FilmArray Respiratory Panel Integrated in a field Point Of Care dispositive for the diagnosis of respiratory tract infections in rural areas in Senegal

Abstract

17The development of molecular syndrome-based kits for the diagnosis of respiratory infections 18 offers rapid and sensitive detection of common respiratory pathogens and will have a 19 significant impact on the care of patients. In this study, we present the results obtained after 20 the introduction of the FilmArray respiratory panel in a field Point of care (POC) for the 21 diagnosis of virus and bacteria responsible of respiratory tract infections in Senegal rural area. 22 36 37

High Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among Pregnant Women after the First and Second Waves of COVID-19 in Senegal

“…The seroprevalence founded in the bordering after the first 3 transmission waves were also high, among pregnant women in Gambia (90%), among adults involved in health care and health research (18%) [38], in unvaccinated people living with HIV (27.7%) [39] in Guinea-Bissau, and in general population in Guinea Conakry (42.4%) [40,41]. Ultimately, the high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 total Ab observed in this unvaccinated subpopulation could also be explained by the circulation of the highly transmissible omicron and delta variants during the second and third waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Senegal [42,43].…”