Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that causes serious illness, particularly in immunocompromised individuals such as people living with HIV. Point of care tests (POCT) can help identify and diagnose patients with several advantages including rapid results and ease...

Background: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are being widely used to manage COVID-19 pandemic. However, many results remain unreported or unconfirmed, altering a correct epidemiological surveillance. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate an artificial intelligence–based...

Every day, thousands of hematologists worldwide analyze bone marrow aspirate (BMA) samples supported by an optical microscope and their own clinical expertise. A crucial part of the BMA analysis, the differential cell count (DCC), is still a time-consuming task that...

Mesa redonda en el XXII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Parasitología (SOCEPA).

The main objective of this work is to develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence system based on deep learning capable of automatically identifying, quantifying, and characterizing COVID-19 pneumonia patterns in order to assess disease severity and predict...

Comunicación oral en el XXV Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (SEIMC).

 BackgroundMicroscopic examination of bone marrow aspirates (BMA) is still, in almost every organization world-wide, a task that is performed with conventional microscopes relying on an in-person diagnostic process. Being these samples left outside the digital world,...

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although the development of Xpert MTB/RIF has recently become a major breakthrough, smear microscopy remains the most widely used method for TB diagnosis, especially in low- and...

Background Overall, more than 50% of international travelers develop symptoms while traveling and 55% of them seek medical assistance during the trip. We conducted a study to evaluate the usefulness of a Smartphone app called TRIP Doctor® to provide telemedicine to...

    Background Higher cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) concentrations are associated with meningitis and death. A novel CrAg semi-quantitative lateral flow assay (CrAgSQTLFA, IMMY, USA) has demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance. However, its visual interpretation...

Comunicación oral en el XII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI).

A relevant percentage of COVID-19 patients present bilateral pneumonia. Disease progression and healing is characterized by the presence of different parenchymal lesion patterns. Artificial intelligence algorithms have been developed to identify and assess the related...

Visual inspection of microscopic samples is still the gold standard diagnostic methodology for many global health diseases. Soil-transmitted helminth infection affects 1.5 billion people worldwide, and is the most prevalent disease among the Neglected Tropical...

Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are being widely used to manage COVID-19 pandemic. We describe the use of a mobile app and an artificial intelligence (AI) readout system for antibody (COVID-Ab) and antigen (COVID-Ag) RDTs connected to a web telemedicine...

Background The cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay (CrAg, IMMY, Norman, OK) is a point of care test (POCT) with sensitivity close to 100% and 95% specificity. WHO has recommended CrAg screening in patients with advanced HIV disease. It is used worldwide due to its...

Microscopy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of numerous diseases. However, the need for trained microscopists and pathologists, the complexity of pathology, and the accessibility and affordability of the technology can hinder the provision of rapid and...

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most prevalent pathogens among the group of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Kato-Katz technique is the diagnosis method recommended by WHO and although is generally more sensitive than other microscopic methods in high...

Introducción/Objetivos  En España, la enfermedad de Chagas (EC) es una infección parasitaria predominantemente importada, cuya principal vía de transmisión es la vertical de madre a hijo durante el embarazo o el parto. La detección temprana de esta infección permite...

This work is framed within the general objective of helping to reduce the cost of telepathology in developing countries and rural areas with no access to automated whole slide imaging (WSI) scanners. We present an automated software pipeline to the problem of...

Introducción La leishmaniasis cutánea (LC) es un problema de salud pública y la mayoría de casos ocurren en zonas rurales dispersas. Las nuevas políticas de Salud en línea definidas por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) con el uso de, mHealth y telemedicina...

Introducción El diagnóstico de la malaria requiere la confirmación mediante microscopía óptica o test diagnóstico rápido (TDR) de la presencia de parásitos en un paciente enfermo. La microscopía es una técnica fiable que requiere personal formado adecuadamente. La...

Background Current World Health Organization recommendations for the management of malaria include the need for a parasitological confirmation prior to triggering appropriate treatment. The use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has contributed to a better...

Despite major progress in the last 15 years, the reduction of the burden of malaria and tuberculosis remains a key objective for global health. Between 2000 and 2014, 43 million lives were saved through effective diagnosis and treatment, but the new UN Sustainable...

Background There are 600,000 new malaria cases daily worldwide. The gold standard for estimating the parasite burden and the corresponding severity of the disease consists in manually counting the number of parasites in blood smears through a microscope, a process...