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Disease/health condition - Sickle cell disease (SCD)
Sodium metabisulfite slide test
Setting:
2. Laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
Primary health care center without laboratory District hospital with laboratory Regional or provincial hospital with laboratory
Assay format
Microscopic examination
Information History
First added in 2019
Changed in 2024
Purpose type
Screening
Purpose
To screen for sickle cell disease (SCD).
Specimen types
Venous whole blood
WHO prequalified or recommended products
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WHO supporting publications
WHO SICKLE package of interventions for sickle-cell disease management: strategic guidance framework: Module 1. Brazzaville: WHO African Region, 2024. https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2024-06/WHO%20SICKLE_Module_3.pdf
Technical specifications
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Related Medical Devices in MeDevIS
SAGE IVD recommended including this test in the EDL on the basis of the scientific validity of the analyte and the availability of WHO guidelines and technical reports, including recommendations for the use of this test. The selection of disease specific tests for the EDL also took into account relevant priority diseases for WHO such as NCDs including DM, CVD and cancer, HIV infection, malaria, NTDs, STIs, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis B and C, among others.
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The inclusion of this test was based on WHO guidelines and/or technical documents that include recommendations for the use of this test.
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