Biography
Biatu Nestor is a Research Medical Officer at the Center for Health Promotion and Research, where he has contributed to the Start4All multi-country study, TB REACH projects, and other research activities. Before his current position, he worked as a primary care physician in several health centers, where he dedicated his efforts to providing essential medical care to underserved communities.
Key Impacts
Diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility of the FujiLAM II point-of-care assay to detect TB in stored urine specimens
Sensitivity of the FujiLAM II assay was 50%, as compared to 36% for AlereLAM, in people living with HIV in this study, which is lower than WHO target product profile of 65% for non-sputum point-of-care tests. The assay had reproducible results across multiple lots in both analytical and clinical testing.
Source: Conference 2024