouxjeane Venter
   11. Ghowa Booley
   12. John Metcalfe
   13. Robin Warren
   14. Grant Theron

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

6. Combination of mitomycin C and low-dose metronidazole synergistically against Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence prevention

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. Jun-Jia Gong
   2. I-Hsiu Huang
   3. Yuan-Pin Hung
   4. Yi-Wei Chen
   5. Yun-Chien Lin
   6. Jenn-Wei Chen

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

7. A label-free optical biosensor-based point-of-care test for the rapid detection of Monkeypox virus

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. Mete Aslan
   2. Elif Seymour
   3. Howard Brickner
   4. Alex E. Clark
   5. Iris Celebi
   6. Michael B. Townsend
   7. Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar
   8. Megan Riley
   9. Aaron F. Carlin
   10. M. Selim Ünlü
   11. Partha Ray

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

8. A Peer-Educator Driven Approach for Sampling Populations at Increased Mpox Risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implications for Surveillance and Response

   This article has 26 authors:

   1. Sydney Merritt
   2. Megan Halbrook
   3. Yvon Anta
   4. Patrick K. Mukadi
   5. Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki
   6. Tavia Bodisa-Matamu
   7. Lygie Lunyanga
   8. Cris Kacita
   9. Jean Paul Kompany
   10. Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
   11. Michel Kenye
   12. Sifa Kavira
   13. Thierry Kalonji
   14. Sylvie Linsuke
   15. Emile Malembi
   16. Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
   17. Liliane Sabi
   18. Candice Lemaille
   19. Inaka Marie
   20. Nicola Low
   21. Lisa E. Hensley
   22. Nicole A. Hoff
   23. Robert Shongo
   24. Jason Kindrachuk
   25. Anne W. Rimoin
   26. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

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9. Anti-tubercular potential and pH-driven mode of action of salicylic acid derivatives

   This article has 10 authors:

   1. Janïs Laudouze
   2. Thomas Francis
   3. Emma Forest
   4. Frédérique Mies
   5. Jean-Michel Bolla
   6. Céline Crauste
   7. Stéphane Canaan
   8. Vadim Shlyonsky
   9. Pierre Santucci
   10. Jean-François Cavalier

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases

10. A fast-acting inhibitor of blood-stage P. falciparum with mechanism distinct from artemisinin and chloroquine

    This article has 3 authors:

    1. Stephanie Kabeche
    2. Thomas Meister
    3. Ellen Yeh

    Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases