Infection Manager System (IMS) as a new hemocytometry-based bacteremia detection tool: A diagnostic accuracy study in a malaria-endemic area of Burkina Faso.

<h4>Background</h4>New hemocytometric parameters can be used to differentiate causes of acute febrile illness (AFI). We evaluated a software algorithm-Infection Manager System (IMS)-which uses hemocytometric data generated by Sysmex hematology analyzers, for its accuracy to detect bacter...

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Main Authors: Annelies Post, Berenger Kaboré, Joel Bognini, Salou Diallo, Palpouguini Lompo, Basile Kam, Natacha Herssens, Fred van Opzeeland, Christa E van der Gaast-de Jongh, Jeroen D Langereis, Marien I de Jonge, Janette Rahamat-Langendoen, Teun Bousema, Heiman Wertheim, Robert W Sauerwein, Halidou Tinto, Jan Jacobs, Quirijn de Mast, Andre J van der Ven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009187