Description
The Naval Medical Research Unit Europe, Africa, Central (NAMRU EURAFCENT) is seeking a contractor to provide clinical research support for the evaluation of the Xpert Tropical Fever test on the Genexpert Edge X system. The contractor will be responsible for collecting capillary and venous blood samples from approximately 300 patients presenting with clinical suspicion of one of the fever-causing pathogens for Tropical Fever. The work will be performed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. The contractor will also be responsible for operating the GeneXpert and Edge X systems, maintaining laboratory study equipment, and performing Biofire Global Fever Panel comparator testing and discrepant analysis. The contract is expected to last for 18 months, with an estimated value of $199,787.50.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Collecting capillary and venous blood samples from patients
• Operating the GeneXpert and Edge X systems
• Maintaining laboratory study equipment
• Performing Biofire Global Fever Panel comparator testing and discrepant analysis
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines
• Providing reports to NAMRU EURAFCENT on a regular basis