| Table of contents Afr. J. Lab. Med. vol.6 n.1 Addis Ababa 2017 Original Research | | | | · Trends in leprosy case detection in Rwanda, 1995-2011: analysis of 17 years of laboratory data Uwimana, Innocent; Bizimungu, Nestor; Ingabire, Fabrice; Mukamukwiye, Elyse; Sharangabo, Odette; Ngabonziza, Semuto C.; Kamanzi, Elaine
| | | | · Programmatic implications of implementing the relational algebraic capacitated location (RACL) algorithm outcomes on the allocation of laboratory sites, test volumes, platform distribution and space requirements Cassim, Naseem; Smith, Honora; Coetzee, Lindi M.; Glencross, Deborah K.
| | | Lessons from the Field | | | | · Development and implementation of the Caribbean Laboratory Quality Management Systems Stepwise Improvement Process (LQMS-SIP) Towards Accreditation Alemnji, George; Edghill, Lisa; Guevara, Giselle; Wallace-Sankarsingh, Sacha; Albalak, Rachel; Cognat, Sebastien; Nkengasong, John; Gabastou, Jean-Marc
| | | Original Research | | | | · Laboratory test result interpretation for primary care doctors in South Africa Vanker, Naadira; Faull, Norman H. B.
| | | | · Performance evaluation of tuberculosis smear microscopists working at rechecking laboratories in Ethiopia Asrat, Habtamu; Kebede, Abebaw; Abebe, Abnet; Meaza, Abyot; Hailu, Getinet; Desale, Adinew; Gashu, Andargachew; Kassa, Wondwossen; Mekonnen, Tesfaye; Abose, Ebisea; Girmachew, Feven; Yenealem1, Dereje; Mulugeta, Achamyeleh; Ayana, Gonfa; Desta, Kassu
| | | Lessons from the Field | | | | · Implementation of broad screening with Ebola rapid diagnostic tests in Forécariah, Guinea Louis, Frantz Jean; Huang, Jennifer Y.; Nebie, Yacouba K.; Koivogui, Lamine; Jayaraman, Gayatri; Abiola, Nadine; Vansteelandt, Amanda; Worrel, Mary C.; Shang, Judith; Murphy, Louise B.; Fitter, David L.; Marston, Barbara J.; Martel, Lise
| | | | · Implementing SLMTA in the Kenya national blood transfusion service: lessons learned Wakaria, Eric N.; Rombo, Charles O.; Oduor, Margaret; Kambale, Serah M.; Tilock, Kimberly; Kimani, Daniel; Makokha, Ernest; Mwamba, Peter M.; Mwangi, Jane
| | | Brief Report | | | | · Failure of BACTEC™ MGIT 960™ to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex within a 42-day incubation period Mahomed, Sharana; Dlamini-Mvelase, Nomonde R.; Dlamini, Moses; Mlisana, Koleka
| | | Editorial | | | | · Africa CDC: Establishing Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Networks for Rapid Disease Detection and Response, Control, Prevention, and Clinical Care in Africa Amukele, Timothy
| | | Lessons from the Field | | | | · Task-shifting point-of-care CD4+ testing to lay health workers in HIV care and treatment services in Namibia Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina; Sawadogo, Souleymane; Mutandi, Graham; Maher, Andrew D.; Salomo, Natanael; Mbapaha, Claudia; Neo, Marytha; Beukes, Anita; Gweshe, Justice; Muadinohamba, Alexinah; Lowrance, David W.
| | | Case studies | | | | · Cylindrocarpon lichenicola keratomycosis in Nigeria: the challenge of limited access to effective antimicrobials Irek, Emmanuel O.; Obadare, Temitope O.; Udonwa, Patrick A.; Laoye, Olajumoke; Abiri, Oyekola V.; Adeoye, Adenike O.; Aboderin, Aaron O.
| | | Corrections | | | | · Corrigendum: Assuring the quality of diagnostic testing: the future is now Nkengasong, John; Boeras, Debrah I.; Abimiku, Alash'le; Peeling, Rosanna W.
| | | Original Research | | | | · Creation and pilot testing of cases for case-based learning: A pedagogical approach for pathology cancer diagnosis Sayed, Shahin; Lester, Susan C.; Wilson, Michael; Berney, Daniel; Masia, Ricard; Moloo, Zahir; Stall, Jennifer; Eslan, Alexia; Ayers, Stephanie; Mutuku, Angela; Guarner, Jeannette
| | | Editorial | | | | · Honing in on disease etiology Okeke, Iruka N.
| | | Original Research | | | | · National laboratory policies and plans in sub-Saharan African countries: gaps and opportunities Ondoa, Pascale; van der Broek, Ankie; Jansen, Christel; de Bruijn, Hilde; Schultsz, Constance
| | | | · Use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry analyser in a diagnostic microbiology laboratory in a developing country Bulane, Atang; Hoosen, Anwar
| | | | · Point-of-care diagnosis and risk factors of infantile, rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in Calabar, Nigeria Nnukwu, Samuel E.; Utsalo, Simon J.; Oyero, Olufunmilayo G.; Ntemgwa, Michel; Ayukekbong, James A.
| | | | · Development of a real-time PCR assay and comparison to CHROMagarTM STEC to screen for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in stool, Cape Town, South Africa Kalule, John B.; Keddy, Karen H.; Smith, Anthony; Nicol, Mark P.; Robberts, Lourens
| | | | · Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its predictors among HIV-exposed infants at Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon Fondoh, Victor N.; Mom, Njong A.
| | | | · Task-shifting point-of-care CD4+ testing to lay health workers in HIV care and treatment services in Namibia Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina; Sawadogo, Souleymane; Mutandi, Graham; Maher, Andrew D.; Salomo, Natanael; Mbapaha, Claudia; Neo, Marytha; Beukes, Anita; Gweshe, Justice; Muadinohamba, Alexinah; Lowrance, David W.
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