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Sergio Carmona

University of the Witwatersrand - FIND
Verified email at wits.ac.za
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[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis

…, MA Weigand, NR Pollock, A Macé, S Carmona… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are increasingly being
integrated in testing strategies around the world. Studies of the Ag-RDTs have shown …

Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines 2017

G Meintjes, MA Moorhouse, S Carmona… - … African journal of HIV …, 2017 - journals.co.za
These guidelines are intended as an update to those published in the Southern African Journal
of HIV Medicine in 2014 and the update on when to initiate antiretroviral therapy in 2015. …

Persistent high burden of advanced HIV disease among patients seeking care in South Africa's national HIV program: data from a nationwide laboratory cohort

S Carmona, J Bor, C Nattey… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The South African national HIV program has increased antiretroviral therapy (ART)
coverage over the last decade, supported by policy changes allowing for earlier ART …

Effect of HIV-1 low-level viraemia during antiretroviral therapy on treatment outcomes in WHO-guided South African treatment programmes: a multicentre cohort study

LE Hermans, M Moorhouse, S Carmona… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) that enables suppression of HIV replication has
been successfully rolled out at large scale to HIV-positive patients in low-income and middle-…

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antigen-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression analyzing …

…, NR Pollock, A Macé, B Erkosar, S Carmona… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Comprehensive information about the accuracy of antigen rapid diagnostic
tests (Ag-RDTs) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is …

Scale-up of HIV viral load monitoring—seven sub-Saharan African countries

…, S Agolory, MY Borget, L Broyles, S Carmona… - Morbidity and Mortality …, 2015 - JSTOR
To achieve global targets for universal treatment set forth by the Joint United Nations Programme
on human immunode ficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)(…

[HTML][HTML] HIV self-testing with digital supports as the new paradigm: A systematic review of global evidence (2010–2021)

…, R Janssen, N Engel, R Sampath, S Carmona… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background HIV self-testing (HIVST) is recommended by the WHO as an innovative strategy
to reach UNAIDS targets to end HIV by 2030. HIVST with digital supports is defined as the …

Controlling HBV Replication in Vivo by Intravenous Administration of Triggered PEGylated siRNA-Nanoparticles

S Carmona, MR Jorgensen, S Kolli… - Molecular …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Harnessing RNA interference (RNAi) to inhibit hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene expression has
promising application to therapy. Here we describe a new hepatotropic nontoxic lipid-based …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnostic accuracy of truncal ataxia and HINTS as cardinal signs for acute vestibular syndrome

S Carmona, C Martinez, G Zalazar, M Moro… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The head impulse, nystagmus type, test of skew (HINTS) protocol set a new paradigm to
differentiate peripheral vestibular disease from stroke in patients with acute vestibular syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing rates determine the sensitivity of genomic surveillance programs

…, S Briand, M Van Kerkhove, E Hannay, S Carmona… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The first step in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance is testing to identify people who are
infected. However, global testing rates are falling as we emerge from the acute health …