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List of works by Linda Oskam

A new matrix for scoring the functionality of national laboratory networks in Africa: introducing the LABNET scorecard.

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

A qualitative exploration of social contact patterns relevant to airborne infectious diseases in northwest Bangladesh

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Acceptability of chemoprophylaxis for household contacts of leprosy patients in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

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Acquisition of rifabutin resistance by a rifampicin resistant mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis involves an unusual spectrum of mutations and elevated frequency

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Analysis of antibody responses to Mycobacterium leprae phenolic glycolipid I, lipoarabinomannan, and recombinant proteins to define disease subtype-specific antigenic profiles in leprosy.

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Association between anti-pGL-I IgM and clinical and demographic parameters in leprosy.

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Comparison of PCR with the routine procedure for diagnosis of tuberculosis in a population with high prevalences of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus

scientific article published on March 2004

Comparison of two rapid tests for anti-phenolic glycolipid-I serology in Brazil and Nepal

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Cost-effectiveness of a chemoprophylactic intervention with single dose rifampicin in contacts of new leprosy patients

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Critical review of the Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA): suggestions for harmonization, implementation and improvement.

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Data and Image Transfer Using Mobile Phones to Strengthen Microscopy-Based Diagnostic Services in Low and Middle Income Country Laboratories

scientific article published on December 14, 2011

Effectiveness of single dose rifampicin in preventing leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Epidemiology of leprosy on five isolated islands in the Flores Sea, Indonesia

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From genome-based in silico predictions to ex vivo verification of leprosy diagnosis

scientific article published on 28 January 2009

Genetic, household and spatial clustering of leprosy on an island in Indonesia: a population-based study

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Implementation of a customised antimicrobial resistance laboratory scorecard in Cameroon, Ethiopia and Kenya

scientific article published in 2022

Knowledge and use of preventive measures against malaria in endemic and non-endemic villages in northern Thailand

scientific article published on March 2006

Leprosy incidence: six years follow-up of a population cohort in Bangladesh

scientific article published on September 2014

Longitudinal assessment of anti-PGL-I serology in contacts of leprosy patients in Bangladesh.

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Longitudinal immune profiles in type 1 leprosy reactions in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia and Nepal

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Low frequency of the TIRAP S180L polymorphism in Africa, and its potential role in malaria, sepsis, and leprosy

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Molecular biological applications in the diagnosis and control of leishmaniasis and parasite identification

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Multi-level analyses of spatial and temporal determinants for dengue infection

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Patient-related factors predicting the effectiveness of rifampicin chemoprophylaxis in contacts: 6 year follow up of the COLEP cohort in Bangladesh

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Physical distance, genetic relationship, age, and leprosy classification are independent risk factors for leprosy in contacts of patients with leprosy

scientific article published on 28 December 2005

Polymorphism N248S in the human Toll-like receptor 1 gene is related to leprosy and leprosy reactions

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Population survey to determine risk factors for Mycobacterium leprae transmission and infection.

scientific article published on 15 July 2004

Preventing nerve function impairment in leprosy: validation and updating of a prediction rule

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Prevention of leprosy using rifampicin as chemoprophylaxis

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Protecting people against leprosy: chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis

scientific article published on January 2015

Protective effect of the combination BCG vaccination and rifampicin prophylaxis in leprosy prevention

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Recent food shortage is associated with leprosy disease in Bangladesh: a case-control study

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Report on the first meeting of the IDEAL (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) consortium held at Armauer Hansen Research Institute, ALERT, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24-27 October 2004.

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Response patterns to interactive SMS health education quizzes at two sites in Uganda: a cohort study

scientific article published on January 9, 2013

Review and comparison of quality standards, guidelines and regulations for laboratories

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Review of the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) version 2:2015

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Risk factors for developing leprosy--a population-based cohort study in Indonesia.

scientific article published in March 2006

Spatial patterns of and risk factors for seropositivity for dengue infection

scientific article published on February 2005

Specific mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis rpoB gene are associated with increased dnaE2 expression

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Strain typing in Leishmania donovani by using sequence-confirmed amplified region analysis

scientific article published in September 2002

Survey of the diagnostic retooling process in national TB reference laboratories, with special focus on rapid speciation tests endorsed by WHO in 2007

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The ML flow test as a point of care test for leprosy control programmes: potential effects on classification of leprosy patients.

scientific article published on March 2007

The additional benefit of the ML Flow test to classify leprosy patients

scientific article published on 23 April 2009

The prevalence of previously undiagnosed leprosy in the general population of northwest bangladesh

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The relation between seroprevalence of antibodies against phenolic glycolipid-I among school children and leprosy endemicity in Brazil

scientific article published on January 2008

Understanding the interface between clinical and laboratory staff.

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Value of diagnostic techniques for cutaneous leishmaniasis

scientific article published on July 2003